55: The slaps I give you are a sign of my deep love for you, understand?
"How is that possible!"
Pfft~
Fan Feng spat out a mouthful of blood before he could stabilize himself.
The giant ape was relentless, swinging the tree and charging once more.
After Fan Feng nimbly dodged, he shouted loudly,
"Form a formation, everyone form a formation!"
Fan Yangxu had just endured the pain of resetting his broken ribs when he heard his father's roar.
His expression turned strange.
This scene.
He was all too familiar with it.
Soon.
Under the combined distraction of the guards, Fan Feng found an opportunity and pierced the giant ape's heart again.
With a thunderous boom.
The giant ape's burly body crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.
"Huff, puff~"
Fan Feng was panting heavily.
He carefully examined the giant ape.
Its heart was shattered, blood was spraying, its limbs were twitching, and its eyes had already lost their light.
"Finally dead."
"Perhaps it's some kind of variant species."
After all, as the City Lord, despite being well-traveled and knowledgeable, he had never seen a giant ape with purple and white fur.
"It won't keep resurrecting, will it?"
He felt a hint of doubt in his heart.
He beckoned his son over, his expression solemn and his eyes cold as he asked,
"Earlier, how many times did that Minotaur Secret Realm Monster resurrect?"
Fan Yangxu was stunned.
He was very fearful of his father's current expression.
He couldn't help but lower his head.
What does this mean?
Should he tell the truth or a lie?
"Father, you're joking. How could a Secret Realm monster resurrect?" Fan Yangxu's mouth twitched as he spoke,
"I was just trying to cover up my own mistakes."
Pa~
Fan Feng slapped Fan Yangxu across the face.
Fan Yangxu's left cheek swelled up visibly to the naked eye.
Fan Feng looked furious.
"I'm in no mood to joke with you! Speak! How many times did it resurrect!"
Fan Yangxu was terrified to his core, almost crying as he spoke,
"Father, however many times you say it resurrected, that's how many times it was."
Pa~
Fan Feng slapped Fan Yangxu's right cheek.
Soon.
Fan Yangxu's right cheek also swelled up visibly.
There wasn't a hint of pity in Fan Feng's eyes as he said irritably,
"Idiot, can't you read the situation?! Do I have to beat you to death before you're willing to tell the truth!"
"Father, the Minotaur Secret Realm Monster resurrected three times!"
Fan Yangxu spoke honestly.
Pa~
Fan Feng slapped Fan Yangxu's face yet again.
The skin on Fan Yangxu's left cheek split open, and blood began to flow down.
He widened his eyes, which were nearly buried by his swollen face, his gaze filled with disbelief and even more terror as he knelt down.
"Father, I'm telling the truth! Why are you still hitting me!"
Fan Feng shook his hand.
He muttered to himself,
"It seems you're telling the truth this time."
Fan Yangxu naturally heard him.
His father, the City Lord, had actually delivered an extra slap just to confirm whether he was telling the truth?
He felt so wronged he could die!
A flash of sword light.
The giant ape's tendons and bones were severed by Fan Feng.
Fan Feng kicked and crushed the giant ape's eye socket, then squatted by its head and snorted,
"Come on, resurrect for me and let me see."
He waited for ten minutes.
The guards under him were getting a bit impatient.
"City Lord, the giant ape is dead through and through. It shouldn't resurrect again."
"That's right, City Lord, we should quickly open the Treasure Trove and leave."
"I can't help but feel this place is a bit eerie."
Fan Feng narrowed his eyes.
The giant ape indeed showed no sign of resurrecting.
Pa~
Another slap landed on Fan Yangxu's face.
Fan Yangxu wailed in pain.
This time, blood sprayed from both sides of his face simultaneously.
He was completely stunned.
The giant ape didn't resurrect, so why hit him?
"You bastard, you're still not telling the truth!"
Fan Feng glared at Fan Yangxu with dissatisfaction, then walked toward the small hillock, preparing to open the Treasure Trove.
Exactly at that moment.
A green streak, in a gap that no one noticed, burrowed into the giant ape's chest cavity.
Very quickly.
The giant ape's cloudy eyes regained their light.
The giant ape didn't move immediately.
It only rolled its fist-sized eyeballs around, observing the situation.
This scene fell into the eyes of Fan Yangxu, who was facing the giant ape. He wanted to speak.
But his swollen face squeezed his sausage-like lips, making his words unclear and his voice faint.
