Chapter 31: The Gale Fist King Cornered

Chapter 31: The Gale Fist King Cornered

As Su Muyu and the silver-haired man engaged in an intense battle, Su Muyu gathered her backpack and turned to observe the fight, a hint of worry crossing her mind.

She knew that staying here would only burden them.

So, following Lu Heng's earlier plan, she decided to enter Invisibility with the Demon Crystal Core in her backpack and head towards the forest.

Soon, the black-stockinged woman noticed Su Muyu's disappearance from her sight, along with the missing Demon Crystal Core. Furious, she shouted, "Trying to run? Let's see if you can get away!"

She immediately activated her Perception Skill and pursued Su Muyu into the forest.

Lu Heng, sensing her pursuit, swiftly blocked her path, saying, "That's enough. Don't push it too far."

The silver-haired man stepped in front of Lu Heng, his arrogance evident as he declared, "Go after her. If anyone dares to stop you, I'll kill them."

The black-stockinged woman shot a flirtatious smile at Lu Heng, activated her Acceleration Skill, and dashed into the forest.

Lu Heng quickly warned through his Bluetooth earpiece, "That woman is chasing after you. Be careful."

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine," Su Muyu replied, though her heart was racing with anxiety.

Despite being a Metahuman, she had never been in a fight before.

The black-stockinged woman, with her Acceleration Skill, quickly caught up to Su Muyu in the forest. With her charm, she called out, "Little sister, don't run. Your invisibility won't work on me. Hand over the crystal core nicely, and I can introduce you to a powerful teammate who'll take care of you."

Su Muyu couldn't run fast in the forest, while her pursuer had the advantage of the Acceleration Skill.

As the distance between them narrowed, the black-stockinged woman, aided by her Perception Skill, spotted a transparent figure flashing by ahead.

"Got you!" she exclaimed with a sinister smile. She accelerated, preparing to knock Su Muyu down with a kick.

Su Muyu, who had been monitoring her surroundings with the Recon Eagle, noticed the woman's approach. She quickly drew her Crossbow, turned, and fired.

Whoosh! The bolt flew towards the black-stockinged woman's abdomen.

With her exceptional Perception Ability, the woman detected Su Muyu's movement and dodged the bolt by sidestepping to the nearby tree trunk, where it embedded itself with a loud 'thud'.

"Trying to fight back, huh? You're asking for it!" The woman's face contorted with anger, and she let out a cold huff before leaping towards Su Muyu, her Flame Hand ignited, ready to strike her face.

Su Muyu silently counted three, two, one in her mind and activated the skill: Prism Tower Shield.

A prismatic tower shield materialized out of thin air, blocking the Flame Hand attack aimed at her side.

Without hesitation, Su Muyu commanded the Advanced Recon Eagle to dive towards the black-stockinged woman's eyes.

She had always thought that using an eagle to peck at someone's eyes was cruel.

But her opponent was ruthless, attacking with the Flame Hand to slap faces. For a woman, this was even more vicious than a lethal strike, so Su Muyu didn't hold back.

The black-stockinged woman, seeing the eagle diving towards her, focused her gaze and swiftly raised her hand to blast the eagle away.

Seizing the opportunity, Su Muyu drew out a stun gun and thrust it into the woman's abdomen.

Zzzz!

"Ah!" The woman screamed in pain and fell to the ground, nearly passing out.

With this successful strike, Su Muyu felt a surge of excitement and cheered through the communication channel, "I took her down! I won!"

Lu Heng, hearing Su Muyu's voice through his Bluetooth earpiece, turned to the silver-haired man and smirked, "Looks like your woman isn't up to par."

"You're asking for it!"

Instead of aiding the black-stockinged woman, the silver-haired man continued his relentless assault on Lu Heng, swinging his fists.

Meanwhile, the black-stockinged woman, nearly stunned by the stun gun, managed to withstand its high-voltage current thanks to her Metahuman physique.

Gritting her teeth, she pulled out a signal flare and fired it into the sky while shouting through the communication channel, "Help! I need backup!"

At that moment, a speedboat that had been searching for Abyssal Tide Worms on the sea's surface changed course and sped towards the shore.

A team of Metahumans, numbering over a dozen, leaped off the boat, each armed with a gun.

The silver-haired man shouted to his team, "Go rescue Yaduo! I'll finish off this crawling insect and join you!"

His eyes fixed on Lu Heng with malevolence, and with a powerful grip, he unleashed the Gale Protection Aura, threatening, "Tell your woman that if she dares to harm even a single hair of Yaduo, I'll make her beg for death when I catch her!"

Lu Heng, seeing the arrival of another team of Metahumans, knew he couldn't delay any longer. He urged Su Muyu to hurry and drew the Aurora Blade from the void.

Half a minute earlier, the Gale Step skill had reached its maximum proficiency (1000/1000) during the battle.

Lu Heng immediately used Divine Evolution, consuming 300 Divine Energy points to upgrade the Gale Step skill.

Divine Energy flowed into the skill slot, merging with the existing energy to form a new energy sphere.

"Gale Step skill upgraded to Gale Step - Thrust."

