29: Life and death
Chapter 29: Life and Death Moment
At this moment, a familiar figure approached her; it was Wu Xingyang.
A wisp of greenish-blue mist drifted from his palm, covering Tian Xingxing's wound.
It was the S-rank healing Talent—Healing Wind.
This guy!
He couldn't even take care of himself, yet he was still worried about others; Zhang Sheng felt a wave of helplessness in his heart.
Seeing several Stone Spiders surrounding the two of them, Zhang Sheng hurriedly turned back and rushed toward them, turning his muzzle to fire rapid bursts.
One shot per beast; every bullet hit the Stone Spiders' eyes, piercing through the relatively fragile eyeballs and entering the brain to kill them.
Firearms shooting at the Transcendent level was terrifyingly powerful.
"Come! I'll carry you!" Zhang Sheng said quickly, but without waiting for Tian Xingxing's consent, he directly picked her up on his back and ran.
"Xingyang, you still have the heart to worry about others? Run, quickly!" Zhang Sheng urged.
After killing a Stone Spider, a white jade plaque dropped, and Zhang Sheng picked it up in passing.
Besides jade plaques, other items would also drop, such as a piece of stone or a piece of wood.
They were primarily jade plaques.
The drop rate of these Stone Spiders was extremely low; on average, a drop would only occur after killing dozens of them.
Everyone's marksmanship was generally average, and the Stone Spiders' shells were hard, often requiring several shots to kill one.
Soon, some people ran out of bullets, but the Stone Spiders were visibly increasing in number.
This was troublesome!
Even the path they came from was blocked by a large number of Stone Spiders.
"Boom!"
A loud explosion—it was the sound of a high-explosive grenade.
"Everyone, form a circle, face outward, and use your weapons to fight back!" Xu Anmin ordered.
Seeing that everyone's ammunition was about to be exhausted while the number of Stone Spiders continued to increase, if this continued, the hundred or so people might be completely wiped out.
"Commander, we'll all die if this continues! Someone needs to break through the encirclement to seek help! Your Talent is the most suitable!" Gray Wolf said hurriedly.
The students in the outer circle used their weapons to block the Stone Spiders' advance, while the students inside began to form hand seals, casting Spells to attack the spiders closing in from a distance.
Xu Anmin's expression was heavy. Was he really wrong?
His own life was not worth mentioning, but if these hundred-plus students died here, he would be a sinner to all of Huaxia!
"Wait for me to return!
If anyone sacrifices their life today, I, Xu, will definitely be buried with them later!"
The tall figure vanished into thin air instantly, reappearing outside the Stone Spiders' encirclement.
One of the abilities of the SS-rank Talent—Space Control: Teleportation!
He teleported a hundred meters in one go, but Xu Anmin's pale face showed that the price was not light!
Someone had gone for help, but everyone was still in danger; whether they could hold out until reinforcements arrived was still an unknown.
"Outer members and inner members, rotate!" Gray Wolf ordered.
After Xu Anmin left, he acted as the commander. Having studied tactical theory, everyone naturally understood his meaning.
"I've had enough! I don't want to die! I shouldn't have come to this damn First Cultivation University."
Someone's mental pressure was too great to bear; they curled up in the center of the circle, holding their head and remaining motionless!
What a waste!
But this was also within Gray Wolf's expectations; without rigorous selection, such a result was inevitable—having Talent but no fighting will at all.
Although these Gray Stone Yao Spiders were numerous, they were only at the level of Refining Essence into Qi!
"Classmates, these guys' weaknesses are their eyes and abdomens!" An Shenhu reminded.
Over a hundred people unleashed their Talents and methods.
Zhang Sheng noticed a girl holding an eerie and terrifying doll, pricking it repeatedly with a needle.
With every prick, a Stone Spider in front of her would die, emitting black smoke.
What a bizarre Talent.
Not only that, Zhang Sheng also noticed a student with several sword-shaped phantoms manifesting above their head; these Flying Sword phantoms moved quickly through the surroundings, harvesting the lives of the Stone Spiders.
What kind of Talent was this?
