Chu Feng focused intently to observe the situation ahead, and said with a gesture of his hand, "Let me look a bit more, think a bit more!"
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In the square, five Spirit Rank Wraith Demons were supervising and suppressing over ten students crying and wailing as hostages.
Not far away, two Foundation Establishment teachers were incessantly entangled in a fierce battle with two even more robust Wraith Demons, each towering over four meters tall!
Whenever the teachers were about to inflict damage on their opponents, the Wraith Demons guarding the hostages would grab a student.
Extending their claws and placing them on the students' necks, they forced them to cry out, distracting the teachers in the field.
One of the teachers seemed oblivious to this, but the other frequently glanced towards the students, leading to a distracted and deteriorating stance.
What Chu Feng intended to do was to sneak up with the four including Wang Erbao.
They would suddenly attack and kill the five lesser Wraith Demons and free the students.
Then, they wouldn't need to risk any further, just surround the two bigger Wraith Demons and ambush them when the opportunity arose.
Just wait for the teachers to finish them off.
'The plan is set!' Chu Feng made up his mind and after whispering among themselves, they split up to execute the plan.
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Chu Feng waited until the five Wraith Demons' attention was drawn by the two teachers.
With a flash, he hid behind a statue near the trapped students.
The other four each silently entered the area from different directions, not needing any signals.
The moment Chu Feng appeared, he saw one of the hostages, a student, looking at him with a face full of surprise!
Chu Feng was startled, and quickly before the hostage could make a sound, he placed his finger to his lips, signaling for silence.
The hostage hesitated, then slowly nodded, forcefully suppressing the joy on his face.
Chu Feng sighed in relief, waited for another gap in the attention, then suddenly sprang from behind the statue, aiming for the next spot.
But just as he was about to reach his intended position, the hostage bit his lip, face contorted in ferocity, and suddenly stood up!
Yelling "Help! Help! Save me!" he sprinted out of the crowd and rapidly towards Chu Feng!
The five lesser Wraith Demons were startled, immediately spotting Chu Feng, with two of them roaring and charging towards him!
The remaining three Wraith Demons immediately extended their claws, forcing the rest of the students to huddle together.
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"Damn it!"
Chu Feng was almost spitting blood from anger!
How come all the selfish weirdos in this school happen to be encountered by me!
Just met Zhang Mingli types, and now even worse ones show up!
Just for their own escape, they directly jeopardized Chu Feng who came to rescue, and all the others trapped!
Chu Feng was shocked by the person's ruthlessness; the school's moral education was terribly lacking!
Now the hostages were watched even more closely, it became trickier to proceed.
His claws went numb, looking at one man and two demons rushing towards him, he truly wanted to hang the ruthless person from the school building.
But as the saying goes, good fortunes never come in pairs, disasters do not come alone.
Not far away, a mishap also erupted among the two teachers!
The ever-composed Foundation Establishment teacher, seeing Chu Feng's exposed form, brightened up, hoping for reinforcements!
However, upon seeing that the newcomer was just a green-faced student, his expression instantly changed, revealing intense disappointment.
Looking at the crying and wailing students, then at his severely injured and struggling companion nearby.
He made a snap decision, suddenly bursting forth with great power, kicking his opponent towards the embattled companion.
During the prior fight, he had never exerted his full strength!
After kicking, this teacher shouted, "Ziliang, hold on! I'm going to call others for help!"
Without looking back, he left cold-heartedly and quickly!
The other teacher, Xu Ziliang, hearing the shout, was stunned at first but realized everything when he saw the Wraith Demon flying towards him.
His eyes nearly splitting with fury, he screamed, "Jia Ren, you bastard!"
In panic, he was heavily pressed by the two larger Wraith Demons.
Jia Ren had actually abandoned his colleague, throwing the enemy at him and running away!
Ziliang, not being very strong, could barely withstand one Wraith Demon.
With two attacking together, he wouldn't last ten minutes before dying violently right there!
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Chu Feng watched dumbstruck as the situation on the field completely spiraled out of control in an instant, plunging towards hell like a dive from a high platform.
