Enemy Attack

Chapter 6: Enemy Attack

The group filed out of the secret realm one after another, while Ye Bai frowned and glanced at his watch.

There was still a quarter of an hour until five in the afternoon.

The Information System said Li Weiyang would be shot—where was the killer?

But from the intel the system had provided, Li Weiyang would suffer severe injuries. That meant the attack was too sudden, and her protectors either hadn't reacted in time or hadn't arrived yet.

During the awakening, the school's electromagnetic wave shielding had already been activated, and then Zhang Lingxue had rushed the students into the secret realm without pause. Her Goddess of Light Butterfly had been scanning for any unusual fluctuations.

Li Weiyang, having awakened an A-Rank Talent, would surely be heavily guarded. Logically, she should have been perfectly safe.

It seemed an organization was systematically hunting down humans who awakened rare talents.

There had to be an undercover agent among the high-ranking officials of the Yan Country Alliance; otherwise, how would these people know such classified information?

Everyone on Blue Star awakened a different talent, but the Eye of Insight was undoubtedly among the top.

Although the Yan Country Alliance, for everyone's convenience, had merely divided talents into ranks like S, A, B, C, and D for easy classification, in the Beautiful Country Alliance, the Eye of Insight was marked as a strategic-level talent—one capable of influencing a nation's fate.

The homeroom teacher had already reported Li Weiyang's talent upward. It could be said that Li Weiyang, having awakened the Eye of Insight, was already standing at the finish line of the starting point, with one foot through the door of a top-tier academy.

Once they left the secret realm, Li Weiyang would be surrounded by layers of protectors sent by the Yan Country.

No one would expect an attack during that brief gap when Li Weiyang stepped out of the secret realm.

So if anyone wanted to obtain Li Weiyang's blood, this was the only opportunity.

As for the bet Ye Bai had mentioned, Li Weiyang probably wouldn't take it to heart.

After all, she would soon be taken away by people from a top academy.

So Ye Bai was really just fishing for something for nothing—using a false promise to exchange for He Qingyuan's "real gold and silver."

Li Weiyang and Ye Bai exited the secret realm one after the other. The homeroom teacher was delayed because she had to verify the number of contracted pets with the secret realm's supervisor.

At this moment, there was only one minute left until five o'clock. Ye Bai looked around with a wary expression.

He hadn't detected anything unusual yet, but his palms were secretly sweating, and he let out a deep breath.

A thousand meters away from the secret realm, atop a tall building, a beautiful woman with blue hair took the elevator to the very top floor.

She used her hairpin to pry open the building's wire fence, stepped onto the rooftop, and scanned the area with her lovely eyes before picking a suitable spot.

Now there were only thirty seconds left until five o'clock.

"Good, just about time."

"Come out, Bullet Ant."

A slender, fire-red ant was summoned by the beauty.

Its body was long and thin like a bamboo pole, its sharp eyes cutting like blades. It had eight long legs, mainly for support.

The Bullet Ant's abdomen was huge, as if pregnant, containing a massive nest inside.

Its wings were as thin as cicada wings.

It was 1.5 meters long and looked like a heavy sniper rifle from the outside.

The Bullet Ant was a rare pet beast. It could spit out Drill Ants and Explosive Ants as thick as a thumb from its mouth.

Drill Ants could pierce through a target's body like bullets, while Explosive Ants would detonate the moment they hit the opponent.

However, it was easier for the Bullet Ant to nurture Drill Ants, while Explosive Ants took much longer to produce.

The beauty pulled out an 8x scope telescope and aimed it at the secret realm's exit.

Li Weiyang was just stepping out of the secret realm, followed by a handsome young man who seemed to be her classmate.

The two were fairly close together.

"About time. Bullet Ant, start the attack."

"For a freshly awakened small fry like this, Drill Ants will do. Don't waste precious Explosive Ants."

A blue light flickered in the beauty's eyes as she shared her vision with the Bullet Ant through their contract.

Then the Bullet Ant suddenly shot a bullet (Drill Ant) from its mouth, and a piercing sound of air splitting rang out.

A flash of fiery red light streaked by.

Several cracks appeared on the ground where the Bullet Ant stood, and wisps of white smoke curled from the corners of its mouth.

The beauty looked at Li Weiyang's face with pity in her eyes: "What a beautiful, elegant girl, and yet she's about to wither away just like that."

"Don't blame me. Blame yourself for awakening such a rare talent."

"And blame yourself for being born in the Yan Country Alliance."

"Every key factor that could strengthen the Yan Country Alliance's national power, we must eliminate."

"This is a killer's duty. My apologies!"

There were still a few seconds left until five o'clock.

Ye Bai immediately noticed a fiery red light suddenly appearing in the distance. After awakening his talent, not only had his memory improved, but his five senses had also been enhanced.

Li Weiyang, however, walked forward unhurriedly, completely unaware of the danger approaching.

Having awakened the Eidetic Memory talent, Ye Bai's brain possessed strong computational ability. He could calculate the landing point of the bullet based on wind speed and the bullet's trajectory.

