First Battle

Outside, the sounds of fighting continued.

Inside the cafeteria.

Su Yu and Chen Hao could only hear the clash of swords, the pained cries, and the screams of students... but they didn't dare to peek.

Were they winning or losing?

Even though Su Yu firmly believed their teachers could win, he didn't know the actual situation at this moment.

"A'yu..."

In a corner, Chen Hao tightly gripped his saber, his face pale with a flush of red. He wanted to ask Su Yu if they should go out.

Su Yu ignored him. His left ear was trembling slightly; he was listening.

His combat power hadn't improved much after reaching the fourth level of Kaiyuan, but his hearing had become much sharper.

"Shh!"

Su Yu placed his index finger over his lips, signaling Chen Hao to be quiet.

A moment later, heavy footsteps echoed from outside, completely unrestrained.

"Come out quickly, the academy is arranging for your evacuation. Gather at the south gate!"

A voice laced with urgency called out. Moments later, a man in his thirties, holding a saber, entered the cafeteria and shouted, "Are there any students here? Hurry, we can't hold them off much longer. The Ten Thousand Races Cult's people are too strong, we need to evacuate the academy!"

The urgent voice was accompanied by approaching footsteps.

Chen Hao stirred slightly, looking at Su Yu anxiously. The teacher is here to find us, should we go?

Su Yu also squinted towards the entrance, seeing a figure. He didn't recognize the person, but with over two hundred teaching staff at the academy, it was impossible for him to know everyone.

Was it a teaching staff member looking for them?

"Is anyone here? We can't hold the front line anymore, you must evacuate immediately, quickly!"

The person was very anxious. The cafeteria was huge, spanning at least several thousand square meters. Searching the entire area would take at least a minute, wasting too much time.

In the corner.

Hearing the teacher's urgent tone and realizing the front line was about to collapse, Chen Hao couldn't hold back. This time, without waiting for Su Yu, he quickly poked his head out and asked, "Teacher, what's happening outside?"

The man's eyes swept over them, unable to hide his joy.

Students are still just students, too naive.

Even though the academy constantly taught them survival principles, it wasn't enough.

Just before, he had used these words to lure out two hidden students in the combat room. In just about 10 seconds, he had lured out two students from an entire floor with multiple rooms.

If he had to search for them himself, it would have taken at least two minutes.

Without experiencing setbacks, without going to the battlefield, a few deceptive words would be taken seriously by these children.

"It's very bad outside, come quickly, come with me, it'll be too late if we don't go now..."

The man spoke as he quickly moved towards Chen Hao.

Three of them!

Joy was evident on the man's face. 300 elites, with 200 of them sent to resist the teaching staff, city guards, escort teams, and Jifeng Hall.

Even though their numbers were inferior, they still held an advantage because many of those people were in the mid-stage of Qianjun.

The remaining people were either attacking classrooms or searching for scattered students within the academy.

The classrooms were still being fiercely defended by teaching staff.

Although there weren't many scattered students, and they were hard to find, these students had no protection, making them easier to kill.

With thousands of students, even if all of them were killed, each person wouldn't kill even 10.

And he had already gained three!

In the next few minutes, his harvest might be even greater.

"Come quickly, leave the academy..."

The man was very fast, and he didn't stop as he spoke, rapidly charging towards Chen Hao.

Students, in their eyes, were as easy to deal with as a single saber strike. The key was that scattered students were hard to find, but once found, they represented merit!

Chen Hao stood up, wanting to go out, and subconsciously glanced towards Su Yu.

At this moment, Su Yu was also looking at this "teaching staff member."

When the man first spoke, Su Yu also thought he was a teaching staff member looking for people, but... Su Yu quickly sensed something was wrong.

It wasn't genuine experience, but rather that he had been chased too many times in his dreams. The man's urgent tone was very similar to the roars of the ferocious beasts that chased him.

It was as if he was shouting, "Come quickly and let me kill you, I can't wait."

Although the literal meaning was different, the sense of urgency, the feeling of eagerness to kill you, was the same, the tone was the same!

At this, Su Yu couldn't help but look at him more closely.

The next moment, sweat beaded on Su Yu's forehead.

Fake!

Although the instructors' uniforms might not be uniform, no matter what they wore, they would always have their work badges. This guy didn't have one!

Did it fall off?

Was the battle too intense, causing it to be knocked off?

"No..."

