Battle Against the Ogre

The first scene that met Li Mengzhang's eyes made him widen his own!

The once arrogant Ogre was now kneeling on the ground, clutching its arm and seemingly crying out in pain!

From the tightly gripped arm, Li Mengzhang could see blood gushing out!

The thick wooden club that the Ogre had been holding lay on the ground, along with half an arm that had fallen into a pool of blood!

The Ogre had its arm severed?!

Li Mengzhang realized what had just happened and immediately spun his eyes, trying to see who was responsible!

And the target was incredibly obvious!

While all the City Guard members were desperately trying to avoid the Ogre's attacks, the person standing alone in front of the Ogre was the most conspicuous!

Who was that?

A flicker of doubt crossed Li Mengzhang's mind. Just then, the Ogre kneeling on the ground moved again!

Roar—!!!

With blood-red eyes, the Ogre roared and stood up, swinging a fist at the Warrior standing before it!

However, this time, the Ogre had picked the wrong opponent!

Sun Lei watched the Ogre, which seemed incredibly slow in his eyes, and merely shifted his body slightly, narrowly dodging the Ogre's punch!

He pressed forward, and facing the Ogre that had practically delivered itself to him, Sun Lei's eyes were filled with intense killing intent.

Without a moment's hesitation, he raised his long sword and unleashed a horizontal slash!

Battle Qi Slash!

Swish!

A simple yet precise strike!

The long sword sliced through the Ogre's waist wound, easily penetrating its body, and surging Battle Qi poured into the Ogre's flesh!

Sun Lei appeared behind the Ogre, maintaining his sword-swinging posture. The killing intent in his heart had vanished, replaced by sorrow and a sliver of relief!

He straightened his body, shook the blood off his sword, and slowly sheathed it, murmuring softly:

"Captain Luo, Sister Huo Lian, Captain Li Wen... and all the fallen members, this strike is for your revenge!"

The Ogre, which had been roaring moments before, now stood frozen in place. It slowly lowered its head to look at its waist!

There, a gruesome wound was widening with every passing moment!

Ding!

It wasn't until Sun Lei sheathed his sword that the Battle Qi contained within the Ogre's body finally erupted!

Pfft!

The gruesome wound instantly burst open like a blooming flower, spewing out a torrent of shattered internal organs and blood!

The blood sprayed nearly ten meters, dyeing the ground a deep crimson!

The Ogre then fell with a thud into the bloody mess, its life extinguished.

"Squad Leader Li, Squad Leader Yun asked us to take over one of the Ogres!"

Li Mengzhang's eyes were wide, and he only snapped back to attention when a subordinate's voice reached his ear.

He pointed at Sun Lei, who had just killed the Ogre, and turned to the team member beside him, asking:

"I thought Old Lei was the most formidable person in our squad. I didn't expect this person to be even braver than Old Lei! Whose subordinate is this?!"

"Huh?"

The team member Li Mengzhang questioned was taken aback for a moment before quickly replying:

"He said he's Sun Lei, the captain of the Fourth Squad under Squad Leader Lei. He's one of the captains who came down for the mission earlier!"

"I just spoke with Squad Leader Yun and found out."

"Oh! So it's him!"

Li Mengzhang nodded, then his face froze as if something was amiss. He pointed at the Ogre that Sun Lei had killed with a single sword strike and said in disbelief:

"No! Isn't Sun Lei a Silver Rank Warrior? Are you telling me this is Silver Rank?!"

"Uh... this..."

The team member also wore a "I have no idea" expression, unsure how to explain.

"Hey, hey, does that even matter right now?! Can't we deal with these Ogres first? They're coming out..."

Wang Xin said from the side, rolling her eyes and impatiently pointing at the Ogres that had emerged from the poisonous fog.

"Hoo—"

Li Mengzhang let out a long sigh and nodded, saying:

"Right! Let's deal with these Ogres first, and we'll sort out the rest later!"

After speaking, Li Mengzhang shouted to Sun Lei in the distance:

"Sun Lei, is that you? Go with Lei Yuanyun and kill his Ogre first!"

Hearing Li Mengzhang's voice, Sun Lei finally snapped out of his memories. He nodded at Li Mengzhang and ran towards Lei Yuanyun!

Meanwhile, Yun Yu had already regrouped with her team and was re-engaging one of the Ogres!

"When did this kid Sun Lei get so strong? That little guy is a Spirit Beast, interesting..."

From the crowd, Yun Yu glanced towards Sun Lei with a smile, a flicker of interest in her narrowed eyes.

"Wang Xin, find an opening to restrict this guy's movement!"

Li Mengzhang looked at the remaining Ogre, a smile on his face as he continued, Before, they couldn't win a two-on-two, but now, with two against one, it would be much easier for them!

"I know..."

Wang Xin replied softly, and together with Li Mengzhang, they charged at the last Ogre!

On the other side, Sun Lei saw his Squad Leader from afar and immediately shouted:

"Squad Leader Lei, I'm here to help!"

Lei Yuanyun had been locked in combat with his opponent and hadn't noticed the commotion Sun Lei was causing!

Hearing someone call him, he quickly turned his head to look.

"Huh? Sun Lei!!!"

Lei Yuanyun's eyes widened, and his face lit up with surprise. He laughed heartily and said, "Hahaha, Sun Lei, I knew you wouldn't die, kid! Perfect timing!"

"I'll keep this thing busy, you find a chance to disarm this Ogre's club, and then watch me smash it to death!"

With that, Lei Yuanyun grabbed his hammer and swung it at the Ogre that was attacking again!

Thunderous Strike!

Boom boom boom—!!!

The giant hammer and the wooden club collided again, a dull thunderous sound erupting!

Cracks instantly appeared on the ground beneath Lei Yuanyun and the Ogre, and white shockwaves spread out from their positions!

Facing the oncoming shockwave, Sun Lei felt no fear. He lowered his body even further as he sprinted at full speed!

Bang!

He stomped on the ground, shattering the bricks, and Sun Lei's speed increased again. Ignoring the interference of the shockwave, he shot forward to the Ogre's front!

Draw sword! Unsheathe! Slash!

Just as he had cut off the arm of the previous Ogre, Sun Lei severed the arm of the Ogre before him once more!

Lei Yuanyun's eyes lit up, and he shouted:

"Beautiful! Well done!"

Without hesitation, Lei Yuanyun spun his great hammer halfway around and raised it high above his head!

Mighty Force!

Lei Yuanyun's eyes widened, and he leaped into the air. His arms instantly swelled several times their size!

Roar—!!!

At this moment, the Ogre, realizing it had lost an arm, finally let out a pained roar!

Thunderous Strike!

Boom—!

Lei Yuanyun brought his hammer down mercilessly, smashing it onto the Ogre's head!

That roar became the Ogre's final sound!

Bang!

Under the giant hammer, a vibrant splash of blood bloomed. The Ogre was no more.

"Ah hahaha... That was exhilarating!"

Lei Yuanyun hoisted his hammer, ignoring the blood flowing down it, and threw his head back, laughing heartily!

Sun Lei, standing beside him, was calm, silently sheathing his long sword.

He looked at the dead Ogre on the ground, a wry emotion suddenly rising in his heart.

The Gold-grade Ogre that had almost wiped them out, such a powerful monster, was killed in an instant after losing its arm and weapon!

This was true combat; the moment that decided victory or defeat could be less than a second!

"Strength..."

Sun Lei clenched his fist, feeling the power that didn't belong to him, and his conviction to become stronger surged like never before!