The instant blood sprayed everywhere, Liu Yu and the other man froze in terror.
"Motherfucker!"
The other Black warrior reacted in an instant.
He cursed, then shoved Liu Yu hard toward Xu Feng.
The moment she blocked Xu Feng's line of sight, he crouched low and drew the standard-issue Battle Sword at his waist.
Using Liu Yu to shield him, he charged at Xu Feng with murderous intent.
"Look out!"
Although Liu Yu couldn't see the Black man, she could still sense him behind her.
So she shouted a panicked warning to Xu Feng.
But Xu Feng acted as though he hadn't heard. He stepped onto the wall beside him.
Then he leaped into the air!
As soon as his view cleared Liu Yu, his arm snapped into motion.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Three blades shot out.
The Flying Blades skimmed past Liu Yu's scalp with pinpoint accuracy.
The Black warrior had just raised his head in shock.
Then a blade shattered his eyeball and sank straight into his brain!
Xu Feng landed silently.
"Thud—"
The Black warrior's corpse hurtled forward from the force of its momentum.
It slid three meters before coming to a stop.
Silence fell over the alley, broken only by Xu Feng's heavy breathing and Liu Yu's sobs.
"Huff—huff—"
Xu Feng panted heavily, then quickly swallowed and straightened up.
He wasn't out of breath from exertion. He was terrified.
Terrified of himself.
His attack in that instant had felt like some kind of instinct.
Or like an outburst of something he'd been suppressing for a long time.
Only when he came back to himself did Xu Feng realize that two lives had vanished in an instant.
And all he'd done was move his hand.
Were people really so easy to kill?
"Xu, Xu Feng!"
Only when Liu Yu had recovered enough to call out to him did Xu Feng come back to his senses. His face a little pale, he looked at her and asked, "Are you all right?"
"I-I'm fine. Are you all right?"
Liu Yu wiped away her tears and asked with concern.
Xu Feng's expression was terrifying just then.
It was a mixture of dread and shock, with a hint of something savage.
Xu Feng took a deep breath and quickly calmed down. "I'm fine."
After a long moment, his expression finally settled. He looked at Liu Yu and asked, "I'm fine. Are you okay?"
"Mm. Thanks to you. But... when did you get so strong?"
Liu Yu glanced nervously at the two corpses on the ground, then turned to Xu Feng, her eyes shining with a peculiar light.
Xu Feng shook his head with a smile. "I was just lucky. Report this quickly. The Patrol Squad needs to know."
He turned to leave, only then realizing that his legs had gone weak.
He stumbled and nearly fell to his knees.
Liu Yu was quick to catch him and steady him.
The delicate fragrance drifting toward him brought Xu Feng back to his senses. Embarrassed, he said, "Sorry you had to see that. It was my first time killing someone."
Liu Yu lowered her head and murmured in a strange tone, "You looked pretty cool."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing. I'm going to call the police!"
Before long, the Patrol Squad's arrival drew a crowd of curious neighbors.
When they saw the foreign warriors' bodies in the alley and heard Xu Feng's account of what had happened,
their expressions all changed, and they began whispering among themselves.
"Old Xu's that strong? He took on two men and killed them both?"
"He's been hiding his true ability."
"I never knew there was such an expert on the edge of our Shanty Town."
"I thought he was just a repairman. No wonder he qualified as a Quasi-Warrior."
"But those foreign bastards are way out of line! We have to appeal to the higher-ups!"
"Exactly! We should all appeal together!"
At the scene,
"Thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Xu. Since we have surveillance footage, the facts are clear.
"You acted bravely to help others, and that deserves commendation.
"However, please don't leave the residential district over the next couple of days, in case we have any questions for you."
Luo Feng, a warrior with the Patrol Squad, smiled as he spoke to Xu Feng.
Xu Feng glanced at the bodies in the alley, covered with white sheets, and nodded slightly. "Will there be trouble with the Eagle Alliance?"
Luo Feng smiled calmly. "As long as they haven't lost their minds, they won't dare do anything rash.
