Mini World Game Console

In the midst of the forest, three pretty figures flitted through the underbrush, closely followed by two gray-robed individuals.

Although it was the outskirts of the city, this place had neither lakes nor scenic views, with no farms or villages nearby, belonging to a plot of land waiting to be developed. Thus, there were practically no animal trails in the woods.

If not for Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu having already mastered "Clothing," covering themselves with the thinnest layer of "Clothing" as they moved, they would indeed have found it difficult to advance a single step—the thorns and branches were the best obstacles.

When the bus was torn apart and people scattered, the two of them immediately ran together. Ren Xingmei recognized them and naturally followed the familiar faces in that chaotic environment.

With Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu leading the way like tanks, Ren Xingmei also suffered little damage as she fled.

However, two Peach Blossom Necromancers were in hot pursuit of them, and they could perform skills similar to "Clothing," moving through the forest underbrush without slowing down. It seemed they possessed a mysterious scouting ability that, no matter how the two tried to hide, they were still discovered!

"Xiaoyu, one more time!"

"Okay!"

Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu suddenly stopped, turned, and launched an attack on the gray-robed figures who were close behind!

Gu Yueyan's hands formed a vertical and a horizontal line, shooting out a Cross Moonlight; Lin Xianyu, on the other hand, fashioned her right hand into a sword finger and violently pointed it forward, sending a fine breeze of Spiritual Energy like flying knives!

"Too weak, far too weak!"

A harsh and unpleasant voice came from one of the tall gray-robed figures chasing them. With a sweep of his sleeve, he scattered the moonlight and the wind blades!

However, it seemed the effort to block the attack caused him to pause briefly, and Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu took the opportunity to catch up with Ren Xingmei and run off together.

The tall gray-robed figure's companion, who had been slacking off behind him, approached and said, "Time for a break?"

"After chasing for 7 minutes, they deserve a breather," Zhao Huo checked his sleeve, "The power is not bad, it actually tore a hole in my sleeve. If it were a regular first turn, they might have really caused me shame."

Zhao Huo was also a Second Stage Cultivator, specializing in the Second-Tier Spell "Spirit Qi." It was a very unique spell, where Zhao Huo directly dispersed his Spiritual Energy onto any object he touched, then reinforced it according to his will.

For example, enhancing the sharpness of a blade, the firing rate of firearms, and of course most directly, fortifying parts of his own body to make them either hard or flexible. As long as Zhao Huo wished, the area where the Spiritual Energy adhered would acquire different attributes according to his desire, hence the name 'Spirit Qi.'

In theory, if his power was sufficient, aside from the usual effects like 'Sharpness' and 'Hardness,' Zhao Huo could even grant himself buffs like '100% Damage Reflection,' 'Optical Camouflage,' or 'Max Charm,' but the spell was ultimately a downgraded version of the original awakened spells, even categorized as second turn, allowing school teachers to exchange it, which goes to show the spell's limited potential.

However, "Spirit Qi" could coexist with "Clothing," or more precisely, the formal name of "Clothing" should be "Cloth Qi," where the Spiritual Energy merely clings to the cultivator's skin in a protective manner to ward off impact.

"Gauze Clothing" is a strengthened version of "Clothing" in terms of protective capability, whereas "Spirit Qi" is an upgraded version of "Clothing" that adds flexibility and has many more uses.

Just now Zhao Huo had used this spell to reinforce his sleeve, maintaining the toughness of the sleeve while attaching the protective effect of "Clothing," allowing him to effortlessly crush Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu's counterattack, forcing them to avoid even fighting desperately.

Ren Suo picked up the map and saw that Gu Yueyan's three yellow dots seemed to be converging with two others. "It looks like five people are getting together now," he noted.

"That might complicate things," Zhao Huo said, "Then you'll have to take action next. We'll work together to force them apart."

Dao Tianji required a sense of crisis and fear. If five people banded together, there wouldn't be any crisis at all! Two to three students grouping up was already the limit.

Ren Suo naturally agreed, saying, "Then I'll just use 'Clothing' and beat up the other two directly."

"...Alright," Zhao Huo replied, "Speaking of which, haven't you learned some other cool offensive spells yet?"

Ren Suo blinked in surprise, shaking his head. "No."

He already had three Bond Abilities: "Wax and Wane," "Flame Overlord," and "Storm Restraint," which didn't take up a Skill slot, so learning offensive spells would truly be a waste.