At this moment, Wu Xingyang and two other healing Talent users were in the inner circle using their Talents to treat the injured, but their faces were gradually turning pale; it was clear their Mental Energy was becoming exhausted.
After running out of bullets, Zhang Sheng threw away his firearm, held his Tang Dao, and joined the battle on the perimeter.
"One Cut Slash!"
"One Cut Slash!"
"I'll slash, slash, slash!"
...His body moved like a Roving Dragon, and every strike harvested a Gray Stone Yao Spider.
Time passed minute by minute.
The number of Yao Spiders seemed endless, and the situation became increasingly critical.
Everyone's spiritual power and Mental Energy were gradually depleted, and in the end, they could only rely on their physical strength to fight with their weapons.
Although no one had died, people were constantly getting injured.
"Hold on, everyone! Stay alive, reinforcements will be here soon." Because he was fighting on the front lines, even the battle-hardened Gray Wolf was exhausted.
"Old Commander, you'd better come back early, or you won't see me again," Gray Wolf said with a bitter smile.
However, at this moment, a slight vibration came from the ground, and a gray line was approaching everyone from the distance.
"It's a snake! A giant snake!" An Shenhu said in horror.
Zhang Sheng couldn't help but marvel; those eyes of his were truly useful.
The giant snake approached extremely fast; it was a size larger than a forest python, with grayish-white scales like rock.
Its huge triangular head flicked a dark purple tongue, and its blue eyes seemed to be inspecting its prey.
Gray Wolf's face changed abruptly. Like the Stone Spiders, this Demon Serpent didn't emit any aura, so its strength couldn't be determined before it acted.
But seeing this massive body, this Demon Serpent was bound to be difficult to deal with!
The Demon Serpent gave a flick of its tail!
The Stone Spiders along the way were smashed into pieces as the giant tail swept toward the students on the perimeter!
With the power of this strike, if it hit them, they would be heavily injured if not dead.
At the critical moment, Gray Wolf roared, his muscles swelling rapidly, and his body size instantly tripled.
He lunged forward and used his body to firmly block the strike!
After taking the hit, Gray Wolf spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body returned to normal.
He said with difficulty, "This Demon Serpent has strength close to the first stage of the Qi Sea Realm. Everyone, run!"
Close to the first stage of the Qi Sea Realm!
How could there be such a strong Yao Beast in a White-Grade Secret Realm?
Although they didn't know why, no one had time to think.
The battle broke out, and the Demon Serpent's powerful aura spread; the Stone Spiders quickly retreated, slowly leaving the battlefield.
But the Demon Serpent in front of them was enough to take everyone's lives.
Seeing the Demon Serpent twist its body to attack again.
With a pained expression, Lin Xiaotian took out a long, narrow piece of yellow paper, and as spiritual power was injected into it.
The paper flew in front of everyone, transforming into a golden shield that blocked the giant snake.
"Bang!"
With a loud crash, the golden shield blocked the Demon Serpent's lethal strike, but cracks appeared on it.
This was the vajra talisman Lin Xiaotian had exchanged from the school for three hundred academic credits upon his family's suggestion.
It was only a first-stage Low Grade Talisman, but the exchange cost was as high as three hundred credits.
Zhang Sheng looked at the Demon Serpent in front of him, then at the Tang Dao in his hand, thinking to himself: If I use blade aura, can I deal with this giant snake?
The situation had reached this point; it was a moment of life and death.
With his Transcendent Roving Dragon Movement Technique, if he played it safe, he might be able to last until reinforcements arrived, but Wu Xingyang and Tian Xingxing might die right in front of him.
It was as if he could already envision the scene of their deaths.
"No! I absolutely won't accept it!"
"I won't accept them dying in battle before my eyes."
Having spent over three years together day and night, Zhang Sheng had long regarded the fatty as his best friend.
Zhang Sheng bit his teeth hard, his expression becoming exceptionally ferocious, as he resolutely rushed toward the Demon Serpent with his blade!
His body transformed into a Roving Dragon, evading the Demon Serpent's line of sight.
"Who is that? Is he crazy?"
"Brother Sheng! Come back!" Wu Xingyang shouted anxiously, tears already wetting the corners of his eyes.