Chapter 892: Dark Dawn
Translator: Lordbluefire
Sun Mo stepped in front of Mei Ziyu with one long stride. At the same time, he drew his wooden blade and launched a series of attacks, deflecting all the seven arrows that had been shot over.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Seeing that the assault attempt had failed, those black shadows accelerated and dashed over, wanting to end the battle quickly.
“They are the subordinates of Four Symbols Starlord from the Dark Dawn!”
Mei Ziyu said in a soft voice.
These black figures were all dressed in black leather, wearing a black mask that had a roaring ferocious white tiger on it and having a crossbow in their hands and a long saber to their waists. They also emitted a skilled aura.
When they came attacking, their dispositions were very compelling, like the seething tidal waves.
“Let’s kill them first!”
Sun Mo immediately made a decision. If he was alone, he could fight as he retreated. He could also make use of his speed advantage to throw off these black-clothed men. However, with Mei Ziyu beside him, he couldn’t do the same. Her physique was too weak and her physical capabilities weren’t that good.
“Alright, you don’t have to protect me. Just go all out to kill the enemies.”
After Mei Ziyu said this, she flicked out a green seed with her finger. When it landed on the ground, it immediately sprouted and grew into a vine that was over two meters tall.
Then, with a loud sound, the green vine twisted as it spread its four limbs that looked like arms and legs, sending an arrow that was shot over flying off.
“Be careful!”
Sun Mo knew that they mustn’t drag out the battle. He also believed in Mei Ziyu’s capabilities. After all, she was Mei Yazhi’s only daughter who had grown up in Jixia Learning Palace.
Not only did she have an exemplary aptitude, but she also had received guidance from various great teachers since young. If it wasn’t because of her physique, she’d have climbed up to the top three positions on the Great Teachers Hero Rankings.
The black-clothed men were well-trained. They split into groups of three and attacked in a triangular formation.
Sun Mo focused on the fastest black-clothed man. He charged forth, got close, and then swung his blade. At the instant the other party put up a block, Sun Mo suddenly performed the Wind King Divine Steps to pass by him and appear next to the black-clothed man on the left.
Eighteen Words Order.
Pa pa pa!
The wooden blade attacked incessantly.
The black-clothed man had wanted to attack, but Sun Mo had suddenly appeared next to him. He was forced to be on the passive end.
However, this black-clothed man was really amazing.
Facing Sun Mo’s sudden attack, he didn’t cower but forcibly attacked head-on, letting his two comrades surround and attack Sun Mo.
It was just that he couldn’t survive until this moment arrived.
The darkness illusion clone was most suitable for night battles. It silently appeared behind this guy and pierced through his heart with its hand.
Swoosh!
Sun Mo channeled in spirit qi into the Starflash Pearl, activating it. Then, with a teleportation, he appeared behind the black-clothed man on the left and thrust his blade out.
Pffft!
The black-clothed man’s heart was also pierced.
With two of their men dying consecutively, their situation instantly turned bad. However, the last remaining black-clothed man in this team as well as the ones who were about to enter the battle didn’t waver at all. They continued to charge forth steadily.
“As expected of Dark Dawn. Their disposition is too hot-blooded.”
Sun Mo’s heart sank.
The enemies clearly came prepared to be launching a surprise attack late at night. This time around, the Dragon Subduing Academy was going to sustain a huge loss.
Invulnerable Golden Body!
Sun Mo activated his defense and grabbed the black-clothed man’s long blade. He then took this opportunity to swing the blade and crushed the man’s head.
Bang!
The guy’s skull rolled and Sun Mo was surrounded by the next team of black-clothed men.
These guys were all in the divine force realm. This made Sun Mo heave a sigh of relief. If they were in the Longevity Realm, in addition to their determined attitude to battle it out to the bitter end, it’d probably be over for him.
These people emitted a ‘brutal’ feeling. Not only were they brutal toward their enemies, but they were also brutal toward themselves.
