Chapter 18

1

"Black, if my magic runs out, it'll be your turn!" White whispered.

"Then it'll have to be you at that time! You must finish what I couldn't in my time. Don't hesitate. Qin Ying will think we're useless."

The speed of the motorbike was still astonishing. To save time on winding roads, they forcefully crossed through a shopping park, even the police station.

The personnel on duty at the police station saw a black car motorbike flying through the front gate and into the interior road. But it went so fast that it didn't hit anyone. After the initial surprise and shock, someone finally said, "You should be careful with your speed, watch out for the traffic police!"

Then he paused and said, "Strange, is this even a road?"

2

After the revelry, the rest of the student council sat around on the large terrace, doing in-depth research for tomorrow's competition. This included predicting the opponent's number of appearances and arranging their own personnel. In Elena's eyes, there were two teams for tomorrow: the long-time rival, Nad, and the mysterious Dark Horse Academy.

Nad was last year's champion and their abilities were still unclear. Both Qin Yin and I, who had competed against them, were not here today. If they gave up discussing now, they wouldn't know when they would reach a conclusion. But despite their lengthy discussion, they made little progress.

"Qin Yang and Qin Yin only joined this year, but their abilities were already revealed in the morning. Sneak attacking them is no longer an option!" Elena said helplessly, looking at the information she had gathered.

"According to the information from the Qihai Academy, it's difficult for them to advance from the first round, but they managed to do it. This probably means that not all the information about the Qihai Academy is accurate," Li Liu concluded after careful research.

"The information was collected the day before the first round, and I believe my intelligence isn't that far off. The most likely scenario is that they obtained something in the forest!"

"Like how your brother found a vampire in the ruins?" Wenxin suggested after thinking for a moment.

"It could be something even more valuable than what your brother found. After all, it greatly enhanced their abilities."

"Could they have found an ancient manual or a lost enhancement magic spell? Or maybe they received help from the vampire!" Wenxin speculated randomly.

"Wenxin, have you been watching too many martial arts dramas?" Qingqing lit a flame in her hand to jokingly threaten her.

"Just kidding! Don't burn my hair!" Wenxin raised her hands defensively, afraid of her hair actually being burned.

Qingqing lay leisurely on a chair and played flying chess with Lilith, saying, "Anything can happen in that forest. They might have found a treasure! Oh, Elena, you counted wrong. Besides the two healers who joined this year, we also have Lilith, the little dwarf!"

Qingqing patted Lilith's head, indicating that Elena had missed one person.

"Senior Qingqing has said it many times, I'm not a dwarf!" Lilith jumped up from her small chair, confidently asserting herself.

"Yeah, Lilith is not a dwarf, just adorable!" Yao friendly chimed in.

"Whaa! Yao, Senior Qingqing keeps calling me a dwarf, I don't want to play with her anymore!" Lilith suddenly hugged Yao and started crying.

"Lilith has also shown her face and competed, so it's the same situation," Elena said, pausing the discussion.

At that moment, Elena and the others seemed to realize something.

"Li Liu?" Elena confirmed with Li Liu.

"Qin Yang wants us to gather at the outskirts."

"What's the matter?" Wenxin asked curiously.

"Qin Yin is under attack."

"What? Who dares to touch our people? I'll feed them to my snake!" Qingqing flipped the table, angry.

"Don't know."

"Huh? Whatever, let's go."

Everyone packed up and left the hotel together.

3

I was less than a kilometer away from my destination. The clash of over a dozen magic powers was thrilling my senses. And my eyes could clearly see a giant creature moving, causing clouds of dust to rise.

The motorbike was fast, and in the blink of an eye, it reached a small hill. More than a dozen people were lying on the ground, three of them dead. Seven were surrounding Qin Yin, pinning her down. The despicable Qin Taiyuan stood farthest, commanding the massive summoned beast. The elder had already put on gloves, preparing to extract souls.

The rear wheel of the locomotive slammed down hard in the middle of the seven people. Everyone instinctively dodged, except for the Elder. He remained motionless and grabbed the front wheel of the motorcycle with his right hand. The spinning wheel emitted wisps of blue smoke from the friction against his hair, but since the front wheel wasn't the driving wheel, the Elder was able to quickly bring it to a stop. However, his glove had already been worn away due to the ordeal.

With the power of magic, the Elder caused the two types of magic in the motorcycle to become chaotic, causing the entire body of the vehicle to tremble. It felt like it was on the verge of overloading and exploding.

I immediately jumped off the motorcycle and grabbed Qin Yin, creating distance before it exploded.

"Boom!" The debris of the motorcycle scattered, and there was no smoke, only white crystalline fragments, like tiny dust particles.

"Roar!" The giant summoner raised his fists, but before he could make any further moves, he was struck by a fierce blast of heat from a summoned beast. The seemingly sturdy chest muscles of the creature were shattered, and its massive body slowly toppled over.

"What's going on? Can't even stand steady!" Qin Taiyuan looked disdainfully at his summoned beast.

Meanwhile, the ball of fire gently fell in front of me, revealing a "Nine-Tailed Fire Fox" that was a hundred times smaller than that behemoth. It was a young fox that had been summoned just now through Nofice.

"Qin Yang?" Qin Taiyuan focused his attention and realized that I was the one who had suddenly intervened.

I didn't pay attention to him, my gaze was fixed on Qin Yin. Her clothes were torn and stained with dirt and blood. Her aura was chaotic and weak, almost non-existent. The magic that disguised her appearance had also worn off. This was the first time I saw her true appearance, or rather, I had seen it once before at the Duke's mansion.

I couldn't help but clench my fists, but I ended up hurting her.

"......" But I didn't have enough strength to speak.

"It's alright... Wenxin and the others will be here soon. Just sleep for a while... they'll be here soon." I carefully placed Qin Yin by the tree next to Qin Hui's small tombstone and whispered, "Have a good chat with her. But... don't look over here."

After standing up, I looked down at the city on the hillside. Night was gradually falling, and the bustling night market was just beginning. My emotions had reached their peak.

"Qin Yang, what are you doing here?"

"Qin Taiyuan, didn't I tell you not to touch her!"

"No wonder, you're so determined to protect her. So she's actually a girl. Men protecting a girl, we understand."

"If you understand, then why are you still here! I can't do anything about it." There was a hint of helplessness in my tone. The dark objects outside my body began to surge. Since breaking the seal, I had never truly used dark magic because this place was about to become a hell.

Everyone present, including the Elder who had escaped from the explosion, couldn't help but tremble. With the Elder's long life experience, he knew that something ominous was about to happen.

"Qin Yang, this is our Qin family's affair, something you shouldn't meddle in!"

"Taiyuan, he's the Duke's son." It seemed that the Elder had received news from the Second Elder not long ago. He continued, "The Fifth Elder was seriously injured by him. Be careful. If he dares to appear here, it means Qin Yang won't play by the rules, so you don't have to be polite."

"Heh, my target today is you, El...der!" I turned around, facing away from the city, my eyes glowing red, revealing sharp fangs. At first glance, I looked like a vampire!

The black energy spread from under my feet, causing no life to grow wherever it touched. Trees began to wither and die. This lifeless battlefield was my domain.