Chapter 13: Battle Triggered

“More than one Elite-level Grey Fog Creature?!”

The moment he heard this news, Su Aoxue immediately associated it with his Witch’s Assessment.

The requirements for the assessment happened to include the hearts of two Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures.

‘They’re already here!’ Su Aoxue thought to himself.

But then his brow furrowed. ‘Wait, I’m not even sure if I still count as an A-rank Warrior. Fight two Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures?’

‘I’ve really gotten a bit too overconfident…’

Su Aoxue immediately snapped out of it.

Seeing him standing there, either dazed or preoccupied, Shi Lei quickly shouted, “Get in the car, Sister Su!”

“I know you’re strong, but there are at least two Elite-level Mist Wraiths!”

Mist Wraiths was the nickname for Grey Fog Creatures.

Because they hid in the Gray Mist, people couldn’t see them, yet they could accurately track human positions by their scent.

Combined with their ugly and eerie appearance, this trait had earned them their name.

“This is likely a life-or-death situation. We’ll talk about profit distribution after the battle. How about our two sides join forces against the enemy for now?”

“In the entire group, only you and I have reached A-rank Warrior status. How about our two cars cover the rear!” Qin Wei shouted at the top of his lungs.

“Fine!”

After responding, Su Aoxue immediately returned to the back seat of the car.

However, in a hidden corner, Zhao Jun’s expression shifted slightly upon hearing the conversation between Su Aoxue and Qin Wei.

“How is it? Is the Silver Gray Grass finished being collected?”

“It’s all done, Boss Qin. We can go!”

“Move out! Retreat quickly!”

A second later, the three jeeps immediately sped toward the outskirts of the canyon, one after the other.

Not long after they left, a large number of Grey Fog Creatures appeared at the position they had previously occupied.

Without stopping, and with incredible speed, the creatures soon caught up and appeared behind the vehicles.

Given the visibility within the Gray Mist, two massive figures running in the lead were already faintly visible!

The two creatures at the very front, whose strength had reached the Elite-level, were not only three to four times larger than ordinary Grey Fog Creatures but were also surprisingly fast!

The black armor on their bodies was no longer limited to just their four arms; it covered almost their entire forms.

“You’re coming pretty fast, you damn Mist Wraiths! Let’s see what fire suppression looks like!”

On the jeep covering the rear, a firing port had been specifically opened for a machine gun in the back seat.

The next second, tongues of fire flickered continuously as empowered bullets were fired in succession.

Unfortunately, the Martial Artist firing the gun only had the strength of a B-rank Martial Artist.

Even with a Firearm Empowerment Talent, he couldn’t shake the Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures charging at the head of the pack.

It didn’t even seem as if their speed was affected.

The Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures were exceptionally fast, and in just an instant, they caught up to the jeep at the very back of the line.

Watching an Elite-level Grey Fog Creature about to pounce, Qin Wei immediately leaned out through the roof window. A surging, scorching power emerged!

A massive fireball instantly appeared on the roof and smashed into the pouncing Elite-level Grey Fog Creature, erupting into a cloud of black smoke.

A black object was sent flying backward, crashing into several Grey Fog Creatures following behind.

However, the hit Elite-level Grey Fog Creature merely rolled twice on the ground before instantly climbing back up and continuing the pursuit.

Witnessing this, Qin Wei couldn’t help but urge, “Fast, fast, accelerate!”

At the same time, a large amount of flame condensed in his hands once more.

In the second jeep covering the rear, Su Aoxue frowned as he looked back and saw this scene.

Although he couldn’t see very clearly due to the interference of the Gray Mist, the Grey Fog Creature hit by the fireball indeed didn’t seem to have any obvious injuries.

Furthermore, after being sent flying, it had immediately caught up at an extremely high speed.

‘Tsk, that Elite-level Grey Fog Creature doesn’t seem to be hurt?’

Su Aoxue found himself in a difficult spot for a moment.

As someone whose theoretical knowledge ranked in the top three of the entire school, he naturally understood Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures.

He also knew that their weakness lay in the red energy core in their chests.

But theory was theory, and actual combat was different.

Previously, when fighting Grey Fog Creatures of a lower level than him, he could at least rely on brute force.

However, Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures had developed a significant degree of intelligence and were no longer brainless.

Combined with their heaven-defying defense, they were evaluated in combat exercise records as being extremely difficult to deal with even for an A-rank Warrior — there was a risk of death if one wasn’t careful.

‘They’re so fast. It looks like we won’t be able to settle this without a life-or-death struggle. Fortunately, there’s another A-rank Warrior here.’

‘If it were just the five of us in this car facing this situation, we’d probably be dead for sure…’

Su Aoxue’s gaze gradually became serious.

This was undoubtedly something he could not allow to happen. He could not die — at least not before he had earned any money!

‘Next time I come out to make money, I must be even more cautious…’

Just as Su Aoxue was thinking this, the two Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures attacked the rear jeep again.

Unlike the first time when only one pounced, this time they both planned to leap together!

Facing the assault of two Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures, Qin Wei, as the leader, took a shocking action in an instant.

“You there, come help!”

The next moment, Qin Wei, who was molding a large amount of intense flames, leaped directly onto the roof of the jeep and attacked the two Elite-level Grey Fog Creatures instead!

“FLAMES, FIREBURST!”

With Qin Wei’s angry shout, flames instantly soared into the sky!

At the same time, a violent sound echoed. Su Aoxue only saw a dazzling light radiating from the very back.

In the next second, moving faster than his brain could process, Su Aoxue immediately opened the car door, leaped down from the moving jeep, and rushed toward the place where the light had erupted.

“Brothers, this battle is unavoidable! Stop the cars and prepare to fight!”

“To hell with them!”

The moment Qin Wei jumped off the car to face the enemy, the teams he led stopped their cars one after another and ran out.

The scene shifted to Zhao Jun’s side. He was staring at the rearview mirror, his eyes flickering slightly as if he were deep in thought.

But Shi Lei shouted loudly, “Old Zhao, stop the car! We’re killing Mist Wraiths!”

Hearing this, Zhao Jun seemed to wake up from a dream and slammed on the brakes.

At the same time, he said, “Cough, we’ll kill the weak ones first to share the pressure. Same as the old rules.”

“Jiang Yi and Lin Lu will provide suppression, I’ll provide control, and Shi Lei, you do the harvesting.”

Hearing this, Shi Lei patted his chest and said, “No problem!”