64: Remember, don't go too easy on me! (Bonus chapter)

This sudden voice sounded incredibly pleasant to the two in despair, like a ray of dawn shattering the darkness.

"Xie Ning!"

"You've finally come!"

This voice was precisely the Xie Ning they had long awaited.

At this moment, Xie Ning stood by a tree less than a hundred meters away. Though his clothes were tattered, he made them feel immensely reassured.

Besides the three girls, there was also an unconscious Soldier and the Jin Feng who had just been chased.

"Oh? A few more coming to die? The ones who ran away are here too, that's just perfect."

The Black-Robed Middle-aged Man also noticed this group, but as they were just a bunch of students, he didn't think there was anything to be cautious about.

"After I kill this nuisance, it'll be your turn soon. Don't rush."

After the Black-Robed Middle-aged Man finished speaking, the Tyrant Dragon let out a low roar and stomped down forcefully.

"Little Mantis!"

With a 'whoosh,' a flash of silver light shot out from behind Xie Ning. The Tyrant Dragon's stomping leg snapped in response, shattering into four pieces of flesh bursting with red pulp, which fell with several 'thuds' around the Long-Nosed Strength Tapir.

"Roar!"

In pain, the Tyrant Dragon opened its mouth to spew flames, but the Supersonic Mantis suddenly surged upward, kicking it in the neck with a flying kick, causing the flames to backfire and explode.

In agony, the Tyrant Dragon tried to retreat but forgot one of its legs was broken. It lost its balance and fell to the side, and the Black-Robed Man tumbled off its back.

"Tyrant Heaven!" The Black-Robed Man stared at Xie Ning in shock, hastily backing away. "How is this possible... Who exactly are you?"

"The dead don't need to know too much."

As soon as Xie Ning's words fell, the Supersonic Mantis flew past, its long arm hooking and retracting, piercing the Black-Robed Man's heart straight through, killing him on the spot.

With the battle over, the others walked over.

Jin Feng hurried forward, passing by the three girls Lu Bingyun, and tightly embraced Ye Chong and Zhan Yingying, tears streaming down his face.

"Hey hey! I'm a girl!" Zhan Yingying tried to break free but couldn't. She gave him a glare and shouted in annoyance.

Compared to Zhan Yingying's shyness and helplessness, Ye Chong trembled in fear, his face pale, panicking as he said:

"Although I'm a guy, buddy, I'm really not into that. Let go of me first!"

Jin Feng didn't care what they thought or said, holding them tightly.

After a while, he calmed down, wiped his tears, and said with a serious expression:

"It's good you're all okay, otherwise I'd live in pain for the rest of my life."

"Haha~ I'm not handsome, so heaven isn't jealous. I'll live a long life."

The three chatted for a bit, calming their excited emotions, then looked toward Xie Ning and the others.

At this time, the Thunder Dragonfly and the Long-Nosed Strength Tapir had been given some basic healing medicine and were recovering.

"Tell us what you know. Why is there a Soldier in the Secret Realm?"

Xie Ning and the others walked over, and Lu Bingyun spoke.

Returning to this topic, the three immediately became very serious. Finally, Jin Feng spoke first:

"Just as we were about to complete our trial mission, we found the Recorder malfunctioning. Not long after, we saw a vortex appear in the sky, and a Soldier fell down. Then we saw a large group of people appear, and they attacked the Soldier."

"At the time, we didn't think too much and took the Soldier and ran. But we underestimated these people's strength. Even with just three people chasing us, we couldn't fight them off. Instead, we relied on bombs thrown by the Soldier to force them back. After that, we encountered the Supersonic Mantis while fleeing..."

At this point, Ye Chong and Zhan Yingying added some details. Finally, everyone turned their gaze to the Soldier on the Diamond Demon's back.

Lu Bingyun took some healing medicine and gave it to the Soldier.

After waiting about half an hour, the Soldier finally woke up.

