Chapter 258: Ruin Expedition (22)

*zwing*

The sound of projectiles piercing the air at high speed resonated in Lee Shen's ears, and he twirled his body on his left foot. As he flawlessly executed a 360, he could see daggers attached to the chains which were coated with poison.

The daggers floated towards him and Lee caught the chains as soon as they came in his range. His Mana spread over the metal chains and the result was unexpected!

BOOM!!

With a loud explosion, where Lee Shen stood had become a shallow pit. The scorch marks on the ground and the effect of the resultant shockwave that blasted away the trees were impossible to go unnoticed. The cloud of smoke and dust settled and revealed these details to the spectators.

The Mana shield covering the students had disappeared after it courageously resisted the blast force. The dissipating envelope spread a smile on the face of cultivators as they effortlessly eliminated their target, or they thought so.

But the happy moments were stained by a voice.

"Hey, is that how you greet a stranger? Didn't your parents teach you manners?!"

The voice almost equivalent to a concerned middle-aged man filled the air. Within seconds, the cultivators and students of the academy spotted a familiar figure sitting on the branch of a tree.

Lee Shen received their burning glares and admiring stares. But he did not bother to look at them as he dusted his robe and his sleeves. He then looked at the cultivator and spoke-

"No need to apologize. I pardon you."

An innocent smile crept up his face and the cultivators pulled out their weapons, the sound of swords unsheathed and spears slicing the air could be heard as the background.

A cultivator rushed at Lee Shen who was sitting on the tree branch and slashed at him. Lee jumped down from the tree while pulling down the pants of the cultivator in the process. The scene made the students chuckle and they received became the focus of the hostility.

"Before you kill me, I have something to say."

Lee raised his left arm's index finger in front of his shoulder and sounded his opinion.

"What do you want to say, filthy ass-venturer!!"

One of the Monarch Immortal realm cultivators roared with rage. The Elf had pulled out his sword and was ready to chop the party of 14 to 28.

[Sarcasm.]

[Figures.]

"Before you kill me, you have to defeat my students. Only then you should touch me."

Hearing this, the fuming cultivators cooled down. They almost laughed out loud as one among them, a dwarf, spoke-

"Them? You want us to fight these kids?!"

The Dwarf's hammer was pointing at the crowd of students. The mockery was evident in his words and face. Not only him, but his 11 accomplices also were either laughing at the students or belittling Lee Shen.

"If you want to say something, just say it and die. Don't spout bullshit and delay your death!"

This time, it was a Goblin who shouted out. The five-foot-long spear in his hand was as tall as the Goblin himself.

"But I am not speaking nonsense."

Lee Shen spoke with a clueless and innocent voice as if he is stating the truth. This made the cultivators take a halt of their laughter and glance at the kids.

"What the heck?"

The Elf who shouted at Lee before could not hold himself back as he muttered. His companions also had the same expression. The Emperor Immortal realm cultivator's face became stern.

In front of their eyes was the air fluctuating around and above the students. It felt like very faint spatial fluctuations. The cultivators failed to notice this change in front of them. As a result, their hearts unconsciously became to pick up the pace.

Swords and spears were pointed at the 13 students as the cultivators felt an imminent hostility from them.

And their arrogance completely neglected the possibility of an uprising from the oppressed!

"Kids, you say?"

Gillian was not well-versed in masking his hostility to the cultivators as his anger exploded. A wave of Mana swept past the opposing party and they felt a scorching sensation.

Like how Qi could corrupt and suffer an adventurer, the Mana was also able to scorch and burn the cultivators!

The cultivators in Immortal class felt as if they are up against a bunch of ruthless serial killers. Because that was what the air around them conveyed.

"Rip them apart!"

Felrian's words were soft but had an immense resentment to the cultivators. His soul rejoiced as his hindlimbs pushed the ground beneath his feet!

*clang*

*thud*

Like a vibrant display of the basic elements, the cultivators could only stare at the oncoming adventurers. They composed themselves at the nick of the time and confronted the attacks.

The man with a 7th stage Emperor Immortal realm cultivation was stunned by seeing the oncoming wave of Ice Needles. He evaded most and resisted the rest. Yet, he was wounded.

'These are students?'

Actually, yes. There was nothing wrong with these 13 fellows. It's just that the rage boosted their power and enhancements while the laughter and mockery dulled the cultivators' reaction.

This was the thought of every one of those cultivators. The violent gales and sharp flying stones made half of them move to defence while the scorching fire and freezing ice alerted many to evade. The cultivators even felt hostility from the water element!

It took the hunting party a few seconds to collect and correct their minds. After all, those against them were kids.

Or were they?

Qi erupted from the cultivators and they charged at the students of Alaqvier academy. The swords were covered in Qi with elemental enhancement. The speartips were condensing Qi at a visible rate.

The immense Qi reserve in the body of the cultivators has boosted their actions. Their agility was overwhelming, yet the students had visible assistance from the elements.

12 cultivators in Immortal class versus 13 students among which five are in Official Mana Mastery. Who would win?