I'll Insult You with a Hammer!

Boom!

Just as a sudden shout shattered the oppressive silence at the scene, a thunderous roar abruptly echoed through the moonlit outskirts.

It was the sound of an explosion.

From the direction the shout had come from, a violent explosion erupted without warning, flames flaring as a boom rang out and made the ground tremble slightly.

"Move!"

The leading masked man, who had been standing still and waiting for the search results, immediately shouted coldly and took the lead in charging toward the explosion.

The people searching the area for suspicious figures promptly turned around and followed behind the masked man, rushing toward the explosion.

At a time like this, no one in this suspicious group would notice that one of their own was quietly slipping away in the opposite direction.

That person was naturally the clever little rascal—Su Ming.

What a perfect chance!

Su Ming decisively seized this excellent opportunity to escape.

He immediately turned around, slipped straight into the grass, and prepared to sneak away.

But in the next second, Su Ming was stunned.

Bang!

The moment Su Ming rushed into the grass, a sharp pain struck his forehead, accompanied by the sound of impact.

"Ah!"

At the same time, a crisp cry of pain came from in front of Su Ming.

There was actually someone else hiding in the grass!

Su Ming had slammed directly into the other person, and both of them fell backward onto the ground.

In that instant, Su Ming was completely dumbfounded.

Who was he?

Where was he?

What was he doing?

His mind was filled with nothing but question marks.

The person who had collided with Su Ming, however, had only one thought.

I've been discovered?

The moment that thought arose, the actions that followed were almost entirely instinctive.

Whoosh!

The other person sprang up, drew a dagger from their lower back, and lunged at Su Ming like a demonic shadow in the night.

"Holy shit!"

The piercing sound of wind jolted Su Ming awake on the spot. Feeling the killing intent radiating from the other person, he cursed without hesitation.

But Su Ming was not slow to react. He immediately stretched out a hand before him.

Spiritual Power surged within him, and a circular array swiftly formed over his hand.

First Style: Flying Arrow.

This was the first-ranked technique among the hundred forms of Spiritual Art.

In other words, it was the most basic and weakest of all Spiritual Arts.

But weak as it was, basic as it was, this Spiritual Art still had its strengths.

Its greatest advantage was how quickly the technique could be constructed. It could be formed, activated, and released in an instant, making it exceptionally suitable for counterattacks in emergencies.

At that moment, a tiny, invisible impact burst from the circular array like a bullet.

Boom!

Amid the explosive blast, the attacker charging at Su Ming seemed to hit an invisible wall and was sent flying without any defense.

Su Ming swiftly rolled over and rose to his feet.

Only then did Su Ming finally get a clear look at his attacker.

It was actually a student.

A student from the Demon Hunter Academy.

The familiar uniform on her body told Su Ming as much.

Of course, that was not the most important thing.

The most important thing was that Su Ming knew this student from the Demon Hunter Academy.

Her skin was as white as snow, her beautiful long hair tied into a ponytail. Her figure was curvaceous and tall, her long legs eye-catching, and her delicate little face radiated the charm of a young woman in the bloom of youth.

The attacker was precisely such an unbelievably beautiful girl.

"Xu Qianqian?"

Su Ming immediately felt awful.

And if Su Ming felt awful, she was not doing much better either.

"You know me?"

Xu Qianqian frowned, enduring the pain in her body as she questioned him.

Su Ming did not want to talk anymore.

How could he possibly not know Xu Qianqian?

She was the universally acknowledged High Mountain Flower of the Hunter Department, born into a prestigious family with noble blood, regarded as a future rising star and anticipated by the upper ranks of the Demon Hunter Academy and even some of the upper ranks in Base City.

Of course, that was not the most important thing either.

The most important thing was that she was one of the Demon Hunter Academy's top students. Her strength ranked among the top three in the entire Hunter Department, not inferior in the slightest to professional Hunters who had already graduated. She was an undisputed elite student in both the Demon Hunter Academy and the Hunter Department.

It was easy to imagine just how famous someone like that was within the academy.

Though Su Ming had only seen her a few times, Lei Hao went on every day in front of him about how beautiful and popular Xu Qianqian was. During every holiday, he would even drag Su Ming and Ye Bai out to buy gifts for her. Sometimes, they could even hear that guy hiding under his blankets, calling Xu Qianqian's name while frantically doing something.

Under such circumstances, there was no way Su Ming could fail to recognize Xu Qianqian.

The problem was—

"Why are you here?"

Su Ming reflexively asked that question.

Unfortunately, Xu Qianqian did not answer him. She merely released a fierce killing intent in silence.

Seeing this, Su Ming understood.

This girl had no intention of letting things go.

Or rather, she intended to subdue him first and discuss everything else afterward.

"Wait—"

Su Ming tried to stop her.

But Xu Qianqian had already moved.

