High Martial Arts: My Blood Qi Can Be Increased Infinitely

Chapter 52 Murderous Intent in the Shadows

The city of 0679, once bustling and prosperous, is now just a prison made of steel, concrete, and soil.

As dawn broke, the walls of the building gleamed with a broken camouflage color, and the wind carried away wave after wave of the stench of blood, but could not drown out the roars of the monsters.

Chu Wen peered through his binoculars from an abandoned 23-story tower.

This place isn't too close to the location of the giant python demon general, but it offers the best vantage point, with a panoramic view of half the city.

Not far away, a small team of martial artists had just finished a fierce battle and were returning home laden with spoils.

However, they clearly dared not approach the location of the giant python beast, which was rumored to be about to become a beast king and was the absolute overlord of this region.

Chu Wen had found this secluded spot last night and kept a close watch on the surrounding area, but apart from that small team of martial artists, he didn't see anything unusual.

As the morning sun cast its new rays, a group of familiar figures came into Chu Wen's view.

Chen Dai and his companions finally arrived at this place. They must have avoided many demonic beasts along the way to get here.

One of the four men was carrying a sniper rifle.

Chu Wen recognized the man; his name was Liang Peng, a gun genius from the Jiangnan faction, known for his perfect aim.

But playing with firearms is expensive, and not many people can afford it. A single armor-piercing round costs 2 Blue Star Coins. Killing beast soldiers is a pure loss-making business, and only killing beast generals can break even.

However, the beast generals usually conceal their weak points very well and will not easily expose them. If the first armor-piercing bullet fails, the beast horde will riot, and the warrior can then prepare to escape.

Ordinary martial arts squads are generally unwilling to bring a sniper. The equipment is too heavy, restricting their movement, and the extremely low hit rate makes it a pure loss. Only geniuses from powerful clans can afford to spend money on such equipment. However, martial arts clans generally follow the normal path of martial arts practitioners.

In this era, the use of firearms appears extremely awkward.

The four of them acted swiftly, finding a high vantage point with a wide view, clearly indicating that they had planned this in advance.

Chu Wen stared intently, paying close attention to any movement around him.

Two hours later, with several gunshots and the giant python thrashing its body, the once peaceful herd of beasts began to riot.

Liang Peng's armor-piercing bullet hit! But it didn't kill it instantly. The giant python began to flee, and the herd of beasts began to surge towards it.

Chen Dai and Liu Changshou charged out together, while Liang Peng put away his sniper rifle and shared the burden of the beastmen's attack with another mid-level soldier.

Liu Changshou's strength was clearly superior. With a battle sword in hand and his entry-level movement technique at the Round Face level, he swirled sword shadows in mid-air.

Chen Dai, on the other hand, appeared much calmer, leading the two behind him step by step into the horde of beasts.

There were two novice beast generals among the beast horde, but they posed no threat to Liu Changshou. He only needed to be careful of the giant python that wasn't quite dead yet.

They finally reached the giant python without any major incident.

Under the scorching midday sun, the giant python beast lowered its proud head forever.

The beast-soldier level monsters in this small town have also begun to riot. Only when the next high-level beast general finds this place will a new order be established again.

But all of this has nothing to do with human martial artists anymore.

Just as they were celebrating, Chu Wen caught a glimpse of a reflective spot. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a sniper rifle sticking out!

Just as Chu Wen suddenly stood up and was about to rush over, the sniper rifle retracted, seemingly having no intention of firing.

"I see…"

This team probably wanted to wait until Chen Dai and his group finished off the three beast generals before clearing them out together.

"Is this all the teachers at Xinhang Martial Arts University are capable of?" Chu Wen was truly angry this time. If he had pulled the trigger of the sniper rifle just now, Chen Dai and the others would have been crippled or killed.

Surrounded by such a horde of beasts, certain death is inevitable!

"I'd like to see what kind of things you are."

With a leap, Chu Wen used the noise of the rioting beasts to conceal his movements and soon made his way to the lobby of an abandoned hotel.

Those people are upstairs, but it's not convenient to make a move right now. Chu Wen isn't sure of their true identities yet, and it would be bad if he accidentally hurts them.

After all, the other party didn't fire a shot, so maybe they wanted to help?

Chen Dai and his men will move their positions twice more. Once will be by accident, and twice will be by chance. What about the third time?

In a classically decorated hotel suite, a lean man stands beside a yellowish wall, accompanied by three companions, one of whom is wiping a sniper rifle.

"Boss, this job was too easy. This is the first time our Eagle Squad has taken on such a simple task. They didn't even notice us."

A bald man frowned slightly: "Boss, those four kids are so young, and their strength is really good. They seem to be from Xinhang Martial Arts University. Will it be a problem to kill them?"

"Tch~ The buyer places an order and pays, we just deliver, that's it, why bother with all this? The black market offers bounties on a ton of people's heads every day, there are plenty of geniuses from Kyoto Martial Arts University who have died outside, I've even seen people more talented than them."

The lean man had dark circles under his eyes, and a chilling aura emanated from him. His Adam's apple bobbed as he spoke, as if he were struggling to speak: "Once they kill the three beast generals, we'll make our move. If we're going to do it, we'll do it in the safest way possible and maximize our profits."

"Of course, it would be best if they died in the beast general's mouth, then it would be none of our business."

The four nodded slightly. Their jobs were all from the black market. Who the buyers were? They had no idea. As long as they got paid after completing the task, why bother asking? They weren't the only ones doing dirty work.

There are countless grudges among martial artists, and there are always those who can't defeat their opponents but still want their heads. Such shady organizations are never short of business. Even though this is explicitly prohibited by the Alliance's laws, what is the Alliance anyway?

Nothing happened overnight. The next day, Chen Dai and his three companions rested briefly and headed to a wasteland in the northeast corner outside the city of 0679, where they found their second target beast general.

Chu Wen got up from the abandoned lobby and heard the sound of someone jumping off the windowsill.

There were four people in total, all heading in the direction of Chen Dai and the others.

Those four were well-equipped, and one of them was probably as strong as a high-level warrior!

"What a clever tactic; even a limited number of admission slots could lead to a fatal disaster..."

If Chen Dai and Liu Changshou of the Jiangnan faction were to perish in the wild, it would be a fatal blow to the Jiangnan Society.

They've lost their leader!

Chu Wen secretly followed, using the "Shadow Follows" movement technique to avoid attracting anyone's attention.

However, he waited for ten minutes before catching up, always maintaining a certain distance. Since the other party hadn't made a move before, they would definitely wait until the end.

On the wasteland outside the city, a giant earth dragon was sticking out half its body, enjoying the cool breeze, and occasionally rolling its body to loosen the soil so that its home would be more comfortable.

It is a monster that has begun to develop intelligence. Unlike other monsters, it has its own thoughts.

At that moment, it felt a surge of heat pierce its abdominal cavity, followed by several other streams of heat tearing apart a piece of its body, from which soft, rotten flesh flowed out.

"Roar~!"

Chen Dai and Liu Changshou were sweating bullets and were the first to charge out.

There were no beast soldiers around this earth dragon, but it was a mutated species with a very strange splitting ability, so it seemed that armor-piercing bullets would not be effective.

"Just as we thought, we need to overwhelm it with wide-area damage! Liang Peng, maintain T-formation and focus on fire coverage!"