Nanjing Third High, Summer Camp Convoy.

City Defense Armored Vehicle.

"Everyone, have something to eat. We'll arrive in an hour."

Zuo Lingxie took out four portions of wartime instant rations and distributed them to the three others.

As soon as the seal was torn open, a fragrant aroma filled the entire cabin, incredibly enticing.

"Smells amazing!"

Zhao Lin's eyes lit up. His secondary profession was in the culinary field.

He thought that even if he couldn't become a warrior, he'd have a skill to rely on in the future.

"These foods are carefully cultivated in the lab, using various seeds from the Eternal Tower, combined with some plant-related special professions."

Zuo Lingxie raised the bag in his hand,

"What you have are the regular versions, not much different from ordinary food. If it's the rations specially made for warriors, after eating, you wouldn't need to eat for three days and it would also enhance wound healing!"

"Wow, that's incredible!"

While they chatted, Ye Bai turned his head to look out the window, his view blocked by an iron plate.

Throughout the journey, Ye Bai maintained this posture and rarely joined in the conversation.

Under [Youth Mode], Ye Bai was fully aware of the external situation.

With a blank expression, he thought to himself,

"We've encountered quite a few attacks along the way, but managed to handle them without much danger, relying solely on the armored vehicle..."

"Strange, wasn't there supposed to be a Battle King ambush? Where could it be?"

Ye Bai had been searching for the ambushing Battle King.

Since the City Defense Department received intelligence, it couldn't be baseless.

Moreover, once these geniuses enter the special training summer camp, the level of defense there is much stronger than that of the armored vehicles!

It's said that there's even a War God stationed there!

The longer they delay, the smaller the chance of a successful ambush.

If the Demonic Sect followers want to ambush this group of geniuses, this is their last chance!

"Really patient, aren't they?"

Just as Ye Bai was about to retract his gaze, a note popped up in front of him.

[217 kilometers southeast, two Battle Kings are waiting to die]

[Choose a clearing plan: Heavenly Thunder, Shadow Nine, Liu Qingyan...]

Here they come!

To Ye Bai's surprise, it wasn't just one Battle King ambushing them, but two!

"They really think highly of us."

Ye Bai calculated in his mind that if the two Battle Kings launched a sudden attack together, focusing their efforts on one or two armored vehicles, they could inflict significant damage on the convoy.

And once they succeeded, the Battle Kings could easily retreat and hide among the crowd again.

"We must strike first."

Ye Bai prepared to call for backup.

Do it himself?

Fighting a Battle King himself was impossible; he could never do it in this lifetime. The only way to get by was to call for help.

Not to mention the risk of exposing his identity if he acted himself.

Ordinary Battle Kings often have life-saving measures; killing them once isn't enough.

Even if Ye Bai stacked up his Ready to Go and had the Blessing of Thunder, he would only have extreme output capability for a few dozen seconds.

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"Old Liu came too?"

Ye Bai thought for a moment and gave up the idea of calling Liu Qingyan.

Firstly, it was difficult to contact him.

Secondly, Liu Qingyan wasn't very bright, and if he rushed in and got counter-killed in a two-on-one, it would be embarrassing!

After thinking it over, Ye Bai decided to call one person—Shadow Nine.

Ye Bai took out his phone and typed a line on the screen.

"There's a Battle King ambush."

Shadow Nine's voice sounded in Ye Bai's ear,

"I can't make a move."

According to the internal rules of Shadow, unless a Battle King-level enemy posed a lethal threat to Ye Bai, Shadow Nine couldn't intervene!

Ye Bai deleted the text and retyped.

Ye Bai: "What if it's Lian Lian Kan?"

Shadow Nine: "Rules are rules."

This old man, why is he so rigid!

Bring out that SSS-level shamelessness of yours!

Ye Bai thought for a moment and typed another line.

"I have 100 squares of message board information."

Shadow Nine: ......

"There's black history of that person on it."

Ye Bai was going all out; if this couldn't persuade Shadow Nine, he'd have to think of another way to call for help!

That person, even without Ye Bai typing the name, Shadow Nine knew who it was.

The Supreme Being [Nightmare]!

Among the three Supreme Beings,

Traceless was too aloof, Carefree too mysterious.

As for Nightmare?

Nightmare was too embarrassing....

Shadow Nine knew this all too well.

"Lian Lian Kan is too cunning, he might disguise himself as a Battle King to strike.

To ensure nothing goes wrong, I must investigate personally!"

Shadow Nine said righteously,

"Let me borrow the Scroll of Forbidden Spells."

Ye Bai nodded slightly, and the Scroll of Forbidden Spells in his arms was taken away, the shadow at his feet slightly distorted.

Letting Shadow Nine handle the ambushing Battle Kings was a well-considered decision by Ye Bai.

First, Ye Bai had repeatedly scouted the surrounding environment, confirming there were no Battle Kings or higher-level beings lying in ambush.

Second, Ye Bai had stacked 30 layers of Ready to Go, maximizing his combat state, and ordinary Battle Kings wouldn't have a chance to deal with Ye Bai in a short time.

Lastly,

Ye Bai's gaze fell on Liu Xueqi's shadow.

In Ye Bai's vision, a lolita with dark circles was yawning continuously, hidden in Liu Xueqi's shadow.

[Shadow Ninety-Nine].

After becoming a Lone Wolf, Liu Xueqi was also assigned a [Shadow].

Ye Bai hadn't expected that a War God would be sent to secretly protect Liu Xueqi.

One of the minimum standards for a [Shadow] level is War God-level strength.

Shadow Ninety-Nine, though the weakest of the [Shadow] level, was still a War God!

This way, even if Shadow Nine temporarily left, there was still a War God guarding nearby Ye Bai.

