A Frenzied Counterattack

The breakthrough to the fifth level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade made Qin Hao's speed surge abruptly, and his figure swiftly vanished from the spot. That sudden burst of speed caught Yanagawa Masami and the Japanese Mental Master completely off guard.

The instant Qin Hao disappeared, both men were startled and hurriedly searched for his position. But Qin Hao gave them no time to react. His 4.2-times Force Generation erupted, driving his speed to the limit as he crossed several hundred meters in an instant.

When his figure appeared again, he was already in front of the Japanese Mental Master. Before the man could react, Qin Hao beheaded him with a single slash.

The Japanese man's eyes were still filled with disbelief. As he looked at the body drifting farther and farther away, that disbelief was replaced by an expression of lingering attachment.

"How is this possible? How is this possible? I'm a lofty War God, a one-in-ten-thousand Mental Master. How could I die here?" Carrying endless unwillingness, the Japanese man's head hit the ground and rolled into the distance, completely losing all signs of life.

The situation changed in an instant, leaving Yanagawa Masami mired in shock and fury for a moment. He attacked Qin Hao recklessly, ice crystals and dense fog swirling around him. Along with his long blade, a blast of cold air swept straight toward Qin Hao.

Qin Hao was wary of Yanagawa Masami's attack, but without the Mental Master's restraint, the threat he posed was much smaller. Qin Hao swiftly dodged the attack, then counterattacked, striking toward Yanagawa Masami's wrist.

As long as there was no threat from that cold air, even if Yanagawa Masami was an Advanced War God, the threat he posed in Qin Hao's eyes was extremely limited.

With the boost from the fifth level of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, four-times Force Generation, and Qin Hao's Intermediate War God strength, his power was in no way inferior to an Advanced War God. Moreover, although Yanagawa Masami was an Advanced War God, his realms in both Movement Technique and Blade Technique were below Qin Hao's, and now he could not keep up in Force Generation either.

The only thing he was slightly stronger in was raw strength, which posed very limited danger to Qin Hao.

The fight between the two gradually fell into a stalemate. Qin Hao became more relaxed, while Yanagawa Masami started growing anxious.

Qin Hao did not care how long the exchange lasted. He had already contacted Shi Jiang, and he believed the military had begun converging on this place. The longer things dragged on, the more advantageous it was for him.

Compared with Qin Hao, Yanagawa Masami was nowhere near as relaxed. The importance of the base directly concerned their great mission of restoring their nation. Now that someone had broken in, it had already been exposed. If he did not quickly resolve this trouble, then the dream of restoration would be completely shattered.

"Damn it, brat. You forced me into this." Yanagawa Masami glared fiercely at Qin Hao, as if he had made up his mind.

"Initiate the final plan." After Yanagawa Masami shouted, a vicious gleam flickered in his eyes, but it soon settled down again.

"Brat, stay here and be buried with the entire base. If it can keep a genius like you here, then this base will have served its purpose." As Yanagawa Masami spoke, his figure began retreating. He reached the passageway, preparing to leave.

Hearing Yanagawa Masami's words and watching his movements, Qin Hao knew he was preparing to flee. He quickly chased after Yanagawa Masami. Following the stairs, he descended continuously, walking a full hundred meters or more without encountering any intermediate floor. The staircase seemed to lead straight into the depths underground.

After descending another hundred meters along the stairs, a light finally appeared ahead, and a door came into view not far away. Entering through the door, what appeared before Qin Hao's eyes was a space two hundred meters high and dozens of football fields in size.

The entire floor and walls of the space were covered in all kinds of bloodstains, and a nauseating stench permeated the air.

"I didn't expect you to actually chase me down here. Then you can have a nice little play with it. Be careful not to lose your life." Yanagawa Masami's voice came from a huge gate in the distance, his tone filled with mockery.

As his voice fell, he pressed a switch. The huge gate opened, and a Monster slowly walked out of the darkness.

When the Monster's figure had fully emerged, it was a beast nearly a hundred meters tall, with the head of an ox and the body of a man. After the Monster came out, it let out a roar, and a foul, fishy stench spread out.

"Ox-Ghost, go! Kill him!" Following Yanagawa Masami's command, Ox-Ghost attacked Qin Hao.

Facing the Monster charging at him, Qin Hao did not dare be the slightest bit careless. Judging from its size alone, this Monster's strength was definitely not weak. Moreover, it had been used by the Japanese as a trump card, so its power was obvious.

The distance of over a hundred meters was crossed in an instant by Ox-Ghost's massive body, and it punched straight at Qin Hao. Qin Hao did not dare take it head-on. His figure swiftly retreated, and after dodging the attack, he struck back at Ox-Ghost.

The long blade in his hand hacked into Ox-Ghost's body, and a column of blood sprayed out. However, the damage it caused Ox-Ghost was extremely limited. It had only cut through the skin and into the muscle, without even injuring the bone.

"What a thick hide." Seeing that his attack had failed to achieve anything, Qin Hao quickly retreated. However, before Qin Hao could pull back, Ox-Ghost's attack came again, striking directly into his body. The immense force sent Qin Hao flying, and he landed a hundred meters away.

"Hiss, Planetary level strength!" Feeling the pain in his body, Qin Hao stood up, and the look in his eyes as he stared at Ox-Ghost changed.

Qin Hao was wearing the Black God Set, which could offset ninety percent of the force. Even an Advanced War God's attack would find it difficult to injure him. Now, Ox-Ghost had wounded him with a single blow, and the impact he felt on his body was even somewhat stronger than that of an Intermediate War God.

That was only because Qin Hao's physical quality far surpassed others. Otherwise, he might not necessarily have been able to withstand that attack.

However, this Ox-Ghost was not without weaknesses. Its strength had reached the Planetary level, but its speed had not, and compared with other Planetary level Monsters, Ox-Ghost did not have much intelligence. It could only accept simple commands to attack.

Before Qin Hao could think too much, Ox-Ghost attacked again. Its powerful strength drove the surrounding air, and before its fist even arrived, the wind from the punch rushed into Qin Hao's face. Qin Hao did not choose to meet it head-on. Instead, he used the difference in their body sizes to dart and weave swiftly across the ground. While dodging Ox-Ghost's attacks, he constantly tried to get closer to Ox-Ghost.

In this situation, only by attacking its weak points would victory be possible. With Ox-Ghost's nearly hundred-meter-tall body, attacking any part of it would merely add another wound, like a person accidentally cutting themselves.

Right now, the only places capable of causing a fatal attack were its eyes, throat, ears, anus, head, and so on. If he wanted to kill it in one strike, then only the vital points on its head would do.

Qin Hao's figure kept closing in, and Ox-Ghost's attacks became even fiercer. One careless mistake, one hit from its fist, and for Qin Hao, the result could be serious injury. That attack just now had already been the limit for the current Qin Hao.

After all, Qin Hao's physical quality was currently only that of an Intermediate War God.