Dire Straits! Facing Two Rare-Tier Powerhouses Alone!

Wow, so fast!

Lin Zichen was being swept along by Yuan Dongzhi at high speed in the water, and he could clearly feel that Yuan Dongzhi's underwater speed was more than ten times that of his.

In just a short moment, it rushed hundreds of meters away.

They easily left the Hunchbacked Masked Man chasing them far behind.

It should be noted that the Hunchbacked Masked Man is also Rare Tier powerhouse, and his overall strength is even greater than Yuan Dongzhi's.

But at this moment, the Hunchbacked Masked Man was no match for Yuan Dongzhi in terms of speed.

The root cause is still the terrain.

On land, the Hunchbacked Masked Man could outrun Yuan Dongzhi.

Unfortunately, the current location is an ocean area, which is Yuan Dongzhi's absolute home ground.

More than ten seconds later.

Yuan Dongzhi swam nearly 10,000 meters with Lin Zichen.

They swam from the deep water to the shallow water.

They had completely shaken off the pursuit of the Hunchbacked Masked Man.

"Uproar--"

Yuan Dongzhi has emerged from the water.

She emerged from the water with Lin Zichen, splashing large sprays of water on the surface, and landed soaking wet on a towering tree.

Normally, even at high speeds, she can emerge from the water as still as a mirror, with only a faint ripple.

But now, her physical condition is very bad, and she is unable to precisely control every part of her body.

During her previous battle with the Hunchbacked Masked Man, she over-activated the Exotic Beast genes within her, causing her body to show signs of mutation and lose some control.

This is the weakness of Gene Fusionist.

While gaining extraordinary power by relying on the genes of Exotic Beast, one must also bear the risk of being devoured by Exotic Beast genes.

"We're safe."

Yuan Dongzhi put Lin Zichen down, her face somewhat pale.

Lin Zichen leaned against the tree trunk in front of him, his face also pale, feeling dizzy and nauseous.

The former is feeling unwell due to the backlash from the Exotic Beast's genes.

The latter was caused by traveling too fast underwater, exceeding the body's limits, leading to disordered blood and qi, resulting in dizziness and nausea.

"Xiao Chen!"

An anxious voice came from behind.

Lin Zichen paused for a moment, then looked up in the direction the sound came from. In front of him, on a towering tree, he saw Shen Qinghan he had been longing to see.

In addition, above Shen Qinghan, there were more than ten Mechanical Cyborg from the Military District, two armed helicopters, and a huge Mecha.

The Military District's rescue team has arrived.

No wonder Principal Yuan said it was safe; the Military District's rescue team had finally arrived...

Lin Zichen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Swish--"

A crisp sound of twigs rustling together rang out.

Shen Qinghan found a sturdy vine somewhere and swung it over from a distance of several dozen meters.

Lin Zichen reached out and caught her, pulling her into his arms.

Soon, Lu Tianrong, Li Moyu, and the others also swung over, gripping the vines tightly.

They were all soaking wet, clearly having just come out of the water not long ago.

It must have just seen the Military District rescue team arrive that it stopped trying to escape in the water and instead climbed a tree to wait for the Military District reinforcements.

"Principal Yuan, are you alright?"

Lu Tianrong walked up to Yuan Dongzhi and, seeing that her face was somewhat pale, respectfully asked her a question.

Yuan Dongzhi said calmly, "It's nothing."

After saying that, she asked, "Why are there only a few of you? Where are the other special trainees?"

Lu Tianrong said with a look of self-reproach, "We were attacked by a Fox-Eared Girl earlier, and then we all got separated. We still haven't found her."

"So..."

Yuan Dongzhi nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

She didn't care if they got separated, as long as her five students from Mountain University didn't get separated.

On the other side.

Shen Qinghan got down from Lin Zichen's arms, her eyes filled with tears, and looked at him, saying:

"Xiao Chen, I'm so worried. I'm so afraid you'll be Human Traitor by the Divine Plant Cult. Let's never participate in these dangerous trials again, okay?"

"Yeah, I won't participate anymore."

Lin Zichen raised his hand to wipe away her tears, and nodded in agreement without hesitation.

He wasn't sure if he would participate again in the future.

But he knew that Shen Qinghan desperately needed such a reassuring answer at that moment.

"Xiao Chen, are you hurt anywhere?"

"It was just some superficial wounds, but they've all healed on their own now."

"Where are you hurt? Let me see."

"It has healed on its own."

Even if it heals on its own, you should still get it checked out.

Shen Qinghan said with a hint of persistence.

Lin Zichen was a little helpless, so he could only casually extend one hand in front of her and say, "I injured my wrist before, the vines cut and bled, but it has healed on its own now, and you can't tell I was injured at all."

Shen Qinghan didn't speak, but silently took Lin Zichen's hand and carefully examined the position of his wrist to see if it had really healed on its own.

