Escape and Strength

He immediately realized that the case file of Herbert, the water conservancy official arrested yesterday, had been involved in the repair of the water conservancy Pipe Network in the western half of the city. He instantly understood that these Heretics had not dug any tunnels at all, but had already left an escape route by using the municipal underground sewage culvert that Herbert had repaired!

The gray-robed lieutenant guarding the wellhead saw Gustav and Lu Yuan arrive at the same time, and no longer cared about concealing his aura. The extraordinary ferocity of a second Fourth Order Believer Transcendent suddenly erupted from his body. His bones pierced through his gray robe and grew wildly, instantly forming a pale and heavy exoskeleton. His arm bones twisted and extended into two thick spiral bone hammers!

The Fourth Order skeletal figure stomped heavily on a mutated corpse beneath his feet, shattering it. Countless sharp, white bone spikes burst forth from the cracks in the blue bricks of the ground, blocking the passage. At the same time, he swung his spiral bone hammer with both hands, combining it with several highly corrosive, dark red, blood-soaked whips lashed out by the leading Fourth Order black-robed figure. The two Fourth Order Heretics combined their full power, striking Gustav, who was charging at the forefront, squarely in the chest!

With a muffled thud, the ribs of the frail Gustav were deeply crushed by the combined attack of two Fourth Order warriors. His massive fiery body crashed through two rows of tall wooden frames and flew backward. However, the putrid blood poison and mental erosion that clung to him sizzled in the Golden Insect Flames and were burned to ashes in the blink of an eye!

Just as the Fourth Order Bone Warrior was about to retreat towards the well, Gustav, who had fallen into the wood chips and ruins, felt no pain whatsoever. He stomped through the burning wooden planks and pounced back, grabbing the opponent's spiral bone hammer with his left hand and slamming his right fist, burning with dark gold Insect Flame, into the Fourth Order Bone Warrior's face!

The golden Flames that exploded suddenly carried countless golden insects that frantically burrowed into the gaps in the pale bone armor. With a shrill and distorted scream, the Fourth Order bone cultivator's proud half of his facial bone armor, along with the flesh and bones underneath, was instantly burned and melted through. He rolled away in a sorry state, clutching his burning half of his face.

He clearly had no idea that the Flames on Gustav's body would be so domineering.

In that brief exchange, they were completely stunned!

Just as the leader, Fourth Order black-robed figure, finished whipping his blood-corroding whip and was about to turn and jump into the shaft to escape, Lu Yuan, who had activated the Time Bestower, had already crossed the scattered bones and appeared in front of him!

Lu Yuan raised his Enchanted Revolver "Flame" with his left hand and fired three shots into the chest of the black-robed Fourth Order soldier. The exploding Copper-Shell Incendiary Bomb instantly tore apart the corrosive blood barrier he had hastily erected.

Following closely behind Lu Yuan's right wrist, encased in blazing flames, Stonefire Gauntlet. With the terrifying physique of his Lesser Dragon Blood Shell, he relentlessly pounded punch after punch onto the black-robed Fourth Order cross-blocking arms and chest!

The dull, thunderous sounds of fists colliding echoed around the well. Relying on the absolute speed advantage brought by the Time Bestower, Lu Yuan relentlessly pursued the Fourth Order- Fourth Order black-robed assailant, striking him so hard that the Heretic let out a roar.

He never expected that this unassuming kid would be so fast. In an instant, blood gushed from his mouth, and the flesh on his arms and chest was charred and cracked by the firestone. He was forced to retreat step by step to the corner of the wall, and he didn't even have time to turn around and jump into the well!

However, the extraordinary vitality of the Fourth Order Believer Transcendent was terrifyingly tenacious. Even though Lu Yuan had broken several of his ribs, the dark red, rotten Flesh in the wounds was still writhing wildly and trying to forcefully heal the injuries. Lu Yuan's killing efficiency was ultimately a bit low. A series of violent punches could only injure him and were not enough to kill him!

Taking advantage of the brief pause to breathe and gather strength, Lu Yuan immediately realized his current weakness.