More importantly, even if Ren Suo were to learn spells, they would mostly be for his game character's use. Among the current Second-Tier offensive spells, not many were more powerful than his three Bond Abilities, so why would he need to learn offensive spells?

In reality, very few situations would require Ren Suo to take action—he was the logistics and Healing member, after all! As long as I maintain sufficient healing output, that's enough. Does a Healer really need to go onto the battlefield?

BOOM!

Not far away, a thunderous explosion erupted, and a massive transparent ice pillar rose from the ground, clearly visible and shining in the sunlight, refracting a dazzling array of colors.

"That's Bai Ji's signal, indicating the end of the first stage and the commencement of the second. The first batch of reinforcements is about to arrive," Zhao Huo glanced at the map. "However, it's none of our business. The first batch is meant to rescue the students who are alone and have lost their courage. These two don't fall into that category."

The Peach Blossom Cultivator actors totaled seventeen. Among them, the strongest, Liao Yonghai, with an affinity for Iron-series Magic, was responsible for engaging Bai Ji in fierce battle, while eleven First Transformation Cultivators were tasked with hunting down students.

Including Ren Suo, there were six Second Stage Cultivators, two of whom had to chase down Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu—both were First Transformation Awakeners with excellent talents, who could only be reliably suppressed by High-Rank Cultivators.

There were also two other Awakeners, who, since they were not Cultivators, only required one Second Stage Cultivator to keep watch over them.

The remaining three Second Stage Cultivators were to hover on the outskirts, driving back any student who could escape the circle.

"Let's go... Huh?"

Zhao Huo looked at the map and frowned, "A Second Stage Cultivator has come to hunt them down as well...? Was it that other pair of Awakener lovers who just joined up with them?"

On the map, besides the second turn coordinates of Ren Suo and Zhao Huo, a second turn coordinate appeared to the north of the coordinates of the group that included Gu Yueyan. This area was not close to the edge of the circle, so naturally, there was only one possible target for this Second Stage Cultivator.

"Hey, let's hurry over, don't let Fu Sheng get killed in retaliation."

When Ren Suo and Zhao Huo arrived, they saw Gu Yueyan, Lin Xianyu, and the couple burst forth, all attacking the gray-robed Fu Sheng!

Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu still used Moonlight Cross and Storm Fist, while among the couple, the young man's hands were wrapped in hot steam as he struck at Fu Sheng; the girl threw water from a bottle at Fu Sheng, which turned into a green liquid in mid-air, appearing quite lethal.

Fu Sheng was a tall man, and Ren Suo could tell at first glance that he was definitely transferred from the military. Without taking a step back, he charged forward, indifferent to the storm, moonlight, acid, and hot palms!

Yet the storm dissipated upon blowing, the moonlight shattered upon striking, the acid fell upon dripping, and the young man's hot palm was firmly caught by him!

Even surrounded by four Awakeners, Fu Sheng's clothing remained unbroken!

With a loud shout, the three girls attacking from a distance were blasted away, and the young man he caught seemed to be dazed and unsteady. Then he was lifted up and thrown away!

"What kind of spell is that?" Ren Suo stared in surprise.

"It's 'Gauze Clothing' and 'Explosion Bubble,'" Zhao Huo explained. "'Explosion Bubble' is a military spell. Although its damage is much lower than that of Second-Tier Spells, it has a broad attack range. It generates a powerful force by bursting Spiritual Energy condensed bubbles. I heard that both the difficulty of learning and the qualifications are quite high. It seems that Fu Sheng made a name for himself in the army before."

Only then did Ren Suo realize in amazement that the school staff were all extraordinary individuals, whether it was Bai Ji and Dong Chengling, who overwhelmed all with their awakened spells, or Liao Yonghai, Fu Sheng, and Zhao Huo, who specialized in a limited number of spells but were no less formidable than Awakeners.

He had the Mini-World Game Console, and they had talent and diligence!

However, no matter how powerful they were, they were only the greatest in the world; the Mini-World Game Console reigned supreme!

After throwing and blasting the four away, Fu Sheng charged forward, attempting to exert psychological pressure on the students, but at that moment, Ren Suo saw his sister, who was hiding on the side, suddenly pull. A vine emerged from the ground and tripped Fu Sheng firmly!

