I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

Her eyes held a hint of a smile, and a subtle tenderness.

Although they had only known each other for a short time, she was completely convinced of Lin Yuan's abilities.

If it weren't for Lin Yuan, they would all have died in this secret realm.

"Come on up."

"I'll give you a ride."

"Standing on my flying sword, the speed should be slightly faster than running by yourself, by a tiny bit."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

All the boys' jaws dropped to the ground.

Ye Cang's eyes widened even more, and his mouth could fit an egg.

Holy crap?!

Ji Qingyue invited Lin Yuan to ride on a sword together?!

"this"

Lin Yuan looked at the slender hand reaching out to him, and then at the envious, jealous, and hateful eyes around him.

He scratched his head and grinned:

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

"But can your sword carry all my heavy armor? Don't let it crash."

Ji Qingyue rolled her eyes at him, exuding charm.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm not that weak!"

Ji Qingyue stood gracefully at the front of the giant sword, her robes fluttering, like a celestial maiden.

Her smile as she turned around was captivating enough to make any man's heart race.

Lin Yuan didn't stand on ceremony. Under the gazes of countless envious, jealous, and hateful eyes, he took a step forward and heavily stepped onto the floating cyan giant sword.

Surprisingly, he was quite eager to experience the feeling of flying on a sword.

This is probably the dream of most men.

Riding the wind on a sword, I vanquish demons across the land!

However, after Lin Yuan went up, an unexpected incident occurred.

Boom!

The sword suddenly sank downwards, slamming hard onto the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

""

The entire room fell silent.

Ji Qingyue's originally ethereal figure swayed suddenly, and she almost lost her balance and fell over.

Her usually cool and beautiful face instantly turned bright red.

She could feel an extremely terrifying weight pressing down on her natal flying sword.

That's not the weight a human should have!

"Get up! Get up!!"

Ji Qingyue gritted her teeth and frantically circulated her internal magic power before finally managing to make the flying sword sway and lift off the ground by half a meter.

"Cough cough."

Lin Yuan stood behind, watching the flying sword trembling violently beneath his feet, and couldn't help but say:

"Hey Ji Qingyue, isn't your sword a bit flimsy? It doesn't feel very sturdy."

Upon hearing this, Ji Qingyue's forehead veins throbbed. She took a deep breath and resisted the urge to kick the bastard down.

"Shut up!"

"Just how heavy is that armor you're wearing?!"

"Hold on tight! I'm not responsible if you fall!"

call out--!

Although the flight was shaky, the speed of flying on a sword was truly impressive.

It was much faster than Lin Yuan acting on his own.

rear.

Ye Cang watched the two figures walk away and said sourly, "Tch, what's so great about them?"

"Once I level up, I'll get a flying mount too!"

Although he said that, his movements were not slow.

"Everyone! Keep up!!"

"There are still classmates waiting for us to rescue them!!"

Forest of Beasts, outer area.

If the core area was just a thrilling boss battle...

So this place, right now, is truly a living hell.

Most of the test takers here are students from regular classes, and their grades are generally below level 12.

They lacked sophisticated equipment and powerful skills.

Faced with these suddenly appearing abyssal demon soldiers, who were level 22 and had astonishing defenses.

This is not a fight at all.

This is a one-sided massacre!

"Ah!! Help!!"

"Don't come any closer! Don't eat me!!"

The piercing screams and desperate cries echoed throughout the forest.

The ground was littered with broken weapons and glaring blood.

Many students were torn to pieces by the demon soldiers' sharp bone blades before they even tried to activate the bracelets.

In a dead end of a canyon.

A dozen or so girls wearing "Qingfeng Middle School" uniforms were leaning against the rock wall, shivering.

Their faces were covered in tears and dirt, and the light in their eyes had been extinguished, leaving only endless fear.

In front of them.

Five or six abyssal demon soldiers roared excitedly as they approached step by step.

Several bodies were already lying on the ground; they were the boys who sacrificed themselves to protect the girls.

"Are we going to die? Waaaaah!"

"I don't want to die, I want to go home."

A short-haired girl closed her eyes in despair.

A demon soldier from the abyss suddenly leaped up, its sharp bone blade carrying a foul stench, and slashed fiercely at the girl's head!

Just when all the girls thought they were doomed.

"boom!!!"

A black and gold "shooting star" fell from the sky!

The earth trembled violently!

The abyss demon soldier who had leaped high was crushed under the feet of this "meteor".

The smoke and dust cleared.

A figure as majestic as a mountain slowly straightened up.

He held the shield in one hand, his back to the girls, and a golden halo instantly spread out to a range of 12 meters from him.

It enveloped all of the dozen or so surviving girls.

"roar!!"

The remaining demon soldiers roared in anger as their companions were killed, and swung their bone blades at the girls.

"Ah!! No! Help!"

The girls screamed in fright.

Immediately afterwards, the abyssal demon soldiers in front of them were bombarded by thousands of sword shadows and magic.

In an instant, they perished!

Lin Yuan then turned his head, his voice low and steady.

"Sorry we're late. You're safe now."

A simple sentence brought tears to the eyes of these girls who had been struggling on the edge of life and death for so long.

"Waaaaah! We're saved!"

"kill!!"

"Crush these bastards!!"

At this time, some of the less advanced team members (those with lower agility) also arrived.

Their eyes turned bloodshot as they looked at the horrific scene on the ground and at their dead classmates.

That was the anger of compatriots being slaughtered!

"Everyone! Hear my command!"

Ye Cang raised his longsword and roared, "Leave no one alive! Avenge our fallen classmates!!"

"Kill them!!"

With Lin Yuan's defensive support, this group of elite students were like tigers among sheep.

The roles of hunter and prey have instantly reversed!

The tide of battle has turned!

Ten minutes later, the abyssal demon soldiers on the outer perimeter were completely wiped out.

The surviving students gathered in the open space.

The joy of surviving the ordeal did not last long.

When they saw the corpses covered with white sheets, when they saw the severed limbs.

The atmosphere became incredibly heavy.

Even Xia Chen, with her lively personality, fell silent at this moment.

He stared at the corpse of a boy who had died protecting his girlfriend, and gripped the spiked club tightly in his hand.

"Damn abyss"

Ji Qingyue walked to Lin Yuan's side, a hint of sadness in her cold eyes:

"Lin Yuan, we owe you a great debt this time. If it weren't for you, many more people would probably have died."

Lin Yuan didn't speak, but silently wiped the bloodstains off the shield, waiting for the bracelet to return to normal.

He knew that this was war—cruel and real.

He believed that the bigwigs outside were even more anxious than they were!