While his speed and physique were already more than adequate, his pure destructive power in a direct confrontation was still somewhat lacking. Once he had some free time this time, he could upgrade the Stonefire Gauntlets on his wrists a second time, which would greatly improve his lethality in a direct attack.

The Fourth Order black-robed figure, who was tightly entangled by Lu Yuan near the well, was both shocked and furious. He knew that if he was kept in this position for another minute or two, no one would be able to escape once the main force of the Night Watcher outside surrounded them.

While gritting his teeth and spitting blood to parry Lu Yuan's Flame punches, he suddenly flung a ball of dark red, putrid blood towards the corner of the hall's left side, piled high with sealed wooden crates, and shouted at the top of his lungs to the remaining Third Order subordinates in the arena:

"We can't escape! Blow up all the boxes on the left and drag the entire inner city down with us!"

Harvey was hovering in mid-air, and Leon, who was maintaining the Human-Headed Sun, both changed their expressions upon hearing the roar and instinctively tried to turn around to block the pile of wooden crates on their left.

Lu Yuan, who was launching a fierce close-range attack, glanced at the pile of wooden crates in the left corner of his eye. His field of vision was completely clear; not a single warning sign of danger popped up in his Environmental Perception. His relentless, powerful punches continued unabated, and without turning his head, he coldly shouted:

"Ignore the left side, the box is empty, he's bluffing you. Just keep an eye on the well opening!"

Blanca and the others, who had just helped Karin slay several Bone-Spiked Monsters in front of them, were surprised to hear Lu Yuan's shout. They turned around and saw Lu Yuan chasing after a Fourth Order Heretic and beating him up all by himself at the wellhead. They never expected that Lu Yuan would make such a strong improvement in such a short time!

Blanca remembered very clearly that when Lu Yuan used the Time Bestower to fight Eli during the North Campus entrance test, he was far from possessing the fierce and unparalleled strength he had now. At that time, Lu Yuan's physical body seemed to be quite weak, but now, in just over a month, Lu Yuan's physical strength seemed to have taken a huge leap forward!

The moment the thought crossed her mind, seeing the black-robed Fourth Order warrior's face turn ashen from the thwarted scheme, Blanca held nothing back. The ferocious aura originating from an ancient top predator erupted, and an ancient, blood-stained phantom of an Immortality Horn suddenly appeared around her!

Waaah...

A deep, mournful Horn wailed suddenly throughout the entire Herb Repository hall. Blanca's fair hands instantly transformed into ferocious claws, and she herself became a sharp afterimage tearing through the thick Dense Fog as she slashed towards the wellhead of the rear warehouse!

The moment that Desolate Horn sounded, a terrifying aura originating from the Immortality blood of the ancient times swept indiscriminately across every corner of the hall, causing everyone present to slow down for a split second.

Whether it was the two Fourth Order Heretics, the remaining Third Order Heretics, Harvey in mid-air, Leon under the blazing sun and Karin with her sword, or even Lu Yuan who was activating the Time Bestower and throwing a punch forward, their bodies momentarily froze due to their physical instincts!

Throughout the entire hall, Gustav, whose soul and Flesh were burning fiercely, remained completely unaffected!

The momentary pause in his body's instincts had just dissipated when, driven to the brink of despair, a ruthless glint flashed in the eyes of the Fourth Order leader in black robes. Knowing full well that he would never be able to shake off Lu Yuan in a normal fight, he did not hesitate to deliberately detonate his entire left arm and half of his shoulder Flesh, which had been charred by the stone fire!

The shattered bone fragments and highly corrosive blood exploded against Lu Yuan's face, forcing him to raise his right wrist with the Stonefire Gauntlet and take a half-step back. The Fourth Order black-robed figure used the violent recoil from the self-destruction of his left arm to forcefully break free from Lu Yuan's Lu Yuan.

With lightning speed, he shoved a dark red recovery pill into his mouth to save his life and stop the bleeding, then plunged headfirst into the deep drainage shaft without looking back!

"How frustrating! The Lord will make you pay the price!"