The black-clothed men realized how difficult Sun Mo was to deal with, so one of the teams had two men deal with Mei Ziyu, while the rest of them surrounded and attacked Sun Mo.
This was a life and death battle, so Sun Mo went all out. He launched out all his ultimate skills onto the enemies’ critical points.
The suppression from peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation arts was really powerful. Moreover, Sun Mo knew more than one peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art. As he also had an advantage in his cultivation base, he managed to suppress these black-clothed men in ten breaths.
The horrifying thing was that the black-clothed men didn’t retreat. They chose to fight it out until the end.
After Sun Mo had taken care of the remaining black-clothed men, he turned and saw that Mei Ziyu had finished on her side.
The green vine’s roots reached out like tentacles, piercing into the two battered corpses. As the roots bulged up, they turned the flesh and blood into nutrition and absorbed them.
Very soon, the two corpses turned into skin and bones at a rate that could be seen by the naked eyes.
“Teacher Sun…”
Mei Ziyu wanted to explain things. She wasn’t such a cruel person, but a species of darkness like this wasn’t something that was completely under her control.
“Have you forgotten that I also excel in botany?”
Sun Mo smiled. “There’s no need to explain. I understand it. You’re a kind-hearted girl!”
“I’ll go back and help you get the Evil Vanquisher. You go and save Xianyu Wei.”
After Mei Ziyu said that, she ran toward the dorm before Sun Mo could agree.
Sun Mo usually brought his wooden blade around with him and left Evil Vanquisher in the dorm. Given the Dragon Subduing Academy’s strict discipline, no one dared to steal from great teachers’ dorms. Therefore, it was very safe.
Sun Mo formed seals with his hands, performing a spiritual control technique. In the end, he bit his thumb and brushed it across the back of his hand.
Bang!
A ball of purple fog dissipated and a scarab that was the size of a grinding stone appeared on the ground.
“Go and protect Mei Ziyu!”
Sun Mo instructed.
“Master, why is it that there are always battles when you summon me?”
The Holy Pharaoh felt helpless. Why was it that it never had a chance to experience good things?
“Go quickly!”
Sun Mo urged while he dashed toward the female dorm.
Many black-clothed men were attacking the school, and Sun Mo saw a couple of groups of them. They were fighting against some great teachers, but Sun Mo didn’t help them.
After all, Xianyu Wei’s situation was more dangerous in comparison.
As expected, by the time Sun Mo arrived at the female dorm, he saw the corpse of the dorm manager who was in her forties. She lay in a pool of blood on the stairs, having received a slash on the left side of her neck, almost chopped in half. Sun Mo could even see the exposed windpipes.
Sun Mo dashed into the building and heard a lot of noises, shouts, cries, and the sound of battles.
There wasn’t anyone on the first floor. There was freshly splattered blood on the ground and walls, but there weren’t any corpses.
“Are they out to capture the students alive? But why?”
Sun Mo thought about this as he dashed up the stairs. Those black-clothed men were very strong. It was an easy feat for them regardless if it was to kill or to capture people.
Sun Mo lightened his footsteps because he could encounter enemies here any time.
Xianyu Wei’s room was on the fifth floor, but Sun Mo came to a stop on the fourth floor. It was because the sound of a girl crying was rapidly getting closer.
Sun Mo stood at the staircase, keeping his body close to the walls. After counting to the 32nd seconds, a black-clothed man could be seen dashing into the stairways while tugging a girl’s hair.
The girl’s neck had a rope tied around it, and it was linked to the girls behind her. This made them look like locusts that were tied together, with none of them being able to escape.
Sun Mo was worried that the sound of him swinging his blade to crush the black-clothed man’s head would alarm the other black-clothed men at the back. Therefore, he drew out his blade rapidly and pierced it toward the black-clothed man’s neck.
Pffft!
