"But if we do that, neither of us will escape. It would be better for one of us to stay behind, so the other can probably survive!" the person behind him continued.
Xu Jianing ignored him and continued to carry him quickly forward.
" Doctor Xu..."
" Doctor Xu. Xu... cough cough!"
The people behind her were still talking, but Xu Jianing completely ignored them and kept running with her head down.
Seemingly sensing her resolve, the wounded soldier remained silent.
However, this doesn't seem to change anything.
Behind her, the sound of the Fang-Splitting Tiger stomping the ground grew louder and louder. Xu Jianing even seemed to hear the tiger's unconscious panting due to its injuries.
The breathing grew heavier and heavier.
Finally, Xu Jianing couldn't resist and turned to look back.
In my field of vision, the Fang-Splitting Tiger had already chased me to a position of about twenty meters. It seemed like there was still some distance to go, but the problem was that the Fang-Splitting Tiger itself was over ten meters long.
For the Fang-Splitting Tiger, this distance was only a body length or so.
Xu Jianing looked at the Fang-Splitting Tiger Fang-Splitting Tiger, and then at the several figures dozens of meters behind it.
"Is it... too late?"
As she was thinking this, she suddenly felt a slight force on the hand that was holding the wounded man.
Because she wasn't paying attention, her grip on the wounded soldier's hand slipped, and the soldier fell to the ground.
Xu Jianing ran forward a few steps out of habit, but then she realized the situation and thought... she didn't know what to do. Now, it was already too late to go over there!
A distance of over twenty meters, at a speed of Fourth Tier, is nothing more than a blink of an eye!
" Doctor Xu, run! I'm dragging the Fang-Splitting Tiger..."
The man roared and struggled to his feet.
However, he had only bent halfway down when the Fang-Splitting Tiger was already in front of him.
As if it were preordained, its enormous webbed feet rose and descended towards him.
Xu Jianing continued forward, but her gaze was fixed on what lay behind her.
She stared at the scene, at the webbed feet pressing down on the half-bent figure, at the sharp claws slicing through the cold air, and she truly... didn't know what to do!
Time seemed to slow down suddenly. Xu Jianing noticed that a black line seemed to have suddenly appeared behind her.
She instinctively tried to shift her gaze, but seemed unable to.
All that could be seen was the black line gliding straight past the side towards the enormous figure.
"Whoosh--"
The long sword slashed down.
The beast's head separated from its body and flew backward.
Behind them, the pursuing figures immediately parted to the sides, avoiding the attack.
The carcass of the Calamity Beast fell to the ground, making a sound.
Xu Jianing then came to her senses and looked toward the location of the wounded soldier.
A figure clad in black armor stood there, his gaze fixed on the wounded man, seemingly checking on his condition.
This is... Captain Shen?
Xu Jianing stared blankly at that figure.
Someone capable of such a feat must be at the Fifth Tier, and she knew all the individuals from Frontier-Pacifying City, so it couldn't be them.
Then came those from Bedrock City, but she didn't know how many Fifth Tier had come from Bedrock City. She had only just seen Captain Shen, but Captain Shen wasn't wearing armor then, so she couldn't confirm it immediately.
Judging solely from body shape, it seems, perhaps?
Before she could do anything, the figure glanced in her direction, then looked at the group of people running towards them.
The figure moved again, transforming into a black streak and darting off to other locations.
"No, this..." An inspector who had just arrived was about to ask a question when a voice suddenly rang out.
"Pack your things and prepare to evacuate. The battle that follows is beyond your capabilities!"
The sound is clear, concise, and easy to understand.
Xu Jianing stared blankly at the departing figure.
Seriously, Captain Shen...
Shen Heng swiftly swept across the battlefield.
One after another, Fourth Tier Calamity Beast fell as he moved forward.
Given the difference in rank, almost no Calamity Beast could survive two rounds against him. Moreover, most of these Calamity Beast were still fighting other inspectors and their attention was elsewhere, and they all had some injuries.
Finally, after killing a Late Fourth Tier Calamity Beast, Shen Heng stopped.
As usual, he ordered the others to begin evacuating, then stood still and let out a long sigh.
He raised his eyes and looked around.
One after another, figures began to retreat rapidly.
Without lingering or dealing with any Calamity Beast, the only thing they did was collect the remains of their fallen comrades before quickly retreating.
Shen Heng looked around, his gaze lingering briefly on Qin Yu's location before moving on again.
After a moment, having confirmed that all the non- Fifth Tier members were already on their way, he withdrew his gaze and quickly sped off into the distance.
He slowed down to allow his body some time to adjust.
The battle with the Mirror Water Beast had just ended, and they had just killed a Fifth Tier wolf-type Calamity Beast. Now they had just finished clearing out the Fourth Tier Calamity Beast.
Fortunately, the last two were not too difficult; in fact, compared to the battle with the Mirror Water Beast, they were practically a rest!
Of course, it's just a calculation...
While adjusting his own state, Shen Heng looked into the distance.
Dust billowed, snow filled the sky, and four figures swiftly swept across the battlefield.
The rumbling sound continued.
Shen Heng glanced at it a few times, then his gaze settled on one of the figures that kept moving through the air.
The figure glided through the air, not quite like flying, but more like leaping, moving straight ahead.
When an attack is aimed at her, it will hesitate just before contact, allowing her to dodge.
Shen Heng looked at the sluggish tentacles and thought of the Sonic Shield he had once created by stacking sound waves in front of him.
Sonic Shield can achieve a similar effect, but its strength...
It's useless against strong opponents, and it's also useless against weak opponents.
Ultimately, the ability level was not high enough to achieve the desired effect.
However, is Pressure Deception...?
Shen Heng looked at Gu Lingxuan's figure in the distance.
Create high-pressure zones under your feet, use the air to propel yourself and increase your speed; block the high-pressure zones in front of you for defense; attach low pressure to your Greatsword and slash out, using the compressed air to tear apart enemies and create an attack; you can also control the Mirror Water Beast itself, just like you controlled the Mirror Water Beast in its Tsunami Form.
It can run, it can withstand attacks, it can fight, and it can control...
This ability, aside from not being able to heal or detect, is already incredibly versatile!
His gaze fell upon the enormous figure that was looking directly at him.
"Is Jing Shui Shou coming too?"
"These humans are... somewhat troublesome. Should we... use Rumination... to deal with them...?"
Rumination, what kind of weird move is that?... Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at the figure in the distance who had withdrawn his gaze.
Just as he was pondering whether he should stall for time and wait for the others to retreat further away before abandoning the extermination of the Mirror Water Beast.
Suddenly, his gaze froze, and he looked towards the side of Frontier-Pacifying City with surprise and confusion in his eyes.