Being injured wasn’t because of a mistake—it was because she had known from the start that there was no way she could dodge that sword strike.
The difference in speed between them was just too great; she didn’t have a chance.
So from the very beginning, her real target was that flying dagger behind!
At the critical moment, Jiang Ke’er jerked her head aside, narrowly dodging the flying dagger by a hair’s breadth!
Her heart settled, and the longsword in her hand began to surge with the power of a Swiftwind Slash.
But a sudden chill from behind made her hair stand on end.
In her senses, after the flying dagger missed its mark, it unexpectedly exploded, transforming into a cloud of dense Explosive Dust that rushed toward her!
The Swiftwind Slash she had prepared had to be abruptly changed into a Wind Wall to block the dust.
The painstakingly planned killing offensive was dispelled in an instant, and Jiang Ke’er’s heart sank.
Her rhythm was thrown into chaos.
Now, facing the simultaneous assault of three opponents while being as slow as a snail, the pressure of calculating everything skyrocketed to its peak.
It was truly unfortunate.
The two long-range members of the Zhanhuang Sixteen Team both specialized in explosive attacks—these attacks were extremely difficult to dodge.
Even if she avoided them, she still had to expend effort dealing with the aftershocks, leaving her unable to launch any effective counterattacks.
“You actually… aren’t dead?”
Jiang Ke’er’s performance—dodging the flying dagger and blocking the explosion—had already left the three Wasteland War Team members in disbelief.
They instantly became even more alert, attacking more viciously.
For Jiang Ke’er, it was like adding frost to snow.
In the blink of an eye, she was already covered with seven or eight wounds.
Even more fatal, an Explosive Air Sphere sent her body flying far away, instantly relieving the pressure on the enemy’s rear line.
But the time she bought was worth it.
No matter how absurdly strong Ying Zhuo, captain of the Zhanhuang Sixteen Team, was—able to fend off Jie Shui and Lin Gang alone for so long, even enduring A Miao’s attacks—in a three-on-one, no matter how tough he was, he couldn’t hold out forever without a scratch.
Jie Shui seized an opening, landing a heavy punch on his chest!
Lin Gang didn’t hesitate; he immediately rammed into Ying Zhuo’s back with a full-force Iron Mountain Crash!
At the same time, A Miao unleashed a True Qi Slash, chopping off one of Ying Zhuo’s arms!
“Ahhhh—”
Missing an arm, the pain made Ying Zhuo spit blood and scream, but he was still just too strong.
Even after Jie Shui and Lin Gang’s combo, he astonishingly wasn’t fatally wounded!
A terrifying burst of True Qi exploded from within him, sending Lin Gang and Jie Shui stumbling several steps backward.
Then, with a roar, he lunged headlong at Jie Shui!
Lin Gang wanted to help, but a sudden spell struck in front of him, nearly blasting him to pieces.
Now that Jiang Ke’er and Gan Ruanruan could no longer pressure the enemy’s two mage backliners, one link after another began to break, and the battle rhythm shifted from the Bagpipe Squad’s offense to a desperate defense.
Lin Gang fled in a panic from the explosions.
His short reach and slow speed left him riddled with wounds in the blink of an eye—even his lower abdomen was pierced clean through by a flying dagger.
If it hadn’t been an explosive flying dagger, he would already be dead.
At the same time, since Jiang Ke’er had been blasted away, the enemy’s Agility System cultivator found an opening, darting toward the backline A Miao with lightning speed!
“Damn!”
Lin Gang’s face went ashen. He wanted to stop him but was helpless.
Jiang Ke’er tried to rush back to help, but her strength couldn’t match her will—her speed simply couldn’t compare to the enemy.
The Agility System cultivator charged right up to A Miao, grinning savagely as he swung his sword.
The longsword sliced through with no resistance, sending A Miao’s head flying.
In the end, it was still exposed.
But in this situation, maybe only exposure held a sliver of hope.
Just as the Agility System cultivator turned around, triumphant and preparing to finish off Jiang Ke’er, his teammates stared in horror behind him.
The Agility System cultivator read their lips and understood what they were shouting.
“Danger!”
Danger? What danger? He had already cut off the head himself.
Before the warning from his teammates reached his ears, the Agility System cultivator suddenly realized the ground was getting closer.
Two Qi Blades swept past from beneath him, taking both his legs.
He couldn’t understand.
Momentum sent him crashing forward. Lying on the ground, he struggled to turn his head, only to see two unharmed A Miao.
He couldn’t understand.
A Miao didn’t give him a chance to.
With his honest smile, he swung a Qi Blade and sent him off cleanly.
This development was something none of the Wasteland War Team members had anticipated.
Looking at the two honest-faced A Miao ×2, they all felt a chill run down their spines.
They cut down one, and two appeared?
What kind of monster was this?
But now wasn’t the time to worry about such things—the enemy had five people, but surely they couldn’t all be immortal, right?
The rest of the Wasteland War Team’s eyes went bloodshot.
They’d known that Agility System cultivator for years and couldn’t bear to see him die like that.
They wanted revenge!
Even with only one arm left, Ying Zhuo still beat Jie Shui black and blue, utterly dominating him.
But then, he suddenly and strangely leapt backward!
A flying dagger was embedded in the ground beside him.
That dagger had originally been meant for Jie Shui, but after missing, it had simply stayed there, unnoticed.
Jiang Ke’er’s heart skipped a beat.
“Jie Shui! Quick—”
“Vmm—”
A sudden, massive explosion drowned out all sound.
The blazing light blinded Jiang Ke’er; she could only sense the fragments blasting through the air and tried her best to dodge.
But she couldn’t avoid them all.
Even from far away, Jiang Ke’er’s body was riddled with more than a dozen bloody holes.
It was hard to imagine what had become of Jie Shui, who was closest to the flying dagger.
When the brief flash faded, Jie Shui’s form was revealed.
He was covered in blood, his body riddled with holes of all sizes, hardly human anymore.
Clearly, he would not survive.
Ignoring her own bleeding wounds, Jiang Ke’er rushed to Jie Shui’s side and channeled all her Life Force into him.
“A Miao! Hold them off!” Jiang Ke’er’s voice was hoarse.
A Miao rushed forward without a word.
Now that his ability had been revealed, his value as a mage no longer mattered—instead, he had to step forward to block the enemy’s advance.
He was cut into four, then into eight,
His Splitting produced more and more bodies.
He grew weaker and weaker, but still forced himself to use his body to block those flying daggers and Ying Zhuo.
“Vmm—”
Another flying dagger exploded, the thunderous blast making Jiang Ke’er’s ears ring.
A Miao’s body was blasted to pieces—the dagger had detonated inside him.
“A Miao, surrender!”
Jiang Ke’er shouted in haste.
Even with A Miao’s Worm Body, he couldn’t split indefinitely. Splitting 279 times was his current limit.
A Miao shook his head.
“I can still hold on. You hurry and get Jie Shui into the Surrender Zone.”
Jiang Ke’er had mostly repaired Jie Shui’s internal organs, extending his life by about three minutes.
She dragged him with all her strength into the Surrender Zone, then turned and raced back to the battlefield.
Three minutes—this battle had to end in three minutes!
Either they surrendered, or…
Kill every last one of them!
She needed an opportunity.