55: Chapter 55 You've Crossed the Line

"What is he doing!?"

Governor Sun Jingan stared fixedly at Chen Mo on the screen, only to see him grab his own head with both hands.

An inhuman roar rang out, and many people in the arena even let out sounds of painful retching.

"This guy is a lunatic..."

Governor Sun Jingan's mouth twitched. It was the first time he had ever seen someone forcibly twist off and pull out their own head.

Watching Chen Mo's body dissolve into motes of light, it meant that Chen Mo had completely given up on this Provincial Joint Examination.

After all, one could only wake up from the simulation by dying in battle, so this kid chose the most brutal way to kill himself.

Thud!

The lid of the simulation pod was kicked open by Chen Mo. His crimson eyes were indistinguishable from those of a crazed beast.

"Luo City... in which direction?"

Chen Mo grabbed the collar of a nearby staff member. The staff member was so terrified they couldn't even speak, only able to point in a general direction.

Thud! One step. Thud, thud! Two steps! Thud! Thud, thud, thud, thud! Three, four, five steps!

Chen Mo was like an armored vehicle that started very slowly but, once moving, could not be stopped by anything, sprinting toward the direction the staff member had pointed.

His legs compressed to the limit, his body tore through the air, and he crashed straight through the alloy wall, creating a large hole.

"Wait for me..."

"Wait for me!!!"

At this moment, Chen Mo had reached the edge of sanity's collapse, sprinting toward Luo City like a mad beast.

He forcibly tore a vacuum zone through the curtain of rain, his figure disappearing into the distance at an extreme speed.

"Governor..."

"What about Chen Mo's results..."

The staff member, seeing such a situation for the first time, panicked and hurriedly looked toward Governor Sun Jingan behind him.

"Let him go."

Governor Sun Jingan sighed and sat down, feeling somewhat powerless.

"Continue the Joint Exam, and have someone seal the hole for me."

...

Luo City, Old District, Chenguang Orphanage.

Clang! Officer Zhao's long blade fell to the ground as his body was pierced and lifted high by a claw.

Blood dripped from his toes, but Officer Li had absolutely no time to worry or grieve.

"Director Gu..."

"I'm sorry, but I reckon we're all going to fall here."

With one arm severed, Officer Li stepped over the mountain-like pile of Abyss Beast corpses, walking step by step toward the endless swarm of Abyss Beasts.

There were simply too many Abyss Beasts. He and Officer Zhao had killed at least hundreds, perhaps even thousands of them.

Blood had soaked the ground, yet the Abyss Beasts showed no signs of decreasing; instead, they were becoming more numerous and stronger.

Clink! A vial of medicine fell out along Officer Zhao's pant leg. The moment Officer Li saw it, his previously dim eyes lit up once again.

"Old Zhao, you still have such good stuff on you?"

"A Blood-Burning Needle; this thing isn't cheap."

Officer Li chuckled, bit down on his long blade, and bent over to pick up the vial.

Without the slightest hesitation, Officer Li tore open the packaging and plunged the needle directly into his heart.

In an instant, his nearly depleted blood energy became full, and Officer Li's body temperature rose rapidly, even evaporating the rain completely!

At this moment, the one-armed Officer Li gripped his long blade, his entire body crimson as blood, his eyes filled with hideous red bloodshot veins.

"Come! I'm going to fight you to the death today!"

A blade flash swept by, and the head of an Abyss Beast went flying high into the air!

Blood erupted like a geyser, drawing roars from the surrounding Abyss Beasts.

The beasts' roars and Officer Li's bellows resonated through the rain. Those hundreds, perhaps even thousands of Abyss Beasts were actually forced into a steady retreat by the crazed Officer Li.

But even so, there was still no hope for the situation.

Director Gu Sanding didn't speak, only holding Xueni tightly in his arms, as if this could protect the fragile child.

In the shadows, a figure cloaked in black wanted to step forward to help, but was grabbed by the shoulder by a large hand.

"You have overstepped your bounds."

A pair of vertical pupils appeared in the darkness, staring fixedly at the black-cloaked figure.

"Whether it's saving people or hacking into the Joint Exam system, everything you've done violates the organization's code."

"Now, I am arresting you on behalf of the Poachers."

"You should know the consequences of doing this, right?"

The owner of the vertical pupils spoke in a flat tone, as if they hadn't even seen Officer Li burning his own life force over there.

"I know, but whether that child suffers a mental breakdown, gets injured, or dies, it holds no benefit for the Poachers."

"Staying alive is what's most beneficial to the human race."

The black-cloaked figure's tone was equally flat, as if the punishment they were about to face was completely insignificant.

"Then you have also overstepped your bounds."

"External affairs are a thing of the past for both you and me; we must absolutely not interfere."

"Come back with me. The higher-ups will replace you with another observer."

With that, the owner of the vertical pupils struck the black-cloaked figure's chest with their palm. Accompanied by a teeth-gritting sound of bone fracturing, the black-cloaked figure just collapsed.

At the very moment the black-cloaked figure fell, Officer Li's already shattered body also collapsed.

"Cough..."

"Cough, cough..." Officer Li used his long blade to barely prop himself up, his eyes, with even the eyelids shredded, staring fixedly at the Abyss Beasts that were inching closer to him.

He didn't let Director Gu Sanding take Xueni and run, because he knew that even if the two of them could escape the encirclement, the Abyss Beasts within the Old District would tear the old man and the child to pieces.

"Damn it, why hasn't the military arrived yet..."

At this moment, Officer Li was at the end of his rope; his blood energy was completely burned out, and his bodily functions were only a step away from total collapse.

Bang! With a muffled thud, an Abyssal Armored Dragon covered in scales whipped its tail and sent Officer Li's broken body flying.

The broken body rolled several times on the ground before stopping, those eyes still staring fixedly at the Abyss Beasts not far away.

Director Gu Sanding, an old man over eighty years old, tremblingly picked up the heavy long blade and stood shakily in front of Xueni.

The Abyssal Armored Dragon let out an extremely human-like roar, walking step by step toward the incessantly trembling Director Gu Sanding.

The Abyssal Armored Dragon's claw, larger than a small car, was raised high and brought down mercilessly toward Director Gu Sanding and Xueni.

Director Gu Sanding tried his hardest to raise the long blade to block, but with his old bones, let alone blocking the Abyssal Armored Dragon, he couldn't even withstand a headbutt from an orphan at the Orphanage.

But strangely, the Abyssal Armored Dragon's claw landed steadily on Director Gu Sanding, yet it couldn't shake him in the slightest.

"Huh?" Director Gu Sanding was dumbfounded; he had no idea what had happened.

Looking down, he saw Xueni, whom he was protecting in his arms, emitting a glowing white light, and a power that did not belong to him was pouring into his body continuously.

"This is..."

"A talent!?"