Devouring the Starry Sky: Cultivation Makes Me Stronger

But no matter which it was, Luo Shen's strength was absolutely not to be underestimated.

Tiger Tooth became wary.

"Hmph!" Gao Feng snorted coldly, his icy gaze sweeping over Tiger Tooth. "Tiger Tooth, stop putting on that hypocritical act!" None of them had forgotten how Zhang Ke had been ambushed by the Tiger Tooth Squad back then, losing an arm and being forced into retirement.

The grudge between the two sides had already reached the point of no reconciliation until death.

If not for the fact that the old man and the burly white man clearly seemed extraordinary, and if only the Tiger Tooth Squad had been present, Gao Feng would probably have charged forward and fought them already!

In the Wilderness Area, strength was the only thing that mattered!

The old man and the burly white man remained calm and silent, simply standing quietly beside the mixed-race young man and watching indifferently.

Their primary task was to protect Li Wei. Everything else came second!

Tiger Tooth also knew that his squad alone could not swallow up the Fire Hammer Squad in one bite. They could only borrow Young Master Li Wei's influence. If either of his two bodyguards were willing to act, the battle situation would instantly turn around.

In other words, the outcome of this fight mainly depended on Li Wei's attitude.

"I..." Li Wei was just about to speak.

Then Luo Shen strode casually over to Luo Feng's side and said in a "low voice," "If a fight breaks out later, remember to have Brother Chen aim at the young man in the middle. Even if we die, we have to drag someone down with us!"

He called it a low voice.

But who present did not possess Warlord Level strength? At that volume, it was no different from speaking directly into their ears.

Luo Shen had done it deliberately.

Li Wei's expression changed drastically upon hearing those words.

His two bodyguards also frowned, lifting their heads and sweeping their gazes across the surrounding residential buildings. They kept searching, but there was not a single figure to be seen in the ruined buildings.

Any sniper who could be found so easily would have long since died in the Wilderness Area!

Tiger Tooth also frowned and glanced at Luo Shen.

Li Wei and the others did not know, but he knew very well that the "Fire Hammer" in Fire Hammer Squad came from its two captains. The "Hammer" referred to Gao Feng of the Twin Wind Hammers, while the "Fire" referred to Chen Gu, the "Cannon."

Yet at this moment, among the Fire Hammer Squad, only Gao Feng and Luo Feng were present.

That meant Chen Gu was hiding atop one of the residential buildings nearby.

Although heavy sniper rifles could generally only threaten Beginner Beast General Level monsters, humans and monsters were not the same. While humans might not be inferior in strength to ordinary monsters of the same level, how could the defensive power of human skin and muscle compare to monster scales?

With Li Wei's strength, even with combat armor protecting him, he could not withstand a shot from a heavy sniper rifle.

Once hit, even if he did not die, he would be severely injured!

No one was stupid. Luo Shen's whispered words had clearly revealed that he had seen through the fact that Li Wei was the most important person among the Thunder Squad. He was plainly using Li Wei's life as leverage.

No one doubted that Luo Shen was telling the truth.

How could a martial artist squad go out to hunt monsters without bringing along an expert in firearms?

Everyone remained silent for a while. No one spoke. The members of the Tiger Tooth Squad were all searching for the sniper rifle's location, while Li Wei's two bodyguards communicated with each other through their eyes.

"Uncle Liu." With his own safety at stake, Li Wei could not help but feel a trace of hesitation.

He was not short on money.

Though the Twin-headed Blackline Snake was rare, it was not more precious than his own life.

But amid the crowd, Gunner Dongzi and Zhang Zehu of the Tiger Tooth Squad exchanged a glance.

They both understood the meaning in the other's eyes.

In such a short time, the Fire Hammer Squad had already grown to this extent. If they were allowed to continue developing smoothly, there would soon be no place left for the Tiger Tooth Squad to survive.

The only option now was to make this battle begin!

Kill with a borrowed knife!

Click! The sound of a bullet being chambered.

While everyone was silent, that crisp sound was especially distinct. Almost everyone immediately turned their eyes toward Dongzi, who held the firearm.

Luo Shen met Luo Feng's gaze.

Over the past half month or so, the two had spent every day together, going out to hunt monsters side by side. They had long developed a mutual understanding. With just one look, each saw the other's intention.

Strike first!

"Move!" Luo Shen shouted in a low voice.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Luo Feng was the first to throw out two flying knives. Empowered by his psychic power, their speed and force surged. One targeted Li Wei in the crowd, while the other targeted Tiger Tooth.