The black-clothed man’s neck was pierced through. Without being able to make a single sound, he fell to the ground.
Sun Mo stopped the corpse’s fall and placed it on the ground. He then gestured for the girls to remain silent.
When they saw a living man being killed, they instinctively wanted to scream. However, after seeing Sun Mo, they bit down on their lips.
The students from a top-notch school were really of high caliber.
“Hurry up and move!”
The black-clothed men at the back urged and then struck out with punches and kicks.
Sun Mo let the girl in front continue to move forward, his index finger still on his lips. Very soon, a second black-clothed man came in.
However, this guy was quite observant. Seeing his comrade’s corpse, he immediately backed off while grabbing toward a girl, wanting to use her as a shield.
After all, he had no idea if the opponent had any crossbow or something like that.
If he were to encounter an ordinary opponent, his reaction could be said to be perfect. It was a pity that he had to encounter Sun Mo.
Sun Mo’s explosive prowess was too strong. When he saw that the black-clothed man had noticed the corpse, he charged out and swung his blade.
Bang!
The black-clothed man’s head was crushed.
Amidst the splattering blood and brain matter, Sun Mo grabbed the black-clothed man by the collar and charged out while using the corpse as a shield.
There was only one black-clothed man left in the corridor. He stood at the end of the line and was being wary of the surroundings, looking for anyone whom they might have missed. When he saw Sun Mo from the corner of his eyes, Sun Mo had swung his hand and tossed the wooden blade with his full strength.
Hu!
With the sound of breaking wind, the wooden blade smashed the black-clothed man’s skull loudly.
“Where are the other students?”
Sun Mo asked as he helped the girls untangle the rope. He threw a glance and saw that there were nine of them here.
“Boohoohoo, we’re saved!”
“I’m almost frightened to death.”
“Teacher, I’m so scared!”
The girls were all crying.
“Where are the other girls? Have they been taken away?”
Sun Mo saw that these girls weren’t speaking coherently because of the fright they had experienced. He didn’t have the time to let them regain their composure. “You guys stay on this floor and find somewhere to hide.”
The black-clothed men in charge of this floor had been killed by him. This meant that this place should be safe for now. It was a pity that he had overestimated these girls’ courage.
After experiencing kidnapping and blood, who would dare to stay by themselves?
All of them followed Sun Mo upstairs.
On this floor, two black-clothed men blocked the entire corridor on both ends. They then went through the rooms one by one, knocking out the students they saw and then letting their comrades tie them up.
Xianyu Wei was tied around the neck like a locust. Unlike the others, her hands were tied up too. She was clearly given more attention than the others.
Sun Mo noticed that the corners of Xianyu Wei’s lips had cracked and her eyes were bruised. She must have been punched when she retaliated against the black-clothed men.
It wasn’t just a punch. The black-clothed man who had tried to catch her didn’t expect that this girl was so fierce. In his attempt to catch her, he was punched and two of his rib bones broke. In his fury, he gave her a round of bashing.
If it wasn’t that the Starlord had instructed them not to kill the students recklessly, he’d have killed her to vent his anger.
“Enemy!”
The two black-clothed men who were searching the rooms saw Sun Mo and immediately attacked him.
“Teacher, save us!”
The girls howled.
At the sight of this scene, Xianyu Wei erupted, exerting force in both her arms to break the cow leather rope that they had used to tie up her hands. She then punched one of the black-clothed men on the head.
Bang!
The black-clothed man hadn’t expected that this girl still had the strength to retaliate. Caught off guard, he received a blow and was in a groggy state. However, he forced himself to hang on and went to grab Xianyu Wei.
They had been ordered by the Starlord to catch every student they saw.
What took the black-clothed man by surprise was that this girl didn’t escape after succeeding in her attack. Instead, she swung out another punch.
“…”
The black-clothed man was speechless. (What did you eat yesterday? You must have drunk a lot of wine, right? Do you actually think that you can defeat me?)