Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 457: Chapter 456 Quick-witted in an Emergency

Seeing everyone converge on him, the Brigand Leader laughed heartily, ”Despicable humans, you think with just that little ability, you can kill me?”

Suddenly, the Brigand Leader took a step forward and surprisingly covered a distance of twenty steps in a single leap, like a steed galloping at full strength.

At the same time, a fiery-red long blade appeared in his hand, shining with an intense and blinding luster, exuding a murderous aura that was enough to make one’s heart tremble with fear.

”Everyone, be careful of his weapon; that’s the top-grade Talisman Instrument, the Fire Dragon Blade,” Senior Sister Bei, who was experienced and knowledgeable, immediately cried out a warning.

All faces on the field turned pale, but Ye Haochuan was secretly thrilled. The Fire Dragon Blade? A top-grade Talisman Instrument? It was on the same level as his own Ice Soul Sword! He wondered which weapon was more formidable. If he could get his hands on the Fire Dragon Blade, that would be amazing.

At this moment, the Brigand Leader had already charged into the midst of the disciples like a fiery dragon, battling the disciples with wide, sweeping moves.

Though many of the disciples’ cultivation levels were not weak, mostly at the Postnatal Late Stage Boundary, the Brigand Leader from the Fire Sea Desert had fought year-round, possessing immense strength and tough skin that ordinary weapons could hardly injure.

Moreover, the Fire Dragon Blade was indeed no trivial matter; a light cut would result in a burn, while a severe one would set the body aflame—terrifyingly ferocious.

Hence, at the beginning, the disciples were completely suppressed by him!

Moreover, the Brigand Leader’s movements were incredibly fast, leaving only shadows behind. In quick succession, three Ancient Martial Arts Sect disciples fell to the Fire Dragon Blade in his hands.

The remaining Ancient Martial Arts Sect disciples were scared out of their wits, everyone’s hearts filled with dread.

”Listen up, my fellow brothers and sisters! Those at the Postnatal Peak stay and fight the enemy, the rest go to the gorge mouth and guard it, stop the larger gang of brigands from coming in,” Senior Sister Bei commanded at this critical moment.

She had realized that, other than the disciples at the Postnatal Peak, the others stood no chance against the Brigand Leader and were merely waiting to be slaughtered.

Instead of needlessly sacrificing themselves, it was better to let them take advantage of the terrain to hold off the brigands and reduce casualties.

”Yes, Senior Sister Bei!” Led by several disciples in the Postnatal Late Stage, the other disciples hurried off to set an ambush at the gorge mouth.

Her strategy proved effective; the Brigand Leader, facing the disciples at the Postnatal Peak, was constrained at every turn. Coupled with the fact that these disciples practiced cooperative fighting techniques diligently, they moved with order and precision in attack and defense, wielding various magical weapons. Soon they left the Brigand Leader flustered and wounded.

However, the Brigand Leader’s flesh was too tough; the consecutive attacks from Senior Sister Bei and the others failed to inflict a serious injury on him. Instead, more of their own were getting injured by the Fire Dragon Blade.

Consequently, Ye Haochuan was momentarily free from involvement; after all, he was not a disciple of the Sun Moon Alliance and had not trained in their cooperative fighting techniques. Therefore, he took the initiative to retreat.

In fact, at this moment, he really wanted to wield his own Ice Soul Sword, but he couldn’t expose it now, or else the accusation of murdering his fellow disciple would be confirmed. If word got out, he would end up in a disadvantageous position.

”Haha, thrilling, thrilling! The Brigand Leader is as good as dead. Fellow brothers and sisters, kill!” Senior Brother Cheng couldn’t contain his excitement and shouted aloud.

”Humph, as good as dead?”

The Brigand Leader was furious. He let go of the Fire Dragon Blade, which whirred through the air, deflecting the attacks from all directions. At the same time, his body emitted bursts of fiery-red glows continuously, creating a colossal sphere of fiery-red light expanding around him.

Having been to the Sub-Fire Dimension Realm many times, Senior Sister Bei had a lot of experience dealing with the Brigand Leader. Seeing this, she immediately ordered, ”Everyone, be careful, he’s about to unleash a powerful counterattack. This could determine our victory or defeat.”

Indeed, the Brigand Leader, trapped inside, let out a fierce roar. A fiery-red fireball appeared in his hand, even larger than the one he had cast at Ye Haochuan before, and he hurled it forcefully!

Quickly, the countless swords and various treasures hurled at the Brigand Leader were devoured by the engulfing flames.

What was even more bizarre was that after being devoured, the swords and treasures were directly burned into scrap metal by the fierce high temperature of the fire, clanging to the ground.

All disciples felt a deep pain, for these swords and treasures, which they had painstakingly obtained from their Sects as superior Talisman Instruments, had now been turned into dregs by that huge fire.

”Haha!” The Brigand Leader laughed wildly, ”Wretched humans, you think, with these things, you want to kill me? Dream on!”

No sooner had his words fallen than the fireball suddenly exploded with a bang.

Sparks flew in all directions, spraying towards Senior Sister Bei and the others nearby. At the same time, countless streams of rolling black smoke, showing ghastly faces, like the resentful ghosts released from hell, spread even farther away.

”Not good, everyone scatter!” Senior Sister Bei exclaimed in horror, shouting out.

But it was all too late. After a series of screams, the disciples at the forefront were splattered with sparks and rapidly became human torches.

Even those disciples who managed to escape the sparks were ultimately unable to dodge the invasion of the black smoke, stumbling and swaying like drunkards, unable to stand steady, and ultimately fell down, unconscious.

Even Senior Sister Bei, who had the deepest cultivation, involuntarily inhaled a little of the black smoke and hurriedly sat down cross-legged, guarding her heart and spirit, preventing the black smoke from continuing its invasion.

As for Ye Haochuan, he had no better luck, only to see an ugly and fierce face lunging at him, wrapping around him, attempting to enter his brain.

At that moment, his head hurt terribly, as if pricked by needles.

Just when he thought his life was at stake, suddenly, he felt a strange phenomenon. As the black smoke entered his brain, it vanished without a trace, and the needle-like pain also disappeared.

What’s going on?

Ye Haochuan was somewhat baffled. Everyone else had been attacked by the black smoke and lay on the ground unconscious. Why was he the only one who was fine and still very lucid?

Thinking this, he immediately diverted a wisp of his spirit and realized that at some point, the Ghost Escape Heart Method had quietly started to operate.

Ah, that was it. The black smoke was so powerful because it was mixed with the spiritual force of the Brigand Leader. Other disciples succumbed quickly after being attacked, but he was unaffected because he had absorbed those spirits.

Ye Haochuan was both shocked and delighted. Originally, he wanted to flee and hide inside the Strange Fire King Cauldron, but he changed his mind at the last moment and feigned collapse.

It was a stroke of cunning amidst desperation.

He had noticed that the Brigand Leader was sneering as he walked toward Senior Sister Bei, clearly harboring ill intentions.

And he, being so close to Senior Sister Bei, might have a chance to strike with the Ice Soul Sword and possibly kill this foe in one blow.

Thud! Thud!

The footsteps of the Brigand Leader grew closer and closer. Ye Haochuan stole a glance and saw the man had already reached Senior Sister Bei, his back turned to him.

”Tsk tsk, although you humans are not much to look at, you are still a young chick. Making you my Furnace Cauldron wouldn’t be too bad,” the Brigand Leader sneered with a lewd laugh.

”You... you dare!” Senior Sister Bei, struggling to hold on, snapped her eyes open and spoke through clenched teeth.