Chapter 106: Chapter 104: Superiority Complex in the Bones _1

"No, Assistant Han, this is a Crawler!"

"You’re fighting this monster... you stepped into the battleground yourself?"

In a moment of life and death, Ling Biao couldn’t believe his eyes, his mind in a state of chaos.

Then, he seemed to remember something, turning his head to look at the petite figure constantly following Ye Hanjun.

An undeveloped human girl, a black wizard hat, two pincers, a ring-shaped scorpion tail...

What the hell! A Desert Witch?!

The wild wind howled, against the flames that filled the sky, causing Ling Biao to feel completely shocked.

This...this...

Assistant Han’s Contracted Spirit Fond Spirits...is actually a witch beast?!

He recalled recent rumors in the academy, they said that a rare Fond Spirit had disappeared from the rescue center.

Ling Biao felt as if his mind had been cleared, realizing the truth.

So that’s it... So that’s it!

"Hey, if you keep staring, you’ll have to fend for yourself."

The gruff voice echoed from behind, Ling Biao immediately snapped out of his daze.

"Buddy, we’re all good friends! You saved us today, we’ll definitely treat you to a drink when we return..."

Before he could finish speaking.

Ling Biao lowered his head in confusion.

His clothes, although tattered, at least covered most of his body.

Because Huang Dengshan had forcefully pulled at them and they had completely torn apart, only his underwear remained.

"Er... I’m sorry."

Huang Dengshan touched his head in apology.

However, his large hand, which was wrapping a bandage, did not stop moving.

Instead, he gripped Ling Biao’s arm even more firmly, dragging him backwards.

"Bang!"

An ancient tree broke in half, crashing to the ground with a boom, creating a huge pit.

The fire continued to spread, turning all burnable objects into its fuel.

Ling Biao took a deep breath, a chill running down his spine.

His gaze towards Huang Dengshan was filled with gratitude.

...

"Puff-"

With Huazhu’s cooperation, it was as if he had another shield-bearing arm.

Ye Hanjun didn’t feel too much pressure. Using the Blood-Sucking Dagger, he carved open the Crawler’s forehead and removed the glowing Corpse Crystal.

Elsewhere, the Pink Ostrich blocked the Crawler’s path. Each time the latter tried to escape, it kicked him back in.

After four attempts, the Crawler could no longer withstand the pain of being burned alive and screamed, turning into a twisted pile of bones.

"Where is Wang Xinfei? She wasn’t with you guys?"

Ye Hanjun stepped back, meeting up with Su Mei, and asked the stunned Ling Biao.

"Miss Xinfei went in a different direction..."

Wang Yue, who was backed by Shang Jie, opened her eyes with great difficulty, and said weakly:

"She started a fire, it bought us some time to escape."

"But she was targeted by a Crawler made of Clay Body Great Completion, and her injuries are not light..."

Before she could finish speaking, Wang Yue passed out again in a daze.

Ye Hanjun touched her with his finger, confirming that her physical injury was not severe.

As a "Singer", she must have used "Scream" too many times, and her spiritual power rapidly depleted, leaving her soul extremely weak...

With thoughts swirling in his head, Ye Hanjun asked:

"How many Crawlers attacked you in total?"

"Four, one was already buried in the sea of fire, one went after Miss Xinfei, and the remaining two chased after us..." Sun Houbing answered honestly.

"You managed to hold on, not bad."

Ye Hanjun showed a hint of surprise.

One of the reasons he came to their aid rather than staying put was to take this opportunity to probe the Third Team once again.

By doing so, he intended to confirm if the one who was observing them in the daylight was exactly who he thought it was.

Now, all four members of the Third Team were here.

The only person who was not around was Wang Xinfei.

The lack of danger signals from his Super Spirituality... painted a clear picture!

After weighing up the situation.

Ye Hanjun said in a serious tone:

"Next, stick together and follow me to find your team leader."

"Su Mei, you and Tuotuo are the main pillars of the group, it’s your job to keep them safe until the end of the fight."

"Yes!" Despite having been on the go for a day and not having slept at night, Su Mei concealed her fatigue and replied resolutely.

Ye Hanjun took a look at the fire, but the map of the valley popped up in his mind.

He hadn’t spent all day wandering and hunting without purpose.

He analyzed the types of Fond Spirits and the distribution of resources in the areas he traveled through, and memorized the terrain along the way...These had become integral parts of his survival strategy and were habits he couldn’t change even if he wanted to.

"We’ll go this way."

Ye Hanjun led the way.

If he had judged correctly, the fire on this side would stop after it extended for nearly a hundred meters and reached the stream.

However, Wang Xinfei, who was on the other side and hadn’t used any fireworks, indicated that she didn’t want to admit defeat. She would struggle until the very end.

This miss... is very strong-willed!

Injured as she was, to defeat a Crawler at the stage of Clay Body Great Completion, she would surely have to rely on the power of fire.

Just like Su Mei just now, by charging and trampling, as long as she could suppress the Crawler in the area covered by the sea of fire and make it constantly bear the pain of burning, further accelerating the depletion of blood food.

When the Crawler’s recovery could not keep up, it would be doomed to fail under the flames, returning to dust.

...

Charged two miles.

Even though Ye Hanjun wasn’t badly injured, his frail body couldn’t cope with such a loss of physical strength.

Luckily, he finally heard the sounds of battle.

