Chapters 205 and 206 Autumn Night

  Who is this 845 after all?

  Xue Jing was filled with doubts in his heart, and he could vaguely feel that the 845th had somehow become one of the top ten killers.

  It's not just Xue Jingyi, other students who heard the results were also full of incredulity, according to their logical thinking, Xue Jingyi and Xu Rui must be in first or second place.

  But what they didn't expect was that 845 suddenly appeared halfway, and what shocked them even more was that "Xu Rui was already hanging from his hand."

  "What is this 845 all about?"

  "It's unclear, probably a student from a branch school." For a while, the students hiding in the mountains and fields began to discuss it.

  However, the mentality of first and second graders is vastly different. For a desperate freshman, No. 845 is a source of inspiration, while for a sophomore with an advantage, No. 845 is a threat.

  Just like among several loaches, a poisonous snake is mixed in, and it's hard to say who will be bitten at any moment.

  Of course, whether it's a freshman or sophomore, whether it's encouragement or threat, the moment when there is no doubt has become the focus of everyone's discussion.

  Especially Xue Jingyi, after slightly regaining consciousness, his face had already turned somewhat pale, because he realized a fatal point, that is, although he was currently temporarily ranked first, but the total score of the first year student would be doubled when summarizing the results. In this way, the current second-place holder, also known as Number One, was far ahead of him.

  This threat is even more intense than Xu Jie's arrival.

  There's no doubt that the best way for Xue Jingyi right now is to find Xiao Hao, take advantage of his numerical superiority and get rid of him; otherwise, he can't compare with Xiao Hong.

  At this moment, Xue Jing's communication talisman in her hand suddenly vibrated slightly. Taking it out to look, it was a message from Chai Shuang: "845 number, coordinates 455:10". He is a student of a certain branch school.

  Logically speaking, reporting the location of a certain student in this way is against the rules, but Chai Shuang wouldn't care about that, and with her identity, she could easily find out the location of a certain student.

  Seeing such words, Xue Jing's expression remained unchanged, seemingly calm. He then grasped the communication talisman in his palm and didn't immediately leave, because the energy within his body was already running low.

  At the same time, Xiao Hong and Mu Xi'er had also stopped at the foot of a mountain. Neither of them brought a tent as it took up too much space. Fortunately, Xiao Hong had outdoor survival experience and found a small cave that could barely accommodate two people.

  At this time, Muxi was following Xiao Hong's orders to find fluffy dry grass everywhere and lay it in the cave. Xiao Hong also lit a bonfire and started plucking the feathers of the three wild ducks in his hands.

  This was caught by Xiao Hong just now. With Xiao Hong's current strength, catching these three wild beasts is still easy, and with three grains of Wan Nian Han Bing, they can be easily knocked down.

  Skilledly plucking the feathers from three wild ducks, Xiao Hong carefully gutted them and then put them on a rack over the fire to roast.

  As for the ball, it kept going back and forth between Xiao Hong and Mu Xi'er, but it was unclear what it wanted to do.

  Half an hour later, Muxi'er finally laid out the dry grass roughly.

  "Ah Hong, what do you think?" Mu Xi'er came to Xiao Hong's side and asked with a smile, her forehead still covered in a layer of thin sweat and mud mixed together, looking messy.

  Xiao Hong slightly turned his head and looked at the cave. The withered grass was neatly laid out, showing a girl's particular carefulness.

  "Alright, here's your reward." Xiao Hong smiled and handed a branch with wild ducks to Muxi.

  "It smells so good." Muxi'er gently sniffed and took a small sip, smiling sweetly.

  Here, you don't have to put on any ladylike airs, it's okay to eat with a big mouthful, no one will laugh at you. Xiao Hong continued to smile and say.

  At this time, the ball saw Muxi'er taking big bites, then looked at Xiao Hong and paused for a moment before directly drilling into Xiao Hong's arms. The little head started rubbing against Xiao Hong's legs non-stop, with a flattering appearance.

  "Don't worry, it's yours," Xiao Hong said, and handed a duck leg to Qiuqiu's small paws.

  The ball was bitten twice, with a delighted expression.

  Xiao Hong gently stroked Ball Ball's head, then filled a ceramic water cup with clear water and added a bag of coarse wheat flour.

  After boiling, such a thin porridge can warm up the body when drunk.

  It can be said that for the outdoor environment, Xiao Hong's preparation is quite sufficient.

  After a whole day of intense fighting, Muxi's physical strength was greatly consumed. Despite her small appetite, she ate an entire wild duck and drank a bowl of coarse wheat porridge. Muxi suddenly felt a warm sensation in her body, leaning on Xiao Hong's shoulder, she felt that both her mind and body had a great sense of comfort, no longer feeling empty.

