Chapter 152: Bai Ye Appears Injured, About to Lose Control

Chapter 152: Chapter 152: Bai Ye Appears Injured, About to Lose Control

"ROAR!"

A heart-stopping roar suddenly echoed from outside the canyon.

The sound was so violent and ferocious that the canyon walls on both sides trembled slightly.

It was followed by a second sound, sharper and more piercing, like the shriek of a creature on the verge of death.

The two sounds intertwined, mixed with the clamor of fierce impacts and a metallic roar, all startlingly clear on the night wind.

Yun Sheng’s eyes flew open.

She once again sensed that familiar fluctuation of spiritual power, even stronger and more immense than when they were on the plains.

It was White Tiger.

He was fighting.

But this spiritual power fluctuation... how was it even stronger than when he had killed the S-Class Blood Scale Beast with a single strike?

’Could he have encountered a Contaminant even more terrifying than an S-Class?!’

"Ma Yu, you watch them. I’m going to check it out."

Guo Kai spoke in a deep voice, tightening his grip on his blade as he strode quickly toward the canyon entrance.

Ma Yu also stood up, his expression terrifyingly grim as he stared fixedly in that direction.

The others all held their breath, their gazes locked on the canyon entrance, so nervous they nearly forgot to blink.

Yun Sheng leaned forward slightly, her eyes unblinking.

She felt that familiar spiritual power fluctuate, burst after burst, each one striking her heart like a drumbeat.

Her fingernails dug into her palm, the piercing pain going unnoticed.

Soon, Guo Kai’s figure disappeared at the canyon entrance.

The faint roars grew clearer, as if the battle had reached its most intense moment.

After a short while, the sounds gradually subsided.

And then, they fell completely silent.

Everyone’s hearts were in their throats.

"Why is it quiet..." Cheng Nian’s voice trembled. "Brother Guo... he’s not... in trouble, is he?"

No one could answer her.

Ma Yu gritted his teeth, his eyes glued to the entrance while his fingers flew across the communicator, trying to tune it.

Amidst the crackle of static, a broken signal suddenly came through.

"This is the temporary base camp for the Preparatory Guide field training! Guo Kai’s squad, come in!"

Ma Yu’s eyes lit up, and he immediately leaned into the communicator.

"Base camp! This is Ma Yu! We’ve been ambushed by a large-scale Contaminant attack in the dense forest southeast of the camp! Requesting backup!"

The other end of the line went silent for a second before a calm and steady voice replied.

"This is Qi Yao. What is your current position? What’s the situation?"

Ma Yu took a deep breath and reported at a rapid pace, "We’re in a canyon northeast of the dense forest. There’s a massive number of Contaminants, at least two S-Class, and possibly something beyond S-Class! White Tiger is holding them off outside the canyon to cover us, and Guo Kai went to help. Their status is unknown. We need backup!"

"Hold on." Qi Yao’s voice was decisive. "I’m leading a team myself and leaving immediately. You must hold your ground. Wait for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the line filled with static, and the communication cut out.

"Major General Qi is coming himself..." Li Wen’s voice was filled with the relief of someone who had just survived a disaster. "He’s an S-Class Sentinel, and I heard that after his last mission, he was already on the verge of breaking through to SS Level! With him leading the team, we’ll definitely be fine!"

Hearing this, the others also breathed a collective sigh of relief.

Even Ma Yu, who had been tense the entire time, relaxed his expression slightly.

Just then, Cheng Nian suddenly cried out, her trembling voice full of joyful surprise.

"Brother... Brother Guo! And the White Tiger Officer! They’re back!"

Everyone shot their heads up and looked toward the canyon entrance.

Under the moonlight, two figures emerged from the darkness, one behind the other.

Guo Kai, walking in front, had a combat suit covered in tears and bloodstains, and his steps were unsteady.

White Tiger walked behind him, his own combat suit splattered with so much black blood that its original color was almost unrecognizable.

His face was grim, and a frigid aura surrounded him. He exuded a murderous air that had yet to dissipate.

Yun Sheng’s gaze fell on him, subconsciously scanning him from head to toe.

They were too far away, and the bloodstains on him were too dark. She couldn’t tell if it was the black blood of the Contaminants or his own.

She couldn’t see if he was injured.

Her brows furrowed slightly as an indescribable feeling welled up inside her. It was like something was constricting her chest, making it hard to breathe.

She was worried and anxious for White Tiger, but she couldn’t tell if it was just concern for a teammate’s safety, or if it was just concern for *him*.

Yun Sheng averted her gaze, looking down, not allowing herself to dwell on it.

The two men quickly reached them.

Guo Kai plopped down on a nearby rock, panting heavily. He waved away Ma Yu, who had rushed over anxiously.

"I’m fine. Just some superficial wounds."

Ma Yu let out a sigh of relief and then looked at Bai Ye.

Bai Ye didn’t speak, just gave a slight nod in response.

He then walked to the side, leaned against the canyon wall, and closed his eyes.

The cold, murderous aura around him had not yet fully faded. He was like a blade that had just tasted blood, sharp and exposed, daring no one to approach.

The group instinctively stayed silent.

But Yun Sheng couldn’t help but glance at him again.

He leaned there, the moonlight tracing the hard line of his jaw on his profile.

His eyes were closed and his breathing was steady, as if he were just taking a short nap. But the blood covering his body and his unsettled aura were testaments to how intense the previous battle had been!

After a while, Ma Yu lowered his voice and asked Guo Kai, "Brother Guo, what exactly happened out there?"

Guo Kai subconsciously glanced at Bai Ye, his voice also hushed.

"Three S-Class, and one that seemed to be beyond S-Class. By the time I got there, he’d already taken care of the three S-Class ones and was fighting the one beyond. I... didn’t help much, just cleaned up some low-level grunts."

Ma Yu’s pupils contracted sharply.

’Three S-Class and one beyond S-Class... what does that even mean?!’

A single S-Class Contaminant was enough to put an entire squad of Advanced Sentinels on high alert. Three S-Class and one beyond S-Class... that was a terrifying force capable of wiping out a city!

He couldn’t help but look again at Bai Ye, who was resting with his eyes closed, his own eyes filled with shock.

The others nearby were even more astonished, their mouths hanging open.

Even He Yi, who usually had the least presence, was wide-eyed with disbelief, staring at the figure leaning against the wall as if his world was shaken.

Comparatively, Yun Sheng was the least surprised.

Because she was now almost certain that White Tiger was Bai Ye.

’For the Star Alliance War God, being able to handle three S-Class and one beyond S-Class... is normal, right?’

As she thought this, her gaze never left White Tiger.

But in the next second, Yun Sheng’s brows suddenly knitted together.

A violent aura suddenly erupted from Bai Ye.

The aura appeared abruptly, as if something long suppressed had finally cracked open.

His spiritual power began to fluctuate violently. It was no longer steady, no longer calm, but surged like an out-of-control tide, carrying with it an irrepressible mania and killing intent.

Yun Sheng’s pupils contracted sharply.

She was all too familiar with that feeling!

This was the same kind of aura Si Jin had emitted when his spiritual power went rampant and he was about to lose control!

At that moment, Bai Ye’s brows also furrowed tightly. His breathing grew heavy, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged.

He seemed to be desperately suppressing something, but the violent aura only grew stronger, and the fluctuations of his spiritual power became more and more intense, as if he could lose control and go berserk at any moment!