70: Chapter 70 Fourth-Order Contaminant!

Lu Cheng raised his arm to block the incoming debris. The Holy Radiance on the surface of his Dragon Scale Holy Armor flashed, and several pieces of rebar flying toward him were directly deflected.

The next second, his vision cleared completely.

Lu Cheng's eyes narrowed. Standing before him were four people. Those four students from Nanling Martial Arts University. Zhou Heng, Xu Qinghe, Lin Chen, and Lin Xi.

All four of them were injured; their training uniforms were tattered, their bodies stained with blood, and their breathing was severely erratic.

Zhou Heng's shoulder was slumped, blood still hung from the corner of Xu Qinghe's mouth, and the brothers Lin Chen and Lin Xi were breathing heavily, their legs already looking unsteady.

Standing right in front of them was a monster fully four meters tall.

The thing was pitch black and purple, its skin covered in bulging, rotting tumors. A giant vertical mouth split its chest, and rows of sharp teeth inside were slowly writhing.

Its two arms were absurdly thick, its fists nearly the size of millstones, and its leg muscles bulged with every step. Each time it placed a foot down, the ground trembled slightly, and its aura was extremely ferocious!

The four of them had clearly just fought this thing; the surrounding ground was full of cracks, walls had collapsed, and black blood mixed with human blood, the stench numbing to the brain.

The four from Nanling Martial Arts University also saw the golden-white holy light behind them.

They had originally thought that military reinforcements had arrived, and a glimmer of hope had just appeared in their eyes, but when they turned back to look... the air went quiet for half a second.

Zhou Heng's eyes widened. Xu Qinghe's mouth twitched. Lin Chen and Lin Xi were stunned on the spot.

"Holy sh*t, Lu Cheng?!"

"Why are you here?!"

"Isn't that the F-rank student?"

"How did he end up here?!"

The four of them were momentarily dumbfounded.

They certainly had an impression of Lu Cheng. He was that No. 3 High School student who had made quite a name for himself during the training camp, despite his F-rank talent, but... this place was almost at the core of the battlefield!

Zhou Heng's expression changed, and he immediately roared, "Run! This guy is a fourth-tier Contaminated Creature!"

Lu Cheng swept a glance at them. If he turned and ran now... how many of these people would survive?

Moreover... Lu Cheng's gaze fell back onto the four-meter-tall monster.

This thing was also covered in wounds. A deep gash cut across its left arm, there were large patches of charring near the giant mouth on its chest, and a broken blade was still stuck in its leg... It felt like there might be a chance...

The monster moved. It had no interest in listening to their chatter. It swung its thick right arm, carrying a foul wind, and smashed it directly toward Zhou Heng!

Zhou Heng's life force was bottoming out; even his warning shout from just now had tasted of blood. Facing this punch, he could only force himself to raise his blade, his face changing color.

"Damn it!"

Lu Cheng exploded off the ground, rushing forward instantly.

Hardening Pulse, activate!

Hum!

A heavy sense of hardening instantly covered his entire body. His skin, Tendon & Bone Stage, and internal organs were all stretched to their limit at this moment.

Immediately after, Lu Cheng raised his hands and pushed forward, and the Holy Radiance burst forth.

Holy Light Wall!

Boom!

A massive golden-white holy wall instantly appeared in front of Zhou Heng, and Lu Cheng braced himself against it, arms crossed, with both the Dragon Scale Holy Armor and Hardening Pulse fully engaged.

The next second.

The monster's fist collided with the holy wall.

Bang!!!

The entire block shook.

The seemingly indestructible holy wall shattered on the spot from that punch, golden-white light fragments flying everywhere, and a large amount of Holy Radiance was forcibly blown away.

Fortunately, the holy wall had ultimately negated most of the impact!

By the time the remainder of the punch hit him, its power was much smaller.

Boom!

Lu Cheng was knocked back seven or eight meters, his feet plowing two deep furrows into the ground. His chest felt stuffy, and a metallic, sweet taste surged into his throat.

But he stayed standing.

