At the level of an Edgerunner, one is no longer entirely human; their body contains an excessive amount of abnormal energy.
If they wish, they can release an invisible aura to oppress those around them.
It was just like when Xu Mo faced Prophet Liu Yun during the test.
Back then, even without any malice from Prophet Liu Yun, Bai Feifei's Sanity had unconsciously begun to drop.
Now, although this Li Gui wasn't as powerful as the Prophet, he was clearly projecting a degree of genuine malice.
Everyone in the vicinity felt the impact. The weaker students found it difficult to breathe, their faces turning pale.
As for Li Yan on the ground, he felt like he was about to die! His eyes were bulging out of his head.
His heart screamed: Forget about that Bai Feifei girl, will someone look at me?! Can someone please take care of me first?!
As a Rank 5 Scavenger, Wan Qianhong naturally felt no ill effects, but she knew that the pressure the others felt was just the overflow. The core of the pressure was focused entirely on “Bai Feifei”!
She quickly took a step forward, cupped her hands, and said, “Senior Li, my teacher indeed hasn't given me any orders to rotate out or withdraw.”
“This coal mine is located in the East District and has been a site of suspicion that we've monitored for a long time. Now that the temporary outpost is built, we should contribute our part to the investigation.”
“Bai Feifei was the first Scavenger involved in this investigation. Her personality is a bit rude; please forgive her, Senior.”
She wanted to protect “Bai Feifei,” but Li Gui ignored her completely, his eyes still fixed on the girl.
Wan Qianhong grew anxious and turned to look at “Bai Feifei,” only to find that the girl didn't look like she was struggling at all.
On the contrary, her expression remained unchanged. She even had her hands in her pockets and had started bouncing her leg.
Wan Qianhong: ?
She couldn't help but marvel—was Bai Feifei really this resilient?!
This girl had such a backbone; even at a time like this, she made herself look completely unbothered, refusing to bow her head in the slightest...
Remarkable!
But in reality, Xu Mo genuinely didn't care!
You, Li Gui, are pressuring Bai Feifei—what does that have to do with me, Xu Mo?
And the real Bai Feifei is currently asleep. What’s the point of pressuring her?
Does snarling at someone who's dreaming make them have a nightmare?...
So, not only did Xu Mo feel no pressure, he actually felt like laughing. If this bag of old bones wanted a staring contest, they could see whose eyes would stay open longer.
Thus, in an atmosphere as heavy as stagnant water, the silence lasted for a full ten seconds!
Li Gui stared at the unbothered “Bai Feifei,” who looked as if nothing was happening, and even he began to feel a bit bewildered.
Li Gui: ?
Wait, what's with this girl?
If she doesn't react at all, this is getting kind of awkward!
Finally, he was the one who couldn't hold out. He spoke in a raspy voice, “You... are Bai Feifei?”
Xu Mo raised an eyebrow at his words. “It took you that long to realize?”
“Hmph.” Li Gui laughed out of sheer anger. Before coming here, he had never expected anyone to dare speak to him in such a tone.
“What a bloodthirsty, arrogant, and disrespectful junior!”
“I suppose your talent is decent if you can stand your ground before me for this long.”
“However, if you think you can be arrogant just because of a bit of talent and some youthful achievements, then you are courting death.”
“Do you have any idea how many who considered themselves the chosen ones of heaven died young, turning into dust without leaving a single trace of their names behind?”
Li Gui's voice grew raspier as he spoke, sounding like he had no lubrication in his vocal cords. It gave people the same uncomfortable sensation as nails scratching a chalkboard.
As he spoke, a cold, murderous light gleamed in his eyes. The threat was incredibly obvious.
Xu Mo almost laughed out loud. Good grief, was this guy trying to act like an Old-Timer in front of him?
Are you kidding me? You've only lived this one life, old man, while I've seen the end of the world more times than I can count!
I'm the one who gets to play the Old-Timer here. Since when does a nameless mob like you get to talk?
“What’s the point of being young if you aren't arrogant?”
“If I don't act wild while I'm young, am I supposed to wait until I'm half-buried in the ground to finally crawl out as an Edgerunner and act tough?”
As soon as those words left his mouth, Li Gui’s loose, saggy skin twitched. Beside Xu Mo, Wan Qianhong was horrified, her face turning pale.
If “Bai Feifei” had merely been rude and defiant before, this was equivalent to pointing at an Edgerunner’s nose and cursing him!
“Bai Feifei, shut up!” Wan Qianhong, terrified that things would escalate, reached out to grab “Bai Feifei’s” shoulder.
At that moment, a thunderous voice boomed through the air like a crack of lightning.
“Well said! That’s how it should be! Hahaha! If you spend your youth playing the humble grandson, you'll just end up as an old man flaunting seniority!”
The voice came from the east. The massive sound pressure even made many people’s ears ring. Everyone turned to look toward the east.
In the pitch-black night, a raging fire erupted out of nowhere to the east, as if someone had set the mountain ablaze.
The flames illuminated the entire sky. A heatwave rolled toward Xu Mo's position, and the overwhelming pressure made everyone’s hearts tremble.
The fire came suddenly and vanished just as quickly. Within a few breaths, it was gone, but in its wake, a group of people appeared out of thin air on the empty ground.
In terms of attire, this group couldn't compare to the Inner City’s Special Action Team; they even looked somewhat ragged.
Yet, by their temperament alone, they radiated a murderous deterrence just by standing there, like a pack of wolves on the wilderness.
The leader was two meters tall, with short hair as sharp as steel needles.
He was shirtless, revealing a physique of solid, granite-like muscle. On his chest was a large, ferocious tattoo of a ram’s head!
In Xu Mo’s game vision, he could clearly see the man’s level.
——Level 68!
Another Edgerunner. The fire from moments ago must have been his Escape Art.
The moment he appeared, Li Gui’s expression shifted drastically. He shifted all his focus away from “Bai Feifei” and onto the newcomer.
“A Ranger?!” Li Gui shouted in shock. “Aries! Hong Jiu?!”
“Oho, so you recognize me?” Hong Jiu grinned, standing on the high ground in the distance and looking down at Li Gui.
“It’s only natural you’d know my famous name.”
“But I don't know you! Where the hell did a nameless nobody like you come from?”
“That little lady is right. You only became an Edgerunner at your age; you won't amount to much in this life. So stop blathering your life philosophies.”
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