Seventh-grade Expert--Du Yufei!

"Withdraw!"

Unable to secure a victory after a prolonged fight, his subordinates were taking losses one after another.

The enemy instructor was also gradually freeing up their hands, and reinforcements were fast approaching.

The situation was highly unfavorable. Lu Chen gritted his teeth and ultimately chose to retreat.

"Hold them back—don't let them escape!"

Seeing this, Liu Sheng and Wang Gan immediately roared and charged forward.

The tide had turned, and reinforcements were coming; they absolutely couldn't let them get away.

Every Heretic they could kill was one less.

Suddenly, Lu Chen, who had been fleeing, doubled back and lunged in the opposite direction.

"Not good!"

Everyone saw that the direction Lu Chen was charging toward was exactly where Huo Zihao and the others were.

"Die!"

Lu Chen moved with incredible speed, instantly throwing a punch aimed at Huo Zihao's head.

Originally, on the Southern Province side, the main target on the elimination list was just Huo Zihao alone.

After all, who else among this batch of Awakened had a registered Blood Qi Value higher than his?

Xiao Ya and Lin Mo were merely unexpected discoveries.

Since they had been exposed this time, they had to kill at least one target.

Otherwise, even if they escaped back, punishment would await them.

"No, save me!"

The sudden turn of events made Huo Zihao lose control of his bladder on the spot.

They were fighting, so why was he suddenly the one being targeted?

Weren't your targets freaks like Xiao Ya, Chen Jia, and Liu Peipei?

"You dare!"

Wang Gan and Liu Sheng roared, but everything happened too fast for them to react.

"Bam!"

Huo Zihao watched in terror as the fist smashed into his forehead.

The next moment, red and yellow splattered everywhere, minced flesh flying through the air.

The headless corpse crashed to the ground, twitched a few times, and then went still.

"Lin Mo, I'll remember you!"

Without pausing, Lu Chen, who had just killed Huo Zihao, shot a deep glance at Lin Mo and then sprinted away swiftly.

"Think you can leave? Hegemon Fist!"

But the next second, Lin Mo threw a punch that directly sealed off the direction Lu Chen was trying to flee.

Forcing him to stop and block.

Even though Lin Mo's combat power was still inferior to his at this moment, he couldn't afford to underestimate it.

"Bastard!"

Lu Chen roared, and after blocking that punch, he didn't let anger drive him to turn back and fight Lin Mo.

Instead, he cursed and bolted away quickly.

He had already sensed a powerful aura rapidly approaching from behind.

If he didn't leave now, he'd have no chance to escape at all.

But things didn't go his way. Lin Mo appeared at his side again, throwing another punch.

"What the hell..."

Lu Chen was furious, forced to parry helplessly.

After blocking, he cursed and grumbled, but ignored Lin Mo and fled once more.

"Boom!"

A third punch came again.

Lu Chen was seething with frustration.

Every time Lin Mo attacked, it was as if he had predicted the move, striking where he had to defend.

But the powerful aura behind him was already closing in, and Lu Chen had no time to waste.

He steeled himself, took Lin Mo's punch head-on, and spat out a mouthful of blood, using the momentum to escape forward.

This left Lin Mo momentarily stunned.

But he still chased after him.

"Damn it, do you ever fucking quit?!"

Lu Chen cursed. Earlier, he had been the one chasing Lin Mo.

Now the tables had turned—Lin Mo was chasing him. What shit luck.

"Fine, since you want to die, I'll grant your wish."

The next second, Lu Chen felt himself locked onto by an aura. He cursed loudly and charged at Lin Mo.

There was no doubt about it—that aura belonged to a Seventh-grade expert coming to the rescue.

There was no chance of running now.

Since that was the case, he might as well drag someone down with him before he died.

But the moment Lu Chen counterattacked, Lin Mo had already retreated far faster.

Watching Lu Chen's stunned expression, he even raised his middle finger mockingly.

Only an idiot would fight him head-on. Stalling him was victory.

Let the arriving Seventh-grade expert handle the battle.

Lin Mo instead dashed toward the other fleeing Heretics.

When killing, you pick the weak ones to bully.

"Bastard! Animal! Shameless!"

Seeing Lin Mo's actions, Lu Chen was so furious smoke practically poured from his seven orifices.

He wished he could skin the kid alive and devour him.

It was all because of him that he couldn't escape.

"Woom!"

A terrifying pressure descended instantly. Lu Chen's entire body sank under the weight, nearly dropping to his knees.

The Seventh-grade expert had arrived!

The newcomer was tall and slender, with a full figure.

Her attire and bearing gave off an air of elegance and nobility, almost like a queen.

But her stunning face was covered in icy coldness.

Especially her eyes—they carried no emotion at all, looking at everything with a frigid indifference.

She appeared not far from Lu Chen without saying a word, yet the aura she exuded alone made it difficult for him to move.

"So this is a Seventh-grade expert?"

Watching from a distance, Lin Mo couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

Starting from Seventh-grade, one became a non-human existence. Their base combat power was nearly three times that of a Sixth-grade Martial Artist.

"Director Du!"

Seeing her arrive, Wang Gan, Liu Sheng, and the others were still encircling the fleeing Heretics, but they all respectfully called out.

The newcomer was none other than the Martial Alliance Elite Camp's instructor—Du Yufei.

She was also one of the three experts standing atop the mountain peak outside the Star Beast Forest earlier.

A Seventh-grade peak Marrow Refining realm expert!

Du Yufei didn't respond to the instructors' greetings. Her jade-like fingers pointed lightly at the other fleeing Heretics.

"Crack, crack, crack~"

In an instant, ice crystals formed on the ground, freezing the legs of those Heretics in the blink of an eye.

"Ice Element! Another Mutated Element Ability."

Seeing this, Lin Mo took note.

So this instructor had awakened a mutated Ice Element ability.

The Heretics were frozen, and Liu Sheng's group quickly caught up.

"Hmph! Above and below the heavens, only our Divine Cult!"

Just as they were about to be surrounded, these Heretics let out angry snorts and shouted their slogan.

The next second, their bodies began to swell rapidly.

"Not good—they're going to self-destruct! Get back!"

Liu Sheng and Wang Gan yelled, retreating instantly.

They hadn't expected these Heretics to be so extreme—preferring to blow themselves up rather than be captured.

And they didn't hesitate for even a second. It was utterly insane!

"Madmen, all of them are madmen!"

In that instant, the self-detonation produced a massive, terrifying shockwave.

Some of the instructors were too close and had no time to escape, despair written across their faces.

These Heretics were all at least Peak Fifth Rank experts, and so many of them were detonating together.

The power of their self-destruction was not to be underestimated.

It was absolutely not something these few Fifth Rank escort instructors could withstand.

If they were caught in the blast, they would either die or be crippled.

Just then, several ice walls materialized out of thin air, cutting off the force of the explosion.

That violent self-detonation couldn't even budge these ice walls in the slightest.

"Thank you, Du Yufei!"

The shaken group, having narrowly escaped disaster, all expressed their gratitude to Du Yufei.

Thanks to her, they had managed to cling to their lives.

"So strong!" Lin Mo had watched the entire scene unfold, deeply shaken in his heart.

Meanwhile, two of the Sixth-grade Heretics had taken advantage of the others' self-detonation to flee far into the distance.

Those who had detonated themselves did so to ensure their escape.

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort from Du Yufei, she vanished from her spot without any visible movement.

The next second, as if teleporting, she appeared before the two fleeing Sixth-grade Heretics, blocking their path.

"Shua!"

With a gentle wave of her jade hand, the two terrified men instantly turned into ice sculptures.