"After all, they were in the wrong. But you should still be cautious.
"It would be best to keep a low profile. Those two were soldiers in the Eagle Alliance's military.
"They were Intermediate Warriors, proper martial artists, so there's no telling whether some of their comrades might lose their heads.
"Still, we'll step up patrols in the Shanty Town for now."
Xu Feng's heart tightened. He nodded calmly, thanked him, and turned to leave.
Watching Xu Feng go, Luo Feng nodded slightly. "So it really was him. Flying Blades?
"So the Copper-Winged Bird that was killed that night was taken down by Flying Blades?"
A moment later, he turned to a colleague and asked, "What rank is the Secret Blade Art as a martial arts technique?"
"The Secret Blade Art? Isn't that the basic martial arts technique universities use to teach students to coordinate their arms? It doesn't have a rank."
A tall warrior laughed.
Luo Feng was momentarily stunned, then understood how terrifying it was.
He drew a deep breath. "What a talent. He's honed a basic Flying Blade technique to such incredible mastery.
"Or perhaps he's just hiding his true abilities?"
Luo Feng narrowed his eyes, suddenly thinking of another possibility that seemed almost unbelievable, yet not entirely out of the question.
"Could he be a Psychic Master? This needs to be reported."
Back at home, Xu Feng sat on the edge of his bed, staring blankly at the floor.
An Intermediate Warrior.
He'd actually killed two real martial artists!
He held out his hand and looked at it, still finding the whole thing hard to believe.
A Grandmaster-level Flying Blade technique was terrifying indeed.
But when he thought about it, Intermediate Warriors were only human, not gods. They'd die if they were hit by a blade.
But he'd heard that Battle General-level warriors were much harder to kill.
Just then,
Xiao Dan nestled in his arms and looked up at him. "Dad, are you okay?"
Xu Feng couldn't help shuddering. Then he came to his senses and forced himself to smile at Xiao Dan.
"Haha, I'm fine. Your dad just rescued a damsel in distress. Too bad you didn't see it. I was unbelievably cool."
Xiao Dan bumped her head against his chest and gently nuzzled him. "I'm just glad you're okay, Dad."
Xu Feng smiled and rubbed her head. "All right, what could happen to me? Go wash your hair. Once you've dried it, it'll be time for bed."
"Mm-hmm." Xiao Dan quickly perked up again and hopped out of his arms, beaming. "So, is Sister Liu Yu grateful to you? Is she going to offer herself to you?"
Xu Feng rolled his eyes. Not this again.
She was the number-one person invested in his love life.
"Offer herself to me? What era are you living in? Hurry up and wash your hair!"
He rubbed his face, stood up, and headed for the bathroom.
He'd killed those men to protect himself, to help someone in danger, and in self-defense.
The others were at fault. Why should he feel guilty?
To hell with the Eagle Alliance!
Xu Feng thought that as long as he put his mind at ease, he'd be fine.
But he hadn't expected to have nightmares that night.
First, he dreamed that he was being hunted and fled the Shanty Town, then the base, and finally into the mountains.
Later, he dreamed that he was with a woman.
Ahem. Anyway, when Xu Feng got up in the morning, he had dark circles under his eyes and kept yawning.
He washed up, made breakfast, and left for work.
Xu Feng had thought life would go on as usual.
But soon after he left home, he ran into several neighbors coming toward him.
"Mr. Xu!"
"Brother Xu!"
The neighbors, whom he barely knew, immediately greeted him with deep respect and performed the clasped-fist salute warriors used among themselves.
Xu Feng froze for a moment. Then he realized he should return the greeting.
So he clasped his fists and smiled. "Good morning, everyone."
The three of them walked off, grinning excitedly and still discussing what had happened the night before.
Xu Feng couldn't help feeling strange.
He felt almost as if everyone under heaven knew his name.
But after he walked a few steps away from his home, none of the passersby recognized him.
Xu Feng scratched his head awkwardly. "Damn, I was imagining things."
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