Seeing Xie Ning and the others, the Soldier was also excited and explained what had happened outside.

After hearing his words, the group exchanged glances. Jin Feng and the other two were stunned, while the three girls Lu Bingyun looked strangely at Xie Ning.

This matter was almost exactly as Xie Ning had said.

After finishing, the Soldier picked up a bottle, drank a few sips of water to moisten his throat, and said with difficulty: "Candidates, you must be careful! Those people are strong, about a hundred of them. There's a powerful one, a cripple with Silver Rank strength, most likely a Fallen Demon Tamer hunting candidates. You're no match... The people chasing us might still come. You should run quickly..."

"Officer, don't worry. The people chasing us just now are already dead. Look..." Jin Feng pointed at the Black-Robed Person's body lying face-up not far away. "The body is there. We're safe now."

Lu Bingyun also said: "As for that Silver Rank cripple, don't worry too much. He reported to the underworld a step ahead of the ones chasing you."

These words once again left Jin Feng and the other two petrified, and even the Soldier couldn't snap out of it.

After some effort, they finally convinced them.

"So what do we do now?" Jin Feng looked at Xie Ning.

He could sense that among these people, though Lu Bingyun seemed to have the highest Demon Tamer Rank and the most important status, the one truly making decisions was actually Xie Ning. The three girls all followed his words without exception.

Xie Ning thought for a moment and asked: "Do you have a way to find the locations of other candidates, preferably including the enemies' positions?"

"The candidates' locations were disconnected before I entered. They can only be re-enabled on the instruments outside the Secret Realm. But I can find the enemies' positions."

After saying this, the Soldier took out his Recorder, clicked a few times, and a virtual map projected onto the ground, showing about a hundred red dots, some moving, some stationary.

These red dots were precisely the enemies they were facing. They weren't far away, almost spreading outward from their current location as the center. Because of the spread, they were mostly acting alone or in pairs, rarely in groups.

The group crouched on the ground and examined it carefully.

A few minutes later, Xie Ning stood up and said: "Time is tight. Let's act immediately!"

"Jin Feng, Zhan Yingying, Ye Chong, you three head north. Move quickly, but try not to make too much noise. Fight if you can, ambush if you can't. After rescuing other candidates, have them join you, and repeat."

Jin Feng and the other two nodded solemnly, raising no objections.

Then Xie Ning turned to the three girls Lu Bingyun, thought for a moment, and said: "Lan Yu, you stay here and protect this officer. If anything goes wrong, immediately have the Heavenly Star Bird fly you away, heading west."

"Okay." Lan Yu nodded.

Though she was very unwilling, she knew that in this place where phones couldn't be used, her sense of direction was no better than a blind person's.

"Then Bing Yun, Xiao Ya, you head east. Same mission. After rescuing other candidates, Xiao Ya will form a group with them and continue east, while you go south. I'll head west."

"No problem!" Lu Bingyun nodded.

"I guarantee the mission will be completed!" Xiao Ya imitated the officer's gesture she'd seen on TV, making a serious motion.

After glancing around at everyone again, Xie Ning said solemnly: "Remember! Our goal is to use every means to eliminate the enemies and bring more candidates. No matter how much of the mission is completed, regroup here in 2 hours!"

"Yes!"

Everyone shouted in unison, bringing tears to the officer's eyes as he watched.

This is the future of Hua Country!

Did anyone see? This is what youth should be like!

The officer picked up the water bottle, ready to drink the little water left in one gulp.

Xiao Ya suddenly asked: "By the way, what if someone refuses to come?"

"We won't force them, but don't forget to give them a beating!"

Pfft!

The Soldier spat out a mouthful of water.

"Also, remember not to go too easy on them." Xie Ning added another sentence.

Clatter~

The water bottle fell to the ground, rolling twice.

Xie Ning looked at the Soldier in confusion and asked:

"Officer, what's wrong?"