High-Level Martial Era

The large-scale attack on Jiang City happened after five o'clock in the afternoon.

At that time, it was the peak period for school dismissals and workday endings, with a convergence of people; it could be considered the best time to launch an attack.

Therefore, when the attack erupted, 'defense plans' were quickly activated everywhere, and many students and parents were directly taken into schools for shelter.

Even elementary schools often had a complete defense system, with stationed battle drones, combat robots, and martial arts teachers... Three to five fighters from the Fish Spirit Clan could not wreak havoc.

It was safer than ordinary residential areas.

Nanhuan Elementary School was just an ordinary elementary school.

...The aircraft sped forward rapidly.

This type of all-electric aircraft now had an astonishingly long endurance.

"According to the information transmitted by the system, there are over 600 students and parents in the school who have taken refuge in various shelters," Li Yuan said quickly. "More than 30 Fish Spirit Clan fighters have invaded the school and are encountering resistance from the school's defense system."

Fang Longhu and the other nine 'veteran warriors' listened intently to Li Yuan's words.

If at first, they had merely acknowledged Li Yuan's strength,

then, after several hours and five missions, they had come to realize that Li Yuan's strength was extraordinary; even 17th or 18th-rank Fish Spirit Clan high-level fighters would be swiftly slain by him.

The most crucial aspect was his decisiveness!

His execution of combat and slaughter was no-nonsense; even when confronted with 'gruesome scenes' he had evidently never experienced before, his spirit remained undisturbed.

There was absolutely none of the panic and bewilderment typical of some novice warriors.

Cool and steady to the point that it caused even these 'old soldiers' to marvel.

It was as though he was born for battle.

"Also, another team of warriors, rated at 100 points, is already on an aircraft, a bit faster than us," Li Yuan said coolly. "They have a higher score than us, so cooperating with them should make completing the mission relatively easy."

"100 points?"

"A perfect rating? That high?" Fang Longhu and the others couldn't help but be slightly astonished.

Decades of practice had already formed a convention:

Ordinary people below Level 10 have no obligation to fight; survival is their priority.

Warriors below Level 14 have weaker strength, so they typically defend nearby and are not encouraged to actively participate in rescue or offensive actions.

Prime Warriors who reach Level 20 are powerful enough to single-handedly eradicate large numbers of the Alien Race and often act alone.

Warriors between Level 14 and Level 20 usually form small teams of ten, collaborating in battle.

The warrior teams are evaluated by the smart system, with scores ranging from 1 to 100 points.

The scores are dynamic.

A score of 100 indicates a top-tier team capable of dealing with a 19.9-rank Alien Race fighter.

The team led by Li Yuan was initially rated at 25 points, which, after five consecutive missions, had been adjusted to 84 points.

"Our team scoring over 80 points already counts as a first-class team, mainly because we have a great master as a team leader," said the thin man nicknamed 'Fire-Skin,' smiling. "In a real fight, the team leader alone could sweep the nine of us."

"Yeah."

"The team leader is formidable; even that Fish Spirit Clan high-level fighter with the purple markings was wiped out instantly."

"Maybe by next year, the team leader could become a Prime Warrior."

"Tsk tsk! Later on, I can also say I've been a soldier under the team leader," the group joked and laughed.

In reality, having seen so much and witnessed the death of many ordinary people, the impact on Jiang City was nothing short of severe.

Not just Li Yuan, every veteran had rage in their hearts.

But in the midst of such life-and-death combat, the more dire the situation, the more they deliberately tried to keep the atmosphere relaxed.

...

Nanyang Lake.

This place was more than 30 kilometers away from the central downtown area, belonging to the suburbs.

Here was also the largest lake in Jiang City, spanning over 80 square kilometers, with an extremely developed water system and an average depth of more than five meters.

Nanhuan Elementary School was less than two kilometers from the edge of Nanyang Lake.

In the marshland at the edge of the lake, under the cover of darkness, nothing could be seen.

Even when scanned with an "infrared camera," no living creature could be detected.

But if one were to approach closely, they would be shocked to discover.

