Chapter 55

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"Quick, go! Back to Water Blue City—" Hengyi shouted while activating Instant Slash, his figure flashing as he pounced on an injured Shadow Clan member who had just gotten up, severely wounding the Shadow Clan member's thigh. He then swiftly threw out Limit Blade Flowers at the legs of the two nearest Shadow Clan members!

"Following the great deity's command!" The Water Blue Clan members, who had been afraid just moments ago, now knelt with great enthusiasm, turned, and ran off.

Hearing the sound of communication talismans exploding in the sky, Hengyi knew that other Water Blue Clan search teams were also in danger. He quickly performed Frenzied Slash, his body suddenly transforming into a white streak of light, and in an instant, he rushed to the sides of seven Shadow Clan members injured by Infinite Sword. As he passed, it was like white lightning flashing, and every Shadow Clan member he passed by fell to the ground with severely injured legs, losing the strength to pursue!

The Shadow Clan members who were severely injured by the energy explosion had already lost consciousness. Hengyi did not linger and flew to another direction where a talisman was calling for help.

This time, Hengyi had a better understanding of the resistance of the juvenile Shadow Clan members. The Infinite Sword he threw out easily injured the eight juvenile Shadow Clan members, leaving them unable to run. Seeing their faces, filled with anger and ferocity despite their severe injuries, Hengyi began to doubt whether his restraint was a mistake!

Three rescued Water Blue Clan members, full of gratitude and reverence, knelt and bowed. "Thank you, great deity, for saving us!"

"Quick, go back!"

"Yes!" The three Water Blue Clan members, holding torches, ran off quickly. Hengyi hurriedly flew to another direction where a talisman had just exploded!

Passing through the dense forest, it took only a moment for Hengyi to see a figure running frantically!

The strong Water Blue Clan member's face was filled with terror, not looking back, and occasionally letting out fearful screams, fleeing through the forest like a gust of wind.

Behind him, three juvenile female Shadow Clan members were chasing closely, using both hands and feet.

Hengyi flew and threw out Infinite Sword, red light flashing, instantly cutting the thighs of the three female Shadow Clan members.

The fleeing Water Blue Clan member, unaware of the situation behind him, continued to run with the torch in hand...

Hengyi breathed a sigh of relief, glad he arrived in time.

'There should be at least twelve people in the east...' Hengyi felt relieved but suddenly worried.

The three female Shadow Clan members, with their attractive features and alluring figures, looked ferocious, their teeth bared like those of wild beasts. Despite their severely injured legs, they still tried to attack, waving their hands and stretching their necks.

Seeing the blood on the nails of the three female Shadow Clan members, Hengyi was startled and quickly flew over to them!

As he flew, Hengyi clenched his fists, his brows furrowed, and his star-like eyes filled with panic...

In the dim forest, ahead of where Hengyi had flown, two male Shadow Clan members, about ten years old, were buried in a mass of mangled flesh...

On the ground, the light from the burning torch illuminated the blood on their bodies and the horrific scene of a motionless Water Blue Clan member!

Hengyi's eyes widened—

'They are not human—they are wolves in human skin!'

At this moment, the scene before him shocked Hengyi, and his heart burned with intense anger!

He realized how absurd his earlier leniency was!

These Shadow Clan members are not human—humans do not eat humans!

Only ferocious wolves eat humans!

They are just wolves in human skin, cruelly devouring humans like prey!

Hengyi appeared above the two Shadow Clan members with Instant Slash, and the red energy sword mercilessly pierced their hearts!

Hengyi kicked them off the dead Water Blue Clan member, and saw their still-living faces, their fierce eyes still staring at him.

Hengyi stomped on their faces, angrily crushing their heads!

"I am not afraid of the eyes of wolves!"

Hengyi panted heavily, looking at the dead Water Blue Clan member, and slapped himself in anger!

"Idiot! Fool! Brother Chen already told you about the Shadow Clan, and you still treated them like humans!"

Thinking of the hardworking and devout Water Blue Clan members, who willingly contributed everything for their arrival, even refusing to let him help cut trees, Hengyi was filled with deep self-reproach!

If he had not been lenient, he might have saved more people!

The Water Blue Clan regarded them as guardian deities, dedicating themselves to the utmost, but he had not fulfilled his responsibility to protect them!

Hengyi flew deeper into the forest and indeed found three Shadow Clan members feasting on a dead Water Blue Clan member. Without a second thought, Hengyi quickly and decisively killed the three beasts with Infinite Sword!

He picked up the mangled body of the Water Blue Clan member and returned to the place where the injured Shadow Clan members were, angrily wielding his sword and cutting down the injured and still ferocious Shadow Clan members one by one!

Hengyi carried the two bodies of the Water Blue Clan members into the air, and seeing no light from talismans around, he flew back to Water Blue City with the two bodies.

In Water Blue City, under Hu Baijie's organization, all the remaining people gathered with weapons and tools.

