People in the Alliance, Time Management Master

The wind subsided, all was silent, and the mist began to gather again.

Heathia, panting heavily, removed her tattered helmet. The protruding metal plates cut her cheek, drawing blood. The thick fog obscured her vision. She tried to stand, but the pain from her broken ribs prevented her from moving.

That damned monster is injured too… She thought, if she could break its exoskeleton, it wouldn't be able to remain invisible anymore, and then Yasuo wouldn't lose to it…

Once reinforcements arrive, the search team will be saved...

"I did it, Captain Sword..."

Hesslia lay on the ground laughing, the greatsword she had been knocked away was more than ten meters away from her. The monster, hiding between the thick fog and shadows, emitted a series of creaking sounds, whether from pain or pleasure, it was hard to tell.

"Come on, eat me!" the female captain roared with her last ounce of strength. "You filthy bug! Show me your sharp teeth and claws, don't be a coward!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a rustling sound came from the bushes, and then a dark purple shadow suddenly leaped out and swept over her head.

Heathia saw the horrifying scythe and the disgusting slime once again. She had lost the strength to resist, but she did not intend to give up.

If you don't have a sword, use your fist; if you don't have a fist, use your teeth!

"Come here, monster!"

As her fist slammed into the claw, Hesslia could almost foresee the comical sight of herself as a one-armed woman.

But just then, she caught a glimpse of a purple light out of the corner of her eye—not from the monster in front of her, but from deeper within the dense forest.

Then she heard the monster's screams. A sour stench filled the air, mixed with the hissing sound of chitin dissolving.

"I've found you."

A humanoid void creature flew in rapidly, landing on a tree branch. The explosive projectile fired from its shoulder pod instantly hit its target, stopping the damned monster and flipping it to the side.

"Reinforcements...reinforcements..." Hesslia exclaimed with delight, "Miss Kasha, is that you!?"

The figure on the branch nodded slightly, its gaze fixed on the monster in the mist.

"Where is the main force? Quick... the search party has wounded!" Hisslia's voice was full of joy, even so excited that she was somewhat incoherent.

However, another voice in the mist plunged her from heaven to hell:

"Sorry, there's no main force; we're the only two reinforcements."

Mu Bai emerged from the mist, holding the Storm Blade in his hand, a reassuring smile on his face:

"But don't worry, one of us is worth an entire uncle of others."

Chapter 88 The student surpasses the master

The vast majority of void creatures have little intelligence; they only know how to kill and devour other creatures, and all their actions are directed by higher-level beings of the same kind.

However, a very small number of Void creatures possess remarkable self-management abilities. For example, Vel'Koz, the Eye of the Void, can communicate normally with humans and has a strong ability to learn and evolve.

Besides these two extremes, there is another type of Void creature with moderate intelligence and an extremely strong bloodlust, such as Kha'Zix.

It is a born hunter, whose sole purpose in life is hunting and evolution. It needs no companions; any of its kind who dares to approach will be mercilessly torn apart.

It craved flesh and blood, longed to hunt down those two wind-wielding humans. Their hearts and humeri would surely grant it new and powerful abilities; that intense anticipation made its whole body tingle with an irresistible urge.

But it must wait... hunting requires patience.

In the shadows, a pair of eyes glowing green lurked menacingly.

Outside the shadows, Mu Bai crouched down and carefully examined Hisslia's injuries.

"What's your name? Can you still move?"

“Heseria… the captain of the investigation team.” The woman shook her head, her face full of bitterness. “I have several broken ribs, and my legs are severely injured. I’m afraid…”

"Okay. Where's the rest of the investigation team? Is there a doctor among them?"

"There is one... but what good is that?"

Hesslia stared at the pitch-black sky, all the courage and hope she had managed to muster vanished.

There were only two people... a new recruit I'd never seen before, and a chosen one.

So what if that monster is no match for Kai'Sa and Yasuo? It can simply keep hiding and remain invincible in this fog.

If you drag it out for a day or two, the result will be the same...

“Run, at least we have to protect the two Chosen Ones…” she whispered, holding Mu Bai’s hand. “If the two Chosen Ones act together… that monster can’t do anything to them… as long as we act as bait… they will definitely be able to escape…”

“That’s a good idea.” Mu Bai smiled and turned to look at the girl standing on the tree branch. “Kasha, can you take her back to the investigation team? I’ll hold them off here for now.”

"Hmm...okay." After hesitating for a moment, Kasha decided to trust the other party's decision.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you."

Mu Bai took off his coat and covered Hesslia with it. The latter's expression became increasingly confused, and when Kasha came over, she even began to struggle wildly.

"This way, none of us can escape!" she yelled, struggling to shake off Kasha's hand. "Stop your arrogance, recruit! We need to cut our losses! Cut our losses!"

"The best way to cut your losses is to cut them all," Mu Bai said, still smiling.

