Chapter 40: Crushing the Entire Field, Easy as Pie (1/3)

The bronze gate stood tightly shut, with eerie green mist churning in the air within the area.

Dozens of Wardens surged forward, their chains whirling wildly in the air, turning the entire space into a deadly slaughterhouse.

The numerous provincial academy examinees had no way to escape and were forced to fight.

“Damn it!” Xiao Bai gritted his teeth.

The presence of the law enforcers had significantly increased the difficulty of their mission.

What was supposed to be a simple clearing operation had now escalated to a point where, if they didn’t resolve it quickly, their entire fourth squad might be wiped out!

They couldn’t afford to wait for the law enforcers to arrive; they had to finish this as soon as possible.

At that moment, a chain whistled through the air.

Xiao Bai sidestepped, and the chain struck the wall with a loud crash.

“We can’t keep going like this,” Xiao Bai’s gaze hardened.

“Fourth squad!”

“Everyone, prepare to unleash your full power!”

“Finally, we get to have some real fun,” Leanna licked her lips, her crimson pupils flashing with excitement.

“I can’t wait any longer!” Thomas hefted his Mjolnir, “Captain, I’m going in first!”

Before his words faded, a fierce bolt of lightning descended from the sky, “Mjolnir’s Wrath-Ten Thousand Strikes!”

Boom!

More thunderbolts rained down, simultaneously striking the three nearest Wardens.

Electric currents surged through their bodies, and in an instant, countless cracks appeared on their bronze armor.

“Judgment of War!” Leanna laughed maniacally, her body enveloped in a bloody glow.

“It’s time for slaughter!”

Her killing intent materialized into tangible blades of war, and wherever they passed, even the air turned blood-red.

Several war blades shot toward the guardians, and those hit were forced to retreat frantically, their armor dented in large areas.

Ichiro snapped his fingers, and the miniature sun orbiting him suddenly erupted, charging toward the enemy.

“Amaterasu’s Divine Sun-Blazing Explosion!”

The scorching orb of light exploded in mid-air, raining down a torrent of fire.

Several Wardens were hit, their bronze armor instantly turning red and charred in large patches.

Osiris remained silent, but the aura of death had already solidified in his hands: “Judgment of Death.”

In an instant, an invisible force swept across the battlefield.

All the Wardens struck by it bore death runes on their bodies, and their movements noticeably slowed.

Finally, Xiao Bai raised his divine artifact high, “Twin Serpents Scepter!”

“Break-!”

Abundant divine power surged from the scepter, transforming into beams of divine light that shot straight toward the Wardens.

This single strike sent all the already wounded Wardens flying!

In an instant, the once menacing Wardens lay on the ground, their armor shattered, the eerie blue flames within them dimmed.

Just as Xiao Bai was about to deliver the final blow-

“Crack!”

A crisp sound shattered the brief silence.

His movements paused, and his expression changed slightly.

That sound…

It came from the coffin?

In the next moment, the coffin, having endured intense impacts, finally gave way and exploded!

Fragments flew in all directions, and amidst the chaos, six figures tumbled out of the coffins in disarray.

“Found you,” Ichiro’s eyes flashed with ruthlessness.

“So this is where you were hiding!”

Klaus and the others paled.

Their worst fear had come true.

Ichiro raised his hand, and a blazing miniature sun formed in his palm.

“So, it was you bunch of trash causing all this trouble?”

“Ha, no wonder the town Wardens turned a blind eye to you,” Leanna’s crimson pupils flashed with ferocity.

“You dare to scheme against us? Quite bold!”

Xiao Bai raised his twin serpent staff, the tip emitting a cold, eerie glow.

“Speak, how exactly did you do it?”

Just as Klaus tried to push himself up, the staff pressed against his throat.

“Did I say you could get up?”

Bang!

A powerful force erupted from the staff’s tip, sending Klaus flying into the wall, breaking several ribs.

“Klaus!”

The group exclaimed in shock, but before they could stand, Ichiro’s sun came crashing down, fueled by vengeful fury.

Asuka Amakawa swiftly used her divine skill, the Yata Mirror, to defend, but it shattered within moments!

As the divine flames of the sun threatened to consume everyone, the fireball suddenly halted.

“Speak!”

“Or do a few of you need to die first before you’ll talk?”

“If that’s the case…”

“Stop!” Klaus, enduring the excruciating pain, struggled to his feet.

“This has nothing to do with us. You’re the ones who broke the rules.”

“Exactly, what does this have to do with us?” Pi Chu Xi wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, flashing a provocative smile.

“Can’t handle defeat and now you’re blaming others? So even the prodigies of the Provincial Academy don’t know the rules here?”

“What did you say?!” Leanna erupted in rage, a crimson aura exploding around her.

But Xiao Bai raised his hand to stop her.

He stared coldly at Klaus and the others.

“Even injured like this, you still stand firm. Who… are you protecting?”

Klaus and the others tensed.

They couldn’t mention Su Fu.

Absolutely not.

Otherwise, they would surely find her and unleash their wrath.

“Ha,” Zhou Tinlin sneered.

“You’ve hit a wall yourselves and now you’re taking it out on us. Such esteemed candidates of the Provincial Academy, is this all the responsibility you can shoulder?”

But just then…

“Su Fu?”

Xiao Bai suddenly uttered the name, causing Klaus and the others to pale.

No one had mentioned that name.

How did he…?

Seeing their reaction, Xiao Bai smiled.

“Your minds are all filled with thoughts of her.”

“So, it’s her.”

The group froze.

What was going on?

Xiao Bai… could actually read their thoughts?!

“No… it’s not her!” Shan Yue Hua immediately denied.

“She’s not even here. How could it be her?!”

