Simplified Snake-Style Deft Hand

[Simplification Successful]

Martial Artist: Zhao Han

Realm: Skin Refining

Martial Arts: Black Wolf Fist, Snake-Style Deft Hand

Black Wolf Fist [Simplified, Unranked, Proficient 120/1000, Practiced Black Wolf Fist 1000 times]

Snake-Style Deft Hand [Simplified, Unranked, Uninitiated 0/10, Learn Wolf Howl]

"Learn Wolf Howl? Hiss hiss, like this?"

Zhao Han was speechless. Black Wolf Fist required learning wolf howls, and Snake-Style Deft Hand required learning wolf howls. Wouldn't Wild Boar Fist require learning to grunt?

"It's quite simple, isn't it? A snake's hiss... hiss hiss..."

Immediately, Zhao Han began to imitate.

After a few attempts, Zhao Han found the key point, and the proficiency of Snake-Style Deft Hand shot up.

It broke through quickly.

The moves of Snake-Style Deft Hand surged into his mind out of nowhere, and his entire body became slightly more agile.

Snake-Style Deft Hand [Simplified, Unranked, Initiated 0/50, Kill five snakes]

"Huh, it's not quite the same as Black Wolf Fist's requirements. It's not about imitating snake postures."

Zhao Han was a little surprised.

However, killing five snakes wasn't too difficult, just a bit troublesome to find.

"If I were a leader like Liu Gang, I'm sure I'd have plenty of elite and regular gang members to find five snakes for me."

Zhao Han's desires swelled, his eyes narrowed, and he already had other ideas in mind.

This was a chaotic world. Chaos was a ladder; if you didn't climb, you waited for death.

Putting Snake-Style Deft Hand aside, Zhao Han continued to look at Black Wolf Fist.

Now that he had two more Energy Pills, he could strike while the iron was hot and greatly increase Black Wolf Fist's proficiency.

"Gulp!"

Swallowing an Energy Pill, Zhao Han's previously fatigued body came alive again.

"Continue!"

Ten times, twenty times... a hundred times!

One Energy Pill could only support about a hundred repetitions.

He didn't hold onto the remaining pill either, taking it and practicing his fist.

[Black Wolf Fist, Proficient 320/1000]

In less than a day, he had almost reached one-third of the proficiency.

If he had enough Energy Pills, Zhao Han was confident he could reach the Great Accomplishment of Black Wolf Fist today and then tell Liu Gang and the others, "I don't eat beef."

As for the so-called "death from exhaustion," Zhao Han just dismissed it as Liu Gang's deliberate exaggeration.

In the afternoon, he returned to the dormitory to have dinner. During this time, he encountered Wang Liang, who had leaked information to Zhang Long and Zhao Hu.

Zhao Han didn't expose himself; he even greeted them with a smile and laughter, dispelling any suspicion.

Wang Liang was also surprised that Zhao Han had managed to get away unscathed. He seemed not to have encountered Zhang Long and Zhao Hu.

Afterward, Zhao Han returned to the communal dormitory to rest.

Zhao Da and the others were chatting enthusiastically with Zhao Han, but Zhang San was nowhere to be seen.

Soon, Liu Gang came looking for him.

He had a gloomy expression and an unfriendly face.

Amidst envious and jealous gazes, Zhao Han walked up to Liu Gang and asked, "Leader Liu, what is it?"

"Come out and talk."

Outside the dormitory, Liu Gang stared straight at Zhao Han and asked, "Did you see Zhang Long and Zhao Hu?"

"Zhang Long and Zhao Hu? Who are they?" Zhao Han asked blankly, feigning ignorance.

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, their names were quite imposing.

He wondered if there were any gang members named Wang Chao and Ma Han; that would be interesting.

Seeing that Zhao Han seemed genuinely unaware, Liu Gang's expression darkened:

"Zhang Long and Zhao Hu are missing. Others say they went into the eastern woods. You often practice martial arts there, did you see them?"

"No," Zhao Han shook his head directly.

There was no chance to find them now; their bodies were probably already being devoured by beasts.

He wondered if there was any evidence of him practicing Black Wolf Fist that could be discovered.

Liu Gang's expression turned so grim it looked like it could drip water.

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu were individuals he had tried his utmost to win over, even going so far as to give them Energy Pills. Now, they had disappeared.

