322: Crushing, the ultimate violent aesthetics

Fang Nanxi was still worried that Shen Bei, left alone, might be in danger.

She was about to say something to dissuade him.

But Zhuang Bifan, with an indifferent attitude, pulled Fang Nanxi and began to retreat.

If it weren't for the burden of Fang Nanxi, Zhuang Bifan wouldn't have to leave.

A sixth-tier Awakened, plus a Vicious Beast, would be challenging, but certainly not unbeatable.

He was just afraid that Fang Nanxi might accidentally get killed in the chaotic fight, so he could only temporarily retreat and let Shen Bei handle it.

In any case, Shen Bei was going to snatch the golden pattern fruit.

If he didn't exert himself, who would?

In other words, Zhuang Bifan could choose not to listen to Shen Bei, and according to Bai Wei's instructions, Shen Bei might even have to obey Zhuang Bifan's command.

But someone like Shen Bei naturally takes the initiative. Although he was one rank lower than Zhuang Bifan, his verbal skills and strategic thinking were far superior to Zhuang Bifan's.

The other person was Fang Nanxi, the financier, and Shen Bei certainly couldn't let her help deal with the giant ape.

Her strength was insufficient, too weak.

Only Shen Bei could do it himself.

However, just as Zhuang Bifan was retreating with Fang Nanxi, and they thought they were secretly moving backward, Black Reef, who had been forced back by a sweep of the female giant ape's club, was facing that direction and suddenly spotted their fleeting figures flashing between the gaps in the giant trees.

"Humans? No, there's another mantis stalking the cicada!"

Upon discovering Zhuang Bifan and his group's fleeting figures quietly retreating in the distance, Black Reef's heart pounded, and his expression changed in horror!

Damn it! Who are these hateful humans!?

How did they find this place?

What exactly do they want?

Are they also after the golden pattern fruit?

Bang!

Just as these urgent thoughts flashed through his mind, his movements faltered for a moment, and the female giant ape seized the opportunity, striking his shoulder hard with its club. Immediately, the sound of tearing muscles and breaking bones erupted from his shoulder, and he was sent flying backward.

"Roar!"

Seeing the enemy wounded, the female giant ape let out an excited roar, taking advantage of the victory to pursue him.

Black Reef, flipping over and landing with lightning speed, endured the intense pain. With a ferocious expression, he used the force to push off the ground and immediately chased in the direction Zhuang Bifan and Fang Nanxi were retreating!

In that instant, Black Reef had already thought it through clearly. Although he wasn't sure of the origins of the humans he'd spotted, they were very likely up to no good, planning to be the 'fisherman.' He absolutely could not let them succeed!

Awakened and humans are natural enemies; they strike each other on sight without hesitation.

Diverting the disaster to the east carried no psychological burden; on the contrary, he felt justified, as it was only right.

Black Reef intended to lure the giant ape behind him over there to deal with these human intruders!

And human flesh... tsk tsk, that was incredibly delicious too!

He never expected such an unexpected bonus!

At this moment, realizing at a critical juncture that he had almost become a Bridal Gown for others, and instantly making a brilliant decision, Black Reef roared in his heart:

"No matter who you are!"

"Want to be the mantis stalking the cicada!? Then I'll let you do it to your heart's content!"

"The spiritual fruit and your flesh can only be mine!"

One human and one beast moved at astonishing speed, covering ten meters with every blink of an eye.

Zhuang Bifan and Fang Nanxi hadn't retreated even a few tens of meters when the dull thud of footsteps grew closer.

Zhuang Bifan turned his head and saw the Awakened Black Reef, his face twisted, his triangular eyes full of malicious glee, charging straight towards his position. Behind him, a terrifying, mountain-of-flesh-like figure was in pursuit, causing his brows to furrow!

They've been discovered!

However, Zhuang Bifan wasn't flustered at all.

Instead, he watched with amusement.

Isn't this just actively seeking death…

"Haha, have you been waiting a long time?"

Before the thunderstruck Fang Nanxi could react, Black Reef, amidst his furious charge and the wind rushing past his face, let out a distorted, gleeful sneer:

"Then prepare to receive what I'm giving you…"

Boom!

Black Reef's words were abruptly cut off. As he was charging at high speed, his vision suddenly darkened, then violently shook, and an immense pain accompanied by darkness suddenly enveloped him!

What… happened to me?

The sound of wind was instantly torn apart. In that moment, it felt as if his Soul had left his body. In the Chaos, Black Reef vaguely sensed that he had somehow left the ground, and the air seemed to have solidified, unable to withstand his flying speed and shattering wildly.

Bang!

The next instant, a final sound, like something exploding, rang out. This was the last sound he heard in this world.

At this moment, Fang Nanxi, who had just been terrified, had her mouth wide open.