Just as that fiery red light was about to blow Li Weiyang's head off with a single shot—

"Watch out!!!"

Ye Bai shoved her forward. Li Weiyang lunged ahead, and the Drill Ant veered off course, piercing through her shoulder blade and grazing Ye Bai's arm.

Blood dripped from his arm onto the Ancient Jade, which emitted a faint glow.

A torrent of blood gushed from Li Weiyang's wound like a spring, spraying onto Ye Bai's body.

Without Ye Bai noticing, the Ancient Jade hanging around his neck suddenly stirred upon contact with Li Weiyang's blood, and a massive amount of blood surged into the jade.

Then the Ancient Jade transformed into a streak of light and vanished into Ye Bai's chest.

A faint sting spread through his chest, but Ye Bai didn't pay it any mind—the pain in his arm had already made him grimace and grit his teeth.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Everyone, scatter!"

The students scattered like startled birds, leaving only Ye Bai and Li Weiyang at the entrance of the Secret Realm.

Even Li Weiyang's sycophants, the Fish in the Pond, had all abandoned her. He Qingyuan, in particular, ran so fast he didn't even notice he'd lost a shoe.

A trace of guilt flickered across their faces, but it was quickly replaced by a hint of relief.

Hmph! Sycophants and backups really can't be relied on—I have to stand on my own.

At a critical moment, even Ye Bai, whom she usually looked down on, was more dependable.

Li Weiyang silently made a decision: now that she had awakened the Eye of Insight talent, she would definitely become self-reliant.

"Are you okay?"

Ye Bai directly took out a white towel and pressed it against the wound on Li Weiyang's shoulder. A piercing pain shot through her shoulder, and she winced, gritting her teeth.

A glint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes—got it, Li Weiyang's blood.

Later, Ye Bai would find a safe place to freeze the blood and store it in a cold locker.

As long as he could find the Seven-Orifice Exquisite Jade, Ye Bai would be able to obtain that rare A-Rank talent, Eye of Insight.

"Let's go. We have to leave here immediately."

Li Weiyang said weakly.

In fact, the Secret Realm guards had already reacted. They rushed toward Li Weiyang, desperate to protect her.

She was a Seed Player of the Yan Country Alliance—she couldn't die here. But their reaction was still a step too slow.

Killer Z, seeing her attack intercepted, was extremely displeased.

According to her prediction, Li Weiyang should have been shot in the head by the Drill Ant. But someone had pushed her away.

With her perfectionist personality, Killer Z was furious. She bit her lip and ordered the Bullet Ant to fire another shot.

The Bullet Ant aimed at the same direction and fired again.

Ye Bai's brow twitched violently. A chill ran down his spine as a bad premonition surged within him.

Without a second thought, he kicked Li Weiyang flying.

A dirty footprint appeared on her large white dress, and blood oozed from her wound, dripping all over the ground.

Ye Bai ignored the searing pain and rolled on the ground like a donkey, trying to dodge the Drill Ant's attack.

Bang.

The Drill Ant struck the ground not far from Ye Bai, and the earth cracked like a spiderweb.

But Ye Bai noticed the Drill Ant wasn't dead yet. Its fierce gaze locked onto him as it charged in his direction.

Ye Bai then summoned the Thousand Changes Silkworm from the Secret Realm inside his body, placing it in front of him.

That had been a Drill Ant just now—its power slightly surpassed that of an ordinary bullet.

And the Thousand Changes Silkworm's defense was enough to withstand the Drill Ant's attack.

Ye Bai was gambling. He was betting that the Thousand Changes Silkworm could hold up against the Drill Ant's strike.

At this distance, without the Bullet Ant's enhancement, the Drill Ant's attack would at most inflict minor damage on the silkworm.

At that moment, Ye Bai raised his voice and shouted, "Teacher, help!"

He wasn't worried about the Thousand Changes Silkworm dying.

Because the contract had just been formed, even if the silkworm suddenly died, it wouldn't cause Ye Bai too much harm.

There were only three ways for a Pet Beast and a Pet Beast Master to dissolve their contract: the Pet Beast dies, the Pet Beast Master dies, or both parties mutually agree to terminate it.

Bang.

The Drill Ant struck the Thousand Changes Silkworm with a dull thud. Under Ye Bai's astonished gaze, the silkworm opened its blood-red eyes.

The Thousand Changes Silkworm, which had been sound asleep, suddenly felt a piercing pain in its rear. It howled and shot upward, letting out a shrill scream.

It fell from the air and crashed heavily onto the ground.

Ye Bai noticed that on the Thousand Changes Silkworm's rear end, there was a red ant the size of a thumb, its body twisted and its mouth like a drill bit.

But the Thousand Changes Silkworm's rear end was only slightly swollen, not even the skin was broken.

"What incredible defensive ability."

Codename Z saw that Bullet Ant's second move had also been blocked, her face dark as ink. Gritting her teeth, she fired a third shot.

By then, Zhang Lingxue had already emerged from the Secret Realm. Seeing the two covered in blood, she flew into a rage.

On her own turf, and someone was still ambushing them.

She had been careless.