Lu Ran watched Deng Yuxiang fly away. Then, on the battlefield, he looked around and found the Heavenly Star Spear deeply embedded in the ground.

He hurried back in front of the teaching building and handed the weapon to Deng Yutang, "Here, Mr. Deng."

Deng Yutang took the weapon, his expression grave as he looked at Lu Ran and said solemnly, "Brother Lu, you're so strong!"

Lu Ran patted Deng Yutang's shoulder, "You can do it too."

Deng Yutang: "..."

He believed he understood Lu Ran quite well since they were both members of the same team and fought side by side every month.

However, the battle they had just witnessed had indeed opened a new world to Deng Yutang.

If even a teammate felt this way, not to mention outsiders.

"Once you advance to the River Realm, your combat power will soar as well," Lu Ran said, knowing that Deng Yutang had a strong sense of pride and continued to encourage him.

Deng Yutang neither agreed nor disagreed.

Of course, he knew that his combat power would skyrocket after advancing to the River Realm.

But Deng Yutang really didn't think his combat power could reach Lu Ran's level!

Lu Ran had just advanced to the River Realm·First Rank. Yet now, the general River Realm Believers couldn't keep up with Lu Ran's pace in combat!

No wonder his sister so admired Lu Ran.

Likewise, the majority of divine followers couldn't keep up with the North Wind Believers' pace in combat.

Deng Yuxiang stubbornly returned to her hometown to stay in this small city, and she had to accommodate her teammates.

With Lu Ran's arrival, everything changed!

One can imagine the thoughts running through Deng Yuxiang's mind at that moment; she was like discovering a treasure in the ruins.

Indeed, the two of them were of the same kind.

Chang Ying whispered in awe, "The Divine Technique of the Immortal Sheep sect is really powerful."

Everyone agreed, especially the team leader Zhang Feng, whose mind was filled with images of Lu Ran dashing back and forth fearlessly.

Zhang Feng really wanted to help, but he had to deactivate the Lotus Flying Sword for fear of injuring Lu Ran.

When Divine Technique·Immortal Hoof wasn't used to run away, but to fight...

Which of the followers in this world wouldn't be envious?

"Right, what did my sister just say?" Deng Yutang asked.

"She told us to be careful," Lu Ran replied casually, "and to wait for her support if that happens again."

Beside him, Zhang Feng spoke up, "Ms. Deng meant for you to be careful."

Lu Ran: "..."

Zhang Feng continued to advise, "Better listen to Ms. Deng's suggestion."

The team leader was being quite humble.

As a student, Lu Ran was supposed to obey the Moon Gazer team leader's commands unconditionally.

Zhang Feng held great power, being one of the assessors for Lu Ran.

But at that moment, Zhang Feng wasn't commanding but rather kindly advising.

Strength indeed forms the basis of everything!

"Yes," Lu Ran agreed with an appearance of being receptive, which contrasted starkly with his fierce demeanor on the battlefield.

"What else did my sister say?" Deng Yutang wasn't ready to give up.

Lu Ran hadn't caught on, "She didn't say anything else."

The Big Nightmare had indeed mentioned something about "Heavenly Pride."

However, since things were far from certain, Lu Ran didn't intend to spread the word.

What if it fell through? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?

"Oh," Deng Yutang replied, starting to clean his Heavenly Star Spear silently.

In his mind's eye, he saw his sister smiling gently as she straightened Lu Ran's collar.

She had never done that for her own brother.

Uncomfortable~

Thinking about this, Deng Yutang's expression gradually became strange.

He and Deng Yuxiang never got along well, growing up in the shadow she cast, wishing to keep as far away from her as possible.

Now, why did he find himself wanting her attention?

Such a conflicting mindset...

"Uh, that what!" Lu Ran finally caught on, his words stumbling, "Your sister also said, to tell you..."

"Brother Lu." Deng Yutang suddenly spoke up.

"Ah?" Lu Ran was startled.

Deng Yutang looked strangely, "Whatever you're about to say, do you believe it yourself?"

Lu Ran: "..."

Then why keep asking!

Outside the teaching building, everything fell into an eerie silence.

After a while, Lu Ran spoke up, "When we get back, I'll talk to her and tell her to pay more attention to you."

Deng Yutang felt numb!

You talk to her?

