In front of the teaching building, Zhang Feng's expression was solemn, and he was very hesitant in his heart.

The Straw Demons had low intelligence and lacked tactical training, so a student team should naturally be able to handle them.

However, this was a special event—the Night of Ghosts—and logically, they should call the squad back.

"Uh!" On the playground, Tian Tian suddenly let out a soft cry, her little face turning deathly pale.

Unintentionally, she had made eye contact with the rice spike eyes of a Straw Demon.

Evil Technique·Rice Spike Eyes!

The Straw Demon's rice spike eyes could emit a dry yellow glow, which instilled fear in the enemy.

This evil technique was adapted by the Straw Demons in the Stream Realm.

But it was difficult for Straw Demons to learn it.

Whether it was Divine Technique or Evil Technique, anything involving "Pupil Skill" generally required a high level of ability from the caster.

Straw Demons were very dimwitted; forget the Stream Realm, even Straw Demons from the River Realm struggled to master this technique.

"Zzsh—"

Immortal Fog swept past like a shadow.

The Silent Night Blade targeted the enemy's life directly, severing the tall, lanky Straw Demon at the waist!

"Red Cloth Order!" Lu Ran shouted loudly.

"Fight!!" Deng Yutang immediately obeyed the order, roaring out loud.

The rousing Battle Roar invigorated both friend and foe on the battlefield!

Tian Tian's expression went from rigid to fiery, as if she had moved from one extreme to another.

"Clink, clank~"

Chang Ying fiercely smashed a Straw Demon and immediately picked up a summoning sign.

Three minutes were up!

It was time to draw a hand!

Amidst the distraction caused by the Red Cloth Order, Chang Ying's voice rang clear and strong: "May the spirits of the summoning signs bless me!

Output control Summoning Sign, please come forth as you wish!"

"Swoosh~"

The summoning sign flew up, hovering above Chang Ying's head.

A supporting summon from the Pentacle!

The supporting summon that had just disappeared was renewed once again.

Chang Ying widened her eyes, her boiling fighting spirit somewhat doused.

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment...

Suddenly, a figure rushed towards her, startling Chang Ying into a cold sweat.

With one hand on the Lotus Shield, she instinctively turned to block.

However, Lu Ran slid sideways, passing in front of Chang Ying.

A flash of blade light severed four incoming straw spikes.

Only then did Chang Ying realize that Lu Ran was protecting her, helping her deflect the Straw.

"Straw Demons are indeed very weak, but you can't afford to be distracted," Lu Ran said, his expression stern as he looked up at Chang Ying.

Chang Ying slightly lowered her eyes, not daring to make a sound.

Lu Ran was usually too easy-going and good-tempered; when had he ever glared at her so sternly?

Actually, Chang Ying felt bad too.

The sign she drew did not match her boiling fighting spirit, instead feeling like a bucket of cold water had been poured on her.

From a distance, Zhang Feng's loud voice carried: "Squad 98, regroup at the teaching building!"

"Go." Lu Ran lifted his blade and pointed towards three Straw Demons clustering together ahead.

"Yes." Between obeying the Moon Gazer leader and Lu Ran, Chang Ying decisively chose the latter.

She grabbed her great axe, striding forward with long legs, pushing the Lotus Shield towards the enemy.

At this moment, her identity as a believer in the summoning sign didn't help her much.

Chang Ying, pushing forward with the shield of the Sword Lotus sect and wielding her own great axe, relied on her own qi and martial skills to overturn and smash one Straw Demon after another.

Two Straw Demons became the dead souls under her axe.

The last Straw Demon was crushed underfoot by her as she fiercely crushed its head!

Lu Ran couldn't help but inwardly sigh; Chang Ying's combat style was indeed fierce.

Did she really join the wrong line,

Maybe she should have apprenticed under the Barbaric Woman?

"Uh-huh." After killing the enemy, Chang Ying sneakily glanced at Lu Ran.

The cautious look, contrasting massively with her fierce combat stance.

Lu Ran nodded gently, "We are retreating to the teaching building."