  Qiuqiu was no exception, after eating and drinking enough, she curled up in Xiao Hong's arms and fell asleep peacefully.

  "Is your illness better now?" Murong Xi'er, who was leaning on Xiao Hong's shoulder, suddenly asked softly. As for this topic, Murong Xi'er really didn't want to mention it, but she couldn't help herself.

  "I'm thinking of a way, but I already have a rough idea." Xiao Hong's expression paused slightly, and he responded in a low voice.

  "If there's anything you need me to do, just say it and I'll go do it." Murong Xi continued in a soft voice.

  Xiao Hong suddenly smiled faintly, then gently shook his head: "If it really can't get better, when I leave, I just hope you won't be sad, that's all. Actually, sometimes I feel like I shouldn't have gotten so close to you, but I couldn't control myself."

  Xiao Hong finally revealed his true feelings at this moment, his eyes quietly gazing at the dancing flames.

  Upon hearing this, Mu Xi'er slightly buried her head into Xiao Hong's shoulder and shook her head: "Promise me, you'll live on, okay?"

  Xiao Hong did not respond. Although he kept trying, kept looking for a way to save himself, but in fact, Xiao Hong really didn't have any control, and struggling against fate had never been easy.

  "Promise me." Murong Xi urged again.

  "Alright, I'll do my best." Xiao Hong gently wrapped his arms around Mu Xi'er's shoulders in response, and slightly narrowed his eyes, as if holding back tears, yet also seeming to make a secret determination.

  Of course, what Xiao Hong urgently needs to do now is to obtain the "Lin Jin" carved knife.

  10 o'clock at night.

  The entire forest has been quiet for a long time, and by quiet, I mean it's the students, not the nocturnal animals.

  He glanced at Muxi'er, who had fallen asleep on his shoulder, and then looked up at the starry sky again. Xiao Hong's expression was calm, and he carefully picked up Muxi'er and Qiuball, placing them inside the cave.

  Then he placed the warning magic circle in a small area nearby, and then he also entered the cave. Due to the narrow space, Xiao Hong could only hold Mu Xi, while Er Ball was on top of their heads.

  Then, under the soft moonlight, looking at Muxi's delicate face, Xiao Hong couldn't help but gently kiss her forehead, with a gaze full of tenderness and reluctance.

  Xiao Hong soon fell into a deep sleep with Mu Xi in his arms, his expression peaceful.

  At the same time, in a simple wooden hut near Donglin Quarry, Miao Chen and three of Miao's confidants sat around a stove in the hut, their eyes filled with murderous intentions.

  Their purpose in coming here is naturally self-evident, taking the opportunity to sneak into the wild training ground and quietly take down Xiao Hong.

  "A few days ago, I've already persuaded Chai Shuang, she'll assist us while the wilderness training is in progress. It's estimated that soon we'll know the specific location of a certain student from the branch school, and then all we need to do is sneak into the wilderness training grounds and wait for an opportunity." Miao Chen responded softly.

  "There's a young master here, I reckon some student from the branch school is in for it this time." Pu Yi said, still not understanding to this day how he had fainted last time.

  Just as a few people were talking, the communication tattoo on Miao Chen's chest suddenly vibrated. Taking it out to look, it was indeed a message from Chai Shuang: "A student at the branch school, location 455:10". The fifth camp guard is weak in the second half of the night, can sneak in, and contact again later.

  Seeing this information, Miao Chen's mouth corners slightly curved, everything was very smooth.

  "Now take a rest and get ready to move out at 3 am. Then find cover and wait for an opportunity." Miao Chen ordered.

  At dawn, the sun in the east slowly rises, casting a golden glow over the land. The gentle sunlight also drives away the chill of night, and the withered yellow mountains reveal a hint of vitality.

  Xiao Hong woke up from his sleep, crawled out of the cave and stretched his limbs slightly. Although it was a bit cold in the middle of the night, sleeping with Mu Xi'er made him feel extra comfortable.

  Xiao Hong walked out for a while, and Mu Xi'er also crawled out of the cave with Qiu Qiu in her arms. Mu Xi'er slept very well that night, mainly thanks to the strong sense of security in her heart. On the other hand, Qiu Qiu seemed like she hadn't woken up yet.

  Once again, Xiao Hong lit up the bonfire from last night, cooked some oatmeal to regain his energy, and then signaled Mu Xi'er to set off. A new day of fighting had begun.

  "In short, this time let's strive for the first and second place, so that both treasures will belong to us. I want the Golden Scales, you want the Mutated Beast's Gallbladder. When it's your turn to take them, you won't have to worry." Xiao Hong said, holding Mu Xi'er's hand as they sped along.

  "Second? Do you think I can make it?" Muxi'er's confidence was somewhat lacking.

