The First Drop of Blood

Inside the building.

The fierce battle between man and dragon had reached a fever pitch, with Fang Yi adhering to the principle of striking a snake at its seven-inch mark, continuously attacking the creature's weak point: its heart.

Although it had transformed into a flood dragon, it had not yet reached the level of a true dragon.

After exchanging blows repeatedly, the Black-lined Flood Dragon felt a deep sense of intimidation and pressure; the human before it was simply too outrageous.

It had seen many Advanced War Generals before, but none were as tricky or difficult to deal with as this one.

It was now painfully clear that it could do nothing to its opponent, simply because the human's terrifying movement techniques left it feeling powerless despite its intentions.

"Hiss—!"

After letting out a snake-like roar, the Black-lined Flood Dragon immediately dove into the massive holes spanning the middle floors of the building.

It wanted to reach the underground level quickly to escape.

"Trying to run? Do you really think I don't know the internal structure of this building and the environment underground?" Seeing this, Fang Yi frowned slightly before his legs exerted sudden force, launching him forward at maximum speed.

He also controlled his shield to move ahead and interfere.

Before approaching this building, Fang Yi had already used his Double Pupil Eyes to analyze and observe all the surrounding conditions, naturally discovering the cave system beneath the ground.

As the chase continued.

In the world analyzed by his Double Pupil Eyes, several figures suddenly appeared.

"Hm? Someone is approaching..."

Fang Yi wove between the floors, glancing slightly toward one direction, where he saw five figures rushing toward the perimeter.

"Other martial artist squads, attracted by the commotion of the battle?"

Fang Yi kept this in mind while continuing his pursuit of the lord-level beast.

The shield provided constant interference, making the flood dragon incredibly irritable. Fang Yi seized the opportunity, grabbed hold of its body, and accelerated as he ran along its scales.

Finally, he closed in on one of its eyes.

The moment the man and the dragon locked eyes, the Double Pupil Eyes pulsed violently, unleashing a mental attack and ocular technique!

The speeding Black-lined Flood Dragon's body came to a sudden halt, and due to the massive inertia of its spiraling charge, its head and body careened off toward the other side.

"Boom, boom, boom—!"

A flood dragon head suddenly burst out between the bottom two or three floors of the building, shattering the surrounding stone walls and rubble instantly.

The Black-lined Flood Dragon was currently flicking its tongue, trapped within the ocular technique.

Fang Yi stepped out from a gap on the side.

"This Black-lined Flood Dragon is of a high rank; a mental attack won't kill it outright, and it will break free before long... but this little bit of time is enough for me to finish it off."

Fang Yi recalled his shield and immediately moved to the area of its heart, clearly seeing its exact location through layers of analysis.

"Found it."

He took a deep breath, preparing to strike with his full power.

"Whoosh—!"

Suddenly.

A large armor-piercing round shot toward him!

The moment the round was fired, it was immediately detected by Fang Yi's ocular observation.

"Bang—!"

The armor-piercing round tore through the dragon's scales, but it did not penetrate deep enough to reach the interior, causing no serious damage.

Fang Yi, however, had already dodged out of the way.

The sniper from the Goshawk Squad, positioned in the distance, furrowed his brows, never expecting that the target could actually dodge his shot!

"Damn it... how does that guy have such fast reflexes?!"

Beside the flood dragon, Fang Yi turned his head sharply, locking his gaze precisely onto the sniper. Under his analysis, he discovered the emblem on the man's chest was a Double-Headed Goshawk; he was clearly a squad member.

When the latter saw the target pinpoint his exact location, a bead of sweat already trickled down his forehead.

"I didn't expect my luck to be this good, actually running into robbers."

Fang Yi had operated in the wilderness so many times, yet this was his first time being targeted for a robbery, and he had barely finished speaking when—

A massive herd of beasts rushed in from the surroundings!

There were nearly a hundred beasts in this herd, many of them Beast-General Rank. While some had been crushed to death when the building collapsed earlier, a portion had survived.

Now, they had all gathered here, solely to save their leader.

