Make me leave the team? My beast girl and I can win easily.

After the meeting, the participants dispersed and hurriedly headed to their respective task areas.

As soon as Lin Yu stepped out of the conference hall, Yan Shuang followed him.

"Lin, my classmate." Her voice was still gentle and pleasant, with a hint of pleading in it. "Our battle group is responsible for the South City District, with two nodes and three monster warehouses, but we only have five squads, so we're a bit short-handed."

She paused, then continued, "So we'd like to ask for your help to assist Xue Hong's team in resolving that issue at Wujiang Vocational College."

"After the mission is completed, I will prepare a reward for you according to the reward standards of Xue Hong's team."

Lin Yu already intended to destroy that node, so naturally he wouldn't refuse.

After all, his home is right at the school, so he certainly wouldn't allow himself to be threatened in any way!

"Okay." He nodded. "I already had this idea."

"Thank you, Lin." A hint of gratitude flashed in Yan Shuang's icy blue eyes. "Xue Hong's team is already waiting downstairs. They'll take you there."

After exiting this building, the parking area is located to the side and ahead.

Beside a dark green military off-road vehicle stood two muscular men—

Like Xue Ya and Xue Ming, he is the kind of person who looks like he's not to be messed with.

"Let me introduce you," Xue Hong stepped forward, "These are the other two members of our team, Wang Meng and Zhao Lei."

Wang Meng was a bald, muscular man, nearly two meters tall, wearing a tactical vest that revealed two arms thicker than Lin Yu's thighs.

He grinned at Lin Yu and greeted him, "Little brother, I heard from the captain that you're pretty good?"

Zhao Lei is relatively thin and wears glasses.

He nodded to Lin Yu and said, "Thank you for your help, young man."

Lin Yu politely replied, "It's my pleasure."

Time was of the essence, so everyone quickly got into the car.

Wang Meng was driving, and Zhao Lei was sitting in the passenger seat.

Lin Yu and Lin Qing sat in the middle.

The three Xue brothers squeezed into the back row.

The car started and drove out of the military region gate, heading towards Wujiang Vocational College.

The distance from the military region to the school is quite far; it takes more than an hour to drive there.

The atmosphere inside the car was somewhat somber.

The three Xue brothers were checking equipment and medicines, and debugging communication equipment.

Wang Meng and Zhao Lei discussed possible battle plans in hushed tones.

Lin Yu leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes.

Instead of resting, he communicated with Lin Xue in real time through the "Beast Pet Contract".

Lin Xue: [Master, we have returned to the villa.]

Lin Yu: [Okay. Have Lin You activate all the protective arrays in the villa and remain vigilant. There might be chaos ahead.]

Lin Xue: Yes.

Lin Xue agreed and immediately went to find Lin You.

Lin Yu exchanged a few more words with the other beast girls and only after confirming that they were all safe did she regain her composure.

When he opened his eyes, he found that Lin Qing had fallen asleep with her head on his shoulder.

His dark green vertical pupils were tightly closed, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and his face held a quiet expression.

She was still holding Lin Yu's arm tightly with one hand, as if afraid he would run away.

Lin Yu smiled helplessly and adjusted her position to make her more comfortable.

The car drove smoothly on the highway.

Outside the window, the city streetscape rushes past.

The evening sunlight streamed in through the car window, warm and inviting.

But this peace was soon shattered.

After driving for more than forty minutes, the car suddenly slowed down and then came to a slow stop.

"What's going on?" Xue Hong frowned.

Wang Meng honked the horn and leaned out to look ahead: "There's a traffic jam up ahead. It looks like... there's been a car accident?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a piercing electrical buzzing sound suddenly came from the walkie-talkie on Xue Hong's waist.

Then, an angry female voice came:

"Xue Hong, there's an emergency!"

"There's a traitor within the Aristocratic Clan Alliance!"

It was Yan Shuang's voice.

Everyone in the car sat up straight.

"When Li Hui notified the family's experts to assemble, a spy who had defected to the Sakura Kingdom infiltrated the ranks!" Yan Shuang spoke rapidly, her voice filled with suppressed anger. "The traitor secretly informed on us!"