Su Yu saw it. He saw the long saber slightly lift, the starting stance for drawing the blade. He was about to draw his saber!

"Damn it, Haozi, you idiot!"

Cursing under his breath, Su Yu didn't have time to think further, nor did he have time to regret his carelessness. He lacked experience. Both he and Chen Hao were just students from a mid-tier academy; they had never experienced a situation like this.

They had thought the enemy would charge in openly, that the enemy would be fierce and menacing. They never expected the enemy would try to lure them, the weaker ones.

"Teacher!"

With a soft cry, Su Yu quickly jumped down, his heart pounding.

The man's hand paused, and a joy surged within him!

There's another one!

That makes four!

Su Yu's hand gripping the saber was slick with sweat. Nervous, scared, uneasy...

However, he held on. He had died too many times in his dreams. Even though he was scared, it was only because this was his first real-life experience. He adapted faster than others.

"Teacher, are we really going to lose outside? We still have over ten students here. Can I call them to come with us?"

Su Yu said hurriedly, glancing back towards the depths of the cafeteria. "Otherwise, they won't be able to get out either."

Over ten more?

The man was ecstatic, about to explode!

Over ten more!

He was going to get rich!

He could kill dozens of students today!

Perhaps his contribution wouldn't be as great as the Wanshi Realm, but he was making a fortune.

The man wanted to laugh, to roar with laughter. Over ten Kaiyuan Realm students were still just fodder. He could take one down with a single strike; they wouldn't even be able to run.

He had originally planned to finish quickly, but now the man quickly changed his mind and said urgently, "Quick, call them all out. We need to leave immediately."

Su Yu's heart was still pounding fiercely. Without saying more, he turned to face the man.

At this moment, if the man struck with his saber, Su Yu would be finished.

Su Yu turned, swallowed the essence blood, and walked towards the depths of the cafeteria with his back to the man, saying with some unease, "Teacher, can you take more people with you? I know there are quite a few students hiding in other places. I don't know if you can find them..."

"More?"

The man was overjoyed. There were still more!

At this moment, the man quickly followed Su Yu. As for Chen Hao... he couldn't be bothered to deal with him alone; he could finish him off anytime.

He didn't notice that Chen Hao's face had instantly turned pale, sweat seeping through his clothes, his face covered in sweat.

Having known Su Yu for so many years, how could he not understand his best friend?

Where were these ten-odd students? Where were these other people...

This was... fake!

Someone from the Ten Thousand Races Cult!

He had almost gotten Su Yu killed!

"I'm too stupid, I'm too foolish, I... I'm sorry, Ah Yu, I'm sorry..."

Chen Hao's legs felt weak, and his body was powerless. But at this moment, he remembered Su Yu's words. In his haste, he quickly called out, "Teacher, I... I'm scared, I can't walk anymore. Can you pull me along..."

He was truly scared, truly unable to walk, his legs trembling.

The man turned, somewhat impatient.

If it weren't for the need to smoothly find the remaining people, he would have killed this guy with a single strike. He worried that if he killed this guy now, the people still hiding would be startled and scatter in all directions. By then, even if he caught up, he wouldn't be able to catch them all.

"I'll carry you!"

Despite his impatience, the man turned, reached out towards Chen Hao, preparing to grab him and leave together.

"Haozi, you're such a failure, always bothering the teacher..."

From behind, Su Yu spoke, gripping his saber tightly. His hands were sweaty, making the hilt slippery.

As he spoke, Su Yu moved a little closer to the man. Just as the man reached out to grab Chen Hao, a fierce glint flashed in Su Yu's eyes. Now was the time!

"Haozi, walk by yourself, don't bother the teacher..."

"Hum!"

The sound of a long saber cutting through the air echoed out. The man instinctively turned his head, a thought flashing through his mind: Did he discover me?

Even if he did, so what? He's only Kaiyuan…

Kaiyuan… only?

Kaiyuan!

No, that's not it!

The man was about to dodge when he suddenly felt his limbs refuse to obey. His neck, which had felt nothing moments before, was now gripped by an unbearable, searing pain!

"This saber is inaccurate. You don't cut at the head like this…"

The man inexplicably had such a thought. It hurt so much. Cutting off a head should be fast, accurate, and ruthless. This guy's cut wasn't accurate enough; his head didn't fall off instantly. It hurt so much!

Bang!

His head hit the ground!