You? Talk to her?

Is that even human language?

"There's trouble!" Tian Tian suddenly spoke up, breaking the eerie atmosphere.

While Deng Yutang was still reeling from a ton of emotional blows, Tian Tian directed him, and the squad set off to fight again.

During the battle, everyone found that Deng Yutang's attacks were incredibly fierce!

Fighting the Evil Demons, he seemed like he was in a frenzy...

It turned out a person didn't need to advance to the River Realm to suddenly increase their combat strength!

Lu Ran saw all this and marveled at the effectiveness of the tactic.

Maybe he should use this approach more often in the future?

Under the mighty display of "Frenzy Hall," everyone firmly defended Rain Alley City's Fifth Elementary School.

The school's playground was like a battlefield carefully prepared in advance.

Within a few hours, many Evil Demons met their end there.

Lu Ran also clearly felt that the overall strength of the Evil Demon invasion had significantly increased.

Before, he had been assigned to the patrol teams, rushing around the city to extinguish fires and slay powerful Evil Demons.

Now, Lu Ran was staunchly guarding a schoolyard, returning to the usual battlefield.

Based on past experience, considering only Rain Alley City's battlefield, the Evil Demons invading the small city were mainly from the Mist Realm and Stream Realm.

But now, things were different.

Mist Realm Evil Demons were becoming less frequent, and Stream Realm Evil Demons had become the true main force.

Occasionally, there would be First Rank River Realm Evil Demons among them, signaling trouble indeed.

Because of this, a glimmer of hope rose in Lu Ran's heart.

He hoped that the lot Chang Ying drew and Bai Manni's restlessness were due to the overall increase in Evil Demon strength.

And hopefully not because of some special event.

The small Rain Alley City really couldn't withstand much more turbulence.

As time ticked past 11 p.m., everyone could clearly sense that the intensity of the Evil Demon invasion had increased further.

"Hehe..."

At the swing set, Deng Yutang gasped for breath.

As the Evil Demon's bones shattered into mist before him, he drew out a Divine Power Pearl, absorbing the energy.

"What time is it?" Lu Ran asked as he plopped down on a swing.

"Creak~"

The rusty iron chain screeched with ear-piercing friction as it swung back and forth.

"11:41 p.m.," Tian Tian quickly checked his watch, then cautiously scanned the surroundings.

"Good, 19 minutes to go, hold on," Lu Ran said gravely.

"Yeah, yeah," Chang Ying clenched her axe, half in anticipation and half in prayer, "We're close to victory!"

Everyone was well aware that once midnight passed, the Evil Demon Clan would become weaker and their numbers would dwindle.

Tian Tian suggested, "Let's head back to the entrance of the teaching building."

"Okay, we'll wait for Mr. Deng to finish absorbing..." Before Lu Ran could finish, he suddenly turned his head toward the direction of the school gate.

At that instant, everyone tensed up and turned to look.

At the school gate, a tall and thin figure suddenly appeared.

It was woven from dry yellow straw, and its joints were tied, showing the marks of binding.

Evil Demon Clan·Straw Demon?

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

This kind of Evil Demon was similar to a bamboo spirit, relatively weak in combat and a bit silly.

"Is it about six feet tall? Or maybe six and a half?" Chang Ying lifted her axe, "Anyway, it's Mist Realm, shall I go?"

Mist Realm Evil Demons had become a rarity on this night of the fifteenth.

"Wait, let's draw it over here," Tian Tian advised cautiously, not wanting to take risks, as she pushed a lotus petal towards the Straw Demon.

"Hm?" Lu Ran's brow furrowed slightly.

But then, as the energy swirled beside the Straw Demon, another tall and slim figure emerged.

"So many dumb things!" Chang Ying exclaimed in surprise.

In just a few seconds, a string of five or six Straw Demons appeared.

By now, it had become normal for Evil Demons to appear in groups.

The Straw Demons gathered at the school gate, not too bright, with eyes made of rice ears, examining one another.

They seemed to be contemplating whether to attack each other.

"Hm?" Lu Ran furrowed his brow again.

For some unknown reason, the dazed Straw Demons suddenly all lifted their heads in unison and looked up at the night sky.

Such a scene was quite eerie!

Lu Ran immediately looked up, squinting his eyes:

"That is..."

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