Free Web NovelChapter 175: Chapter 120: I Can Kill You Right Now
BAM!!
Fist met palm, and a muffled explosion of sound erupted.
Lu Chao stood his ground, his pale-white left arm trembling slightly as his body seemed to sway just a fraction.
He smoothly redirected the force of her explosive Martial Skill, channeling it into the ground and causing the tiles beneath his feet to CRACK and shatter.
In stark contrast,
STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!
Mei Ning slid backward, each stumbling step shattering a floor tile.
A trail of fine cracks snaked behind her for several meters.
"You..."
Her face was a mask of shock and fury as she clutched her right shoulder, her arm hanging limp.
Her right hand trembled uncontrollably, and her face flushed red then paled. She had clearly been overwhelmed by the single blow from his Stacked Force Fist, her qi and blood thrown into disarray.
A flash of disbelief crossed her eyes. ’How could he be this strong?’
’Weren’t Qiu Shan and his group just seriously injured? Is that why this guy got the drop on them?’
’Could it be...’
BAM!!
Her answer was another dull thud.
Without even turning his head, Lu Chao violently slammed Xu Feng to the ground, holding him by the collar.
Xu Feng’s back and shoulders crashed hard against the solid floor tiles, the impact knocking him senseless and making him cough up more blood.
And yet,
"Feeling good?"
Lu Chao raised his foot, planted it on the man’s caved-in chest, and stared down at him.
Xu Feng’s face turned crimson with a mix of terror, anger, and humiliation...
He seemed to want to say something.
THUMP!
Lu Chao stomped down, forcing a spray of fresh blood from Xu Feng’s mouth as his sternum was completely shattered.
Then, he lifted his foot again and pressed it onto the man’s right cheek, grinding his face into the shattered tiles and dust on the floor.
"You!!"
Mei Ning’s eyes widened in shock and rage. In her line of sight, Xu Feng, overwhelmed by his grievous injuries and fury, passed out.
And yet,
Lu Chao simply turned his head to look at her, kicking Xu Feng’s unconscious body aside.
"Shall we continue?"
he asked calmly. His Martial Arts Power surged relentlessly, and wisps of white, vaporous sweat rose from the top of his head.
Mei Ning opened her mouth, but no words came out.
She had thought this would be an easy victory, that they would use their superior numbers to teach him a lesson and have something to report back to her aunt.
But now...
"What, are you going to arrest me?"
With a cold sneer, Mei Ning forced herself to calm down.
Pushing aside all other thoughts, she clutched her shoulder, slowly straightened her posture, and put on an arrogant expression.
"My father is the Vice-Director of the Political Affairs Department. On what grounds do you..."
"Can he bring the dead back to life?"
Lu Chao asked. The gun that had vanished moments before was suddenly back in his hand, its muzzle pointed at her head.
His indifferent expression was completely unmasked. He looked like he would actually pull the trigger.
Mei Ning’s face froze. She suddenly realized that her so-called background was utterly erased in that moment, and the words she wanted to say were caught in her throat.
"Alliance Law, Article 192: Provisional Right to Self-Defense."
"During the execution of a mission, if a patrol officer encounters an emergency situation that endangers their personal safety, they are permitted to counter-attack in self-defense and kill the assailant."
His tone was calm as his index finger brushed the trigger. "You wanted to play, didn’t you?"
"Want to try me?"
As his voice fell, a light breeze swept past.
The ground was littered with elite inner court students, lying haphazardly as they coughed up blood. Their wails and weak gasps punctuated the air.
Xiong Cheng and Fang Xu, who had been so battered and humiliated just moments before, were now being helped to their feet by Chen Xiao, their expressions complex as they watched the scene unfold.
Further away, the outer court disciples who had been drawn by the commotion watched, dumbfounded, feeling as if their world had been turned upside down and their understanding of reality shattered.
For a split second, their eyes locked.
She stared at Lu Chao’s calm demeanor and watched as he slowly chambered a round.
Mei Ning’s face turned pale. Her body trembled as she silently pressed her lips together.
’The Provisional Right to Self-Defense... the mission to protect Su Muqing...’
Everything came together in that moment, forming the unshakable foundation for Lu Chao’s actions.
Finally, just as she was hesitating, unsure how to handle the situation,
THUD, THUD, THUD, THUD!
The sound of hurried footsteps echoed as what appeared to be an instructor from the Martial Arts Department rushed over, his expression grim.
At that moment, the breeze picked up again, blowing across the lawn and sending fallen leaves spinning into the air.
The gray cloud cover that perpetually blanketed the sky hung low.
But beneath it,
outside the academy in Ring City, patrol cars were speeding toward the scene, one after another.
