Chapter 144: Whose General is this Brave Warrior?

Chapter 144: Whose General is this Brave Warrior?

Ma Jun's Great Inferno was a formidable move, its might was astonishing.

At first glance, it seemed to possess at least a third of the strength of the Red Dog General.

However, when it struck the Boxyou monster...

"Pffft!"

Like a burning match tossed into a vast lake, it instantly extinguished without causing a ripple.

The Boxyou monster didn't even pause in its stride, continuing its charge towards the city wall.

The onlookers' faces turned pale with fear.

If this monster were to collide with the wall, this seemingly sturdy fortress would undoubtedly be breached.

Ma Jun's face went white.

The others didn't fare much better.

"We're done for. Our mission is definitely going to fail."

"Forget the mission, let's just focus on saving our lives! Surviving this would be a miracle."

"Once the wall is broken, with so many monsters charging towards us, our chances of survival are less than one in a thousand..."

"Are we just going to stand here and watch? We need to think of something quickly!"

"We have no way of dealing with this monster. Let's prepare for the impact!"

"What about Song Haitang? She hasn't made a move yet..."

"Don't count on Song Haitang. Ma Jun was already the best among us newcomers. Song Haitang is strong, but how strong can she be?"

...

Facing the formidable Boxyou monster, everyone was at a loss for a solution.

Despair began to envelop the Extraordinary Beings.

Region 17.

"The Boxyou monster is heading this way. Hurry and run for your lives!" the Lady Commander instructed.

Jiang Hebin was indeed considering fleeing, but upon hearing this, they were surprised.

"What about you?" Jiang Hebin couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you leaving?"

The Lady Commander's face regained its calm, "We cannot retreat. We have a duty to fulfill."

A simple statement, yet it conveyed an unwavering determination to die.

Jiang Hebin and the others fell silent.

Unnoticed by them, their gazes shifted towards Zhao Zheng.

"Brother Zhao..."

Wang Fei called out, "Let's go. We must leave now."

At that moment, some Extraordinary Beings from nearby regions had already started to retreat.

Some headed to other regions for shelter, while others left the city wall altogether.

Hearing Wang Fei's voice, Zhao Zheng, who had been observing the monster, finally snapped out of his trance.

"There's no need to retreat!" Zhao Zheng said with a smile, "I can handle this monster!"

After his observations, he had a rough estimate of the Boxyou monster's strength and speed. For now, its defense and other abilities remained unknown.

However, Zhao Zheng was confident. Even if he couldn't kill the monster, he was sure he could hold it back!

The reason he hadn't acted sooner was that he was waiting for more monsters to gather.

He feared that if he attacked, the other monsters might flee...

Hearing Zhao Zheng's words, the team members were stunned.

The Lady Commander's eyes lit up with a glimmer of hope.

"Brother Zhao, do you have a way to deal with this monster?" Wang Fei asked eagerly, "What's your plan?"

"With my fists!"

As his words fell, Zhao Zheng offered no further explanation. He leaped into the air, his body swiftly ascending towards the sky.

Under the moonlight, his silhouette resembled a firefly, instantly capturing everyone's attention.

Buzz!

The Master-rank Armored Color Dominance was activated.

In an instant, Zhao Zheng's fists turned pitch-black like iron.

The next moment, his iron fists began to glow with a crimson light, dazzling in the darkness.

Even more striking, crimson lightning occasionally flashed from Zhao Zheng's fists, creating an eerie sight.

He was charging 'Bone Punch Impact'.

An unprecedented aura of terror emanated from Zhao Zheng, instantly enveloping the entire area!

At that moment, everyone felt the pressure of a super-strong individual emanating from Zhao Zheng.

Despite his small stature, he seemed like a towering Mount Tai, standing tall above them, making it hard to breathe.

Everyone's expressions changed.

On the ground, the charging monsters all came to a halt.

Even the Boxyou monster paused, lifting its head to gaze at the sky.

High above, Zhao Zheng didn't charge for long.

As he reached the monster's head, he finally unleashed his punch.

"Bam!"

His fist shattered the void.

The crimson fist shadow transformed into a streak of light, descending from the heavens, and slammed into the Boxyou monster's head.

This punch was incredibly fast.

The Boxyou monster couldn't react in time...

"Boom—"

An explosion like no other.

It was as if a small nuclear bomb had detonated on the monster's forehead.

The entire ground trembled!