From her position, she saw clearly that it was Shen Bei, who had remained in his original spot, suddenly erupting like thunder.

His agile body slammed directly into Black Reef's charging form from the side, sending him flying off the ground. Then, with the speed of a high-speed train, he was violently smashed against a giant rock, instantly exploding into pieces, like a squeezed tomato!

The Awakened Black Reef, who thought he had detected a conspiracy and wanted to turn the tables, died without even seeing the face of Shen Bei, the instigator.

"You Awakened… why didn't you follow my script? You forced me to act personally!"

Shen Bei's voice, filled with anger at his failed plan, rang out. Simultaneously, there was a continuous ripping sound of clothes. His already formidable physique expanded again, bursting his clothes and revealing powerful muscles like black iron lumps.

Rumble!

The next instant, Shen Bei stomped his foot!

With one stomp, the ground within a three-meter radius, centered on the point of impact, violently exploded and sank!

Large amounts of earth rose like a curtain, then were violently swept away by the furious Qi. Driven by this explosive force, Shen Bei's tyrannosaurus-like body fiercely tore through the air, rocketing like a cannonball towards the astonished female giant ape that followed closely behind!

"Awooo!"

Black Reef's death was too sudden; even the female giant ape chasing behind her hadn't fully reacted. Facing Shen Bei, who was charging like a cannonball, she immediately felt an ineffable threat. She let out a furious roar, swinging the giant log in her hand, nearly three meters long, down at Shen Bei's head!

The millstone-thick giant log stirred up howling winds, and the air surged like a tide, showing the ferocity of the female giant ape's strength. Facing this overwhelming smash, Shen Bei did not dodge. His iron-like fist, with its knuckles forward, met the attack head-on with raw power!

Martial Skill: One Star Three Echoes!

Crack!

A massive sound, like three hand grenades exploding in quick succession, marked the collision of iron fist and giant log.

The giant log, which the female giant ape had brought down with the force of Mount Tai, instantly shattered and disintegrated, turning into a shower of flying wood fragments!

Shen Bei's momentum was unbroken. His fist, like a sky-piercing cannon, first exploded through the giant ape's thick arm, then slammed directly into its chest!

Boom!

In that instant, an unimaginably immense force struck her chest. The female giant ape's bell-sized eyes suddenly bulged. Immediately after, her massive, tons-heavy body, like an oversized toy, was violently lifted off the ground, then tumbled backward helplessly amidst pained roars, rolling all the way!

Imagine, what kind of sight is it when a one-ton, mountain-of-flesh-like monster is sent flying and rolling by a single punch from a human less than half its size?

For a moment, as the female giant ape tumbled in extreme disarray, the ground rumbled, large swathes of trees were crushed, and thick smoke and dust billowed up, sweeping in all directions.

Even thirty meters away, Fang Nanxi was dumbfounded at this moment, staring in disbelief at this exaggerated scene, with no other thoughts in her mind:

Oh my god!

Does it have to be this terrifying!

Is this Shen Bei also a transformed Vicious Beast?!

"Hoo…"

After the violent collision, punching the mountain-of-flesh-like giant ape off the ground and sending it rolling, Shen Bei's iron-tower-like body also vibrated violently, taking a considerable impact. He quickly calmed his scattered True Qi, gathering it back into his Dantian.

Taking advantage of this lull, the female giant ape, knocked flying by a punch, stopped her tumble amidst savage roars. Gritting her teeth, she painfully clutched her chest, as if she had suffered a serious injury.

Her previously savage eyes, now filled with apprehension and doubt, stared at Shen Bei's exaggerated, cast-iron-like bulging muscles in the distance. She seemed utterly unable to comprehend why such a small figure possessed such astonishing power.

"Awoo?"

She stared at Shen Bei, her eyes rolling, her ugly large face grimacing, letting out a low growl as if in a test.

What?

Shen Bei, whose vibrating True Qi had just calmed down and was about to act, was momentarily stunned by the female giant ape's strange reaction twenty to thirty meters away.

"Awoo, awoo."

The female giant ape, as if facing a formidable enemy, still clutched her chest with one hand. Her other thick arm pointed at Shen Bei, then at herself, then ruffled her own fur, her eyes wary and puzzled, and she let out another probing query:

"Awoo?"

The next moment, as if understanding what the giant ape meant, Shen Bei was instantly enraged: "I am not your kind!"

Bang!

Amidst his furious roar, Shen Bei took a step, creating a large pit in the ground. The violent wind howled fiercely, propelling his iron-tower-like body towards the giant ape. Although he was alone, his sudden burst gave the impression of a cavalry charge—wild, domineering, and incredibly ferocious!

"Roar!"

Seeing Shen Bei launch an attack first, the female giant ape also let out a massive roar, stepping forward, stomping the ground, and raising two millstone-sized fists to hammer down on his head.

