Unbelievable Leap and Surge!

(Congratulations to 'Night' for becoming the leader of this book!)

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Under everyone's gaze, the blood that had splashed into the air rained down, spattering across the ground and dyeing the spot where Fang Li stood crimson.

That scene, in the eyes of all present, almost turned into slow motion, causing everyone's hearts to tremble slightly.

Only Fang Li, gripping the dagger tightly in his hand, stared at the figure that had suddenly appeared before him, his face full of shock.

"HAAAAAAAAAA—!"

Ikoma, who had charged over at some unknown moment, straddled the Kabaneri that was clutching tightly at Fang Li's foot. The rivet of the Tsuranuki-zutsu in his hand stabbed fiercely into the Kabaneri's heart as he let out a roar.

Then, Ikoma pulled the trigger of the Tsuranuki-zutsu in his hand.

"BANG—!"

With a muffled sound like an explosion of gunpowder, the Tsuranuki-zutsu in Ikoma's hand, like a pile driver, pierced through the heart membrane of the Kabaneri and shattered that glowing heart.

Only then did Fang Li snap back to reality.

He had been saved.

Saved by this youth who had only recently transformed into a Kabaneri.

"Quick!" Ikoma ignored Fang Li's shock and directly shouted at him, "Get out of here now!"

Fang Li took a deep breath, unable to care about anything else, and followed Ikoma as they sprinted back at top speed.

Before long, Fang Li and Ikoma finally escaped back to the side of the warriors.

Seeing Ikoma charging toward them, many warriors instinctively raised their guns, but stopped due to Kurusu Kunoichi's shout.

"Fire while retreating! Fall back to the Iron Fortress!"

Thus, with Kurusu Kunoichi and Kibito Aragane as the center, the warriors began to shoot and withdraw.

Meanwhile, Fang Li and Ikoma fled all the way to Mumei's side, arriving before her.

"You..." Mumei lifted her head, looking at Fang Li drenched in blood, and said in a weary, low voice, "You really are reckless..."

Gazing at Mumei's exhausted appearance, Fang Li panted and smiled wryly. He stepped forward, took the shackle rope from Mumei's hands, personally fastened it around her neck, and said softly, "So, like I said, you have no right to call me that."

"...Anyway, I'll leave the rest to you." Mumei obediently let Fang Li help her fasten the shackle rope—or perhaps she simply lacked the strength to refuse. Her voice grew fainter as she said, "I... I've reached my limit..."

"I know." Fang Li smiled slightly and said, "I hope you don't wake up to find I've left you by the roadside."

Mumei shot Fang Li a glare, then gently closed her eyes, her body leaning forward.

Fang Li took a step forward, caught Mumei in his arms, and then, with a princess carry, lifted her up.

Fortunately, Mumei's weight was incredibly light; otherwise, with Fang Li's pathetic STR of only 1, he really didn't know if he could have lifted this girl.

"Alright." Fang Li said to Ikoma beside him, "Let's hurry and get on the Iron Fortress."

"And her?" Ikoma glanced at Mumei, who was quietly sleeping in Fang Li's arms. After hesitating for a moment, he asked tentatively, "What's wrong with her?"

"Nothing, she's just tired." Fang Li replied lightly, "She'll wake up soon."

With that, Fang Li, holding the sleeping Mumei, walked toward the direction of the Iron Fortress, which was beginning to accelerate.

Watching this scene, Ikoma couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"They're really close..."

However, this was Ikoma jumping to conclusions.

Fang Li and Mumei's relationship was hardly good.

After all, the two had known each other for less than an hour.

"TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT—!"

The whistle of the Iron Fortress once again echoed over the entire Aragane Station.

Under the situation of firing while retreating, the warriors finally all boarded the Iron Fortress, escaping into this moving steel fortress.

"AAAAAAAGH—!"

The horde of Kabaneri let out unwilling roars, recklessly blocking the path of the Iron Fortress.

Under these circumstances, these Kabaneri naturally turned into minced meat under the wheels of the Iron Fortress, crushed and shattered like trash.

Thus, the Iron Fortress sped faster and faster along the tracks, heading toward the escape gate.

Iron Fortress, Carriage.

This was the last carriage of the Iron Fortress.

There was no one in the carriage, only a series of active boilers, making the temperature inside somewhat high.

Fang Li, carrying Mumei, entered this carriage together with Ikoma.

The surroundings were somewhat quiet, with only the sound of steam from the boilers and the wheels of the Iron Fortress.

Fang Li gently placed Mumei in his arms against the wall, took off his cloak, and was about to cover her with it when he suddenly stopped, frowned, and looked at Ikoma.

"Uh..." Ikoma was somewhat stunned. "What's wrong?"

"Is that cloak of yours useful?" Fang Li said directly. "If not, lend it to me."

"Cloak?" Only then did Ikoma notice something.

The cold-weather cloak Fang Li wore was already dyed completely red with blood, as if it had just been pulled from a pool of gore—an eerily terrifying sight.

And Fang Li clearly wanted to cover Mumei with something, so naturally he couldn't use that blood-soaked cloak.

"Here." Without much hesitation, Ikoma took off his cloak and tossed it to Fang Li.

Because Mumei had torn it before, the cloak was somewhat ragged, but for covering purposes, it was still enough to wrap around Mumei's small frame.

After doing this, Fang Li tucked the dagger he'd been holding back into his waist, leaned against the wall beside Mumei, and let out a breath.

His stamina had recovered somewhat.

Still, the excessive swinging had left Fang Li's muscles sore, and his mind was unusually fatigued.

Yet, despite this hardship—and nearly dying—the gains were very rewarding.

Under the cover of Mumei and the other warriors, Fang Li had slaughtered his way through the Kabane army, not only comprehending a skill but also earning a massive amount of Exchange Points.

So, how many Exchange Points did Fang Li have now?

——24700.

Fang Li had killed over a hundred Kabane, causing his Exchange Points to skyrocket in an unbelievable leap!

In his very first Instance World, he had harvested over twenty thousand Exchange Points!

This achievement was absolutely enough to look down on all other Main God Envoys entering the space for the first time!

Although this result wasn't solely Fang Li's doing, he had certainly taken all the benefits for himself!

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