Chapter 285 - 117: Lake of Life! Longevity Substance

Chapter 285: Chapter 117: Lake of Life! Longevity Substance

"Xiaoyi, you?"

A flash of surprise crossed Zhou Tiankuo’s eyes.

"Kid! Are you crazy?!" Lei Gang was the first to roar, his large, round eyes glaring at Lin Yi. "Do you think this is a game? Even Du Qi isn’t sure he can do it. Going up there is suicide! Don’t be a show-off just for a little credit!"

Although Lei Gang initially had his reservations about Lin Yi, who had been dropped into their team.

But after a few hunts, Lin Yi had been able to keep up with their pace and hadn’t dragged everyone down.

Lin Yi’s performance over this period had earned the young man his respect.

But now that Lin Yi was actually volunteering to lure the monsters, he immediately felt the kid was courting death and didn’t want to see him die for nothing.

"Lin Yi, don’t be rash! It’s too dangerous!" Zhao Zhuo also chimed in anxiously.

"Yeah, Lin Yi, don’t be foolish!" Liu Mei also spoke up.

Du Qi stared at Lin Yi as if he were looking at a madman.

Faced with everyone’s attempts to dissuade him, Lin Yi’s gaze didn’t waver in the slightest. On the contrary, it grew even more resolute.

He looked directly into Zhou Tiankuo’s eyes and repeated, "Uncle Zhou, let me try. I’m confident I can get away."

Seeing the determination in Lin Yi’s eyes, Zhou Tiankuo recalled the young man’s incredible speed and Body Technique from their sparring session. Something clicked in his mind.

He took a deep breath and nodded firmly.

"Alright! Xiaoyi, I believe you! You must be careful. If it looks impossible, retreat immediately. Your life comes first!"

He pointed again to the ravine.

"Remember, lure them there! We’ll give it our all to back you up!"

"Mr. Zhou!" Zhao Zhuo said anxiously.

Lei Gang’s brow furrowed. "Boss Zhou, this is too risky! No matter how fast this kid is, can he really outrun something that flies? You just saw how fast those Corpse Birds are!"

Zhou Tiankuo raised a hand to stop them and said in a heavy voice:

"I trust Xiaoyi’s judgment. If he’s willing to go, he must have an ace up his sleeve."

"Everyone, move according to the plan immediately! Get to the ravine and set up the ambush!"

"Lei Gang, you take the frontal assault. Zhao Zhuo, Liu Mei, you’re on control and damage. Du Qi, you’re with me on support, ready to help Lin Yi at a moment’s notice!"

"Remember, once Lin Yi lures the Corpse Birds over, we must end the fight in the shortest time possible! Our target is the Corpse Birds, not that tree!"

His tone left no room for argument.

Finally, he looked at Lin Yi. "Xiaoyi, be careful."

"Don’t worry. I’m off!"

Lin Yi said no more.

His figure blurred.

*Thunder Light Step* activated silently, and he unleashed his Thunder Light Intent.

Arcs of electricity wrapped around his body, causing his speed to surge, swift as a bolt of lightning.

Everyone present was stunned. They watched as Lin Yi erupted with his maximum speed, his body wreathed in arcs of electricity. His figure transformed into a streak of purple light, barely visible to the naked eye, and shot toward the dry lakebed like a true bolt of lightning, covering dozens of meters in an instant.

He was so fast he left only a blurry afterimage in their vision, his passage accompanied by a low rumble of thunder!

Liu Mei gasped, her eyes wide and her lips parted. "He’s so fast!?" she exclaimed in disbelief.

The hairs on Du Qi’s body stood on end, his face a mask of utter shock and disbelief.

’Is... is this kid really a Third-Grade Martial Artist?! This speed... how can he possibly be faster than me?!’

’I’m "Ghost Shadow" Du Qi, famous for my stealth, speed, and assassination! A low-stage Fourth-Grade Martial Artist!’

’Right now, the speed I was so proud of seems pathetic and weak in the face of Lin Yi’s thunderous burst!’

A powerful sense of absurdity washed over him.

Lei Gang’s eyes were wide, the muscles on his face twitching. He spun his head to look at Zhou Tiankuo, his voice like muffled thunder, carrying an unprecedented shock and a barely perceptible trace of excitement:

"Boss Zhou! Where the hell did you dig up a monster like this?! The kid... he was definitely holding back during our previous hunts! This speed, this Body Technique... damn it, maybe he can actually pull off this lure!"

Zhou Tiankuo himself was also in a state of immense shock.

He had long known that Lin Yi’s Body Technique was superb and that his speed was top-notch for his rank, even allowing him to challenge those in higher grades.

But the extreme speed Lin Yi was displaying right now still far exceeded his expectations!

The crackling arcs of electricity, the sharp booms that tore through the air, the afterimage almost impossible to track with the naked eye... This was a realm far beyond the reach of any ordinary Third-Grade Martial Artist!

He took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the tempest of shock in his heart. A fierce light, tinged with determination, erupted in his eyes.

"Alright! Stop gawking! Lin Yi is risking his life to create this chance for us! Don’t let his efforts go to waste! Move according to the plan, get to the ravine and set the ambush! Now!"

"Go!"

"Move!"

"Keep up!"

Zhou Tiankuo’s words were like a clap of thunder, instantly waking everyone from their shock.

The immense surprise, and the sense of responsibility that followed, overshadowed the shock in their hearts.

Without another moment of hesitation, Lei Gang, Zhao Zhuo, Liu Mei, and Du Qi suppressed their auras and pushed their Body Techniques to the absolute limit. Like four arrows loosed from a bow, they sped toward the designated ambush point in the rocky ravine.

They had to get into position and be fully prepared before Lin Yi lured the Rotting Vulture Zombies back to them!

...

On the dry, jade-like lakebed.

Lin Yi’s figure weaved between the jagged, strange rocks like a phantom.

He didn’t charge directly toward the Giant Zombie Tree.

Instead, he sped along the edge of the lakebed.

At the same time, he slightly released his Qi and Blood Power.

Like a firefly in the dead of night, he instantly attracted the attention of the five deathly-still Rotting Vulture Zombies in the sky!

"CAW!!!"

A harsh, piercing cry tore through the dead silence!

Five pairs of hollow eye sockets, burning with eerie green ghost-fire, instantly locked onto the aura of the fast-moving "living creature" below!