Here, more than a dozen warriors of the Fish Spirit Clan were lying prostrate in the mud, each of them tall and no smaller than the one Li Yuan had killed.

Especially the one leading them, whose body was even bigger, it had almost completely turned purple and blended seamlessly into the night.

Suddenly.

"Awoooo~" In Nanhuan Elementary School nearly a kilometer away, a furious roar erupted, piercingly loud against the endless night sky.

Without the slightest hesitation.

"Roar~" The purple Fish Spirit Clan warrior let out a low growl and instantly transformed into a streak of light, dashing forward while the air boomed explosively around him, his burst speed definitely exceeding a hundred meters per second.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The other Fish Spirit Clan warriors, who were originally lying prostrate, also charged out with howls.

These Fish Spirit Clan warriors knew.

The humans had taken the bait.

...

Inside Nanhuan Elementary School, intense battles were breaking out everywhere, but the most eye-catching was outside one of the school buildings.

"Woosh! Woosh! Woosh!"

A particularly tall and burly man wielding a long spear was fighting fiercely with several Fish Spirit Clan warriors. His spear technique was continuous, bizarre, and viciously precise.

Even though his strength and speed were clearly slower.

But facing off against three, he still had the absolute upper hand.

"They're all above level 19? Didn't they say level 17?" Xu Bo's heart flashed with a premonition of doom, "Why are there so many high-level Fish Spirit Clan warriors gathered here?"

Fish Spirit Clan warriors over level 18 typically led squads of Fish Spirit warriors, and it was unusual for so many to congregate in one place.

They were easily targeted.

Level 19? That was an absolute top leader.

If not for their formidable strength, the three of them would have trouble holding off Xu Bo's attacks.

"It's just a pity, the injuries are getting more severe." Xu Bo frowned, in the past, such level-19 alien creatures would fall to a single thrust of his spear.

Now? Although his skills had become more refined, the power he could unleash was getting weaker without aggravating his wounds.

Most importantly.

Xu Bo could tell just by observing that, given the strength of the Fish Spirit Clan warriors besieging Nanhuan Elementary School, they should have been able to breach the school's defense system by now.

Yet they were deliberately delaying until now.

"Is it a trap? To lure the martial artist squad here?" A thought flashed through Xu Bo's mind, and with that thought, he immediately filed a report.

Requesting support from Prime Warriors!!

That's right.

Fish Spirit Clan warriors below level 18 usually warranted mobilizing a team of martial artists to annihilate them.

But once they surpassed level 18? Prime Warriors would be dispatched to eliminate them.

Always attack from a higher position to minimize casualties to the greatest extent.

After all, compared with the nearly mass-produced warriors of the Fish Spirit Clan, there were far fewer Human Warriors, who couldn't afford such attrition. Each one was precious.

"Five minutes to arrive?" Xu Bo glanced at his smart ring and muttered to himself, "That's really slow!"

"Just drag it out."

While he wasn't afraid of these three 19th-level high-ranking fighters from the Fish Spirit Clan, Xu Bo wasn't interested in fighting them to the death.

Wouldn't it be foolish not to call for support when it was available?

But then suddenly.

"Hmm?" Xu Bo's '25th-level' spiritual power suddenly tremored, sensing an ominous sign.

Whoosh!

He saw the school wall hundreds of meters away shatter violently, followed by a streak of pale blue light flashing past, creating a thunderous explosion in the air.

"Origin Power!! It's Second Rank! Run!" Xu Bo's face changed drastically, and he bellowed instantly.

His voice carried far, and through the smart ring, the other nine warriors in the squad received the voice transmission.

But—it was too late!

"Tear~"

The Second Level Fish Spirit Clan fighter that suddenly burst in, empowered with Origin Power, was terrifyingly strong; with a single flash, it lunged at a Human Warrior, its massive body resembling a pale blue giant ball in the night.

"Boom~"

This Human Warrior, caught off guard, swung his saber in defense, only to be sent flying and crashing severely into the sturdy wall of a building.

The solid wall instantly cracked and caved in, forming a large crater.

And the Human Warrior fell heavily to the ground, mouth overflowing with blood, motionless.

