
Liao Mingxuan sat beside Mu Ningxue. He did not lose control of himself, but he was tired after holding back Liao Mingxuan and Xu Dalong.
He wanted to talk to Mu Ningxue, but he was silent the entire time. He did not know how he could break the silence.
He raised his head and started thinking of some way to make conversation. Suddenly, he saw a pair of snow-white wings on the brightly lit horizon. The wings approached the group at a steady pace, their dim light adorning the dull sky.
Lu Zhenghe felt a wave of excitement, but immediately pretended to see nothing.
The wings landed, instead of flying straight into a remote town.
Their landing site is not too far away. They should arrive in their area soon. Lu Zhenghe deliberately checked his surroundings, looking for Mo Fan.
Coincidentally, Mo Fan, Mu Nujiao, Bai Tingting, Zhao Manting, and the others also walked towards him. Mo Fan was the first to break the silence, "Since no one is in the mood to continue the mission, should we return now?"
"We still haven't found Ming Cong." Said Mu Ningxue.
"Forget it, he was killed by Liao Mingxuan by accident." Xu Dalong exclaimed.
Liao Mingxuan shuddered at the accusation. He pointed at Xu Dalong and shouted, "That's a lie!"
“Akui only, everyone lost control of themselves. One of you two will die, ” added Mo Fan mercilessly.
"Liao Mingxuan, did you kill him?" Mu Ningxue asked.
“I! I didn't mean that. I can't control myself at all!” Liao Mingxuan was on the verge of collapse. He put his hand in his hair as if he was trying to open his head.
Ming Cong was his best friend, but who knew that he was the one who would kill him. Even his corpse was distorted beyond recognition.
"Packaged. It's gone." Mu Ningxue did not ask any further. He gave the order as team captain.
None of them had the courage to continue the mission after a series of events. The abandoned city was far more terrifying than they had imagined. Heaven knows how many of them are still alive if they try to complete their mission.
Everybody is tired. Most importantly, they were scared.
Everyone was already intimidated after they stumbled onto the Pseudomorphing Demon Beast. Now, the Witch Magic Spider had made them fight each other. Liao Mingxuan even ended up killing Ming Cong. Even though he had fallen most deeply into magic, the group still could not believe it.
””
After packing up their belongings, the group went and found Ming Cong's corpse, and decided to bury it. They used Earth Element magic to quickly create a sturdy grave for him. It would stop his corpse from being dug up by the demonic beasts.
The severely injured Song Xia had regained consciousness. His stomach was still covered in gauze, and he looked very tired.
He was very lucky to survive, so he didn't expect much from the group. All he wanted was to return safely with the others.
Zheng Bingxiao was also in a terrible state. Bai Tingting had spent all his energy on saving her. He still doesn't know if his life is in danger.
Everyone in the group is ambitious when they set out for an adventure. They thought they could easily conquer the desolate city, but they were beaten all out after they had only investigated a few places. They had actually experienced the cruelty of the demon beast territory.
Being the elite of the Pearl Institute or the most talented student of the Imperial College made no difference. Even surviving in the wild is very difficult for them.
Despite being treated as an influential figure in the school, despite dominating the other students, despite hearing many stories about the outside world from parents, they had no idea how useless they were until they experienced it firsthand. The dead remain dead, and the wounded are wounded.
None of them were sure of the outcome. As the best students in the entire nation, they each had a certain level of pride in their hearts, which they could only swallow back as they dragged their tired bodies back toward their origin.
Training proved too difficult.
””
The sky was quite bright, and the birds were chirping in the forest nearby. Pleasant melodies help to weaken the terrible atmosphere.
Looking ahead, they could see the same rails overgrown with moss and weeds. It extended into the distance through the forest, and would eventually lead them back to the city that could be called heaven.
Everyone was in a hurry to return; to go back somewhere with the surviving people, back to their comfortable home.
The students were just about to follow the railway when a group of people approached from the forest. They were wearing the same uniform, which was similar to Battlemage. However, the color is completely different.
The group consisted of about thirty people. Each of them had a white giant eagle on their side. The eagle has a large chest and a sharp gaze. Their folded wings touched the ground. If they really separated it, at least they would have been ten meters wide!
Mo Fan had seen this Heavenly Eagle before. They were ferocious beasts that were usually tamed by the Battlemages.
It was said that only powerful witches with Psychic Elements were capable of taming a savage beast. Although they could not force them to help in battle, they were perfect for transportation.
“Battle? Are they here to save us?” The two girls Zhao Mingyue and Qingqing were very happy to see the Battlemage.
It feels great to just see someone alive.
“There's a weird one with their uniform!” Zhao Manting.
“They must be here to save us. Relieved once, they might be able to save Zheng Bingxiao.” Peng Liang exclaimed happily.
Lu Zhenghe stood there and avoided eye contact with the group.
Battlemage continued walking towards the group. Their leader was a man with thick eyebrows, holding a pipe between his lips.
The man was wearing a camo jacket. The eyes under his thick brows quickly scanned the students, before stopping at Lu Zhenghe.
Lu Zhenghe glanced at Mo Fan, as if he was trying to tell the man something.
Commander Lu Nian nodded slightly and slowly raised his right hand. He gave the order to the Battlemage behind him, "Those whom we have no interest in, kill them all."
Lu Nian spoke with a relatively calm demeanor, as if he was asking them to be taken away.
However, he ordered them to be killed!
Even Lu Zhenghe was stunned when he heard the order. He immediately forced a smile and said, “Brother, are you wrong? They are students of the Pearl Institute and Royal College. We are here only for training.”
“Each of them should be silenced. I don't want anyone to know what happened here.” Lu Nian said in a relatively calm tone. His firm demeanor was an indication that there were many lives lost in his hands!
A powerful killing intent exploded from the people behind him. They were all warriors, with a strength of at least Intermediate Level. Their eyes locked on the naive student like a pack of hungry wolves eyeing a flock of sheep.
The atmosphere has completely changed!
Zhao Mingyue and Qingqing were about to say something to the Battlemage when they realized some ice chains had suddenly appeared under their feet!
The chains pierced through their bodies while they were in a completely helpless position. The silver-white ice chains instantly dyed red with fresh blood.
Ice chains pierced through their bodies. Blood was sprayed everywhere. The two living girls instantly turned into two ice corpses on the ground !
That was really surprising. The students could not believe what they had just witnessed!