Chapter 119

"You mean break out in twenty minutes?" Jiang Churan asked in confusion.

But Zhou Yi did not answer; he turned and looked toward the edge of the jungle, calling out loudly:

"Friends, we're preparing to break out—how about joining us?"

With the enhancement of his inner magic, his voice rolled forward like thunder.

"Hah! Of course!"

From within the jungle, a group of six riders burst forth on their mounts, speeding swiftly toward this location, each wielding weapons.

The leader, a knight clad in heavy armor, held a massive, pitch-black shield.

Had his mount not been a powerful rhinoceros,

no other mount could have even taken a single step!

"And us too!"

On the other side, another group of five emerged, advancing with formidable presence to join them.

"How did you know there were others hidden in the jungle?"

Seeing this, Jiang Churan couldn't help but be startled.

After all, during the time she had been hiding in the jungle,

she had tried searching for other player teams—but found nothing.

"Intuition."

Zhou Yi smiled mysteriously.

Low-level players find it hard to detect Appraisal Techniques cast on them by high-level players.

This was true for him as well.

But in those few brief minutes just now,

as if to confirm something, nearly dozens of Appraisal Techniques kept being cast upon him nonstop.

Thus, even if he were the slowest to notice,

he could now tell other teams were hidden in the jungle.

"Tread… tread…"

The heavy sound of mounts charging grew closer.

Soon, two formidable teams converged before Zhou Yi.

After mutual introductions, Zhou Yi and Jiang Churan learned each other's identities.

The first group to emerge, whose members appeared young on average, was called the Giant Eagle Squad.

Most of its members were around level 24.

Their captain, Sun Hao, was a level 26 knight who specialized in tanking and drawing aggro.

The other team was called the Blood Blade Squad.

Unlike the Giant Eagle Squad, this was a seasoned team that frequently operated in the Stormwind Mountains, with members mostly around thirty years old.

Their strength was also quite impressive, with most members around level 25.

Their captain was a level 26 warrior who followed a balanced build, capable of both dealing damage and tanking.

Of course, although the Blood Blade Squad's average level was slightly higher than the Giant Eagle Squad's,

in Zhou Yi's estimation, the Giant Eagle Squad from Qingyuan University still carried a stronger aura.

As he silently assessed them, members of both the Giant Eagle Squad and the Blood Blade Squad were also observing Zhou Yi.

Standing over one meter eighty, even in light armor his physique was clearly powerful.

And as they drew closer, they could sense a faint holy aura emanating from him.

That sensation was like standing before a divine presence itself, stirring involuntary reverence.

"Wow! Up close, I just realized how handsome he is!"

"Man, with looks and build like that, he could be a star without even trying!"

The women from both squads turned their attention to Zhou Yi's sharply defined face.

Their glances swept over him, tinged with a hint of heat.

This made Jiang Churan's eyebrows twitch slightly; she instinctively moved closer to Zhou Yi.

To assert her presence.

"Zhou brother, amazing! One skill wiped out six Fire Demons!"

"No wonder you're the genius of Su University! So powerful!"

Both squad captains were shrewd; after the introductions, they immediately began flattering him.

Of course, these were their genuine words.

Six demons—ordinary players couldn't kill that many.

After a pause, Sun Hao pressed further:

"Zhou brother, which year are you in at Su Hang University?

Do you know Liu Jie? He's also from your school, just entered his senior year.

Last year we teamed up and entered this mountain together."

"First year."

Zhou Yi replied, his gaze fixed on the distance.

The demon army far off had noticed the commotion and was beginning to gather.

"First year? He's a freshman!"

The members of the Giant Eagle Squad, including Sun Hao, were instantly stunned.

A freshman at Su University — he should have only enrolled about a month ago, right?

How is he already this strong?

"That makes sense. A student of Su University who has such freakish strength yet a level as low as 887 could only possibly be a lower-year student."

Sun Hao shook his head and sighed.

Their Qingyuan University was ranked within the top 50 nationwide, considered a decent institution.

But it was simply incomparable to Suhang University!!

The students' average level was also far worse.

The top freshmen at Su University usually reached levels 18 or 19 by the end of the term.

While the geniuses at their school only reached that level around their sophomore year.

When Zhou Yi had introduced himself as a Su University student earlier, he should have realized the other party wasn't an upper-year student.

"Alright, we can save the pleasantries for later.

The demon legion is about to arrive — let's first think about how we'll fight in a bit."

Watching the demon legion nearly finish assembling and prepare to charge this way, Zhou Yi couldn't help but remind them.

Seeing this, both the Giant Eagle Squad and the Blood Blade Squad knew it was time to get down to business.

They hurriedly collected themselves, their expressions turning solemn.

"Our Giant Eagle Squad has been here for about four hours.

During that time, we counted roughly 180 Flame Demons on the plains, all between levels 20 and 24, mostly Silver Rank with the occasional Gold Rank."

"Excluding the 8 Brother Zhou's team killed, plus the 14 the rest of your squad is tangling with over there, there are still about 160 Flame Demons left on the plains."

"But even though the demons are many, all of us combined still number 18 people, and our combat power has already formed a certain scale."

"And with the buff state Brother Zhou gave us, breaking out is actually a very easy thing to do."

Sun Hao said with a smile, looking entirely relaxed.

Just kidding.

Those five professionals over there who had been buffed by Zhou Yi were absurdly powerful.

If they too had the status added on, given how much the other side feared Holy Light—

Even if surrounded by the Flame Demon legion, they could still break out!

"Break out? No, no, no — since everyone's gathered here, why not just wipe them all out?"

Zhou Yi shook his head, a cruel smile surfacing on his sunny, handsome face.