The man's body remained standing, still in the posture of turning his head, except his head was gone.

The long saber was still in his hand, and his other hand remained outstretched. His dozen or so students… were gone!

Silence.

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

Bang!

The corpse fell to the ground!

"Huuuuch…"

The sound of gasping like bellows filled the air. Su Yu's throat was dry, his mind a complete blank.

Chen Hao's face was splattered with blood, and his mind was equally blank.

He killed him!

Ayu killed that guy with one saber strike!

"A… Ayu…"

Chen Hao's limbs refused to obey. He instantly collapsed to the ground, using both hands and feet to scramble towards Su Yu. He didn't care about losing face; he had genuinely almost peed himself just now.

"Ayu… Ayu… you… I… he's dead, he's dead…"

"Dead!"

Su Yu looked at the corpse before him, at the blood on the ground, his throat hoarse and incredibly dry. "Calm down! Calm down, he's the enemy, a beast from the Ten Thousand Races Cult. You've seen executions before!"

"Let's… let's move… hide somewhere… otherwise, more people might come…"

Su Yu had no time to deal with the corpse right now. He had to run.

That one saber strike had left him feeling sore all over, not physically, but psychologically.

"Right, let's go, quickly…"

Chen Hao said, about to continue crawling away. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and turned to reach for the man's corpse.

He kept his eyes closed, not daring to think, not daring to look.

But he remembered, he could get into the War Academy, he could go to the War Academy!

He fumbled around, groping blindly. He felt many sticky things on his hands. He didn't dare to think about it. The next moment, he felt a small cloth bag. Without thinking, without looking, he quickly stuffed it into his pocket, then turned and half-dragged Su Yu's leg, scrambling away with him.

Su Yu, with Chen Hao's actions, felt a little less tense and scared. He couldn't help but curse, "Still thinking about that at a time like this? You're courting death!"

"I can… go to the War Academy… Ayu… you killed him, you're too amazing…"

Su Yu had no time to say anything else. He dragged Chen Hao and quickly left the cafeteria.

He didn't dare to go far, worried about encountering more enemies. He hid in a dark spot by a wall outside the cafeteria.

"Thump thump thump…"

His heart was still pounding violently, but Su Yu gradually recovered. Soon, he let out a breath. "That's all there is to it!"

"I'm used to even dying myself, what else am I not used to!"

He chuckled foolishly, as if mocking himself. I've died so many times in my dreams, I'm used to it, aren't I?

If I can die myself, why would I be afraid of cutting down an enemy?

Rumble!

Outside, the fighting was still ongoing.

Though it seemed like a long time, in reality, from the moment the man entered to when he was killed, and then to their escape, it was probably less than a minute.

"Haozi!"

"Yeah."

"Did you pee yourself?"

"N-no, don't talk nonsense, I didn't!"

Chen Hao's face turned red. "No!"

However, Chen Hao still quickly glanced at his crotch and breathed a sigh of relief. He had lost consciousness just now and didn't know if he had wet himself.

"Yu... you're amazing!"

"Less crap!"

Su Yu looked around and heard the sharp shouts of the teachers. He also saw people searching in the distance.

"We're at a disadvantage!"

If it weren't for that, the teachers wouldn't have let these Ten Thousand Races Cult members search the academy for students.

There were definitely scattered students, and it was possible some had already died.

Su Yu looked at the knife in his hand, quickly wiped the blood off with the nearby grass and trees, regained his composure, and gritted his teeth, "Haozi, are you afraid of dying?"

"Afraid... not afraid!"

"Go, go see if there's anyone. If you see someone, tell them there are a few students hiding here waiting for rescue, and ask for help!"

"Huh?"

Su Yu gritted his teeth, "The teachers can't manage everything. If they find others, those others are dead! Go lure one or two over, I'll kill them, and fewer students will die!"

"Yu!"

Chen Hao let out a low cry, then quickly thought of Su Yu slicing that guy to death just now. It didn't seem that scary anymore!

"Okay, I'll go. Yu, you... can you really still kill them?"

"Yes!"

"Alright, kill another one. The previous one was yours, but the next one... can you lend it to me? I... I want to go to the War Academy too."

"Deal!"

Chen Hao seemed to have forgotten his fear, grinning foolishly. He was going to the War Academy.

