Chapter 33 Night Owl Squad Annihilated
Chu Han looked at the members of the Night Owl Squad with burning eyes; their heads were also worth a lot of money.
Especially Night Owl himself; as a Fourth-Tier Martial Artist, he was the most valuable.
Chu Han naturally wouldn't let them go.
"Courting death!"
Night Owl was furious. The Thunder Attribute Origin Power in his body surged wildly, all converging onto the longsword in his hand, instantly enveloping the entire blade in lightning.
"Kid, you dare to kill my brother and even covet our squad? Today, I will definitely tear you into ten thousand pieces!"
Night Owl's voice carried intense hatred. He immediately transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot toward Chu Han at an extremely fast speed.
This was Night Owl's strongest Martial Skill: Swift Thunder Thrust!
He had also used this move to heavily wound the Black-Maned Lion King just now.
The terrifying aspect of this move lay not only in the sharpness of the sword technique itself but also in the extreme speed granted by the Thunder Attribute Origin Power.
Especially when dealing with opponents weaker than himself, it could often achieve an instant kill.
Ordinary Third-Tier Martial Artists couldn't even see his afterimage, let alone dodge it.
Even for fellow Fourth-Tier Martial Artists, without speed-type abilities, it would be difficult to avoid being hit.
This was Night Owl's greatest reliance during his many years of roaming the wilderness.
In Night Owl's view, Chu Han relied on sneak attacks to kill Third-Tier Martial Artists, making him at most a "quasi-Fourth-Tier" level; it was impossible for him to take this full-power strike.
As long as he pierced Chu Han's heart, this farce would end.
Amidst the flashing lightning, Chu Han felt his vision blur and immediately closed his eyes.
He had been lurking in the shadows observing and analyzing the battle between Night Owl and the Black-Maned Lion King, knowing full well he couldn't dodge this move.
But he hadn't come away empty-handed; through his observations, he had already figured out the attack trajectory, characteristics, and weaknesses of this move.
When Night Owl used this move, to pursue speed, he would concentrate all his Origin Power on the sword blade and his legs, causing the Yuan Qi Armor around his body to temporarily dissipate. This was exactly his weakness!
A hint of madness flashed in Chu Han's eyes as he activated his Stone Skin defense, a light gray luster instantly covering his entire body.
Then, he suddenly twisted his body to the side!
"Puchi!"
The lightning-infused longsword instantly pierced Chu Han's left shoulder. Violent lightning immediately coursed through his body, and the flesh at the wound was scorched by the high-temperature current, causing agonizing pain.
But this level of pain was far less than what Chu Han experienced while Cultivating with lion blood; it wasn't enough to affect his movements at all.
Chu Han had already compressed all his strength into his right fist. At the same moment Night Owl's sword pierced him, he slammed a punch hard into Night Owl's chest!
"Bang!"
A muffled boom rang out as the strength of the Explosive Fist instantly exploded inside Night Owl's body!
Night Owl didn't have time to deploy his Yuan Qi Armor for defense. His internal organs were directly ruptured by this violent force, and the bones in his chest were completely shattered.
Night Owl felt his vision go dark, and a metallic sweetness welled up in his throat.
A mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs sprayed out as he was instantly sent flying backward, crashing heavily against the rocky wall of the cave.
Chu Han clutched his bleeding left shoulder and slowly stood up straight.
His Stone Skin defense had neutralized part of the lightning damage, and his own physical strength was even comparable to that of a Beasts.
Although his shoulder was pierced and he had been bathed in lightning, his Foundation was not harmed.
Compared to Night Owl, his injury could only be considered minor.
His combat plan had worked, and the effect was excellent! Night Owl had already lost the ability to fight him.
What surprised him even more was that just now, at the line between life and death, he suddenly gained a new insight into movement techniques.
The Basic Movement Technique, which was originally reaching perfection, had now broken through to the Realm of Peak Mastery!
"Peak Mastery! My Basic Movement Technique has finally broken through to Peak Mastery!" Chu Han was ecstatic.
