Blood Sacrifice Array?

A martial artist's recovery ability is indeed formidable, but not to the point of healing such severe injuries within half an hour.

The piercing wound was a minor issue; the real trouble was the strange energy lingering within the injury...

"My wounds..."

Chu Yuan clearly misunderstood: "You still need to rest and recover."

While Jiang Fei was unconscious, he had fed him one of the medicinal pills he used for his own cultivation.

Jiang Fei was a Fourth Realm martial artist; he certainly wouldn't be unable to absorb such vast energy like Yang Yi... In fact, the medicinal power was likely slightly insufficient, which was why he had only recovered to this extent.

"...Thanks." Jiang Fei couldn't be bothered to say anything more. Solving a single anomaly was a life-or-death crisis for them, but it did nothing to help the overall situation in Chenyang City.

People like them were still destined to die...

"With such a massive disaster unfolding, where are your people from the Martial Suppression Bureau?" Chu Yuan asked. He truly couldn't fathom how anyone could cause such a massive commotion right under the nose of the Martial Suppression Bureau.

Jiang Fei didn't know how to explain it to Chu Yuan. Should he say it was because of a traitor?

But no matter the explanation, it couldn't cover up the fact that the Martial Suppression Bureau had failed in its duty...

Furthermore, communications had been cut off long ago. After receiving their mission at the bureau, he and Chen Yun had gone straight to Second High School, only to be attacked by the anomaly... He really didn't know much about the situation outside right now.

After all, he was only in the Sky-Walking Realm, responsible only for executing orders from above.

"I don't know either..."

Chu Yuan nodded. Seeing his state, he knew he wouldn't get any useful information from him.

"Do you know about this formation?"

"I do. This is a Blood-Sucking Array, primarily used for sacrifice... However, there are six Blood-Sucking Arrays in Chenyang City now, all linked together.

In reality, they can no longer be called Blood-Sucking Arrays; they should be called the Blood Sacrifice Array!" Mentioning the Blood-Sucking Array caused Jiang Fei's emotions to fluctuate once more.

"Sacrifice? Sacrifice to whom?"

"According to the information we've gathered, Yan Xuan and his group belong to the 'Day of Vengeance,' a cult-like organization.

The target of the sacrifice... should be the higher-ups within that cult."

"Day of Vengeance? Doesn't sound like a high-class name..." Chu Yuan critiqued sharply: "Besides, why would some idiots go through all the trouble of planning such a massive operation just to suck up to their superiors?

Are they not afraid of death?"

Every sentient being acts based on logic, and usually, that logic is driven by self-interest.

It was impossible that this rebel cult called the Day of Vengeance just loved sacrificing their own lives to selflessly gain benefits for their superiors, right?

If they truly possessed such a noble spirit, they wouldn't have become rebels in the first place...

Jiang Fei shook his head and smiled: "You certainly see things clearly... But these matters are quite complex. Let me think about where to start."

"Since it's complex, let's talk about it later," Chu Yuan interrupted.

"Help me protect my mother and my sister."

Jiang Fei was stunned: "Where are you going?"

"To think of a solution, obviously. You don't expect me to stay here and wait for death, do you?" Chu Yuan said as if it were a matter of course. Although there were no anomalies in the shelter yet;

Up in the sky, those six blood-red pillars of light were drawing closer and closer!

And... they seemed to be moving much faster than before!

"You? Think of a solution?" Jiang Fei looked at Chu Yuan with suspicion. While he admitted that Chu Yuan's method of dealing with the anomaly was stunning;

An anomaly was an anomaly, and a Blood-Sucking Array was a Blood-Sucking Array!

Compared to the Blood-Sucking Array, the former was merely a distraction, intended only to tie up the combat power of their Martial Suppression Bureau.

"Stop talking nonsense." Chu Yuan didn't explain. He leaned in closer and whispered: "I saved you, so... protect them until I return!"

He was, after all, a Sky-Walking Realm martial artist; protecting Han Cui and Chu Ying would be no problem at all.

The only thing Chu Yuan worried about was that if any further danger arose, Jiang Fei might try to protect everyone in the shelter and end up throwing his life away...

This shelter wasn't only known to Chu Yuan; many people nearby knew about it.

The people gathered here now had all run over during the last half hour.

Among them were those who had been hiding far away, observing the situation; once they saw the crisis at the shelter vanish, they had rushed over.

There were also those who arrived unaware, but upon seeing the corpses and ruins everywhere, they could roughly guess what had happened.

"Rest assured, I will definitely die before they do."

"What use is your death? I need you to protect them!

If the worst happens... don't worry about anything else, just take them and run." Chu Yuan said vaguely.

Jiang Fei paused, catching the implication in Chu Yuan's words, and laughed bitterly: "So that's what you're worried about... I promise you."

Seeing him agree so readily actually left Chu Yuan at a loss, wondering if he had some misunderstanding about the role of the Martial Suppression Bureau.

Jiang Fei had no intention of clarifying: "Whatever you want to do, go quickly. There might not be much time left."

Chu Yuan's rapid departure still caused quite a stir within the shelter.

Especially for those who had witnessed the battle from a distance, they knew just how strong Chu Yuan was.

Now that he had left, didn't that mean this shelter had effectively lost half of its combat power?

No, not just half... Some looked at Jiang Fei, whose face was pale and who appeared to be heavily injured, and couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Chu Yuan's departure had been so abrupt and swift that they hadn't had time to stop him.

However, since Jiang Fei was still here, someone plucked up the courage to ask, "Leader... what did that young man go off to do?"

Jiang Fei turned his head to look at him and said indifferently, "What business is that of yours?"

The man lowered his head involuntarily and whispered, "I was just thinking about everyone's safety..."

"Since you're so conscientious, if something comes along later, we'll just throw you out as bait."

"..." The man stopped talking and silently squeezed back into the crowd.

Jiang Fei pursued the kill: "Hiding is useless, I've marked you."

"That's too much! Aren't you a martial artist from the Martial Suppression Bureau?

You have an obligation to protect the public; how can you act like this and threaten people!"

Jiang Fei looked at this new "messenger of justice," a young woman with a pleasant face dressed in professional attire, looking quite intellectual.

He thought for a moment; she looked familiar, as if she were a reporter who had come to the bureau to conduct an exclusive interview with one of his colleagues before...

Jiang Fei grinned: "I've resigned."

"..."

Jiang Fei had no interest in continuing to deal with these people. He looked at Chen Yun, whose face was being wiped by Chu Ying, his eyes filled with a trace of sorrow.

"Xiao Yun... I'm sorry, I might not be able to take your ashes back..."

Chu Ying's movements paused, and she said cautiously, "Um... Brother Jiang, my brother said that this sister isn't dead yet..."

"Hm!?"