Chapter 48

Yin Sonic Bridge, whose nickname was a bit exaggerated, was indeed the fastest in his third year at Tianzhao Academy, a fact that was undisputed, and his advantage was quite significant.

Thus, when Bridge decided to lock onto Lu Ping and Xi Fan, it inadvertently helped them.

To everyone, Lu Ping was just a bit faster than the average person, and Xi Fan, with his mobility issues, would have a significantly reduced fighting capacity. To deal with these two, all one had to do was "catch up."

So when Bridge swiftly overtook everyone and charged towards Lu Ping and Xi Fan, those who had initially harbored intentions towards the four immediately stopped and gave up. Watching Bridge's rapidly receding back, they decisively changed direction, as no one thought they could be faster than him.

"Hey, hey," Xi Fan called out to Lu Ping at this moment.

Lu Ping was focused on running, having just turned a corner and trying to lead the pursuers away from Su Tang. Xi Fan, awkwardly carried on his shoulder, was seriously acting as Lu Ping's rearview mirror. He noticed that they didn't seem to have attracted much attention. This shouldn't be the case, as the two of them now had a total of four points, not less than Mori.

"What?" Lu Ping asked.

"No one is chasing us!" Xi Fan said. From the perspective of evasion, this was certainly a good thing, but he knew that Lu Ping didn't simply want to evade.

"No one chasing?" Lu Ping immediately slowed down and looked back. The corner he had just turned was indeed empty.

"Did we run too fast?" As Lu Ping was speaking, a figure suddenly darted out from the corner, turning sharply.

"Here he comes!" Lu Ping quickly turned to run again.

"It's just this one person," Xi Fan said. He had noticed earlier that the others from Tianzhao Academy seemed to have given up on them, with only this one person persistently chasing them.

Although they had only met once, Lu Ping and Xi Fan hadn't forgotten Bridge's face so quickly. They soon recognized that it was the same person who had blocked them earlier.

"What's going on?" Lu Ping was puzzled, and Xi Fan was also bewildered. They didn't know much about Tianzhao, so they couldn't understand the reason.

Bridge was already closing in rapidly. He noticed that Lu Ping had slowed down and even seemed to be stopping, but this didn't make him hesitate.

"Quite confident, aren't you?" Bridge said, "Is it because of your speed? I can't really say much about that, because speed is king, and your arrogance is well-founded!"

As he finished speaking, Bridge was already less than three meters away from Lu Ping and Xi Fan.

"But this time, I won't be careless!" Bridge shouted. At three meters, he didn't charge straight ahead but suddenly cut a diagonal line towards Lu Ping's side.

Lu Ping quickly turned to follow his movement, but Bridge changed direction again, leaping into the air with no reduction in speed, if anything, faster.

"You have impressive speed, but do you have the dynamic vision to keep up with my movements?" Bridge didn't immediately attack but kept changing direction and position. Initially, Xi Fan tried to follow his movements, but soon found himself seeing nothing but a blur. He couldn't tell where Bridge was at all.

Too fast! To keep up with such speed, Xi Fan's Third Heaven Rush Soul realm was simply not enough.

"Remember, speed isn't just for running!!"

This was a summary, and Bridge was preparing to deliver the final blow. Even Xi Fan, who had no achievements in the Sound Soul, suddenly realized that the sound of Bridge's voice had instantly moved from a distance to his ear.

Where?

Xi Fan's eyes were full of afterimages of Bridge. The opponent was right there, but he couldn't tell where he was.

Initially, Lu Ping had been turning to follow Bridge's movements, but he soon stopped. At this moment, he suddenly moved.

Turn, raise his hand.

The movement was simple and ordinary. But in Xi Fan's eyes, the countless afterimages suddenly disappeared, converging in front of him.

Lu Ping's right hand once again grabbed Bridge's face. Despite his high-speed movements, Xi Fan had no idea where he was, but with just a reach, he accurately caught him...

Xi Fan didn't know how to describe it. At this moment, he even felt a bit sorry for Bridge.

This time, Lu Ping didn't just gently push Bridge over. The moment he grabbed Bridge's face, Lu Ping's body bent slightly, and he sank down. His left hand maintained Xi Fan's balance on his shoulder, while his right hand grabbed Bridge's face and slammed him to the ground.

"Ha ha ha ha." Before they could say anything, a voice floated down from the sky over Tianzhao Academy. This time, it was a bright and clear female voice.