Seeing Hengyi return with two bodies, the Water Blue Clan members all knelt and cried.

The Water Blue Clan leader raised his spirit wood staff and mournfully prayed, "Our brave warriors! They have honorably sacrificed their lives to fight against the evil devils! Water Blue Clan people! Let us turn our grief into fearlessness, and with determination, follow the great deity in battle! The devils will be destroyed, and the great deity will restore our former peace!"

A large group of Water Blue Clan members, both men and women, knelt and shouted in unison, "The Water Blue Clan fears nothing and will fight to the death to follow the great deity against the evil devils!"

Hu Baijie, full of anxiety, was indifferent to the Water Blue Clan's oath. She did not care about the two dead; with four people rescuing so many search teams, deaths were inevitable. In her view, the Water Blue Clan contributed nothing besides searching and were a burden that needed protection.

She kept these thoughts to herself. Seeing Hengyi standing beside the two bodies, looking grief-stricken, she suppressed her impatience and comforted him, "Don't be like this, you did your best."

"I didn't, I shouldn't have been lenient!" Hengyi clenched his teeth, filled with grief and self-reproach.

Hu Baijie was momentarily at a loss for words. Suddenly, the practice bead on her body glowed, transmitting the voices of Chen Zizai and others.

"We are retreating, no pursuit. How is the situation in Water Blue City?"

"Safe and sound, no Shadow Clan appeared. Hengyi has returned, and two members of the eastern search team are dead." Hu Baijie glanced at Hengyi and reported the situation for him.

"The situation in the south is good. The search team found the Shadow Clan retreating and managed to rescue them in time, with only three people lightly injured."

The situation for Hai Shan and Hai Yuntian was similar. Hengyi, who arrived the earliest, had gone too quickly, and the Water Blue Clan members had not yet gathered, making the eastern side more unfortunate, with two being caught and killed by the Shadow Clan before they could gather.

To Hengyi, this made him feel even more that he should not have been lenient at the beginning, as he could have gained more time and possibly saved more people!

Shortly after, Chen Zizai, Hai Shan, and Hai Yuntian returned one after another. The search teams were still running back on foot, but the Shadow Clan pursuing them had all been killed, so there was no danger.

Chen Zizai checked the team's practice bead for the achievement points and said, "Killing 93 juvenile Shadow Clan members on the first day is a good start."

Hu Baijie and the others were also greatly encouraged by this number. Although they were juvenile Shadow Clan members, such a number was certainly worth celebrating, especially because of Hai Shan and Hai Yuntian's Ice Flower Spread, which had the ability to cause widespread damage in a short time. Otherwise, dealing with so many Shadow Clan members one by one would have been impossible in such a short time, and it would have been difficult to ensure such low casualties.

Compared to the four of them, Hu Baijie felt regretful, secretly thinking that Chen Zizai had done this on purpose. Otherwise, she could have used Ice Flower Spread, with higher cultivation, and could have easily switched places with Hai Shan and Hai Yuntian.

Chen Zizai noticed Hu Baijie's disappointment and said calmly, "The personal achievement points in the practice bead are not as simple as you think. Your personal achievement points, as the one who stayed behind, are the average of the four of us, so you are not the lowest."

Hu Baijie quickly replied, "I wasn't thinking about that."

"That's best. The team must be united in the practice battle. Don't calculate too much for personal gain. As the team leader, I will try to consider every team member in my decisions." Chen Zizai did not reveal his thoughts but used this opportunity to prevent internal conflicts in the future. A strong team would be useless if it was divided by internal strife. Maintaining team harmony and unity is a crucial ability for a team leader.

"Yes!" Hu Baijie quickly agreed, checking her personal practice bead and finding the achievement points as Chen Zizai had said, she felt relieved.

After putting away the team practice bead, Chen Zizai frowned slightly, allowing the Water Blue Clan leader to hold a ceremony for the two fallen members, and paced back and forth.

Hu Baijie and the others noticed his unusual behavior with uncertainty.

Chen Zizai suddenly called out, "Hengyi!" Hengyi put aside his guilt and self-reproach and looked up. "Here!"

"If an unexpected situation occurs, you will be responsible for using the rescue net to carry hundreds of Water Blue Clan members and fly to safety. Can you do it?"

"Yes!" Hengyi was confident. In the past, he thought his strength was great when he could carry several pigs at once in the San Yuan Sect. It was only in the Hu Hai Sect that he realized this was nothing for a Second Layer Human Venerable. A Mountain Venerable theoretically had the strength to move mountains! How much more so for a few hundred people?

"What is the team leader worried about?" Hai Yuntian had already realized that Chen Zizai's words and actions were consistent. He had said at the beginning of the practice that only team divisions mattered during the practice period, and nothing else. At first, he did not believe it, but seeing Chen Zizai's actions, he finally felt free from restraint and concern.

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