Chapter 205

Xu Jintang immediately smiled and then asked, "Are you sent by the military academy for training?"

"Mm." Song Ziqian nodded, tossing her high ponytail. "I'm from the Xihe Alliance Military Academy, just call me Ziqian." She smiled confidently and extended her hand to Xu Jintang.

Xu Jintang's gaze froze for a moment.

It turns out they're from the Xihe Alliance Military Academy.

She snapped out of her reverie, smiled, and shook hands with Song Ziqian. "Hello, hello, I'll call you Ziqian."

Song Ziqian turned around and waved to her teammates, "We have a new partner joining us on our return trip to the city. Everyone come over and get to know each other."

A group of people immediately surrounded Xu Jintang and began introducing themselves.

"By the way, what should I call you?" Song Ziqian's gaze fell on Xu Jintang.

Xu Jintang smiled slightly, "Just call me Little Xu."

"Okay." Song Ziqian returned to Xu Jintang's side. "It was really too reckless of you to come to the Demon Beast Forest alone for training this time. Do you know how dangerous it is here? Just now on our way here, we encountered the Federation army annihilating the Green-Membrane Bird tribe. Then their leader returned halfway through, and that's Peak Eighth Tier monster. Luckily we ran fast. If their leader had discovered us, he could have easily wiped us all out."

A teammate added, "Yes, and just now, for some reason, the Blazing Flame Lion pack next door suddenly went berserk too. It was really scary."

Xu Jintang, the instigator of everything, maintained a calm expression, smiled slightly, and pretended to be innocent, as if he knew nothing. "Ah? Really? That dangerous?"

"It's alright, it should be resolved by now, there's no movement over there. But just in case, let's hurry back to the city," Song Ziqian said earnestly.

Xu Jintang nodded obediently, "Mmm!"

Since the path wasn't an official, properly constructed passage, its safety wasn't particularly good, and the group occasionally encountered monsters that accidentally passed by on their way back to the city.

Fortunately, Song Ziqian and her group were all quite strong, and before Xu Jintang could even make a move, they had already quickly dealt with the monster.

"Everyone, stop and rest for a bit. We'll continue in ten minutes." Song Ziqian gestured for everyone to stop.

The team members immediately and skillfully split into two teams.

One team sat down to rest immediately, while the other team quickly turned around, lined up in a row, and began to be wary of their surroundings.

Song Ziqian pulled Xu Jintang to sit on the ground.

She looked over curiously and began to inquire, "Is the course schedule at Leikedasi usually particularly strict and intensive?"

Xu Jintang hesitated for a long time before saying, "Indeed... it's quite strict."

Their experimental class usually has very few courses; it's all self-directed learning.

She really didn't know the course schedules for the other classes.

Song Ziqian looked somewhat puzzled. "Your answer sounds rather hesitant. Are you not strict with me usually?"

Xu Jintang laughed and quickly brushed it off, "No, I just suddenly remembered those painful experiences in class, and I paused for a moment."

"Oh, I see." Song Ziqian continued, "Those five players from your military academy performed quite well during the league's pre-season activities a while ago."

"Yes, they are indeed very strong. After all, they are the official team that will represent our military academy in the league in the future." Xu Jintang nodded in agreement.

The two chatted idly.

The break ended quickly.

Song Ziqian stood up, clapped her hands, and began to call out, "Alright, break time is over, everyone get ready to go."

The team members, who had been resting, quickly stood up and lined up again.

"Roar--"

The familiar roar of the Blazing Flame Lion pride came from behind.

"What's going on?" Song Ziqian was stunned, stopped and turned to look behind her.

The other team members also sensed something was wrong and turned around, adopting defensive postures.

"The lion leader is catching up," the Ice Soul Dragon warned.

The Ice Soul Dragon's intervention had temporarily forced the Blazing Flame Lion back, but what they feared was only the Ice Soul Dragon's suppression. They were not afraid of Xu Jintang, who had stolen their spiritual herbs, so after regaining their senses, they quickly caught up.

"Captain, it seems like this pack of Blazing Flame Lion is heading straight for us? What's going on? I don't think we provoked them, right?" A team member realized what was happening and quickly asked.

Song Ziqian was also confused.

The territory of this Blazing Flame Lion pride is at least ten kilometers away from their location. What did they do to make this pride of lions go to such lengths to catch up?

"Ziqian, should we run now?" Xu Jintang reminded her.

Song Ziqian snapped out of her daze. "Right, run! These Blazing Flame Lion come out in droves; there's no way the few of us can defeat them."

As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her hand to signal for them to leave.

The team members realized what was happening and started running in terror.

