CHAPTER 74: CHAPTER 71: MONSTER’S LAIR?

"What guts!"

Ghana looked at Fang Zhen, who was actively approaching, quite surprised. He didn’t expect this Intermediate Apprentice to be completely unafraid of death, as the Mountain-Crushing Giant Axe in his hand swung down fiercely.

Apprentice Level Martial Arts: Barbarian Bear!

With a single swing, the strength directly doubled.

Bang!

The Long Spear and the Mountain-Crushing Giant Axe collided, and the ground beneath their feet cracked instantly. The impact reverberated, allowing everyone in the training field to clearly feel the tremors through the air.

Immediately after blocking Ghana’s axe, Fang Zhen flew several meters backward, retreating several steps before stabilizing himself.

"As expected of a BOSS, this strength is indeed strong." Fang Zhen, holding the Long Spear with trembling hands, looked at Ghana with excitement, "But I can fight!"

Ghana’s strike using martial arts was much stronger than the Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat, but humans aren’t monsters; even with armor, ordinary weapons can harm them. Overall, it’s much easier to deal with than the Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat.

"Just lightly injured?"

Ghana looked at Fang Zhen, who stood up again, filled with amazement.

His use of a martial arts-powered axe, even if an Advanced Apprentice used martial arts to block, would render them unable to wield their weapon after one strike. But this Intermediate Apprentice, Fang Zhen, not only could wield his weapon but also continue to fight, which was simply incredible.

"Can you still fight?"

At this moment, Ghana wasn’t the only one surprised; Qin Mu, who rushed to help, also looked at Fang Zhen in astonishment.

Facing Ghana, a quasi Martial Artist like him, would suppress even an Extreme Apprentice, even using martial arts. Who would have thought an Intermediate Apprentice could stand up to Ghana head-on?

Yet before Qin Mu could recover from his surprise, several figures wearing dark grey T-shirts encircled Ghana completely, unshaken by the retreat of the Intermediate Apprentice Fang Zhen.

"His axe is very powerful; don’t confront it directly. The three of us Intermediate Apprentices will hold him, and others will look for an opportunity," Luo Wushang reminded everyone as she, along with Zhang Qingwei, attacked Ghana directly.

Ghana, seeing Luo Wushang and the others surrounding him, couldn’t help but laugh in anger.

A dignified quasi Martial Artist being targeted by several Intermediate Apprentices for a hunt; how much do they underestimate him?

But before Ghana could use Barbarian Bear again, the standard longsword of Luo Wushang in her hand lit up, like a light bulb, with nine silver-white rays flashing briefly.

Martial Artist Level Martial Arts: Martial Skill Star Pointing!

This attack, beyond the limits of neural reaction speed, made Ghana too wary to respond with sheer strength, using the Barbarian Bear technique. He instinctively swung the giant axe to block.

Though the over 200-kilogram giant axe seemed like a stick in Ghana’s hands, with its large axe face, it blocked all of Luo Wushang’s thrusts.

However, with each block, Ghana felt his hand going numb, almost unable to hold onto the giant axe after nine successive strikes.

While Ghana blocked Luo Wushang, Zhang Qingwei appeared behind Ghana, his A6-level longsaber transforming into five blade beams. As the beams converged into one, it struck straight at Ghana’s back.

Martial Artist Level Martial Arts: Overlapping Waves Saber!

This Overlapping Waves Saber attack had a destructive power with triple strength, not inferior to Starfire.

"Damn it!"

Although Ghana had spotted Zhang Qingwei earlier, he was unable to block with the giant axe while defending against Luo Wushang’s thrusts. However, being a quasi Martial Artist, Ghana nimbly spun around, placing the giant axe across his chest, blocking Zhang Qingwei’s strike directly.

Boom!

The force of over 1600 kilograms shook Ghana back several steps, causing the giant axe in his hands to tremble.

Just as Ghana sighed in relief, Zhao Hu, standing over two meters tall, slapped towards Ghana’s back, with a windwhistle like thunder.

The precision with which Zhao Hu timed this strike earned even Qin Mu’s admiration from afar.

"You’re courting death!"

Ghana, not yet stable on his feet and seeing another Basic Apprentice attacking, was truly enraged. Stomping hard on the ground, he steadied himself and, with a trembling hand, met the attack with his palm.

In Ghana’s eyes, a mere Basic Apprentice’s strength couldn’t surpass his normal strength, even if they used martial arts.

Bam!

Ghana suddenly felt unprecedented pain in his palm, as if his entire arm wasn’t his own, forcing him back two more steps. His arm sagged, with fresh blood continuously dripping onto the martial arts hall’s floor.

