The Seventh Base

Chapter 170: Chapter 66: Assassination at Nanming Academy
 

When Xu Mo left the Nanming Family, he still stirred quite a commotion at Nanming Academy.

Many people were curious whether Xu Mo had met Nanming Huo Wu and if he really went through with the blind date as rumors suggested.

If they really met, did it go smoothly?

Some calculated that Xu Mo had spent about an hour within the Nanming Family from entering to leaving.

What did he do during that hour?

All these things sparked much speculation.

“Is the blind date over?”

As Xu Mo was walking and sending a message to Sister Leng Qiu to come pick him up, he heard a female student passing by in the academy laugh and ask.

“…” Xu Mo felt speechless.

Was this considered a blind date?

The message released by Old Dean Nanming probably meant this wouldn’t wash off easily.

Xu Mo continued walking forward, and soon he saw a person quietly standing ahead, blocking his path.

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There were many students at Nanming Academy, and one person standing in the middle of the road wasn’t really noticeable, but Xu Mo had a vague sense that something was amiss.

“Senior Brother Xiao.”

Many of the passing people in the academy looked towards the figure standing ahead; clearly, the other party was quite famous, and many knew him.

Xiao Li, a senior student at Nanming Academy, was already a graduate.

At this age, many students had already left the academy.

Xiao Li was also a prominent figure at Nanming Academy; his Source Power Level had reached B+ level, making him one of the strongest there.

Such a character, coming for Xu Mo?

It seemed unlikely.

Moreover, there hadn’t been any stories about Xiao Li having any designs on Nanming Huo Wu.

Could it be a secret crush?

As everyone grew curious, Xiao Li raised his gaze to look at Xu Mo.

Xu Mo met his eyes; his perception was extremely sharp, and he sensed an unusual aura emanating from Xiao Li.

The other’s gaze was extraordinarily complex, filled with hesitation, struggle, and unwillingness.

“Something’s wrong.”

Xu Mo sensed the anomaly and released his perceptual power.

In an instant, Xu Mo only felt a shiver of coldness.

Xiao Li was hiding a blade.

He didn’t move.

Xiao Li kept staring at him; the other’s strength was formidable, and to act recklessly now was to court death.

At this moment, Xu Mo entered a state of absolute calmness, his perception unleashed to its utmost limits.

He mobilized all his strength.

Encountering danger at Nanming Academy was something he hadn’t expected, and neither had anyone else.

Otherwise, Leng Qiu would have accompanied him inside.

Leng Qiu acting as the driver was meant to provide protection, but precisely because it was Nanming Academy and he was meeting Old Dean Nanming, Leng Qiu felt assured.

Yet, in this place where danger seemed impossible, someone wanted to kill him.

And the one who wanted to kill him, was a student of Nanming Academy.

The surrounding students still hadn’t realized what was about to occur, and they looked curiously at Xiao Li and Xu Mo.

The two suddenly became still, not moving at all.

As if isolated from the outside world, this eerie scene drew strange looks from them, some even mumbling softly, “What’s happening to them?”

The people around were puzzled.

Xu Mo was waiting.

Xiao Li didn’t move, nor did he dare to make a rash move.

With his Source Power mobilized within him, Xu Mo knew just how dangerous his current situation was.

Even his eyes emitted a burst of Energy Light.

In the face of a life-and-death crisis, all possible trump cards had to be ready.

Time seemed to stop, the two seemingly isolated from the world, there being no one else around.

A breeze blew past, but Xu Mo felt bursts of chills, somewhat piercing.

“Bang…”

Xiao Li moved.

In a sudden burst, the Source Power on his body surged fiercely, a powerful Energy Light appeared around him, and his hand revealed a sharp Energy Dagger.

How terrifying would a sudden attack from a B+ level powerhouse be, especially one carrying an Energy Dagger?

Xu Mo’s perceptual powers were released to the strongest state, frantically capturing every action of the other, he caught it, but the other was too fast, and even knowing the other’s move, he feared it was too difficult to block the deadly attack.

His body almost instinctively stepped back, he didn’t move to either side.

In his precise perception calculations, given the explosive speed of the other, dodging to the side would be futile.

This sudden scene caused the hearts of the surrounding people to twitch fiercely.

What was going on?

Their thoughts hadn’t caught up yet, and suddenly, Xiao Li made his move against Xu Mo.

Xiao Li moved extremely fast, and they only saw a flash of cold light being thrust, like a bolt of lightning, targeting Xu Mo’s heart.

The students of Nanming Academy then realized… Xiao Li was trying to kill Xu Mo.

Madness.

“Pcht…” The dagger thrust forward, a strike as fast as lightning.

But almost in the same instant, Xu Mo stretched out his hands, and Xiao Li’s wrist, holding the dagger, was seized by Xu Mo’s hands.

Using his powerful perception, Xu Mo precisely struck while retreating, seizing the other, the power in his arms erupted, with currents flowing, attacking the other’s arm.

However, a sudden strike from a B+ level powerhouse was excessively terrifying.

This was almost a sure-kill strike.

Xiao Li had been hesitating and struggling before making his move.

But the moment he struck, everything was destined, Xu Mo was bound to die.

Even if Xu Mo exhausted all his power trying to block, but the dagger still thrust forward, unstoppable like a bamboo splitter, even if somewhat impeded, it nonetheless continued with terrifying speed towards Xu Mo’s body.

“Hiss…”

Xu Mo’s pupils burst out with terrifying Energy Light, targeting Xiao Li’s eyes.

Xiao Li’s eyes felt excruciating pain, and blood actually began to flow out, extremely terrifying, but his dagger also pierced Xu Mo’s body.

The sound of the Energy Dagger easily entering the body was heard.