"Significant energy fluctuations have been detected at those nine abyss nodes, indicating they have been activated!"

"A large number of berserk monsters have also appeared near the locations of the nine monster warehouses!"

"Guardian Chen has ordered us to destroy all abyssal nodes within half an hour at all costs, minimizing the number of Naga troops that teleport in!"

"It must be completed within half an hour!"

The sound from the walkie-talkie abruptly stopped.

The car was deathly silent.

After a long pause, Xue Hong gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn it, these damned parasites!"

His worst fears came true—

An oversight occurred, allowing the other party to act ahead of time!

"Captain, what should we do?" Wang Meng asked, turning his head.

Xue Hong looked ahead—

The traffic jam had stretched for hundreds of meters and was completely immobile.

Screams and explosions could be faintly heard in the distance, indicating that berserk monsters were attacking the civilians.

"Everyone get out of the car!" Xue Hong ordered decisively. "We'll run straight there!"

"Old Wang and Old Zhao, come over as soon as you've finished clearing out the monsters!"

Everyone immediately got out of the car.

Lin Yu gently shook Lin Qing awake: "Qing'er, wake up, something's happened."

Lin Qing groggily opened her eyes: "Master... what's wrong?"

"The plans have changed; we're going to run to school now."

"Oh..." Lin Qing rubbed her eyes, took Lin Yu's hand, and got off the car with him.

A group of people weaved through the traffic, running wildly towards the school.

Their physical abilities far surpass those of ordinary people; they can run at full speed faster than a car.

However, Wujiang Vocational College is located in the west of the city, more than 20 kilometers away from here.

Even if you run at full speed, it will take more than ten minutes.

What's more troublesome is that there are frequent attacks from berserk monsters along the way.

"roar--!"

A wolf the size of an ox, nicknamed "Ironback Wolf," pounced from the side, its eyes bloodshot and drool dripping from its mouth.

His body became deformed and twisted, clearly indicating that he had gone berserk.

Xue Hong drew his sword to strike, but saw a purple fireball flash by.

"boom!"

The "Purple Flame Elixir Fire" directly burned the "Iron Spine Wolf" to ashes.

It was Lin Yu who made the move.

He didn't even slow down; his eyes were calm and unwavering, as if he had simply swatted a fly.

Xue Hong: ...

He paused for a second, then continued running, but his gaze toward Lin Yu held a hint of surprise.

This kid's output... is that high?

After running for a few minutes, we encountered another "venomous snake".

This kind of monster is usually very timid and only attacks by surprise.

However, after going berserk, it becomes extremely violent and will actively attack any living thing.

Xue Ya brandished his long sword and faced the snake.

But Lin Qing simply raised his hand.

A glint of light flashed in its dark green vertical pupils, and the venomous snake suddenly froze.

Then the body begins to rot and decompose rapidly, turning into a pool of pus and blood within seconds.

Xue Ya's long sword stopped in mid-air, his eyes wide open.

What... what kind of skill is this?!

Lin Qing withdrew her hand and continued to hold Lin Yu's arm, as if she hadn't done anything.

The five members of Xue Hong's team looked at each other, and they all saw shock in each other's eyes.

These two young people... are ridiculously strong!

Time passed second by second.

Lin Yu did the math in her head: even if they didn't encounter a large group of monsters along the way, it would still take them twenty minutes to get there.

Adding the time required to destroy the node, it's probably too late.

He made a decisive decision.

He contacted Lin Xue through a "pet contract":

Lin Yu: [Xue'er, you two set off immediately to destroy the Abyss Node behind the school. The location is in the air-raid shelter; I'll send you the exact coordinates.]

Inside the villa, Lin Xue, who was organizing her equipment, paused.

Lin Xue: [Master, where are you?]

Lin Yu: [We've encountered a traffic jam on the way, and it will take time to get there. You go ahead, I'll keep an eye on the situation.]

Lin Xue: Yes.

Lin Xue immediately stood up and summoned Lin Ya, Lin Shan, and Lin Duo.

"The master has ordered us to immediately proceed to the back mountain of the school and destroy the abyss node."

