Chapter 335: Chapter 333: Outburst
"Fire!"
The pale-faced middle-aged man’s hands were already stained with blood from years of violence; he didn’t care if they got a little bloodier. With a wave of his hand, the hundred or so men behind him raised their powerful crossbows. Over a hundred bolts shot forth with a deafening roar!
It was like a swarm of bees buzzing overhead, the hum mixed with the piercing shriek of bolts tearing through the air. The sound alone was enough to make one’s soul tremble.
"Sigh, Manager Gao is making a mountain out of a molehill! He called all of us out just to deal with three young people!"
"Heh, Manager Gao is desperate to become the Vice Gang Leader. I heard these three embarrassed our Gang Leader in our own restaurant!"
"Really? No wonder Manager Gao is putting on such a show!"
The men in the back had relaxed expressions, chatting idly in small groups. In their eyes, this force of a hundred or so elite Sea Tide Gang Samurai was more than enough to annihilate the three youths. They wondered why the Gang Leader hadn’t just killed them back at the restaurant.
’Perhaps he didn’t want to reveal his world-shocking skills!’
PING, PING-PING... PING-PING-PING-PING!
A strange series of pings drew everyone’s attention. They all stood there, dumbstruck, watching as the hundred-plus crossbow bolts seemed to hit an invisible barrier just before reaching the three young people.
They couldn’t penetrate it at all!
Let alone harm the three youths—it was a complete joke!
The pale-faced middle-aged man’s expression turned ashen. He gritted his teeth and roared, "Everyone, full volley! Fire!"
His furious roar vibrated through the air, traveling a great distance.
VWOOM!
Over a thousand heavy crossbows fired at once. The sheer power of the volley was enough to make even a Venerable Realm expert’s face change color! Even Qin Li wouldn’t dare to block it head-on.
The so-called "volley of ten thousand arrows" was an exaggeration. In a real battle between two armies, a synchronized volley from a thousand archers on each side was already an earth-shattering display of power. A volley from tens of thousands was unheard of. Not only would it be impossible to find that many archers, but the cost of such an expenditure was something most nations couldn’t afford.
In other words, war was just burning money.
But the Sea Tide Gang, with its centuries of accumulated wealth, was as rich as a nation. That was why they could afford to equip over a thousand men with military-grade heavy crossbows, making them no different from an elite army.
A cold, sinister smile crept onto the pale-faced middle-aged man’s lips. ’Even the Gang Leader wouldn’t be arrogant enough to block this head-on. Die, you ignorant little brats!’
At that moment, the Snake Woman finally made her move. Faced with the repeated provocations of these weaklings, she didn’t need Qin Li to say a word. She was finally enraged!
Most importantly, she was shocked by the formidable combat power displayed by these weak humans!
Normally, she wouldn’t have given a second thought to a thousand of them, or even ten thousand... a hundred thousand. But the killing intent radiating from these thousand-plus men felt tangible!
If she hadn’t broken through to the Shattered Void realm, she would have actually felt fear!
With that thought, the Snake Woman sneered, raising a delicate, slender hand. She reached up and grabbed at the empty air... and a vast swath of the sky, a hundred meters across, began to twist strangely!
The crossbow bolts, each carrying immense force, seemed to freeze in the sky. They hung there, eerily suspended, before starting to bend. Soon, almost all the bolts went limp, like noodles in boiling water!
All of this takes time to describe, but in reality, it happened in the flash of a lightning strike!
Then, a terrifying aura suddenly filled the space. Everyone, including the pale-faced middle-aged man, was completely unable to resist this vast, ocean-like presence and couldn’t help but fall to their knees!
The Snake Woman’s fair, slender hand, which now looked like the hand of the Death God, clenched lightly. At that moment, an immense, irresistible force gathered all the crossbow bolts together!
They formed a massive, black iron sphere. The corners of the Snake Woman’s mouth gradually turned up, like a mischievous child toppling a tower of blocks a friend had painstakingly built. She revealed a devilish smile. With a vicious flick of her hand, she sent the sphere hurtling toward the most crowded area of her opponents!
BOOM!
A massive iron ball weighing thousands of pounds smashing into a crowd of people—what kind of scene would that create?
Earth-shattering screams and cries of absolute terror erupted instantly!
That terrifying iron ball of crossbow bolts, under the Snake Woman’s control, seemed to gain a life of its own, like a joyfully leaping sprite!
But its work was that of the Death God, reaping lives!
The continuous booming sound made the very earth shake!
At this point, Leng Yao also drew her longsword and charged into the crowd, beginning her own bloody slaughter!