Damn, what kind of chance was that? He had barely withstood a single punch!

Zhou Heng, on the side, was dumbfounded.

Holy sh*t!

This guy is truly fierce!

He could withstand a punch from a fourth-tier Contaminated Creature?

Just as the monster's punch missed and its body tilted slightly forward, the remaining three immediately seized the opportunity to strike!

Xu Qinghe slashed horizontally with her long blade, the blade light carrying a burning crimson force, hacking fiercely at the side of the monster's knee.

Zhou Heng gritted his teeth, forcing himself to gather one last breath, and thrust his spear directly into the wound on the monster's rib.

The brothers Lin Chen and Lin Xi charged forward simultaneously, firing two Source Power blasts from left and right, smashing them fiercely into the monster's chest.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The four-meter-tall monster was forced back several steps by this round of explosive attacks, black blood spraying wildly from its chest as it let out a furious roar.

Lu Cheng shook his numb arm, his chest still aching faintly, and muttered to himself.

"Good thing... Lone Hero still counts me as being alone... otherwise, this would have been tough."

The gap in strength was too great.

A fourth-tier is a fourth-tier.

In his normal state, he couldn't possibly beat this thing in a direct fight.

There was no need to keep butting heads with this thing.

He swept a glance with his peripheral vision and looked at the three soldiers nearby.

The three were heavily injured, their faces pale, and it was clear they had no strength left to continue fighting.

But as for fleeing, if they gritted their teeth, they should still be able to run.

Lu Cheng spoke up immediately: "Senior Zhou, Senior Xu, do you still have the strength to run?"

Zhou Heng, while gasping, stared fixedly at the fourth-tier monster in front, his face full of helplessness.

"We can't run..."

He gritted his teeth, his voice heavy.

"Once we turn our backs on this thing... we'll all die."

A fourth-tier is still a fourth-tier after all... and their perception of the Abandoned City is even keener. Whether they scattered to run or fled together... they would only end up as ghosts under this monster's hands!

Lin Chen and Lin Xi exchanged a glance. A flash of ruthlessness appeared in both brothers' eyes simultaneously.

The next second, Lin Chen spoke, his voice hoarse.

"Give us thirty seconds..."

He paused, as if re-evaluating his current state, and changed his words immediately.

"No, buy us twenty seconds!"

After speaking, the two brothers retreated simultaneously, distancing themselves, sat cross-legged, formed hand seals, and the aura within their bodies began to resonate at an extremely fast speed.

Zhou Heng and Xu Qinghe exchanged a look...

The next second, a flash of ferocity appeared in both their eyes.

"Blood Burning Art!"

Boom!

Two auras that had already been somewhat weak were forcibly raised a notch again. Blood vessels bulged on the surface of Zhou Heng's skin, and Xu Qinghe's face grew paler, but the oppressive force emanating from the two of them surged upward.

Lu Cheng knew these two were about to unleash their ultimate move, so he didn't waste words, simply stepping to their side.

"Fine, then I'll hold it for twenty seconds."

The fourth-tier monster also sensed the increasingly dangerous fluctuation behind it. It opened its giant chest mouth, let out a piercing roar, and charged forward with a bang!

The ground shattered!

Zhou Heng raised his spear to meet it, the tip pointing straight at the monster's eye socket.

Xu Qinghe's blade flashed, specifically slashing at the old wound on its leg.

Lu Cheng slid in along the monster's side, constantly attacking its bleeding lower body while imbuing it with Holy Power.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The three of them kept attacking the fourth-tier monster, blocking it from assaulting the brothers Lin Chen and Lin Xi.

But the scene soon became tragic. Three against one, and they were still being beaten up!

Zhou Heng and Xu Qinghe were directly swatted away more than ten meters.

Lu Cheng was slightly better off, having been thrown into a collapsed iron shed nearby...

"Damn..."

Lu Cheng crawled out from the scrap metal, his chest feeling stuffy. After fighting alongside the three of them, the effect of Lone Hero had vanished again... That blow had almost killed him...

