The golden sword radiance finally caught up to the blood-soaked figure. Baili Pangpang caught the falling Molly, and when he felt her faint breathing, his face filled with anxiety.
"Molly, Molly!!"
Molly kept her eyes closed and gave no response.
"A great roc rises with the wind in a single day, soaring ninety thousand miles into the heavens."
Whoosh—!!
Lin Qiye murmured from midair. A sweeping gale surged up from below, instantly catching Jialan, Qin Kai, and the three bound members of Team 017 before they hit the ground.
Cushioned by the wind, they still suffered some impact when they landed, but none of them were seriously hurt.
Of course, there was one exception.
Boom—!!
Cao Yuan, wreathed in black malevolent aura, smashed directly into the ground like a meteor. There was no cushioning whatsoever, and his body blasted a second human-shaped crater into the road...
The first human-shaped crater had been made when Baili Pangpang knocked him down earlier.
"Hehehe... cough, cough, cough..."
The Malevolent Qi Flames gradually subsided as Cao Yuan coughed violently from within the crater. After fighting for so long, even his Mental Power had run dry, forcing him out of the Black King Annihilation state.
Leaning against a wall, Lin Qiye looked listlessly at the others and finally let out a sigh of relief.
This Gusu City rescue mission had undoubtedly been the most brutal mission since the Fifth Reserve Team was established. Battle after battle had come without pause, and every opponent had been terrifyingly powerful. Each fight had required them to give everything they had.
An Qingyu had died once. Cao Yuan had exhausted his Mental Power. Jialan was injured. Lin Qiye had fought two consecutive battles against opponents above his level, and both his body and Mental Power had reached their limits.