Chapter 300 - 206: Murder in the Night (2)

Chapter 300: Chapter 206: Murder in the Night (2)

The deep night amplified his silent stealth effect, strengthening his concealment abilities.

Behind him, Qin Hao and three others, laden with supplies, disappeared into the wilderness.

Yu Fei randomly chose the location of Meteor Pavilion in the upper right, activated the Shrinking Earth Stepping Technique, and sped forward.

Under the cover of his Illusory Sword Intent, he moved like a ghost.

It didn’t much matter which direction he chose; all his enemies were unknown.

Before long, he encountered the four-man team dispatched by Zhang Hu. Yu Fei first spotted Lv Yong at the front but didn’t attack immediately. Instead, he waited quietly, repeatedly confirming there were no other enemies before stealthily approaching Jian Yu and Qian Kun at the rear.

Although Jian Yu was also a support-type Martial Artist, his perception range was only about 10 kilometers, and he failed to detect the hidden Yu Fei.

To avoid being discovered, he soundlessly approached the pair and brought Zhanming crashing down in a single strike.

In a flash, the two had no time to react. Qian Kun, a Martial Artist specializing in defense, couldn’t block Yu Fei’s strike, let alone the support-type Jian Yu, who was far too fragile.

The hand of the Green Emperor was everywhere. Green ripples materialized over their bodies, ensuring they were only severely injured and unconscious.

Yu Fei then took out Soul Devourer, aimed at the two distant, hidden figures, and with a roar from the weapon, reaped another 100,000 merit points.

He immediately called for medical aid for the four on his personal terminal, then continued on his way at high speed.

In the darkness of the night, Yu Fei savored the memory of that last strike. His sword swing had been surprisingly faster than usual. He suddenly remembered.

The second effect of Silent Hunter, Instant Shadow Slaughter: When attacking from the shadows, the speed of the first strike is increased by 50%.

He had almost completely overlooked this effect. He rarely launched sneak attacks and hadn’t been in many battles.

In truth, he could achieve the same effect with Soul Devourer, but it was just too loud.

Yu Fei hurried on. His stealth ability would be much worse during the day, mainly because he couldn’t eliminate his tracks and sounds, making him easy to expose.

He planned to attack once more before dawn. He figured things wouldn’t go as smoothly during the day without the boost from his silent stealth effect.

With his abilities, if he gave up on defense, no one on this vast battlefield would be able to find him.

But thinking of the pressure to cultivate the Melt Gold Jade Body Skill, he wanted to earn more.

As long as he could keep the remaining two classes in a state of panic, they would abandon the base station the Yulin Army needed to defend. Only then would Yu Fei have a chance at the 5 million for defending it.

Normally, successfully defending is less difficult than defeating an entire class, but Yu Fei was a special case.

It was extremely rare for someone to defeat a class from a higher year purely through individual strength.

Although none of Yu Fei’s many talents had broken through to Gold-rank, no one’s abilities were more complex when it came to comprehensiveness and uniqueness.

His many special talents complemented each other, giving him the confidence to sweep through the Salted Fish Class.

At 5 a.m., Yu Fei finally reached the base station Meteor Pavilion was supposed to defend. Just as he expected, all he saw were strangers; there wasn’t a single familiar face from their team of experts.

He took out some Red Mist Wind Dew to replenish his depleted Inner Qi, then began to energize his psionic bullets.

Zhang Hu felt a vague sense of unease. He stared into the deep night. It was nearly dawn, yet the darkness seemed to have deepened.

"Jian Yu and the others aren’t back yet?"

"Mr. Hu, no. Qian Zhe’s squad is back, though. They took down Qingshan a bit later than us. Now it’s just the Salted Fish Assault Team. Boss Feng Hua and his guys still aren’t finished, so they probably ran into trouble. Maybe Jian Yu was held back to join the fight."

Zhang Hu rubbed his bald head with his right hand, his brow furrowed.

"That shouldn’t be right. Feng Hua is considered the strongest in our year in terms of individual power. How could he possibly fail to take down a bunch of mere freshmen?"

"Mr. Hu, don’t worry about it so much. At this rate, our Puppy Patrol is a shoo-in for first place. That’s thirty million merit points coming our way! The brothers are counting on this payday. You’ll get the meat, and we’ll have the soup!"

Zhang Hu slapped the subordinate’s shoulder. "Get outta here. Listen, if we really get those merit points, don’t you guys get any funny ideas. I plan to put all of it into a public fund for the team. I won’t take a single point."

