117: Chapter 117 A Deadly Scheme Turned Against Them!

Su Qingxue stood motionless, her face devoid of any expression.

The extremely low temperature turned her exhaled breath into frost instantly. Large swathes of gray-white mist surged from Su Qingxue and spread in all directions, completely sealing off the only access passage, even covering the scrap metal blocking the door in a thick layer of ice.

The roaring sounds outside grew closer.

The monster charging at the very front plunged into the gray mist, its movement speed dropping significantly.

Immediately after, the monster's movements began to stiffen and stutter. A layer of deathly gray frost rapidly condensed on its skin, spreading from deep within its flesh to the surface.

Before it could run a few steps further, the thing fell straight to the ground, shattering into a pile of ice mixed with black blood.

The people of Black Shark had calculated things very clearly.

They intended to use the monsters as cannon fodder to test the firepower and personnel capabilities, while simultaneously exhausting the ammunition and stamina of the Train camp during the night.

The idea was reasonable enough.

Unfortunately, they had run into Su Qingxue.

Su Qingxue did not intend to use brute force to create an ice wall to resist. She dismantled her S-rank talent [Heart of Frost], converting the energy originally used to condense the ice wall into a large amount of ice crystal particles, diffusing them into a thick mist. This consumed less mental energy and kept her target concealed.

The mist not only obscured vision but could also invade the body, significantly reducing the monsters' movement speed.

Mu Waner crouched on the ground behind, staring at the military tablet in front of her. The thermal imaging system on the screen clearly outlined the silhouette of every monster at the entrance and the real-time range of the ice mist; she was helping Su Qingxue manage her consumption in her own way.

"Qingxue, a little to the left. The mist is thinning; pull back your strength a bit."

Su Qingxue nodded slightly, and after fine-tuning her mental energy output, the mist concentration returned to a stable level.

An exceptionally robust patchwork monster roared and broke through a weak spot in the mist. It was covered in frost, one arm completely frozen, but it still lunged inside using its remaining limbs.

Jiang Ning stood guard at her position, her eyes turning cold. The moment the monster lunged close, she lowered her body and, without using any weapon, delivered a whip kick directly onto the monster's intact knee joint.

Accompanied by the sound of shattering bone, the monster's supporting leg snapped backward on the spot, causing it to lose its balance and fall to the side.

Jiang Ning quickly followed up, swinging her right elbow to smash into the monster's neck. The monster's head was driven into its chest cavity by the immense force, and after a couple of twitches, it stopped moving.

Jiang Ning shook her numb elbow and turned back to look at the few newcomers behind her, who were holding crossbows with sweaty palms.

"Did you all see that clearly! This thing isn't that scary, don't just stand there in a daze! Don't fucking waste shots on those hard shells, aim for the joints and eyes! Save your strength, and don't fire your crossbows randomly!"

The few timid female students shivered, subconsciously straightened their backs to forcibly suppress their fear, and raised their crossbows again to fire according to the instructions.

At a damaged window on the other side, a thin, small monster climbed up along the wall and poked half its body through the window.

The girl closest to it turned pale with fright, almost dropping the combat knife in her hand.

Lin Xinyi shoved her aside, forcibly suppressing her own nervousness as she roared out loud.

"What are you standing there for! What did the training say! Stab the eyes! Shove it in!"

The girl jolted, and upon recalling the training, gripped the knife handle tightly with both hands and stabbed into the monster's eye socket.

Black liquid splattered everywhere as the monster let out a screech and fell from the window.

The girl panted heavily, her legs weak, but there was a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes.

Lin Xinyi kept a cold face, though her voice carried a tremor she hadn't even noticed herself.

"Watch for the next one! Keep your eyes peeled!"

In the chaos, a newcomer girl couldn't dodge in time and had her arm slashed open by a monster's claw. The moment she bled, she let out a muffled grunt of pain.

Teacher Qin Bing stood not far away and flicked her hand.

"Don't space out, look ahead!"

A small water droplet emitting a green glow appeared out of thin air and landed on the girl's wound.

The girl felt a cool sensation in the wound, the bleeding stopped, the pain vanished, and the wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Teacher Qin Bing split her S-rank skill [Life Tide] into multiple small healing units, precisely covering those who needed it to maintain the integrity of the battle line.

Fang Che stood at the very back of the group, surveying the entire situation. Watching Jiang Ning lead the offense, Su Qingxue control the field, Mu Waner provide support, and Teacher Qin Bing handle healing, he realized that this group of girls was growing rapidly.

He knew clearly that this night raid was just a test from Black Shark, so he chose to hide himself and his SSS-rank talent as his trump card.

Just then, Fang Che narrowed his eyes, his gaze locking onto a direction within the thick fog.

Most of the monsters were frantically charging the defensive line, but one dark shadow was moving along the shadows at the edge. It avoided the areas with the most intense crossbow fire, its gaze constantly scanning the personnel inside the station and focusing particularly on Su Qingxue and Jiang Ning.

That was the scout sent by Black Shark.

Just as Fang Che made his judgment, a notification sound rang in his mind.

[Talent activation successful] [Target of judgment: Tactical Prediction] [Critical Hit multiplier: 88x] [You have obtained: Ultra-clear dynamic vision of the target Black Shark scout and precise prediction of its movement trajectory for the next three seconds]

In Fang Che's mind, the scout's movement details appeared slowed down countless times. He could see the opponent rolling to dodge crossbow bolts and hiding behind a broken pillar, and he could also predict the timing of the opponent poking its head out to lock onto Su Qingxue.

He did not hesitate at all and directly pressed his communicator to speak.

"Xu Zhaozhao, slightly to the front right, behind that broken pillar forty meters away. Do you see that shadow? High-explosive crossbow bolts, three-shot burst."

Xu Zhaozhao, who was responsible for covering gaps in the crowd, immediately turned her bolt.

"Got it!"

Just as she was about to pull the trigger, Fang Che spoke again.

"Wait! Don't hit the pillar! Aim two meters to the left at the empty space! Fire!"

Out of trust, Xu Zhaozhao directly pulled the trigger, and three high-explosive crossbow bolts shot toward that empty area.

The firelight of the explosion lit up in the thick mist, and a shrill scream came from the blast point.

Immediately after, a figure with a crossbow bolt embedded in its arm and dripping with blood rushed out of the mist and fled into the distance.

The girls in the station were all stunned in place; no one had expected a living person to be mixed in among the monsters.

After the scout fled, the monsters' offensive outside weakened and was soon cleared away.

Not long after, Gu Nanzhi's communication came through, her voice filled with excitement.

"Brother Fang Che, I heard it! That scout who ran back reported the news. He said we are only holding on because of Sister Su Qingxue's ice mist, and that her mental energy is almost exhausted, her face is pale, and she's about to collapse. That group from Black Shark is discussing wearing us down for a few more waves, and once Sister Su Qingxue is exhausted, they can wipe us all out in one go!"

Teacher Qin Bing frowned.

"This intelligence is completely off the mark. With Mu Waner helping, Su Qingxue still has at least eighty percent of her mental energy left."

Su Qingxue looked at Fang Che with some confusion.

A dark smile appeared on Fang Che's face, and he tapped his fingers on the desktop twice.

"They've taken the bait. They've bitten firmly onto this hook tonight, and they even believe the fake news I spread earlier about having no combat ability."

Everyone looked at him without saying anything.

"Since they love watching shows so much, we'll just play along and arrange a big one for them."