Just then, the Snowwhite Thunder Bear had barely steadied itself when the massive stone hammer came crashing down, shattering the icy armor over its abdomen and slamming into its belly.
Its body instantly curled up like a shrimp. Unable to hold itself up any longer, it toppled backward.
At the same time, Su Wuming, who had been lodged in its throat, was violently spat out by the impact. He traced an arc through the air and crashed directly into a distant building.
Roar—!!!
An extremely unwilling roar rang out from the great fissure and echoed for a long while, signaling the complete death of this Silver Tier Battle General.
That hammer strike carried five million worth of power. Could the Snowwhite Thunder Bear take it?
The martial skill sealed within the scroll Brother Li used was called Rock Tyrant Hammer. It could unleash the attack power of a Silver One-Star Rank warrior, was exclusive to earth-element Spirit Martial Practitioners, and sold for five million.
It belonged to the earth-element attack category of scrolls. Moreover, such scrolls required a casting windup, so five million was already a steep price. Defensive scrolls would cost far more.
Yet spending five million for a single use was something ordinary Spirit Martial Practitioners would never even consider.
That was because the martial skill within was not something one could necessarily comprehend and master with absolute certainty. Talent and insight played a part, but most people needed to use several scrolls in succession before they could learn it.
Besides, power unleashed through a scroll was ultimately far less flexible than using one's own abilities.
"Damn, I almost got delivered to that stupid bear as takeout. Good thing I ate a little extra."
Su Wuming wriggled his bulky body out of the building. He rolled down from above, and the instant he landed, he flexed his body and rapidly digested the food inside him, returning to normal.
The wounds where the Snowwhite Thunder Bear's teeth had grazed him also healed in an instant.
Everyone became curious about his body structure. He was simply an anomaly among Spirit Martial Practitioners; it made no sense at all. Not even Demon Beasts had digestion speeds that fast.
Inside a building not far away, Tu Tu had been secretly watching Su Wuming. He had been curious what would happen when Su Wuming went to the bathroom after digesting everything, but now he was disappointed.
Brother Wuming was amazing. He even digested the poop. Brother Pangpang couldn't compare to him in that regard.
Without the Silver Battle General Tier Snowwhite Thunder Bear blocking the way, the remaining Nunu Beasts no longer posed much of a threat.
The Spirit Martial Practitioners from earlier immediately had their morale boosted. They swiftly opened a breach and escorted the ordinary people onto the bridge.
"Don't shove! All the elderly and children go in the middle. If anyone dares cause trouble, I'll throw him off, understand?!" After Su Wuming killed a Nunu Beast, he happened to see the dean and a group of children being shoved around by several burly men. It was not only the dean; others were suffering similar treatment, mostly elderly people, children, and women.
At Su Wuming's shout, quite a few people immediately behaved themselves. But there were always those who feared nothing. One burly man who had been shoving particularly hard muttered disdainfully, "If you can't move your legs properly, don't block the road. You've got one foot in the grave anyway. Haven't you lived long enough?"
Su Wuming happened to hear that. Before the big man could react, Su Wuming stretched out an arm and yanked him back.
Without another word, he broke both of the man's legs. Ignoring his screams and curses, he casually tossed him aside.
"You're right. If your legs don't work, don't block the road. You can leave last."
This example made quite an impact. Even if the remaining people were dissatisfied, they did not dare say anything more, because this young man truly dared to act.
They began evacuating in an orderly fashion according to Su Wuming's previous instructions.
Qin Ming and the others, who had arrived to help later, saw this but said nothing. He did not think Su Wuming had done anything wrong. If it had been him, merely breaking the man's legs might not have been enough.
When Lin Pangpang looked at the big man, his eyes were filled with disgust. The dean had twisted her ankle because of the man's shoving while trying to protect the children. A woman was currently supporting her as they headed toward the other end of the bridge.
"Pangpang, you go with them too. Keep an eye on the dean and the others."
Whether Lin Pangpang stayed for this fight or not would make little difference, so Su Wuming directly told him to leave first.