’This scum all deserve to die!’
With her outstanding Spiritual Power, Leng Yao couldn’t sense the slightest hint of goodwill in the mental fluctuations of this crowd!
Besides, in this world, what is good, and what is evil? If not for the fact that the Snake Woman and Qin Li possessed power beyond these people’s imagination, then they would be the ones dying miserably right now, shot until they looked like porcupines!
Does an enemy who wants to kill you deserve sympathy or pity?
The answer is... no!
In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, over a thousand men were utterly annihilated by just two women!
The old fisherman and his family had long since been scared weak in the knees. The old fisherman’s wife had even fainted from fright. His son was huddled in a corner, trembling uncontrollably.
The old fisherman’s daughter, however, was different. Though her body trembled involuntarily and the thick stench of blood in the air made her nauseous, her eyes were incredibly bright. She gazed at the two beautiful, murderous young women with a look of yearning.
The shocking slaughter had long since alerted the entire Hai City. Countless people had rushed over, but they all stood at a distance, watching the scene before them with faces full of terror.
They watched as the once-arrogant Sea Tide Gang was being butchered like chickens, with no way to fight back.
Obviously, it was impossible for the entire Sea Tide Gang to be wiped out, but at the very least, their elite forces in Hai City had been almost completely annihilated in this battle.
The common folk watching were initially so frightened their legs went soft, and they didn’t dare make a sound. They were terrified of disturbing the two beautiful, Godslayer-like women and having their swords pointed at them.
But years of pent-up resentment toward the Sea Tide Gang finally made someone unable to hold back, letting out the first cheer. In a crowd of several thousand onlookers, the sound was sudden and abrupt.
After shouting, the man felt the tense atmosphere and couldn’t help but shrink back, afraid of being noticed by the two terrifying women.
However, no one gave him a strange look. Following his cheer, more cheers began to rise, choked with tears and trembling with emotion.
Then, everyone began to roar like a tidal wave, shouting until their voices were hoarse, shouting with hysteria!
Nearly everyone was overwhelmed with tears. In the end, their voices merged into a single roar that shook all of Hai City!
Eventually, people didn’t even know what they were shouting anymore. Everyone had reached a state of frenzied excitement!
"Slaughter those animals!"
"Slaughter them!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The Snake Woman paused in surprise. She discovered that the killing intent formed by these ordinary people when they united was different from that of a Martial Artist, yet it was still able to impact her own spirit!
’This... is simply astounding! Humans... why are they so incredible? Even these ordinary people, when they unite, can produce such an astonishing, unified presence?’
The few survivors still on the ground heard this roar, and looks of utter horror and fear filled their eyes!
At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted, "There are still remnants of the Sea Tide Gang right here among us! Kill them!"
"Don’t run! Three years ago, you assaulted my daughter! I’d recognize you even if you were turned to ash!"
"Everyone, help me stop that dark-faced punk! He used to be my neighbor, but he used his position in the Sea Tide Gang to steal my house and kill my son!"
"Don’t run!"
"Kill them!"
Finally, someone gathered their courage and rushed toward the Sea Tide Gang disciples who had been knocked down by the Snake Woman. Ignoring the river of blood on the ground, they began to frantically attack the survivors!
Qin Li had the Snake Woman and Leng Yao protect the old fisherman’s family, then watched the frenzied scene, sighing in his heart. ’The power of the masses truly is the greatest power of all!’
Even ordinary people without a shred of martial ability could produce an undeniable presence when they gathered in the thousands!
It could also make one’s very soul tremble!
Because when all their emotions—unwillingness, anger, humiliation—erupted in a frenzy, they would coalesce into a force... called ’justice’!
’This power is invincible!’
And what these citizens of Hai City, who had thoroughly unleashed their emotions, sought was actually nothing more than a fair environment where they would not be oppressed.
That was all.
Never mind Qin Li; even Chen Haichao himself likely never imagined that a single wrong decision by a High Level manager in his gang would end up burying their entire force in Hai City!
The old fisherman from before, now trembling but with a resolute expression, came to Qin Li’s side, accompanied by his daughter. Both father and daughter had tears streaming down their faces.
The old fisherman said, "Benefactor, you are the great benefactor of all of Hai City! You want to go out to sea? I’ll take you! I, Old Zhang... am the most experienced fisherman in Hai City! With me as your guide, no matter where you drift, I can bring you back!"
The girl also looked at her weathered old father with a proud expression and added, "That’s right. They call my father the living lighthouse!"
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