Chapter 140

Yīsīkē is doing it on purpose.

It's not because he's nervous, or because he didn't understand the order.

He's had enough of Linke Grand's high‑and‑mighty, commanding attitude.

He's also fed up with Lan Ni. Tai Le's meek, obedient demeanor toward Linke Grand.

As for Yīsīkē Yàlìkèsī, no matter how you say it, he's middle‑fifth‑grade talent, rank fifth in the year.

He's been so attentive, yet Lan Ni. Tai Le still gives him the cold shoulder.

Aside from when there's something he needs him to do, he never otherwise communicates with him.

Compared side by side, the contrast is so great that Yīsīkē is very unhappy.

Moreover, no matter who he faces or what happens, his opinions are always ignored.

It's not just once or twice; it happens every time.

Yes, he admits, he has ulterior motives.

But his ulterior motives were never directed at Lan Ni. Tai Le; he just wanted to show off and save face.

Furthermore, he opposed teaming up with Linke Grand from the start, strongly opposing it.

He was also ignored by Lan Ni. Tai Le, and even demanded that he unconditionally obey Linke Grand's commands.

What angers Yīsīkē the most is that this guy Bāmǐ'ěr Bā'ěrwéisī actually 'knelt' down.

Not only did he willingly accept the teaming and command, he also cooperated with Lúzì Bèilǐ to persuade the others.

Yīsīkē, helpless, could only go through the motions, superficially accepting the teaming.

The days without meeting were fine; out of sight, out of mind.

He was just doing a few things as instructed.

These tasks could advance the main and side quests, so Yīsīkē endured it and didn't get angry.

But after they met…

Why do one girl after another flock to Linke Grand's side?

Especially Lan Ni. Tai Le.

You are a top‑fifth‑grade genius, the number one in the year, the dream lover of countless people in the Newblood Mutual Aid Society!

Why aren't you the least bit reserved?

For the Two Districts Grand Comparison, for the camp mission, for some bet, you can lower yourself and serve as a lackey?

He already has a clingy Mòlì Jīdé màn by his side!

Yīsīkē couldn't figure it out.

Yīsīkē burned with jealousy.

Yīsīkē didn't want to be a sycophant any longer.

Yīsīkē was ready to let things go to hell.

Yīsīkē wanted to make his voice heard.

Reason collapsed, emotions ran extreme, inexplicably losing wit, which led him to do something that astonished both sides of the battle.

Howling, he seemed mad, fearlessly charging forward with fierce vigor.

Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke exclaimed: 'Truly fierce!'

Méngluó angrily cursed: 'Are you an idiot?'

The pursuers said: 'What background does the opposite side have, being so brave? Could it be even more vicious than Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke that madwoman?'

For a moment, Yīsīkē's alone aura actually faintly suppressed the pursuers numbering over sixty.

Even the fierce assault slightly reduced its force.

The water‑dense offensive surge stalled, leaving a tiny opening.

Lin Ke seized that fleeting opportunity.

He consecutively threw three self‑destructing fire bombs, blasting a path.

At the same time he leapt out of the trench, activated maximum acceleration, and launched a charge even more ferocious than Yīsīkē's.

He fully engaged the Brain Seal Technique, activating the 'Multithreaded Thought' status card.

Instantly he became a humanoid supercomputer equipped with top‑tier AI.

Limit: 8 seconds!

False·natal sorcery: 'continuous casting', 'parallel casting', 'triple casting'.

He instantly became a humanoid sorcery machine gun.

Under the blazing red light, Lin Ke seemed to have three heads and six arms.

One side he slipped into the weak point of the assault, dodging attacks and charging at high speed; the other side he kept throwing self‑destructing fire bombs while endlessly casting the same 0‑ring sorcery: Water Ball.

Boom, boom, boom…

The self‑destructing fire bombs kept exploding.

Pew, pew, pew…

Fist‑sized water balls kept coming nonstop.

Merciless sweeping fire.

Reckless forward charge.

The Water Ball sorcery's attack power was severely lacking, utterly unable to break defenses.

But the point was to unleash an extreme torrential outpouring in an extremely short time.

The target was the pursuers' eyes.

Even if dodged, intercepted, or shattered, it didn't matter.

The rising steam greatly interferes with the pursuers' vision, even if only for a second.

No names.

The effect Lin Ke wants is to take advantage of the moment when the pursuers' attack eases slightly, disrupting their attack rhythm.

This contains Lin Ke (Lin Ke). Also, pursuers is a generic term, not a name.

To buy time for the Iris team and the Monroe team to adjust, then launch a counterattack.

As for what comes next, Lin Ke believes in the team's strength.

The pursuers were completely dazed by Lin Ke's Gatling-gun-style sweeping attack.

They were nervous, dealt a heavy blow, and without difficulty killed the dull-headed, reckless charger that had startled them.

Their clenched hearts relaxed, and they just let out a breath.

The opponent then produced another similarly dull-headed charger.

They couldn't help feeling extremely depressed.

Is this meant to scare monkeys?

