On the highway, one could often see remnants and various abandoned motor vehicles.
By now, night had fallen. There was no moon that evening, and the stars were sparse. The faint starlight barely allowed one to make out the outline of the highway. At one section of it, a bus had overturned at the roadside. The four members of Thunder Squad were sitting on the ground, their backs leaning against the bus.
“This time, the young master’s training plan wasn’t fully completed, but his strength has indeed improved significantly,” remarked the old man with the surname Liu, with a smile.
“It’s okay, I guess, but still far from what my father expects,” replied the mixed-blood youth, ‘Li Wei,’ shaking his head.
“Young master, at your age, your current strength is already quite remarkable,” said the old man with the surname Liu. Both Karan and Panya nodded in agreement.
Li Wei shook his head. “Not enough. Far from enough! There are quite a few middle-grade warriors in Jiangnan Base City in their twenties. My parents are both warrior gods; how could their son be inferior? Oh, right… Panya, you mentioned that Hammer Squad’s Luo Feng, who turned nineteen only last New Year, is already a junior warrior. Me, the son of two great warriors, how could I be worse than a country bumpkin?”
“Right, right,” the old man with the surname Liu agreed.
“Young master, you are the strongest,” added the white, muscular man, Karan.
Li Wei smiled slightly.
Panya, the tiger-fang squad leader, sighed, “Now that you mention it, young master, it’s true. Compared to you, Luo Feng is nothing! But this Luo Feng has become a big headache for me. The Hammer Squad and my Tiger Fang Squad are sworn enemies, and now I’m the only one left in my squad. The Hammer Squad will definitely come after me! Others are manageable, but this Luo Feng’s progress is just too shocking!”
“He became a warrior not long ago and is already a junior warrior. I believe it won’t be long before he surpasses me. When that happens, I’m as good as dead!” Panya sighed deeply.
Indeed, Panya deeply regretted his past decisions.
Back then, he had seen Luo Feng at the supply base. Zhang Zehu had even suggested killing Luo Feng, but he, Panya, had hesitated, fearing that it might alert their enemies, so he didn’t act! But who could have imagined that after that, Luo Feng’s strength would rise sharply, earning him the nickname ‘the Madman.’ In just two months, he had hunted over ten thousand monsters, nearly all of them high-grade beast soldiers. This incredible feat had long been the talk of the Jiangnan Base City martial artists’ circle.
Unfortunately, Panya didn’t see Luo Feng again until they met in City 003.
“You’re going to join a new martial artist squad later, right?” the mixed-blood youth Li Wei said.
“Yes, but the enmity with the Hammer Squad is unforgettable. Who knows when they might shoot me from the shadows,” Panya said with a bitter expression. He couldn’t forget that they had once done the same to the Hammer Squad. Now, with his current strength, if he were ambushed and shot by a sniper without any preparation, he would likely die on the spot.
Panya looked at the mixed-blood youth Li Wei and quickly said, “Young master, next time, if you can use the underground alliance’s intelligence network to find out where Luo Feng is in the wilderness area, could you let me know?”
“Sure, no problem,” Li Wei replied generously.
The old man with the surname Liu and the white, muscular man exchanged a glance. They had already noticed that Panya had deliberately acted worried to get the young master to use some of his influence.
But…
As merely bodyguards, they had no interest in meddling in such matters. Besides, these days, Panya had been very good at flattery, which had put the old man and the white man in a good mood. Plus, Panya’s squad had indeed suffered heavy losses, so helping him out wasn’t a big deal.
“It’s getting late. Let’s rest early. We have a long way to go tomorrow morning,” the old man with the surname Liu said.
Thus, the four members of Thunder Squad began to rest.
Unlike summer, in winter, most martial artist squads rest at night and travel during the day. In summer, they rest during the day to avoid the heat and travel at night when it’s cooler.
…
In the deep of night, the members of Thunder Squad were either sitting cross-legged or lying on the ground, resting. However, except for the young master, the other three were merely ‘closing their eyes to rest’; they dared not fall asleep… In the wilderness area, a monster might appear at any moment.
To be eaten by a monster in one’s sleep would be truly tragic.
“Hmm?” Panya, the old man with the surname Liu, and the white, muscular man almost simultaneously opened their eyes. They had all heard a faint sound.
It was the sound of footsteps!
Suddenly, a figure walked past the nearby bus, and then, surprisingly, turned to look over… The passing martial artist and the three—Panya, the old man with the surname Liu, and the white, muscular man—locked eyes.
“How could I run into them!”
Luo Feng almost wanted to curse the heavens. He had been happily on his way home, but who would have thought that the four members of Thunder Squad were hiding behind the bus resting. Because of the obstruction of the bus, he hadn’t seen them earlier. By the time he passed the bus and noticed them, it was already too late!
“Luo Feng!” Panya hissed lowly, his eyes gleaming.
It was truly… search high and low without success, only to find it without effort! He had been longing for Luo Feng day and night, and now Luo Feng had bizarrely appeared alone before them!
“Oh, it’s actually that Luo Feng. I’ve seen you before,” the half-asleep mixed-blood youth, young master Li Wei, also stood up, glancing indifferently at Luo Feng… He, Li Wei, was no fool. He had long known that Tiger Fang Captain Panya wanted to kill this Luo Feng, and now Luo Feng had walked right into their trap. Did the result even need to be said?
