Chapter 456 - 100: Because You Are Too Weak!

SCREECH!

Under the autumn sun, the cry of an eagle echoed through the sky.

The vicinity of Crow Valley had long been engulfed by the flames of war. Yet, an ironclad eagle miraculously dodged the barrage of artillery fire, soaring past the cliffs of the back mountain.

Although this scene was astonishing, Yao Jin and the others had no time to dwell on it. With varying expressions, they stared at the black-clad figure standing atop the rear cliff.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!!

Swirling gales whipped his trench coat into a frenzy. With a stern and cold face, he looked down upon the entire battlefield. Even without using any special techniques or making any sudden moves, it seemed he had located the Hidden Streamer’s hiding spot, staring coldly at an empty patch of ground.

"Who are you?!"

Tyler was the first to snap out of his daze. With an ugly expression, he looked up at the stranger. He had thought he could extract some information and conveniently wipe out all the members of the Superpower Bureau and the Special Investigation Team. He never expected someone to intervene at a time like this. Moreover, that arrogant and indifferent tone made it clear that the newcomer looked down on everyone present, including Tyler himself.

In that instant, the atmosphere fell dead silent. Only the cold winds, remnants of the artillery fire, swept through the mountain forest.

Yao Jin and the rest of the assault team were mostly bewildered, unsure if the black-clad figure was friend or foe. The Rebels also subconsciously ceased their movements, staring at him with vigilant intensity.

"Me?" he spoke in a chilling voice, seemingly asking in return.

Lu Chao shifted his gaze past the mountain’s trees and looked toward the rock face where Tyler, a Caucasian man, stood with an expression of shock and fury.

It seemed like an ordinary glance. But then—SWISH!

He instantly vanished from his spot. Scaling the cliff, which was tens of meters high, as if he were walking on flat ground, he arrived at the rock face in a mere split second.

In the very next moment... THUD!

Tyler’s head was instantly seized and slammed into the rocky cliff face.

Amidst the massive, muffled crash, the mountain trembled, and a dense web of cracks spread across the rock surface. A shallow crater several meters wide exploded into existence. Tyler’s head, enveloped in his Qi Flame, had been smashed straight through the rock and forcefully embedded into the wall.

"You..."

Even as an expert at the Peak Exploration Level, he was smashed so hard he saw stars. The Qi Flame protecting his body flickered, becoming somewhat unstable and illusory.

In response, Lu Chao’s eyes turned cold, a flash of golden light darting through them. His right arm, which was pinning the opponent’s head, suddenly swelled in size and unleashed an explosive force.

BANG!!

The solid Qi Flame around Tyler shuddered violently before being forcibly shattered by Lu Chao, dissipating into nothingness.

This scene shocked everyone present. Yao Jin and the others widened their eyes in sheer disbelief. Tyler, being the closest and the one suffering the heavy blow, felt an overwhelming wave of lethal crisis flood his heart. Goosebumps erupted all over his body, bringing a bone-deep chill.

"Get off me!!!"

In his panicked fury, he hastily erupted with power and unleashed a Secret Technique, desperately trying to break free.

However... BOOM!

The cliff wall quaked as if struck by a cannonball.

His head was slammed into the mountain once again. His sturdy skull shattered with a sickening CRACK, followed by a teeth-grinding crunch. His eyes became completely bloodshot and crimson red. Blood poured from his nose and ears simultaneously. He had clearly suffered a devastating, instant blow, losing all combat capability and entering a near-death state.

"This..."

Whether it was the Rebels or Yao Jin, Gao Hu, and the others in the distance, everyone was frozen in place, utterly horrified and astounded.

They didn’t know when, but the black-clad man in their line of sight had grown taller, his muscles bulging as he transformed into the shape of a miniature giant. A faint golden light, forming an intangible, cone-shaped aura, swirled a foot around his body.

In the span of a single breath, he had effortlessly battered the Peak Exploration Level Tyler to the brink of death. Tyler couldn’t withstand even a single move.

"Who... on earth are you?" Tyler opened his mouth, bleeding from his seven orifices. As he spoke, blood gurgled out over his lips. All the shock and rage in his heart had been entirely replaced by terror.

Yet, his question went unanswered.

Lu Chao simply gripped his head and tilted his own, looking at all the Rebel members present. He also looked toward the peak assassin, the Hidden Streamer, who was lurking in the dark, relying on his invisibility superpower and yet to flee.

"I’ve already..."

BANG!!

Tyler’s head exploded violently. Blood mist and bone fragments splattered in all directions, painting a long crimson streak across the heavily cracked rock wall.

With a flick of his fingers, Lu Chao casually discarded the headless corpse. His eyes were utterly indifferent as he scanned the crowd and finished, "...given you your chance."

SWISH!

As soon as his words fell, he stomped the ground and vanished. In the instant the ground trembled, his body, shrouded in a pale golden aura, became akin to a speeding chariot. Carrying a primal, barbaric, and berserk force, he charged straight through, smashing all the Rebels in his path into bloody pulp.

Amidst a series of BANG BANG BANG sounds, rings of blood and bone splinters burst outward in circular shockwaves, raining down everywhere. Even the highly experienced Special Commissioner Liu looked aghast, no longer able to maintain his cold, arrogant demeanor.

Immediately after—THUD!

Lu Chao plowed forward unstoppably, appearing just three meters in front of Yao Jin and her group. Like a descending meteor, his casual, stomping halt caused the ground within a radius of dozens of meters to quake and sway as if struck by an earthquake.

Amidst the CRACK CRACK CRACK of the rock strata fracturing, the members of the Superpower Bureau faced him as if he were their greatest enemy, suspicious and vigilant. Yao Jin and the Exploration Level Superpower Armor User bore the brunt of it; their faces turned deathly pale as they felt the suffocating approach of pure death.

BANG!!

However, the black-clad figure, who looked like a god of slaughter, stomped heavily but did not attack them.

Instead, he abruptly twisted his body and launched a Fist Seal directly at an empty patch of ground right beside them.

WHOOSH!!

The sound of his surging vitality crashed like ocean waves. He didn’t use a single shred of Qi Flame; it was purely the explosive power derived from his physical constitution, instantly draining the surrounding air.

In the very next moment, under the horrified, shrinking gazes of Yao Jin and her team...

BOOM!!!

The punch struck the void!

What appeared to be an empty space was the exact, unmistakable location of the invisible peak assassin.