Chapter 25: Ji Yao in Danger

Ji Yao fled in a panic through the dense forest.

Her breathing was ragged, and she coughed up fresh blood from time to time.

In the end, she had no choice but to flee into a cave.

This cave was filled with blood-red rocks, looking extremely eerie.

But to save her life, she had to plunge right in.

To her shock, there were no monsters inside this cave.

Instead, it was filled with the corpses of monsters.

"Has someone already been here?"

"Who... who is so strong?" ===== CHAPTER 67 =====

She was shocked to her core.

Even an elite squad might not be able to kill so many monsters.

And that, too, in such a dark cave.

She had no time to think about it and ran with all her might.

She could vaguely hear Li Chenguang’s footsteps behind her!

"Stop running!"

His voice echoed through the cave.

"I will find all the geniuses from your First, Second, and Third High Schools this year and kill them one by one!"

"I will make sure your Xuanjing City has no next year, forever unable to recover!"

Li Chenguang’s voice sounded somewhat manic and intoxicated, as if he truly enjoyed the process of the hunt.

The sound grew closer, and Ji Yao grew more desperate.

If she were caught, she would surely die.

Soon, Li Chenguang’s voice was right at her heels!

"What about Su Ming and Yan Ze? I heard their talents are ten-star and nine-star respectively."

"Why don't they dare to fight me!?"

"But that's fine, I'll drag those two cowards out and kill them too!"

A bloodthirsty, hideous grin appeared on his face.

His speed was too fast.

The distance between them kept shrinking.

Ji Yao felt a chill in her heart; the distance was closing in.

Just as Ji Yao was about to be caught,

a ray of daylight shone into the cave.

The exit was ahead!

A figure appeared from the front and blocked her path.

He grabbed her and pulled her into the darkness.

Sweat beaded on Ji Yao’s forehead; she felt a blur before her eyes, and then she was out of the cave area.

It felt as if that person had carried her for dozens of meters.

They hid in a patch of grass.

Looking closely, the person before her was a boy in green clothes.

He carried a large bow on his back, had refreshing short hair, and possessed an extraordinary aura.

"Yan... Yan Ze?"

The nine-star talent awakener from the First High School, whose talent was second only to Su Ming!

Although they were not in the same class, Ji Yao recognized him.

"You're Ji Yao from Class One, right? A Necromancer class?"

Yan Ze asked with a calm expression.

Ji Yao nodded.

"Yes... yes, thank you for saving me." She still hadn't fully regained her composure.

"No need to thank me. We are schoolmates; I couldn't just watch you die,"

Yan Ze said.

Although he appeared cold on the outside, he was very kind at heart.

"Classmate Yan Ze, why are you here?"

Ji Yao asked.

Yan Ze’s expression was grave.

"That’s a long story."

"I was also in a team, but when I went out to fetch water, I returned to find that all my teammates had been killed."

"It was Li Chenguang who did it."

"After analyzing the situation, I concluded that his strength is too great."

"I knew I was no match for him, so I’ve been lurking near him, waiting for an opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yao was shocked.

"You’ve been lurking and tracking him, wanting to ambush and kill him?"

"That's right."

As he spoke, Yan Ze took an arrow flickering with a cold glint from the quiver on his back and held it in his hand.

A glint of ferocity flashed in his eyes.

"I’ve been observing Li Chenguang from the shadows for a while. This person is a psychopathic class-changer."

"A Blade Maniac, or rather, a hunter. He treats this dungeon like a playground, hunting his prey everywhere."

"And he does indeed have the strength for it..."

As he spoke, a look of worry appeared in Yan Ze’s eyes.

"If we don't kill him, the casualties of our First High School will be even more severe!"

Ji Yao pondered for a moment and concluded that Yan Ze’s choice was indeed the optimal solution.

He was a ranged class, a Demon-Hunting Ranger.

If he tried to fight the Blade Maniac in melee, he would almost certainly lose.

Therefore, waiting for a chance to ambush was the only way.

"What level are you now?"

Ji Yao asked.

Yan Ze said,

"Level ten. I am currently completing my first-turn advancement quest."

"I need to kill a beast of elite rank or higher."

Hearing this level, Ji Yao was shocked.

He was already level ten!

This speed was too fast.

"If it's you, you might actually be able to kill Li Chenguang."

"I will do everything I can to assist you and help avenge my fallen classmates!"

Ji Yao said, a trace of determination in her eyes.

"Good."

Yan Ze said.

At the same time, both of their gazes pierced through the grass, observing Li Chenguang in the distance.

"Stop hiding!"

"Come out and die!"

Li Chenguang said coldly in a loud voice.

He scanned his surroundings, but for a moment, he couldn't find Ji Yao’s location.

"Follow me, let's retreat first. This isn't a good place to fight."

Yan Ze said.

He took Ji Yao and left quickly.

While fleeing, Yan Ze opened his personal panel and sent a message to Su Ming.

"Classmate Su Ming, I am Yan Ze from Class Four."

"Although I don't know you, as fellow schoolmates, you are the most talented genius in our Xuanjing First High School, and I cannot hide this information."

"Li Chenguang, the Blade Maniac from the neighboring city, is hunting our school's students. You must avoid him; he is extremely strong!"

"He is currently in the Blood Forest lake area."

After sending this message, Yan Ze immediately closed the panel.

Although they were strangers, Yan Ze was a kind-hearted person—in other words, a warm-hearted one. ===== CHAPTER 68 =====