Chapter 233 – Heading Toward the Peak

Whether it was due to the effect of the Fallen Leaves Return to Roots whip, after finding its target, the Mo Family corpse moved faster and faster, eventually approaching the limits of human speed.

At this pace, it was equivalent to a Three-Star Hunter running at full speed.

An ordinary person encountering such speed would likely only see a blur and feel a gust of wind swiftly pass by, then see nothing more.

Indeed, after leaving the villa, the Mo Family corpse caused quite a stir with its extreme speed.

“Ouch!”

“Such strong wind!”

“What just hit me?”

“My skirt!”

Along the way, exclamations and screams from pedestrians erupted continuously. Some had their eyes stung by the wind, some were unfortunately knocked over, while others had their skirts lifted, leading to repeated shrieks. This attracted the attention of nearby passersby, some of whom couldn’t help but drool at the unexpected view, throwing the entire street into chaos.

Some Professionals with sharp eyes clearly saw the Mo Family corpse sprinting wildly. However, when they caught sight of the bloodstained, pale, and rigid corpse, they were nearly scared to death.

This incident eventually became an urban legend in Longyao City, paired with the recent appearance of the Wang Family’s Living Dead as two of the city’s most terrifying stories, widely circulated among ordinary people.

Of course, that was a story for later.

For now, as the instigator of this incident, Su Ming closely trailed the Mo Family corpse, not falling behind even a single step.

With his current physique and speed, the full pace of a mere Three-Star Hunter no longer posed any challenge to him. He followed with ease, without any strain.

What surprised Su Ming was that Xu Qianqian also managed to keep up with this speed. Though not entirely effortless, she didn’t fall behind either.

“Has your speed increased quite a bit compared to before?” Su Ming couldn’t help but ask as he watched Xu Qianqian, who followed like the wind, swiftly moving forward beside him.

“Probably,” Xu Qianqian replied without much explanation, whether she didn’t care to elaborate or simply lacked the inclination, her expression remained exceptionally calm.

But since she didn’t deny it, it was likely that her speed had indeed improved compared to before.

At the very least, during the Huaming Campaign—whether during the conflict with Yi Junchuan’s team on Warehouse Street, her performance on the battlefield, or her battles against Xu Family Hunters like Xu Yanyan—Xu Qianqian hadn’t possessed her current speed.

Considering his recent transactions with Xu Qianqian and her diligent training after the Huaming Campaign, Su Ming felt that her strength had probably advanced significantly.

“It seems I’m not the only one who has gained something during this time,” Su Ming reflected deeply on this point.

Not to mention Xu Qianqian, even his close companions had been diligently honing themselves during this period, hadn’t they?

Lei Hao and Ye Bai had entered phases of cultivation and study, while the adorable juniors An Zijin, Jiang Wanyu, and Yao Beibei were also improving themselves. No one had stopped moving forward; it wasn’t just Su Ming making progress.

Of course, in terms of the rate of improvement, Su Ming was undoubtedly the fastest, and by an incomparable margin.After all, while others were still struggling to advance a single star rank, he had already achieved dual professions both advancing to the upper class, accomplishing a Realm leap. His power growth was completely on a different level compared to others.

Yet even so, Su Ming wasn’t satisfied. He still wanted to continue climbing higher, striving toward the dream Peak.

For this purpose, he had already begun planning his journey to Tianfeng City.

“Soon, I’ll have to bid farewell to my companions.”

Thinking about this, Su Ming couldn’t help but feel somewhat melancholy.

“What’s wrong?”

Xu Qianqian seemed to have detected the change in Su Ming’s mood, asking with her usual sharp and immediate perception.

“Nothing.”

Su Ming didn’t elaborate, shaking his head as he suppressed the chaotic emotions within.

Now wasn’t the time to dwell on this.

The urgent matter was to quickly locate the Mo Family before they moved too far from the area where the Four Coastal Bases were located.

If they strayed too far, the effects of the Returning to Roots Whip might become ineffective.

By then, the Mo Family would truly be like fish returning to the sea, impossible to retrieve.

Thinking this, Su Ming cast aside other thoughts and wholeheartedly pursued the Mo Family Corpse ahead.

Seeing this, Xu Qianqian similarly stopped asking questions and silently followed.

Thus, one corpse and two people traversed Longyao City’s urban area at extreme speed, heading toward the wilderness danger zone outside the city.

However, Longyao City was immensely vast, housing over sixty million people. Even at a Three-Star Hunter’s full sprint speed, reaching the border in a short time was impossible.

Therefore, this pursuit continued until the sky brightened, with the sun hanging high overhead, bringing daylight.

After running for so long, Su Ming was fine. As a genuine Four-Star Hunter, his stamina was sufficiently abundant, having reached superhuman levels, so he wouldn’t complain of fatigue.

The Mo Family Corpse needed no mention – already dead and stiff, how could it possibly tire?

