Strategic Retreat

Chu Fei saw the 12.0-level expert begin to move and immediately knew it was time to retreat.

With a 12.0-level expert entering the fray, were they about to clear the field?

Honestly, Chu Fei had not wanted to participate in this battle "openly and aboveboard." But having just become an inspector and advanced to Level 2, he had no choice but to fight, whether by sentiment or reason.

It was not that Chu Fei did not want to keep a low profile and quietly develop. The problem was that in a world founded on science, there was one major characteristic—without fame and public recognition, one could not obtain resources.

The reward from the Lord of Thunderclap he had just received was the best proof. To develop, one needed resources. To obtain resources, one had to act. And acting meant exposure.

In short, once one joined an organization, one was no longer so free.

Of course, it could not be ruled out that Chu Fei genuinely wanted to bask in the limelight, show off a little, and swagger around—for he had just emerged from seclusion and acquired a new method for dealing with Eerie Spirits.

But before the battle began, Chu Fei had already made a plan—show himself first, then run.

Since exposure was unavoidable, he would put on a performance before everyone descended into a complete melee and shut their mouths.

After that, naturally, he would run like hell... no... conduct a strategic retreat.

I already attacked two 11.0-level experts. One died, and the other ran away. That is already an excellent result, right? And I was severely injured in that battle.

With that thought, Chu Fei attacked the sky twice more. After exhausting an Energy Crystal containing a full ten thousand standard calories in his Energy Gun, he prepared