Really Been Underestimated
"————"
Malice is approaching.
The deathly silence deepened.
In the dark forest path, the man slowly and deliberately approached.
Until it came into Fang Li's view.
He was a rather tall man.
His body was as strong and powerful as steel.
His entire body was blurred as if covered in darkness.
Like a black shadow, the man's face was as resolute as a rock, yet expressionless.
As for the body below the neck, there was only one coat covering the entire body.
Its form was even more profound than the surrounding darkness.
Its aura was even more intense than the surrounding stillness.
In the pitch-black darkness, Fang Li could see was the other person's eyes.
Those were eyes that were purely rational, devoid of any emotion, like a weapon or a machine, utterly cold and detached.
There was absolutely no pity or love for life in those eyes.
Without a doubt, this is a sinner who truly regards human life as worthless.
So even though Fang Li was approaching the man, the other man didn't seem to notice Fang Li at all. He was just looking in the direction of the Tohno family mansion, like a man going to a date, single-mindedly walking forward.
Seeing this, Fang Li remained silent, simply moving forward with a calm expression.
The distance between the two was constantly closing.
Until we met.
Without any hesitation.
Fang Li ignored the man and continued walking forward.
The man ignored Fang Li and gradually walked away.
The two were like strangers passing by on the street, not paying any attention to each other at all.
And so, they drifted apart.
Unfortunately, unlike the two people who brushed past each other.
Suddenly, the ferocious beasts that had been gradually encroaching on the Tohno family's territory stirred.
As if intending to devour the prey they had painstakingly surrounded to alleviate their hunger, all sorts of ferocious beasts silently pounced towards Fang Li's direction.
Among them were black dogs as tall as wolves.
Among them were cheetahs as large and powerful as lions.
Among them were wild boars, as fat as brown bears.
Among them are also fierce birds of prey, such as the black falcon.
These ferocious beasts either pounced out of the forests from all directions or charged down from the dark night sky without making a sound.
Like a surging shadow, it instantly enveloped and covered the slowly advancing Fang Li.
"Choke----!"
In that very instant, the deathly silence that permeated the entire world was finally broken.
The flashing of swords and the clash of blades.
Countless cold blades of light appeared out of thin air, suddenly lighting up the center of the beasts that were covered together, and dancing in all directions like a storm.
The dance lasted only a second.
A second later, the flashing swords and shadows vanished without a trace.
The pack of ferocious beasts that had pounced on their prey, engulfing the humans who remained in that space, froze on the spot.
"Pfft—pfft—pfft—pfft—pfft—!"
The sound of flesh being severed echoed repeatedly, almost belatedly.
There was no bloodshed.
There were no severed limbs.
Like darkness being dispelled, the ferocious beasts were instantly cleaved in two, turning into streaks of black shadow that gradually dissipated.
Only the boy standing there, holding the Moon Blade, turned around and looked ahead, as if he had done something insignificant.
There, the man who had completely ignored Fang Li also stopped at some point, put his hands in his coat pockets, and slowly turned around to face Fang Li.
His face, as hard as rock, remained expressionless.
Only his eyes began to carry a murderous intent.
Then, the man spoke.
"Do you want to get in the way?"
There were no questions asked.
No doubt about it.
There was only simple confirmation.
In response, Fang Li simply replied with this one sentence.
"I'm sorry, our building is closed. If you would like to visit us, please make an appointment tomorrow."
His words were as if he were driving away an impolite guest.
It was obvious that the man didn't care about Fang Li at all; he was simply dealing with it like he was walking and suddenly found a stone in his way.
Naturally, Fang Li retaliated in kind, his nonchalant attitude fully expressing his scorn and sarcasm towards men.
The man fell silent.
Only his eyes conveyed a dark emotion.
"—Die."
Those were words announcing the outcome.
In the next instant, the man's coat suddenly unfolded as if there was no wind.
Beneath his coat, there was only a dark mass resembling the outline of a body.
Apart from that, there is nothing that humans should have.
But from that darkness, a ferocious beast emerged.
A tiger, as large as an elephant and completely black, suddenly emerged from the darkness. Its powerful limbs shattered the stone bricks on the forest path as soon as they hit the ground, breaking through the limitations of the atmosphere and rushing towards Fang Li amidst the howling wind.
"Roar----!"
The belated roar shook the air.
Under the pounce of that unusually large tiger, Fang Li was like a child, watching the huge tiger's mouth rapidly approaching, and sighing with some disappointment.
"Not Demon Beast, but a pure wild animal, and there's only one?"
"It seems I was really underestimated."
The words had barely left his lips.
"Bang----!"
With a deafening thud, Fang Li shot out at an astonishing speed, heading straight for the charging giant tiger.
"At this level, they wouldn't even bother to cut it."
Along with these words, Fang Li's foot, carrying terrifying force, unleashed a rapid kick at the tiger's mouth that was filled with the smell of blood.
"Bang—!"
With a muffled thud, a powerful kick landed heavily on the giant tiger's head, stirring up a gust of wind.
The terrifying force sent the massive tiger head flying and shattering into pieces.
"————?!"
The man, whose entire body was covered in black, widened his pupils.
His cold, indifferent eyes were filled with surprise.
In that instant, Fang Li had already flashed over, carrying a ripple of energy, and landed in front of the man.
The expression that met the man's eyes was full of coldness.
"Choke----!"
A flash of light appeared.
Like a dazzling shooting star.
Like a dazzling moon shadow.
The fatal slash sliced through the air and landed squarely on the man's tall body.
"Pfft—!"
With a tearing sound like ripping silk, fragments of the black coat flew into the sky.