"Du Liwei, you take Xiao Hui and run! Xiao Yan, can you still stand up? Then I'll take Xiaoyu with me!"

Taking advantage of Fu Sheng's fall, Ren Xingmei quickly led the other four to run away. Ren Suo watched their retreating figures and felt that he seemed to recognize the couple.

But they looked very ordinary; the young man had a buzz cut, and the girl had long hair, nothing special. Perhaps they just had common faces.

Fu Sheng stood up but didn't rush to chase. He waited for them to come over and regroup. He knew Ren Suo and Zhao Huo's location from the map as well.

"Where are they running to?" Zhao Huo looked at the map and saw they were not running toward the circle's edge. "Did they panic?"

"Let's go, don't lose them." Like Fu Sheng in build, the Great Han also wasn't one for many words.

"Don't worry, based on their speed, they will run out of strength soon," Zhao Huo enhanced his robes with sharp "Spirit Qi," making walking through the forest as easy as walking with a cane and straw sandals. He effortlessly swept away the branches and thorns in his path.

However, Ren Suo sensed trouble at this moment and started to run at full speed. "They are heading towards the battlefield where Bai Ji and Brother Liao are. Could it be that they..."

Zhao Huo and Fu Sheng were startled and hurriedly followed Ren Suo.

Their speed as Second Stage Cultivators was naturally very fast, but Gu Yueyan and the others, with two First Transformation Cultivators clearing the way, were also not slow.

"The key to this operation is the Peach Blossom Cultivator fighting Teacher Bai!"

Gu Yueyan spoke as they moved. As a high-rank First Transformation Cultivator, her physical condition had already been greatly strengthened:

"The others stand no chance against Teacher Bai. As long as we help Teacher Bai defeat that Peach Blossom Cultivator, we can put an end to this attack and save the other students!"

"We don't need to harm the Peach Blossom Cultivator. We just need to create an opportunity for Teacher Bai!"

"Du Liwei, Xiao Hui, there's a pond ahead. Can you find a way to hold off the enemies behind us for a while? Or better yet, lead them away."

"No problem," the crew-cut youth nodded. "But it's dangerous for you."

"I'm in danger alone, which is better than having all the other students in danger," Gu Yueyan said, looking at Lin Xianyu beside her. "Xiaoyu, why don't you stay behind too and stop those following us?"

"No, I will stick with the class president," Lin Xianyu shook her head.

"Xiaoyu, I have a life-saving prop given to me by Teacher Dong..."

"But didn't you say this operation was very safe?" Lin Xianyu said.

Gu Yueyan didn't persuade her further and turned to the couple. "Remember, never give up hope. If you can't beat them, run immediately. As long as you're alive, no matter how serious the injuries, a Healing Cultivator from Heavenly Lotus Academy will surely come quickly to heal you!"

Gu Yueyan looked at Ren Xingmei next to her. "And Xing Mei, what about you..."

"I'm following you guys. I'm useless with Du Liwei and Xiao Hui. If you succeed, I won't need to run, and if you fail, I can choose a new direction to escape," she replied.

"Alright!"

Apart from being indecisive on certain matters, Gu Yueyan was decisive and swift at other times. They quickly arrived at the small pond, where the couple stayed behind to lure the pursuers.

By the time Ren Suo and the others got there, Xiao Hui squatted by the pond and placed her hands on the water; then the somewhat murky pond suddenly turned yellow!

Du Liwei plunged his hands into the pond, and immediately a mist exploded from the water, causing the three pursuers to narrow their eyes and swiftly hold their breath to retreat.

"Clothing" was very powerful, but had almost zero defense against gas. Cultivators need to breathe, so "Clothing" naturally couldn't block air unless they learned spells to purify gases. Otherwise, they had to retreat when facing poison gas.

"Take a detour!" Ren Suo didn't hesitate, activating his "Gauze Clothing" to skirt around the pond, secretly switching to another prop. Zhao Huo quickly followed suit, while Fu Sheng hesitated for a moment before pulling out a map to chase after the couple.

Chance!

Gu Yueyan's group of three, having returned to crouch beside the dirt road, slowly maneuvered closer to the battlefield, hiding at the bottom of the slopes on both sides of the road.

Oddly enough, although the fight between the Peach Blossom Cultivator and Bai Ji was earth-shattering, they didn't destroy any vegetation, insisting on fighting only on the dirt road, leveling the ground in the process. Therefore, the straight-line distance between Gu Yueyan's group and the battlefield was only about five or six meters.

