One Punch!

"Everyone spread out. Give the Demon Rabbit a chance to attack Sixth Young Master. I alone will protect him."

A Lei shouted in a deep voice.

The Demon Rabbit's earlier sneak attack had injured Feng Shaolong, leaving him, the personal guard, deeply guilty. He desperately needed a chance to prove himself.

Right now, he only hoped that Demon Rabbit would charge straight at them, so he could show that beast just how formidable A Lei was.

"Right, spread out. Once that Demon Rabbit attacks, find an opening and strike together."

Yu Mengyuan also shouted, leading Zhang Lingshan and the others to quickly scatter.

As everyone spread out, they kept their eyes fixed on the Demon Rabbit between the two trees, wary of its movements.

But all of a sudden.

Zhang Lingshan felt a gust of foul wind strike at his back. Every hair on his body stood on end. Before he could even turn around to see what was happening, he rolled forward and threw himself to the ground.

At that critical moment, before he could warn anyone, Yu Mengyuan's shocked voice rang out. "There's another Demon Rabbit! Watch out!"

Bang!

The moment the words fell, Zhang Lingshan saw a figure fly backward past him. Blood sprayed from the person's body, splattering him all over.

A scream tore across his eardrums.

"!!"

Zhang Lingshan's heart shook violently.

Had the Herb Gathering Guard beside him failed to dodge in time and been sent flying by the other Demon Rabbit?

Luckily, his reaction had been a step faster. Or perhaps that Demon Rabbit had originally targeted the other man. Otherwise, he was probably the one who would have been sent flying now.

That thought flashed through his mind, but Zhang Lingshan had no time for more. In the midst of danger, he immediately rolled over and scrambled to his feet, ducking behind a tall, burly figure to steady himself.

Only with that tall figure shielding him did he have the chance to turn around and look at the Demon Rabbit that had ambushed him.

He saw a figure just as robust as the earlier Demon Rabbit, though its form differed slightly. It was clearly one male and one female, working together to rob them.

"Are you all right?"

The tall figure in front of him asked.

Only then did Zhang Lingshan realize that this tall figure was none other than Uncle Tie, the lowest-ranking of all the Herb Gathering Guards.

Uncle Tie held an axe in one hand, standing vigilantly in front of Zhang Lingshan. Though he did not turn back, Zhang Lingshan could imagine the concern in his eyes from his tone.

"Thank you, Uncle Tie."

Zhang Lingshan thanked him, then stepped out from behind Uncle Tie and stood shoulder to shoulder with him.

Hiding behind Uncle Tie earlier had only been an unavoidable measure in the rush of the moment.

Now that he had come to his senses and adjusted himself, it would be far too shameless to keep using the man as a shield.

Besides, Uncle Tie's combat strength ranked at the bottom among all the Herb Gathering Guards, despite his tall and sturdy build. He had only joined this operation as a laborer.

It was humiliating enough that Zhang Lingshan had hidden behind him. If he failed to achieve anything in the battle ahead, how could he continue to hold his head up at Feng Family Pharmacy?

It was only a Demon Rabbit before him.

Back when he had not even trained in martial arts, he had dared to take on three men alone and wipe out Li Hu and his three hooligans. What could a mere beast do, even if it had mutated?

Zhang Lingshan was a man with killing intent too. Was he really going to let a rabbit bully him?

"Die, you beast!"

Behind him, A Lei's furious shout suddenly rang out, followed by a series of clanging sounds.

Clearly, Feng Shaolong's side had already clashed with the other Demon Rabbit.

The guards protecting Feng Shaolong all shouted in unison as they battled the Demon Rabbit in a tangled melee.

Naturally, their side was unwilling to fall behind either.

Yu Mengyuan shouted, "Attack together! Don't let this Demon Rabbit escape!"

"Kill!"

Everyone rushed forward together, brandishing their weapons at the Demon Rabbit.

Bang!

Yet the Demon Rabbit was incomparably nimble. It suddenly flattened itself against the ground, kicked off with its hind legs, and darted past Yu Mengyuan.

At the same time, it swiped forward with its front paws.

The guard beside Yu Mengyuan was the unlucky one. His face changed in terror as he raised his Longsword to block.

Clang!

The Longsword was knocked aside by the Demon Rabbit. The beast climbed onto him in one fluid motion, then stamped down with its hind legs, making the man's knees go weak as he dropped to the ground with a thud, letting out a shrill wail.

Whoosh!

The Demon Rabbit did not pause, employing a tactic of breaking them one by one as it pounced toward another man.

The guard's expression changed drastically. In that instant, he lost all courage to fight. Panicking and unable to choose a path, he ran straight toward Zhang Lingshan and Uncle Tie.

Zhang Lingshan's face changed at the sight. Every muscle in his body abruptly tightened, and his mind focused to the utmost limit.

At that moment, he had no mood to mock the man for being shameless and spineless. Every shred of his attention was fixed on the Demon Rabbit.

Without any extra thought, the blood and vitality throughout his body immediately surged. Unconsciously, he assumed the Apex Sun Form of the Primal Chaos Righteous Yang Posture.

As for the Hand Axe in his hand, it had already fallen by his feet with a clang, and he did not even realize it.

Forget the axe.

Even the Herb Gathering Guard fleeing past him, and Uncle Tie standing at his side, had both been ignored by Zhang Lingshan.

At this moment, it was as though everything in his world had vanished. There was only him, facing the Demon Rabbit head-on.

His eyes stared straight into the Demon Rabbit's crimson eyes. There were no unnecessary emotions in his mind, only one thought.

Today, either he beat the Demon Rabbit to death, or the Demon Rabbit beat him to death. There was no second road to take.

So there was nothing more to say. Throw a punch!

The Red Thread Fist, combined with the Apex Sun Form of the Primal Chaos Righteous Yang Posture at Perfection, blasted from Zhang Lingshan's hand with a thunderous roar.

Bang!

A deafening explosion rang out, dust flying everywhere. Then the entire world fell silent.

In that instant.

Zhang Lingshan only felt the heavens spinning and the earth turning. All the strength had been drained from his body, leaving his mind completely blank. His body felt weightless, as though he were floating in the air.

He did not know how much time had passed.

Perhaps it had only been the blink of an eye.

When he came back to his senses, he found that he was still standing where he had been, but his legs were buried deep in the soil. He could not pull them out, nor did he have the strength to move.

His body trembled like chaff in a sieve.

Both hands were aching, numb, and swollen, utterly devoid of strength.

Trembling, Zhang Lingshan turned his palms over and saw bright red blood seeping from his palms and fingers, dripping steadily down below.

It was fortunate that he had the strength of Ox Skin.

Otherwise, that strike would probably have burst the skin of his palms into pieces.

After examining his condition, Zhang Lingshan found that apart from his injured palms, the rest of his body was basically unharmed.

Though his legs were buried deep in the soil, the earth was soft and had absorbed much of the force. Aside from some soreness and numbness in the soles of his feet, there was no serious problem.

That eased his heart considerably.

As long as he had not suffered a serious injury, it was fine. With his current wounds, he only needed to rest a little after returning and take some Medicinal Ingredients to replenish his energy, and he would recover smoothly.

No!

Why was he still thinking about that? What had happened to the Demon Rabbit? What about the others? Why was there no movement at all?

Only after calming down did Zhang Lingshan's mind finally start working properly. He hurriedly looked toward the battlefield.

The moment he looked, he froze.

The Demon Rabbit lay on the ground, covered in wounds, blood flowing across the earth and seeping into the soil.

The others all stared in his direction with strange, stunned expressions.