One didn't scare them, so another comes?

They became angry from embarrassment and immediately went up against Lin Ke.

They were then beaten to the point of having no power to retaliate, losing their perfectly rhythmic, dense offensive.

Iris, flying in midair, saw Lin Ke leap out of the trench, and her whole person instantly ignited.

A frenzied vigor immediately surged into her mind.

Reason? What the hell is that!

"Charge!"

Iris let out a strange cry and adjusted her direction.

From under her boots, two streams of flame burst out violently, speed maxed out, accelerating her dive.

Her two small hands, as fast as afterimages, pulled out various enhanced self-destruct fire bombs and big killers from the small pouch at her chest, one after another like flowing water.

"Madman!"

Monroe, who had just completed a turn by drawing an arc, couldn't help cursing.

Could madness possibly be contagious?

But things have come to this; there's no other way.

Monroe also shouted "Charge!" loudly and launched a counterattack in advance.

Those following behind Iris and Monroe are the elite of the elite.

They cooperate seamlessly, with reaction speed extremely fast.

They lag behind the two by only about half a body length, and follow them in a desperate counter-charge.

Having been chased for nearly two days, several companions chose to sacrifice themselves to cover the rear.

These people had long harbored a towering anger in their hearts.

Isco's charge had no effect on them whatsoever.

Because it was an obvious brainless move, utterly meaningless.

Lin Ke's charge, however, instantly ignited their fighting spirit.

Damn, how can there be such a fierce Storm Sea Newblood?

One person unleashed ton-level output, knocking sixty-some people unable to lift their heads.

He can truly be called an unparalleled fierce man.

Damn impressive.

Mo Li saw the look Lin Ke gave her before he leapt out of the trench, and knew what he intended to do.

"Throw all the self-destruct fire bombs! Use every means of attack!"

She made a snap decision, bypassed Lan Ni. Tai Le, decisively took over battlefield command, issued orders, her tone firm and unquestionable.

The Benevolent Brother Group and the Social Anxiety Group, without a word, immediately carried out the order.

Each one, pumped up like they'd taken chicken blood, threw the self-destruct fire bombs as if they were free.

Whether the distributed attack-type rune items or their own rune items could hit or not, they just closed their eyes and unleashed them.

Lan Ni. Tai Le's team's reaction was strange, yet not strange.

The nine team members startled by Isco's action all turned their gaze to Lan Ni. Tai Le.

"Strike!"

Lan Ni. Tai Le gave a command, and she herself led the way in following Mo Li's order.

Is now the time to vie for power and influence?

Now is the moment of life and death!

How can everyone be so clueless?

Although the intervals between the four waves of attack led by Lin Ke were very short, less than one second, they also formed a sequential attack with earlier and later waves.

Throughout the mountain basin, explosions boomed everywhere.

Firelight illuminated the sky, mountains collapsed and earth split.

Wails filled the wilderness, flesh and blood flew everywhere.

The pursuers suddenly encountered such a massive firepower counter-charge, just as the Monroe team had encountered their high-intensity assault at the basin entrance; for a moment they could not withstand it at all.

Unable to defend effectively, they could only use human lives to block it!

Combat casualties quickly arose.

Eight seconds seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.

To maintain his state, Lin Ke had to turn off the "Multithreaded Thinking" status card.

Iris, this battle maniac, had once seen Lin Ke's "Arcane Machine Gun" mode, had prior experience coordinating with him, and during the dive bombing she kept circling around Lin Ke.

Seeing Lin Ke's "magic machine gun" stop, the whole person started jumping toward the sky, trying to break out of the encirclement.

She immediately took action.

woohoo!

Ai Ruisi pulled out her two hidden big killers, not caring whether the blast power would affect herself or her teammates, and threw them directly into the crowd.

At the same time, she pushed her altitude to the limit, flying low, allowing the jumping Lin Ke to grab her ankle.

Crazy woman!

Meng Luo led several companions in launching a counterattack on the ground, seeing Ai Ruisi, in order to rescue Linke Grand, actually do such a crazy move, he couldn't help but shout angrily.

He didn't dare delay, immediately pulling out his hidden life-saving magic device from his waist leather pouch, activating a movable bowl-shaped shield that protected himself and his companions.

Defend!

Full-force defense!

Many of the pursuers reacted in time, activating various defensive measures while reminding their nearby companions.

Some, eyes red with killing intent, outright ignored the two incoming big killers from above, locking onto Lin Ke and Ai Ruisi, who hadn't yet gained enough height and speed, and launched an attack.

Once a person in midair is locked on by an attack-type magic device, evasion is actually not that convenient.

Ai Ruisi, carrying a person, had her speed and agility greatly affected.

Many tactical maneuvers could not be performed.

Lin Ke gritted his teeth, risking damage to the "Defender 3202" set, overactivating its defensive effect, and also activating the crude, acquired one-time life-saving magic device, wrapping himself in three layers of water shields on all sides,

Then he actively went up against the several high-power attacks coming at extreme speed.

A violent collision erupted.