Soon, Gu Yueyan and her companions found their chance—Bai Ji on the ice mountain conjured up five Ice Dragons that smashed downward from above, from five directions towards the Peach Blossom Cultivator!

The Peach Blossom Cultivator was controlling the already torn-apart bus as well as the sports car Bai Ji had driven, using these chunks of metal to strike the necks of the Ice Dragons, effectively neutralizing the attack!

This operation was extremely delicate. Any distraction caused to the Peach Blossom Cultivator would spell his doom.

"Charge!"

Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu ran out without hesitation, attacking boldly even before Bai Ji and the Peach Blossom Cultivator could react!

No longer using her fingers to trace movements, Gu Yueyan brought her five fingers together, turning her palm into a blade, and crossed her arms to carve out a Moonlight Cross!

Lin Xianyu exhaled forcefully, throwing a right straight punch with all her might towards the Peach Blossom Cultivator. The fierce gale tore her sleeve and scratched her skin, but she also produced a windstorm that stretched six meters, twisting the air into a tornado!

Liao Yonghai, who was acting out the script, suddenly noticed something amiss beside him, and upon turning his head, saw two spells hurtling towards him.

Even with Liao Yonghai's "Clothing," facing these two spells wouldn't cause him serious injury, but it definitely gave him a start—like suddenly realizing your teacher is standing next to you while you're peeing, and you just can't finish the job.

The vehicle he was controlling didn't hit the Ice Dragon as planned, and the Ice Dragon's head, following Earth's gravity, slammed towards Liao Yonghai!

Given the Ice Dragon's weight and height, even with "Clothing," Liao Yonghai was done for!

Just as Gu Yueyan thought her plan was about to succeed, Bai Ji suddenly extended the ice pillars under his feet and ran over. The ice pillar burst with numerous sharp Ice Spires, forcefully deflecting the fall direction of the five Ice Dragons!

However, Liao Yonghai was safe now, but the direction one of the Ice Dragons was knocked towards was right where Gu Yueyan and Lin Xianyu stood!

The two of them were dumbfounded, but Bai Ji wasn't confused at all. Making use of the brief time he won from the collision with the Ice Dragon, he ran, flew, and slid in front of Gu Yueyan and the others, and quickly started to conjure an Ice Wall with his hands behind his back.

"It's not going to hold—" Ren Xingmei screamed loudly from below the slope.

"It will hold!" Bai Ji said calmly.

Such a thin Ice Wall, of course, couldn't stop a full-sized Ice Dragon weighing hundreds of kilograms, but he was Bai Ji!

Bai Ji who possessed Ice System awakened spells!

When he felt the Ice Wall being struck, Bai Ji immediately activated another aspect of his spell—

"Dissolve, Ice Mountain!"

The Ice Wall controlled by Bai Ji, along with the Ice Dragon that collided with it, instantly turned into water and splashed down. But compared to ice chunks, the impact of the water flow was but a drizzle.

If there were five Ice Dragons, Bai Ji might not be able to dissolve them all, but one was well within his capabilities...

"There's more!" Ren Xingmei shouted.

Getting a face wash from the ice water, Bai Ji looked up in astonishment, only to see behind the Ice Dragon, a dilapidated sports car was also falling down!

Bai Ji's Ice Spires had knocked the Ice Dragons away, also causing the remote-controlled car Liao Yonghai sent into the sky to stay aloft a bit longer!

Observing Liao Yonghai's silhouette behind the two Ice Dragons from the corner of his eye—Bai Ji couldn't see or control the falling sports car in time!

Perhaps due to an adrenaline burst, Bai Ji quickly realized that even if he could conjure an Ice Wall, the thin Ice Wall formed in such a short time couldn't stop a vehicle falling from such a height. His Ice Wall was not meant to serve as a defense, but as a medium to cast spells on the Ice Dragon!

So, this is how it ends...

A sense of relief washed over Bai Ji, followed by an urgency—he had to die looking good!

So he quickly turned around, facing the gaze of the two female students, held out his arms to his sides like a figure on a crucifix, and met the falling sports car with his back, offering a smile to his students.

With less than a second to spare, that was all he could manage to do.

Although I got carried away this time, I should still look good in death, right?

"Don't add to my workload!"