  "Don't worry, I'm here." Xiao Hong responded, his expression full of confidence.

  Chapter 206: Showdown!

  Just as Xiao Hong and Mu Xi'er had already started, Xue Jingyi also began to move on the other side. Although he was still temporarily ahead, the number of people leading was not many, more importantly, if calculated in total, he was still far behind.

  After checking the map, Chai Frost reported his position, which was still some distance away. However, Xue Jingyi didn't dare to stop and quickly led her companions in a frantic dash towards Xiao Hong's direction while continuously slaughtering first-year students along the way, with less mercy than before.

  The goal is to constantly get closer to Xiao Hong while accelerating the killing efficiency.

  On the other side, Xiao Hong, unaware that Xue Jingyi was rapidly approaching, also dealt a ruthless blow to the second-year student!

  Unlike yesterday, this time the second-year students already knew about the terror of No. 845. When they encountered it for the first time, their initial reaction was to flee, but Xiao Hong wouldn't give them such an opportunity. During the chase, he used his suction cups and combat patterns to continuously grab one second-year student after another, then knock them unconscious.

  Muxi'er also used high-oxygen auxiliary to interfere with the escapee, and after a whole day of frantic running, the three-person team's coordination was almost perfect.

  Similarly, Xiao Hong and Xue Jing's move also thoroughly reflected in the rankings.

  A senior student who got up early in the morning saw the ranking list and was shocked, with a sudden change in expression, one by one.

  Although it's just a ranking list, they can already feel that extremely intense competition.

  Only to see, the first and second names kept changing back and forth between No. 1 and No. 845, the number of people killed, giving a feeling like a stopwatch, crazy rising.

  In just half an hour, the number of kills for both of them has already broken through, leading the third place by nearly three times.

  To know that last year's Chai Frost created a record of only 150 people, and looking at this momentum, it won't be long before Chai Frost's record will be thoroughly broken.

  The shock was just the beginning. The people who had been waiting on the main stage for a long time could also clearly see Xue Jingyi and Xiao Hong's killing scene.

  Xue Jingyi didn't need to say more, his strength was far superior to that of the second-year students. What was shocking and ironic was that on Xiao Hong's side, only three of them were seen chasing after seven or eight second-year students, killing them one by one.

  It seems that under Xiao Hong's brutal and evil rule, the second-year students are in a pitiful state, giving people the feeling that they don't have even a hint of being second-year students, but rather look like first-year students from a branch school.

  This is an absolute insult to second graders.

  Especially among them, there is the figure of Muxi'er. In the past, Muxi'er gave people a feeling like that of a little angel, but now under Xiao Hong's influence, she has become a little devil, with not a hint of weakness in her actions.

  "My goodness, is this still a second-grader?" The students on the main playground exclaimed in unison.

  It was already early in the morning when Chisato arrived at the control room, and she naturally noticed this scene. At first, she was slightly startled, but then her face turned gloomy, with an unpleasant expression.

  Not to mention that Xiao Hong is a student of the branch school, even if he is a student of Xijin Academy, Chai Sang is also very unhappy in his heart. A second-year student who was beaten by a first-year student into such a sorry state is simply an unbearable shame. What makes Chai Sang even more unacceptable is

  This is still a group of second-year students, and Xiao Hong was beaten into this state by one person.

  If such a video is spread outside of school, I reckon Xijin Mofeng Academy's reputation will be gone.

  Now Chai Sang's only thought was that Xue Jingyi would quickly join forces with some students from the branch school, using their numerical advantage to take down some students from the branch school, even if it meant mutual destruction. As long as they could block the progress of some students from the branch school, everything else would be easy to say.

  In fact, Chai Sang's idea is simply because one point, that is, some students in the branch school are not students of Xijin Magic Academy.

  In Chisang, no student from any other school is allowed to surpass the students of Saishin Academy.

  On the side, Luo Xue Ning's expression also had a hint of surprise. Through the light screen, she could clearly see Xiao Hong's series of attacks. After a powerful sonic wave, the second-year students were almost knocked down in unison, giving people the feeling of harvesting corn.

  Moreover, Luoxue Ning could clearly see that Xiao Hong's Dragon Breath Battle Pattern was obviously imitating the Chenyin Battle Pattern. However, simply from a performance and power perspective, it was clearly more advanced than the Chenyin Battle Pattern.

  "This guy, he's mastered the technique of stripping his master, it's really impressive. If this continues, even if Master didn't accept Xiao Hong as a disciple, people would still think he's Master's disciple." Luo Xue Ning muttered to herself, but what shocked her even more was that Xiao Hong had used some kind of method to make the battle pattern he was currently using surpass Chen Yin's.