If he were to face Night Owl's "Swift Thunder Thrust" again, he would be absolutely certain of being able to dodge it completely!
On the other side, Night Owl struggled to his feet and coughed up another mouthful of blood.
He looked at Chu Han, his eyes filled with unbelievable terror, and he roared angrily, "Impossible! How could you dare to fight this way? Trading injury for injury!"
He had never seen such a crazy opponent!
From the beginning, he had underestimated Chu Han's ruthlessness and decisiveness, and even more so, he had underestimated Chu Han's physical strength.
But even more unexpected was that this student-like young Martial Artist had actually cracked his killing move with a single strike!
His move did indeed have a loophole, but only for the split second when the Yuan Qi Armor vanished.
Chu Han had actually seized that momentary opening to complete a fatal blow.
Just what kind of Prodigy talent was this?
Night Owl couldn't believe that such a Genius actually existed in the world.
"I'm finished..." A hint of despair rose in Night Owl's heart.
He knew he was heavily injured and his Origin Power was scattered; he was no match for Chu Han at all.
His eyes flickered, and he suddenly changed his tune, smiling at Chu Han, "Friend, it was my lack of insight that failed to recognize your greatness. Your strength is so formidable that there's no need to fight to the death with me. Why not join my Night Owl Squad? I'll make you the vice-captain, and we'll split the squad's resources fifty-fifty! I'll even offer you that Black-Maned Lion cub inside with both hands, how about it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the remaining members of the Night Owl Squad were stunned.
Their usually sinister and brutal captain was actually taking the initiative to show weakness and offering such generous terms; it was clear the captain was truly in a desperate situation.
Chu Han looked at Night Owl's hypocritical face, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth. "If I kill you, your resources will be mine, and the cub will be mine too. Why bother with such unnecessary steps?"
Hearing this, a flash of ruthlessness appeared in Night Owl's eyes as an Aura surged from his body. "Don't get too ahead of yourself! Although I'm heavily injured, I might still have the strength to fight! I see your strength hasn't reached the Fourth-Tier yet, right?"
Chu Han didn't bother with nonsense and gave his answer directly through action.
With a movement of his feet, enhanced by the Peak Mastery Basic Movement Technique, the Spirit Cat Steps he performed actually carried a few illusory afterimages, and he arrived in front of Night Owl in an instant.
Night Owl's pupils constricted; he hadn't expected Chu Han's speed to become so fast!
He hurriedly condensed the remaining Thunder Attribute Origin Power in his body and raised his sword to counterattack.
But the blood shadow battle saber in Chu Han's hand flashed with a blade light. He performed the Raging Wind Blade Technique to its limit, his speed so fast that only an afterimage remained.
"Chii!"
Night Owl's right arm, which was holding the sword, was instantly severed by Chu Han's blade!
"Ah!"
Night Owl let out a shrill scream, blood spraying wildly from the stump of his arm.
Before Night Owl could recover, Chu Han's blade struck again.
"Puchi!"
Another flash of blade light, and Night Owl's head soared into the sky, leaving behind a headless corpse that had completely lost all breath of life.
The remaining members of the Night Owl Squad were instantly scared to the point of Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, turning around to run out of the cave.
Night Owl was dead; they were even less of a match for Chu Han.
Chu Han's eyes turned cold as he transformed into an afterimage and caught up. Amidst the flickering blade light, he killed them all.
With this, the Night Owl Squad was completely wiped out.
Chu Han then stored the heads of the Night Owl Squad members into his space ring and began another round of looting.
He collected their weapons and the Materials they carried into his space; among them, Night Owl's sword was of the highest quality.
To Chu Han's surprise, he found a piece of spatial equipment on Night Owl—a necklace.
"It seems all the things Night Owl has scavenged and plundered over the years are inside."
Chu Han put away the spatial necklace, not in a hurry to check it.
He also stored the corpse of the Fourth-Tier Black-Maned Lion King into his space.
After finishing all this, he clutched his injured left shoulder and walked toward the depths of the cave.
There, a priceless Black-Maned Lion cub was waiting for him.