Chapter 51: Rest and Regroup

Luo Feng knew that while controlling the flying knives to rescue everyone, he had also exposed the secret of being a Mentalist!

“I guess you all must have figured it out already, yet you still pretend with those expressions to look at me. Well then, I admit it…” Luo Feng showed a faint helpless smile. “I am a Mentalist!”

“Haha!” Chen Gu laughed heartily. “Luo Feng, I knew I was right about you!”

Wei Qing and Wei Tie also smiled.

“A Mentalist, our Hammer Squad finally has a Mentalist,” Gao Feng nodded with a grin. “I believe if the Tiger Tooth Squad had known earlier how powerful Luo Feng is, they would never dare to play dirty tricks on us. If they had known… that they offended a Mentalist, they would surely regret it deeply!”

“They would definitely regret to death!” Wei Tie chuckled.

Zhang Ke, lying nearby, couldn’t help but say, “That Tiger Tooth Squad bunch, the strongest among them are only two mid-level Warlord-ranked warriors! Luo Feng’s physical ability barely reaches ‘Advanced Warrior’ level. According to the rules, mental power is two levels higher than physical strength, so he should be at ‘Mid-level Warlord’ level already. However… a mid-level Warlord-ranked Mentalist would absolutely dominate others of the same level. He could even rival warriors one tier higher!”

All martial artists clearly understood how terrifying a Mentalist could be!

At the same level, a Mentalist would dominate all other warriors without question!

No matter how excellent your sword techniques, shield techniques, or body techniques were, a Mentalist could stay far away, remotely control flying knives for rapid attacks. Moreover, those knives could instantly turn corners, and their speed was absolutely supersonic. How could martial artists of the same level stand a chance?

“As long as Luo Feng is careful, he alone could wipe out the entire Tiger Tooth Squad!” Chen Gu grinned. “This time, Tiger Tooth Squad played a dirty trick on us Hammer Squad. This must be the stupidest thing they’ve ever done!”

“This time, we were really lucky,” Gao Feng sighed.

Gao Feng’s physical strength barely reached ‘Mid-level Warlord’ level, but in front of a horde of beasts, he was practically useless. This was the difference between ordinary martial artists and Mentalists!

“Brother Zhang.”

Luo Feng half-knelt in front of Zhang Ke, looking at Zhang Ke’s pale face, and spoke softly, “This time, Tiger Tooth Squad targeted us, possibly because I offended Zhang Zehu last time… This time, you lost your arm because of me… I’m sorry!”

For a moment, the Hammer Squad fell silent, all looking at Luo Feng and Zhang Ke.

“Luo Feng,” Zhang Ke showed a faint smile. “Don’t take all the blame on yourself. This time, it was you who saved our entire squad, no doubt about that. As for me…” Zhang Ke looked down at the wound on his right shoulder; his right arm had already been lost amidst the horde earlier.

“My career as a free martial artist is over,” Zhang Ke sighed.

Gao Feng, Chen Gu, the Wei brothers, and Luo Feng all remained silent.

“However,” Zhang Ke smiled faintly, “this is truly the best outcome I could have hoped for. Do you recall the Great Nirvana Era? I was but a child then. I survived through that age, watching with my own eyes as countless lives were claimed by monstrous beasts. Back then, I made a vow… that when I came of age, I would personally slay these creatures and become a true hero!”

“I’ve always been striving for that.”

“Finally, I became a martial artist, a free martial artist! I entered the wilderness to hunt countless beasts, fulfilling my childhood dream. I became a hero in people’s eyes, and my wife admired me, eventually marrying me. My daughter always took pride in having such a powerful martial artist as her father.”

“As time passed, killing more and more beasts, I gradually grew weary… Every time I came to the wilderness, my wife and child always worried I might die. I worried too that I might not see them again next time. But I didn’t have the courage to quit.” Zhang Ke said slowly. “For over a decade, I’ve lived like this, and I’ve already gotten used to it.”

At this moment, Luo Feng also felt uneasy in his heart.

Family?

He also had a younger brother and parents who worried about him.

“This injury can be seen as giving me a reason, a reason to quit.” Zhang Ke smiled faintly. “After over a decade, I’m already tired. In the future, I can go to a martial arts academy; with my achievements, I can definitely become a district-level instructor at the Limit Martial Arts Academy. I’ll have more time to accompany my wife and child! And I still have you guys behind me. Before quitting, making friends with a Mentalist like you, hahaha, it’s worth it.”

Luo Feng forced a smile.

“Brother, enjoy your peaceful life well,” Gao Feng encouraged. “In the future, if you have any problems, just come to me! We’ve been together for seven or eight years now; we are brothers in life and death!”

“Right,” Zhang Ke nodded with a smile. “I won’t be modest; if I have any trouble, I’ll definitely come to you guys. Especially Luo Feng, I know that a Mentalist’s power increases most rapidly during a certain period. Your strength will rise rapidly. In the future, Luo Feng, you will be unstoppable. If I need help in the future, don’t refuse!”

