Meeting the Fang Squad Again

"Then let's test out this Diamond Body!"

Jiang Li watched dozens of Tusked Wild Boars charging toward him. Several had reached the Junior Beast General level. The killing intent in his eyes grew stronger, and his blood and vital energy began to surge.

The next moment,

a flash of glassy light flickered across Jiang Li's body again. This time, it was even stronger than before.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The Tusked Wild Boars slammed into Jiang Li, producing a series of terrifying crashes.

Jiang Li didn't budge. Instead, excitement flickered across his face, and a bloodthirsty smile tugged at his lips.

"Die!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

All the blood and vital energy in his body converged on his fists. His punches blurred as he smashed apart the dozens of Tusked Wild Boars charging toward him, collapsing the buildings on either side of the alley along with them.

In an instant, the alley was buried beneath rubble, while blood gushed from the ruins like a spring.

Gao Feng, Zhang Ke, and the Wei Brothers had regrouped with Chen Gu. At the tremendous rumbling, they couldn't help turning to look. They couldn't see the whole fight, but the sight of the aftermath still made them gasp.

"Jiang Li's way too strong!"

"That's terrifying!"

"Psychics really are freaks!"

"How many monsters would it take to keep him busy?"

"..."

They'd known all along that psychics were freaks, but they hadn't realized they were this monstrous!

"Vrrrm!"

The hilt trembled. Jiang Li switched from fists to sword, sweeping it sideways. The blade flashed like Flowing Light, moving too fast for the naked eye to follow.

Any monster that came within fifty meters was either cut apart by his sweeping strike or pierced through the head by a Flying Sword. In moments, the area was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!

"Brother Jiang, I'm done!"

It took Luo Feng a full five minutes to finish off the Silver Moon Dire Wolf.

"Let's go! Head east!"

Jiang Li didn't hesitate. No matter how strong he was, he would eventually run out of strength against an endless stream of monsters.

As soon as he finished speaking,

Jiang Li leaped into the air, and the Blood Shadow War Sword immediately swooped beneath his feet.

Luo Feng controlled his shield and jumped onto it as well. The two quickly flew east.

Night fell, and the silver moon shone bright.

Beneath the moonlight, in the ruined county town,

two figures darted like swimming dragons through the shattered industrial park, flying toward the rooftop of a thirteen-story building.

The other five members of the Fire Hammer Squad were resting there.

"They're here!"

"Good. Neither of you is hurt, are you?"

The Fire Hammer Squad members watched Jiang Li and Luo Feng flying toward them through binoculars, then hurried to meet them.

"We're fine. We got the materials!"

Luo Feng grinned and patted his bulging backpack. "At least all that effort wasn't for nothing!"

"Impressive!"

"Awesome!"

"Jiang Li, from now on, we're calling you Brother Jiang too!"

The Fire Hammer Squad members all gave him a thumbs-up, their praise full of awe.

He'd faced hundreds, maybe nearly a thousand monsters alone!

Whatever his strength, they couldn't match that kind of courage.

"It's a shame four members of the Fang Squad got away!"

Jiang Li could wield the Blood Shadow War Sword to strike with deadly speed, but the range of his spiritual power was limited. Pan Ya and the others had reacted quickly, and with the explosive speed of War Generals, they'd escaped the range of his spiritual power in an instant.

"The Fang Squad!"

At the mention of them, Gao Feng couldn't help touching the bandage wrapped around his head. He gritted his teeth. "Next time we run into them, I'll make them taste the power of my Double Wind Hammers!"

He'd trained with hammers for years, but this was the first time he'd smashed his own head!

Then

Gao Feng solemnly clasped his hands toward Jiang Li. "Jiang Li, words can't express my gratitude. I, Gao Feng, owe you my life!"

"Captain, you're making too much of it!"

Jiang Li steadied Gao Feng's hands and smiled. "I'm a member of the Fire Hammer Squad too."

"Haha!"

Chen Gu laughed happily. "I knew I had a good eye. Psychics are so rare, and I managed to find two at once!"

Wei Tie and Wei Qing were beaming too. "We've got two psychics in the Fire Hammer Squad now!"

"Heh, I bet the Fang Squad are scared out of their wits by now. They picked a fight with psychics and don't even know how they're going to die!"

Zhang Ke chuckled. "They say a psychic's Spiritual Force is one or two levels above his physical abilities!"

"By that measure, Luo Feng, you're as strong as an Intermediate War General now!"

"Jiang Li, you'd be..."

"A War God?!"

Every warrior knew how terrifying psychics were!

At the same level, they completely outclassed other warriors!

No matter how exquisite your swordplay, saber techniques, or spear skills were, a psychic could control objects in flight and attack from a safe distance. Below the Beyond War God level, there was practically no way to counter them.

What's more,

a psychic's speed while controlling objects in flight was more than twice that of a warrior at the same level.

Even with a huge gap in levels, a psychic could still escape by relying on speed.

"It's not that exaggerated!"

Jiang Li shook his head.

In terms of attack power alone, the inner force he unleashed with the Yin-Yang Chaos Taiji Art, combined with the Diamond Glass Divine Art and his other martial techniques, could reach War God level. But what War God didn't have a secret technique of his own?

Besides, he hadn't reached War God level in speed or reflexes.

Strength alone wasn't enough to defeat a War God.

"Heh, either way, Jiang Li could take on the whole Fang Squad by himself!"

Chen Gu grinned. "They'll probably regret ambushing us for the rest of their lives!"

"Exactly!"

"By the way, Captain, Brother Zhang, Brother Chen, Brother Tie, Brother Qing, I hope you'll all keep this to yourselves as much as possible. Don't reveal our secret!"

After thinking it over, Luo Feng finally made his request. "I didn't tell you before because I didn't want you to worry about me. But if we reveal that we're psychics, I'm afraid we won't be able to live peaceful lives anymore!"

"That may be true, but if the higher-ups at the martial arts school find out you're psychics, they'll definitely focus on training you," Chen Gu said after a moment's thought.

It would be best if they could stay in the Fire Hammer Squad. But as psychics, they'd have an even brighter future if the martial arts school gave them its full support.

It was a trade-off.

"Mm, Chen Gu has a point."

Gao Feng nodded and smiled. "But we're all teammates, so we won't tell anyone. What you choose to do is up to you!"

"We swear we won't say a word!"

Wei Tie and Wei Qing mimed zipping their mouths shut.

Being a psychic was an ace up their sleeve. Keeping it hidden was what made it a trump card.

"It's just that Jiang Li's secret as a psychic probably won't stay hidden!"

Zhang Ke glanced at Jiang Li's Blood Shadow War Sword. Now he finally understood why Jiang Li carried a sword around. It wasn't for show!

It really was a weapon for killing!

Chapter 27: Meeting the Fang Squad Again

"I don't mind."

Jiang Li smiled. "My wife isn't too keen on me going to the Wilderness Zone either. If I can get into the Special Training Camp, she'll probably be even happier."

Gao Feng: "..."

Chen Gu: "..."

Everyone else: "..."

The Fire Hammer Squad stayed excited for quite a while before they finally began planning their route back.

Beneath the stars, in the ruined Wilderness Zone, some people were celebrating, while others were surely grieving.

"They're dead! A Xiao and A Dong are both dead!"