Lin Ya and Lin Shan immediately put down what they were doing and began to prepare.

Lin Duo asked nervously, "Me...do I have to go too? Can I help?"

"Master said you're coming too," Lin Xue said, looking at Lin Duo. "Your skills are very useful."

"Okay, okay!"

The four girls quickly left the villa and ran towards the hill behind the school.

On the highway, Lin Yu said to Xue Hong as he ran, "Captain Xue, I've sent my teammates to the school to destroy the node first."

Xue Hong was taken aback: "Teammates? You mean... those girls who went back first?"

"Um."

Xue Hong patiently advised, "Lin, I know you care about the school, but now is not the time to be stubborn."

"Those girls... they all look very young. It's too dangerous to send them to deal with the abyss nodes."

He paused, then added, "There are definitely a lot of defensive forces near the node, and now that the node is activated, Naga troops could be teleported over at any time..."

"They are very strong," Lin Yu said calmly.

Xue Hong wanted to say something, but seeing Lin Yu's determined look, he swallowed his words.

Alright, since Lin Yu is so confident...

At this moment, Lin Yu looked at Lin Qing: "Qing'er, have 'Big Eyes' follow Xue'er and the others and broadcast the footage in real time."

Lin Qing nodded, his dark green vertical pupils gleaming.

A few seconds later, she raised her hand, and a surge of energy appeared, projecting a virtual light screen in front of everyone.

The screen displayed the scene of Lin Xue and her three friends quickly moving through the campus.

The perspective is from high above, clearly transmitted from the eyes of the "Gaze of the Abyss".

Xue Hong: ?

Wang Meng: "Holy crap?!"

Zhao Lei adjusted his glasses: "This is... real-time monitoring?"

Xue Hong looked at Lin Yu in shock: "Lin Yu, what kind of tricks are you using?"

"Just a little trick," Lin Yu said vaguely, "Now we can see their situation in real time."

On the screen, Lin Xue and the other three women moved extremely fast.

In order to save time, they took the shortest straight-line distance.

When encountering buildings blocking their way, Lin Shan would use "Void Shuttle" to teleport everyone over.

In just five minutes, they had already approached the hill behind the school.

"That speed..." Xue Hong murmured, "much faster than us."

The screen already showed the entrance to the air-raid shelter on the back mountain.

There is chaos there now.

Not far inside, a portal emitting an eerie purple light was slowly rotating.

Inside the door, a dense crowd of figures was pouring out—

Those creatures had fish-like heads, were covered in scales, had webbed hands and feet, and held crude harpoons in their hands.

There were also larger monsters, resembling a combination of an octopus and a crab, waving thick tentacles and pincers.

"This is…" Xue Hong's pupils shrank sharply, "The fish-men and the sea monsters!"

"They are a vassal race of the Naga!"

He immediately picked up the walkie-talkie: "Deputy Commander, there's new information!"

"A large number of merfolk and sea monster warriors have appeared near the Wujiang Vocational College node!"

"Cai Zhiqi's information is incomplete. Before activating the nine abyss nodes, the other side had already used small teleportation arrays to send these vassal races to guard the nodes!"

Yan Shuang's solemn voice came through the walkie-talkie: "The warriors of the fish-men and sea monsters are not low-level, generally between level 40 and 50. Their numbers are too great to deal with."

"Xue Hong, act according to your capabilities. If you need support, just ask."

"clear."

Xue Hong put down the walkie-talkie, looked at the screen, his eyes filled with worry.

This is troublesome.

Fishmen and sea monsters, though individually weaker than Naga warriors.

But their advantage lies in their large numbers and their fearlessness.

Can Lin Yu handle his several "girlfriends"?

On the screen, the battle has begun.

Lin Xue took the lead, her silver figure rushing into the enemy ranks like lightning!

She didn't even draw her sword, only held up her shield, her body radiating a dazzling golden light—"Divine Favor," "Duel Decree," "Divine Protection"...

The shields and damage reduction from various skills stacked up, instantly turning her into a mobile fortress.

The attacks from the fishmen and sea monsters barely affected the shield.