"Fa... gi-giant ape, gi..."
Even with the rule that one cannot harm each other in the demigods secret treasure, his father could still beat him into a pig's head.
One could imagine.
How much force his father used when disciplining him.
He couldn't open his mouth.
He could only watch helplessly.
The giant ape stood up like a human, lifted the tree, quietly approached Fan Feng, and then struck down fiercely.
Watching the giant ape move against his father with his own eyes.
Amidst his anxiety, Fan Yangxu actually felt a trace of satisfaction.
Bang!
Before he could savor the feeling.
The tree hit Fan Feng squarely.
"Ah!"
Fan Feng screamed and immediately stabilized himself.
He turned around.
The giant ape hoisted the tree and struck down at his head again.
"Damn it!"
"The giant ape resurrected again!"
"Formation, engage the enemy!"
Seeing its sneak attack fail, the giant ape swung the tree in a wide sweep at the guards.
The guards were only Rank 4 mid-stage; they were no match for the Rank 5 giant ape.
A single sweep left these guards with missing limbs, and some unlucky ones even had their heads crushed.
The guard unit was heavily damaged!
It was a familiar scene again.
Fan Yangxu was all too familiar with what his father was going through.
The exact same script.
"Bastard!"
Fan Feng was furious and could only face the giant ape alone.
Having consumed too much energy, he traded dozens of blows with the giant ape before he finally stabbed and shattered its heart once more.
"Damn it!"
Like a madman, Fan Feng severed the giant ape's head and all its limbs.
"Come on! Resurrect! Resurrect again for me!"
"And you!"
With bloodshot eyes and a face full of rage, Fan Feng walked toward Fan Yangxu.
Pa~
Another slap landed on Fan Yangxu's face as he roared,
"You unfilial son!"
"The giant ape resurrected for a sneak attack, why didn't you warn me!"
Pfft~
Fan Yangxu spat out two front teeth.
His expression was dazed.
Why couldn't even the protection rules of the demigods secret treasure stop his father from hitting him?
He didn't understand.
"Wuwu~"
His speech was leaking air,
"I thaid it..."
"Bastard, you can't even speak clearly. What use is an unfilial son like you!"
Fan Feng gave him another slap, making the swelling on Fan Yangxu's face perfectly symmetrical.
Fan Yangxu spat out two more teeth.
His eyes, which were nearly squeezed shut, struggled to widen.
He saw.
Behind his father, a burly, giant figure had stood up once again.
The giant ape had resurrected again, and again, and again!
"Fa..."
"Useless trash! You still have the face to call me father?"
Fan Feng's slap was about to land on Fan Yangxu's face.
Thud~
He was kicked flying.
While still flying in mid-air, he felt two of his ribs break, one of which even punctured his lung.
His breathing became rapid.
Seeing the giant ape approach.
The aura of a Rank 5 Secret Realm monster was powerful and deadly.
Fan Yangxu was terrified; he hurriedly called for help,
"Fa... thave me..."
The giant ape glanced at Fan Yangxu, then strode off to chase Fan Feng.
"Why are you chasing me? Can't you see that big unfilial son over there?"
Fan Feng was panicked; he was severely injured.
At this moment.
He was clearly no match for the giant ape.
It was a life-or-death moment!
"What should I do?"
While running, his peripheral vision caught sight of his son, who had been ignored by the giant ape.
An idea struck him.
"Xier, attack the giant ape's right leg! I'll stab its heart! Let us, father and son, join forces to slay the enemy!"
Fan Yangxu felt a bit uncomfortable.
He had already been ignored by the giant ape; it was the perfect time to escape.
Attacking the giant ape—wasn't that just seeking death!
"Xier, you are my pride. I hit you because I love you. Look, I never hit others because I don't care about them; I only care about you."
"Xier, you must understand, I am strict with you because I hope you will become a Dragon, and that you will have the character to succeed me as City Lord!"
"Come! The two of us killing a Rank 5 Secret Realm monster together will surely be a fine tale!"
"Okay, father!"
Haha.
I am my father's pride!
"Wind-Breaking Sword!"
Fan Yangxu slashed at the giant ape's right leg.
The giant ape felt the pain and immediately turned around to charge at Fan Yangxu.
"Father, take this chance to kill the gi..."
Fan Yangxu's eyes widened.
In his sight, his father's back grew more and more distant as he ran away.