54: Thunder Method

The abandoned chemical factory was so dead silent that you could hear the wind.

Over a hundred burly men, armed with deadly weapons, surrounded Fang Yuan, like a pack of hungry wolves eyeing their prey.

In the center, the scar-faced man known as "Brother Leopard" stood up from his chair, kicked the bloody, mangled guy at his feet aside, and pointed a thick finger at Fang Yuan.

"It was you, who touched my people?"

His voice was like sandpaper rubbing together.

Fang Yuan looked around, not a hint of fear on his face; instead, there was an irrepressible excitement.

Just then, a lazy voice came from behind the crowd.

"Brother Leopard, for a student, do you really need such a big show?"

The crowd automatically parted, creating a path.

A young man in a white casual suit walked out, followed by two bodyguards wearing sunglasses, completely out of place among the fierce-looking thugs.

Brother Leopard, the scar-faced man, saw the newcomer, and the flesh on his face twitched as he forced out a fawning expression.

"Young Master Huang, why are you here? It's just a small matter, I can handle it."

The man referred to as Young Master Huang ignored him, walked straight up to Fang Yuan, and sized him up with interest.

"Black Rose KTV, you were the one who trashed the place?"

Fang Yuan looked at him but did not answer.

Young Master Huang didn't mind, continuing to speak on his own: "One person, in less than ten minutes, took down over twenty of Kunzi's best men, and you yourself were unharmed. Impressive."

He extended a hand.

"My name is Huang Tian, and the Iron Wolf Gang is under my protection. Are you interested in working for me? Money, women, status, you name your price."

Brother Leopard's face turned very ugly, but he didn't dare to say a word.

Fang Yuan laughed.

He found it very amusing.

"Work for you?"

Fang Yuan retorted.

"That means being your dog, right?"

The smile on Huang Tian's face instantly vanished.

He retracted his hand, shoved it into his pocket, and his tone turned cold.

"Young man, I'm giving you a chance, you'd best cherish it."

"I don't need the chance you give," Fang Yuan's reply was simple and direct.

Huang Tian nodded, not saying another word, just tilted his head towards Brother Leopard.

"Disable that hand of his."

"Yes! Young Master Huang!"

Brother Leopard grinned ferociously, pulled a gleaming machete from behind his waist, and personally lunged forward!

"You little bastard, die for me!"

The blade, carrying a wicked wind, chopped straight down towards Fang Yuan's head.

The surrounding thugs all showed cruel smiles, as if they had already seen the scene of Fang Yuan bleeding on the spot.

Fang Yuan didn't dodge.

He merely raised his right hand.

Under the horrified gaze of everyone, he extended his index and middle fingers, and lightly clamped down on the descending blade.

"Clang!"

A crisp sound.

That powerful, heavy machete, just like that, was abruptly stopped in mid-air, firmly clamped by two slender fingers, unable to advance even an inch.

The entire chemical factory fell silent instantly.

Brother Leopard's eyes were wide like copper bells; he pushed down with all his might, but the blade remained motionless.

How could this be?

Is this even a human hand? This must be an iron clamp!

"Is that all the strength you have?"

Fang Yuan's tone carried pure disappointment.

He exerted a slight force with his fingers.

"Crack!"

The blade, made of fine steel, snapped with a sound!

The broken tip of the blade fell to the ground, making a clear sound, and also shattering the psychological defenses of everyone present.

"Monster!"

"He's not human!"

Brother Leopard was scared Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, dropping the hilt of his knife, and retreating in a scramble.

Huang Tian's composure completely collapsed as well; he retreated two steps in terror, shouting sharply:

"What the hell are you all standing around for! Go! Kill him! Whoever kills him gets a million!"

Under a heavy reward, there are bound to be brave men.

After a brief moment of fear, the hundred-plus thugs' eyes rekindled with greedy, fierce light.

"Kill!"

"Chop him down!"

Hundreds of people, like a tide, surged towards Fang Yuan from all directions.

Fang Yuan looked at the rushing crowd, a brilliant arc forming at the corner of his mouth.

He finally didn't have to suppress himself anymore.

"Good, you've come."

He murmured, and the spiritual power in his body erupted without reservation.

"Zzzzt—"

Pale blue electric arcs appeared out of thin air, like countless tiny spirit snakes, wildly darting across his body.

A burnt smell filled the air.

The first few thugs to charge stopped dead in their tracks.

The greed and ferocity on their faces were instantly replaced by a fear that originated from the depths of their Soul.

"Electricity... he has electricity on him!"

"A demon... a monster!"

One thug let out an inhuman shriek, dropped the steel pipe in his hand, and turned to run.

His breakdown was like the first domino falling.

Fear is contagious.

"Run!"

"Damn it! This isn't human! Run!"

The hundred burly men who had just been full of Aura instantly scattered like birds and beasts, crying and wailing as they surged towards the factory gate, pushing and trampling each other, the scene chaotic to the extreme.

Huang Tian also turned pale with fright, and under the escort of his two bodyguards, turned and ran towards his car.

Fang Yuan looked at the scattered rabble and shook his head.

He slowly raised his hands, forming an abstruse magical seal in front of his chest.

"Trying to leave?"

"Too late."

He softly spoke the true words.

"Come, lightning!"

Boom!

A thick bolt of lightning tore through the factory roof and struck down with a roar!

That was not real heavenly lightning.

It was a lightning Dao technique that Fang Yuan had conjured by using his own spiritual power to draw upon the scattered energy between heaven and earth!

The lightning did not strike directly at the people, but exploded in mid-air, transforming into a huge blue electrical net that instantly enveloped the entire factory building!

"Zzzzzzzzzzt—"

Dense electric arcs wildly jumped among the crowd.

"Ah—!"

"My hand! It's numb!"

"Help! I can't move!"

Screams rose one after another.

Everyone hit by the electric arcs, without exception, twitched and fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth, instantly losing their combat ability.

The entire process took less than twenty seconds.

When the last electric arc dissipated, the entire chemical factory returned to silence.

Only this time, the ground was covered with people.

Over a hundred burly men, along with Young Master Huang and his two bodyguards, were all curled up on the ground, twitching incessantly.

Fang Yuan slowly lowered his hands from forming the seal, and the electric arcs around him also faded away.

He stood amidst the wreckage, his expression calm, as if he had only done a trivial little thing.