She wielded her longsword and unleashed "Combo Storm," forcibly establishing the highest aggro in the entire arena.

All the fishmen and sea monsters surrounded her!

Meanwhile, Lin Ya stood on a distant high ground.

Behind them, a majestic fortress with towering turrets slowly solidified.

[Ultimate Skill] - "Firepower Coverage"!

"Boom! Boom! Boom—!!!"

All the gun barrels in the turret are firing simultaneously!

Countless shells rained down like a storm, covering the entire entrance area of ​​the air-raid shelter!

The explosion sent flames shooting into the sky, and the shockwave blew the surrounding trees away.

-5766!

-7236!

-12331!

……

The damage numbers, densely packed, jumped wildly among the enemy ranks!

Beside Lin Ya, Lin Shan held a staff in both hands, with chaotic energy surging around her.

"The vastness of the earth!"

The ground shook violently, and countless sand and stones surged out, instantly coalescing into a huge rock maze, trapping the fish-men and sea monsters inside!

Immediately afterwards, a clear, metallic clang rang out.

"The Edge of Gold"!

Ten golden flying swords shot out from the rock wall, weaving through the maze and mercilessly reaping lives.

Lin Duo stood in a relatively safe position, continuously throwing darts with her left hand to stack up the "Precision" level, while her right hand released "Life Blast" at the dense enemy group.

A dark red "life bomb" attaches to the enemy; 5 seconds later—

"boom!"

-13021!

-14612!

……

Five-digit damage numbers are appearing everywhere!

In front of the light screen, Xue Hong's team of five were all petrified.

Wang Meng's mouth dropped open, his jaw almost falling to the ground: "This, this..."

Zhao Lei didn't even notice his glasses were askew: "This injury... is it fake?"

Xue Ya rubbed his eyes: "Am I seeing things?"

He knew that Lin Yu's "girlfriends" might not be simple, but he didn't expect them to be... so perverted!

This is clearly a walking, humanoid weapon of mass destruction!

On the screen, the battle was drawing to a close.

Under the relentless bombardment of the four women, the hundreds of fish-men sea monsters only lasted for a little over a minute before turning into corpses.

At the entrance to the air-raid shelter, only a few pale-faced Japanese spies remained, trembling behind the node's protective shield.

Then, the four women stood together and began to concentrate their firepower on the protective shield of the abyss node.

Lin Ya's heavy artillery bombardment, Lin Shan's scorching fire blanket, Lin Duo's dart throwing...

With ten layers of "Precision" buff, their attacks are almost always critical hits.

"Snap—!"

In just 10 seconds, the protective shield of the Abyss Node was covered with cracks and then shattered!

Inside, the "Abyss Crystal" radiating purple light was revealed.

As for those Japanese spies, they were caught in the AOE when the protective shield shattered and died on the spot.

Lin Xue slashed at the "Abyss Crystal" with her sword.

"Bang!"

The crystals shattered, and the purple light went out.

The abyss node behind Wujiang Vocational College has been completely destroyed!

The image on the screen was frozen on the four women standing in front of the broken node, displaying their heroic and valiant figures.

Beside the highway, Xue Hong's team of five seemed to be frozen in place, completely still.

It seems pointless to run over there now.

After a long pause, Xue Hong mechanically picked up the walkie-talkie:

"Deputy Commander... the abyss node near Wujiang Vocational College... has been destroyed."

Yan Shuang's surprised voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Weren't you stuck in traffic? How did you get to school so quickly?"

"No..." Xue Hong said with difficulty, "We're still on our way. It was Lin Yu's teammates... who destroyed it."

Yan Shuang: ?

There was a few seconds of silence on the walkie-talkie.

Then, Yan Shuang's voice rang out again, tinged with a hint of relief.

"It's good that it's destroyed."

"You should go there first, and after you've completely confirmed that it's safe, then contact other places that need assistance."

"yes…"

Xue Hong put down the walkie-talkie and looked at the four teenage girls on the screen.

Let's take a look at my own squad—

Five grown men, with an average level of 52, considered themselves elites.

But compared to others…

Xue Hong suddenly felt that he had wasted the past thirty years.