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After a crisp sound, a harmless shockwave suddenly arose, gently yet firmly pushing all three people behind Bai Ye away.

Because the shockwave appeared without warning, the three people behind Bai Ye—Bagpipes, Horn, and Cello—had no time to react and were blown away. Horn, who reacted quickly, slammed his shield into the ground, while Bagpipes plowed the ground with his siege spear. At the same time, the two of them grabbed Cello, thus successfully slowing down.

Even so, Bai Ye's goal can be considered achieved.

"You're not in good shape, let's retreat first to avoid being caught in the aftermath."

Bai Ye pushed them all away from the battle area.

“We can help!” Bagpipes shouted.

Bai Ye waved his hand without turning his head, and then said:

"Don't try to hold on. Your companion's shield is out of energy, and your city-breaking spear only has a little left."

"Your own safety is already helping...after all..."

As Bai Ye spoke, he clenched his fist:

"The next developments may be quite significant."

He wasn't planning to kill the guy in front of him. From what he'd overheard the stormtroopers' conversation, it seemed this guy held considerable influence in the Deeppool, and could therefore be used as a bargaining chip.

Since he can't kill her, he has to go easy on her. Bai Ye can't precisely control the Time Stop Slash, which has the least noise and the greatest power, so it's basically an instant kill. Therefore, he has no choice but to fight her head-on.

……

"Damn it, how dare they save someone right in front of me... and not just once! I don't like people touching my things without permission!"

The girl cursed, her anger stemming not merely from Bai Ye repeatedly saving people from her grasp. More so from his indifferent attitude, which made her feel slighted. For a proud person, such an attitude was unbearable. Therefore, she grew even angrier.

Yes, even if Bai Ye acted angrier or more furious, it would give her a sense of feedback. However, Bai Ye's current behavior made her feel as if she had punched a piece of cotton.

Bai Ye ignored her curses.

Countless stone spikes made of rubble shot towards Bai Ye's position, but were blocked by an invisible energy shield.

Bai Ye slammed his hands together, and a semi-transparent nitrogen armor instantly covered his entire body. Then, accompanied by a violent sonic boom, Bai Ye vanished from his spot in an instant.

The sorcerer girl's pupils contracted sharply. Before she could react, Bai Ye's figure suddenly appeared in front of her, throwing a punch at a speed that was too fast for her to see.

"Bam—"

The rock shield was pierced instantly.

It wasn't until this moment that she realized what was happening. She hurriedly gathered new rubble in an attempt to block the attack again, but Bai Ye's fist was faster, passing right through all the rubble and landing solidly on her face.

"Have you made enough of a scene?"

Chapter Seventy-Two Bang Bang Punches

Bai Ye did not choose the larger body torso as the target of her attack.

He chose to directly slap them in the face.

Although he didn't use a sword, even setting aside cold weapons, Bai Ye's unarmed combat skills were truly expert-level, after all, the concepts of martial arts are interconnected.

At the same time, combined with his incredibly terrifying physical attributes and the propulsion generated by the explosion of the nitrogen armor, Bai Ye's close-combat destructive power seems to be no less than his sword-wielding power.

The power of this punch was terrifying. Although the girl managed to regain control of the rock to defend herself in her haste, Bai Ye also secretly reduced his strength, preventing his fist from blowing her head off in one blow.

However, the punch still landed squarely on her face.

Bai Ye felt his fist pass through a hard physical shield and then touch something softer on the human body.

"This time the feel is right..."

Bai Ye withdrew his fist. At the last moment, the nitrogen armor on his hand was deactivated, and he also withdrew some of his strength; otherwise, he might have killed the guy outright.

The opponent was sent flying, tumbling through the air like a weed before crashing heavily to the ground.

Struggling to get up, the girl shook her head, feeling dizzy and disoriented. Even her Originium Arts spells had to be temporarily suspended due to the severe damage to her brain. The rocks that had surrounded her body earlier scattered on the ground, now uncontrollable, some of them hitting her directly.

However, the girl remained unmoved. She was indeed stunned by the punch. Since developing the rock shield spell, her defense had never been penetrated head-on like this, let alone by a direct, head-on attack.