Only Xu Qianqian increasingly struggled to keep up, soon beginning to pant heavily.

Fortunately, Su Ming wasn’t without means for travel.

Thus, Su Ming retrieved his Dragon Gall Motorcycle from his backpack. While having Xu Qianqian wait in place, he started the engine, roaring forward while kicking up dust.

Naturally, Xu Qianqian was also lifted onto the motorcycle by Su Ming. Before she could even react, she was already held in front of Su Ming, seated on the Dragon Gall Motorcycle.

“This is…?”

Feeling the body warmth behind her and the large hand encircling her waist, Xu Qianqian squirmed slightly uncomfortably.

This Young Miss had no idea that her squirming nearly caused Su Ming to lose his composure.

“This is my ride.” Su Ming quickly controlled the girl, preventing her from moving around, saying: “Sit still, we need to keep following.”

Hearing this, Xu Qianqian fell silent.

Su Ming could only feel the body temperature of the girl in his arms slightly increase, but couldn’t see her current expression, let alone discern her present feelings.

Thanks to this, a somewhat ambiguous atmosphere developed between the two.

However, this ambiguous atmosphere was truly ill-timed.

After all, with a corpse howling and running wildly ahead as backdrop, the emergence of an ambiguous atmosphere felt rather subtle.Thus, the corpse and the two individuals once again embarked on their journey, spending a full half-day before finally arriving at the border of Longyao City after noon.

A tall city wall stood at the border of Longyao City.

On the wall, soldiers carrying spears could faintly be seen standing guard.

At the gate beneath the city wall, heavy security was deployed, strictly controlling entry and exit.

Whether it was Longyao City or other Base Cities, they all adhered to similarly stringent entry and exit management.

According to the Base City Management Law, civilians were not permitted to leave the city area without authorization and enter the Wilderness Danger Zone. The same applied to Professionals. If they needed to leave the Base City, they had to have legitimate reasons and undergo lengthy review and approval processes to prevent the loss of talent and population.

Similarly, outsiders also had to go through multiple layers of review and inspection to enter the Base City. Whether they were Professionals arriving from afar or refugees fleeing here, anyone attempting to breach the city wall gate without permission would be regarded as an intruder and could be shot on the spot.

This was for the safety and management of the Base City. In the current state of the world, no one could oppose such a system.

However, this system inevitably had a loophole.

That is, when the individuals entering or exiting were Professionals, management could not achieve perfection.

How could a group of ordinary soldiers stop a Professional who wanted to pass through?

Moreover, if some Professionals did not want to be detected, they could employ a hundred different methods to deceive the eyes of the guards, rendering them blind.

Yet, Base Cities could not assign valuable Professionals to tasks such as standing guard, conducting inspections, or guarding the city gates.

For this reason, some more developed and prosperous large Base Cities typically deployed Alchemy Devices around the city wall gates for reconnaissance purposes. These devices could hinder Professionals from passing through for a certain period, making it impossible for them to hide.

However, Longyao City was not a particularly prosperous or developed large Base City. Naturally, it was not so extravagant, nor did it have the conditions to equip expensive Alchemy Devices that operated around the clock.

Otherwise, Phantom Demons would not occasionally wreak havoc within the city.

Where do you think those Phantom Demons came from?

Were they not breaking in from the Wilderness Danger Zone outside the Base City?

If a large number of Phantom Demons launched a full-scale attack, the soldiers on the city wall could immediately detect them and quickly sound the alarm, prompting the higher-ups of Longyao City to dispatch Professional troops to resist and eliminate them. However, if it was just a minor disturbance caused by a few small infiltrators, it was possible that they would go unnoticed.

Under such circumstances, controlling the entry and exit of Professionals at the border of Longyao City was also quite challenging.

Longyao City had no choice in this matter and could only leave it as is for the time being, waiting to see if a solution could be found in the future.

The fact that members of ‘Sin’ were able to infiltrate Longyao City so smoothly and stir up trouble was not without this factor.

Now, it seemed that the Mo Family was also taking advantage of this loophole in Longyao City to boldly leave the city and enter the Wilderness Danger Zone.

Upon reaching the city wall, the Mo Family Corpse also scrambled up it, charging recklessly and causing the soldiers who discovered it along the way to cry out in alarm, unable to offer the slightest resistance.

In this manner, the Mo Family Corpse directly crossed the city wall, leaped over the border, and charged into the Wilderness Danger Zone.

“Rumble—”At the same time, amid the roar of a powerful engine, a motorcycle soared over the city wall, trailing behind the Mo Family Corpse as it fearlessly charged into the perilous wilderness zone.

With the walls of Longyao City receding into the distance behind him, the wild expanse of this world gradually unfolded before Su Ming’s eyes.

In that moment, it was as if Su Ming had stepped across the threshold into the world itself.

Ahead lay hardships, suffering, or perhaps a vast and dazzling future?

No one could say for certain.

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