The Crawler’s eerie scream of "die die die" was hard to drown out even by the roaring fire.

From a distance, Ye Hanjun saw the redhead girl mounted on an armored horse.

Her shiny silver armor looked old even in broad daylight.

Now, it was stained with black corpse blood, brutal scratch marks, and even her own crimson blood.

As for the armored horse...

About a fifth of its armor had fallen off.

Of course, this wasn’t fatal.

The worst injury was in the armored horse’s right forelimb.

As a riding patron, the key component of a combo with a knight, it had actually become lame in one leg.

Needless to say, skills like "Kick," "Trample," "Iron Armor Charge"... Either couldn’t be used, or could only be used with difficulty.

"Miss Xinfei, was attacked by the crawler during rest, causing her combat effectiveness to plummet. That’s why she is struggling...."

Judging by how Ling Biao had been chasing Ye Hanjun all the way here, he was not pleased.

Ye Hanjun automatically filtered out these words.

In his view, the word "if" doesn’t exist in this world.

The only reason he could find was either Wang Xinfei’s carelessness, or perhaps she had exhausted too much energy during the day, which led to her being in a poor state at night and taking advantage of by the crawler.

Regardless of the reason, this was a bloody lesson.

Thinking this, Ye Hanjun stopped and did not continue forward.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wang Xinfei did not need any assistance.

The crawler she was fighting has already entered an extremely critical state, on its last breath.

"Boom!"

After a violent collision, the crawler tore off seven plates from the armored horse’s armor, and blood splattered everywhere.

But it was also knocked into a sea of fire by the significant impact. When it staggered out, Wang Xinfei drove her spear into its mouth, and with a sharp pull, finally decapitated it.

"Heave...heave...heave..."

Just like the crawler, Wang Xinfei was also on the brink of her limits. She took off the obstacle racing helmet, removed her protective armor.

She laid limply on the back of her armored horse like a puddle of mud.

Sweat dripped down her sticky hair strands, her pale yet beautiful face glowed under the illumination of the moonlight, made even more compelling against the backdrop of the sea of fire.

It wasn’t until she fell into her sparse perception that she noticed the figure behind her.

She laboriously forced herself to sit up.

Her full chest heaved with exertion, and the eye-catching bloody scratch on her chest was truly heartbreaking.

In the flickering firelight, Ye Hanjun walked towards her step by step.

He showed no emotion, but with the super spirituality’s strong sense of perception, he could feel a faint gaze, from a dark corner casting upon him.

Perhaps, if he used the dagger in his hand, and drove it into the young girl’s heart...

Then the owner of this gaze, wouldn’t be so indifferent and aloof, right?

Ye Hanjun boredly speculate as he calmly greeted her.

His gaze intentionally landed on the silver spear, and he asked meaningfully:

"Wounded so badly, don’t you want to utilize the skill within your weapon?"

"What does that have to do with you?"

Wang Xinfei raised an eyebrow, even though her face was still pale, the coldness that kept people at bay...quite interesting.

"Miss Xinfei, it’s really good that you’re okay!"

Seeing the confrontational conversation between the two, Sun Houbing laughed and said:

"We escaped, thanks to Assistant Han and his team. Without them, we would’ve struggled to kill those two Crawlers."

"You saved them?"

The coldness in Wang Xinfei’s tone was slightly lessened.

After a moment’s hesitation, she reached her blood-soaked hand under her silver armor into the dimensional space bag.

Suddenly, a fist-sized white orb emerged in her palm. Wang Xinfei held it to her chest.

"Whoosh~~"

There were ripples like water, soothing and calming.

A miraculous scene unfolded; the horrifying claw marks on her body healed entirely within a few seconds. From forming a scab to the scab falling off, not a single scar was left behind.

After treating the injuries on her chest, Wang Xinfei used the orb on her shoulder, calf, and palm... The milky glow hovered around her, and within a few breaths, all her injuries were healed.

"An unblemished level healing orb..."

Ye Hanjun stared at the orb, his mouth slightly dry, expertly concealing the hint of surprise in his eyes.

Shang Jie, Sun Houbing, and Ling Biao clearly saw this orb for the first time.

Their surprise was completely undisguised, but after their shock, there was only envy.

A healing orb was a precious magical tool.

Its value was on par with a dimensional space bag. To say that ordinary people, even the majority of the low-tier patrons, could not obtain it in their lifetime.

And Wang Xinfei— pulled it out so openly.

She doesn’t need to worry about being coveted by students or assistants, because in the Academy, not many people dare to covet her possessions.

"I didn’t use the skill within the spear, didn’t use any medicines or runes, because during the fight, I wanted to focus, and not be distracted by peripherals."

"But when the fight is over, and I’ve achieved the intended level of training, and even more."

"I wouldn’t stubbornly fight; when it’s time to recover... I will do so fully!"

Not only had her injuries healed, but even her spirit gradually recuperated. Wang Xinfei peeled off her tattered silver armor and pulled out a brand new, identical set from her dimensional space bag.

When the armored horse beneath her regrew its armor and the lame leg was perfectly healed.

Mounted on the horseback, Wang Xinfei exuded a distinct charm from her cold, clear eyes.

Although the feeling was subtle.

Yet it was not intentionally emitted, but innately radiated from within.

The corner of Ye Hanjun’s mouth couldn’t help but lift a little. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

This feeling, could the world perhaps call it... superiority?