Whoosh!

With the sound of wind, Xu Qianqian transformed into a shadowy demon of the night once more and swept toward Su Ming.

She was incredibly fast, so much faster than Lei Hao that there was no comparison. Unlike Lei Hao's overwhelming charges, however, her movements were graceful and light. One look was enough to tell that she possessed extraordinary skill.

Ordinary people would find it impossible to react to such speed.

Fortunately, Su Ming did react.

Warlocks might not possess the astonishing physique and constitution of Hunters, but their spirituality was exceptional. They could sense and wield even the mysterious, intangible power known as Spiritual Art. Their spiritual senses were naturally nothing to scoff at.

Therefore, even if their eyes could not see it, their spiritual sense—very similar to a sixth sense—could detect danger and react.

Su Ming sensed Xu Qianqian's rapid approach. Without a second thought, he raised his hand and unleashed Flying Arrow's impact once more.

Boom!

The blast of the shockwave rang out for the second time, kicking up a cloud of dust.

This time, Xu Qianqian dodged Flying Arrow's attack.

She merely stepped lightly to the side, and the invisible shockwave missed her completely, blasting the dirt off the ground without touching her at all.

Immediately afterward, Xu Qianqian closed in at astonishing speed and appeared before Su Ming.

Just as Xu Qianqian prepared to slash, Su Ming suddenly turned his raised hand toward the ground.

Boom!

The shockwave exploded for the third time.

Su Ming fired Flying Arrow's shockwave at the ground beneath him, causing a large amount of dust to fly up.

The swirling dust concealed Su Ming's figure and startled Xu Qianqian, forcing her to halt her charge at once.

At that moment, however, a figure rushed toward Xu Qianqian from within the cloud of dust.

"You!?"

Xu Qianqian had not expected this suspicious Warlock to choose close combat against a Hunter like her, and for a moment, she nearly failed to react.

By the time Xu Qianqian reacted, Su Ming had already rushed in front of her.

"Since you won't listen to me, take a Face-Breaking Fist!"

Shouting that, Su Ming swung his fist at Xu Qianqian's face.

Its speed was so slow that it was almost impossible not to complain about it.

At least, that was how it seemed to Xu Qianqian.

It could not be helped. Su Ming was ultimately a Warlock, not a Hunter. His physical capabilities were merely at an ordinary person's level. It was impossible for his fist to be faster than a Hunter's eyes and reactions.

"Fool!"

Xu Qianqian cried out and immediately prepared to swing her dagger at the arm reaching toward her.

But Xu Qianqian's expression suddenly changed.

First Style: Flying Arrow.

At some point, Su Ming's other hand had already aimed at Xu Qianqian's abdomen.

A circular array had formed over it, like the muzzle of a cannon pointed directly at Xu Qianqian.

This is bad!

Xu Qianqian's expression changed sharply.

In the next moment, the invisible shockwave exploded against Xu Qianqian's body.

Boom!

Amid the blast, Xu Qianqian was sent flying once again.

"Cough!"

Xu Qianqian crashed into a tree, pain wracking her abdomen so intensely that she could not help coughing.

"He actually used only the First Style to defeat me!?"

Xu Qianqian found it unbelievable. Or rather, she could not accept the outcome.

It was not as if she had never fought Warlocks before, nor had she never lost to one. But the Warlocks who could defeat her were either experienced enough to use low-sequence Spiritual Arts to overcome her, or they used high-sequence and varied Spiritual Arts against her. Never had a Warlock toyed with her like this using only the weakest Flying Arrow.

Seventh Style: Ash Shackles.

Just as Xu Qianqian struggled to accept the result, a voice sounded, and black ash blew in from every direction.

It surrounded Xu Qianqian and imprisoned her inside a cage of ash.

"Damn it!"

Xu Qianqian swung her dagger at the black ash prison surrounding her.

Clang!

A sound like metal striking metal rang out, and the sharp dagger was knocked away by the wall of black ash, unable to leave even the slightest mark on it.

At this point, Xu Qianqian had no choice but to admit it.

She had lost.

Thinking of this, determination appeared in Xu Qianqian's eyes. She actually raised the dagger in her hand and stabbed it toward her own throat.

"Holy shit!"

Su Ming's eyes widened, and he finally could not hold back his curse.

He hurriedly stretched out his hand and released an invisible shockwave, knocking the dagger from Xu Qianqian's hand.

But that action only drove Xu Qianqian mad.

"Villain! Don't you dare humiliate me!"

Xu Qianqian shouted as she pulled out a bottle of medicine and prepared to pour it into her mouth.

"I'll humiliate you with a hammer!"

Su Ming nearly cracked apart on the spot.

By the time he came to his senses, Su Ming realized that he had already pounced on her.

Xu Qianqian was pinned beneath Su Ming, and the two began wrestling.

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