novelraw Chapter 482 - 479: I’ll Say It Only Once—Get Lost
Chapter 482 - 479: I’ll Say It Only Once—Get Lost
Bai Pu could guess this because he had speculated when entering the ruins that Garrison Academy wouldn’t allow elite freshmen like Tom and Oshana to venture into these dangerous ancient ruins without protection.
It’s important to know that the "Red Sand Kingdom Mausoleum" is just what the Desert People call it. At Garrison Academy, it has another name: it’s called the "Naxitas Ancient Ruins!"
This is not some uncharted ruin; it’s a mission set by Principal Bosh Gajisen.
Since Principal Bosh has made it an academy reward mission, it indicates that he has a relatively deep understanding of the ruins and has definitely researched the "Blood Moon."
Therefore, since Principal Bosh agreed to let the trio take on this reward mission, it’s very possible that he would send experts to secretly escort and protect them.
Bai Pu originally thought someone like a senior from War God Peak might come, such as a Lord Level from the first or second period, or perhaps a combat teacher with equivalent strength.
But to Bai Pu’s surprise, it was actually Dai Sect, also an Awakened, who was sent by Principal Bosh.
Dai Sect, being so trusted by Principal Bosh, surely hasn’t come to the Demon Fighting World for the first time.
And the reactions from Tom and Oshana further confirmed Bai Pu’s guess—when Dai Sect appeared, the two of them joyfully exclaimed:
"Teacher Hercules!"
With this exclamation, the True Red Executor they were fighting seized a flaw, and one claw, enveloped in a blood-red glow, came tearing towards them.
The power of the True Red Executor was undeniably strong, and only its agility was relatively weak, which allowed Tom and Oshana to hold on till now.
Seeing the Sharp Claw of the True Red Executor was unavoidable, both of them turned pale: "Teacher, save us!"
Dai Sect took a step forward.
This step was so vast that in an almost instantaneous moment, he stood in front of the True Red Executor! Then Dai Sect raised his arm and endured the Claw Strike from the True Red Executor.
With a tearing sound, Dai Sect merely swayed slightly, and a few faint blood scars appeared on his body surface.
Strong defensive power.
"Teacher Hercules, be careful, once hit by this monster, it will induce an irritable emotion, and if the layers of this emotion stack too much, one could lose their reason!" Tom quickly reminded.
Dai Sect hummed in acknowledgment, groped around his waist, and took out a small flask.
It was a field bottle, but in Dai Sect’s hands, it seemed quite miniature.
Dai Sect grasped the field bottle with three fingers and poured a sip into his mouth. His skin quickly turned red, as if he had just had a sauna, emitting quite some fine sweat.
"Roar!" The True Red Executor roared again, sweeping its left arm towards Dai Sect.
Bang!
A muffled sound resounded as Dai Sect blocked the arm of the True Red Executor. The powerful wind noise paired with the splattering sweat droplets made it seem like two enormous beasts were struggling against each other.
A surprising moment for Bai Pu appeared: the True Red Executor, with a power not less than 200 points, was actually forced back inch by inch by Dai Sect!
This indicated that Dai Sect’s power value was also over 200 points!
Having a power not inferior to the True Red Executor, but Dai Sect’s fighting skills were far superior! He inserted a leg between the True Red Executor’s legs and flipped it over his back.
With a booming sound, the body of the True Red Executor smashed into the rock wall, dropping endless dirt and dust as it slowly slid down from the wall.
"What’s going on with Simli?" Dai Sect spoke in a muffled voice.
"Teacher, Deputy Director Simli has inexplicably colluded with outsiders to attack us! That guy with the Curved Saber even injured Dior!" Oshana quickly complained.
"Senior Dai Sect..." Xilou said bitterly, "Everything is up for negotiation. Just let us kill Gangxin and these two academy brats, and Star-Picking Tower will repay you generously... Speaking of which, aren’t you quite acquainted with our Dragon King? Could you grant a favor?"
These are matters the Natives shouldn’t know. The moment Xilou uttered them, they automatically entered the "World Mystery Encrypted Channel."
"You mean for me to sacrifice my mission to fulfill yours?" Dai Sect said coldly.
"This... my current status is hard-fought... Senior Dai Sect’s mission should be to escort, right? Even if it fails, it shouldn’t get you expelled from Garrison Academy, at most you’d lose some reputation and favor—"
"I’ll only say it once: Leave."
Dai Sect said expressionlessly. The escort mission at hand was personally issued by Principal Bosh. Losing Bosh’s favor would be too great a loss for Dai Sect.
"Heh, I’d like to see how strong the first candidate for the ’Power King’ is," Celestial Wolf sneered, holding up the Curved Saber, "You’re not even a real Power King yet, but you’re so arrogant? At most you’re one level above me, we both have Enhanced Hero Templates, who’s afraid of who?"
Hearing this, Bai Pu couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
Even with the same template, the strength can vary greatly.
Just like within the Mid-level Awakened range, though all are Level 6 Hero Professions, Fenghuo and Xuan Pin’s strengths have a clear gap: one Fenghuo could easily defeat three Xuan Pin. The strength gap between Bai Pu and Xuan Pin is even harder to estimate.
Upon reaching the Advanced Awakened level, even with the same template, the strength gap will widen further.
Dai Sect glanced sideways at Celestial Wolf as if a tiger had seen a sliding human approaching.
He drew a dim axe from behind his belt and turned to tell Bai Pu and the other two, "I’ll only help you deal with enemies outside the mission; that True Red Executor, handle it yourselves."
"Got it," Tom and Oshana replied obediently.
Bai Pu, now much stronger, no longer feared the deformed True Red Executor. During the battle, he even had the leisure to observe Dai Sect, the top-level Awakened, fight.
When Xilou saw Dai Sect take out that dim axe, his face changed drastically: "Senior Dai Sect, Lord Celestial Wolf, it’s all a misunderstanding—"
His voice abruptly stopped because Dai Sect had already stepped into his Phantom Realm!
Boom! Dai Sect’s booming footstep resounded as he took a big stride with his stout left leg, stamping on the ground!
A tangible sound wave rippled outward, and the ground momentarily jolted as if a soft carpet was shaken; the figures of Xilou and Celestial Wolf, lurking in the shadows, were "shaken" out in disgrace!
Dai Sect had already set his stance, and the dark axe in his right hand flashed with a dark glow, evidently powering up.
However, the power-up time seemed a bit long, so long that Celestial Wolf even had time to steady himself and then struck a "Asura Breaking Evil Blade" Mystical Arts skill!
Dai Sect’s massive body suddenly gathered in the battle axe, slowly spinning along the power-up direction! The Asura Breaking Evil Blade was spun off by this move, shredding its Qi Force cleanly, and even the long saber itself was bounced back by Dai Sect’s flesh and blood.
After a full circle, Dai Sect again stomped his left foot! The war axe powered up a second time; this time the power-up duration was much shorter before it whistled out and cleaved forward.