Ch. 19 - Killing Lin Lang
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ED Note: I really, really love Wu Liang. So much. This bratty gluttonous little beast…
This chapter is broken. Please report this on discord.
ED Note: I really, really love Wu Liang. So much. This bratty gluttonous little beast…
Treasures always find their way to those destined to possess them.
But who would be the "destined" one?
That would naturally be the strongest person!
A high-grade dark Spiritual Master cultivation technique was enough to cause a huge uproar in the entire Linjiang City.
How could Lin Lang, a mere Second Rank martial artist, possibly guard such a treasure?
The only way to keep it was... to kill everyone!
Even if the rest of the team didn't intend to fight him for the technique, they would still be silenced.
However, those losers dared to band together and oppose him, so he would grant them death.
A terrifying surge of vital energy burst from his body, and the towering Bloodthirsty Wolf at his feet transformed into a blood-red shadow, swiftly pouncing into the crowd and tearing them apart.
In just a few breaths, the First-Rank martial artists among the twenty-odd people suffered heavy casualties.
Before a Second-Level first-stage beast, First-Rank martial artists were as weak as ants.
The battle for the treasure intensified.
Lin Lang was confident in his own strength and that of his magical beast, the Bloodthirsty Wolf.
The team members, however, believed they outnumbered him and could wear him down.
Ling Qingxue pulled Zhao Xin back to where they had set up the Solidifying Spirit Formation.
Wu Liang, perched on her shoulder, glanced contemptuously at those fools.
"The Grumpy Empress truly lives up to her reputation as a reborn being. Her wisdom is far beyond that of an 18-year-old girl!"
Other girls at eighteen were always thinking about handsome boys.
To use a fake cultivation technique to incite greed and effortlessly weaken the Wolf Fang Squad through infighting—this kind of strategy was not to be underestimated.
Zhao Xin swallowed hard, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.
The Wolf Fang Squad, which had hunted her for two whole days, were now fighting like dogs in front of her classmate.
Were they really the same age?
Is this what they mean by 'children from poor families mature early'?
"Using your brain to kill," instantly came to mind.
Zhao Xin's eyes were filled with admiration for Ling Qingxue.
"Qingxue, sooner or later, one of them will win. Should we ambush them?"
Ling Qingxue shook her head slightly, her gaze sweeping over the chaotic group.
"Ambush with our current strength is useless. It would only disrupt their infighting. Whoever emerges victorious will be significantly weaker, and that's when we'll strike."
Based on Ling Qingxue's experience, Lin Lang had a greater chance of winning.
Although he was alone, the Bloodthirsty Wolf could heal its injuries and enhance its strength by absorbing blood, and it was also at the Second Level late-stage.
Even with their number advantage, the other Second Rank warriors in the team would be easily killed by the Bloodthirsty Wolf and Lin Lang.
However, one thing was certain: even if Lin Lang emerged victorious, his final strength would be reduced to about 50-60% of its original level.
As in the saying, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind", Ling Qingxue planned to be the oriole. Lin Lang hadn't dealt with the two of them, but he had also analyzed this point and was confident in his strength.
A mere First Rank high school student couldn't possibly cause him any trouble.
Unless they collapsed the mine, in which case, everyone would die!
...
The battle lasted nearly an hour, the stench of blood filling the entire mine, the ground littered with the corpses of martial artists and magical beasts.
Lin Lang crushed the head of the last Second Rank martial artist.
His chest heaved violently, his clothes tattered, his body covered in wounds, some even deep enough to expose bone.
"I took pity on all of you and gave you food to eat, you ungrateful trash!"
Lin Lang kicked aside the corpses on the ground and leaned against the stone wall to rest with the limping Bloodthirsty Wolf.
"Damn it! Luckily, my cultivation technique is the Bloodthirsty Technique with a powerful physical recovery ability, otherwise my injuries would be even worse!"
He took out the silver orb from his storage ring, his eyes filled with excitement.
A smile played on his lips as he glanced at Ling Qingxue and her companion, who were quietly watching him from afar.
"Little girl, you're very clever. You deliberately revealed the cultivation technique's level, forcing me to kill everyone. I, Lin Lang, like smart women!"
Ling Qingxue smiled faintly. "Then, did you guess that even the cultivation technique was a lie?"
Hearing this, Lin Lang's pupils shrank, his burning blood instantly cooling.
"Impossible! My spiritual power may be low, but I've still reached the First Rank mid-stage. This silver orb definitely contains traces of a cultivation technique!"
Lin Lang kept telling himself that the cultivation technique was real.
He immediately channeled his spiritual energy into the orb, attempting to fuse with the cultivation technique.
He had personally witnessed a Spiritual Master cultivation technique, and its aura was identical to that of this orb; there was no way he could be wrong.
The moment Lin Lang's spiritual energy came into contact with the silver orb, it instantly dissolved in it, activating the mud swamp formation that Ling Qingxue had already set up on the ground.
The ground beneath his feet instantly turned into a soft quagmire, sucking his legs half in.
Lin Lang's eyes were bloodshot, and the remaining vital energy within him erupted wildly.
"You bitch, you damned bitch, how dare you deceive me!"
At his Second Rank mid-stage, this mud swamp would normally only hold him and the Bloodthirsty Wolf for a few breaths at most.
But after the fierce battle, their combat power was less than half of their maximum value, causing them to remain trapped for much longer.
Ling Qingxue didn't hesitate at all as she immediately activated the other formations she had set up.
The mountain above began to tremble, cracks spreading across the stone walls, followed by a series of thunderous explosions.
Lin Lang trembled all over, his face filled with terror.
"No, no, I don't want to die, ah!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Earth and rocks rained down, burying half of the mine shaft.
The latter half, where Ling Qingxue and Zhao Xin were, only felt a strong tremor. The Solidifying Stone Formation, combined with the already strong and intact stone walls, withstood the attack.
Lin Lang, buried in front, was completely silent and most likely dead.
The thick dust swept over Ling Qingxue and Zhao Xin, large and small stones rolling at their feet, but it didn't stir any emotion in her.
"Cough cough cough~"
Zhao Xin coughed incessantly, her face covered in dust.
"Qingxue, the Wolf Fang Squad should all be dead, but we're still a hundred meters from the exit even if we dig straight, right?"
Without tools, it was even harder. A martial artist's hands weren't as hard as rock…
Ling Qingxue grabbed Wu Liang from her shoulder and tossed him aside. He rolled twice on the ground before stopping, then rubbed his buttocks, his face full of resentment.
"Little Xuexue, can't you be a little gentler with your man…"
Ling Qingxue frowned slightly. "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and dig. It'll probably take a long time to dig through this collapsed mine shaft. The air inside won't last long."
Martial artists had stronger vitality than ordinary people, but they still needed to breathe. Now that the mine exit was blocked, they couldn't survive on this air for more than two days.
She didn't know exactly how long it would take Wu Liang to dig through.
Wu Liang wiggled his backside and stood in front of the rubble.
"How dare you underestimate me! I am a Gluttonous Beast!"
With that, he began to devour the rolling rocks with all his might.
Seeing that his speed was a bit slow, he spent another twenty evolution points to level up his "Gluttonous Stomach" skill.
[Gluttonous Stomach Lv. 5: Fixed passive skill, representing the digestive abilities of a Gluttonous Beast. The stomach can store 50 cubic meters of food and can digest everything to nourish itself. Digestion speed increased by 50%.]