"Oh, okay!" Seeing Lu Ran nod, Chang Ying felt as if she had been pardoned and immediately caught up with him as he retreated.

It was evident that Lu Ran held a very high place in her heart.

"Lu Ran!" Zhang Feng called out again, very sternly.

"Present!" Lu Ran sidestepped toward the direction of the teaching building, turning his head to look at Zhang Feng.

And Zhang Feng's next words surprised everyone: "I just received orders from higher up, you are now summoned to join a patrol team!"

"Patrol team?" Tian Tian felt a twinge of reluctance.

Who would want their team's main support to be called away like that?

Lu Ran immediately asked, "Which team? Where should I assemble?"

But Zhang Feng, one hand pressed to his ear as if listening to orders from an invisible earpiece, said:

"Centered around the Fifth Elementary School, extend three street blocks in all directions, start patrolling immediately!"

Lu Ran looked perplexed, "What does that mean, am I meant to form a team by myself?"

Zhang Feng did not respond to Lu Ran, his speech rapid as he reiterated the orders from above:

"Using your speed advantage, kill as many Straw Demons as possible, and all demon races with fire-based evil techniques.

Remember, these two types of demons are your targets, with the highest priority!

If you encounter other demons along the way, try not to engage them!"

Such special orders left the crowd in surprise.

Encounter other demons and try not to engage them?

"Start the mission immediately!" Zhang Feng looked up at Lu Ran, urging, "We're here, you go quickly!"

"Yes!" Mist swirled under Lu Ran's feet, and he leapt up to the second-floor platform of the teaching building.

With everyone watching in astonishment, Lu Ran's Immortal Hoof acted again, shooting straight up to the rooftop of the fourth floor!

You know, Lu Ran usually used Immortal Hoof for lateral movements.

He rarely traversed vertically!

Now, seeing Lu Ran reaching the rooftop of the teaching building in two steps, everyone was somewhat shaken.

Yes, Lu Ran was now a River Realm believer!

His Divine Technique·Immortal Hoof had advanced to River Grade, allowing him this "Heavenly Flying and Earthly Escaping" capability.

But while flying was easy, landing required utmost caution.

Your Immortal Hoof could only help decelerate your fall; if you were careless or fell from too high, you could still be smashed or killed.

"Be careful!"

"Master, don't rush!" Everyone couldn't help but shout.

"Rest assured." Atop the teaching building, Lu Ran used his Extreme Vision to scan the surrounding streets.

Standing high naturally allowed him to see farther.

Lu Ran immediately targeted several clustered Straw Demons at the street corner.

Just as he took a step forward, he suddenly heard a loud bang.

Lu Ran turned his head and saw, two streets away, a towering 10-meter-tall Straw Demon suddenly appear.

This behemoth was blazing fiercely, flames reaching to the sky!

Hot waves spread all around, with endless sparks covering the sky.

Lu Ran: !!!

That's right, the characteristic of the Straw Demon clan—high flammability!

And demon races with fire-based evil techniques, such as Blood Disaster Dogs, get even more excited when they see Straw Demons than when they see humans!

A Blood Disaster Dog would not hesitate to set a Straw Demon on fire at the first opportunity.

In extreme pain, the Straw Demon would fall into a frenzied state and flee in panic.

At this moment, the Straw Demon became a massive source of fire, igniting everything in its path!

Its randomly shot straw was equally threatening.

Once it pierced someone's glass window and the fiery straw fell inside a house, it could potentially cause a fire, even igniting an entire building!

"Huh!!"

A sign of ice frost suddenly covered the madly flaming Straw Demon.

The net was quite strong, pressing the Straw Demon to the ground, preventing it from reaching the buildings on the street side.

"Zzsh—"

Lu Ran's expression was ugly; he stepped on the edge of the fourth-floor rooftop and leapt towards the school's exterior.

He knew he had made a mistake.

A grievous mistake!

Straw Demons might indeed be weak for the believer community.

But for human cities, the impact of Straw Demons could be catastrophic!

