The first thing Li Mengzhang saw made her eyes widen!
The once-arrogant ogre was actually half-kneeling on the ground, clutching its arm and crying out in agony!
Li Mengzhang could see blood gushing continuously from the tightly gripped arm!
The thick wooden club that had originally been in the ogre's hand now lay quietly on the ground. Alongside it was half an arm that had fallen into the pool of blood!
The ogre had actually had one of its arms cut off?!
Li Mengzhang realized what had just happened. She immediately turned her eyes, wanting to see who had done it!
And the target was extremely obvious!
While all the City Guard members wished they could get as far away from the ogre's attacks as possible, the person standing alone before it was the most conspicuous presence of all!
Who was that?
A trace of doubt flashed through Li Mengzhang's heart. Just then, the ogre kneeling on the ground moved again!
Roar—!!!
The ogre glared with blood-red eyes, roared, stood up, and swung a fist at the Warrior standing before it!
However, this time, the ogre had chosen the wrong opponent!
Sun Lei watched the ogre, which appeared extraordinarily slow in his eyes. With a slight turn of his body, he slipped past its fist!
He closed in. Facing the ogre that had delivered itself to him, Sun Lei's eyes held nothing but intense killing intent.
Without the slightest hesitation, he raised the longsword in his hand and slashed horizontally!
Battle Qi Slash!
Swish!
A plain yet precise strike!
The longsword passed over the wound at the ogre's waist and easily cut into its body. At the same instant, surging Battle Aura poured into the ogre!
Sun Lei appeared behind the ogre, still holding his sword in the aftermath of the swing. The killing intent in his heart had long since vanished, leaving only sorrow and a hint of relief!
He straightened, shook the blood from his sword, slowly sheathed it, and said softly:
"Captain Luo, Sister Huo Lian, Captain Li Wen... and all the fallen team members, this sword has avenged you!"
The ogre, which had still been roaring moments ago, had now frozen in place. It slowly lowered its head and looked at its waist!
A savage wound at its waist was growing larger and larger with every passing moment!
Clang!
Finally, when Sun Lei sheathed his sword, the Battle Aura contained within the ogre's body erupted completely!
Splurt!
The savage wound instantly blossomed like a flower, spraying out a massive amount of shattered organs and blood!
The blood shot nearly ten meters, dyeing the ground bright red!
With a rumble, the ogre collapsed into the pool of blood, never to draw another breath.
"Squad Leader Li, Squad Leader Yun sent us to take over one of the ogres!"
Li Mengzhang stared blankly ahead. She only came back to herself when a subordinate's voice sounded beside her!
She pointed at Sun Lei, who had killed the ogre, then turned to ask the team member beside her:
"I used to think Old Lei was the strongest person in our squad. I never expected this man to be even more ferocious than Old Lei. Whose subordinate is he?!"
"Huh?"
The team member Li Mengzhang questioned was stunned. He then quickly said:
"He said he's Sun Lei, the captain of the Fourth Squad under Squad Leader Lei. He's one of the squad captains who came down to carry out the mission earlier!"
"He just greeted Squad Leader Yun. I only found out myself."
"Oh! So that's who he is!"
Li Mengzhang nodded, but then her expression froze as she sensed something was wrong. Pointing at the ogre Sun Lei had killed with one sword, she said in disbelief:
"Wait! Isn't Sun Lei a Silver Rank Warrior? You're telling me this is Silver Rank?!"
"Uh... this..."
The team member wore an expression that clearly said, "I have no idea," and did not know how to explain.
"Hey, hey, whatever. Can't you wait until we've dealt with these ogres before talking about it? They're coming out..."
Wang Xin rolled her eyes nearby and impatiently pointed at the ogres that had emerged from the poisonous fog.
"Phew—"
Li Mengzhang let out a long breath, nodded, and said:
"True! Let's deal with these ogres first. We can talk about the rest afterward!"
With that, Li Mengzhang shouted toward Sun Lei in the distance:
"Sun Lei, right? Go help Lei Yuanyun kill his ogre first!"
Hearing Li Mengzhang's voice, Sun Lei finally returned from his memories. He nodded at her and ran toward Lei Yuanyun!
Meanwhile, Yun Yu had already led her team members in restraining another ogre!
"When did this little fellow, Sun Lei, become so powerful? That little fellow is a Spirit Beast, right? Interesting..."
Amid the crowd, Yun Yu looked toward Sun Lei with a smile. Interest flashed through her slightly narrowed eyes.
"Wang Xin, find a chance to restrict this one's movements!"
Li Mengzhang looked at the remaining ogre and continued with a smile.
They had been unable to win when fighting two against two before, but now that it was two against one, things were much easier for them!
"I know..."
Wang Xin spoke softly as she and Li Mengzhang charged toward the last ogre together!
Elsewhere, Sun Lei spotted his Squad Leader from afar and immediately shouted:
"Squad Leader Lei, I'm here to help!"
Lei Yuanyun had been struggling against his opponent and had not noticed the commotion Sun Lei had caused earlier!
Hearing someone call out to him, he hurriedly glanced over when he found an opening.
"Hm? Sun Lei!!!"
Lei Yuanyun took a closer look. His face immediately lit up with delight, and he laughed heartily:
"Ha ha ha, Sun Lei! I knew you wouldn't die, kid. You came at just the right time!"
"I'll keep this thing occupied. Find a chance to take out the ogre's club. Then let's see if I can't smash it to death with one strike of my hammer!"
As he spoke, Lei Yuanyun snatched up his hammer and swung it at the ogre attacking again!
Thunderous Strike!
Rumble—!!!
The giant hammer collided with the wooden club once more, sending out a deep peal like muffled thunder!
Countless cracks instantly appeared beneath Lei Yuanyun and the ogre's feet. White shockwaves spread outward from their positions!
Facing the shockwave rushing toward him, Sun Lei felt no fear. He lowered his body even further and sprinted at full speed!
Bang!
He stomped through the bricks beneath his feet, increasing his speed yet again. Ignoring the interference from the shockwave, he shot straight to the ogre's front!
Draw! Unsheathe! Slash!
Just as he had cut down the other ogre's arm, Sun Lei once again severed the arm of the ogre before him!
Lei Yuanyun's eyes lit up. He shouted:
"Beautiful! Well done!"
Without thinking further, Lei Yuanyun spun the great hammer in his hand halfway around, then raised it high overhead!
Crushing Force!
Lei Yuanyun's eyes widened. His entire body leaped into the air, and his arms instantly swelled several times over!
Roar—!!!
At that moment, the ogre finally realized it had lost an arm and let out a painful howl!
Thunderous Strike!
Boom—!
Lei Yuanyun brought his hammer down mercilessly, smashing it hard into the ogre's head!
That howl became the ogre's final sound!
Bang!
Beneath the giant hammer, a brilliant flower of blood bloomed. The ogre breathed its last!
"Ah ha ha ha... What a rush!"
Lei Yuanyun hoisted his hammer onto his shoulder, ignoring the blood dripping from it, and threw back his head with a hearty laugh!
Sun Lei, standing to the side, remained calm and silently sheathed his longsword.
Looking at the dead ogre on the ground, Sun Lei suddenly felt a ridiculous sense of disbelief.
The Gold-grade ogre that had once nearly wiped them all out—such a powerful monster could actually be killed in an instant after losing its arm and weapon!
That was what a true battle was like. The time needed to decide victory or defeat might not even be a second!
"Power..."
Sun Lei clenched his fist, feeling the strength that did not belong to him. His resolve to become stronger had never burned so fiercely!
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