……

After a while, the young sorceress finally recovered. She struggled to sit up, shook her head, and slowly regained consciousness.

Only then did she realize what had just happened. Her cheeks were throbbing with pain, and the swelling made it clear to her that her face must be swollen without needing a mirror.

Her right cheek, which had been punched, swelled up quickly, even forcing her to squint.

The girl dared not imagine what she looked like now. She was not actually afraid of pain, but losing face was obviously more terrifying than pain.

She staggered to her feet, looked at Bai Ye, and couldn't help but want to unleash a torrent of curses again. However, when she looked up and saw the threatening look in Bai Ye's eyes, a chill ran down her spine, and she instinctively took two steps back. Her innate alertness told her that if she continued to speak, something truly terrible might happen.

Intuition made her behave herself, and she dared not act rashly. So she stopped being foul-mouthed and just tried to activate Originium Arts once again.

The massive stone pillars and sharp stone spikes could not stop Bai Ye's steps. He simply walked unhurriedly toward the young sorceress, deflecting all the stones that attacked him.

The closer they got, the more frequent the attacks became. The girl desperately hurled various attacks at Bai Ye, causing stone pillars to constantly rise from the ground. Chunks of earth were lifted up and slammed heavily onto Bai Ye.

At this moment, the others who were watching the battle from not far away finally understood what Bai Ye meant by "the commotion was quite big".

There isn't a single patch of intact ground left here; ordinary people can't even stand on it.

"Try this move! Let's see how you dodge it!"

The girl raised her staff high, and countless rocks gathered together, then were lifted high into the sky. After a while, the giant rock ball fell from the sky and slammed down on Bai Ye.

"Die! Die!"

The girl shouted, as if this blow had given her confidence again.

"To those who make this city weep, we will always respond with these words: Sassa, count your sins!"

Bai Ye stopped dodging and stood still, his right hand clenched into a fist, the gale compressed and gathered in his palm.

"I'll shatter your ridiculous fantasy."

As he spoke, Bai Ye threw a punch, and the explosive force of the compressed air shattered the meteorite, sending rock fragments flying everywhere.

"Hahaha, you've fallen for my trap! Let these stones crush you!"

The girl wasn't angry that her attack had been neutralized; instead, she burst into laughter and clapped her hands together.

The rock fragments followed her will and closed up, enveloping Bai Ye and turning her into a huge sphere, which then continued to shrink.

After doing all this, the girl looked at the stone sphere that was constantly compressing in front of her and laughed happily, even though her face was so swollen that she couldn't open her eyes.

"Die, ha ha ha—uh—"

The laughter stopped abruptly.

With another loud bang, the nitrogen armor surrounding Bai Ye's body exploded, shattering the surrounding rocks into dust. At the same time, his figure disappeared from the spot once again.

It wasn't teleportation, but because Bai Ye's speed was so fast, it was difficult for the average person's naked eye to detect his movements. Therefore, from a visual perspective, it was almost indistinguishable from teleportation.

Almost exactly as before, when Bai Ye reappeared, he was already standing in front of her, raising his fist.

Of course, there are still differences—

"You used the stones to seal me, but where is your shield?" Bai Ye asked with a half-smile.

That's probably the difference.

"don't want--"

"Bam—"

He threw another punch.

"Slap...my...face..."

The girl was knocked to the ground once again, barely managing to utter the last part of her sentence before she completely lost consciousness. Although she still wanted to fight and resist, she was stunned by Bai Ye's superb fighting skills.

"No, I don't feel comfortable if it's not symmetrical."

Bai Ye answered.

Although this guy might not be able to hear anymore.

Bai Ye tied her up and lifted her up.

She's definitely a very capable person. To achieve this without intending to kill or using her full strength is quite impressive. At least compared to ordinary people, she possesses a certain overwhelming power.

Unfortunately, he was defeated by Bai Ye before he could even fully cast his spell.

At least, this guy's dynamic vision wasn't strong enough to detect Bai Ye's movements. She hadn't even thought to use the floating gravel and dust to sense Bai Ye's trajectory, so she was completely powerless against him. If it were Bai Ye, he would have developed various practical abilities instead of simply smashing rocks like she was doing now.

