SSS Grade Saint Knight - Chapter 78

Chapter 78: Leading the Entire Team! The Great Battle Approaches!

TL: YYang

“Annihilate all these Flame Demons?”

Sun Hao and the others were taken aback upon hearing this, quickly waving their hands with a wry smile:

“No, no, Brother Zhou, our team’s strength is too weak. Even with your enhancement, at most we can only handle about 20 Flame Demons. Any more, and we wouldn’t be able to hold out. I estimate that with all three of our teams combined, we could at most deal with a hundred or so Flame Demons, and that’s under considerable sacrifice. By ourselves, annihilating all these demons is simply impossible.”

From their previous skirmishes, they had already noticed that these Flame Demons fought with a well-ordered method.

They were definitely a well-trained unit!

Such a legion of demons became stronger in combat power the more numerous they were!

Even with Zhou Yi’s Holy Light to counter them, facing 160 demons and wanting to annihilate them all was almost an impossible task.

The safest course of action was still to break through and escape.

After all, the difference between breaking through and annihilating was as vast as the heavens and the earth!

“What if I say I have a way to block half of the Flame Demons? Would you reconsider?” Zhou Yi’s expression was steady.

His purpose in entering the Tempest Mountain Range, besides searching for the Extreme Cold Ice Lotus, was to enhance his own strength as much as possible.

In the eyes of these people, these Flame Demons were incredibly terrifying beings.

But in his eyes, these demons were just walking experience bags!

After all, it was almost impossible for magical beasts in the wild to gather in such large groups.

If he could kill all these demons, he would certainly gain a huge wave of experience!

Of course…

By himself, he certainly couldn’t handle so many Flame Demons at once, at most he could try dealing with half of them.

But if everyone joined in, it might be a different story.

“This…”

Sun Hao and the others exchanged glances, clearly not expecting Zhou Yi to make such a decision.

After a moment of thought, Sun Hao gritted his teeth and nodded:

“Since Brother Zhou Yi has said so, we’ll follow you and give it a shot!”

At present, their hope of breaking through was pinned on Zhou Yi, so naturally, they couldn’t afford to offend him.

Moreover, Zhou Yi wasn’t a fool and wouldn’t say something without basis.

If he said he could handle half of the Flame Demon legion, it certainly wasn’t baseless.

Besides…

Now that they had graduated from school, they couldn’t obtain resources from the school as they did before.

Everything had to be fought for by themselves.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have agreed to enter the Tempest Mountain Range again after graduation.

If they could indeed follow Zhou Yi’s plan and kill all the Flame Demons.

Each of them could at least level up once more!!

“Since everyone has already decided, our Blood Blade Squad will join too.”

Blood Blade Squad’s captain, Wang Heng, a robust man in his thirties, said with a wry smile.

He was actually reluctant about the proposal to annihilate all the Flame Demons.

Or rather, none of their squad was willing.

After all, they were all in their thirties or forties, each with their own family.

Coming to the Tempest Mountain Range to hunt magical beasts was merely to make a living.

Surviving and breaking out from the Flame Demon legion was already a blessing in disguise.

They didn’t expect to gain any experience.

But now, he had no choice but to agree.

“Don’t worry, if things don’t work out, we’ll just proceed with the original plan to break through.”

Zhou Yi’s next words somewhat reassured the Blood Blade Squad.

On the side, Jiang Churan, who had observed the entire decision-making process, glanced at Zhou Yi, her pretty face showing a thoughtful expression.

The entire process seemed to be a discussion on the upcoming battle strategy.

But in reality, it was Zhou Yi getting everyone to act according to his plan.

His words seemed gentle, but they were actually extremely assertive!

And no one present seemed to notice…

No, that wasn’t right.

Jiang Churan’s heart skipped a beat.

If it were understandable that the Giant Eagle Squad didn’t notice, the seasoned Blood Blade Squad shouldn’t have failed to notice.

She instinctively glanced at the Blood Blade Squad, only to find that although they were resigned, they had no thoughts of opposing.

They were still preparing for battle.

‘No, it’s not that they have no thoughts of opposing, but that they simply can’t oppose!’ Jiang Churan quickly realized.

Now the core of the team was Zhou Yi, and the hope of surviving under the Flame Demon legion was also pinned on Zhou Yi.

In this situation, they had no way to refuse Zhou Yi’s demands.

Understanding this, Jiang Churan was surprised and gained a new perspective on Zhou Yi.

This young man, only eighteen, appeared young but was extremely seasoned in his actions!

“Let’s go, let’s first meet up with the senior sisters.”

With two squads in tow, Zhou Yi and his group quickly headed to where Su Qinglian was.

The distance between them wasn’t far; in less than 30 seconds, they were together.

By this time, the Blue Kite Squad had already killed the initial dozen or so Flame Demons.

“Zhou Yi, your buff skill’s enhancement effect is too strong!”

“And the enhancement duration is long too; it’s been lasting for five or six minutes and still hasn’t dissipated!”

“……”

It was evident that under the blessing of the Holy Light, the Blue Kite Squad fought relatively easily and didn’t suffer any injuries.