"Roar--"

The roars of the Blazing Flame Lion continued to echo.

Song Ziqian and the others ran forward as fast as they could, with Xu Jintang mixed in among them, keeping his mouth tightly shut and speeding forward.

With outsiders present, neither the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx nor the Ice Soul Dragon can intervene, so their only option is to flee.

"Damn it! What's wrong with these lions? Why are they chasing us like this?" someone roared in fury.

"Did someone raid their hideout?"

"Bullshit, we never provoked the Blazing Flame Lion."

"It's alright, I'll call my people over to help." The voice of the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx entered Xu Jintang's mind.

Xu Jintang breathed a slight sigh of relief, "Okay."

After running for about ten minutes, Xu Jintang and his group had exhausted most of their energy.

The Blazing Flame Lion not only chased after them, but also unleashed fireball attacks along the way.

When Xu Jintang and the others had a spare moment, they also had to defend against fireball attacks, which increased the rate at which their mental energy was being depleted.

"Holy crap! Captain, something's wrong! It looks like another group of monsters is coming from behind!"

Song Ziqian was running at the front and leading the team, stumbled.

She turned around incredulously, "Another group? Let's find out what kind of monsters they are."

"It's the Green Green-Membrane Bird Green-Membrane Bird tribe! We're doomed. We can't outrun them by running." The team member's voice was tense.

They could manage to run away from a pack of Blazing Flame Lion, but they had no chance against flying monsters like the Green-Membrane Bird.

The team members, who had been desperately trying to escape, were instantly plunged into despair.

Xu Jintang felt a surge of joy.

That Green-Membrane Bird arrived so quickly! We're saved.

"Don't give up, everyone! We will never give up until the very last moment!" Xu Jintang shouted.

Song Ziqian quickly regained her senses, a fighting spirit rising in her eyes. "The Xihe Alliance Military Academy is determined to fight to the death! Everyone, prepare for battle! Even if we die here today, we will take a few demonic beasts with us!"

"Yes!" the team members answered in unison.

Time ticked by, second by second.

The army of Green-Membrane Bird quickly caught up, and everyone was preparing for the coming battle.

To everyone's surprise, the army of Green-Membrane Bird stopped just as they caught up with Song Ziqian and his group, then flapped their wings and landed on the ground, blocking the path of the Blazing Flame Lion.

Chapter 205

The once formidable pack of Blazing Flame Lion was instantly brought to a halt.

What's going on?

Several people noticed something was wrong and turned around in surprise.

Song Ziqian, who was originally leading the race, also stopped and looked back with a surprised expression.

At this moment, the Green-Membrane Bird had already started fighting with the Blazing Flame Lion.

Thanks to the unique flying skills of the Green-Membrane Bird, they are highly agile and quickly keep the Blazing Flame Lion spinning around with their precise dodging techniques.

"Roar--"

One lion's roar after another rang out.

The fight was extremely intense.

Xu Jintang seized the opportunity to speak up, "They've started fighting, let's run!"

These words brought everyone back to their senses.

Song Ziqian quickly gestured, "Everyone, hurry up and retreat! We're not far from Star City anymore, everyone give it your all!"

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone turned around and continued their journey towards Star City.

About fifteen minutes later, everyone had completely moved away from the battle.

Song Ziqian a slight sigh of relief, stopped walking, and turned to look at Xu Jintang. "That was so dangerous! I thought we were all going to die there."

Xu Jintang patted his chest, looking like he was still shaken. "Indeed, it almost scared me to death."

The other team members also gradually stopped.

"How amazing! The Green-Membrane Bird is actually fighting with the Blazing Flame Lion."

When did these two ethnic groups become enemies?

"Never heard of it, but we're lucky we managed to escape in the chaos."

Xu Jintang looked up.

From here, we can already see the faint outlines of Star City buildings not far ahead. We estimate that after walking for a while, we will be able to enter the city smoothly.

"Everyone, rest a little longer. We'll head straight back to the city later," Song Ziqian called out, turning her head.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground to rest.

Song Ziqian sat down next to Xu Jintang and leaned closer with a curious look on her face.

"What exactly happened just now? These two groups have absolutely no connection, so why did they go to such lengths?"

"Maybe we just don't like each other," Xu Jintang casually offered an excuse.

Song Ziqian couldn't think of any other reason, so she could only believe it.

"Forget it, never mind. We escaped by sheer luck this time, we're just lucky." Song Ziqian waved her hand, no longer dwelling on it.

After resting for a while, the group quickly resumed their journey.

We encountered no further troubles along the way and returned to Star City smoothly.