The look Li Wei gave Luo Feng carried a trace of pity.
“Luo Feng, you’ve walked into hell with no escape,” Tiger Fang Captain Panya looked at the old man with the surname Liu, who gave an almost imperceptible nod… Previously, Panya had asked the old man and others to help eliminate the Hammer Squad, but back then, they had not found the Hammer Squad.
“Tiger Fang Captain!” Luo Feng’s expression changed slightly.
Walked into hell with no escape? Even a fool could tell that Panya wanted to kill him!
However, if the other three weren’t here, it would be hard to say who would kill whom!
But the presence of the three was a big problem. The old man with the surname Liu and the white muscular man were both high-grade warriors, while the young master’s strength was weak, but his background was terrifying! Behind him stood several warrior gods!
“Three of you,” Luo Feng looked at the old man with the surname Liu, the white muscular man, and the mixed-blood youth, “Captain Panya of the Tiger Fang has a grudge against my Hammer Squad, and what he is about to do, the three of you can already see. The state has laws prohibiting martial artists from killing each other! Of course, in the wilderness area, the state can’t control it.”
“I don’t ask the three of you to stop him, I just ask that you watch from the side and not interfere, allowing me and Panya to settle this matter between us!” Luo Feng looked at the young master, “You must be young master Li Wei. Although I have never spoken to you before, I have heard of your great reputation. I only learned later from my friends in the Hammer Squad that you were the one that day… If I had known earlier, I would have gladly given the two-headed black line snake to you.”
Luo Feng lowered his posture, flattering young master Li Wei.
“Mm-hmm.” Young master Li Wei smiled slightly, quite enjoying the flattery from a martial arts prodigy.
“As long as young master Li Wei and the other three don’t interfere, this matter will be easier to handle. Even if I kill Panya in a direct confrontation, given the identities of Li Wei and others, they probably wouldn’t care,” Luo Feng hoped in his heart.
Panya immediately glanced at the old man with the surname Liu. They had been through life and death together these days, and there was also the agreement to eliminate the Hammer Squad.
“Who are you? Talking so disrespectfully!” the old man with the surname Liu rebuked.
“Senior,” Luo Feng lowered his posture.
“Who is your senior,” the old man glared, “Aren’t you the one who caused the deaths of Panya’s two teammates? You deserve to die for that alone!” Beside him, young master Li Wei also smiled slightly, ready to watch his subordinates kill Luo Feng.
Was Luo Feng a genius?
Killing a genius would be a very interesting thing.
“What should I do, what should I do?” Luo Feng’s face turned grim.
“I can definitely kill Panya alone, but with the other three, it’s a problem. Especially young master Li Wei… If they really attack, should I resist or not? If I don’t resist, I’ll die. If I do resist… even if I can kill all of them, killing Li Wei will have terrible consequences.”
“But if I don’t kill them, Li Wei will retaliate, and the consequences will be even worse!”
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Luo Feng’s mind.
The three—old man Liu, the white muscular man, and Panya—spread out and closed in tightly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Luo Feng threw three daggers at Panya and then turned to run!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Panya’s triangular military knife quickly blocked two of the daggers, dodging the third.
“Chase him!”
The old man Liu, the white muscular man, and Panya instantly burst into action, aiming to kill Luo Feng.
But at that moment, the two daggers that Panya had blocked and dropped to the ground earlier suddenly shot from behind toward the old man Liu and the white muscular man’s heads! Because the old man Liu and the white muscular man had their backs to the two daggers, and with the speed controlled by Luo Feng’s mental power!
The daggers were even faster than sniper bullets! The sonic boom hadn’t even arrived, and the daggers, several times the speed of sound, had already reached!
“Thud!” “Thud!”
The two black-shining daggers pierced the heads of the old man Liu and the white muscular man from behind! With two loud bangs, their heads exploded instantly. The two high-grade warriors were instantly killed without any preparation!
“What!” Panya was greatly shocked.
One of the daggers that had pierced the old man Liu’s head curved around instantly and shot toward Panya! A frontal attack! Unfortunately, Panya’s strength was merely at the middle warrior level. He desperately swung his triangular military knife, barely grazing the edge of the black-shining dagger, but the dagger quivered.
Puchi!
Panya’s skull was directly sliced off!
“Ahh!” It all happened too quickly. The mixed-blood youth Li Wei, who had been watching with a smile, saw the old man Liu and the white muscular man’s heads explode, his eyes widened in shock, and he immediately tried to press the communication watch in his hand.
Puchi!
The third dagger, which Panya had dodged earlier, directly slashed across Li Wei’s neck!
A beautiful head, a head worth a fortune, flew up, and blood spurted wildly from the severed neck like water from a tap!
In an instant!
The four members of Thunder Squad were killed!
“When a rabbit is desperate, it will even bite back!”
“Did you really think I wouldn’t dare to kill you!”
“Damn it, so what if you have a warrior god for a father? Even if it’s eventually discovered that I’m the killer… At worst, I’ll expose my identity as a mentalist, lose my freedom, and join the core of the Limit Martial Arts Gym. Besides… Whether your father can trace me is still uncertain!” Luo Feng’s eyes turned red, flashing with madness. He immediately retrieved his daggers and, in an instant, turned into a blurred shadow, running off the highway and into the wild fields full of weeds.
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