The explosion produced a massive ball of intense light, blindingly bright.

Like a blazing sun, it illuminated the darkness, instantly bathing the world in its radiance.

The blinding light pollution caused everyone on the wall to squint, their eyes nearly blinded by the flash.

As the intense light vanished, a terrifying blast wave swiftly emerged, ravaging everything in its path.

"Crack! Crack!"

The sky shattered, and the earth wailed in agony.

The ferocious shockwave shredded everything in its path, tearing apart the bodies of countless monsters and flinging them into the air.

Under such a powerful impact, they couldn't withstand even a moment, instantly turning into ashes.

Blood splattered and flesh scattered, mixing with the dirt on the ground, creating a gruesome, apocalyptic scene.

...

Soon, the shockwave reached the edge of the wall.

"Get down!"

A superhuman shouted, and everyone quickly dropped to the ground.

No one could see what happened next because they were all lying face down, shielding their heads, too afraid to open their eyes.

They could only feel the powerful gust of wind blowing over them, while the wall beneath them trembled incessantly, as if on the verge of collapsing.

After what felt like an eternity, the shockwave gradually dissipated.

When everyone lifted their heads and gazed upon the battlefield, they were all stunned.

A massive crater, over 200 meters in diameter, had appeared on the battlefield.

The giant monster, the Boxyou, had its entire head obliterated, leaving only its enormous body behind.

Its body was covered in blood, its skin peeled off in layers.

If even the Boxyou suffered such a miserable fate, there was no need to mention the other monsters; they had vanished without a trace, not even leaving behind their corpses.

The wall, however, was stained red with blood—not human blood, but monster blood. In many places, pieces of monster flesh clung to the wall.

On the entire battlefield, only one person remained standing—Zhao Zheng!

With a single punch, he had slain one of the Seven Great Beasts, the Boxyou monster.

With a single punch, he had cleared the battlefield of all small monsters.

With a single punch, he had turned the once-precarious human defenses into an impregnable fortress.

Zhao Zheng's punch had shattered everyone's perception of reality. The superhumans stared in disbelief, struggling to comprehend how such an extraordinary being could exist among the freshmen. Even the natives were left in awe.

They had encountered many foreigners and knew that some possessed formidable abilities.

But a foreigner as fearsome as Zhao Zheng—they had never seen one before!

This was truly unprecedented...

If there had been such powerful foreigners before, the monsters would have been eradicated long ago.

In the 1619 version of the novel, there was no mistake!

"This... this..."

"Who is he? How did he get in? Is he also a freshman?"

"Yes! How did he get in? With his strength, I wouldn't even object if he were one of those seventh-tier powerhouses..."

"Wait, I know him. He's the pretty boy kept by Song Haitang, named Zhao Zheng!"

"Nonsense! What kind of pretty boy is this strong?"

"But he really is Zhao Zheng!"

"Huh? Weren't they saying that he's just smart, good at finding opportunities, and has keen insight? How can he be this powerful?"

"What talent was that move just now? It looked somewhat familiar..."

"Wait, now that you mention it, I remember. Didn't a temporal rift appear in some city, and a man named Chen Ye saved it? That man used the same move."

"Damn! I remember that video, and it does look similar..."

"So, Chen Ye from CN University is actually Zhao Zheng from True Martial University?"

"There are some differences. Just now, Zhao Zheng's fist emitted a small amount of crimson lightning."

"That incident happened two months ago. Clearly, Zhao Zheng has become even stronger in these two months."

"Damn! Now I understand why Song Haitang always gets an SSS-class task evaluation. Ma Jun didn't lose to Song Haitang; he lost to a true master!"

"But... isn't he supposed to have a waste talent? How can he be this powerful?"

"Obviously, we were all wrong. The Kryptonian talent isn't a waste talent; it's the most powerful talent in history!"

"This is a huge secret!"

"What good does knowing it do? This is the Amnesia Realm..."

...

On the wall, countless superhumans were engaged in heated discussions.

Even the native soldiers were whispering among themselves, marveling at the strength Zhao Zheng had displayed.

As for Zhao Zheng himself?

He stood in place, awaiting the next wave of monsters.

But...

After his punch killed the Boxyou, the remaining monsters seemed to have been scared witless and fled...

Just as he had feared, his intervention had scared away the monsters.

So he had been biding his time, waiting for the monsters to gather in larger numbers before making his move.

But the appearance of the Scops Owl monster had disrupted his plans...