When it came to survival, Ye Bai always had it well covered.

...

On the highway, the convoy roared past.

The two Demonic Sect Battle Kings lay dormant underground like hibernating turtles, their auras restrained to the extreme.

Only this way could they evade various searches and deceive the heavens and cross the sea.

When the convoy approached, they would strike!

The highway trembled slightly, and one Battle King's eyelid twitched as he opened his thin eyelids, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"It's time to act."

The killing intent underground was so intense it was almost tangible, and the temperature in the darkness had dropped significantly.

He was very satisfied with his partner's response, sensing that this ambush would yield great results!

Thinking of this,

The Battle King from the Third Demonic Sect turned to look at his partner.

"Huh?"

Where's my partner?

"Are you looking for this?"

An old hunchbacked man held a bloody head in his hand, with black mist swirling around him.

"I checked, he's not Lian Lian Kan, are you?"

The old man's voice was extremely hoarse and unpleasant.

Even the Demonic Sect Battle King, just waking up to this gruesome scene, was momentarily stunned.

"What Lian Lian Kan, I don't understand what you're saying!"

"Who are you, don't come any closer!!"

With that, he turned to flee.

This damned place, not a second longer!

"Be good, listen."

The black mist surged up, completely engulfing the Battle King, silencing his screams, cutting off everything.

A few seconds later, the black mist receded.

"This one isn't Lian Lian Kan either."

Shadow Nine looked at the two corpses before him.

"I need to find someone to take the blame..."

Saying this, he took out the Scroll of Forbidden Spells and released the imprinted forbidden spell.

[Burning Seas]!

Terrifying flames consumed the corpses, unleashing immense power, spreading outward.

"I wonder who the lucky one will be this time."

"Hehe, sealing one of your memories and giving you credit for two Battle Kings, this deal is quite fair."

Shadow Nine waited in place.

A Battle King should soon come to investigate.

...

In the summer camp convoy.

The moment [Burning Seas] appeared, all the armored vehicles received an alert!

"A Battle King-level presence has made a move!"

"It's an enemy, not a friend!"

Zuo Lingxie's face changed drastically, his fingers quickly tapping on the tablet, inputting over ten commands in succession.

"Hold on tight, we're accelerating!"

The steel plates on the outer layer of the armored vehicle fell off, shedding all unnecessary weight, the engine running at full power, even overclocking!

Boom—

The armored vehicle surged forward, its speed more than doubling, even incorporating spatial jumps!

Inside the vehicle, Zhao Lin's face turned slightly pale, the powerful thrust pinning him firmly to the seat.

Liu Xueqi was slightly better, but the arrival of a Battle King-level enemy still made her heart race.

Only Ye Bai remained calm, even having the leisure to look out the window.

"Shadow Nine succeeded."

"Huh, what's Old Liu doing here?"

In Ye Bai's vision, a blazing streak of fire shot towards Shadow Nine—it was Liu Qingyan!

...

"According to the plan, all convoys proceed at full speed!"

The moment the alert sounded, a roar from an old man came through the earpieces of all the drivers.

"Li Er, follow me to meet the enemy!"

The old man's presence gave all the escort personnel a sense of reassurance.

Unexpectedly, it was him secretly protecting them on this trip!

The peak Battle King—Liu Qingyan!

The number one Battle King in South River City, even in the southeastern region, he was a top-tier existence.

With him around, there would be no accidents!

Liu Qingyan, being closer to the target, rushed over first.

"This is... Burning Seas?"

Liu Qingyan, surrounded by blue flames, cautiously surveyed the scene.

"The power of this attack is only slightly inferior to mine, a Battle King proficient in the Fire Element!"

Liu Qingyan's battle intent intensified as he searched for the enemy's traces.

He didn't find the enemy, only two charred corpses and a mass of black mist.

"Lord Shadow Nine! It's been thirty years, yet your presence feels so familiar, as if I often see you in my dreams!"

Liu Qingyan was both surprised and delighted; with Shadow Nine making a move, the convoy was absolutely safe!

The question was, why was Lord Shadow Nine here, was he guarding some genius?

Liu Qingyan had many questions,

"Lord Shadow Nine, what exactly happened here..."

A sigh came from the black mist, without any unnecessary words.

"Little Liu, just follow the procedure."

"What procedure?"

The black mist surged up, and Liu Qingyan's vision went black, losing consciousness.

Thirty seconds later,

Li Er arrived at the scene.

"Old Liu, say something!"

He had just reached the scene and saw the devastation, with signs of [Burning Seas] having been used.

"Old Liu dealt with the enemy so quickly?"

"Ouch—"

Liu Qingyan gasped, opening his eyes to see Li Er and the scene.

Familiar memories flooded back.

"Two thieves were burned to death by me; they didn't expect me to get close so quickly..."

Liu Qingyan briefly described the battle process.

"Old Liu, you're fierce, killing two..."

As Li Er was about to say 'two', Liu Qingyan asked in surprise,

"How did you know my granddaughter's talent awakened a second time?"

Li Er:...... Enough already!

This old rascal, he's mentioned his granddaughter's second talent awakening hundreds of times!

Now, Battle King Qingyan's opening line when meeting people is, "Have you heard the story of my granddaughter's second talent awakening?"

The battle scene was fine, and indeed showed traces of Liu Qingyan's actions.

Li Er gave the area one last sweep and casually asked, "Old Liu, are you hurt?"

"Hurt?"

Liu Qingyan sneered, "I'm full of blood, how could I be hurt!"

His expression suddenly froze, as if he remembered something, and he quickly raised his hand to his forehead.

"Ouch, don't say, my head does hurt a bit!"

"The enemy might be of the Soul type, too cunning."

"Li Er, you must testify for me, this counts as an on-duty injury!"

Li Er:......

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