Looking down at the severed arm stained red with blood on the snowy ground, then up at the dim sky, Pei Yan sighed long and deeply, lamenting, "He still managed to escape!"

Just moments ago, Pei Yan triggered the nanomechanical insect bomb hidden in Shitang Longsi's arm, which was one of his hidden trump cards. These modified, shock-resistant, and detonatable nano-insects were designed by him to hide in the enemy's arm joints from the start of the battle. Because they were not in vital organs and hadn't been active, they went unnoticed by Shitang Longsi. It was also the constant stream of information from these dozen or so nanomechanical insects that allowed Pei Yan to repeatedly find Shitang Longsi's hidden presence in the void.

Unexpectedly, that guy was so shameless, abandoning his mission and his companions alike, just to flee. Isn't the Samurai spirit supposed to be about selflessness and fearlessness?

Still bitter about Shitang Longsi's escape for quite a while, Pei Yan could only helplessly shake his head and turn to look at the other battlefields.

The first to catch his eye was Du Guangyuan's place, where the largest battle scene was spread. He alone had turned the entire mountain into a Sea of Blood and dragged down Wang Wenze, Liang Qian, and his sister Pei Jin.

What slightly surprised Pei Yan was this rejuvenated guy's formidable combat power. Pei Yan knew the strength of Wang Wenze and Liang Qian. After original modification, Wang Wenze was still manageable, while Liang Qian could be considered a walking arsenal. Except for those with extraordinary talents, almost no one could survive her fierce bombardment. Add to that Pei Jin, who could pin Shitang Longsi to the ground, yet this old guy could take on three at once. Though besieged on the mountaintop without gain, none of the three in his Sea of Blood could advance even slightly.

After watching the battlefield here for a moment and confirming the three were not in danger, he shifted his gaze to another place of intense combat besides his own, where Zheng Jia Ru and the Italian Camilo were fighting fiercely. Despite not being an original holder, Camilo managed to fight evenly with Zheng Jia Ru, the ace of the younger generation of the troops, and the battle shattered a significant portion of the mountaintop, with trees left and right and snowflakes flying everywhere.

Seeing that this battlefield didn't require his support for the moment, Pei Yan looked to other places. The next few battlefields weren't so easy. The following three battles were Ye Jiumu versus Wang Yiyi, Xia Yu versus Russian girl Catherine, and Ye Ruozai versus the mysterious Black-robed Man.

Watching Ye Ruozai calmly and easily meet his opponents amid a flurry of flying swords and thunderbolts from the sky, Pei Yan realized his help was not needed here. What was left were Jiumu and Xia Yu. Seeing this, he exchanged a glance with Jiang Donghu, who had also freed his hands. After a moment of thought, Jiang answered, "I'll go with Jiumu. His opponent seems to be a close-quarters type, which suits me. You go help Xia Yu; that white girl is skilled at long-range combat, which is unfavorable for Xia Yu."

"Exactly what I want!" Pei Yan nodded, the two of them clicking perfectly and then rushing off to their respective battlefields.

Pei Yan was mid-leap, and his attack arrived before him. Raising his hands flat, he aimed and fired two electromagnetic cannons straight at Catherine, who was flying in the air. Just a second ago, she was happily bombing the ground, but suddenly she was caught off guard and had to roll left and right to barely avoid the attack.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Pei Yan arrived beside Xia Yu. Concerned, he asked his somewhat disheveled companion, "What's going on? Is the opponent really that strong?"

"Huff, huff! After suffering a big loss in our first encounter, she gradually figured out the range of my abilities. Since then, she's completely kept her distance and only attacks me from the air." Saying this, Xia Yu angrily punched a nearby large tree. The tree, thick enough to hug, was broken mid-trunk by the punch, and the severed branches were blasted sideways by the force.

Long-range combat has always been her shortcoming. If it were land combat, Xia Yu could rely on speed to close in and eliminate her opponent. But flying in the air, unable to fly herself, she could only glare dumbly. After all, apart from a few who are naturally able to fly, most power-wielders can only gain the ability to fly after reaching the fifth awakening stage.

Watching the severed tree crash through a few more small ones in the distance, Pei Yan realized that Xia Yu was indeed enraged. If his sister in anger could be compared to a raging dragon, then Xia Yu would at least be a lioness. He didn't want to cross her at that moment, so he quickly volunteered, "I'll fly up and find a way to force her down. You find the chance to take her out!"

"Okay, no problem. Just remember to force her to the ground!" Xia Yu grudgingly agreed.

Pei Yan didn't dare linger any longer and hastily activated his flying device to ascend. In mid-air, a man and a woman hovered face to face. Pei Yan, looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, was at a loss for words. He just realized he hadn't exchanged a single word with these two foreign power-wielders since arriving at the base, and he didn't know if the Russian could speak Chinese. Anyway, the Italian probably couldn't, as he had previously tested by cursing at him privately.

"Your ability and mine are quite similar. Are you her reinforcement? Did you take down that little bastard Shitang Longsi?"

Hearing Catherine speak fluent Northeast dialect, Pei Yan was surprised and somewhat touched. He asked, puzzled, "You speak Chinese?"

Catherine shrugged casually and replied, "My home is on the China-Russia border. Both my parents are in border trade, so I naturally learned by running back and forth with them since I was a child."

"Oh! So, where in China have you been?" Pei Yan asked, intrigued.

"I've been to Dongning, Mudanjiang, and Harbin!" Catherine responded with a smile.

Seeing her doll-like smile, Pei Yan couldn't help but laugh too, "I'm from Harbin. Have you been....."

Before he could finish, a woman's hysterical roar came from the ground, "Pei Yan! Are you there to fight or to flirt? Get back to business!"

Startled by Xia Yu's nearly screaming voice, Pei Yan finally came back to his senses. He sighed, looked at Catherine, and gave his final advice: "Listen, I'll give you two options now! Technically, I should capture you, but since you're not Chinese, we don't have any major enmity, and Shitang Longsi, that bastard, ran away, so your mission is bound to fail. If you choose the first option and run away voluntarily, I won't chase you, and don't cause trouble in China again; if we cross paths again, I won't show any mercy. The second option is to fight to the end; I advise you against the second option, as you'll suffer whether you live or die."

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