SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 73

Chapter 73: Roles Reversed! The Powerful Zhou Yi! Blue Kite Squad’s Consensus!

TL: YYang

“Sister Su, I remember that the military district at the supply base has a Mage Tower that can monitor the situation within the Tempest Mountain Range. Why do we still need to go back to the base to report?” Zhou Yi asked, somewhat puzzled.

The Mage Tower in the military district, exuding a massive magical energy wave, had left a strong impression on him.

Logically, if there were foreign creatures in the outer region, they should have been aware.

Relying on manpower to report back not only seemed dangerous but also a waste of time.

“The Mage Tower in the military district mainly monitors the deep areas of the Tempest Mountain Range, focusing on the movements of epic and legendary high-level magical beasts. The monitoring intensity in the outer region, which at most has gold-grade Level 30 magical beasts, is actually quite low.” Su Qinglian explained, recovering from her frustration.

Pausing, she hesitated before adding: “Moreover, the foreign creatures appearing this time are quite strange, their levels are too low.”

“Too low?” Zhou Yi was a bit confused.

A Level 22 silver-grade demon didn’t seem like a low-level monster at all.

“You just entered Suhang University and haven’t started classes, so you don’t understand yet. We have a course specifically about foreign creatures that come through rifts to our world.

According to the instructor, generally, foreign creatures that cross over are at least Level 35 and above. And this time, the highest level among the eight Flame Demon Warriors we encountered was only Level 23.

The higher the level of the foreign creature, the stronger the foreign aura it emits. Conversely, the lower the level, the weaker the foreign aura. The low foreign aura is also one of the reasons why the Mage Tower in the military district didn’t detect the anomaly here.”

With Su Qinglian’s explanation, Zhou Yi finally understood.

After the fusion of the Eternal Game and the Blue Star world, rifts to other worlds would suddenly appear in many places on Blue Star.

Over 98% of these rifts are very small, not large enough for foreign creatures to cross over.

Although no foreign creatures can pass through these rifts to Blue Star, the areas where the rifts appear still emit a foreign aura.

And the entire Tempest Mountain Range, as a map that appeared after the game and Blue Star world merged, naturally contained many foreign rifts inside.

It was likely because of this that the military district set a threshold for the concentration of foreign aura.

And now, because the demons’ levels were too low, the foreign aura they emitted was judged by the military district as the natural aura from the internal rifts of the mountain range.

Thus, the military district hadn’t detected the anomaly here.

“Why would the other side send demons over at just over Level 20? Isn’t that redundant?”

Su Qinglian furrowed her brows, unable to comprehend.

A Level 23 silver-grade demon might seem terrifying to ordinary professionals.

A team with all members at Level 23 might not be able to handle it.

But in the battlefields between the other world and Blue Star, they were quite inconspicuous.

They couldn’t even be considered cannon fodder.

And a rift that could accommodate Level 23 demons could also allow Level 50 and above high-level demons to pass through.

So typically, any invasion from another world would involve an entire, or even several, legions invading simultaneously!!

Such otherworldly legions would have all members at least Level 40 and above!!

And these demons at just over Level 20, though they seemed fierce, could be easily wiped out by a team of Level 30 and above sent from the base if discovered by the strong there.

This move from the other world was akin to handing over free kills and exposing a rift capable of allowing an otherworldly legion to pass through. It was a complete loss…

“Forget it, this isn’t something professionals like us need to worry about. We just need to deliver the message back,” Su Qinglian shook her head, deciding not to dwell on it further.

……

Six minutes later, Zhou Yi and the Blue Kite Squad finished their rest and began their retreat.

Inside the Tempest Mountain Range, the dense trees, uneven terrain, and numerous weeds and shrubs made traveling on foot painfully slow. Even walking for three days and nights wouldn’t get them out of the mountain range.

However, having a mount made a world of difference, allowing for rapid travel.

When Zhou Yi had previously traveled from the other side to the Dark Miasma Valley, with the help of the Gale Wolf, it took him just about an hour.

Therefore, during the retreat, Zhou Yi assumed it would only take about an hour to leave the dangerous area.

But reality often defied expectations.

After about half an hour of travel, they hadn’t even covered a quarter of the distance.

The obstacle hindering their progress was the repeated encounters with squads of Flame Demons…

“Victory Spear!”

In the dimly lit forest, a dazzling golden spear of light swiftly shot toward a towering demon.

Boom!!

The spear struck the chest, and the Level 22 silver-grade Flame Demon Warrior perished at Zhou Yi’s hands.

With a bang, it burst into flames and quickly burned out, leaving only a pile of black residue on the ground.

