Using Wood as a Sword

Chapter 190 Lin Ran Again! The Hero Who Always Arrives Just in Time

Trister never imagined that he, a respected member of the Dragon Country's Supreme Council and a ninth-tier awakened being, would find himself in such a pathetic predicament.

Not only was he trapped in the fortress by the Fallen, but he could only watch helplessly as they ran rampant.

They had even infiltrated the entire Xiangchu tournament network, broadcasting this so-called feast of slaughter across the entire Dragon Country!

One must realize that the Freshman Exchange Tournament, a highly anticipated event for the nation, garnered significant attention everywhere.

And now, everyone was witnessing the arrogant Fallen and the incompetent authorities, possibly even the tragic deaths of the chosen prodigies…

It was an utter disgrace!

Fortunately, no one recognized him here, otherwise, he would be utterly restless.

All he could do now was hope that the Supreme Council, the military, and the schools would send reinforcements quickly, to save everything before the situation became irreversible.

Otherwise…

If the remaining freshmen in the City of Ruins were all brutally killed by the Fallen, Trister dared not think further.

Meanwhile, various forums across the Dragon Country were in complete chaos.

They never expected that a seemingly ordinary Freshman Exchange Tournament would escalate into this.

First, the live broadcast they were enjoying abruptly cut out, and when it resumed, it had turned into a dedicated show for the Fallen!

"What in the world is the Xiangchu organizing committee doing?!"

"Damn it, when they chose the City of Ruins as the venue from the start, I sensed something was wrong, and now it has indeed happened!"

"Is there an inside mole? Without one, I refuse to believe the Fallen could have infiltrated the network so easily!"

"It's over, my son is still in the City of Ruins! If anything happens to him, I will tear Xiangchu apart!"

"My daughter too… If Xiangchu doesn't handle this properly, you'll be hearing from me!"

"The accursed Fallen commit all sorts of evils, they will be ground to dust sooner or later!"

"Alas, the Fallen are disgusting, and so is the Xiangchu organizing committee! These two bastards have truly disgusted each other to the core! I'm absolutely sick!"

Inside the arena.

Ling Xiao glanced back at the continuously expanding portal, grinning even wider.

This was because Fallen from different alien races were pouring into the City of Ruins ceaselessly through the blood-red portal.

"Let this grand opening ceremony be even more intense!"

"Without our esteemed leader's intervention, we can slaughter all of humanity!"

"With these humans' blood, we shall offer prayers to our leader!"

"Come! The beautiful moment of slaughter is about to begin! All of you will become nourishment!"

"The tens of thousands of students in this vast City of Ruins will not escape! I will make you witness every moment of their demise!"

"Joy! This is truly joyous!"

"Hahahahahahaha!"

Ling Xiao cackled madly.

But just as his laughter reached its peak of arrogance, a prolonged voice echoed from afar:

"I say…"

"Aren't you getting a bit too smug, a bit too early?"

Ling Xiao's laughter abruptly ceased. Initially, he thought he had misheard and quickly spun his head around, searching in every direction without finding anything.

Only when his gaze turned to the sky did he spot a man with black flaming wings.

Ling Xiao then felt relieved.

"Damn it, I thought some great deity had arrived, trying to play the hero.

Turns out, it's just a mere insignificant ant…"

At the same time, under the live broadcast of the Xiangchu tournament network, now controlled by the Fallen, everyone also witnessed this scene.

"Holy crap! Isn't that Lin Ran?"

"It really is Lin Ran, how did he end up in this location?!"

"And judging by his tone, it seems he was prepared!"

"This kid… he's rushing here alone, what is he planning to do?!"

"No matter what he intends, this is incredibly courageous!"

"Is this the hero who saved the Black Dragon Abyss Armed Fortress and protected the countless humans of the Fulong Mountain Range? He intends to stand up again!"

The teachers exclaimed, their hearts filled with mixed emotions as they gazed at Lin Ran on the screen, appearing like a lone hero.

They never expected that at this critical juncture, the one to step forward would be Lin Ran, their students' greatest rival.

As for Lu Qiufeng and Lin Miao, they could only exchange a helpless smile.

"This kid Lin Ran, he's truly indispensable everywhere…"

"Indeed, he loves to get involved in trouble too much."

"But this time, the trouble is truly immense… can he really handle it?"

"After all, for us humans, there is no existence more vicious than the Fallen."

"But he's Lin Ran!"

"Right! He's Lin Ran! He can definitely do it!"

Trister also blinked in surprise upon seeing this scene.

Having arrived at the venue only after the survival competition, Trister's understanding of Lin Ran was limited to him leading his team to achieve dual championships in the individual and team events.

He possessed strength, but ultimately, he could not escape the category of a freshman.

As for the Black Dragon Abyss and Fulong Mountain Range incidents of the past, Trister believed luck played a significant role.

He never expected that Lin Ran would step forward at this moment…

For the first time, Trister looked at the big screen with a serious gaze.

So, does he believe he can stop the Fallen?

Inside the arena.

Ling Xiao sneered:

"Heh, hearing your arrogant tone, one would think you're some incredibly powerful master?"

"And after all that, you haven't even reached fourth tier!"

"Instead of hiding in the City of Ruins and praying you wouldn't be found, you come here to play the fool?"

"Since you're so eager to die, I shall personally send you on your way!"

As Ling Xiao spoke, he unleashed his Demonic Wings, a divine selection of his Abyssal Demon race, and bared his fangs at Lin Ran.

With his aura erupting without reservation, his peak sixth-tier power was fully displayed.

The maximum capacity of the portal, supported by the insiders who had been pre-arranged, was only sufficient for awakened beings of sixth-tier strength to pass through.

If their strength were any higher, the portal would inevitably be torn apart.

This was why Ling Xiao had become the leader of this Fallen operation.

After all, from the Fallen's perspective, slaughtering freshmen who were generally third-tier, with a peak sixth-tier Ling Xiao and countless fourth and fifth-tier Fallen, would be a simple and entirely sufficient task.

Lin Ran, however, was amused by Ling Xiao's ridiculously comical appearance:

"Are you cosplaying a pug? Baring your teeth and glaring like that…"

"Oh, that's right!"

"After all, to those filthy Abyssal Demons, you're probably just a dog!"

"Uh… perhaps not even as good as a dog…"

"A dog would at least bark a couple of times when amused!"

"You wouldn't, would you?"