"Commander-in-Chief, do you also like to y with lies that deceive children?" Jiang Ling''s ck de once again glinted with overwhelming Spiritual Energy as she pointed it at the shimmering figure opposite her and said, "If you don''t release Fang Ren today, I''ll see if I can''t smash the entire Central Area to pieces!"


    "You crazy girl!" Bai Chaojin yelled at the sky, "The Tianjiang Northern Territory is continuously being bombarded by Void beasts! Over a hundred millionpatriots are in mortal danger! And you''re still causing internal strife!"


    "I don''t care whether what you''re saying is true or false, hand over Fang Ren now!" Jiang Ling was unwavering in her stance.


    "No! He still has very important work to do!" Bai Chaojin roared.


    "Stop ying tricks on me!"


    Angry, Jiang Ling swung her long sword in the sky, sending a Sword Qi like a kilometer-wide chasm plummeting down, leaving the ground of the Central Area scorched with innumerable mes.


    "Jiang Ling! You could just let your subordinates take a look at the sky above the Tianjiang Northern Territory! You''re one of the top powerhouses among the Human Race! You should be able to tell what''s more important at a time like this!" The white silhouette also spoke up.


    "Enough talk!"


    Jiang Ling didn''t believe a word the other party said, even if that person was the Commander-in-Chief respected by countless people. In her eyes, this person was nothing but a despicable liar.


    As the white silhouette and Jiang Ling shed again, the Spiritual Energy in the sky turned incredibly violent. Bai Chaojin clenched his teeth and turned to fly directly towards the Tianjiang Northern Territory.


    Convincing Jiang Ling to join the fight against the Nine-headed Serpent would have been ideal, but with Jiang Ling in her current state, believing them was simply impossible. Staying there to persuade her was a waste of time.


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    Tianjiang Northern Territory.


    Floating high above, the Void Holes poured out all sorts of High-Order Void Beasts, while countless human soldiers took to the sky, engaging in an unprecedentedly brutal battle with the Void beasts.


    The sky grew dim and heavy, obscured by the silhouettes of countless soldiers and Void beasts, blocking the sunlight. Even the originally white clouds were stained with blood.


    On the city''s main roads, countless people were seen running in panic. Traffic was at a standstill, most people were running on foot, and from the sky, the bodies and bloodied remains of humans and Void beasts fell intermittently.


    It was a scene of utter terror.


    The nes at the airport had all taken off, but only a tiny fraction of the refugees were aboard. The rest were unlucky, trapped in the city with nowhere to escape, cowering in corners, praying to survive this disaster.


    Students from the Third ss of Medical College at Yangming University belonged to the unlucky group. Their residence had copsed, with all escape routes blocked.


    As the ss advisor, Teacher Huang could only lead a group of students to hide by a fallen building, using the massive rubble to block their view and stay concealed.


    "It''s over... it''s all over! Screaming about heading into battle every day, who could stand this kind of battlefield!" A male student sat by the rubble, his face etched with fear, endlessly expressing his inner dread.


    Snap!


    Teacher Huang, after making more than 30 unsessful distress calls, furiously smashed his phone to the ground.


    He was just a university instructor from a small city, and from the medical college at that. Although he possessed some Cultivation Ability, it was sufficient for scuffling with ordinary people, but entirely useless against these Void beasts.


    "Damn it, I haven''t even taken over my dad''s condom factory yet! How can I die young?" Jing Haichuan copsed to the ground, full of regret that he hadn''t been able to expand the family business worldwide.


    "Where''s Ranzi! Damn it, why isn''t that kiding back to save us!" Li Xingwang even pulled out his cell phone, ready to dial 110 to report that friend who ced romance over friendship.


    Aooo—


    A beastly roar came from the sky.


    Several soldiers were torn apart by a winged leopard-like Void beast, their bones scattering across the sky and falling near where the Third ss of Medical College was taking cover, causing a group of female students to scream in terror.


    "Watch out! It''sing this way!" Teacher Huang shouted, "Run!"


    However, the entire ss was made up of medical students; how could they possibly outrun a Fifth-Order Void Beast?


    From a corner far from the ruins, Jian Qi''er immediately donned the Nightfall Organization uniform, her Dark attribute Spiritual Energy coursing through her, covering the long sword in her hands, as she rushed towards the Fifth-Order Void Beast that was attacking her ssmates.


    "Moon Wheel!"


    Hum—


    The ck aura on the long sword shed, and she spun through the air at high speed with a huge ck arc, striking the Void beast''s wing with her sword.


    Boom!


    The ck crescent collided with the Void beast''s wing, sparking a trail of sparks. Jian Qi''er''s hands trembled from the impact, yet she knew she couldn''t just leave these ordinary people behind and flee by herself.


    Aow!


    The Void beast, having been sneak-attacked, turned in anger, its golden eyes fixating on the figure d in ck, Jian Qi''er. Its huge w swiped at her head.


    Jian Qi''er immediately dodged to the side, covering her body with the long sword, but the pressure from the swiping w still sent her flying.


    Wiping the blood from her mouth corner, Jian Qi''er couldn''t help feeling grateful that she had learned so much following the leader during this time. Otherwise, that single swipe of the paw would have turned her into a bloody pulp.


    This Void beast was far more terrible than the one that descended on the schoolst time; Jian Qi''er''s previous sessful strike was merely a sneak attack. Facing it head-on, she feared she wouldn''t be able to withstand even one move.


    "You all, run quickly!"


    Jian Qi''er shouted to the group of students below, who were stunned with fear.


    No sooner had she spoken, she too began to flee hastily, drawing the fifth-order Void beast away from the area.


    Seeing the Void beast being lured away, the students of the third ss remained on the ground, faces still etched with fear, some copsing with expressions of bewilderment, and some girls breaking down altogether, forgetting everything but to cry.


    "Quick, hide in here!"


    Teacher Huang punched through the walls of the copsed building nearby, pulling a few students in with him.


    Their current location waspletely surrounded by fallen buildings. Escaping by punching through walls was impossible; they could only find temporary safety within the ruins.


    "That person just now… she was wearing the attire of the Nightfall Organization…"


    "Why would she save us?"


    "Stop thinking about it for now! Quickly, hide!"


    ...


    A group of students hid within the shattered building, peering through broken ss at Jian Qi''er in the sky, fleeing from the relentless pursuit of the Void beast, filled with perplexity.


    The Nightfall Organization, a well-known evil entity, why would it suddenly step in to rescue them?


    "If this continues, that woman might be killed by the Void beast... "


    As Jian Qi''er continued to stall for time, more wounds appeared on her body. With her current strength, she couldn''t contend with the fifth-order Void beast, and even her attempts to escape looked pitiful.


    Bang—


    With a loud noise, the Void beast smacked her long sword with its paw, and Jian Qi''er, like a bird with broken wings, fell beside the building, covered in blood.


    "Teacher… let''s try to save her!"


    "Even though she''s from the Nightfall Organization, she did save us just now..."


    Seeing this, the students began to panic.


    In this situation, even if they hadn''t been saved by this woman, they were still human. No one wanted to witness a fellow human being killed by an invasive species right before their eyes.


    Teacher Huang saw this and was also drenched in cold sweat. He wanted to go out and save this person, but if he did, the Void beast would surely trample all the students to death.


    "Stay calm! Keep quiet!"


    Teacher Huang hissed in a low roar, then continued to feel his way towards the outside of the building, turning back to say, "No matter what happens, don''te out. If I''m gone, you listen to the ss president."


    "But, the ss president... she''s been missing since this morning and hasn''te back yet..."