The great battle was about to begin.
The three members of the Night Owl Squad swung their arms and hurled the lightning orbs in their hands around the Black Mane Lion King.
In an instant, the lightning orbs released a massive amount of electrical energy. For a moment, the entire cave was illuminated brilliantly.
Thick bolts of lightning rampaged like thunder serpents, intertwining with one another and rapidly forming a gigantic lightning net that completely enveloped the Black Mane Lion King.
Countless bolts of lightning struck the Black Mane Lion King, causing it unbearable pain and making it let out a series of shrill, miserable howls.
The Black Mane Lion King struggled frantically, trying to break free from the lightning net's restraints, but the net was extraordinarily sturdy and impossible to escape.
Chu Han watched from the side, secretly marveling. These people had indeed come prepared. With methods like these, even a Tier 4 Black Mane Lion King would have difficulty resisting.
However, the Black Mane Lion King was not going to sit around and await death. With a roar, it rapidly condensed a black orb of light in its mouth.
Immediately afterward, the black orb of light shot toward the lightning net like a cannonball.
"Boom!"
Following a deafening explosion, the black orb of light slammed into the lightning net, triggering a violent blast.
The powerful impact instantly destroyed the three lightning orbs, and the lightning net covering the Black Mane Lion King vanished along with them.
However, the lightning net had still affected the Black Mane Lion King considerably. Its aura had clearly weakened by a great deal.
Moreover, the numbing effect of the lightning still lingered on its body. For a moment, it was actually unable to move!
Seeing this perfect opportunity, Night Owl attacked without hesitation.
He swung the longsword in his hand. A massive amount of Thunder Attribute Elemental Power rapidly gathered on the blade, and his entire body transformed into a sharp streak of lightning that shot toward the Black Mane Lion King. He shouted, "Swift Thunder Stab!"
The sword moved incredibly fast. Combined with Night Owl's Thunder Attribute Elemental Power and innate talent, the attack's might was astonishing.
In the blink of an eye, it pierced through the Black Mane Lion King's neck, paralyzing it with lightning once again.
Unfortunately, Night Owl's sword was deflected slightly by the Black Mane Lion King's struggle, but it still inflicted a serious wound.
"How formidable! Night Owl's strength is terrifying!"
Chu Han watched it all, a grave expression appearing on his face.
The other members of the Night Owl Squad also seized the opportunity and unleashed their own martial techniques, attacking the Black Mane Lion King. In an instant, attacks of every color rained down upon it.
Although these people were weaker, the combined assault of so many still inflicted some damage on the Black Mane Lion King, making its injuries increasingly severe.
The Black Mane Lion King had been wounded repeatedly by these ants, and it flew into a rage.
It threw back its head and let out a roar that shook heaven and earth, causing the entire cave to tremble violently.
At the same time, a burst of black Elemental Power erupted from its body. A shock wave of Elemental Power rapidly swept outward.
The members of the Night Owl Squad who were closest to it were instantly blasted away by this force.
One of the closest Tier 2 martial artists was shaken until blood poured from all seven orifices and died on the spot.
The others were also badly injured by the impact, collapsing to the ground one after another and groaning in pain.
Night Owl was knocked back as well. A vicious glint flashed through his eyes. He raised his longsword once more, gathered Thunder Attribute Elemental Power, transformed into a streak of lightning, and charged toward the Black Mane Lion King.
The longsword in his hand cleaved viciously into the Black Mane Lion King's neck.
"Furious Thunder Slash!"
An endless torrent of lightning energy erupted in an instant, leaving a huge, charred wound on the Black Mane Lion King's neck as blood gushed wildly from it.
This strike dealt the Black Mane Lion King a grievous blow!
But at the same time, it counterattacked. Its enormous claw, wrapped in black Elemental Power, slammed viciously into Night Owl.
Night Owl could not dodge in time and was struck by the claw. The Elemental Power Armor on his body shattered instantly, sending him flying backward and crashing heavily into the cave wall.
"Cough."
Night Owl spat out a mouthful of blood. He had clearly been injured, but the Elemental Power Armor had blocked most of the damage, so his injuries were not too serious.