Gale Step - Thrust

Skill Level: C-Rank

Skill Cost: 3 Essence Energy per minute

Skill Effect: Release energy into your legs, gaining gale-like running speed. Running speed increased by 100%.

As he launched a linear thrust, he temporarily gained a double speed boost.】

The skill upgrade effect was even better than expected.

Lu Heng simultaneously activated the [Lightning Weapon] and [Gale Step: Thrust], rushing towards the silver-haired man and executing the Seven-Segment Sword Technique, "Mountain Stabilizing Strike."

With a single slash, he shattered the gale protection aura surrounding the silver-haired man.

Bang!

The silver-haired man's talent, combined with his skills, formed a gale aura of near-A-rank strength, seamlessly integrating offense and defense.

The swirling gale aura was impenetrable to ordinary blade attacks.

At this moment, Lu Heng's sword sliced through the silver-haired man's gale aura.

The silver-haired man's eyes narrowed, and he immediately flew backward, attempting to evade the sharp blade.

Lu Heng left him no room to dodge, and the second sword, "Moon Pursuit," followed swiftly.

The sword light pierced forward, utilizing the linear thrust effect of [Gale Step: Thrust], the instantaneous speed boost soared from +100% to +200%.

The sword thrust out, swift as lightning.

The silver-haired man realized that the sword had reached him so quickly that he had no time to react, and in the blink of an eye, it had already pierced his body, leaving no room for evasion.

His face was filled with horror, and he could only grit his teeth and stretch out both hands to grab the sword blade, exerting all his strength to withstand the blow.

The extremely sharp Aurora Blade cut through his palms, almost severing them.

Lu Heng noticed his attempt to endure the attack, and a dangerous curve formed at the corner of his mouth. He unleashed the Subtle Sword Technique, applying additional force at the end of the sword form.

Pfft!

The sword tip broke through the grasping hand and plunged into the silver-haired man's chest.

"Ah!"

The silver-haired man was filled with horror, the sword piercing his chest, its tip reaching his lungs.

He felt a surge of heat in his lungs, and he coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood.

He never expected Lu Heng to be so powerful, forcing him into a desperate frenzy with just two sword strikes.

Acting swiftly, the silver-haired man roared and unleashed his trump card skill, [Desperate Frenzy]. His wounds instantly closed and stopped bleeding, and his strength, agility, and constitution increased by 30%. He counterattacked Lu Heng.

Lu Heng noticed the man's bloodshot eyes and immediately recognized the [Desperate Frenzy] skill.

This skill was a last-ditch counterattack, instantly stopping bleeding from wounds, reducing pain, and significantly increasing attributes like strength and agility.

The power unleashed by this skill was akin to a boss in the final stage of frenzy, an overwhelming force that no one could withstand.

However, such a powerful skill came with significant side effects. After using it, the user would suffer severe injuries, and attributes like strength, agility, and vitality would be halved. Even metahumans would require more than half a month of rest to recover.

The silver-haired man's reputation as the "Gale Fist King" who dominated the Binhai region in his previous life was well-deserved.

Lu Heng forced him to use his frenzy skill, but instead of engaging in a direct confrontation, he stepped back, creating distance with [Gale Step].

The metahuman gang realized their leader was injured and immediately raised their guns to shoot at Lu Heng.

Lu Heng reacted swiftly, dodging behind a tree, causing the bullets to pound into the tree trunk.

There were too many of them, and they were all armed with guns, making the situation tricky.

As the metahumans surrounded him with their guns, the situation became intensely heated.

At that moment, Su Muyu held a handgun to the back of the black-stocking woman's head and forced her out of the woods, saying, "If you want her to live, back off!"

The silver-haired man was in a frenzy, but he couldn't maintain this state for long.

He had planned to take advantage of the frenzy to finish off Lu Heng and possibly spare the woman.

However, Su Muyu now had a hostage.

"If you shoot, I'll make sure you both suffer!" The silver-haired man's eyes flashed with malice as he threatened them.

Lu Heng took the black-stocking woman from Su Muyu, shielding her with his body, and said, "Wait until your frenzy ends, and you'll see who's going to die."

The silver-haired man's expression turned uncertain because he had already used his frenzy skill, and when it ended, his strength would be halved.

Moreover, the longer the frenzy skill lasted, the more severe the injuries would be afterward.

The silver-haired man's expression darkened, and he commanded, "This time, I'll let you go, but if I see you again, you'll face the consequences of angering me. Let's go!"

He wanted to retreat while the frenzy was still active and then rush to the hospital for treatment.

As the silver-haired man's gang boarded the speedboat, Lu Heng released the black-stocking woman and pulled Su Muyu back into the woods to rest.

This was Su Muyu's first solo fight, and it wasn't just girls pulling each other's hair.

On the way back, Su Muyu excitedly recounted how she defeated the black-stocking woman:

"I blocked her attacks with my Prism Tower Shield, then let the Recon Eagle peck her eyes, and finally used the stun gun to finish her off. I won, so why aren't you praising me?"

"You're amazing, truly amazing," Lu Heng said, finding her current demeanor cheerful and open, but also a bit...childish for her age.

(End of Chapter)

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