At the flank of the team, a relatively thin young Awakened was forced back by several Fishmen working together. His foot slipped on a wet floating object, causing him to stagger backward.
A gap instantly appeared in the defensive line before him.
A particularly burly Fishman's eyes flashed with vicious intent as it seized this fleeting opportunity, thrusting straight toward the young Awakened's wide-open chest.
If this claw strike landed, death would be certain!
The young Awakened's eyes were already filled with despair.
At the critical moment—
Whoosh!
A dark green blur shot out, arriving first despite moving later.
Thud.
The Vine pierced through the skull of the ambushing Fishman, emerging from the back of its head and bringing with it a spray of filthy blood and brain matter.
The Fishman's movements came to an abrupt halt, its claws stopping mere inches from the young Awakened's chest before it collapsed powerlessly.
Han Ning slowly retracted the Vine, as if he had merely performed some trivial task.
Nearby, Su Mingke's previously angry expression softened.
Time passed amidst the bloody slaughter.
Whenever an Awakened was on the verge of collapse and the defensive line was about to be breached, a Vine would always shoot out with precision, instantly eliminating the most threatening Fishman.
The number of Fishman corpses around them continued to grow, the accumulated water nearly dyed a dark red.
Finally—
Boom!
The third-floor window exploded violently.
Everyone felt a shadow pass overhead and couldn't help but look up.
There, unmistakably, were three burly Fishmen.
The shortest among them stood nearly 1.8 meters tall, their muscles knotted like rocks, teeth sharp, and gazes ferocious.
The Fishman on the left had yellowish-brown skin. The one on the right had three claws gripping a ghastly white Fishbone Spear covered in spiral patterns, its tip gleaming with a cold light.
The Fishman on the right was the smallest, barely over 1.8 meters tall, with pale purple skin and wielding a Seashell Scimitar—its edge sharp as a saw, crafted from a massive spiral shell.
The Fishman in the center had light green skin, gripping a twisted Algae Staff that seemed to be formed from countless entangled strands of algae.
At the top of the staff, a fist-sized strange fruit pulsed with an eerie Green light, its countless fine green root-like tendrils wriggling along the staff like living creatures.
The Fishman on the left, wielding the Fishbone Spear, was still mid-air when its arm muscles bulged, the pale spear in its hands spinning rapidly.
Hum~
The spear tip vibrated slightly, emitting a piercing shriek.
Over a dozen condensed, turbid Water Arrows shot out from the spinning spear tip.
"Watch out!" Zou Yu's pupils constricted violently as he barely managed to raise a pale blue Fire Shield.
Thud-thud-thud-thud!
The Water Arrows collided with the Fire Shield, exploding into a cloud of white mist.
The terrifying impact sent Zou Yu, shield and all, crashing violently into the water!
The two Awakened beside him fared even worse—pierced straight through the chest by the Water Arrows, they collapsed without so much as a groan.
Blood dyed the water's surface red.
"Leader! Fishman Leaders!" Zou Yu struggled to surface, coughing up bloody foam as he roared in alarm, his face filled with terror.
The other two Fishman Leaders had already crashed down like meteors.
The Seashell Scimitar tore through the curtain of rain with a shrill, piercing sound, slashing straight toward Han Ning's head.
Meanwhile, the fruit atop the green Algae Staff flared violently with Green light, its countless fine green tendrils writhing like living things as they underwent Frenzied Growth, weaving into a net covered in sticky green liquid that descended upon Han Ning.
The vines left a trail of eerie emerald green wherever they passed, even tinting the rainwater.
They were intelligent enough to recognize Han Ning as a significant threat.
"Not weak at all."
Han Ning's expression turned grave.
The vine coiled around Su Mingke's waist suddenly whipped backward.
"Ah!"
Su Mingke was flung into the air like a snapped kite string, hurled several meters away.
Hum!
The Molten Gold Tiger Head Mark between Han Ning's brows flickered with light.
Dark golden fur sprouted from beneath his skin.
In the blink of an eye,
a half-human, half-tiger creature covered in dark gold fur stood before them.
"Hah..."
Han Ning exhaled a scorching white mist, evaporating the surrounding raindrops.
His Molten Gold Tiger Eyes burned with tangible golden flames as they locked onto the charging Fishman Leader.
"Roar!"
A deep tiger's roar froze the falling rain midair.
Facing the first incoming Seashell Scimitar,
Han Ning neither dodged nor flinched. His right arm bulged with muscle as his tiger-like claws grabbed the serrated blade.
Clang!
A piercing metallic clash erupted.
Sparks flew.
The scimitar, forged from hardened seashells, was crushed in his grip.
"Gah?!"
The wielding Fishman Leader hadn't expected its attack to be blocked.
Golden flames flared in Han Ning's tiger eyes as his lips curled back, revealing ferocious fangs.
"Break!"
His fingers clenched violently.
Crack! Snap!
The tough Seashell Scimitar shattered like a biscuit under the terrifying pressure.
Shards of broken shell and sticky fluid scattered everywhere.
Before the Fishman Leader could react, Han Ning's left claw shot out like lightning.
Thud!
His muscular, fur-covered arm pierced clean through its chest.
Scalding blood gushed forth.
The scimitar-wielding Fishman Leader was impaled on Han Ning's arm, convulsing violently.
With a shake of his arm,
Riiip.
A sickening tearing sound followed.
The Fishman Leader was ripped clean in half.
Entrails and blood splattered across the murky water.
All this happened in the blink of an eye.
The other Fishman Leader's attack was already upon him.
A massive net of emerald algae descended, its viscous green fluid reeking of nauseating decay.
Han Ning spun around and opened his maw.
"Roar!"
A blast of Scorching Breath, wreathed in Molten Gold Flames, erupted from his mouth.
Sizzle~
The Heat Breath met the algae.
Acrid white smoke billowed.
The seemingly tough, corrosive algal net withered violently as if encountering its nemesis.
Countless green tendrils composing the net visibly blackened and snapped.
Before the net could fully descend, it disintegrated into ash above Han Ning's head.
"Gah... Jie?!"
The staff-wielding Fishman Leader's eyes showed human-like terror.
It instinctively tried to retreat.
But it was too late.
Han Ning's powerful hind legs kicked off the muddy riverbed.
Boom!
Mud sprayed everywhere.
His dark golden form burst from the water, crossing several meters with wind-pressure force.
A massive tiger paw, covered in dark gold fur and carrying devastating power, slammed toward the staff-wielding Fishman Leader.
The staff-wielder barely raised its weapon, the fruit atop it flickering weakly.
Crack.
A brittle snap echoed.
The twisted staff formed from countless entangled algae, along with the Fishman Leader's blocking arms, were brutally shattered under sheer force.
The tiger claw's momentum didn't stop there.
It slammed heavily into the Fishman Leader's chest, covered in pale green skin.
Thud!
A dull impact echoed.
The Fishman Leader's chest visibly caved in.
Its bulging eyes instantly flooded with blood vessels as it spewed blackened blood from its mouth.
Its entire body was sent flying, crashing into the cafeteria wall behind it.
The wall dented.
Spiderweb-like cracks spread outward.
The Fishman Leader's body slid limply down, embedded in the crater of the wall, utterly lifeless.
"Heh..."
The torrential rain struck the ground mere centimeters from Han Ning's body, only to be instantly vaporized by the scorching heat, twisting into rising plumes of mist.
The aura of a tiger permeated the air.
Gulp...
Whether it was the Awakened from the Agricultural and Forestry University or the last remaining Fishman Leader, all of them trembled like prey locked in a predator's gaze.
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