Lin Benshi

In half an hour, the Awakened guarding the southern wall killed nearly ten thousand living corpses, and Corpse piled up like mountains outside the city walls.

But more than a hundred Awakened had also been killed or wounded. Many injured Awakened did not withdraw. Instead, they received treatment in the rear and returned to the front as soon as they were able to fight again.

Five thousand people versus eighty thousand living corpses.

This was undoubtedly an immensely difficult challenge.

Even if the living corpses stood still, it would take several hours to deal with so many of them.

Yet these living corpses were incredibly fast and charged forward like mad. Several times, they even climbed onto the city walls. If not for experts like Bai De reacting quickly and taking them out in time, once their formation fell into chaos, it would have become a true catastrophe.

At that moment, Feng Laixian's pupils suddenly contracted.

His gaze locked onto one living corpse, and he said in disbelief, "It's actually... him!"

Several hundred meters below the city wall, a living corpse staggered forward. It wore a stiff smile as it approached at an unhurried pace.

"Hall Master, that is..." Bai De also saw the familiar living corpse. He walked to Feng Laixian's side and said in shock.

Feng Laixian said solemnly, "Yes, it's him. Lin Benshi, our senior brother!"

"Wasn't Lin Benshi missing for thirty years? How did he end up among these living corpses? Could it be..." Bai De clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

Feng Laixian closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh. He said softly, "No matter what, he was once the senior brother of our Beast King Fist Hall. This time, I'll be the one to send him on his way."

The living corpse below was named Lin Benshi. He had once been Feng Laixian's senior brother, and he was also the father of Lin Kedi, the captain of the Patrol Team.

Thirty years ago, Lin Benshi had been ordered to investigate a case involving missing Awakened, only to vanish without a trace. Mingzhu City sent people to search for him many times, but they never found any sign of him.

In the end, Mingzhu City classified Lin Benshi as missing rather than dead.

Feng Laixian never expected to see his senior brother again today in this form.

The senior brother who had introduced him to the sect, treated him kindly, and possessed a gentle, easygoing nature had now become neither human nor ghost.

At that moment, raging fury ignited within Feng Laixian. He had originally only intended to defend the city and concern himself with nothing else, but whoever was behind this had already enraged him.

"Hide well, you rats in the sewers. You'd better pray that I, Feng, never find out who you are!"

Feng Laixian narrowed his eyes. The next moment, he leaped straight down from the city wall. As soon as he landed on the ground outside, he let out a terrifying roar.

Ahead of him, large numbers of living corpses gradually twisted under the roar. Their bones were slowly shattered by the vibrations, leaving only heaps of rotten flesh collapsed on the ground.

Feng Laixian tore open his shirt, and the temperature around him began to rise rapidly.

Even the Awakened atop the city wall could feel a scorching heat rushing toward them.

"Senior Brother, your junior brother will see you off!"

Feng Laixian looked seriously at Lin Benshi as he drifted toward him from afar.

In the distance, Lin Benshi still wore that stiff smile, green light gleaming in his eyes. In an instant, his speed surged. His hands tore through the air as he attacked Feng Laixian with a piercing howl.

When the two clashed, Lin Benshi used the Phoenix Claw Form, while Feng Laixian used the Giant Crocodile Form.

Both were claw techniques, and the former was even an advanced form of the latter.

Yet the moment they exchanged blows, Lin Benshi's fingers were broken. At the same time, Feng Laixian's fingers "bit" several large holes into the edge of his arm.

"Twist!"

Both men left the ground at the same time, spinning through the air.

Feng Laixian was imitating a crocodile's death roll, while Lin Benshi followed the spin to offset the attack.

After turning once and landing, Lin Benshi suddenly opened his mouth. His gray tongue shot out violently, forcing Feng Laixian to release him and retreat.

His combat experience remains. Is it bodily instinct?

Feng Laixian watched Lin Benshi's whipping tongue and silently pondered.

He remembered that Lin Benshi's ability was Body Mutation. It was an ability exceptionally compatible with Beast King Fist. Through continuous mutation, one might even eventually surpass humanity entirely and become a true monster.

For example, Lin Benshi's tongue could shoot out like a chameleon's, and its tip was covered in countless tiny venomous barbs. Once struck, one would instantly be infected with over a thousand different viruses. It was extremely troublesome.

Lin Benshi's skin could also withstand high temperatures and even possessed functions similar to those of cold-blooded animals. Once the surrounding temperature grew too high, his blood would turn cold, absorbing external heat to increase his own vitality.

Several of Feng Laixian's attack methods were, in fact, countered by Lin Benshi.

But Lin Benshi had been dead for too long, while Feng Laixian was still alive and had trained for more than thirty years longer than him. That was why Feng Laixian suppressed Lin Benshi as soon as they exchanged blows.

However, Lin Benshi's ability was simply too suited to Beast King Fist. Feng Laixian wanted to use Beast King Fist techniques to give him one final send-off, but that would not be easy. "Again!"

Feng Laixian drew a deep breath, then roared.

His roar directly killed the living corpses that had approached them. Lin Benshi was also forced back several steps, but he suffered no visible damage. Only his clothes were torn in several places.

In truth, Lin Benshi had already been a Top-Tier Awakened thirty years ago. Feng Laixian was seventeen years younger than him.

Strictly speaking, Feng Laixian was of the same generation as Lin Benshi's son, Lin Kedi. However, after joining Beast King Fist Hall, Feng Laixian and Lin Benshi became fellow disciples, so they were considered part of the same generation.

Feng Laixian used Ape Step and instantly arrived at Lin Benshi's right side. The two men threw punches at each other like tigers leaping from their cages, but it was merely a feint. Though they appeared to be attacking ahead, their rear legs took the chance to kick at each other's weak points.

They retreated as soon as they struck.

Feng Laixian frowned. Lin Benshi's leg could change direction mid-kick.

He had not hit Lin Benshi just now, but Lin Benshi had kicked him. Fortunately, Feng Laixian's physical body was far stronger than Lin Benshi's, so the kick meant little to him.

He took a breath and roared, "Senior Brother, let's go again!"

Then he launched another attack. Lin Benshi seemed to have recovered some instinct from when he was alive. Whatever move Feng Laixian used, Lin Benshi used as well, and the two continuously dismantled each other's attacks.

On the city wall, Bai De watched the battle below with rapt attention and unexpectedly felt that he had gained a great deal. The Beast King Fist, in which he had not improved for a long time, seemed to reveal many new insights at this moment.

"Hall Master Feng is wasting stamina like this. What if an even stronger living corpse appears? What then?" An Awakened approached Bai De and asked worriedly.

Bai De stared intently at the battle below and replied, "The Hall Master hasn't used his full strength. Don't worry. He knows what he's doing."

He understood Feng Laixian's strength better than anyone.

Right now, Feng Laixian was merely fighting Lin Benshi with pure Beast King Fist. He had not used any of his own abilities at all. Otherwise, if he used his abilities, Lin Benshi's current strength would be reduced to ashes in an instant.

Beast King Fist Hall had stood firm for decades. On one hand, it was because the hall possessed the True Inheritance Secret Art; on the other, it was because Feng Laixian's strength was enough to suppress all opposition.

In fact, Feng Laixian personally fighting Lin Benshi now was not without benefits.

Many living corpses had their attention drawn to Feng Laixian, greatly reducing the pressure on the Awakened atop the wall.

The most obvious change was the plummeting casualty rate. The medical staff could finally catch their breath and take the opportunity to eat compressed rations to recover their strength.