"Huang Liang, fire!"
Realizing that this team of examinees had no idea they were behind them, Ye Lin barked a cold command and shot forward at the speed of sound. The instant he broke the sound barrier, an enormous sonic-boom cavity formed behind him!
The gunshot and sonic boom rang out together. At Ye Lin's command, Huang Liang fired without hesitation. As the bullet screamed through the air, a savage cloud of blood burst from the chest of the orc reaching for the girl, leaving a through-and-through wound the size of a bowl!
The hurried shot failed to kill the orc, but it would alert the others that they were behind them!
Almost simultaneously, the girl reacted as well. Though she had no time to look behind her and had no idea who was helping them.
Still, she knew that anyone willing to help could only belong to their faction!
Reacting swiftly, excitement filled her eyes. She abandoned her attempt to detonate the bomb and fled toward the gunshot as fast as she could.
But the instant she broke out of the encirclement, the orcs reacted too. A single axe strike split open her entire back, exposing crimson muscle and bone.
The tremendous impact made the girl cough up a huge mouthful of blood and sent her flying backward.
Bang!
She crashed to the ground, left critically wounded and near death by a single blow.
The agonizing pain and impact darkened her vision and blurred her consciousness.
Yet driven by an intense desire to live, she still struggled to her feet and fled desperately toward the rear.
But when she saw three orcs charging savagely at her again without giving them any breathing room, she laughed bitterly inside, her eyes full of unwillingness to accept her fate.
*Was it still