"Things seem to be getting interesting!" the new voice said, "Now, the latest non-prompt information: the score of the straw hat boy increases to six points; the score of the red-clothed girl increases to eight points; the score of the gray-clothed boy increases to three points; third-year students, don't let them get the better of you!"

They've already been taken out...

Bridge, who had just fallen to the ground again, thought with great distress. He could feel that the force of this fall was completely different from the previous one. This time, he was really going to be taken out, right?

Who is this guy?

Bridge's face was being pinched, but fortunately, one eye was still exposed. He observed the person in front of him, who looked like a boy of about his age, ordinary and unremarkable.

He was too careless!

Bridge was frustrated, but who could have thought that an ordinary person without Soul Power, besides having speed that rivaled his, could also capture him in a single move while he was moving at high speed?

This isn't my fault! Bridge was not only frustrated but also felt wronged. The person in front of him simply didn't make sense!

Dying so unjustly... Bridge thought, slowly closing his eyes and waiting for death. But just then, the hand pinching his face suddenly let go.

Huh?

Bridge was puzzled and opened his eyes again. The gray-clothed boy and the person on his shoulder were both looking at him.

"Don't be nervous," Xi Fan said with a smile. He had carefully observed the boy's actions and subtle expressions, making a rough judgment of Bridge's psychology.

"We're not bad guys, and we're not here to cause trouble," Xi Fan said, seeing that the other person had a resigned look, trying to reassure him.

"Huh?" Bridge immediately felt a bit relieved, but he still had his guard up. Who knew if this was a trick to get him to let his guard down?

"We are students from Zhaofeng District's Zhaifeng Academy. We entered Tianzhao Academy to undergo a training exercise," Xi Fan explained. Based on his observations, he thought this was a plausible explanation for a Tianzhao student.

"Oh!" Bridge's face showed a look of realization, but he quickly became puzzled again, "Zhaifeng Academy?" Clearly, he had never heard of Zhaifeng Academy.

"A small academy. Our training goal here is to find someone. A person named Chu Min. She's not a student, maybe a mentor, or maybe not, or perhaps she used to be but has now left. Have you heard of her?" Xi Fan asked.

Bridge shook his head; he had never heard of her.

"About that..." Lu Ping pointed up, "Where is the voice that announces the information coming from?"

"Huh?" Bridge immediately became wary. The announcements from the sound room were all related to the four intruders. Asking about this seemed to have some ulterior motive. But pretending not to know would be too obvious.

Bridge glanced around. After turning the corner, there was no one in front or behind, and he had no support. But he quickly had an idea.

"It's the sound room. Do you need me to take you there?" Bridge said.

"Sure!" Lu Ping nodded, "How do we get there?"

"This way." Bridge got up and started to lead the way. Lu Ping and Xi Fan exchanged a glance and nodded. Lu Ping's hand quickly struck the back of Bridge's neck.

Thud. Bridge fell to the ground, this time completely unconscious.

Xi Fan sighed. This guy had too many micro-expressions when he was thinking, making it hard not to notice.

"At least we know the name of the place now," Xi Fan said.

"Just need to ask around a bit more," Lu Ping said.

"Better to put on his clothes," Xi Fan suggested.

Lu Ping nodded. The students at Tianzhao Academy all wore the same uniform. With over ten thousand students, it was impossible for everyone to know each other. Wearing this uniform would be enough to pass as a student and easily find out the location of the sound room.

"But you're too conspicuous. I can't carry you anymore," Lu Ping said.

"I'll wait here. You go and ask around," Xi Fan said.

"Okay, I'll be back soon." Lu Ping placed Xi Fan at the base of a wall on the side of the main building. There was no good place to hide nearby, so hiding in a corner was better than nothing. Lu Ping hurriedly went to ask around. When he got the information and conveniently brought back a set of Tianzhao Academy's uniform, Xi Fan and the unconscious Bridge were already gone. The female voice in the sky of Tianzhao Academy echoed again.

"Latest non-prompt information: the wheelchair boy has been captured. Congratulations to Shen Chi for gaining two points. Additionally, the score of the straw hat boy increases to eight points, and the score of the red-clothed girl increases to ten points. Everyone, keep it up!"

Just captured!

Lu Ping didn't think twice and rushed towards the southern end of the road.

(Oh, it's still so late... Adjusting, one more chapter to go!)

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