Chapter 343 Calling for Reinforcements?

As soon as Ma Kui and his group appeared,

"Looking for someone?" the burly man with tattoos spoke first.

Ma Kui did not reply; his gaze went past him, looking toward that iron door.

The tattooed man shifted half a step to the front-side, perfectly blocking Ma Kui's line of sight: "This area isn't for just anyone to enter. State your names, or turn back the way you came."

Liang Jing stepped out from behind Ma Kui: "We came to find Hao Ling."

The tattooed man was stunned, then squinted his eyes: "You managed to find this place? You lot have some skill..."

Ma Kui's voice deepened: "She swindled our supplies, and we've been tracking her all the way here. Today, she must be present."

The tattooed man said impatiently: "You say you were swindled, so you were? Where's the proof? No proof, then get lost!"

Ma Kui's fist clenched at his side: "Proof? Bringing her before you is proof! Move aside!"

The tattooed man didn't speak again.

He took the final half-step forward, lowered his shoulders, and spread his arms slightly.

The one man and three women behind him also straightened up.

"Then there's no need for proof."

The instant Ma Kui's voice trailed off, he lunged forward! His right fist blasted out directly from his waist, the surface of his fist rapidly covered in a layer of dark gray luster!

His Talent came from... that pair of dumbbell plates he held and polished smooth in his hands every day!

The effect was simple and direct: [Iron Fist] state. When attacking, the hardness of his entire skeletal structure temporarily increased, and the impact of his fist carried the properties of a blunt weapon!

The tattooed man's fist, coming to meet him, was also wrapped in visible shimmering light,

but the moment the two fists collided...

the tattooed man's entire arm exploded!

"Aaaah!"

The tattooed man clearly hadn't expected this guy in front of him to be so strong!

Behind him, three people lunged forward!

"Coming to our turf, looking for death!"

"Tch."

Liang Jing's figure had already cut into the battlefield from the side. As his right arm moved, a row of grayish-white fangs pierced out from shoulder to wrist!

"Puchi!"

"Puchi!"

"Puchi!"

Liang Jing's Talent came from a hyena tooth pendant; his right arm could erupt with grayish-white fangs, possessing both piercing and tearing properties!

Four people, all taken out in seconds!

Liang Jing retracted his arm, the grayish-white fangs retracting back beneath his skin one by one!

Ma Kui and his group remained calm!

"Let's go in and take a look!"

Ma Kui led the others, preparing to rush inside!

But the next second,

Hao Ling walked out leisurely, holding a cup of hot water. Her gaze swept from Ma Kui's face, to Liang Jing's face, and then to the faces of the three team members behind them.

"Hehe."

"So it was you all..."

"Why are you in such a rush? It's not like I ran away, right?"

Behind her followed two men.

The one on the left was very tall, wearing a dark gray long trench coat.

The one on the right was shorter and wearing a face mask.

After the two men walked out, they stood still behind Hao Ling, one slightly to the left and one to the right.

"This is the territory of the Apocalypse Convoy."

"To dare kill our people, you really have a lot of guts."

Ma Kui gritted his teeth: "Return our supplies!"

Hao Ling squinted her eyes and shook her head: "Unfortunately, we have already handed the supplies over to our superiors!"

Liang Jing said coldly: "Then there's nothing to talk about."

Before the words even finished, Liang Jing had already made his move, white fangs popping out one by one from beneath the skin of his right arm!

The man in the trench coat raised his right hand, palm open, and thrust it forward violently!

A wisp of pale green mist exploded from before his palm, spraying out in a cone shape toward Liang Jing!

"?"

The instant the green mist exploded, Liang Jing's expression tightened, and he shifted his body to the side!

The green mist grazed the outer side of his shoulder. The Fabric on the shoulder of his trench coat touched the edge and was visibly curling, charring, and falling away!

"Corrosion?!"

The trench coat man's second blast of acid mist was already following up, and this time the range was even larger!

"Careful! Liang Jing! Retreat!"

Ma Kui's expression changed, and he instantly exerted his strength, pulling Liang Jing backward!

"You aren't going anywhere..."

In the masked man's hand, a metal chain slowly condensed. The metal edges were sharpened, and every link had clearly been ground to a razor edge!

"Bang!!!" He whipped it out violently, hitting Ma Kui's arm perfectly!

Ma Kui winced in pain,

instantly clutching his bloody wound as he retreated!

"Captain! Are you okay! Oh my god..."

"This is bad, you're bleeding so much..."

"What kind of Talent does the opponent have exactly!"

Several teammates rushed over, their expressions ugly and anxious.

"S-Rank Talent, Corrosion Spray."

"SS-Rank Talent, Sharp Chain."

Hao Ling was extremely confident in the two people beside her, making no attempt to hide it: "What do you have to fight me with?"

Ma Kui's expression was grim.

In terms of configuration alone, his and Liang Jing's Talent levels were actually the same as the opponents'.

But the difference was,

that the opponent had a magic-type focused on long-range combat, and a mid-range weapon Awakened.

Meanwhile, they were all melee...

This created the possibility of being kited endlessly.

"Captain, what do we do?"

Liang Jing also realized something was wrong and could only look to the side.

Ma Kui took a deep breath: "Retreat..."

"Wait!"

Hao Ling suddenly laughed: "Since you know our Talents and found our territory, why don't you guess why we chose such a remote location for our address?"

The members of Ma Kui's team looked at each other, not answering.

Hao Ling spoke coldly: "Because here, there is no Eye of Peace."

Ma Kui said coldly: "You'd better weigh your options. Our team has seven people, four of whom are S-Rank or higher!"

Hao Ling waved her hand: "Forget it. Do you really think we don't have a Perception-type Awakened?"

She tilted her head and glanced inside the door.

A girl walked out from inside the door. She was slender, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, with plain features and her hair tied in a low ponytail at the back of her head.

She stood still by the doorframe, her gaze starting from Ma Kui, sweeping in turn over Liang Jing and the few team members behind them.

"Among you six, you are S-Rank, he is SS-Rank, and the ones behind, the highest won't exceed A-Rank."

"Hmph."

Hao Ling said with a smile: "Do you have any last words you want to say?"

The girl interrupted: "However..."

Hao Ling frowned: "However what?"

The girl looked up, her gaze passing over everyone in the courtyard and landing in the direction of the alley entrance: "They also brought in reinforcements."

"Reinforcements?"

Hao Ling asked in pursuit: "What strength?"

The girl explained: "Just a few S-Rank fluctuations..."

Hao Ling let out a breath of relief: "It seems... none of you are really getting away today."