The one-time life-saving magic device and the "Defender 3202" set blocked the direct damage from several consecutive attack-type magic devices.

A strong impact force then arose.

It successively broke through the three-layer water shields on all sides, heading toward Lin Ke's internal organs.

Lin Ke let out a muffled groan, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but he stubbornly endured it.

He wasn't dead, only lightly injured, and could still fight.

This is a good thing!

Ai Ruisi, on the other hand, used this strong recoil to passively accelerate, striving to maintain a good flight posture, and escaped the pursuers' attack range.

Retreat!

Mo Li saw Lin Ke escape danger and immediately gave the order.

Leading the Benevolent Brother Group and the Social Anxiety Group, they withdrew to the underground hidden works.

Without hesitation.

Before withdrawing, they also activated all the traps.

Including the two big killers that Lin Ke had buried.

They didn't even bother with the Meng Luo team, still trapped outside the trap-laying area and unable to shake off the pursuers.

On the contrary, several members of Ai Ruisi's team kept circling near the Meng Luo team to provide support.

Soon.

The four big killers were activated one after another.

A pincer attack from above and below, the power surged several times over.

boomm~

After the earth-shattering huge explosion.

Heaven and earth fell silent, all sounds ceased.

A medium-sized mushroom cloud rose in the basin's mountain sky.

The low mountains on both sides of the basin shook violently, cracking open several large fissures.

Rocks and broken wood rustled down.

In the center of the basin appeared a deep pit like a small lake.

One after another, white lights flashed down.

In time, they moved dozens of severely wounded, dying apprentices to safety.

Not all local apprentices from the northern district are wealthy enough to afford the "Defender 3202" set and still have a life-saving magic device.

The pursuers only had a few pure-blood or half-blood individuals with decent family backgrounds,

In the recent huge explosion of the four big killers and dozens of standard and enhanced delayed-self-detonating fire thunder, they barely managed to keep one life.

But the impact force, comparable to a mountain pressing down, also left the survivors in agony and confused.

Not fainting on the spot, merely losing mobility, counts as good.

And let's just lie down for a while first.

Riverbank.

Ai Ruisi set Lin Ke down, also landing herself, seeing blood at the corner of Lin Ke's mouth, she asked, "Are you okay?"

I'm fine.

Lin Ke shook his head, looking at the mushroom cloud that hadn't dissipated for a long time, he asked, "Have Meng Luo and them withdrawn?"

I don't know.

Ai Ruisi's gaze also turned that way, but she said nonchalantly, "Never mind. Anyway, we can't die; elimination is just elimination."

At first hearing, this sentence seems nothing special.

But Lin Ke couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart.

The function of that "keychain" was still told to him by Ai Ruisi.

Now Airisi, however, spoke in a firm tone, saying Mengluo and his group won't die—what does that mean?

This means that the local apprentices of the Northern District, regardless of how severe the conflict between purebloods and half-bloods, and no matter how irreconcilable the feuds between families, have reached an agreement that they cannot truly kill each other during the Two Districts Grand Comparison.

But the Pureblood Will, the Lukia family, can nevertheless strike a deadly blow at Lin Ke without hesitation.

Storm Sea Newbloods have no human rights!

That is a fact.

Lin Ke had long understood this, but now he understands it again, more deeply.

Taking a deep breath, casting aside distractions, Lin Ke said: "We shouldn't linger here; let's go into the underground concealed works."

When setting up the traps, Lin Ke calculated the explosive power of the big killer weapon, deliberately placing the underground concealed works outside the blast radius.

He also used many magical arts, defensive rune items, and defensive magical devices to increase defensive strength.

But now, Lin Ke is also unsure whether the underground concealed works can withstand the impact of four big killer weapon explosions and so many delayed self-exploding fire thunderblasts.

Mo Li, the Benevolent Brother Group, and the Social Anxiety Group, all followed the plan and withdrew inside.

Don't get buried alive, okay.

As for Mengluo's team and Airisi's team, Airisi herself seems not to care, and Lin Ke naturally won't either.

Everyone just look out for themselves.

"You go ahead, I'll wait a moment."

Airisi refused Lin Ke's suggestion, and she did not, as she had spoken, remain indifferent to her companions' safety.

"Hmm."

Lin Ke nodded, found a tunnel entrance, and headed toward the genuine underground concealed works deep below.

Yes, there are two concealed works.

One is the concealed works known to Mengluo and Airisi, located on the surface, used for rest and preparation for battle.

The other is situated deep underground, intended to withstand the great explosion and also to guard against a backstab!

After Airisi watched Lin Ke's figure disappear, she waited for the mushroom cloud to dissipate, descended to the pit's bottom, and began to clean up the battlefield.

Upon encountering enemies still clinging to life, she directly dealt them a killing blow, sending them to heaven.

After searching for a long time, she finally found Mengluo and the others buried under rocks and broken wood.

Through the shaking protective shield, she confirmed that Mengluo and his group had suffered no casualties, and Airisi couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"As long as they're not dead, that's good!"

(End of chapter)