Not Yet! I Haven't Said Start!

What met their eyes was a scene of utter devastation. Trampling marks had formed a broad path leading straight toward the spatial rift entrance.

Several dozen meters ahead, corpses lay scattered everywhere.

Some belonged to monsters, and some to humans!

"Those uniforms belong to the Monster Slaying Army!"

Qi Tian's gaze sharpened as he spoke in a low voice.

Director Liu led the group over to the scene.

Besides the monster corpses carpeting the ground, there were several familiar faces—Monster Slaying Army members who had entered with them!

But their deaths were horrifyingly gruesome. Not a single corpse was whole! Some had only half a head left, some were missing a leg, and their bodies were a bloody blur of flesh and gore...

This bloody scene struck Fang Bai and the others hard!

"Bleurgh—"

Qi Tian was the first to lose it. He rushed to one side and began vomiting.

Fang Bai's face was pale. He had lived two lives, yet he had never personally witnessed a scene like this; he had only seen such things in movies...

Even A Xiu had her brows tightly furrowed at this moment...

Director Liu's expression was grave, tinged with sorrow. "They encountered a Beast Tide."

Although the Monster Slaying Army was powerful, they stood no chance against a Beast Tide!

"So many people died. What kind of situation are Captain Qi and the others in now?" Fang Bai asked worriedly.

Director Liu looked toward the end of that trail and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid the Beast Tide has already headed for the spatial rift entrance!"

Fang Bai's mouth twitched. "Then what do we do?"

If the Beast Tide was waiting for them there, they probably would not be able to get out.

Director Liu pondered for a moment, then said, "We'll follow them and see what the situation is."

"Watch your safety. Do not leave my line of sight!"

Director Liu instructed them sternly.

Fang Bai and the others nodded heavily.

What a joke—at a time like this, even if someone told them to leave, they would not dare to!

As they passed that brutal battlefield, Fang Bai suddenly spotted someone familiar.

Atop a small hill formed from piled monster corpses stood a tall figure. His eyes had turned hollow, one of his arms had vanished without a trace, and his lower body was buried beneath the pile of monster corpses. Yet even so, his back remained straight. He had died, but he had not fallen!

Fan Gang!

The Vice Captain of the monster-slaying squad!

A Tier 3 Martial Artist!

Fang Bai had never expected that even he had died!

He still remembered the first time they had killed Demon Wolves, when Fan Gang had given them an approving smile and raised a thumbs-up. "Not bad!"

And now, he had become a corpse.

Fang Bai fell silent.

He did not dare imagine how devastating the monster-slaying squad's losses must have been if even their Vice Captain had died!

A hand landed on his shoulder. Director Liu said blandly, "You'll encounter more partings between life and death in the future. You'll get used to it."

Fang Bai looked at him.

Director Liu forced out a bitter smile. "Perhaps you have never personally seen a teacher die miserably, a classmate die miserably, a friend die miserably, a lover die miserably, or family die miserably. This is the other side of the world—this is how cruel it is!"

Fang Bai and the others remained silent.

Director Liu took the lead and walked ahead.

Fang Bai and the others followed.

Qi Tian was beside Fang Bai. He said lazily, "If my old man dies one day, that might not be such a bad thing."

"???"

Fang Bai stared at him in shock. "What the hell, bro?"

Qi Tian drawled, "Then I'll become the Qi Family's sole legal heir and inherit wealth that couldn't be spent even over several lifetimes!"

Fang Bai's mouth twitched. Then he silently raised a thumbs-up. "Your filial piety is truly formidable!"

Before long, the group arrived near the spatial rift entrance.

However, they did not approach it. Instead, they watched from afar.

At the end of their sight, a mass of monsters had gathered.

They formed a black, overwhelming expanse, astonishing in number.

They were all clustered at the spatial rift entrance, desperately squeezing forward. But because the space was too narrow, some of them were still jammed inside.

"They've rushed out of the spatial rift!"

Outside the spatial rift was the small town. Although this place was remote, these monsters would reach the human habitation zone within an hour!

Director Liu said calmly, "Don't worry. They won't be able to break out. Human forces are holding the line at the town entrance."

He did not seem particularly worried.

If a mere B-Class spatial rift could overrun them, then humanity would have survived all these years for nothing.

Director Liu rose to his feet. Looking at Fang Bai and the others, he said seriously, "You three, find somewhere to hide. Come out only after the battle has settled down."

Fang Bai asked in confusion, "Then what are you going to do, sir?"

Director Liu straightened his suit tie. "Naturally, I'm going to kill monsters."