Since the monsters weren't coming to him, he had no choice but to go after them.

With this thought, Zhao Zheng turned back towards the city wall, then leaped into the air, jumping back onto the wall from over a hundred meters away.

He was like a flying superhero!

When Zhao Zheng reappeared on the wall, the crowd on the wall was visibly startled and quickly moved away.

Zhao Zheng paid no attention to the others and went straight to Song Haitang and the others.

At this moment, Jiang Hebin and the rest still wore expressions of disbelief on their faces! Zhao Zheng's punch had not only killed the monster but also left them stunned.

Only Song Haitang gazed at Zhao Zheng with a proud smile on her pretty face.

As for Zhao Zheng himself...

He went straight to the female commander and asked, "Was that Scops Owl monster the strongest among the monsters?"

The female commander looked at Zhao Zheng with reverence. Hearing his question, she subconsciously replied, "As far as we know, the Seven Great Beasts are the most ferocious. As for stronger monsters, I've never heard of any..."

"Good!" Zhao Zheng nodded and then asked, "Do you know where the monsters' lair is?"

The female commander had now regained her composure.

Hearing Zhao Zheng's words, she seemed to realize what he was planning. She swallowed and nodded, "I know! The monsters' lair is less than thirty li from here."

As expected...

Zhao Zheng immediately asked, "Are you willing to take me there?"

"I am willing!"

The female commander solemnly agreed.

Going to the monsters' lair would undoubtedly be dangerous.

However, she didn't mind! As long as she could eliminate the monsters, she was willing to do anything!

"Good! You go get the horse ready!" Zhao Zheng said.

Hearing this, the female commander immediately bowed and retreated.

After she left, Zhao Zheng turned his attention to the team members.

"You all saw that when I took action, the monsters were scared and didn't dare to come closer."

Zhao Zheng sighed and continued, "So, I plan to infiltrate the monsters' lair and kill more of them!"

Hearing this, the crowd was stunned.

Wow!

You said you'd defend the city, but now you're chasing the monsters into their lair? And you want to wipe them out?

"Brother Zhao, isn't this too dangerous?" Jiang Hebin asked in a low voice.

Zhao Zheng said, "I definitely won't take unnecessary risks. I won't actually go into the monsters' lair. I'll just stay on the outskirts and kill more monsters to earn some task progress."

It was only at this moment that the crowd realized the significance of Zhao Zheng's earlier statement about him taking care of the monsters.

Zhou Junjie couldn't help but say, "Brother Zhao, with that one punch earlier, you killed enough monsters. Maybe we've already earned an SSS-Class Task Evaluation."

"What if it's not enough? I don't want to gamble on probabilities!" Zhao Zheng smiled and said, "Besides, it's still early, and we've got nothing else to do. Might as well go kill some monsters for fun."

Wow!

Killing monsters for fun?

Are you even speaking human language?

Although Zhao Zheng's words were bold, not a single person thought he was arrogant.

Seeing that Zhao Zheng had made up his mind, the team members stopped trying to persuade him.

"Brother Zhao, we'll go with you too! We can help kill some monsters!" Wang Fei said.

Zhao Zheng waved his hand, "There's no need."

Indeed, there was no need.

These people wouldn't be able to kill as many monsters as Zhao Zheng could with a single punch.

"It's safer for you to stay here. Be vigilant and don't let anyone sneak up on Haitang."

Hearing this, the teammates all expressed their agreement.

"Brother Zhao, rest assured. Anyone who wants to get close to Sister Haitang will have to step over my dead body!"

"That's right! As long as I'm alive, no one can sneak up on Sister Haitang."

...

Zhao Zheng nodded in satisfaction and then turned to Song Haitang.

"Haitang, you stay here and wait for me to come back."

"Okay!"

Song Haitang obediently agreed.

This made her seem like a useless vase.

However, Song Haitang's thoughts were different from the other girls. As long as she didn't cause trouble for Zhao Zheng, she didn't care if she was seen as a vase or not.

At this moment.

The female commander who had just left had already ridden a horse and was waiting outside the city.

She stood below the city wall, waiting for Zhao Zheng.

In addition to her own horse, she had thoughtfully brought a fine horse for Zhao Zheng.

Seeing this, Zhao Zheng bid farewell to the crowd and jumped down from the wall.

The wall was only a dozen meters high.

His jump had no effect on him.

...

(End of Chapter)

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