"So this is Elemental Power Armor. It took a furious strike from the Black Mane Lion King, yet he only suffered this much damage!"
"A 4th Rank Martial Artist really is formidable. He won't be easy to deal with."
Chu Han stared fixedly at Night Owl, secretly pondering how to deal with the Elemental Power Armor.
However, the battle on the field was not over yet.
The aura surrounding the Black Mane Lion King surged explosively. Like a dying beast making one last desperate lunge, it attacked Night Owl with frenzied fury.
The viciousness in Night Owl's eyes did not diminish, and he once again clashed with the Black Mane Lion King.
In an instant, man and beast engaged in a fierce battle within the cave.
Night Owl did not meet the Black Mane Lion King head-on. Instead, he relied on his Thunder Attribute speed to keep circling it.
Although the Black Mane Lion King was enraged, its attacks could not touch Night Owl's body.
Instead, Night Owl continuously wore it down. Its injuries kept worsening, and its aura continued to weaken.
If this continued, the Black Mane Lion King would undoubtedly lose.
The Black Mane Lion King let out an unwilling roar. It stopped pursuing Night Owl and instead opened its mouth to spit out a black beam of light.
It was the Black Mane Lion's ultimate technique—Black Flame Light!
Night Owl was shocked pale and hurriedly used a movement martial technique to dodge.
But his subordinates were not so lucky. A 3rd Rank Martial Artist was directly pierced through by the beam, while the Tier 1 and Tier 2 martial artists suffered heavy casualties.
This move was the Black Mane Lion King's final trump card, but it still failed to hit Night Owl, and it had consumed a tremendous amount of energy.
After the black beam vanished, the Black Mane Lion King's aura suddenly plummeted, making it difficult to maintain.
Night Owl immediately launched a series of fierce attacks against it. In the end, the Black Mane Lion King collapsed at his feet, its life force completely extinguished.
This fierce battle finally came to an end.
Although Night Owl had successfully killed the Black Mane Lion King, he had also suffered serious injuries, and the Elemental Power within his body had been greatly depleted.
The other members of the Night Owl Squad had suffered more than fifty percent casualties, and even those still alive bore injuries of varying severity.
For this Hunter team, it could be called a pyrrhic victory—a bitter victory.
However, when Night Owl looked at the Black Mane Lion King's corpse, a greedy smile appeared on his face. "Your cub is mine now. Hahaha!"
Chu Han hid nearby, suddenly understanding everything.
So Night Owl's true target had been the Black Mane Lion King's cub!
No wonder the Night Owl Squad had been willing to risk so much to hunt the Black Mane Lion King.
A newly born mutated beast cub was worth an astronomical sum, far more than the materials from the Black Mane Lion King's corpse. Whether sold for money or raised personally, it was an exceedingly rare treasure!
Especially to martial artists with beast-taming talents, a mutated beast cub of this level was even more precious—something that could only be chanced upon, never sought.
"The Black Mane Lion cub is mine now."
Chu Han's heart leaped with joy. He had already claimed the Night Owl Squad's spoils as his own.
The way he looked at Night Owl was no different from the way one looked at a dead man.
Thus, he stopped hiding and suddenly appeared before everyone!
The Blood Shadow Battle Saber in his hand swung violently. A flash of cold light streaked past, instantly killing the only remaining 3rd Rank Martial Artist in the Night Owl Squad.
Chu Han's sudden attack left Night Owl and the others utterly shocked.
The fact that he had killed a 3rd Rank Martial Artist in an instant showed how formidable the attacker was.
"Who are you?"
Night Owl's gaze instantly fell upon Chu Han, his eyes filled with shock and murderous intent.
Chu Han did not answer. He merely looked at him mockingly.
Night Owl suddenly thought of something and ground his teeth as he said, "So it's you! You're the one who killed my brother!"
At these words, the others immediately understood.
Only the martial artist who had killed Night Owl's brother would be most likely to find this place!
Chu Han did not deny it. He stood there calmly and said coldly, "That's right, it was me. None of you will be leaving today!"
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