And as Fang Yi observed, another portion of them seemed more like they were being driven here by someone else.

"This squad has 5 people in total, and each of them has a Double-Headed Goshawk emblem on their chest... The other 4 are also on their way, trying to use the beast tide to finish me off?"

Fang Yi tilted his head slightly, using the Power of Analysis of his Double Pupil Eyes to clearly lock onto the positions of the other 4.

At the same time.

The sniper kept firing bullets, suppressing the direction of Fang Yi while also providing cover for his teammates to sneak forward.

Fang Yi dodged bullets while dealing with the monsters approaching nearby.

His shield shuttled back and forth as he threw it, knocking back every monster that attempted to get close. While dodging bullets, Fang Yi wove through the beast herd with his god-like movement technique.

He was both using the herd as a shield and closing the distance to the enemy to finish them off with his fists.

And in this extreme environment.

Fang Yi suddenly felt his body's movements and dodges becoming increasingly refined.

"Bang—!"

Another armor-piercing round struck. This time, Fang Yi relied on instinct, using the surrounding herd to dodge and block. The lower half of a Beast-General Rank monster was instantly pierced by the round, while Fang Yi had already moved to another spot.

This feeling of evasion was far beyond what it had been before.

The moment he saw a threat in his surroundings, his body executed the most precise and perfect instinctive dodge.

Fang Yi's pupils shook violently, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

"Perfect-Level Movement Technique, I've completely grasped it!"

Previously, many of his battles had been hovering at the threshold, but now he had truly and realistically stepped inside.

He had truly entered the Perfect-Level.

With this improvement in movement, combined with his Double Pupil Eyes analyzing the enemy's attacks and force-exertion paths, Fang Yi was completely at ease amidst the assault of the entire beast herd.

This shocking scene left the sniper completely stunned.

His pupils vibrated incessantly as he tried to aim and capture Fang Yi's figure, but he simply couldn't do it.

"No, no! What kind of movement technique is this guy using? He's perfectly utilizing the surrounding herd and the environment, and his movement speed is extremely fast. There's simply no time or opportunity to hit him... Just what level has this guy's movement technique reached?!"

Following that.

Fang Yi continued to kill the surrounding monsters and actively closed in on the Goshawk Squad member closest to him.

It was a red-haired white man holding a large blade, huddled in a corner. He was waiting for information from his companions, preparing for an ambush.

But the next moment.

"Bang—!"

An arm suddenly punched through the wall, grabbing him straight by the head.

"What!?"

The martial artist was shocked, glancing sideways in disbelief at the arm that had suddenly appeared, before feeling a heavy force press down on him.

His entire body was violently dragged out through the wall by that arm.

"Boom!"

His whole body suffered a heavy impact. The Goshawk Squad member felt the world spinning, followed by a sharp pain in his skull.

Through blurry eyes, he saw a yellow-skinned Asian man staring directly at him, and he immediately cried out.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me! I was wrong, spare my life..."

Before he could finish his sentence.

A series of bone-crushing sounds echoed.

Fang Yi struck his throat with a punch, holding nothing back, utilizing the Triple Hidden Force.

"The first one..."

Fang Yi finished, tossing the corpse toward the other monsters chasing him, letting them take care of the cleanup.

He then rushed toward the next person at top speed.

Although this was the first time Fang Yi had killed a person, the first time he had dealt a lethal blow to a human martial artist, his mental state did not fluctuate much.

After all, this was revenge.

And killing a person...

It wasn't much different from killing a monster.

Perhaps it was because he had killed so many monsters and seen so many bloody scenes that Fang Yi's psychological threshold was high.

He did not experience any physiological reaction of disgust.

In the distance.

The sniper, who had his rifle set up, took in the entire scene. Earlier, when he saw Fang Yi approaching his member, he had been secretly pleased, thinking his teammate could take the opportunity to strike.

But he hadn't expected the opponent to know his member's position.

He had dragged him out through the wall, slammed him down, and crushed his throat.

"Damn it! Boss, he seems to know where you are!"