Arrangements

Tang Baochao was absolutely no weakling. Though he still fell within the ranks of Elite Reincarnators, he was no pushover even among Intruders.

His abilities were all the broad, head-on kind, and he even possessed a charged ultimate move capable of taking both sides down together.

But he was truly lacking when it came to speed and support.

Before he had even finished charging, he was forcibly interrupted. By the time he tried to intercept them, the wraiths ignored everyone else and pounced directly on Xu Yue, merging into his body!

One could see the faces of wraiths constantly replacing one another across Xu Yue's face, twisting and shifting, while the Phantom Swords he had begun forming scattered one after another.

Tang Baochao let out an unwilling roar.

"Couldn't anyone have stepped in to stop them? He was buying time for us!"

Aside from that officer who had clearly agreed yet stood by with folded arms, there were actually quite a few Beiyang Intruder-level powerhouses nearby!

Those brought back this time were all elites—elites with immense potential and room to grow. Naturally, they were valued highly enough.

Among the students, there were also two Intruder-level overseas students from other places. There were likewise several crew members aboard the ship serving as armed escorts.

It could be said that the forces Beiyang had deployed this time were absolutely formidable.

Yet among so many people, not one stepped forward to intercept that sudden attack.

Perhaps some truly had not reacted in time and were too far away, but there were certainly also those who had noticed something wrong yet deliberately held back to preserve their strength!

After all, this was not a normal battle. The enemy held an absolute advantage in strength; this was not something they could win merely by trying