84: This is a manual transmission; do you want to launch from a standstill?

Fang Bai didn't know that Shen Lin had already blackened. Of course, to him, it didn't matter if she had or not.

Old Qin, however, had a hesitant expression. "Are we really just going to leave them behind like this?"

Fang Bai curled his lip. "Old Qin, are you still trying to act like a role model teacher? It's the freaking apocalypse; saving your own life is the most important thing, right?"

Old Qin's gaze was complicated. "I just feel like it shouldn't be this way."

As a Wall Guardian, he had spent the first half of his life protecting the human race until he retired from the battlefield and became a teacher.

His philosophy had always been to protect humanity.

Of course, he was self-aware. After all, Fang Bai was the one who saved him; he couldn't possibly demand that Fang Bai save others.

Fang Bai didn't owe anyone anything! No one had the right to use moral kidnapping on him.

"By the way, are the people from the school really all gone?"

Fang Bai suddenly asked.

Old Qin shook his head. "Most of them already evacuated when the air raid siren sounded. The principal and the others were leading them; they should have reached the military base by now."

Hearing this, Fang Bai nodded.

A school like No. 3 Middle School had at least a thousand people. If they all died, it would truly be a pity.

However, it looked like a lot of people had died. If so many died in just one school, not to mention the entire Magic City.

"Those Demonic Cults really freaking deserve to die!"

Fang Bai suddenly complained.

Old Qin was puzzled. "Why do you say that?"

Fang Bai then gave a rough summary of the events.

Old Qin frowned. "Something's not right."

Fang Bai raised an eyebrow. "What's not right?"

Old Qin said in a deep voice, "If so many cultists really poured into Magic City, it's impossible for the higher-ups not to know! And to let them successfully complete the ritual... this isn't Dragon Country's level of strength!"

If they didn't even have this much intelligence, then it wouldn't be Dragon Country!

Fang Bai also frowned. "You mean they deliberately let the Alien Space invade?"

Old Qin shook his head. "I don't know. How can we commoners at the bottom figure out the decisions made by those at the top?"

Hearing this, Fang Bai narrowed his eyes and looked up at the sky.

"One day, I will personally kill my way up and uncover a corner of the Heavenly Palace!"

"Freak, this feeling of being dominated by others is really unpleasant!"

Old Qin glanced at him and then revealed a smile. "What I didn't expect was that you would actually grow so fast."

In just a few months, Fang Bai had already broken through to the third rank. Even with his wide experience, he had never seen such talent!

Fang Bai chuckled. "It's alright. I actually feel like my advancement is too slow."

He wanted to progress so badly!

He always felt a sense of 'insufficient firepower' anxiety.

Old Qin's mouth twitched. "You brat, you're really not human! Do you know how long it took me to break through to the third rank? Three years! The early realms are easy, but it gets harder and harder later on. I've practiced for over a decade to reach the fourth rank!"

Fang Bai said faintly, "Then Old Qin, there might indeed be a problem with your talent."

"Get lost!"

With Fang Bai's current strength, he could actually see Old Qin's background. The man was actually an outstanding figure among the fourth rank. If not for his body full of injuries, he probably would have broken through to the fifth rank already!

"Where are we going now?"

Old Qin suddenly asked.

"Let's find The Authorities; we need to get you treated first."

"But we don't know where they are."

"Navigation! I'm from the Martial Academy; I have plenty of connections and means!"

"...Impressive."

Fang Bai suddenly stopped, then looked at Old Qin and said, "Walking like this is too slow. Should I carry you?"

Old Qin nodded slightly. "Okay."

He had lost an arm, so Fang Bai was a bit careful when carrying him, mainly because they encountered demonic beasts along the way.

Every time they encountered a demonic beast, Fang Bai would settle Old Qin down, then head out with his blade.

He would return in less than a few minutes.

Old Qin could clearly feel that Fang Bai's aura had strengthened quite a bit.

He had a faint suspicion in his heart.

However, the two also encountered some tough customers, like a Fifth-Rank Demonic Beast. Fortunately, Fang Bai used his Dark Element skills to hide in time; otherwise, the two of them would have become demonic beast droppings.

They proceeded smoothly for several kilometers like this.

Compared to the initial chaos, the commotion had lessened significantly by now.

Under the resistance of human martial artists, most of the demonic beasts had been slain!

After all, only a few Alien Spaces had come, not the entire Demon Race.

Although there was an S-rank, the S-rank was pinned down by the Noble Families.

Puchi!

Fang Bai ambushed a few Blood Ghouls that were feeding, successfully harvesting a wave of Alien Energy.

The system wasn't issuing tasks right now, but the Alien Energy return from Fang Bai slaying demonic beasts had increased significantly.

He was now not far from the late stage of the third rank.

In addition, Fang Bai's physical fitness was constantly improving. He was now an invincible existence below the fourth rank!

"Let's drive."

Fang Bai happened to see a Wuling Hongguang, and his eyes lit up.

Old Qin nodded, then thinking of something, he looked at Fang Bai: "You... know how to drive?"

Fang Bai silently looked at the one-armed Old Qin, then hesitated and said, "How about you direct me from the side? My learning ability is very strong."

Old Qin: "..."

Ultimately, to make time, the two could only get in the car.

Old Qin's face was somewhat pale as he sat in the passenger seat and began to say, "This is a manual transmission, it's a bit complicated. Listen carefully to my instructions."

"Step on the brake, release the handbrake, shift into first gear... that's freaking fifth gear! Are you trying to eject or start?"

Old Qin was already gripping the seat tightly with one hand, as if he could already see the scene that was about to unfold.

After Fang Bai roughly figured it out, he started the car immediately.

After the van made a sharp screeching sound, it shot out like an arrow from a bow!

Fang Bai: "Holy crap... so driving isn't that hard!"

Old Qin: "Freaking shift gears! The RPM is too high!"

"No, there's a curve ahead! Slow down! Slow down!"

"My life is over!"

...A military base had gathered over ten thousand survivors.

The army sent by The Authorities was patrolling the perimeter, including units from the Demon Slaying Army.

In the distance, the great battle continued. Those demonic beasts wanted to invade the base, but they were all driven back by the human martial artists!

"Captain, thirteen more survivors are coming this way. They're all students!"

"Send someone to meet them!"

"Captain, the food and water in the base are running low!"

"Then freaking ration it! Don't you know it's an emergency? Change the food distribution to once a day! Also, send people out to search!"

"Captain, this is bad! We've detected an unknown object rapidly approaching!"

"..."

The Demon Slaying Army captain's expression froze. He then leaped to a high vantage point and looked in that direction with binoculars.

"That looks like... a car?!"

"But why is it being driven so erratically? It couldn't be a demonic beast driving, could it? All units, on alert!"

Demonic Beast: "???"