“Hurry up, don’t just stand there! Go before the Law Array dissipates!”
Team Leader Lin’s urgent urging came again, snapping the nine girls besides Exorcists Ling Xiaoyou and Bai Shuanglian, who were still dazed, back to their senses.
They had many questions, but under Team Leader Lin’s anxious gaze, they suppressed all thoughts and ran toward the light pillar as fast as they could.
Su Lihua, who reached the light pillar first, seemed to have exploded with speed far beyond her usual due to needing to protect her older sister, and she arrived at the pillar ahead of everyone else.
She turned back, nodded to the others, and without wasting time on words like “goodbye,” walked straight in.
Next was Bai Xiqing. As the one with the highest cultivation besides Bai Shuanglian, Ling Xiaoyou, and Su Taosheng, she entered the light pillar second.
However, Miao Miaomiao wasn’t much slower. Right after Bai Xiqing entered, she seamlessly followed, being the third to go in.
Finally, only Bai Shuanglian and Ling Xiaoyou remained.
Bai Shuanglian looked at Ling Xiaoyou, seemingly intending to wait for her to go first before leaving herself.
Ling Xiaoyou glanced at the light pillar, then at Bai Shuanglian. It seemed she had figured something out, and immediately grabbed Bai Shuanglian’s hand, quickly bringing her to the front of the light pillar together.
Then, Ling Xiaoyou looked at Bai Shuanglian, smiled at her, and said,
“Let’s go together.”
Bai Shuanglian didn’t overthink it. She nodded and was about to step in with Ling Xiaoyou, when suddenly she felt a huge force from behind. Before she could react, a suction force pulled her away, not even giving her time to turn around and see what happened.
The one who pushed Bai Shuanglian from behind was, of course, Ling Xiaoyou.
She pushed Bai Shuanglian when she was closest to the light pillar, making her step inside.
Ling Xiaoyou had already decided to stay. Not only because she wanted to try completing the mission issued by the System, but also because she couldn’t just leave without care in this situation.
Although she didn’t understand what exactly happened, it was clear that only Team Leader Lin and the powerful cultivators like the Xun You Shi beside her were affected.
And this effect had no impact on Ling Xiaoyou at all. That is to say, the effect might only specifically target those with mid-to-high cultivation, and it wouldn’t affect Ling Xiaoyou.
In other words, Ling Xiaoyou was currently the strongest fighter here.
It wasn’t hard to imagine what would happen to the people from the Regulatory Division if they left.
Surely they would be wiped out by the Devils.
If that were the case, Ling Xiaoyou absolutely couldn’t leave.
Even if she couldn’t defeat the Devils that might still be hiding in the Exorcists Association, she could still take the Regulatory Division people away.
It was still the same—even if she could slack off and coast to victory, Ling Xiaoyou wouldn’t want that. At the very least, she had to do what she could; otherwise, her conscience would trouble her.
“Why didn’t you leave?!”
Team Leader Lin saw Ling Xiaoyou stay and wanted to stand up and drag her over, but the effect was like a mountain pressing down on her. Not only was her Spirit Power hard to use, but even her physical condition was affected.
Just standing up made her legs weak, nearly causing her to fall again, let alone sending Ling Xiaoyou away.
“How could I possibly leave?”
“I’m a Good Samaritan, Team Leader Lin. In a crisis like this, how could I go?”
Ling Xiaoyou smiled at Team Leader Lin and said.
“But what use is it for you to stay? Are you staying to die?!”
Team Leader Lin’s tone grew harsh, hoping to scare Ling Xiaoyou back with stern words.
But Ling Xiaoyou had already made up her mind, so naturally she wouldn’t be swayed by Team Leader Lin’s words.
“Who says? My strength might not be much use in this crisis, but at least it’s enough for now.”
Ling Xiaoyou walked up to Team Leader Lin and the Xun You Shi, using water flow to lift them up, and said,
“See? At least I can run away with you!”
“You…”
Team Leader Lin looked at Ling Xiaoyou with a complex gaze, watching the girl’s delicate face put on a relaxed expression.
Team Leader Lin let out a long sigh, then resignedly said,
“Then I’ll leave it to you.”
“Oh, not at all. You might not believe it, but running away is the thing I’m best at.”
Ling Xiaoyou confidently patted her chest, though it was unclear what exactly she was proud of.
“Where should we go now?”
Ling Xiaoyou moved through the Exorcists Association with Team Leader Lin and the other.
Even though the water flow behind her was carrying two people, her speed was no slower; she moved through the building at almost afterimage-like speed.
“First, let’s get out of the Association. Although those Devils have been forced into other areas, there might be some stragglers here. To be safe, let’s go outside and regroup with the others.”
Perhaps because Team Leader Lin’s cultivation was higher, the Xun You Shi had already fainted, while Team Leader Lin was still awake, though a bit drowsy.
But it was okay; this wasn’t much for someone who often worked overtime like her.
When she said “regroup with the others,” a hint of worry flashed in Team Leader Lin’s eyes.
Although she didn’t know how that suppression just now appeared, she estimated that the suppression range definitely wouldn’t be small. She wondered how her subordinates outside were doing.
But worrying now was useless; everything had to wait until they regrouped.
Team Leader Lin suppressed the worry in her heart, looking at the path Ling Xiaoyou was running on, guiding her.
Turning a corner, Ling Xiaoyou seemed to suddenly sense something. She abruptly stopped her next step that was about to land.
A sharp claw brushed past her front. It wasn’t hard to imagine that if she hadn’t stopped, that claw would have caught her.
Ling Xiaoyou pushed off the ground, leaping backward lightly, dodging another claw attack from another Devil.
She looked at the several Devils in the corridor, slightly furrowing her delicate brows.
“Just as I thought, these disturbances must be related to the Devils.”
As she spoke, a water-blue longbow appeared in her hand, seemingly from nowhere.
Ling Xiaoyou drew the bowstring, and a pitch-black arrow tinged with water color condensed on the bow.
The Bow Technique, which had become more and more refined after countless trainings, now manifested perfectly.
As the arrow shot out, it tore through the air with a sonic boom.
Then, as if the enemies had voluntarily come to be Ling Xiaoyou’s targets, two Devils standing especially close together were easily pierced through the head by this arrow, blood spraying.
Ling Xiaoyou didn’t stop moving, drawing and shooting again.
After several arrows, the Devils that had been blocking her were all shot dead.
“Great Bow Technique!”
Behind her, Team Leader Lin, who witnessed all this, couldn’t help but praise.
“It’s just alright. This is the result of diligent practice.”
Ling Xiaoyou was a bit happy that her long-practiced Bow Technique was finally praised, but she still put on a modest demeanor and said.