208. Escape

"XP:[2900]"

Sulu glanced at the Attribute Panel.

Originally, his experience was almost depleted after he enhanced his Soul Projection, but fortunately, with this large-scale replenishment, it returned to normal.

"As expected... the fastest way to gain experience is through killing... but where am I going to find so many professionals to kill? Just the last time and this time alone, it's almost the combined total of the official superhumans from two major cities..."

"And they attacked me first..."

"I'm a law-abiding citizen; I wouldn't kill someone without cause..."

Sulu felt he had held firm to his principles... or so he thought.

Living in such a world full of despair and sorrow, he really couldn't say when he might give up completely.

"No matter what, let's get out of here first!"

He looked toward the Temple.

"The Temple is the only way out. Even if it's dangerous inside, I have to fight my way to the Temple... My Evil Spirit Possession is almost at its limit!"

With that in mind, Sulu no longer hesitated.

He spurred his horse, Nightmare neighed as it charged into the range of the Symbol Soldier ' guard.

Jingle bells!

A major battle was imminent.

The Symbol Soldier behind him hurled their weapons, which landed on Sulu. Opposite him were a large number of ' Soldier ' wielding shields and spears!

It really is a [Soldier]!

In his Inspiration, each of these bizarre anthropomorphic symbols possessed power comparable to a first-tier physical professional!

"Get out of my way!"

The black flames in his eyes suddenly intensified, and wherever his gaze fell, the black flames burned, turning a large group of Symbol Soldier into ashes.

'Huh? I feel something strange crawling into my head, it doesn't seem to be experience...'

Sulu sensed something was amiss, but there was no time for him to dwell on it.

The vast Symbol Soldier was almost like an ocean, seemingly inexhaustible.

Furthermore, no matter how many you kill here, the Temple will automatically replenish its ranks—this has been tested with Oliver before, so there is absolutely no chance of getting away with it or gaining an advantage!

"Kill!"

After the flames swept across the ground, Sulu struggled forward, brandishing his scimitar.

Sizzle!

Where the blade flashed, many spears snapped in two, along with the Symbol Soldier behind them.

"Charge! Charge! Charge!"

Sulu knew exactly where he was going and, ignoring the injuries he had sustained from Nightmare, rushed toward the Temple.

"...Zayna Arfan Zander..."

After he rushed into a certain area, he felt a chill run down his spine.

A row of symbols representing ' Mage ' behind them were chanting incantations, orange fireballs appearing in their hands and raining down upon them.

"There's even Mage here!"

Sulu cursed, enduring the fireballs raining down on the ground, and continued charging forward.

The further in you go, the larger the guarding Symbol Soldier become, and their strength keeps increasing!

Later on, it turned out that the guards in the front row all had second-tier strength!

'If this continues, it really will be like ants killing an elephant...'

'If all else fails, we'll have to resort to that method!'

Feeling he was nearing his limit, Sulu gritted his teeth, pulled out the Book of Nameless Necro-Spirits from his robes, and threw it forcefully in another direction!

Buzz!

The Book of Nameless Necro-Spirits flipped its pages automatically in mid-air, and numerous symbols emerged from the purple light, forming the symbolic pattern of the Ouroboros.

It looked like a fresh, shiny pile of excrement, which particularly attracted the attention of these symbolic flies!

Almost half of the anthropomorphic symbols immediately abandoned Sulu and gathered towards the location of the Book of Nameless Necro-Spirits.

"Goodbye!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sulu rode the Nightmare, leaping high into the air, risking the Nightmare Horse being scattered in mid-air, and landed in front of the Temple.

He swept his scimitar horizontally, clearing a circle, and a smile appeared on his face as he looked at the powerful anthropomorphic symbols that were surrounding him.

The next moment.

His figure vanished from this world without a trace.

--Spirit World Travel!

White Eagle Federation, New Phoenix State.

In a desolate, remote area.

The void rippled, and countless black lines appeared. These lines gradually solidified and eventually formed a black human figure.

Puff!

Sulu fell to the ground in a disheveled manner, his clothes tattered.

The next moment.

He had multiple fractures, and blood slowly seeped through his clothes.

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

After confirming his location, Sulu let out a long laugh, "This is... the Federation? I'm out!"

Escaping a certain death is indeed something to be excited about.

He found himself in a desolate wilderness, in a state of utter misery.

"Every part of my body aches... my soul is burning... I almost couldn't complete my Spirit World Travel..."

Sulu tried to move a finger, but found that this action required dozens of times more mental effort than usual.

"I don't know how long I'll need to recover from this serious injury..."

"Never mind... the greatest fortune is simply surviving and escaping Nia City..."

Thinking back to the end, when he rushed to the Temple and felt the aura within, Sulu's soul trembled involuntarily.

He knew that if he recklessly entered the Temple in an attempt to resolve the root of all problems, there would be only one outcome—utter death!

There's simply no way to save Nia City this time!

It was destined to fall into the Spirit World and become a legendary disaster in the mysticism.

"And the <Book of Nameless Necro-Spirits>, I've wanted to throw it away for a long time. Now, throwing it into the Dream of the Ancient God would be perfect..."

He'd already read enough of that book; keeping it around would only cause trouble, and might even attract the attention of the Anguskin Family.

Now, let's just throw it into the Dream of the Ancient God and be done with it.

Even if someone from the Anguskin Family were to locate them, it would just be a dogfight in the Dream of the Ancient God.

Hmm... Although the ranks and classes on both sides are higher than Sulu's, this is the scene he envisioned.

Thinking about it, I'm actually a little excited.

"Since they're all destined to be thrown away, they can still serve a purpose... by drawing fire for me..."

"Taking such a risk, my location for Spirit World Travel should be on the Federation Continent, but I don't know exactly where... Oh well, as long as it's not in Nia City, anywhere is fine!"

Just by looking at the surrounding scenery and the sun in the sky, Sulu couldn't determine his location at all.

Next, he discovered an even more troublesome problem.

"The physical and mental trauma is too severe... I can barely move. What will I do tonight? Am I just supposed to lie here forever?"

"Even though this is the Federation, there might still be danger at night... Given my current situation, wouldn't it be more dangerous to encounter someone with ill intentions?"

Sulu sighed, "We must restore our operational capabilities as soon as possible, even at the lowest level... And what about Nia City? I wonder what the situation is like there right now?"