Lin Zichen let her observe, then looked up at the Military District reinforcements in the sky.

There wasn't a single Gene Fusionist; they were all Mechanical Cyborg, along with two armed helicopters and a massive Mecha.

I glanced at it briefly.

Soon, Lin Zichen's gaze fell on the only Mecha.

It was the Shanhai-class, which I had seen before in the Military District, a behemoth that stood 10 meters tall.

The pilot who was in charge of bringing the Mountain University to the Military District gave a brief introduction to the Mecha.

It is said to be a Mecha named after Shanhai City, with combat power comparable to Rare Tier creature.

"Buzz--"

A burst of noise from the Anti-Airflow Propulsion Device rang out.

The Shanhai-class Mecha moved.

It slowly flew from the high sky ahead to the towering tree where Lin Zichen was, hovering horizontally in front of Yuan Dongzhi.

A few seconds later, a hatch opened in the chest of the Mecha, revealing a Mechanical Cyborg whose body was mostly metal.

He was a man with a full beard.

"Principal Yuan, the Military District received your distress message a little over an hour ago. You said that the Ninth Elder of the Divine Plant Cult led a team to attack the special trainees, and you intervened in time to stop them. What's the situation now?"

The man looked at Yuan Dongzhi and asked about the attack.

Yuan Dongzhi did not answer the question, but instead questioned in an extremely cold tone, "You know the message was sent more than an hour ago, so why is your Military District so late?"

"Something's happened at the Military District."

The man explained apologetically, "Some Heretic Cult have been infiltrating the Military District for years suddenly launched an attack to prevent us from coming to their rescue."

Yuan Dongzhi frowned. "What kind of powerful Heretic Cult must they be to delay you for so long?"

The man hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "You might not believe it, Deputy Commander Chen is Heretic Cult planted in the Military District by the Divine Plant Cult."

"The problem is still unresolved. Commander Yao is still in the Military District, locked in a standoff with Deputy Commander Chen. The situation is at a stalemate."

"It took me a lot of effort to get the Shanhai-class here for the rescue."

"..."

Is Deputy Commander Chen Heretic Cult?

Upon hearing the man's words, Lu Tianrong's eyes widened in disbelief.

How could the deputy commander of Military District be Heretic Cult of the Divine Plant Cult?

What's going on?

And has the Divine Plant Cult gone mad?

Just to abduct Lin Zichen, they were willing to pay such a high price, even risking exposing the Heretic Cult they had planted in the Military District who rose to the rank of deputy commander. Was it worth it?

Is there some secret hidden among Pure-Blood Human Path?

So much so that the Divine Plant Cult was willing to go to any lengths to take Lin Zichen away, even at the cost of sacrificing a Heretic Cult who was a deputy commander?

Lu Tianrong was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

On the other side.

After explaining why he was so late in arriving to provide assistance, the man piloting the Mecha asked again, "Principal Yuan, what's the specific situation on your end?"

Yuan Dongzhi still didn't answer, her tone tinged with dissatisfaction. "The battle is over now, and you're only coming to our rescue now, asking what the situation is. What's the point?"

"This..."

The man looked guilty and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Yuan Dongzhi didn't waste any words with him and said directly, "The Military District is still in chaos, so I can't go back. I'll borrow one of your armed helicopters so I can send my students from Mountain University back first."

The man felt uneasy. "Principal Yuan, we haven't found the students from Capital University, the Machine God Group, or our Military District's special training program yet. Why don't you come with me to find them all, and then we can leave together?"

"With you here, if the Ninth Elder of the Divine Plant Cult comes knocking later, I can easily take him down with your help."

"If you leave, and the Ninth Elder of the Divine Plant Cult comes knocking, I'm afraid my Shanhai-class Mecha alone will be unable to withstand him."

"..."

Yuan Dongzhi dismissed it. "You're overthinking it. The Divine Plant Cult's goal is to capture Lin Zichen. Once Lin Zichen leaves, the remaining trainees will be safe."

The man looked troubled. "That's true, but we can't be too careful. Principal Yuan, why don't you stay and come with me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of whooshing sounds came faintly from the distance ahead.

"Buzz--"

"Buzz--"

"Buzz--"

Hearing the commotion, Lin Zichen and Yuan Dongzhi immediately looked in the direction of the sound.

The former, with the [Eye of the Sky], and the latter, with their Rare Tier mental strength, both saw the approaching person from a distance of over a thousand meters.

It's Hunchbacked Masked Man!

They were leaping rapidly among the towering trees, heading straight towards this place!

In a short while, the Hunchbacked Masked Man leaped hundreds of meters and came into the sight of everyone present.

"Principal Yuan, the Ninth Leader of the Divine Plant Cult has arrived!"

The man gave this reminder with a nervous expression.

He immediately closed the hatch and put the Mecha into combat mode.

The other Mechanical Cyborg also looked at the approaching Hunchbacked Masked Man with suspicion.