As this scene unfolded, everyone in the battle, especially the experts from the White Feather Gang, looked at Ghana with deep confusion.

Ghana had only recently been promoted to a quasi Martial Artist, but he was genuine.

For a quasi Martial Artist to be suppressed by three sub-Intermediate Apprentices when it got out, few would believe it.

"Could it be that Deputy Gang Leader Ghana is in bad shape?"

The White Feather Gang’s experts couldn’t think of any other explanation.

However, only Ghana knew after the encounter what his true situation was.

"Martial Artist Level martial arts?"

Ghana couldn’t help but glance at the three people, Luo Wushang, present, and Fang Zhen, who was preparing to charge again. Although he was utterly incredulous, the fact was that several apprentices below Intermediate Level could suppress him.

Aside from Martial Artist Level martial arts, there was no other possibility.

Four apprentices mastering Martial Artist Level martial arts, who would dare to believe such a claim?

"He’s injured! Quick, seize the first blood!"

Who knows who among the players said this sentence, but the masters of the three squads present simultaneously attacked Ghana. More than six people on the scene used Martial Artist Level martial arts.

Starfire of the Prairie!

Star Pointing!

Overlapping Waves Saber!

Thunder Light Palm!

"Damn it! How many monsters does this Grey-clad Gang have!"

This scene immediately made Ghana’s scalp tingle. These people used martial arts that he had just fully experienced. Although he could rely on the Barbarian Bear to be stronger in strength, he couldn’t simultaneously face six people whose explosive power exceeded his normal state.

Or rather, these people before him were not mere apprentices below Intermediate Level but could each compete with Extreme Apprentice Level warriors.

Fighting with an Extreme Apprentice is nothing in itself; the key is that these people use different Martial Artist Level martial arts.

A single Martial Artist Level martial art would not be easily transmitted, even among the major gangs on the city outskirts. Typically, each major gang on the outskirts might hold one or two Martial Artist Level martial arts.

No gang would dare to imagine mastering four Martial Artist Level martial arts.

However, this wasn’t the most critical issue; the higher the martial arts level, the harder it was to learn, especially Martial Artist Level martial arts, which were designed for Martial Artists, not apprentices.

Even with personal guidance, various problems occur when learning a Martial Artist Level martial art, only to be well mastered after substantial brain development. Learning a Martial Artist Level martial art at the Apprentice Level is challenging, with less than one in a hundred apprentices succeeding.

Yet he happened to encounter them.

One would be remarkable enough, yet there were over six who all mastered Martial Artist Level martial arts.

This made Ghana wonder if he hadn’t woken up yet and was having such a dreadful dream.

Although Ghana thought a lot, it was actually a mere moment.

After this moment, Ghana turned and ran without hesitation.

Just as Ghana took a few steps, an arrow and an alloy shovel flew precisely toward him, forcing him to wave them away.

This brief pause saw a not-so-tall figure suddenly dart forward, making Ghana want to curse the Grey-clad Gang, wondering how they could accurately predict his actions.

"You brat, looking for death!"

Ghana saw the approaching figure from behind, his eyes filled with coldness.

Faced with the previous onslaught, he indeed had no solution, but now led by Lin Qi, an Intermediate Apprentice, daring to cause trouble, it was seeking death.

Barbarian Bear!

Against Lin Qi, who charged with a spear, Ghana didn’t hold back, slashing down forcefully with both restored hands. With over 1800 kilograms of force, even the Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat would be knocked back, let alone an Intermediate Apprentice.

But a flame suddenly ignited, far brighter than the starfire used by Fang Zhen earlier, with a faint scorching heat spreading.

Starfire of the Prairie!

Lin Qi’s original strength of over 600 kilograms instantly rose to over 2400 kilograms, boosted by the threefold power of Starfire.

Boom!

Just the collision between the long spear and the giant axe sent Ghana’s giant axe flying.

"You!"

Ghana watched the giant axe fly away, looking at Lin Qi, who wasn’t even 1.8 meters tall, with unspeakable shock in his heart.

An Intermediate Apprentice able to suppress him head-on, how could he believe it?

Before Ghana could recover from the shock, Lin Qi struck with a palm, and a thunderous roar echoed in the training ground as a white light fell on Ghana’s chest armor, causing the A6 level armor to faintly dent.

Martial Artist Level martial art Thunder Light Palm!

Subsequently, Ghana flew over ten meters away, slammed directly into the wall of the Martial Arts Hall, and coughed up mouthfuls of blood. Ghana tried to speak, but his eyes unavoidably closed despite his efforts.

Then he collapsed on the ground, completely devoid of breath, clearly dead beyond any recovery.