There were two purposes behind this.

First, Li Wei was the other side's key protection target.

Once he came under attack, the two bodyguards would immediately protect him. At the very least, until Li Wei's safety was assured, this could effectively restrict the two bodyguards' actions and delay their entry into the battle.

As for the other purpose, it was to restrain Tiger Tooth.

He was the strongest opponent aside from the two bodyguards. Only by restricting his movements could they create favorable conditions for Luo Shen to make his move.

Just as Luo Feng had anticipated.

The two bodyguards immediately moved to protect Li Wei, knocking Luo Feng's throwing knives aside.

As for Tiger Fang, he had also guessed the Fire Hammer Squad's intentions and wanted to make the first move, but Luo Feng's throwing knives were faster. Their burst at several times the speed of sound directly pinned him in place.

He drew his blade and slashed fiercely.

The throwing knife contained Luo Feng's 2.1-fold physical force burst as well as spiritual force. Under the impact of those two forces, Tiger Fang's body shook violently, and the webbing between the thumbs and forefingers of his blade-gripping hands felt as though it were about to split apart.

Then there were Luo Shen and Gao Feng.

Almost the instant Luo Shen finished speaking, the two had already charged into the Tiger Tooth Squad's formation.

A .8-fold burst even made Luo Shen faster than Gao Feng!

"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"

His battle blade flashed like Lightning Flash, slashing out several times in rapid succession. Perfect Level Movement Technique, Proficient Level Blade Technique, Nine Heavens Thunder Blade Third Level—almost in an instant, Luo Shen unleashed his full strength!

That ferocious display left everyone stunned.

Who could have imagined that Luo Shen was this strong? Even less could they have imagined that he would go for the kill at the slightest disagreement!

Gao Feng directly held back the one-eyed middle-aged man, the bald brute, and another gunner. Thus, Luo Shen only had to deal with Zhang Zehu and Gunner Dongzi, allowing him to fight without restraint.

Zhang Zehu had only just crossed the threshold into Beginner Warlord, while Dongzi was merely someone who used firearms.

Against a Melee Combat expert like Luo Shen, they had no ability to fight back at all.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Blood immediately sprayed from their bodies, severed limbs flying through the air. If he had not been worried that killing them would make Tiger Fang completely lose his mind, Luo Shen could even have beheaded them both!

Even so, the two had been crippled for life.

"You're courting death!"

Seeing his two teammates turned into cripples, Tiger Fang, who had just knocked away the throwing knives, immediately had bloodshot eyes. He strode toward Luo Shen, raising his battle blade high before bringing it down like a tiger descending the mountain.

The corner of Luo Shen's mouth curled slightly.

His battle blade became a bolt of lightning, sending ripples through the air as it scraped against Tiger Fang's blade.

"Swish!" With only a slight tilt, he deflected the force of the blow. Then, sliding along Tiger Fang's blade, he swept horizontally at Tiger Fang's neck. Attack and defense had reversed in the blink of an eye.

Whoosh!

Tiger Fang's expression changed. He instantly retreated, reflexively raising the hexagonal shield in his left hand to block.

However—

"Slash!" The Ghost Shadow Battle Blade instantly traced an exquisite arc from its horizontal sweep, actually following the edge of Tiger Fang's hexagonal shield and cutting straight toward his right arm!

This change came too quickly for Tiger Fang to respond.

"Riiip!"

Only the sound of clothing being torn could be heard.

Tiger Fang instantly retreated dozens of meters, withdrawing straight to Li Wei's side. His face darkened as he lowered his head for a look.

A white mark had appeared on his formerly intact armguard, while his exposed upper arm bore a bone-deep wound. Blood gushed out without stopping.

Fortunately, it had not severed a major artery. Otherwise, blood loss alone might have killed Tiger Fang.

His combat backpack contained special hemostatic medicine and bandages.

With the gray-haired elder and the muscular white man beside him, he did not need to worry about Luo Shen continuing his attack. Thus, Tiger Fang calmly sprinkled on the medicine and wrapped the wound with bandages at once.

Sure enough, Luo Shen did not take the risk. Instead, he turned to help Gao Feng.

Facing the one-eyed middle-aged man, the bald brute, and the other gunner, A Xiao, all by himself, Gao Feng had already been in grave danger. Had Luo Feng not arrived in time to help, they could have been singing Gao Feng's funeral dirge by now.

By the time Luo Shen arrived, the one-eyed middle-aged man and Gunner A Xiao had already sensed that things were going badly and slipped away first.