Disappearance was one thing; at least they could be found. They wouldn't possibly leave the Poisonous Snake Gang, they would definitely return.

But if something happened to them, all his hard work would be for nothing.

"Damn it, where on earth did they go?"

"I'm leaving now. Tell me immediately if you find anything."

"Understood, Leader Liu. Safe travels!" Zhao Han's face showed a respectful expression.

After seeing Liu Gang off, Zhao Han returned to the large dormitory. The few people around Zhao Da gathered around him.

"Brother Zhao, what did Leader Liu want with you? Could it be he's promoting you to an elite Gang Member?" Zhao Da said with a fawning smile.

Zhao Han shook his head. "Two elite Gang Members have gone missing, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu. I suspect they were secretly killed by people from the Black Wolf Gang."

"Ah! Even elite Gang Members can be ambushed? Then we..." The few people immediately became flustered.

When even a Gang Member lived in constant fear, it was actually worse than being a Mine Slave.

If the Black Wolf Gang could kill elite Gang Members, killing ordinary Gang Members like them would be even easier.

Zhao Han reminded them, "Just be more careful. Don't wander around. Handle everything at the mine."

"Brother Zhao is right, we understand."

"Thank you for the advice, Brother Zhao."

Shaking his head, Zhao Han prepared to sleep.

But soon, two leaders, Liu Gang and Wang Hu, arrived outside the large dormitory with several elite Gang Members.

They woke up all the ordinary Gang Members who were sleeping and organized them into groups of three, led by an elite Gang Member, to search the vicinity for Zhang Long and Zhao Hu.

They wanted them found, dead or alive.

After all, they were veteran elite Gang Members of the Poison Dragon Hall, not some random street thugs.

An explanation was needed.

"Go, you guys follow me into the woods to the northeast."

"You all go southeast with me."

"The rest will stay and guard the mine, remain vigilant."

The tasks were quickly assigned. Ten teams of Gang Members, totaling forty people, carrying torches, searched the east in the dark.

Zhao Han was honorably in a team, but their search direction was not east, but southeast.

Not long after, a flare shot up into the sky from the east.

It indicated that a discovery had been made there.

A group of people immediately gathered towards the east.

Upon arriving at the scene, they found two partially eaten corpses, somewhat mangled.

According to the Gang Members who found them, the two were attacked by three hungry wolves. Fortunately, the wolves hadn't been feeding for long; otherwise, in a little more time, the bodies would have been so gnawed they'd be unrecognizable.

Liu Gang, Wang Hu, and Wang Bao, having seen the flare, also rushed into the woods. Upon seeing the gruesome state of the bodies, Wang Hu and Wang Bao exchanged a knowing glance and smiled.

These two were Liu Gang's confidants; their deaths were beneficial to them.

Liu Gang's face turned pale. The two individuals he had worked so hard to win over were dead?

"Investigate for me! Zhang Long and Zhao Hu were clearly murdered!"

"Whoever dares to kill my Poisonous Snake Gang members, I will tear them to shreds!" Liu Gang roared, furious.

His efforts to win them over had vanished into thin air. Anyone would be enraged if so much effort went to waste.

His position within the Poison Dragon Hall had become even more precarious.

An elite Gang Member immediately stepped forward to examine the bodies.

"Huh, these wounds..."

"They seem to be caused by the Black Wolf Fist. At least the fourth level of Black Wolf Fist would be required to inflict such damage!"

"This means the perpetrator is at least a master in the Skin Refining Realm, likely a leader from the Black Wolf Gang."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a sense of dread.

It was actually people from the Black Wolf Gang who did this? This was terrible.

The two gangs were already mortal enemies, and now the Black Wolf Gang was acting like this, ambushing them near the mine. They probably wouldn't be able to sleep soundly at night.

Liu Gang and Wang Hu both frowned deeply, knowing that this was a serious matter.

This was a dangerous signal, a signal that the Black Wolf Gang was preparing to go to war with the Poisonous Snake Gang and the Poison Dragon Hall.

The Poisonous Snake Gang was comparable in strength to the Black Wolf Gang and naturally had no fear of them.

However, the Poison Dragon Hall was independent. If the Black Wolf Gang specifically targeted them, the entire hall could be wiped out.

"Bury the bodies quickly and all return to the mine," Wang Hu immediately ordered.

"Yes!"