Yuan Dongzhi frowned, looking at the approaching Hunchbacked Masked Man, her heart filled with confusion.

Couldn't the Ninth Elder of the Divine Plant Cult see such a large Mecha?

He was all alone; how could he dare to approach so quickly?

Aren't you afraid of being ganged up on and beaten up?

It's important to know that the combat power of Mecha can rival that of Rare Tier powerhouses.

Where did the Ninth Elder of the Divine Plant Cult get the confidence to face a large Mecha with Rare Tier combat power and a Rare Tier expert of the same level all by himself?

As he was thinking, Yuan Dongzhi's expression suddenly changed drastically.

He immediately grabbed Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan beside him, and with the childhood sweethearts, he jumped into the water, his blood and spirit surging as he tried to escape as quickly as possible.

There's a mole among the reinforcements!

There's an undercover agent involved with the Divine Plant Cult!

Otherwise, why would the Ninth Elder of the Divine Plant Cult dare to chase after them alone in front of the Military District reinforcements?

Is he out of his mind, coming here to die for nothing?

It's impossible for him to be mentally ill.

The only possibility is that Divine Plant Cult spy among the reinforcements who can join forces with him.

And this undercover agent, barring any unforeseen circumstances, is the man piloting the Mecha.

The man's words were clearly a stalling tactic to buy time for the Ninth Elder of the Divine Plant Cult to arrive, so they could join forces against me and take Lin Zichen away...

As Yuan Dongzhi pondered these thoughts, she led Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan to escape at top speed through the water.

She wanted to take the rest of Li Moyu and the others with her, but she simply couldn't manage to bring that many people.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..."

The second after Yuan Dongzhi led the two into the water, all the Mechanical Cyborg that were floating in the air also rushed into the water.

Even the two Mechanical Cyborg piloting the armed helicopter immediately activated autopilot and plunged into the water.

At the same time, the Hunchbacked Masked Man, who was approaching from a distance, and the enormous Shanhai-class Mecha, also rushed into the water one after another.

The only purpose for these people rushing into the water so quickly was to chase after Yuan Dongzhi, who was fleeing with two others.

More accurately, it was about chasing after Lin Zichen, who was being led astray by Yuan Dongzhi.

Yuan Dongzhi realized that the fact that Divine Plant Cult among the reinforcements was a mistake.

Because it wasn't that there were spies from the Divine Plant Cult mixed in with the reinforcements, but rather that all the reinforcements were spies from the Divine Plant Cult!

"What's going on?"

Up in the tree, Lu Tianrong was completely dumbfounded.

He had just been thinking that the Hunchbacked Masked Man dared to chase after him alone, he was simply courting death and was destined to be killed by Yuan Dongzhi and the Mecha.

But just as she thought that, the next second Yuan Dongzhi suddenly jumped into the water with Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan and ran away.

Immediately afterwards, the Hunchbacked Masked Man and all the Military District reinforcements rushed into the water as well.

In just a short moment, almost everyone was gone.

Only four people remained, standing haphazardly in the tree, looking completely bewildered and unable to comprehend what had happened.

"Could it be... that the reinforcements just now were all from the Divine Plant Cult?!"

Lu Tianrong suddenly realized this, and upon closer examination, he felt a chill run down his spine and a profound sense of despair.

Li Moyu, Ma Xiwei, and Luo Yongjian were all somewhat frightened when they heard what he said.

Lu Tianrong quickly realized what was happening and looked at the three of them, saying, "Let's go, we need to get out of here quickly. If what I said is true, we might be caught in the crossfire if we stay here!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

Suddenly, a burst of water erupted from the water several hundred meters in front of the four people with a loud "bang," sending spray flying everywhere.

Yuan Dongzhi, carrying Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan, broke through the water and soared into the sky at great speed, bringing with them a large amount of seawater.

Immediately afterwards, several more explosions rang out.

The Mechanical Cyborg who had followed Yuan Dongzhi into the water, the Shanhai-class Mecha, and the Ninth Elder of the Divine Plant Cult all rushed out of the water and surrounded Yuan Dongzhi.

Surrounded by the crowd, Yuan Dongzhi's face was extremely pale.

There's no escape!

Once you dive underwater, there's no way to escape!

Everywhere was covered by a web of Blood-Colored Vines, blocking all the roads and leaving no escape!

"Principal Yuan, it's not easy to evolve into Rare Tier creature. There's no need for both sides to suffer losses. Hand over Lin Zichen to us, and we won't make things difficult for you."

The Hunchbacked Masked Man looked at Yuan Dongzhi and offered his advice.

Although the current situation is one of many against one, our side has two Rare Tier combatants.

However, if a Rare Tier expert chooses to fight to the death, there is a high chance that they will trade their life for the life of an expert of the same level.

The Hunchbacked Masked Man didn't want to pay that price and wanted to complete the mission unharmed.

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