Popularity is everything; I play a super genius.

Qi Ji ignored the group of virtual beasts.

Instead, he immediately opened the main live stream room to check Huomu's feed.

Logically, the source controlling the beast horde's uprising should be dead, and the magic circle should have stopped.

All the Void Beasts will stop their rampage, and the crisis on Huomu's side should be resolved as well.

however--

The situation in the video showed no signs of improvement!

The two most troublesome Golden Rending Warhawks still had bloodshot eyes and remained as ferocious as ever.

They launched a relentless and frenzied attack on Setsuna, Hiki, and the others!

Keep in mind that going berserk is essentially draining the body of a Void Beast!

After the berserk state ends, the Void Beast will inevitably experience a period of weakness.

Even a second-tier upper-level Golden Rending Warhawk will lose less than one-tenth of its strength after being weakened.

But why would these two warplanes...?

"Damn it!"

Qi Ji suddenly realized something and thought to himself, "This is bad."

In the image, the Gold-Hunting Warhawk is a second-tier superior virtual beast.

The beast tide he had just faced, though numerous, consisted of only lower-tier second-order beasts.

We haven't even seen a single mid-tier Tier 2!

In other words, the maximum level of the Void Beasts that Shindai Seiki could control while simultaneously manipulating such a large-scale riot was only the lower level of the second tier!

The one who controlled those two gold-hunting war eagles was someone else!

Upon realizing this, Qi Ji's figure immediately vanished from the spot.

They ran towards the direction where Class 8 was currently located!

He was like a bolt of lightning tearing through the night!

In that instant, the group of Void Beasts thought that Qi Ji was going to kill them again, and they were so frightened that their souls left their bodies and their legs went weak.

Many of them had just secretly stood up, trying to slip away...

Now, at the slightest movement from Qi Ji, they are like startled birds, kneeling down once again.

They didn't dare to stand up until Qi Ji's figure had completely disappeared into the distance.

—It was like seeing off the king on his journey.

……

The battlefield of Class 8.

—Let's turn back time slightly.

Just as Huomu, with a death wish, charged suically towards the Golden Warhawk to buy a chance for the others—

Liuli stopped him.

At the same time, Liuli also stopped Bai Lili, who was crying and trying her best to activate her heart essence threads to do something.

The girl had quietly appeared in front of everyone without anyone noticing.

Her long, misty purple hair fluttered slightly, and her face wore her signature, absolutely perfect, top student smile.

"Leave this guy to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, butterflies fluttered around him.

Liuli understood the reason for the rampage of these virtual beasts better than anyone else.

—This is the work of the Kamishiro family.

Her intervention wasn't intended to help or save anyone.

Frankly speaking, even if everyone in Class 8 except for Saki Saku died here, it would have nothing to do with her.

Her heart would not be stirred even in the slightest.

But wouldn't that give the Kamishiro family what they wanted?

She didn't want the Kamishiro family to get what they wanted.

Therefore, this is her revenge against the Kamishiro family!

She had no intention of helping these guys.

Absolutely not.

Moreover, and more importantly, that troublesome Tsukimi-sensei is no longer here.

Of everyone present, his response was the most impressive.

Therefore, as long as she disguises herself slightly, she can deceive everyone.

There is no need to worry about your true lineage being exposed.

Several dreamlike butterflies fluttered their thin wings toward the Golden Warhawk.

They appear fragile and beautiful, yet their flight paths possess a strange rhythm.

The once ferocious war eagle suddenly stiffened its massive body the instant it was swept by some invisible wave!

Huo Mu froze, turning his head in shock to look at Liu Li.

He never expected that this girl, who had excellent grades but didn't seem to excel in combat, would actually have the ability to hold off a second-tier superior virtual beast on her own!

Anyway-

"Thank goodness! We're saved!" A huge weight lifted from Huo Mu's heart.

"Ruri-kun, I'll leave things here to you! I'll go help Setsuna!"

Facing another Golden Warhawk alone, the other side was already in a sorry state, struggling to hold on.

Seeing Huo Mu charge into another battlefield without saying a word, Bai Lili froze on the spot.

Logically speaking, she should be helping Setsuna now.

However, her courage came and went quickly. The impulsive enthusiasm she had just felt was interrupted by Liuli's words, and her timidity resurfaced from the bottom of her heart.

In particular, witnessing firsthand the ferocity of the warplanes and the horrific sight of their comrades being wounded and falling one after another...

He hated his own cowardice, hesitation, and tendency to back down at the last minute...

He screamed inwardly, trying to command his legs to move, to rush forward, and to fight like Huo Mu.

However, when he caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye, he saw two more caravan members who couldn't dodge in time being brutally killed by the Golden Warhawk's claws, their blood and entrails splattered all over the ground...

The overwhelming fear that made her want to vomit almost broke her.

"If I rush up there..."

"Will I die instantly, just like them?"

"I'm sure I'll die, won't I?"

Her breathing quickened involuntarily, and her chest heaved violently.

She desperately tried to mentally prepare herself.

Finally, her right leg, trembling, moved extremely slowly...

It took a small step forward.

The moment that step was taken—

"Bai Lili."

Just then, Liuli's voice came from behind.

"My response requires extreme concentration to barely maintain."

During this time, I was unable to move or defend myself.

So... I'm entrusting my safety to you, okay?

Upon hearing this, Bai Lili felt as if she had been saved in an instant.

She got what she'd been waiting for!

They finally found a reason not to rush in and fight the terrifying second-tier superior void beast.

"I am not backing down, I am not afraid, I am not cowardly—"

"It's because Ruri needs me!"

"That's right, I must protect Liuli. She's the main force holding back the Golden Warhawk, so of course she needs someone to protect her!"

Excuses are always perfect for those who create them.

Once she had an excuse, Bai Lili was finally able to make a brief reconciliation with her inner cowardice.

"I...I understand!" Bai Lili nodded heavily.

"Don't worry, Ruri! As long as I'm here, I will never let you get hurt!"

……

On the other side, Liuli successfully restrained the Golden Warhawk by using her mental echo disguised as an insect species.

However, on the other side, Setsuna and Huomu were still being suppressed by another war eagle.

However, despite being at a disadvantage, both of them were incredibly tenacious.

One that is extremely fast and adept at using the terrain to evade attacks.

The other is a super masochistic constitution, like an unkillable cockroach. Even when he is covered in wounds and bleeding profusely, he can always get up again, shakily, and continue fighting.

The viewers in the live chat were terrified that if Huomu continued to push himself like this, he would lose his life.

"Firewood! No! If this continues, you'll disappear!"

"Laoji! Where are you?! Come and save me!"

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