Fang Bai wore an odd expression. "Aren't you a civil official?"

Director Liu smiled faintly. "That is true, but I do know a little about fighting."

"We're coming too!"

Director Liu raised a hand to stop them. "Your strength is too weak. You cannot participate in a battle of this level. From now on, Fang Bai, your final assessment continues. The standard is to hide until the battle ends. Every one of you must survive!"

After saying that, he looked toward the distant monster horde. Then, a terrifying surge of Exotic Energy suddenly erupted from his body!

Fang Bai and the others were stunned, because it was their first time seeing Director Liu reveal his strength!

This oppressive aura was even stronger than Qi Zhen's!

Director Liu activated his Exotic Energy and took one step forward. The next second, he had appeared more than ten meters away and was charging toward the battlefield!

Fang Bai stared blankly after him. "The old director really has some moves."

Qi Tian said, "Of course he does. How could someone who becomes a leader at the martial academy be a useless freeloader?"

A Xiu asked calmly, "What do we do now?"

Qi Tian replied as though it were obvious, "Obviously, we find a place to hide! Are we supposed to go throw our lives away?"

A Xiu did not look at him. Instead, she looked toward Fang Bai.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Bai fixed his gaze on the battlefield.

Most of the powerful monsters had gathered around the spatial rift entrance, while weaker monsters were scattered throughout the surrounding area.

Fang Bai then said, "We can't keep hiding forever. We have to help kill monsters! Of course, we won't go with them. We'll specifically pick off the ones that are alone!"

Xiao Yuan bumped his fists together, a trace of fighting spirit appearing in his eyes.

Qi Tian was somewhat speechless. "Are we really going to take this risk? Human powerhouses will naturally deal with this. We're still kids!"

Fang Bai looked at him and said, "Old Qi, if you want to hide, I have no objection. But I'm going to kill monsters. Let's split up now. Be careful, and don't die!"

With that, he ran toward the battlefield.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan immediately followed. Fang Bai was his big brother, and Fang Bai had promised to teach him knowledge. Of course he had to stick close to him.

A Xiu thought where she stood for a moment, then followed as well.

Qi Tian stood where he was, somewhat angry. He simply plopped down on the ground and muttered, "What a bunch of lunatics! All you know is how to risk your lives! This young master isn't playing with you anymore! Once I get out, endless glory and riches await me! I definitely won't go throw my life away! Hmph!"

He watched the three figures running ahead, his gaze complicated.

Fang Bai, at the very front, had calm eyes.

To him now, whether he joined the martial academy or not no longer mattered. Rather than joining the martial academy, he would prefer killing monsters inside the spatial rift.

After all, his system only allowed him to grow stronger by killing monsters!

After arriving behind a huge boulder, Fang Bai stopped.

Xiao Yuan made far too much noise when charging forward, making it extremely easy for monsters to spot them.

Hiding behind the rock, Fang Bai looked at A Xiu, who had also come over, and asked in surprise, "A Xiu, why did you come too?"

A Xiu said calmly, "Didn't you want to kill monsters? I'm helping you."

Fang Bai said seriously, "This is very dangerous."

A Xiu looked at him impassively. "You're the captain. I'm a team member. I'll listen to you."

Fang Bai was somewhat moved.

Now this was the unyielding spirit of teamwork!

Then A Xiu suddenly added, "Besides, I'm stronger than you, so my chances of survival are higher."

Fang Bai: "..."

Girl, you really did not need to add that last part.

Fang Bai glanced at a massive tree not far away.

Two pig monsters had gathered beneath it, while a giant python coiled around its trunk.

All of them were Tier 1 monsters!

"They're our targets. A Xiu, use [Teleportation] to deal with that snake. Xiao Yuan and I will handle the two pigs. Let's try to finish the battle within one minute!"

A Xiu nodded. Then her figure vanished from where she stood!

Fang Bai froze. "Wait, I haven't said start yet!"

Weren't you supposed to wait for my command?

It seemed that although A Xiu appeared to have great team spirit, she was actually quite willful.

Seeing that A Xiu had already charged out, Fang Bai gritted his teeth and called to Xiao Yuan, "Let's go!"

Xiao Yuan nodded heavily, his tall body rushing out from behind the boulder!

The two pig monsters immediately discovered Fang Bai and Xiao Yuan. They had never expected two humans to intrude upon their territory, and their eyes instantly turned red!

If you can't find a book by searching its title, try searching for the author instead. It may simply have been renamed!

At the request of many readers, VIP membership with ad-free access is now available.

Click to view