Chapter 426: Chapter 352: Rune
Almost simultaneously.
"CRASH!!"
The sound of shattering glass echoed through the room. Large holes instantly appeared in the curtains.
Crimson blood splattered onto them, creating a gruesome mess.
"———AHH!"
Several short, sharp, terrified screams suddenly erupted inside the room.
THUMP!
The next moment.
The man shot up from the bed, quickly shielding his head with his hands. Like an enraged beast, he charged toward the window.
BOOM!
There was a loud crash.
The ugly man had crashed right through the third-floor french window, his entire body landing heavily in the courtyard.
Under the immense impact, several hideous cracks immediately spiderwebbed across the bluestone-paved ground.
DRIP! DRIP!
Droplets of vivid red blood seeped out, dripping onto the ground.
Feeling the pain on his face,
the man touched his face, and when he looked at his hand, he saw it was stained with streaks of blood.
He glanced at his reflection in a shard of glass to one side.
There, he saw several small iron pellets embedded in his face and body.
However, the iron pellets had only managed to break his outermost layer of skin before being stopped, failing to injure the muscle beneath.
However, upon seeing this,
the man seemed to have been immensely provoked. His eyes became bloodshot as he radiated a terrifying killing intent.
His gaze locked directly onto Hu Qi, who was standing right in front of him.
"My face... You goddamn bastard! I don’t care who you are, I’m going to flay you alive and rip out your tendons! I’ll make you know the price for daring to touch me!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, a strange transformation overcame his body.
His normal skin instantly turned a bluish-black, and under the light, its surface gleamed like metal.
His nearly 1.9-meter-tall body suddenly swelled, reaching 2.5 or 2.6 meters. From a distance, he looked just like an upright black bear.
The iron pellets embedded in his face and body were squeezed out by his bulging muscles, making a faint sound as they fell to the ground.
Witnessing this,
Hu Qi’s eyes glinted as the information he had gotten from Lu Shan about this man quickly surfaced in his mind.
The leader of the Rotten Leaf Gathering Place. His real name was unknown.
He was known for using brute force to tear people to shreds or smash them to a pulp. Due to his bloody and cruel methods, coupled with his astonishing defense, he had earned the name ’Iron Bear’.
’Looking at him now, the title seems quite fitting.’
Just then, a low roar echoed as Iron Bear charged forward like a runaway truck.
He raised his fists, which were the size of sandbags.
He crashed forward with unstoppable momentum, kicking up a fierce wind.
In his wake, he left a series of clearly visible, cracked footprints on the ground.
Facing this ferocious blow, Hu Qi’s gaze flickered.
He did not choose to dodge.
He raised a hand and circulated his energy. Qi Blood Power surged within him, and he threw a fierce punch.
Seeing this,
the already terrifyingly savage expression on Iron Bear’s face intensified.
’Daring to trade punches with me? He’s courting death.’
He could already picture his opponent’s head exploding from the force of his punch.
BAM!
The two fists collided heavily. The ground trembled slightly, and shards of the bluestone pavers shot out in all directions like projectiles, clattering against the manor walls.
The savage expression on Iron Bear’s face instantly froze.
The instant their fists met,
an overwhelming backlash surged toward him, forcing him to stagger backward involuntarily.
"You... you’re also an Evolver? Are you from the Thorn Gathering Place, or the Stone Hill Gathering Place?"
He raised his head and looked at Hu Qi, his eyes filled with shock.
Hu Qi had also been pushed back several steps.
But he paid it no mind.
Instead, he looked up at him, a trace of interest appearing in his eyes.
It was the kind of look one gives when they’ve found something fun to play with.
’Interesting. His physique and defense are comparable to a Martial Arts Family, but his strength and reflexes seem a bit lacking...’
As soon as the thought passed, he activated the sphere of Qi and Blood condensed in his chest.
The skin on his body rapidly turned red.
His body seemed to swell by a size, reaching a height of two meters. His arms, in particular, grew thicker, like those of a giant ape.
SWOOSH!
Hu Qi lifted his heels, his weight on the balls of his feet.
A small ripple of airflow exploded outward from him.
His figure turned into an afterimage and vanished on the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already in front of Iron Bear.
He raised his hand slightly, forming it into a blade shape, wreathed in wisps of Qi Blood Power.
He chopped down violently.
Hu Qi’s speed was too fast.
Iron Bear had no time to dodge.
He could only raise his arm to block.
BAM!
A dull, heavy sound, like refined iron clashing, suddenly exploded in the courtyard.
Iron Bear’s body trembled. The ground beneath his feet, affected by the immense force, suddenly shattered and caved in.
"Good strength," Iron Bear sneered. "but unfortunately, it’s nothing to me—"
However, before he could finish his sentence,
a whip kick, fast as an afterimage, lashed out and struck him squarely in the face, snapping his head back and nearly knocking him to the ground.
The next second, Hu Qi’s attacks came like a raging tempest.
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
...
Hu Qi’s arms became a blur of afterimages, constantly bombarding Iron Bear.
He didn’t say a word, only relentlessly throwing punches.
A series of dull thuds echoed through the courtyard.
Although Iron Bear’s defense was strong, his oversized body made him slow.
Faced with this kind of assault, he could only stand there, roaring helplessly in a furious rage.
All he could do was endure Hu Qi’s relentless assault.
A dozen or so seconds later.
Hu Qi was blasted back.
He landed steadily on a nearby wall.
The red color of his skin faded, and faint wisps of white steam seeped from his pores.