His legs no longer felt weak. The next moment, Chen Hao bent over and walked forward, peeking around the corner of the wall. He quickly spotted several Ten Thousand Races Cult members searching for students within the academy.

The closest one was less than a hundred meters away.

Chen Hao still felt a little scared. He suppressed his fear and trembled, "Teacher... are you a teacher?"

Not far away, the person's ears twitched slightly, and they instantly turned their head to look at Chen Hao.

"Are you a teacher? We... we're scared. Teacher, can you take us away?"

"Teacher?"

The Ten Thousand Races Cult member not far away had a slight change in expression. These students mistook them for teachers?

It made sense. They were all humans, and there wasn't much of a special difference. How could a group of students recognize the difference?

Experienced individuals could naturally tell the difference at a glance, but these students who had never experienced any setbacks knew nothing.

"Teacher, I have a few more people here. Can you take us away? Just now... just now someone was chasing us..."

"A few more?"

The person not far away was moved. He saw Chen Hao's terrified, pale face. This wasn't an act; he was genuinely scared, and he could tell.

The next moment, the man rushed over quickly.

As for an ambush... he didn't think about it.

If the academy instructors had the time and energy to set up ambushes, they would have gone to the front lines to fight long ago.

Right now, battles were happening all over the academy. Even protecting the gathered students was a struggle, so where would they have the time and manpower to ambush them?

Chen Hao scrambled and quickly ducked behind the wall.

The man's ears twitched. Even if he wasn't afraid of an ambush, he instinctively became a little more cautious. Having reached the Kaiyuan Realm, his hearing was sharp. Unless someone was much stronger than him, he would be able to hear some movement.

"There's another student inside!"

He heard faint panting, nervous panting. The breathing was heavy, not what someone in the Qianjun Realm should have.

"He said a few people. Are there others hiding elsewhere?"

The man thought to himself, glancing at the other guys searching in the distance. He became a little more cautious. This was his merit, and he didn't want those guys to discover it.

The next moment, the man entered the area behind the wall. As expected, there was another student inside.

His face was also pale.

"Is the teacher here? Zhou Tao and the others are still waiting for us. Teacher, what happened? Did the beasts from the Ten Thousand Races Cult attack?"

Su Yu quickly said a few words, feigning fear with joy. He threw the knife in his hand and ran towards the man.

"Teacher, I'll take you to find them..."

He even threw his knife!

The man instantly let down his guard. A Kaiyuan Realm cultivator with a knife posed some threat to them, but unarmed... they couldn't kill him even if they attacked him.

He really thought they were his teachers!

Stupid little brats!

"Where are they?"

The man's tone carried a hint of joy. Like the previous person, he thought a reward was being handed to him, and he couldn't hide his excitement.

"Teacher, just follow me..."

Su Yu reached out to grab the man, as if to grasp his arm and pull him along.

The man frowned slightly, wanting to dodge, but he suppressed the urge to kill him and gave up dodging, letting him grab him for a moment...

Pfft!

As he was thinking this, the hand moved incredibly fast, as if instantly turning into sharp claws. It tore through his flesh, piercing his heart. The other hand grabbed the hand holding the knife, and with a crack, his arm broke!

The man wanted to roar, but the next moment, his throat was ripped open!

"Hiss hiss..."

Large amounts of blood gushed from his mouth. The man fell to the ground, looking up at Su Yu, still bewildered.

Qianjun, still high-level Qianjun!

How could this be!

This is Nanyuan, how could there be a Qianjun Realm student, it's impossible.

Su Yu quickly searched the man's body, then grabbed Chen Hao, who was no longer scared, and fled rapidly.

This idiot, he really thought anyone could kill him; he didn't run, what was he so excited about standing there!

The moment he fled, Su Yu suddenly saw a golden light and looked up.

At this moment, Su Yu was a little stunned.

In mid-air, a familiar figure soared, bathed in golden light.

"Instructor Liu..."

Chen Hao saw it too and was equally stunned.

In mid-air, Liu Wenyan was shining with golden light, and the surrounding primal energy surged towards him, converging on him.

Liu Wenyan's voice wasn't loud, but it carried far: "Soaring is not my desire, I only wish for peace among the Myriad Races..."

So cool!

So fake!

At this moment, two thoughts flashed through Su Yu's mind: Cool, but also very fake. Instructor Liu clearly really wanted to manifest his will and enter the Soaring Realm, so what was he saying about not desiring to soar? He's lying!