Even wearing the Dragon Scale Holy Armor, he was nowhere near this guy's match...

The gap was just too obvious...

But just at this moment, the aura behind them finally climbed to its peak.

Starlight-like light shone from the bodies of the brothers Lin Chen and Lin Xi simultaneously.

One silver and one blue, two pillars of light rose from their bodies, intertwining with each other. The surrounding mist was torn apart, and even the air began to emit a faint buzzing sound.

Zhou Heng and Xu Qinghe's eyes shook.

It's done!

Lin Chen suddenly opened his eyes and pushed his hands forward.

Lin Xi rose simultaneously, his aura completely overlapping with his brother's.

The two shouted in unison.

"Joint Technique! Twin Stars Chasing the Moon!"

Hum!

The two starlights fused instantly, turning into an extremely thin yet extremely bright arc of light, moving at a terrifying speed, reaching the front of the fourth-tier monster in almost a flash.

The monster had just turned around, its giant chest mouth opening wide, wanting to take it head-on.

The next second.

The arc of light pierced through.

Splat!

A thin line extended from the monster's skull all the way to its chest and abdomen.

Time seemed to stop for an instant.

Immediately after...

Boom!!!

The four-meter-tall monster exploded from the middle with a bang, black blood and shredded meat were sent splattering everywhere by the starlight, and large swaths of contaminated aura rapidly evaporated in the air.

The entire block went quiet.

Zhou Heng and Xu Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously, nearly unable to stand.

Lu Cheng also exhaled a breath of stale air, his shoulders relaxing.

The next second, the starlight on the brothers Lin Chen and Lin Xi rapidly extinguished, their faces turned pale simultaneously, their legs went weak, and they collapsed directly onto the ground.

"Cough... cough cough..."

The two lay there, gasping for air, their chests heaving violently, lacking even the strength to lift their hands.

Zhou Heng and Xu Qinghe were about the same.

As soon as the Blood Burning Art stopped, the backlash immediately set in, their faces as white as paper, unable to even stand steadily.

The only one in the field who could still stand steadily turned out to be Lu Cheng.

He just took a deep breath, and relying on Holy Radiance Regeneration, his aura quickly smoothed out again.

Lu Cheng caught his breath and turned to look at Zhou Heng.

"Senior, what is the situation right now?"

Zhou Heng leaned against a broken wall, took a few difficult breaths, and then spoke.

"Inside... there are ten fourth-tier monsters..."

His throat felt dry when he said this.

"We were trying to relieve pressure for Commander Ji and the others, so we forcibly lured one away..."

"And yet... we didn't expect that just one would push us to this state."

After speaking, he fished out a bottle of potion from his waist, bit the cap off, and downed it, his complexion finally easing slightly.

After hearing this, Lu Cheng's eyes sank slightly.

Ten fourth-tier monsters.

Are Commander Ji Yunlan and the others over there still holding off nine at the same time?

Lu Cheng frowned slightly; he still had one chance to burst forth with power.

If the opponents were fourth-tier Contaminated Creatures of the same level as the one just now... in ten seconds, taking out two shouldn't be a problem.

If he was in better condition, he might even be able to viciously take out three.

Even if he only removed two, it would be a change that could alter the battle situation for Commander Ji Yunlan and the others.

Without any extra hesitation, Lu Cheng spoke directly.

"Seniors, stay here and continue resting."

"I'm going to support Commander Ji."

Zhou Heng's eyes widened.

"Are you crazy?!"

His voice rose.

"I know you kid have your own methods... but you couldn't even beat this thing just now, what are you going over there for? To add to the chaos?! And... do you even know where they are?"

Lu Cheng chuckled, "Don't worry, Senior."

"I know what I'm doing."

Zhou Heng wanted to say something else, but Lu Cheng had already waved his hand at him and turned to look deeper into the Abandoned City.

The direction given by Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Bad Luck was right over there.

It was also the most dangerous place.

Lu Cheng didn't hesitate any longer, stepped off, and walked toward the deepest part of the mist.