He was completely numb, from his heels through to the back of his head:
'Am I... cursed? Does my presence always lead to disasters occurring?!"
At that moment, Chu Feng wanted to turn around and leave, to distance himself from the battlefield.
It didn't take intuition to tell him, just by looking at the rotten scene:
To turn defeat into victory, especially before the Foundation Establishment teacher was killed, seemed as hard as climbing to heaven!
But seeing those students crying pitifully and Teacher Xu Ziliang, covered in blood still fighting on, Chu Feng felt deep in his heart an unwillingness to run away.
The world was dark enough already; it was better to retain some human warmth within oneself.
Don't live life only to become the kind of beast who abandons his companions.
Take the fight!
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Of course, what bolstered Chu Feng's courage was actually a powerful trump card.
A trump card, after all, should not be revealed at ease.
But he guessed that if used, there was a great chance he could kill two large Wraith Demons and complete a desperate counterattack!
The cost of this trump card was significant, and the side effects were still unknown.
Moreover, while he could guess its potential, the effect of the trump card might not be as useful as he imagined.
Yet, with the wailing young hostages and demons wanting to devour humans, along with Xu Ziliang who was being beaten like a dog but still desperately holding on in the scene,
their presence was enough for Chu Feng to make up his mind to take the gamble.
Realizing this, he gritted his teeth and stamped his foot. "Damn it, I really owe you guys!"
"After we get past this, all of you owe me a big thank you!"
"Help! Help... Ah! Pfft!"
"I save your grandma's leg! Just you wait, I'll hack you into pieces and feed you to the dogs!"
Chu Feng fiercely kicked with all his might, sending the approaching foe flying.
With a crash, the man, vomiting blood, smashed through a window and plunged headfirst into the school building.
With Chu Feng's current strength, a kick during a surge of anger almost killed the man on the spot.
The other four companions, seeing the bad situation, were frantically coming to help.
Wang Erbao, being closer, had already engaged in combat with one of two smaller Wraith Demons rushing in.
Chu Feng took a deep breath and bellowed fiercely, "Erbao, hold these two off, I'll go help the one who's about to be beaten to death!"
Without caring for the astonished looks of others, he grabbed his sword and knife and dashed toward Xu Ziliang's battlefield!
Simultaneously, he thought to himself, 'Open the panel!'
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Character: Chu Feng
Martial Path Realm: [Martial Apprentice - Yunfu Phase]
Available Attribute Points: [3]↓
Attributes:
Essence: 7 (7)+
Qi: 3 (3)+
Spirit: 5 (5)+
Physical Body Rank: [Iron Bone Mortal Physique]
Cultivation Techniques:
[Popular Version of the Longhua Martial Scriptures (Human Rank Upper-level)]
Martial Techniques:
[Rapid Wind Steps (Human Rank Mid-level)] minor achievement (7%)
[Demon-Slaying Sword Technique (Human Rank Lower-level)] minor achievement (2%)
— Trait: Novice Acceleration
[Demon-Slaying Saber Technique (Human Rank Lower-level)] Beginner (1%)
— Trait: Novice Strength
Panel Special Skill:
[Attribute Burst (Level 1)]
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The most significant change on the panel was the appearance of traits behind the completed martial techniques!
Progress in martial techniques reaching 100% allows for breakthroughs using attribute points.
Without reaching 100%, one can also spend double the attribute points to forcibly break through.
Breaking through via the panel grants traits that, as Chu Feng had tried, were very significant in their effects.
Beyond the insights infused into his brain, he could feel the sword strokes becoming slightly faster and the saber moves a bit stronger.
And sometimes, the difference between life and death may just lie in these slight improvements!
Unfortunately, the traits of the two skills were just a drop in the bucket given the current situation.
Chu Feng looked at the last line on the panel, which was his strongest trump card so far.
In order to use this trump card, he had resisted the urge to add points and tearfully saved 3 attribute points for future use.
Panel Special Skill: [Attribute Burst]!