"Okay. Be careful over here. Come meet us as soon as you're done."
Now that he had advanced to Bronze One-Star, Su Wuming dealt with these Black Iron Rank Nunu Beasts almost one punch at a time. Any that got hit were either dead or badly injured.
His System Coins rose rapidly and had already reached three hundred.
What no one noticed was that Su Wuming's punches appeared completely erratic and disorderly, as if he were simply relying on brute strength to launch a Wild Barrage.
But Su Wuming was doing it deliberately. If everyone had looked closely, they would have noticed that many dead Nunu Beasts had their chests hollowed out by some sharp weapon. The Beast Crystals inside had long since vanished, all of them transferred into Su Wuming's System Space.
That nonsense about not being allowed to pick up someone else's spoils on the battlefield was complete bullshit.
In a situation like tonight's, who could tell who killed what? The quick got it, and the slow went without.
It was just a pity about the Snowwhite Thunder Bear's Beast Crystal. That was a Beast Crystal worth one million.
Its dual ice-and-lightning attributes alone made it worth that price.
And that was one million for the raw Beast Crystal. After purification, its price would soar to five million, comparable to a Super Technique Scroll.
Just as he was regretting the Snowwhite Thunder Bear's Beast Crystal, a notification suddenly appeared in the system, informing him that he had gained another hundred System Coins.
Su Wuming hurriedly split his attention to check it.
[Silver Tier Demon Beast killed. System Coins +100]
Seeing that notification, Su Wuming's mood improved considerably. He no longer felt bad about the lost million.
A hundred System Coins was within his expectations. Black Iron Rank Demon Beasts gave one System Coin each, while the Bronze Tier Snow Spirit he had killed earlier had given ten. By that logic, Silver Rank Demon Beasts should give one hundred.
With those hundred added in, he had a full four hundred System Coins, only one hundred short of unlocking the second Rest Gate.
After advancing to Bronze One-Star, Su Wuming had immediately checked how many System Coins were needed to unlock the second Rest Gate. It required a full five hundred System Coins.
But looking at things now, getting the remaining hundred was no big deal at all. He could easily obtain them.
That instantly motivated him. After taking out several chicken legs to replenish himself, he charged straight toward the area with the greatest concentration of Nunu Beasts and launched a frenzied assault.
He had consumed too much Armament Haki earlier, so Su Wuming was relying entirely on physical strength now. Even so, he killed Nunu Beasts far faster than anyone else. His four-thousand-kilogram strength was twice that of an ordinary Power Type Spirit Martial Practitioner.
With every punch, almost no Nunu Beast could withstand a single blow. As for the snowballs fired at him, he ignored them completely. They did not hurt even when they hit him, and some were punched apart midair.
The other Spirit Martial Practitioners around him consciously moved farther away, afraid that this guy might go too berserk and start hammering them too.
The main problem was that their attacks simply could not coordinate with Su Wuming's.
How was a group of spellcasters supposed to cooperate with someone who fought with his fists?
Just as Su Wuming was killing to his heart's content, a tremendous sound of running came from the distance, and the ground beneath everyone's feet began to tremble.
"Not good, another one is coming!"
"Stop fighting! Retreat to the Safe Zone!"
Fortunately, the ordinary people who had arrived nearby had already evacuated one after another. Only they remained behind to cover the retreat. They had originally planned to clear out the nearby Nunu Beasts so those arriving later could retreat more easily.
But the arrival of another Snowwhite Thunder Bear put an end to that plan, and they immediately began to withdraw.
Su Wuming also grabbed the big man whose legs he had broken earlier and began retreating.
However, halfway through, he ran into Lin Pangpang, who had turned back.
"Pangpang, what are you doing here?"
"Wuming, that bastard Ji Boxiao had people reactivate the Safe Zone barrier. He said he was worried that if they turned it off to let people in now, they might not be able to activate it again in time before the Snowwhite Thunder Bear charged inside."
"What?!!!"
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