196: Chapter 196 The Mutant Beast in Clothes
Intersection 70 was at least thirty kilometers from the exit. Was that kid really going to carry his War Princess all the way out?
How should I put it? It felt... strange.
It was like usually you only see people riding horses; who's ever seen a horse riding a person?
While everyone was wondering if Yun Zhuo was being too arrogant and would be overtaken by others...
They saw Yun Zhuo, who was holding Teacher Su, slowly lift off the ground.
"Holy crap! That kid can fly."
Before anyone could react, Yun Zhuo's figure had already shot out like a bolt of lightning.
Teacher Su was held steadily in his arms; the two of them turned into a blur, streaking through the tunnel and creating a sharp sonic boom.
The surrounding metal walls and green light strips all became blurred afterimages.
The wind blew the hair at Teacher Su's temples back against her cheeks, and she instinctively buried her head deep into Yun Zhuo's chest.
Yun Zhuo's movements were as steady as a rock; only the corners of his clothes flapped loudly in the extreme speed, the wind swirling the dust in the tunnel into a fleeting gray mist behind him.
"Holy crap! That kid really can fly, and his speed is actually faster than his War Princess."
Whether in the dorms or on the playground, whether walking with a girl on a tree-lined path or cultivating feelings with a War Princess in a hotel, or even honing Martial Skills and doing missions in the Second Underground City...
Anyone who saw this scene through the Campus Network was stunned on the spot.
A flying War Spirit Master wasn't rare, but a War Spirit Master who could fly while carrying his own War Princess—and fly faster than her—was something they hadn't even heard of before today, let alone seen.
One second he was in this surveillance frame, the next he was gone.
If the school hadn't filled the Underground City with surveillance cameras and used the System to automatically switch shots to track him, any person trying to follow would need to be at least a Level 50 Grandmaster.
Otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to smell his exhaust.
"That kid really managed to show off big time today."
"Holy crap!"
"What now?"
"I was just thinking something was wrong. That kid never used Body Integration with his War Princess from start to finish; he took out Chen Qi's five Elite Guards all by himself."
Everyone then remembered that when Yun Zhuo killed the first four Elite Guards in an instant, his speed was so fast it had probably already broken the sound barrier.
He actually achieved such speed relying solely on his Physical Body.
"Just what level is that kid?"
"No idea."
"You didn't even know his level, and you dared to bet on his death?"
"C'mon, it's not like you didn't bet too."
"Dammit, if I'd known, I would've bet on him winning. Those were one-to-a-thousand odds! A hundred academic credits would turn into a hundred thousand; I could've graduated early."
Everyone began to feel regret. Looking at how Shen Zhao died, Yun Zhuo's strength was immense and his methods were ruthless.
Level 33 Shen Zhao had no power to resist before him and was actually strangled to death.
"Can we still place bets?"
"Forget it. I just got here, and the Si Family has already closed the betting."
"Closed the betting? That's not the Si Family's style."
"Who cares about style at a time like this? One-to-a-thousand odds, brother! And it's academic credits, not corrosion crystals. Where would the Si Family get that many academic credits to pay out?"
...
In the labyrinth, Du Mingxing and the others had just climbed down the spider silk when the first person to reach the ground shouted breathlessly, "What the hell, why are there Mutated Beasts here?"
Because they had to climb the spider silk, no one had transformed or used Body Integration, so they were caught off guard by the five mutated War Princesses as soon as they got down.
After a chaotic fight, the five Mutated Beasts were dealt with, but Du Mingxing and the others were all injured.
"Where are Gong Lei and the others?"
Just as they were wondering, they all received a notification from Chen Qi through their earpieces at the same time.
He told them not to go to the Second Floor for now, or at least not alone, because Yun Zhuo might be blocking the entrance to the Second Floor, ready to slaughter them all.
Five Elite Guards and five War Princesses stared at each other in disbelief upon hearing this news.
"Are Gong Lei and the others already dead? This can't be real, right?"
"Could that Yun Zhuo kid be that powerful? There were eight people who went down earlier. No matter how strong he is, could he have killed all eight?"
"What exactly is Young Master Chen doing? I'm a man who's going to make it into the Top 500. If I don't hurry to the Second Floor now, how will I make the Top 500?"
"They shouldn't all be dead; at least three should still be alive."
Everyone looked in unison at Du Mingxing, who had spoken.
"How do you know?"
Du Mingxing nonchalantly kicked the corpse of the Mutated Beast at his feet. "You've killed plenty of Mutated Beasts, right? But have you ever seen one wearing clothes?"
"Wear... wearing clothes?"
Everyone leaned in to look. Sure enough, this pitch-black Mutated Beast with a metallic exoskeleton, looking like it was coated in a layer of gutter oil, was actually wearing torn black silk stockings on its legs.
After the aberration, the clothes on the body had been burst by the expanding muscles, but the stockings had been preserved due to their good elasticity.
"This one too."
"And this one."
"Blech..."
The girls began to retch and vomit violently.
When they thought they were just Mutated Beasts, these women were perfectly calm.
But once they realized that just a few minutes ago, these Mutated Beasts were War Princesses just like them, a physiological nausea surged within them.
Seeing Wu Wanyi's pale face, Du Mingxing quickly supported her and then picked her up.
The other four followed suit. These War Princesses were now so weak from vomiting that their legs were soft; they couldn't even enter their First Form to carry them.
"Let's go!"
"Where to? Young Master Chen told us not to go down yet."
"Then we'll go block the area near the entrance. If we can't make the Top 500, no one else will either."
Even if they, the Thirteen Protectors, couldn't beat Yun Zhuo, could they really not beat those ordinary students?
Underground City.
An abandoned city from the old world. Compared to Summit City, it was relatively well-preserved; at least there were very few collapsed buildings.
The original artificial sky should have had a bright sun, blue sky, and white clouds, but now only a rusty steel dome remained.
A huge light disk glowed at the edge of the dome. This was the artificial sun created by the old world, which had broken long ago.
The school had replaced it after turning this place into an examination ground.
Beneath the steel dome, skyscrapers stood in rows, their glass curtain walls covered in thick dust, reflecting a deathly light in the dim space. The wide main roads were filled with the rusted remains of cars.
The glass doors of the shopping malls were shattered all over the floor, the mannequins in the windows had broken limbs, and on the dusty billboards, the smiling face of some former star still remained, giving a fleeting glimpse of the past prosperity with its surging crowds and flashing neon lights.
Back then, traffic should have flowed like a river here, office buildings would have been brightly lit with the silhouettes of overworked beasts of burden reflected in the windows, streets and alleys would have been bustling with people, and the aroma from milk tea shops would have mixed with the honking of cars.
But now, it was like an underground palace of a tomb.
In a rooftop cafe, Chen Qi sat by the window, looking at the huge light disk at the edge of the city. The reddish light fell on him like a setting sun.
On the small table in front of him sat a cup of cappuccino made by Piao Xiuying.
Originally, he wanted to sit here and enjoy the sunset, waiting until tomorrow to see Yun Zhuo being hunted through the city like a street rat.
But now the coffee was cold, and his heart was beginning to grow cold as well.
"What's wrong, Young Master Chen?"
Piao Xiuying poked her head up from under the table, looking at him with a face full of confusion.
For some reason, after he just took a phone call, his whole demeanor had become despondent.