"Sss, sss~"

"Sss!" At the street corner, three Straw Demons saw a member of the Human Clan appear and immediately threw out handfuls of straw.

Lu Ran's feet moved continuously, appearing to emit intense swirling Immortal Fog to slow his landing, but in reality, he was already cushioned by layers of wind waves beneath him.

He rapidly maneuvered around, not even dodging, directly plunging his twin blades into two Straw Demons.

Handfuls of straw pierced Lu Ran, superficially embedding into his water flow armor.

The twin blades, however, pierced through the chests of the Straw Demons, and with a lift from Lu Ran's blades, they tore open their straw chests and ripped apart their straw heads.

"Sss!"

The remaining Straw Demon, utterly terrified, began to back away and propped up a Straw Shield.

Lu Ran broke the shield with one stroke, cleanly and deftly decapitating the head of the Straw Demon.

"Plop~"

The Straw Demon in front of him suddenly turned into a puff of smoke.

And the true body of the Straw Demon flew backward.

"Damn!" Lu Ran couldn't help but curse out loud.

The more urgent, the more you hinder me, right?

This guy actually knew the Evil Technique·Straw Substitute!

This technique, like Evil Technique·Rice Spike Eyes, was also adapted for the Stream Realm.

The technique allowed a Straw Demon to leave a straw shell of its body in its place for a very short time to confuse the enemy.

The true body of the Straw Demon could then quickly escape from this shell.

Generally, the low-intelligence Straw Demons found it difficult to learn this technique.

That's why those blazing Straw Demons couldn't disengage and escape, only to be burned to death.

"Baah!"

Lu Ran let out a sheep's bleat and dashed towards the enemy.

The initially retreating Straw Demon immediately changed its mind and threw out several straws again, attempting to kill Lu Ran.

"Zzsh—"

A shadow dashed through, and with a swift movement of his hands, Lu Ran cut down.

Gliding backward on the snow, he looked up at the distant flames.

He stopped and rushed forward as fast as he could.

In his sight, the burning Straw Demon was firmly pressed on the street.

The flaming straw shooting out through the net holes was a terrifying sight.

Another woman was flying around the head of the flaming Straw Demon.

She had a pair of icy blue butterfly wings on her back, beautifully patterned.

Beneath her feet were clusters of ice-blue flowers, crystal clear and densely packed.

Her one hand released a thick frost, sprinkling it on the fiery body of the Straw Demon, while the other hand sent out countless ice crystal butterflies, impacting the Straw Demon's head.

A follower of the Fifth Order God·Ice Butterfly?

Lu Ran's eyes hardened, then he suddenly roared, "Baah!!"

The woman immediately turned her eyes towards him, only to see a figure rapidly approaching, the slender blades flashing a terrifying cold light.

The woman's eyes widened, instinctively raising her hand, releasing ice crystal butterflies from her palm.

Even though anger rose from her heart, she suppressed her killing intent towards this Human Clan young man with her rationality.

She recognized him.

He was the pride of Rain Alley City!

He was the true Heavenly Pride!

"You..." The woman didn't understand what Lu Ran was up to, nor did she want to harm him.

She could only try her best to dodge, controlling the ice crystal butterflies to scatter.

"Zzsh—"

The young man slashed through the night sky, flashing by her side.

The woman turned her head just in time to see Lu Ran's Tang blade beheading a Straw Demon.

Her pupils shrank slightly; was this Straw Demon the one that had just appeared behind her?

Judging by its attire, it was clearly a River Realm demon.

"Plop!"

The beheaded River Realm Straw Demon did not immediately turn into mist.

Without a head, its straw body instantly disassembled and expanded, crashing towards the still-burning Straw Demon.

The woman immediately raised her hand, throwing another strong ice frost net, carrying the large but light headless grass corpse, flying together into the night sky.

At the same moment, the diagonally slashing Lu Ran had already reached the highest point.

He scoured the area for demons, loudly asking, "Where are your teammates?"

The woman was a bit taken aback.

As a Moon Gazer, wasn't that a question she should be asking?

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