Fang Family, Fang Ya?
Xu Jie chewed over those two words, a complicated look appearing on his face.
It seemed his parents' deaths were more or less as he had suspected...
Now he could be certain: the Jiang Family had killed his father, while the Lü Family had wiped out his mother's Lineage!
Good! Good! Good!
An utterly frigid killing intent flashed through Xu Jie's eyes. Never mind the Lü Family or the Jiang Family, never mind some Half-step God or some young master of the Jiang Family.
So long as they dared appear before him, he would kill them without mercy!
If he did not avenge his parents, could he still call himself human?
A Half-step God, was it!
The three great families, was it!
They all had to die!
Xu Jie slowly clenched his fists, feeling nothing even as his nails pierced into his palms.
Meanwhile, Little Black in his other hand glanced with its big eyes at the shirt soaked in blood, looking rather regretful.
However, Little Black was very clever and intelligent. It could sense that Xu Jie's rage had reached its limit!
Therefore, Little Black did not dare provoke Xu Jie and could only suck even harder on his fingers.
By evening, the sky held a dim, dusky glow.
Xu Jie wandered aimlessly around campus, looking for the best place to leave the school—scouting the terrain, in short.
After investigating thoroughly enough, Xu Jie confirmed where he would leave from. He did not act immediately, instead returning to his dormitory and silently waiting for night to fall completely.
As night gradually deepened, Xu Jie, sitting in his dorm room chair, suddenly heard a burst of alarms.
The sound came from far away and drew closer. It first rang out beyond the school, then piercing alarms began blaring within the campus as well.
Xu Jie frowned as he listened to the sudden noise. It sounded as though alarms were wailing throughout the entire city.
What had happened?
Was this... a citywide alert?
Soon after, dense footsteps rose and fell in the corridor outside the dormitory. It seemed that many people were running and shouting through the hallway.
"Something happened in Jincheng City!"
"Get to the training ground, now!"
"It's probably a Beast Tide! Similar emergencies have happened before!"
"Can anyone contact Jincheng City's Guard Army? Ask what's going on!"
Xu Jie reacted quickly. He rushed from the dormitory and followed the stream of people through the corridor toward the school's training ground.
When he arrived, several enormous searchlights had been switched on, illuminating every corner of the field with blazing brightness.
On the viewing platform, the principal, the school's other leaders, and all the instructors had already arrived ahead of time.
One by one, they watched the gathering students below with grave expressions.
Perhaps the situation was truly dire. The principal did not wait for every student to arrive, nor did he even call roll.
He directly picked up a loudspeaker and began speaking. His low, solemn voice immediately echoed across the entire field.
"Hello, hello, hello... Students, I am the principal of Jinwu University. Just moments ago, a Beast Tide broke out beyond Jincheng City. Its scale has reached the intermediate level, and the city's outer defensive line has already been breached. The City Lord's Manor has issued a Level Two citywide alert."
"We are all Martial Artists. Under Xia Country law, we must take part in this war to resist the Beast Tide! Many may die in battle, but this is our duty! There can be no shirking it, no cowardice in battle! A Martial Artist should die upon the wild frontier—why fear a corpse wrapped in horsehide!"
"Now, in my capacity as principal of Jinwu University, I order all third-year students in their second semester, all fourth-year students, and every student on the rankings to leave the city with the school and cooperate with the Guard Army in resisting the Beast Tide's assault on Jincheng City!"
"First- and second-year students will remain at the school for now. Third-year students in their first semester, prepare to depart at any moment! Students, today, we Martial Artists will live and die with Jincheng City! Fight!"
"Fight!!!"
Most of the students who had arrived at the training ground roared in response. Their faces flushed crimson, their blood boiling.
Why should men not bear Wu hooks and reclaim the fifty frontier prefectures!
The people of Xia Country revered martial prowess to an extreme; there were few who feared death.
And the students of Martial Arts University were all hot-blooded youths.
The principal had merely delivered a few simple pre-battle words, yet he had already stirred the blood of the Martial Artist students.
Amid the crowd, a gleam flashed through Xu Jie's tiger-like eyes.
He had a chance to leave the city, slaughter demons, and plunder usable Lifespan!
How could he possibly miss such a perfect opportunity?
This was simply a heaven-sent chance!
Not long ago, he had still been preparing to sneak out of the school!
Now, there was no need at all!
He had to go!
Thus, instead of following the majority of upperclassmen to the school armory for equipment, Xu Jie went another way.
He moved against the flow of people and found his direct instructor, Chu Mingyue.
"Instructor!"
"Xu Jie?"
Tonight, Chu Mingyue wore a fitted leather combat outfit. She had also changed out of the high heels and stockings she wore every other time, making her attire clearly more suitable for battle and killing.
Seeing Xu Jie rush over, Chu Mingyue's willow brows furrowed slightly. She seemed to realize something and promptly gave an order in her capacity as his instructor.
"Xu Jie, you're a second-year student. Go back to your dormitory and wait for news!"
"I'm leaving the city!"
Given Xu Jie's battle-hungry, desperado nature, even without the system, he could never cower in the rear and wait for news while others protected him.
Not to mention that the Slaughter System's function was to make him stronger through battle. There was no way he would remain in the rear.
"No!"
This time, Chu Mingyue did not explain much to Xu Jie, because time was pressing.
"It's wartime now, Xu Jie. Follow orders!"
"Chu Mingyue, I'm ninth on the rankings. Why can't I go?"
Xu Jie was furious as well. "The principal just said that every student on the rankings must go to the battlefield. That's an order!"
"..."
Seeing Xu Jie's insistence, Chu Mingyue sighed inwardly. She could only change her approach and try to persuade him gently.
"Xu Jie, I hope you won't be so impulsive. The Martial Department has already sent people to Jincheng City to test your talent and cultivation. Once they confirm it, you'll receive the attention of the Martial Department high-level and have a far greater future ahead of you. Do you understand?"
By Chu Mingyue's estimation, the Martial Department high-level inspection team would probably reach Jincheng City in three or four days.
This period was especially important for Xu Jie!
If he passed the assessment and his talent and aptitude earned the Martial Department's approval,
then he would receive an unimaginable allocation of resources. Perhaps Chu Mingyue would not even need to find a way herself—some Martial Department bigshot might help Xu Jie break through to the Pulse Opening Realm.
If Xu Jie left the city to fight now, and something happened to him...
However, Xu Jie's thoughts were completely different from Chu Mingyue's!
Damn it, talking to me about a promising future again?
I haven't even planned on living until tomorrow. Promising future, my ass!
If Xu Jie truly stayed in the school, that would be slow suicide. He would have to have a hole in his brain!
Because the Jiang Family members would soon arrive in Jincheng City—a peak third-rank Martial Artist hailed as a prodigy!
And he still had to investigate the causes of his mother's and father's deaths. To investigate those matters, Xu Jie needed strength. Without strength, everything was empty talk!
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