But Shen Bei, charging furiously, did not dodge. He made his hands into hammers, driving from his hips, through his waist, and up his spine. His iron fists stirred up howling winds, simultaneously sparking with electricity, and met the attack head-on with ferocity!

A simple punch plus 100,000 volts of Magnetic Pole Cyclone Yuan Skill current!

Rumble!

The four disproportionately sized fists violently collided, and the air exploded with a thunderclap-like roar.

The electric current from Shen Bei's fist directly surged onto the giant ape's body.

And the mountain-of-flesh-like female giant ape let out a thunderous roar of pain, abruptly retreating with large strides.

With a body twice the size of Shen Bei's, in a pure, brutal test of strength, she was actually at a disadvantage!

At the same time, Shen Bei, taking advantage of the situation, did not relent. After a brief pause to catch his breath, he stepped forward, his two iron fists again bringing forth dull Qi explosions, closing in on the clumsily retreating female giant ape, and unleashed a barrage of close-quarters attacks!

Kui Xing Kicks the Dipper!

Starry Sky Capriccio!

Martial Skill: Heart-Piercing Cannon Hammer!

…

Bang bang bang bang!

Clang clang clang clang!

Amidst the dull thudding sounds like war drums, Shen Bei's iron fists hammered out like machine guns, striking the female giant ape's chest and abdomen, causing her massive body to stagger and retreat continuously.

And amidst such violent, fierce bombardment, the female giant ape could only howl miserably, while frantically swinging her two thick arms to parry.

As the human and beast pushed and shoved, the wind roared, Qi surged, and the ground trembled, creating an astonishing spectacle!

Although Shen Bei's physique was disproportionate to the mountain-of-flesh-like female giant ape, with every collision and strike, the giant ape let out painful roars, constantly coughing up blood from her wide-open mouth. Her enormous size was actually forced back repeatedly, utterly defeated, under Shen Bei's violently smashing iron fists!

Not far away, witnessing this primitive, brutal struggle and collision between one human and one beast, Fang Nanxi was utterly stunned.

Even in the ruined town, she had never witnessed Shen Bei killing those military Awakened.

She had never imagined that when Shen Bei acted, there was no flashy display; it was just brute force against brute force, flesh against flesh.

This ultimate aesthetic of violence made Fang Nanxi shiver all over.

And Zhuang Bifan, rolling his eyes, silently laughed: "So much for showing off!"

Only you can do it.

Are you the 'Fast-Hitting Whirlwind'?

You're just a muscle-bound man!

Not an ounce of a Martial Artist's elegance.

"Awoo!"

After less than half a minute of head-on confrontation, the female giant ape's ugly face was already filled with pain and fear. She suddenly let out a mournful cry, and seizing the opportunity of being blasted back by Shen Bei's punch, she abruptly tucked her tail between her legs and limped away, charging frantically towards the direction of her nest.

She fled.

In reality, in just a brief half-minute confrontation with Shen Bei, she had experienced the greatest injury and pain of her life. Not only were countless bones in her body cracked and broken, but even her internal organs felt like they were about to shatter!

Although she was just a dim-witted beast, she clearly understood the terror of this strange humanoid creature, Shen Bei. Knowing that if she continued, she would probably be beaten to death, how could she not quickly flee for her life?

"Big dummy, where are you running to?"

Facing the female giant ape's desperate escape, Shen Bei's face showed lingering excitement. He laughed loudly, stomped his foot, and pursued her closely like a maggot to a bone.

In fact, this Vicious Beast was indeed thick-skinned and tough. With his current strength, even ordinary sixth-tier Martial Artists or sixth-tier Awakened would find it difficult to withstand three punches and two kicks from him.

Yet this big fellow actually managed to endure his furious bombardment for almost half a minute, showing that the giant ape's strength could fully rival a veteran sixth-rank Martial Artist!

And now, watching such a massive beast actually flee in disarray under Shen Bei's iron fists, Fang Nanxi's eyes were filled with incomparable shock.

However, what shocked her even more was that Zhuang Bifan pushed her, his tone like a joke, but his eyes very serious: "Come on, Young Miss, let's chase!"

Chase?

Chase what?

Don't scare me.

Fang Nanxi's face trembled, her throat bobbing up and down: "No, no, let's not, okay? I feel like Shen Bei can handle it himself—"

"Ah~~~!!"

Zhuang Bifan didn't care whether Fang Nanxi agreed or not. He directly grabbed her by the neck, stomped his foot, and charged straight out.

"If we don't chase now, Shen Bei will take all the good stuff."

Fang Nanxi: ???

Wait—

Fang Nanxi's mouth was filled with wind, her body swaying back and forth like a ribbon.

Any gains would be from Shen Bei fighting for them.

If we just take advantage like this, wouldn't Shen Bei treat us like giant apes and give us a beating with his little fists?