"We’ll use it to subsidize brothers who make special contributions, or for anyone who’s close to a breakthrough. They can withdraw some as a grant. Understand?"

"Long live Mr. Hu!"

...

Zhang Hu had been planning this for a while. He was already a sophomore. The Celestial Pride Class was designed to be the prototype for a future Martial Saint legion, but he knew that when their four years at the academy were over, not everyone would stick together. Faced with recruitment from established legions, brotherhood might not be enough.

The benefits offered by established Martial Saint legions were extremely generous, and he wouldn’t be very competitive at that point.

’Some of the brothers will definitely not want to be left behind. Puppy Patrol might seem like a happy-go-lucky group today, but who knows what the future holds? I have to plan ahead. The bonds of classmates and comrades-in-arms are the cards I have to play, but even feelings need to be sustained by mutual benefit.’

’I refuse to believe it!’ Zhang Hu thought. ’If we really do become a Martial Saint legion in the future, who would dare mock Puppy Patrol and call us a pack of dogs?’

If the Salted Fish Assault Team had run into trouble, it might be an opportunity for him.

’Should I go and check out the commotion after sunrise?’

As he was pondering this, Zhang Hu suddenly saw dense lines of fire light up in the distance. Without a second thought, he kicked one of his men aside and roared, "Take cover!"

Zhang Hu’s voice was deafening. The members of Puppy Patrol immediately scrambled for cover and hit the ground. In the deep black of the night, an extremely intense sense of crisis exploded in Zhang Hu’s heart. He didn’t have time to think, simply following his instincts and dodging behind a wall.

"BANG!"

"Fuck!"

Zhang Hu immediately clutched his arm, his brow deeply furrowed. All five of those bullets had been aimed at him. He had dodged four, but the last one hit his left arm.

On a real battlefield, his arm would have been blown to smithereens on the spot. But thanks to the intervention of a green ripple, his left arm merely suffered a comminuted fracture.

"Gao Nianzhen, enemy report!"

Beads of sweat trickled down Gao Nianzhen’s forehead as he repeatedly formed hand seals to search the area.

"Mr. Hu, there’s no one! No enemies within my perception range."

Zhang Hu was exasperated. He roared in fury:

"Bullshit! Did my arm just break itself then?"

Gao Nianzhen grit his teeth. "Brothers, let’s do a joint scan!"

An invisible wave swept out in all directions, but it found nothing. Disbelieving, Gao Nianzhen scanned again and again, but the result was always the same!

His face was deathly pale. "Mr. Hu, still nothing!"

Zhang Hu froze. Gao Nianzhen’s perception couldn’t match Linghu’s, but he was still one of the best. If an enemy could get within ten kilometers and he still couldn’t find them, it meant they were dealing with an absolute master!

"Mr. Hu, I’ll be the bait. If the enemy takes the shot, maybe Nianzhen can lock onto their position."

Zhang Hu considered it. "It’s not a bad idea, but even I couldn’t dodge it. Their sniping ability is incredible. You might not make it out."

Lu Yi said heartily, "It’s fine! Isn’t this just a drill anyway? I can’t die for real. Besides, I’ll be prepared. They might not even get a clean shot!"

"Then give it a try. Gao Nianzhen, focus your senses. Don’t screw this up!"

Zhang Hu had no other choice. The enemy was in the dark while they were exposed; this was all they could do.

Lu Yi rubbed his palms together, then suddenly flashed past a window. Nothing happened.

"Hey, nothing’s happening!"

Lu Yi roared with laughter!

Zhang Hu sighed. "Nothing happened, but that’s useless. The enemy didn’t take the shot!"

"Oh, right. This..."

Lu Yi thought for a moment, then started darting back and forth in front of the window.

"Hey, I went past, I’m fine... Heh heh, here I am again, still fine, I’m comin’ back..."

"BANG..."

Lu Yi lay twitching on the ground. "Fuck... total wipeout!"

A marked area suddenly appeared in Zhang Hu’s vision, courtesy of Gao Nianzhen, but it was a full four meters wide.

In his haste, Gao Nianzhen could only confirm the general location.

He immediately gave the order through their mental network: "Free fire! Open up!"

"BOOM..."

A barrage of gunfire erupted, turning the area marked by Gao Nianzhen into rubble. But by the time they opened fire, Yu Fei had already swapped places with a decoy. Puppy Patrol’s volley had hit nothing but air.

If this drill were purely about psionic gun combat, Yu Fei, with his Reversing Destiny Vision and 15x faster neural reaction speed, would have no problem taking on a hundred sophomores single-handedly.