Chapter 319: Chapter 318: What’s the Matter, Don’t Dare to Lay a Hand on Me? (Please Subscribe)
On the desolate plain, several figures sped along swiftly.
It was none other than the four who rushed over from Jiulong City: Du Hao and his group.
Two B-level Awakened were at the forefront, and about twenty to thirty meters behind them were Du Hao and Ye Cheng.
"Brother Du, it’s half an hour until we reach Anshan City."
Zou Xuan glanced backward and said.
"Good."
An insidious glint flashed in Du Hao’s eyes.
As long as they entered Anshan City and found the other party’s scent,
even if that guy ran to the ends of the earth, he would not let him go!
"Brother Du, I’m really sorry."
Ye Cheng chuckled bitterly: "It’s all because of my limited strength, dragging everyone down. Otherwise, we would have reached Anshan City by now."
"Brother Ye, why say such things? A little more time won’t matter. Besides, you need to conserve your strength so you can find that guy’s trace once we get there." Du Hao said with a smile.
"Don’t worry, Brother Du, as long as we reach our destination, I’ll definitely be able to find that guy." Ye Cheng replied with a smile.
"Haha, let’s move."
Just as the word "move" left Du Hao’s mouth, a black shadow, fast as lightning, shot toward them from afar.
"Who’s there!"
Zou Xuan and Jiang Miao immediately sensed the commotion.
However, the black shadow was already within a hundred meters. Then, leaping up fiercely, it raised its hands high overhead. The dark blade in its hands glinted brightly in the sunlight.
Next, a massive white sword qi about twenty-five meters long appeared abruptly, roaring down with earth-shattering force at one of them.
The sword qi cut through the air, producing a series of explosive sounds.
"Not good!"
The moment the tremendous white sword qi appeared, Jiang Miao reacted swiftly, using his superpower and space items to instantly teleport over a hundred meters away.
Du Hao and Ye Cheng also reacted quickly, teleporting a hundred meters away the second they saw the sword qi.
Zou Xuan also wanted to teleport.
But he shockingly found that the time and space around him seemed locked by this strike, leaving no room for evasion!
He tried to use instant teleportation items to escape but was horrified to find they were ineffective!
Cold sweat instantly dripped from his forehead.
"How... how can this be?"
His mind went blank. The strike came too fast, giving him no time to prepare.
"Boom!"
A thunderous noise erupted.
The enormous sword qi descended, striking his body heavily.
A protective barrier of white light emerged—it was his Guardian Talisman in effect.
But the next moment, the talisman shattered!
The huge sword qi fell, grinding Zou Xuan completely to dust.
"Boom!!!"
A deafening blast echoed, this time even louder than before, as the sword qi crashed into the ground, shaking the entire area violently, raising clouds of dust and debris.
The remaining three were utterly stunned.
What did they just witness?
An enormous sword qi over twenty meters long? Almost as tall as a ten-story building?
What on earth was that?
Even the mightiest of Commander-level Fierce Beasts couldn’t do this.
"Oh no! Zou Xuan, he..."
Jiang Miao’s face changed dramatically, as he seemed to see Zou Xuan being struck by the sword qi, directly vanishing into thin air...
"No, impossible, that’s impossible."
He muttered to himself.
Zou Xuan, like him, was a B-level Awakened. Each B-level Awakened had a Guardian Talisman bought at a high price, capable of withstanding even a top-level Commander-level Fierce Beast’s attack.
So how could Zou Xuan die? It must be a mistake, everything he saw must be an illusion.
He strained to see through the dust as it slowly settled.
A figure slowly emerged.
But it wasn’t Zou Xuan.
"It’s you!"
From a hundred meters away, Du Hao saw the figure stepping out of the dust, his face going ashen with fear.
Because the man holding the knife was none other than Chen Fan!
"That’s right, it’s me."
The muscular man disguised as Chen Fan grinned coldly, looking at Du Hao: "You’ve been looking for me, right? So, I’m here. Surprised? Unexpected? Delighted?"
"You!"
Du Hao was almost breathless with anger at hearing Chen Fan’s words.
This bastard was as arrogant as ever!
Last time, he had humbled himself, but the other party showed no appreciation and killed his clone with one strike. And now, this guy dared to ambush him on the road again. Hmph, this time he had brought two B-level Awakened with him.
Wait!
Suddenly, his face turned pale. Just now, one of the B-level Awakened seemed to be hit by the sword qi...