That would be a huge waste of one's innate magical talent.

While pondering, Bai Ye carried the girl toward the three people not far away.

Chapter Seventy-Three: Taxi

"it's over?"

Bagpipes put down the broken city spear in his hand and sat down on the ground with a thud.

The outcome could be decided in an instant, and before Bai Ye broke free from the stone ball, Feng Di thought that Bai Ye had fallen into the enemy's trap and was at a disadvantage.

After all, compared to Bai Ye's simple and unadorned attack methods, the opponent's warlock's earth-shattering spells obviously looked more impressive.

Whether it's the colossal stone pillars rising from the ground, the earth being lifted up piece by piece like surging waves, or the massive meteorites gathering in the sky, all of them create a strong sense of suffocation.

Unfortunately, although the visual effects were indeed dazzling and the performance was quite good, it was utterly vulnerable in front of Bai Ye. The simple and unadorned attack shattered everything. It was an overwhelming power; the two were not even in the same league.

"Thank you for saving my teammate."

Horn stood up, supporting herself with her shield, and led her team to meet White Night as she approached them.

Bai Ye took out a communicator from his inventory, pressed a few buttons on it, and then put it in his pocket. He then looked at the three people he had rescued.

"Are you the Storm Assault Team?" Bai Ye's nitrogen armor quietly dissipated, and he looked very relaxed, as if the battle just now hadn't been too strenuous.

“Yes, we are the Victoria Storm Commando Second Squadron, and I am their captain, Horn, Rita Scamanderos. This is Horn and Cello, my team.”

The entire Storm Assault Team's second squad was reduced to only three members. When Bai Ye arrived, he only managed to find and rescue the cello. The fate of the other team members is self-evident, and Bai Ye did not pursue the matter further.

But the Luper people?

Bai Ye looked at the girl in front of him with some curiosity. Although she was very young, she was already the captain of the assault team, and her race was relatively rare in Victoria.

The most common item here is film.

However, when he heard her mention his name, Bai Ye suddenly realized who she was.

“Scamanderos? Count 'White Wolf'?” Bai Ye asked.

“That’s right…it is my father.” Horn nodded.

“I see… Seeing your performance on the battlefield, he must be proud of you.” Bai Ye nodded.

Bai Ye had heard of the "White Wolf Earl" Scamanderos before. It was from some anecdotes that Warfarin, the Blood Demoness of Rhodes Island, had mentioned to him—such as how, a thousand years ago, the white Lupo ran wildly under Sargon's moonlit night and killed an entire enemy army for Aslan Pasha, and how, a hundred years ago, the White Wolf Earl had torn a Blood Demon Prince to pieces with his bare hands.

Although it seems unbelievable, judging from Warfarin's expression, it might actually be true.

However, it is indeed rare for the Earl's daughter to join the Storm Commando. But this obviously involves some private matters of noble families. Although Bai Ye is very interested in the nobles of Victoria, it is not convenient for him to pry into the details now.

Thinking of this, Bai Ye glanced at the communication tower in the distance, which had been completely destroyed, and shook his head:

"Now is not the time to sit down and chat. Let's leave here first. I know a good place where you can go for treatment and rest, and then we can make further plans."

As he spoke, Bai Ye looked at the injuries on the group of people.

Clearly, they have reached their limit and are basically just barely holding on. Before Bai Ye arrived, they had been fighting against various enemies for a long time.

"Captain?" Bagpipes turned to look at the horn.

After a moment's thought, the horn nodded.

Although the location of the so-called "safe place" is unknown, since this person has already subdued the enemy, he is clearly not one of those ghost troops.

In other words, they probably aren't enemies anymore.

"Alright, lead the way." With that, Horn picked up his shield again.

"Of course we don't need to walk there, that would be too tiring." Bai Ye shook his head. "Someone will come to pick us up in a little while, let's rest for a bit."

"Captain, I'll go tidy up over there." The cello pointed to the platform where the communications tower used to be, "...Oboe, it's over there."

"..." The horn and bagpipes fell silent after hearing this.