Free Web NovelChapter 174: Chapter 120: I Can Kill You Right Now
"You little punk."
A faint breeze stirred, bringing with it a sudden chill.
Lin Zhou’s eyes flashed with shock and rage. Feeling utterly humiliated, he started to curse, "Fuck you—"
THWACK!!
Lu Chao smashed the butt of his gun into Lin Zhou’s head, sending him staggering, his head split open and bleeding.
He followed up with a kick, his Martial Arts Power erupting as he sent Lin Zhou sprawling to the ground.
"Who the hell do you think you are?"
"You..."
Bleeding from his head, Lin Zhou’s face turned crimson. His eyes were savage, burning with a fury that could spit fire.
But...
BAM!
Lu Chao simply lifted his foot and stomped on his head, smashing it through the floor tiles and into the dirt below.
He even ground his foot down, twisting it like he was putting out a cigarette, scraping Lin Zhou’s face against the rough ground and leaving bloody trails in his wake.
"You dare to touch my people?"
Lu Chao asked in a low voice, his eyes like ice as he continued to press down harder.
He didn’t care about the consequences; he had already guessed that Fang Xu and his friend had been dragged into this because of him.
"You!"
"How audacious! That kid is courting death!"
It all happened in an instant. The sudden turn of events was too fast for Mei Ning and the others watching from a distance. Their faces paled, never having imagined Lu Chao would be so ruthless.
Amidst cold, angry shouts, the other three members of the group—everyone except Mei Ning and Xiaoyu—shot forward. Their faces were grim as they moved to surround and finish Lu Chao.
SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!
The piercing sound of displaced air filled the courtyard.
The three of them threw punches and palm strikes; one even leaped into the air beside him, twisting their body to launch a vicious kick.
Temples, chest, abdomen...
They unleashed their Martial Skills and Secret Techniques, all imbued with Martial Arts Power. Holding nothing back, they aimed straight for Lu Chao’s vital points.
One attack manifested as a swath of fiery red clouds, another was shrouded in a sinister, bone-chilling black light, and a third generated a wave of white energy that whipped up a fierce wind.
Just as the attacks were about to land and grievously wound Lu Chao...
And yet...
"ROAR!!"
A ferocious roar erupted again, shaking the entire area.
The sound, like the roar of a tiger and the cry of a dragon, vibrated through half of Ring Academy. It was filled with such furious, brutal rage that it startled everyone who heard it.
The faces of the three young attackers froze. Before they could even register what was happening, they saw Lu Chao spin on the spot and unleash a flurry of kicks.
SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!!
Three figures—no, that’s not right, Lin Zhou was among them too.
Four figures were sent flying backward even faster than they had charged in. Some crashed into the corridor’s support pillars, their heads splitting open as crimson blood sprayed through the air.
Others smashed clean through a rockery on a distant lawn, tumbling with shattered stones before slamming into a thick tree with enough force to make the trunk tremble. They coughed up a great mouthful of blood.
Caved-in chests, blood trickling from mouths, fractured arms...
The four suffered varying injuries, but in that single instant, all had been struck in their vital points, critically wounded, and rendered completely unable to fight.
The expressions on the faces of Mei Ning and the others who remained changed once more.
But before they could react...
WHOOSH!!
Lu Chao vanished.
When he reappeared, he was standing beside the young woman named Xiaoyu.
"You..."
She had been holding her communicator, recording the entire confrontation. The gleeful smile on her face froze, replaced by shock and fury as she tried to fight back.
SLAP!
A sharp slap sent her staggering, nearly knocking her off her feet.
Lu Chao snatched the communicator from her.
He followed up with a kick that sent her flying into a corridor pillar with a sickening thud.
"Die!"
The buzz-cut youth who had been holding Fang Xu was utterly enraged. He sprang to his feet and charged at Lu Chao’s back, intent on killing him.
His five fingers came together in a strike that resembled an eagle’s beak.
His fingertips were enveloped in Martial Arts Power, glowing with a silvery light. He had also activated some kind of Martial Skill or Secret Technique to amplify his attack’s explosive force.
FWOOSH!!
The wind howled as rings of white vapor exploded around his arm.
Watching this, Fang Xu’s mouth fell open in shock and alarm, and he was about to shout a warning.
However, the unexpected happened.
CLANG!!
A sharp, crisp sound rang out. An arm covered in white dust had appeared, blocking the attack.
Lu Chao, who had his back to Xu Feng just a moment ago, had somehow turned around. Martial Arts Power suffused his left arm, transforming it into a solid shield.
A full-power strike from a veteran professional-level fighter, boosted by an explosive Martial Skill, hadn’t made him budge an inch.
If anything, it was like the futile death throes of a lesser beast, serving only to further enrage the lion.
"Haven’t you eaten?"
Lu Chao asked, looking down at him with contempt.
"Or is this really the best you can do?"
The simple words were like steel needles piercing Xu Feng’s heart, and his face turned grim with helpless fury.
But before he could react...
CRASH!!
The sound of crashing waves seemed to fill the air, carrying with it an unrivaled force.
His expression changed in alarm as a deep chill rose in his heart.
In the corner of his eye, he saw it.
WHOOSH!!
Lu Chao’s dust-covered right fist shot out from his waist.
Even with only a single application of Stacked Force, the power was already approaching the threshold of the Elite Level.
A full ton of force erupted, making the air tremble and hum.
Mei Ning, who had been observing from the sidelines, saw this and her face fell. ’This is bad!’ she thought. Casting aside all restraint, she joined the fray.
WHOOSH!!
Instantly, her agile figure shot forward, and in a single bound, she was behind Lu Chao.
Her elegant eyes glinted with killing intent. As someone also at the peak of the professional level, she didn’t attack lightly; when she did, it was always with a lethal blow.
She launched a Palm Seal imbued with Martial Arts Power, which seemed to gather flowing clouds as it shot straight toward the center of Lu Chao’s back.
The attack was clearly meant to force him to change his move and spare Xu Feng.
But...
FWOOSH FWOOSH!!
...as if he had eyes in the back of his head, Lu Chao’s free left hand flicked, and two steel nails shot out like lightning.
They tore through the air like bullets, leaving no room for evasion as they flew straight for Mei Ning’s eyes.
The sharp, deadly force of the attack made her expression falter. She had no choice but to throw herself backward to dodge the lethal projectiles.
But in that brief instant...
BAM!!
...the Stacked Force punch slammed into Xu Feng’s chest.
Amid the sharp CRACK of breaking bone, his eyes bulged from their sockets, and veins popped out across his face, contorting it into a mask of agony.
Before the force could even lift his feet from the ground and send him flying backward...
SNAP!
Lu Chao’s right fist opened into a claw, seizing the man’s collar.
Behind him, the whistling sound of an attack erupted once more. A cold intent washed over him—Mei Ning had already regained her balance and was striking out with her palm again.