Ask me for help?

It was Brother Zhang who brought me into the Hammer Squad, and this injury of his was probably related to me. How could I not help?

“Brother Zhang, your matter is my matter!” Luo Feng said.

Zhang Ke nodded, then asked with curiosity, “By the way, Luo Feng. How come you’ve been hiding the fact that you’re a Mentalist all along?”

“Mainly because I don’t want too many troubles,” Luo Feng shook his head with a smile. “Once my identity as a Mentalist is exposed, there won’t be any peaceful life for me in the future.” This was something he realized after becoming a martial artist, when he read many posts on the ‘Limit Home’ forum. He discovered that it would be better to keep his identity as a Mentalist secret.

Because once revealed, he would become a key focus for the Limit Martial Arts Academy’s development. First, he would be sent to the global headquarters of the Limit Martial Arts Academy, where he would receive excellent training and conditions…

But he would lose the quiet life he currently enjoyed. Although he occasionally came to the wilderness now, at least he could often stay with his parents when he returned.

“Right.”

Gao Feng nodded. “Luo Feng’s thinking is correct. Now, whether it’s the government military or various martial arts academies and families, they are all desperately scrambling to grab Mentalists. Once a Mentalist appears, all factions will fight for him! The government military will use all sorts of means first, so once martial arts academies find out, they will quickly transfer the Mentalist out of the country’s scope, only allowing the Mentalist to return after reaching an agreement with the government military.”

A Mentalist is a trump card!

Each Mentalist is of great importance, enough to cause a fierce struggle among all parties. Being at the center of such a storm, although enjoying privileges, one would lose the life of an ordinary martial artist.

“Captain, I hope everyone can keep this secret for me and not make it public,” Luo Feng requested.

“Right, of course we won’t make it public. Our martial artist squad prefers Luo Feng to keep it a secret,” Gao Feng laughed heartily.

Chen Gu beside him also nodded excitedly: “Right, our Hammer Squad has a ‘Mentalist,’ while other martial artist squads don’t know. Haha… this way, we appear weak to our enemies, making them off guard. So if anyone dares to provoke us, they will suffer greatly. And in the future, when hunting beasts, etc., it will also be very advantageous!”

A trump card is only a hidden card when kept secret!

Once revealed, it loses its surprise effect.

“Right, in the future, the captain can confront beasts head-on, while Luo Feng uses flying knives for secret attacks, hitting with precision,” Wei Tie couldn’t help but say.

Beside him, Wei Qing also quickly added: “Right, Luo Feng first attacks with his sword, making the beasts think he uses a sword, then Luo Feng secretly uses flying knives, catching them off guard! That will definitely make the beasts regret too late!” Having a Mentalist in the team, the team’s strength could be said to immediately increase tenfold!

…

The Hammer Squad members discussed Luo Feng’s future role in the team, all excited.

Clearly, the addition of a Mentalist brought enormous benefits to the Hammer Squad.

After a long while, the Hammer Squad members began to rest, and the sky gradually darkened, allowing them to see a sky full of stars.

Under the starry sky, Luo Feng sat quietly at the edge of the rooftop, thinking about the battle from earlier that evening: “Today’s battle, when that armor-piercing bullet came flying, at that moment, I actually used the first level of the ‘Nine Thunder Blades’!” Thinking about this, Luo Feng couldn’t help but stand up and walk aside, pulling out his Blood Shadow Blade.

“Hu!”

With a step forward, the core area of his body strength—the waist and hip region—almost instantly exploded with a force. At the same time, as the muscle power was transmitted into his arm, the waist and hip region naturally, like a wave propagating, exploded with another force. Two consecutive forces were transmitted into his arm.

“Phooey!”

The Blood Shadow Blade turned into a streak of cold light, slicing through the sky.

“Indeed, I can now emit an additional hidden force; the combination of two forces, seven-tenths plus seven-tenths, equals fourteen-tenths of power.” Luo Feng also felt that after emitting an additional hidden force from his body, he had already exhausted his strength and couldn’t emit another hidden force.

Even so, it was not bad.

The ‘Nine Thunder Blades’ were difficult to master, yet he had naturally entered the first level at a life-or-death moment. Then there was hope for further improvement in the future.

Suddenly—

“Awooooo~~”

An angry and unwilling wolf howl came from somewhere below. Under the starry sky, the Hammer Squad members resting were startled awake by the sound.

“It’s a wolf’s cry!” Gao Feng said solemnly.

“There’s actually a wolf-type monster,” Chen Gu also gasped, each wolf-type monster was no easy opponent.

Wolf-type?

Luo Feng was equally astonished. Wolf-type monsters had been scarce even before the Great Nirvana era, renowned for their savage ferocity. After the Great Nirvana transformation, these creatures grew even more untamed and brutal, their power exponentially surpassing their former selves.

Swoosh!

Luo Feng grabbed the telescope and darted to the edge of the rooftop, following the wolf’s howl to look down below.