  There was another thing that made Luo Xue Ning a bit suspicious, and that was Chai Shuang. He kept going in and out of the control room, and every time he came out, Xu Jingyi on the screen seemed to intentionally or unintentionally enter a hidden place. When he came out again, he would make a more precise dash towards Xiao Hong's direction.

  "There's a ghost." Luo Xue Ning slightly narrowed her eyes, thinking to herself, but didn't directly expose it. As a high-ranking official of the Singger Kingdom, after a brief moment of surprise, she seemed to have guessed about eight or nine out of ten.

  In just an hour, the ranking list was looked at again, and Xiao Hong and Xue Jingyi's competition had already entered a white-hot stage. 142:141, Xue Jingyi was only one kill ahead.

  And these two people's kill count, just a zero head, already more than third place.

  On such a large ranking list, this number of kills is absolutely stunning.

  At this time, it seemed that everyone could already feel that Xiao Hong did not intend to rely on the scoring advantage of being a first-year student to defeat Xue Jingyi, but rather to surpass her in actual combat, simply from the number of kills.

  Without looking at the screen, you can basically see Xiao Hong's vast momentum just from the rankings.

  What's more, Xiao Hong killed were all slightly stronger second-year students, with only one Murong Xier by his side. In contrast, Xue Jingyi not only killed ordinary first-year students, but also had several top-notch second-year students assisting him wholeheartedly.

  Just as everyone was still in shock and under Xiao Hong's momentum, "Bang Bang Bang" on the big screen behind the name of 845, three killing information popped up again.

  144: 142, Xiao Hong brought a strong momentum and directly overtook Xue Jing by two kills.

  "Reversed again?" The senior students standing on the main court stared blankly at the big screen, uttering such a surprised voice.

  Although the two have not directly confronted each other yet, it seems that they have already seen Xiao Hong's determination to step on Xue Jingyi with his momentum.

  After successfully killing three people, Xiao Hong's footsteps suddenly stopped, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. He then slightly shifted his gaze to the right, like a wild beast sensing danger.

  Suddenly, Xiao Hong violently opened the spiritual snake to its maximum size and leaped backward like lightning. He stretched out his hands, targeting Mu Xi'er and Qiuqiu, who were grinning from ear to ear, and activated the suction disk battle pattern, forcing them to retreat backward.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

  Just as Xiao Hong was about to catch Mu Xi'er and Qiu Qiu, a dense cluster of energy bodies flashed by from where Xiao Hong had just been.

  The nearby trees were blown down, their trunks shattered without a shred of mercy. If they weren't killed outright, they would be severely injured.

  "A student from the branch school, indeed lives up to his reputation. It seems your reaction is still quite sensitive." Xue Jingyi's voice slowly came from the woods, and then Xue Jingyi and five other second-year students of the Acquirer level also walked out of the woods, standing about ten meters away from Xiao Hong.

  In response to Xue Jingyi's question, Xiao Hong did not answer, but only slightly narrowed his eyes. If he showed a bit of his teeth at this moment, he would look like a wild beast about to bite someone.

  At the same time, in the main arena of Xijin Mofeng Academy, the originally lively discussion had become silent at this moment. Everyone knew that this would be the most peak duel of this wilderness training, and it should be an extremely fierce confrontation.

  In the control room, Chaisang's expression was extremely serious, his eyes fixed intently on the light screen in front of him. He knew very well what the upcoming battle meant - not just ranking, but also the reputation of Xijin Magic Academy.

  However, judging from the current state of the two, Chai Sang still favors Xue Jingyi. Firstly, he has more people on his side, and secondly, through observation, Xue Jingyi appears to be more relaxed, whereas Xiao Hong seems much more restrained.

  "Don't show mercy, Xue Jingyi, take him down." This was Chai Sang's most sincere thought.

  As for Luo Xue Ning, at this time her expression seemed calm, but in her heart she was still worried about Xiao Hong. No mistake, Xiao Hong's level was indeed higher than Xue Jing by a whole level, but he couldn't withstand the fact that the other side had more people.

  "For now, it's best to avoid confrontation and not clash head-on with the other party." Lu Xue Ning thought to herself.

  Mo Xuan and Ma Kao were silent at this time, carefully watching the screen in front of them.

  The atmosphere in the entire control room has become somewhat eerie.

  "How about it? Dare to have a showdown with me here? Let's see who..." Xue Jingyi, standing opposite Xiao Hong, said in a low voice, but only got halfway through the sentence before Xiao Hong suddenly pounced on him like lightning, without any unnecessary words.

  "Rushing over like this, do you think I'm a three-year-old kid? Useless."

  As Xiao Hong's figure rapidly enlarged before his eyes, Xue Jingyi's eyes also burst out with a fierce light. He then activated his battle tattoos and prepared to hold off Xiao Hong while simultaneously launching a surprise attack to strike him down.