027 This road is opened by me!

Li Mengnan sat behind a tree, licking her dry lips, patiently waiting for Reconnaissance Squad Xiaodu to return.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound from the bushes to the right, a pleasant "shasha" sound echoing.

Li Mengnan's body tensed, leaning against the big tree as she stood up, gripping the Black Wind Sword at her waist tightly.

Seeing Du Yu's sneaky head pop up, she finally relaxed: "How is it? Did you find anything?"

Du Yu looked serious as he came to the tree: "There are 7 ambushers."

Li Mengnan's heart tightened: "So many?"

She felt a tinge of fear inside. Thanks to Du Yu's early discovery, if they had foolishly entered the ambush, all their Demon Crystals would likely be lost.

Li Mengnan knew Du Yu was formidable, but against 7 opponents?

What a joke, even a hero can't withstand a pack of wolves!

"Wei Feng is among them too."

"Hm?" Li Mengnan was startled, this really was a close call!

She speculated: "Did he find a team to rely on after we robbed him?"

"Maybe." Du Yu paused, delivering even worse news, "I saw Lin Shihang."

The mention of this name made Li Mengnan's expression darken.

During yesterday's final class, Lin Shihang was the second to last to leave the field, a testament to his formidable strength, along with his numerous team members...

Given the current situation, the two of them would inevitably have to fight Lin Shihang's team to protect their outstanding scores.

Li Mengnan asked: "Is Lin Shiyi in the team too? Aren't you on good terms with her? Maybe we could negotiate with her?"

Du Yu shook his head: "I didn't see Lin Shiyi. Besides, they are just family members; they aren't that close.

Lin Shiyi harbors resentment towards Lin Shihang. She didn't need to join our civilian training class, but was forced into it, affected by Lin Shihang's gambling incident."

Hearing this, Li Mengnan looked at Du Yu strangely, unhappy: "You know a lot about this girl, don't you?"

Du Yu rolled his eyes in exasperation, thinking, wasn't it you who suggested I ask Lin Shiyi for a favor?

He calmed down and said, "Let's move to another location, to the easiest place to break through, and wait for the right moment. Once other students come to submit their papers, we'll sneak through in the chaos."

Li Mengnan nodded immediately: "Good idea!"

"Let's move our position first." Du Yu helped Li Mengnan up, "Pack up your Demon Pets first. Right now, our priority is to stay hidden."

"Okay." Li Mengnan obediently put away the Wind Witch Doll.

Du Yu also put Xiaoyan into his forehead, and the two crept softly, stealthily moving east.

The so-called breakthrough point that Du Yu had spotted was actually where Wei Feng was guarding...

The 7-person ambush team was spread out in a "^" shape. However, due to the long battle line, it wasn't as formidable as imagined.

Once they found the right spot, Du Yu rummaged through his pocket and took out all the Demon Crystals, handing them to Li Mengnan like a handful of dice.

Li Mengnan looked puzzled: "What's this?"

Du Yu: "Just in case, when we run, I'll cover our retreat, and you handle taking our exam papers out of the exam area.

As long as you safely get the Demon Crystals out, our task will be accomplished. This is only a test, it doesn't involve life and death. I'll definitely make it out of the exam area and get a score too."

Li Mengnan hesitated for a moment: "You're the archer, I should cover the retreat."

Du Yu smiled, patting Li Mengnan's head: "I'm a tiny bit stronger than you. Listen to me, I'll cover the retreat.

With these eyes of ours, won't anyone who looks at them be confused?"

Li Mengnan: "..."

She tilted her head, annoyed at Du Yu, but her heart felt a little different. She lowered her head, obediently keeping the Demon Crystals.

A gentle, tough guy?

At this crucial moment, Du Yu didn't dare joke around. They waited in their place for nearly 20 minutes...

In the distant forest path, two men and one woman rushed towards the finish line, obviously imagining their future after passing the exam.

"Stay alert." Du Yu placed a hand on Li Mengnan's shoulder and whispered.

Beneath his palm, Du Yu could feel Li Mengnan's body trembling slightly.

The two quietly watched as the three hurried past from afar, tracking them with their gaze until they were tens of meters away...

"Zzz~zz!"

A strange electric current sound hissed, and a Lightning Arrow shot out rapidly, striking the grass in front of the trio.

"Watch out!" one of the boys shouted, spreading his arms to push the other two back a few steps.

At the same time, the other two team members couldn't help but look around, seeing the grass shaking on the side, clearly signaling someone closing in on them.

"Hello, fellow students." A male voice sounded from a distant tree.

"Zhang Qiming?" the girl in the surrounded trio was quite surprised.

Because she had a very good impression of Zhang Qiming, not believing he would engage in such robbery activities.

Or perhaps... all the girls had a great impression of Zhang Qiming.

To put it bluntly, Zhang Qiming was the most handsome among all the male students. Usually, such idol faces could only be seen on TV.

Everything was perfect in his features.

"This path was opened by me!"

Zhang Qiming crouched in the tree, his smile bright, looking at the shocked trio below: "You know what I mean?"

"Huh?"

"This..."

Zhang Qiming continued, "Of course, we won't fail your assessment. We'll allow each of you to keep one Demon Crystal, but the rest should be handed over obediently. Otherwise..."

One of the boys in the surrounded trio looked angry: "Otherwise, what?"