“Bang!” Xu Mo’s body was thrown out, slamming hard onto the ground, an energy dagger embedded in his body.

It hadn’t hit his heart; he had dodged it.

The moment he seized the opponent’s arm, he slowed the dagger and affected the opponent’s accuracy, narrowly avoiding the heart.

Seeing Xu Mo hit and fall, those around him reacted, realizing what Xiao Li had done.

Even though the people of Nanming Academy treated Xu Mo as a public enemy, it was not true hatred but merely competition between different academies.

No one had expected such a scene; they subconsciously wanted to stop it, but they were no match for Xiao Li.

Several people took out communicators to notify the academy’s teachers.

Xu Mo didn’t move. After falling, he endured the severe pain without making a sound, lying on the ground staring at Xiao Li, who was holding his eyes with both hands, blood seeping out, clearly injured.

The human eye is extremely fragile, and Xiao Li, having attacked suddenly, had no defenses for his eyes and suffered an attack.

But even so, he was still listening carefully, trying to catch any sound from Xu Mo.

Xu Mo, with a dagger still in him, blood constantly seeping from his abdomen, lay motionless as if he didn’t feel the pain.

If the opponent’s eyes were badly injured, as long as he made no sound, Xiao Li would be unable to pinpoint his location.

He could tell that Xiao Li’s intent to kill him was extremely strong.

He had hesitated before killing.

But the moment he decided to attack, he seemed to have resolved himself to die as well.

Xiao Li knew well that once he acted, he was walking a path to death.

This place was Nanming Academy.

Xu Mo was Dean Tantai’s disciple, visiting the Old Dean of Nanming Academy.

Having killed Xu Mo at this time, how could he possibly still have a way to survive?

The only thing he could do was to kill Xu Mo.

Xiao Li dropped his hands from his eyes, his eyes tightly closed, bleeding profusely, looking particularly terrifying.

But Xiao Li’s body moved, charging forward, with powerful Source Power erupting from within him, seemingly ignoring his own injuries.

“Bang, bang…” Every step Xiao Li took shattered the ground beneath him, leaving deep pits.

Having hit Xu Mo earlier, Xu Mo should be right in front of him. Since Xu Mo hadn’t made any sounds, it meant he hadn’t moved and was still ahead.

Just moving forward would surely lead him to Xu Mo.

The hearts of the surrounding Nanming students trembled violently.

Madman.

Even at this stage, he was still thinking of killing Xu Mo.

What kind of deep hatred was this?

One was a senior student at Nanming and the other a freshman at Noah Academy; it shouldn’t have been possible for the two to cross paths.

Moreover, this obviously wasn’t about the affair with Nanming Huo Wu anymore.

So why did Xiao Li want Xu Mo dead?

And so crazily.

No one knew; they watched Xiao Li’s movements as he stepped forward, step by step, with Xu Mo indeed right in front of him.

Soon he would come across Xu Mo.

Xu Mo tensed all over, watching the opponent’s movements closely.

His right foot was suspended in the air, retracting slightly, gathering power.

“Bang.”

Another loud noise, as Xiao Li’s left leg landed in front of Xu Mo, almost at the same moment Xu Mo’s right foot was about to step out, Xu Mo’s foot kicked out with terrifying power, hitting directly on Xiao Li’s left ankle.

The massive inertial force combined with this kick flung Xiao Li’s body forward.

Xiao Li’s body lost control, Source Power fluctuating unstably.

Almost at the same moment, Xu Mo pulled out the energy dagger from his abdomen and stabbed directly toward Xiao Li’s heart as his body flew over him.

Xiao Li’s body flew over Xu Mo’s head, then crashed heavily to the ground, the dagger continuing to stab toward his heart, Xiao Li’s body convulsing violently, blood reddening the ground, gradually becoming motionless.

Everyone around was shocked by the scene before them.

Xu Mo had counter-killed Xiao Li.

All eyes turned to Xu Mo.

Intense pain came from Xu Mo’s abdomen, with blood flowing incessantly; he removed the energy dagger lodged in his wound.

Xu Mo took off his clothing to wrap around his wound, quickly stained red with blood.

The hearts of the surrounding students convulsed, deeply shocked.

The events that had just transpired had a powerful impact on them.

Xu Mo had counter-killed Xiao Li.

A being of B+ Source Power Level prowess.

How had he done it?

Even though they had witnessed the counter-kill, they still hadn’t understood how.

But they could all feel Xu Mo’s calm and determination.

From beginning to end, he maintained absolute calm, facing an attacker far stronger than himself without panic or calling for help, instead making a perfect response and counterattack, culminating in a deadly blow to Xiao Li.

He pulled the knife from his abdomen, killing his attacker.

The students of Nanming Academy only then realized the vast gap between themselves and Xu Mo.

This was no longer just a matter of strength.

If they had been in Xu Mo’s position, they would likely already be dead.

Even male students who had previously been hostile toward Xu Mo were deeply shocked by this scene.

So fierce.

“Can you take me to the infirmary?” Xu Mo looked around at the people who were still dazed and spoke.

As one of the Eight Extraordinary Colleges, Nanming Academy naturally had its own medical system.

At this time, he needed to stop the bleeding.

But everyone around was still dazed, seemingly not yet recovered.

“Ah…” Only then did the people around realize, with several girls rushing forward first, lifting Xu Mo up.

Xu Mo felt somewhat strange, but at this moment he couldn’t care about that anymore; he needed treatment.

Otherwise, even as a cultivator, excessive blood loss could still lead to death.

Moreover, the recent attack with the energy dagger had damaged his insides, although it hadn’t hit any vital organs, he feared he would be laid up for a few days.

It was only now that Xu Mo had time to think about who Xiao Li was and why he wanted him dead.

And who was behind Xiao Li?

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