CHAPTER 423: CHAPTER 220: BATTLEFIELD SPOILS AND [TIDE ROD]

Concentrated to the extreme, the ocher light seemed like flowing and changing runes, enveloping the surface of the fist bone.

"Bang!"

It was the dull sound made when bones collided violently across skin and flesh.

Without any hindrance, the fist glowing with dazzling light slammed directly onto the back of the beastman’s head.

With far superior physical attributes, this forceful punch driven by gravity nearly knocked the beastman’s standing body off balance.

In the moment when bone and flesh collided, Xia Nan could not see the beastman’s expression, nor did he know if the opponent regained some humanity in the face of life and death.

But through the sudden tension in the neck muscles and the slight tremor at the sides of the cheeks in the corner of his eye, he could tell that the opponent sensed the lethal aura contained in his strike.

In the next second.

Buzz——

The ocher force field energy suddenly burst from the fist surface landed on the back of the beastman’s head.

Pure and stable, the highly penetrating force field damage showed no mercy to the flesh and blood before it.

The dense, swaying mane was instantly shredded into fragments, the skin tougher than tree bark squeezed and splattered like blood-red mud on either side of the fist.

"Creak."

This was the horrifying sound of the skull cracking, chilling to hear.

The fist originally on the bear man’s back suddenly sank a few inches.

Then in the blood splashing from the edge of the fist, there was an addition of sticky yellow-white matter.

Xia Nan could clearly feel the touch on the surface of the fist bone changing from initial hardness to final softness, and the sturdy body beneath him suddenly convulsed.

The immense power once stored in the beastman’s muscles, deprived of conscious guidance, surged uncontrollably through the body like chaotic electricity.

The tall and muscular body suddenly became rigid.

Like a zombie, driven by lingering instincts before death, it staggered forward a couple of steps, then fell face-first to the ground.

Revealing the back of her head, mostly consumed by the force field energy.

At the same time, the thorny vines that originally surged toward Xia Nan like a green plant wave lost their life force in an instant.

They froze in place like sculptures, losing their previous vitality.

In the distance, the ferocious and brutal wild beasts surrounding Xia Nan swiftly regained their former ignorance in their beast eyes, with the savage beast nature quietly fading.

Some fled in panic with their tails between their legs, intimidated by the scene, while others began tearing and battling among themselves due to the intense smell of blood in the air and hunger in their bellies.

Feet landed lightly on the ground.

Looking at the beastman corpse ahead that had completely lost its life force and was reverting to human form, Xia Nan couldn’t help but feel relieved.

Then, post-battle exhaustion surged through his body, accompanied by intense pain from various parts, rushing from his heart straight to his head.

The refined use of [Gravity Control] and the moment-critical activation of [Heart-drawing Vision] had overtaxed his spiritual power.

Just standing on the ground now made his vision darken uncontrollably, his head spinning.

Feeling something was amiss, although the main enemy had been defeated, the battle wasn’t over; he still needed to complete the final cleanup.

In his current state, he couldn’t guarantee he could easily repel the ravenous beasts as he did in his prime.

Having survived until the end, he wouldn’t want to be undone by these beasts.

As thoughts flowed, his left hand brushed against his waist, and a bottle of Healing Potion appeared in his hand.

He swiftly poured half of it into his mouth.

-25 Gold.

The sweet and refreshing taste lingered on his tongue, the icy liquid flowing into his body through his throat, seemingly infected by the throbbing heart as it reached his chest, transformed into warm streams flowing throughout with the blood.

The original fatigue and pain gradually lessened, with numbness spreading over the injured arm and chest.

Xia Nan suddenly took a deep breath, with the hot breath condensing into a clear white smoke in the freezing air.

Before it could disperse completely, it was swept away in the wolf’s howl, dissolving into the mist along with grass clippings and blood, turning into the elusive mane of the wolf head hunting towards where the Longsword had fallen.

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Partially recovering his strength through the Healing Potion, Xia Nan utilized the high mobility of [Teeth Hunting] to quickly traverse the battlefield and retrieve the Longswords that had fallen during the fight with Mint.

Then, he forcibly revived his spirits to disperse the remaining beasts on the battlefield.

With the beastman that drove them mad now dead, this was not too difficult.

He merely revealed his strength and aggression slightly, and killed a few unlucky beasts as a deterrent, causing these now-sane but cautious predators surviving in the dangerous forest to retreat into the depths of the night.

"Huff... huff..."

For a moment, only the sound of heavy breathing remained on the vast and silent ground.

One hand supporting a tree trunk, Xia Nan’s body leaned forward slightly, sweat continually dripping from his chin and soaking the soil at the tree roots.

Since he followed Cash and others to this clearing, until all the fighting was over, it hadn’t even been half an hour.

Yet the physical and mental energy he expended was far greater than what he spent sweeping through dozens of goblin nests.

First the siege by Cash and Vireis, then the beastman transformed into the bear man Mint, while also confronting those maddening beasts and thorns.

He fought through all three teammates, the intensity and pressure of the battles were nearly maxed out.