He looked wide-eyed at the ground where Zou Xuan stood.
The ground where Zou Xuan had been was now a crater more than ten meters deep and three to four meters wide, with smooth walls.
Yet there was no sign of Zou Xuan.
"Are you looking for the guy from earlier?"
Chen Fan toyed with the knife in his hand, "Don’t bother, he’s already dead."
"Bullshit!"
Du Hao burst out cursing without thinking: "Brother Zou is a B-level Awakened. You think you can kill him?"
"Then you can try calling his name, or give him a call, and see if anyone answers." Chen Fan shrugged.
"Brother Zou? Brother Zou? Zou Xuan? Where are you? If you can hear me, respond."
Du Hao started calling Zou Xuan’s name.
Seconds passed, then many seconds more. In a hundred-meter radius, only Du Hao’s voice echoed.
Du Hao’s face turned deathly pale, and cold sweat broke out on his back, making his voice tremble.
"Brother Du, stop calling."
At this moment, Jiang Miao’s voice rang out, "This guy is stronger than last time."
Du Hao’s voice and breath halted.
Indeed, so much time had passed, and he was coming to terms with the situation.
The sword qi just now, over twenty meters long, if he remembered correctly, could only be from the Fifth Strike of Windward Slash, capable of such size and power.
But last time, this guy could only use the First Strike.
Just two days had passed, yet his power had improved so drastically?
Or was he hiding his strength last time?
A fear like no other closed in from all sides, choking him.
Beside him, Ye Cheng, who had been planning to find traces of Chen Fan from the scene, was now trembling and paralyzed with fear, having clearly seen Zou Xuan turned to dust by the descending sword qi!
That was a B-level Awakened! One of the top fighters at Jiulong City!
Yet he was instantly killed by the man wielding that knife!
How could they fight against such power?
There was no way to fight!
"I should never have agreed to Zou Xuan, I should never have met with Du Hao, I should never have followed them to Anshan City. It’s over. It’s all over!"
He howled inwardly.
"Brother Du, don’t worry."
Jiang Miao’s voice echoed again, "Whether he was hiding his strength before or advanced recently, with me here, he’s dead meat."
"Right, right, exactly!"
Du Hao snapped back to reality.
He remembered that Jiang Miao’s superpower was Phantom, allowing him to be immune to any physical attack.
No matter if this guy could unleash the Fifth Strike of Windward Slash, what good would it do if he couldn’t hit?
"Ha ha ha ha."
With this thought, he laughed out loud.
"I admit your appearance was unexpected, and even if Zou Xuan died to your sword, it doesn’t change your fate today of certain death!"
"Is that so?"
Chen Fan glanced at Jiang Miao nearby, then back at Du Hao, "If I were you, I’d be more concerned about my own safety now. Even a B-level Awakened couldn’t withstand my strike. Do you think you can?"
Du Hao froze, a flicker of fear in his eyes.
This guy, could he really use that strike multiple times?
Back in their first encounter, including him, who would have thought this guy could unleash back-to-back strikes? Yet he did.
But so what?
He smiled faintly and said, "Did you think I came in person this time? Haha, think again. This standing here is just another clone. Kill me, it matters not. But you, you die for real."
"Is that so? Just him?"
Chen Fan pointed his blade at Jiang Miao.
"He’s not enough?"
Jiang Miao sneered.
His body returned to solid form, having dispelled the Phantom state for it drained Spiritual Power. Nevertheless, he felt sure his power could evade any attack in the flash of a moment by going Phantom.
A cold gleam flashed in Chen Fan’s eyes.
He truly wanted to kill him with one finger.
But with Du Hao’s clone watching nearby, this move might expose his identity.
He couldn’t kill him yet, for Chen had a plan to find Du Hao’s real body.
"Alright, take your shot. Show me how you’ll kill me." He said slowly.
"?"
Jiang Miao felt a sudden foreboding at those words.
This guy, who attacked Zou Xuan first, was now asking Jiang to strike first. Why?
Did he know who Jiang was?
Or had he figured out his superpower and, confident of countering, awaited Jiang’s move?
Jiang hesitated, unsure.
The atmosphere fell silent, tense.
A second passed.
Ten seconds passed.
In the blink of an eye, a minute was up.
"What’s wrong?"
Chen Fan asked, "Afraid to make a move?"
"Brother Jiang!"
Du Hao shouted, glaring at Jiang Miao, silently questioning why he hadn’t yet attacked!