"You idiot...you'll get everyone killed! Miss Kasha, put me down! Don't listen to that stupid thing—"

"Shut up." Kasha frowned, interrupting her coldly and rudely, her deep, hoarse voice extremely intimidating.

Insulting Mu Bai to her face is an insult to her.

No, this was even more unacceptable to her than direct humiliation.

Hesslia opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing. She closed her eyes in anguish, silently praying for a miracle.

"Alright, now I'm all alone here. Aren't you afraid to come out?"

After Kasha helped Heathia away, Mu Bai shouted into the thick fog, his tone and words full of sarcasm:

“I know it’s you, Kha’Zix. Your name comes from the ancient language of the flesh-toothed beasts, meaning ‘you face yourself.’ Why have you become so timid now?”

"Oh, by the way, I just passed by your lair. What was it filled with? Spoils of war? Heh, are you imitating your nemesis?"

"How ridiculous, Kha'Zix. Your imitation is utterly clumsy, like a pathetic clown."

"All you do is hide in corners and launch sneak attacks, it's despicable and ridiculous. You think this is a sophisticated hunting technique? No, it's just a bug's way of survival."

The barrage of verbal attacks caused a slight disturbance within the thick fog. The damned monster climbed to the top of a tree and looked down at Mu Bai.

"Don't even think about provoking me, human..." It grinned, its mouth dripping with putrid fluid, mimicking human speech through years of evolution. "I have no nemesis... that beast with fangs and iron weapons was long ago devoured by me..."

As soon as it finished speaking, it shook its arm as if to prove itself, unfolding the scythe hidden under its exoskeleton.

A short sword and a bone claw were respectively tied to the connection between the two scythes and its upper arm.

"I see……"

Mu Bai recognized the short sword, and his muscles tensed instantly, ready for battle.

“I thought you were just imitating, but I didn’t expect you to have successfully hunted down Rengar… This really surprises me.”

Hmm... If it's Kha'Zix who hunted Rengar, then its strength is probably much greater than I remember.

Its current level of evolution is incomparable to that before the Void descended.

We must not be careless.

“Rengar? Is that the beast’s name?” Kha’Zix opened his mouth again, green saliva dripping from between his teeth and landing on Rengar’s belongings.

I guess so.

"You know it? And what's your name, human?"

"I don't know him. Mu Bai."

"Alright, I'll remember you... Become my nourishment!"

Kha'Zix leaped from the treetop, his glossy exoskeleton distorting the air and light, making his body appear translucent.

If Heathlia hadn't dragged it along with her through the wind blades, it could have even achieved complete invisibility.

"Come on, let's see if you can evolve a little more tonight."

Mu Bai stepped out with his right leg, lowered his body, and placed his right hand steadily on the hilt of the knife.

A gentle breeze begins to rise.

In the mist and darkness, he couldn't see Kha'Zix clearly, but he could predict his movements by sensing changes in the airflow.

It's now!

Stormrazor, imbued with the power of wind, pierced out and collided head-on with Kha'Zix's claws. A fleeting spark illuminated the latter's slightly surprised and ugly face.

Enraged by the failed ambush, Kha'Zix raised its other paw and slashed fiercely at the opponent's neck.

However, Mu Bai was prepared. As he fell backward, he kicked out and hit the target squarely.

"Hiss..."

The attack didn't cause much damage, but it was extremely humiliating. Kha'Zix let out a series of muffled sounds in his throat, preparing to fight to the death again.

But just then, a bright void shockwave suddenly struck, forcibly interrupting its actions.

Two figures emerged from the mist not far away; they were Kai'Sa and Yasuo, who had come to provide support.

Seeing that things were not going well, Kha'Zix immediately went into a semi-transparent state, flapped his wings and flew up to a tree to hide.

"You're the one who established a connection with me using the wind, right?" Yasuo asked while keeping a wary eye on his surroundings. "Wind control swordsmanship, is that right? That's unexpected... I didn't expect anyone else besides me to know this technique."

"I only know the basics." Mu Bai scratched his head sheepishly.

"Who is your master? I don't think I've seen you before... Are you one of the young people who came to the village to become my apprentice?"

"Ahem... Let's catch up later, we still have some trouble to deal with right now."

“You’re right.” Yasuo rarely smiled; the feeling of meeting an old friend in a foreign land lifted his spirits. “Come on, let’s unleash our winds and force that damned monster out!”

Upon hearing this, Mu Bai did not rush to manipulate the airflow, but instead put his left hand into his inner pocket.

Inside was a bluebird amulet.

Sorry, Suozi, today I'm going to show you how the student surpasses the master...

Chapter 89 Merging with the Goddess of Wind

Mu Bai sheathed the Storm Slayer, held the Azure Bird Amulet in both hands, and silently recited the name of the Wind Goddess.