He was beyond saving.

A Second Rank warrior of the Fish Spirit Clan, with at least eighty thousand kilograms of Burst Speed and armed with at least Fourth Level Spear Technique... Their might was enough to crush any Martial Artist below the 18th level.

"Xiao Guang!" Xu Bo's eyes immediately reddened—it was one of his juniors, whom he had known for many years.

Boom!

The Second Rank Fish Spirit Clan fighter flashed and lunged at another Human Warrior.

With its strength, it could easily sweep all the Human Warriors present except for Xu Bo.

A matter of life and death!

"Boom!" Xu Bo hesitated no more; a layer of pitch-black battle garment materialized over his body, wrapping him completely in just 0.1 seconds.

Origin Power Battle Suit!

At the same time, if one observed closely, a faint layer of fiery red could be seen on the surface of his battle garment, as if he were clad in flames.

"Die!"

Xu Bo roared furiously, his long spear increasing drastically in speed, carrying an incredible force as it streaked past the bodies of the three 19th-level Fish Spirit Clan warriors.

"Boom~" "Boom~"

Two Fish Spirit Clan warriors were instantly flung away, while the head of another flew off.

One spear!

One dead, two severely injured.

"Boom!" Xu Bo turned into a blaze of fiery light, his foot stomping on the concrete floor, causing it to crack open, and his body had already rushed dozens of meters.

He charged at the Second Rank Fish Spirit Clan fighter.

"Puff!"

The Second Level Fish Spirit Clan warrior who had just killed another Human Warrior showed a trace of fear in its eyes: "Prime Warrior?"

It knew well that Human Prime Warriors, with their weapons and battle garments, were far stronger than their Fish Spirit Clan counterparts of the same rank.

It had thought that there were no Prime Warriors here.

"Ao~"

This tall Second Level Fish Spirit Clan fighter surged forward, swinging its Combat Saber.

Standing nearly three and a half meters tall.

So, even the length of its Combat Saber exceeded one and a half meters—with two sabers in hand, it was not at a significant disadvantage compared to the Human Warriors' Long Spears.

"Clang!" "Boom!" A fierce battle erupted between the two, with collisions along the wall; the sturdy wall, known to withstand High Level Warrior attacks, began to crumble.

The entire building was on the verge of collapse.

"You're not a Prime Warrior! Your speed and strength are quite ordinary, it's only your Origin Power that you have," the Second Level Fish Spirit Clan warrior finally realized.

"I'll kill you!!"

...

In the sky, the team led by Li Yuan was rapidly closing in.

Suddenly, their smart rings began to vibrate madly, followed by a voice transmission.

"Warning! Warning!"

"A 20th-level Alien Species has appeared at Nanhuan Elementary School!"

"To repeat, a Second Rank Alien Species!"

"Do not approach without sufficient strength! Do not approach," the smart ring continued to transmit the urgent voice.

"What?"

"Second Rank Alien Species." The faces of Fang Longhu and the others changed; the strength of a Second Rank Alien Race was completely dominant over the First Rank.

"Martial Arts Teacher?" Li Yuan recognized the voice, but his expression changed: "It's your squad in Nanhuan District?"

"Where's my teacher?"

"Li Yuan?" The Martial Arts Teacher in the smart ring also recognized Li Yuan's voice: "Have you arrived? Xu Bo is fighting a Second Rank Alien."

"Don't you come here!"

But without any hesitation.

Whoosh! The aircraft plummeted sharply.

"Stay here, don't get close," Li Yuan growled, as he leapt from the aircraft.

"Captain."

"Captain." Fang Longhu and the others were shocked, but they couldn't stop Li Yuan.

From a height of over 20 meters

Boom! Like lightning, Li Yuan landed on the ground, rolled up to his feet, and dashed forward with the speed of lightning.

His speed had soared to over 70 meters per second.

"A 20th-level Alien Species?"

"Teacher! You must hold on! You must!" Li Yuan was desperate.

With perfect Subtlety, he released all his power.

In just five or six seconds.

"Rumble~" From Nanhuan Elementary School not far away, the sounds of intense combat continued to echo.