Zhang Qiming had not yet responded when Lin Shihang emerged from the bushes by the side, carrying a sword: "Otherwise, we'll take all your Demon Crystals, and you'll fail the assessment."

"I... I..." The boy clearly recognized the elder of the Lin Family. As soon as he saw Lin Shihang appear, he was dumbfounded and hurriedly said, "Each of us has only one Demon Crystal."

Lin Shihang: "Then prove it, don't make me take action personally."

It was a scorching summer day, and the students were dressed lightly—in short sleeves and shorts with nowhere to hide anything.

Since the young master of the Lin Family showed up, the trio became much more obedient, perfectly illustrating the concept of "dare to be angry but not dare to speak." They all reached into their pockets and showed what they had.

Interestingly, the three actually didn't lie—each of them did indeed have only one Demon Crystal.

Lin Shihang looked displeased. After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke, "Hurry up and leave, don't delay us here..."

Just as Lin Shihang finished speaking, barking suddenly came from the bushes opposite: "Woof! Woof woof!"

Right after, Wei Feng's startled voice came through: "Who's there? Don't run!"

Wei Feng stepped forward to pursue, but among the figures darting through the trees, there came a loud laugh: "Hihi hi!"

The sound was enchanting!

Wei Feng's expression stiffened, and he forgot to move his legs, yet his forward-leaning momentum continued, resulting in...

Wei Feng took a plunge forward, landing flat on his face!

"Huh?" The little wolfhound, running wildly, stopped quickly and turned to look at its owner.

Its small eyes were full of great confusion.

Why did my master fall flat on the ground? Is this a new battle tactic?

Lin Shihang's expression also changed, and his gaze passed through the trio to look at the other side of the woods, just in time to see two figures fleeing desperately!

"It's still you, Squad Leader Du!" Zhang Qiming was clearly adept. He quickly got up, notched an arrow on his bow, and stood with an incredibly stable posture, "Looking for what's overlooked?"

On his shoulder perched a small white cat, resembling the rural cat of Great Xia, the only difference being its sharp, electric eyes.

"Zz~zz!"

A Lightning Arrow formed rapidly and shot out!

It's worth noting that the Electric Arrow was composed of Thunder Elemental Demon Breath, essentially still an arrow.

Its shooting speed was the same as a regular arrow and was not a Thunder Demon Skill that could strike a target instantly.

Du Yu, falling behind Li Mengnan, ran while turning back, watching the Electric Arrow rush toward him. Alarmed, he pushed Li Mengnan's back forward and suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"Whoosh!"

The Electric Arrow pierced deeply into the turf, slanting in front of Du Yu.

Narrow escape!

"Du Yu?" Lin Shihang immediately ignored the trio and hurriedly pursued Du Yu, "Don't let him get away!"

After unsuccessfully seeking a trade for the Heterochromatic Little Fire Fox, Lin Shihang had investigated Du Yu's background and got an unexpected answer.

Du Yu was indeed poor, with no power or influence.

Judging by Du Yu's performance during training, he was certainly aiming for custom Demon Soldiers, which meant he definitely had many Demon Crystals!

"I said it, this path was opened by me!" Zhang Qiming looked down from his vantage point at Du Yu, who had no choice but to stop in the woods, "Even you, Squad Leader Du, have to pay a toll to pass!"

"Is that so?" Du Yu suddenly drew his bow and nocked an arrow, a Fire Arrow blazing fiercely, aimed directly at the enemy in the tree, "Mengnan, execute the plan!"

Zhang Qiming's expression changed slightly, finally understanding why Wei Feng was so ineffective when facing Du Yu a few days ago!

Those were eyes as if they could lock onto the enemy's life gate!

But at the moment, both sides were far apart. Zhang Qiming first hugged the tree trunk, quickly dodging.

However, Du Yu suddenly shifted his aim, turning his hand holding the bow downward.

At this moment, two vines shot out abruptly from behind the bushes, aiming straight at Du Yu.

"Whoosh!"

The burning Fire Arrow shot straight through the space between the two vines, piercing into the bushes behind.

"Crack!" It was the sound of the Demon Breath Battle Robe shattering.

"Ouch." The Rose Spirit howled in pain, and the two flower vines that had lunged out twisted and bent, no longer trying to entangle Du Yu.

"Du Yu!" Lin Shihang shouted, sprinting over with his long sword. He saw Du Yu and also saw Li Mengnan fleeing in large strides behind Du Yu!

Lin Shihang, shocked and angry, ordered loudly, "Target that girl, go!"

Du Yu once again notched an arrow and turned abruptly, shooting toward the pursuing figure in the forest on the right.

"Crack!"

The arrow shot like a meteor chasing the moon, piercing straight into the temple of one of the pursuers!

"Ah!" The battle robe shattered with a bang, accompanied by the screaming of a boy.

The Demon Breath Battle Robe of a Demon Tamer·Initial Stage could not remotely exempt the Fire Arrow damage from a Demon Tamer·Minor Success!

Du Yu once again drew his bow, with the Eye of Burning Sun blazing intensely.

Don't ask.

Ask and it means it's fired!

Don't dodge.

I've already locked onto you!

Du Yu retreated step by step, his bright eyes vigilantly scanning around.

The pursuers who were just aggressively hunting now retreated behind the trees, hesitant to show themselves in the face of Du Yu's thunderous tactics.

Did you open this road?

Now, it is mine.