As soon as Zhou Yi arrived, he was warmly greeted.

After the reunion, Zhou Yi first introduced Jiang Churan and the two squads to the Blue Kite Squad.

Then he briefly described his plan to Su Qinglian.

“You want to annihilate all these Flame Demons?” Su Qinglian raised an eyebrow.

As her right hand wielded her longsword in a perfect sword flower, she flicked off the demon blood and residue on it.

“What do you all think?” She looked at Zhang Yi and the others behind her.

“Our lives were saved by Zhou Yi, of course, we’ll listen to him.”

“We’ve been wanting to deal with them properly, perfect timing!”

“I have no objections, of course.”

“We’ll all follow Zhou Yi!”

“……”

After witnessing Zhou Yi’s formidable strength and the incredible enhancement he brought, the Blue Kite Squad members almost became his little fans.

Without hesitation, they all agreed.

The way they looked at Zhou Yi was filled with immense admiration.

“See, they all listen to you, now you seem more like the captain than I do.”

Su Qinglian spread her hands, teasing.

“Hehe, since that’s the case, let’s all get ready to start the battle.”

Zhou Yi held the Mystic Light Warhammer in his hand.

First, he cast Slow Healing on Su Qinglian and her team, who had just finished fighting, to restore their state.

Then he took out a Light Realm Stone and handed it to Jiang Churan.

“You’ve probably used up all your life-saving trump cards, right? Here’s a Light Realm Stone for you.”

“When the battle starts later, I might not be able to take care of you, so stick with the senior sisters.”

“If the battle isn’t over and you enter a weakened state, just crush it, and it will temporarily keep you safe.”

Holding the Light Realm Stone, which still carried Zhou Yi’s body warmth, Jiang Churan was slightly stunned.

A warm current flowed through her heart, and she carefully put the Light Realm Stone away.

After handing over the Light Realm Stone, Zhou Yi looked at the tall Gale Wolf standing beside him.

Although it was only level 19, it had charged through the Flame Demons with him several times.

It had honed courage and strength that ordinary magical beasts did not possess.

Not only were its eyes bright and spirited, but its agility was also much faster than that of a typical gold-tier Gale Wolf.

“Xiao Hei, you’ve been with me for so long, you can go now.”

Zhou Yi stroked the Gale Wolf’s smooth and flowing blue-gray fur.

To be honest, as his first mount, he was very satisfied with this Gale Wolf.

Unfortunately, without a contract scroll, it couldn’t be retrieved into the contract space.

Leaving the Gale Wolf here would only lead to its death in the aftermath of their battle with the Flame Demons.

“Woof woof~~”

Seemingly understanding Zhou Yi’s words, it lowered its head and nuzzled Zhou Yi’s pant leg with its large head.

Finally, it took a deep look at Zhou Yi, as if to remember his appearance, and then turned and sprinted towards the forest without looking back.

It darted into the woods, quickly disappearing from sight.

“Everything is ready. Next, we prepare to face the real battle!”

Zhou Yi glanced into the distance, where the Flame Demon legion had already assembled and was rapidly advancing towards them.

……

……

“Roar!!”

“Roar!!”

“……”

On the vast plain grassland, accompanied by roars akin to war cries, over 160 Flame Demons.

They vaguely formed groups of ten, rapidly charging towards this direction.

They were tall, each over two meters high, with curved and sharp demon horns on their heads, and their chests burned with scorching flames capable of instantly killing ordinary professionals.

The weapons in their hands included shields, battle sabers, and even staffs!

Without exception, these weapons were all fierce, faintly surrounded by flames, carrying the unique style of the Flame Demon race!!

Each one was immensely powerful, capable of matching an entire team of ordinary professionals!!

Each one was very threatening!!

Boom~~~

The demon hooves and horns trampled the grassland, causing the ground to tremble faintly.

“To think, in the world of Blue Star, there’s a day when we battle demons.”

Zhou Yi took a deep breath.

A mana potion was already in his hand; he uncorked it and swallowed the mana-filled liquid in one gulp!

Boom!!

The liquid entered his body, quickly digested and evaporated, as surging magical energy crazily coursed through his meridians and blood vessels.

“God’s Blessing!!”

“Blessing of Dawn!!”

“Weapon Blessing!!”

“Gift of Protection!!”

“……”

Powerful and holy aura emanated from Zhou Yi, applying buff skills to everyone around him.

“Hiss, what a powerful enhancement!”

“My attributes have increased by a full quarter!”

“The Holy Light summoned by a level 16 Saint Knight is purer than what I can summon at level 25 as a Priest!”

“……”

Experiencing Zhou Yi’s buff enhancement for the first time, the members of the Giant Eagle Squad and Blood Blade Squad were overjoyed.

Zhou Yi’s skills could increase their strength by at least half!!

“Come, let me see how strong you demons truly are!!”

Zhou Yi’s gaze sharpened as he hefted the Mystic Light Warhammer.

With a step forward, a boom sounded, scattering grass and soil as he shot forward like a cannonball!!

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