Meanwhile, Su Qinglian and the rest of the Blue Kite Squad each dealt with the remaining Flame Demon Warriors.

“On this journey, we’ve already encountered four waves of demon squad attacks.”

Zhou Yi, holding the Mystic Light Warhammer, frowned slightly.

These incoming squads of Flame Demons varied in number, with as few as three or four and as many as five or six.

Though their levels weren’t high, around Level 21 or 22, defeating them required considerable effort.

After all, they weren’t low-intelligence magical beasts but part of the highly intelligent demon race, one of the five major races from the other world!

Because of this, their progress was severely slowed.

“Zhou Yi, we’re lucky to have met you this time. Otherwise, even if we had miraculously escaped the pursuit of those four demons, we probably wouldn’t have made it this far.”

Nearby, Su Qinglian, having just killed a Flame Demon, approached with a look of relief on her delicate and beautiful oval face.

Her gaze toward Zhou Yi carried a hint of admiration and appreciation.

She had thought that as a former top scorer, even if she wasn’t as strong as Zhou Yi, their strengths should be comparable.

But in the recent battles, Zhou Yi’s demonstrated strength was nothing short of terrifying!!

Without him, they wouldn’t have made it this far on their own.

“Indeed, so powerful!”

“Wow, being with you feels like our roles are reversed; we’re the juniors, and you’re the senior.”

“……”

The rest, including Zhang Yi, echoed similar sentiments.

Throughout the journey, Zhou Yi’s combat style was extremely seasoned, nothing like a new university freshman.

Instead, he seemed more like a junior or senior!

Meanwhile, they felt like the juniors needing protection.

“Compared to you, I feel even smaller,” said the petite Wen Tianrun adorably, pouting on the back of the white tiger.

Under the treatment of Slow Healing, she had recovered well, except for her right arm.

The missing right arm could be regenerated once they returned to the city by finding a Level 40 priest or purchasing a potent recovery potion.

So, her mood appeared to be quite good.

“You seniors are joking, it’s just that my Holy Light happens to counter demons, so it seems like the damage is higher,” Zhou Yi smiled slightly.

After a pause, he looked at Su Qinglian and said:

“Sister, judging by the situations we’ve encountered along the way, it seems the foreign demons might be aiming to completely clear this area of humans.”

“If we try to leave directly, it might be quite difficult.”

“And the most troublesome part is that on the way out of this northeastern region, there’s a very open plain area…”

Zhou Yi’s tone was somewhat serious.

Inside the Tempest Mountain Range, besides the forested mountains, there were also plains and river areas.

To leave and head to the supply base, they had to pass through a very open plain area.

This area had a wide view and almost no obstacles.

Based on the current situation, if the demons indeed emerged from this area, they wouldn’t let any human leave.

And that plain area could easily be occupied by a demon legion.

Su Qinglian furrowed her brows, clearly having thought of this as well.

She sighed and said helplessly:

“We have no choice, at this point, we can only take it one step at a time.”

“Let’s head in that direction first. If there’s indeed a demon squad stationed there, we’ll figure something out.”

“That’s all we can do.”

Zhou Yi nodded, and the group quickly gathered their equipment and set off again.

……

In the time that followed, although they encountered a few more waves of Flame Demon squads, with everyone’s concerted efforts, they quickly dispatched these demons.

However, even so, by the time they were about to leave the forested area, it was already two hours later.

At the edge of the forested area, Zhou Yi and the Blue Kite Squad gathered, stopping to hide behind tree trunks.

Through the gaps between the tall trees, they looked out toward the plains.

It was around three in the afternoon, with the sun shining brightly.

They could clearly see that on the vast plains, squads of Flame Demons with horns on their heads and dangerous auras were patrolling back and forth.

A rough estimate showed at least a hundred of them.

“This is troublesome. The demon race has indeed stationed a garrison on the plains to prevent anyone from escaping,” Su Qinglian withdrew her gaze and said with a bitter smile.

These weren’t just magical beasts; they were highly intelligent foreign demons.

The more there were, the stronger their collective power!

And with over a hundred demons, even if they were all just Level 20 silver-grade, they were far beyond what they could handle.

Not to mention, there were likely higher-level demons with even greater strength.

“Are we really going to die here?”

Instinctively, Su Qinglian looked at Zhou Yi.

But she found that his chiseled and determined face remained calm.

It seemed as if nothing could surprise him.

“When did I become less than a junior?” Su Qinglian smiled self-deprecatingly, shaking her head, “Besides, even if we can’t break through, this isn’t so bad.”

A smile appeared on her lips.

The afternoon sunlight streamed through the gaps in the leaves, casting a glow on her, making her already beautiful profile appear even more radiant and jade-like.