139: Warrior Blood

“Roar!”

As Qian Sihai’s voice fell.

A dense mass of Crawlers and Corroders surged from afar.

They were like waves under a tide, crashing against the cliff-like formation of Patrol Guards on the outer perimeter.

Even more powerful Sprinters were at the very front of the charge!

Seeing this scene, the Patrol Guards left behind to guard the Great Exam Plains showed grave expressions in their eyes.

“We are the last line of defense for the examinees!”

One Two-star Patrol Guard roared, raising his Thunder Blunderbuss.

“No foreign race is allowed to step one inch into the Great Exam Plains!”

As his voice fell, the few remaining Patrol Guards on site immediately took action.

Patrol Guards without Thunder Blunderbusses held their shields at the very front.

The Patrol Guards behind them used their blunderbusses to kill Corroders and Crawlers one after another.

Each burst of thunderous flame would string together five or six Crawlers in its path, like candied haws on a stick.

The Crawlers on the ground covered it completely in just over ten seconds.

But these foreign races were like a tide; no matter how many they killed, Crawlers would continue to surge forward.

“Damn it, where did so many monsters come from?”

The energy contained in the Thunder Blunderbuss was limited.

After killing thousands of Crawlers and Corroders.

The Thunder Blunderbuss’s energy finally ran out.

But there was no fear in the eyes of these Patrol Guards.

Instead, they charged forward with their own weapons.

This was their duty!

To maintain urban security and protect the safety of the populace!

“They have some awareness, I suppose.”

Qian Sihai sneered,

“It’s just a pity that mere ants wish to stop the Holy Lord’s steps; it’s like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.”

Guo Kai and the others’ eyes were filled with apprehension.

The number of remaining Patrol Guards was too small.

Under the impact of the Crawlers, Patrol Guards were quickly wounded, and some even died.

But seeing Qian Sihai’s gaze fixed on the area below.

A sharp glint flashed in Guo Kai’s eyes.

He pushed off with his legs, bursting forth with the fastest speed of his life to assault Qian Sihai’s back.

His Martial Artist mark, the Double-Drill Mole, furiously supplied energy.

Guo Kai pushed his Martial Skill and Qi and blood to their limits, seizing the opportunity to punch Qian Sihai in the back!

A sharp drill-like shape subtly formed on his fists.

As if no hard rock could impede its advance.

Qian Sihai seemed to not react, taking a solid punch from Guo Kai directly in the center of his back.

“It succeeded!”

Huang Nan and the others’ eyes lit up.

Although Huang Nan had always been unconvinced by Guo Kai.

He had never doubted Guo Kai’s strength!

Any Four-star Martial Master who took Guo Kai’s full-power strike head-on would surely be severely injured!

Even Martial Masters specializing in physique would be no exception!

Bang!

After a heavy impact sound.

A sharp scream rang out.

At the same time, the expressions on Huang Nan and the others’ faces instantly changed from joy to astonishment.

Then, they slowly turned to fear.

“No… this is impossible!”

Principal Cai Xu, the principal of the Ninth Academy, had an expression of disbelief on his face.

Because the person who screamed was actually Guo Kai!

Not Qian Sihai!

Guo Kai’s fist trembled.

It was covered in blood, and even his combat gauntlet had a hole ripped through it.

Guo Kai looked at the armor on Qian Sihai, which was slowly retracting its light, his eyes filled with extreme apprehension.

The moment his punch landed on Qian Sihai’s back.

A sharp spike suddenly protruded from the ferocious bone armor Qian Sihai was wearing.

This spike instantly pierced through Guo Kai’s gauntlet!

If Guo Kai hadn’t noticed the anomaly and retracted his strength in time.

His right hand would probably have been lost here today.

“Good strength, but unfortunately, no matter how strong you are, you can’t be my opponent.”

Seeing the indescribable shock on Guo Kai’s face.

Qian Sihai burst into wild laughter.

“What I’m wearing is battle armor crafted over several years, using the bone marrow and essence blood of thousands of Martial Artists!”

Qian Sihai, certain of victory, couldn’t help but start showing off.

As the saying goes, returning home wealthy without showing it off is like traveling in fine clothes at night.

Although Qian Sihai wasn’t exactly returning home wealthy.

Having achieved his ambition, he was eager to see these people who were once high above him.

Prostrate at his feet!

“Thousands of Martial Artists?!”

Upon hearing this, Huang Nan and the others’ eyes instantly shrunk to pinpricks.

“Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!”

In Luofeng City, including the nearby small towns, the total number of registered Martial Artists was only tens of thousands.

Thousands of Martial Artists, that’s nearly one-tenth of the total.

Such a large number of Martial Artists disappearing into thin air would surely attract the attention of the Patrol Guards.

How could it be that they haven’t been discovered until now?

“Naive, pedantic.”

Qian Sihai chuckled,

“Do you think our Qian family was merely conducting Ability User catalysis experiments?”

“Using the same method to help ordinary people become Martial Artists is much simpler than catalyzing Ability Users.”

No sooner had Qian Sihai finished speaking than the severely injured Guo Kai roared.

“You beast!”

He disregarded his injuries and charged forward in a fit of rage.

Qian Sihai met him head-on, their fists colliding.

A heavy muffled groan sounded.

Guo Kai spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying again.

His face was ashen, and his Qi visibly weakened.

But Guo Kai, as if he didn’t care about his life, continued to charge forward.

“Old Guo, I’ll help you!”

“Count me in!”

“Me too!”

Apart from Huang Nan, who was already severely injured, the other principals flew up one after another.

Although Qian Sihai hadn’t finished, they could already imagine the tragic scene from back then.

When the Human Race was struggling under the oppression of foreign races.

The authorities had indeed considered quick methods to rapidly train a batch of Martial Artists.

At that time, there was even such a unit.

However, such rapid training had significant drawbacks.

One: Low survival rate.

Only one in ten people who endured and eventually became Martial Artists survived.

Two: Fragile Lifespan.

Unlike normal Martial Artists.

Such rapidly trained Martial Artists had only half the Lifespan of ordinary people.

Half that of ordinary people, not Martial Artists of the same level!

This meant that even without combat, they could only live fifty or sixty years.

And combat would further accelerate the loss of Lifespan.

However, that battle back then was a life-and-death struggle.

If they lost, humanity would be annihilated.

Therefore, those chosen were individuals with firm wills, fearless in the face of death.

After the situation stabilized, in addition to the authorities regularly commemorating the brave individuals who voluntarily sacrificed themselves.

The structure of that team was preserved, and their descendants enjoyed the treatment of martyrs’ offspring.

But the personnel of that team had never been replenished.

Precisely because the consequences were too tragic.

And the Qian family naturally didn’t have to worry about this consequence.

Because Qian Sihai never intended for those tens of thousands of ordinary people to survive!