Tail-Ender lay on the ground, blood still flowing from his abdomen, but his hands held firmly around Zong Ren's ankle.
"You can't go in..."
He cast a lingering glance into the campus, toward the archway faintly visible in its depths, and his vision gradually blurred.
His hands gripped Zong Ren like iron clamps, not budging an inch.
Up in the air, amid the flames, only Xu Yuanqing remained standing...
The outcome was settled.
The half minute he had fought to gain...
Was gone.
"Damn it!"
Zong Ren grew extremely agitated. He planted a foot on Tail-Ender's wrist and ground down hard.
But...
Gritting his teeth, Tail-Ender still refused to let go.
He merely stared at Zong Ren with indifference.
Qiu Xiaoxiao's expression was ugly. "You couldn't even win three against one. Useless!"
With that curse, the black cat swept its tail, forcing Bai Haitang back, and she turned to leave.
The black cat dimmed and merged into her body, her speed surging.
Bai Haitang chased after her, carrying the Yanyue Blade.
They disappeared down the street.
The moment all their higher-ups died, some of those who had reached the Fourth Awakening turned and fled, scattering without hesitation.
Only the low-level awakened, still caught up in their frenzy, remained, fighting relentlessly.
They became cannon fodder, buying the others time to escape.
Seeing returning students already approaching the gate in the distance, Zong Ren's face turned terrifyingly dark. He stamped down hard again, and with the crack of bone, the hands loosened.
He turned and fled.
Still intercepting members of the Evil Cult, Yu Sheng stared from afar at Zong Ren's retreating back, his eyes filled with cold indifference.
It was as though he meant to brand that figure into his mind.
Xu Yuanqing slowly descended to the ground.
He staggered