“You’re bluffing!”

But Xiao Bai narrowed his eyes.

“The more you deny, the more intrigued I become.”

Reading others’ thoughts was indeed his divine skill, but it had many limitations and was difficult to interpret.

So, he often combined it with other methods.

Like now, Shan Yue Hua’s explanation and denial only made him more certain that Su Fu was the one they were looking for.

“So, it’s her behind all these little tricks?”

“Indeed, a coward who only hides in the shadows, playing dirty tricks.”

“Keeping her hidden like this,” Leanna licked her lips, “makes her seem more like a rat scurrying in the dark!”

Pi Chu Xi, hearing this, suddenly looked up, her expression agitated.

“You’re deliberately saying all this to provoke her, aren’t you?”

“Do you think she’s as petty as you?”

He shouted at the top of his lungs, whether Su Fu could hear him or not:

“Don’t come out, Su Fu! Don’t fall for it!”

In his heart, he was frantically praying, hoping she wouldn’t act impulsively, hoping she wouldn’t come out.

These people were too strong.

If she really came out, the entire 12th District would likely be wiped out!

They would be utterly crushed beneath the feet of the Provincial Institute!

But as he watched Pi Chu Xi’s furious expression, Xiao Bai laughed, his smile filled with indescribable mockery.

“Hiding until now, still too scared to come out?”

“That makes you trash!”

At the same time, he raised his scepter.

“But before dealing with her, I’ll take care of you, the one who talks too much.”

“Still trying to warn her?”

“Worry about yourself first!”

Just as the scepter was about to swing down, suddenly—

The entire space began to distort, then rapidly split apart!

A suffocating pressure surged from the void, and instantly, everyone felt an overwhelming, terrifying force!

Thud, thud, thud.

Heavy footsteps echoed in the dead silence.

From the crack, a figure clad in golden robes emerged from the void.

It held the Code of Rules in its hand, a vertical eye open on its forehead,

its calm and unflinching gaze sweeping over everyone.

Xiao Bai and the others’ pupils contracted.

This… this was… the Enforcer!

Why would the Enforcer appear here?!

Before Xiao Bai could retract his scepter, the Enforcer’s gaze fell upon him.

Then, with a deafening crash-

Bang!

No one saw how the Enforcer moved, but Xiao Bai was instantly sent flying, slamming heavily into the wall.

Before the dust could settle, the Enforcer, who had been in its original position, vanished.

In the next moment, everyone’s vision blurred, and they saw the Enforcer’s foot already pressing down on Xiao Bai’s face.

“Ugh!” Xiao Bai stared in terror at the Enforcer before him, the suffocating and horrifying pressure rendering him completely immobile!

He wanted to move, but he found himself pinned down by an overwhelming force, unable to budge an inch.

Everyone held their breath, not daring to make a sound.

Damn it, how could the Enforcer be this strong?!

In almost an instant, the captain of the Provincial Institute’s Fourth Squad had been subdued so easily?!

And even humiliatingly trampled underfoot!

Soon, the members of the Fourth Squad reacted.

“Captain!”

Thomas roared, his Thunder God’s Hammer descending with the force of a thousand bolts.

Ichiro’s miniature sun erupted with blinding light.

Leanna’s body was enveloped in a bloodthirsty aura.

Osiris unleashed an aura of death.

All four of them attacked simultaneously!

Save the captain!

But the Enforcer didn’t even turn its head, merely waving its hand lightly.

Boom!!

All four figures were sent flying, crashing to the ground, blood spilling from their mouths, their faces pale, unable to get up.

Klaus and the others collectively gasped.

The Enforcer was terrifying to this extent!

The Fourth Squad facing the Enforcer was like the gap between them and the Fourth Squad!

No, it was even more lopsided!

At that moment, the Enforcer suddenly lifted its foot.

Everyone wondered, was it tired of stepping on him?

T……

It was merely adjusting its golden robes, then turned to face the crowd, standing tall, its voice cold and indifferent.

“I don’t like to curse.”

“Understood?”

Everyone fell silent, not daring to speak, not even daring to breathe.

Xiao Bai felt utterly absurd.

What?

You slapped and stepped on me just because I cursed Su Fu earlier?!

How presumptuous of you!

I wasn’t cursing you!

But he didn’t dare say it, not even daring to breathe too heavily, fearing he might provoke it again!

Why?

Xiao Bai couldn’t understand.

How could the Law Enforcer suddenly appear here?

Could it be… that these Guardians are its subordinates?

That seemed to be the only plausible explanation.

So, they had beaten up its subordinates, and it came to settle the score?

At that moment, the Law Enforcer looked down at everyone from above.

These so-called prodigies, who usually held their heads high, all obediently lowered their heads.

Leanna curled up on the ground, her usual fierce blood-red eyes now dim, no longer glowing, and her lips, which she often licked, were now bleeding.

Thomas didn’t dare to meet its gaze, even shrinking back slightly when its eyes swept over him.

Ichiro’s miniature suns, which had been extinguished by a single slap, now lay on the ground, pretending to be dead, not daring to move an inch.

The most pitiful was Xiao Bai, his face still bearing the imprint of a shoe-the face of the captain of the fourth team of the Provincial Academy!

Yet, it had been publicly trampled underfoot.

Where was his dignity?

Just moments ago, they had been flaunting their power, and now they were being publicly slapped in the face!

But the Law Enforcer wasn’t done with them yet.

Its voice was calm as it said, “I said, why isn’t anyone answering?”

Everyone felt their blood boil, humiliation and the will to survive clashing fiercely.

Finally, they gritted their teeth and said:

“Yes… yes, we understand.”

The members of the fourth team were on the verge of collapse.

What was wrong with this Law Enforcer?!