Equipment Dropped

Zhang Jie busied himself for a long time before finally carrying the unconscious Daniels to safety.

When he turned back to look at the battlefield, he swallowed hard. "Th-This is a battle between humans?"

He trembled all over in shock. Only the Infinite Ammo Desert Eagle he had picked back up gave him the slightest comfort.

To witness veterans fighting in his very first Horror Film—what a blessing.

"Whoosh!"

A violent gale howled as the Wind-Wind Fruit swept all sorts of miscellaneous objects throughout the laboratory into the air.

Yet even such a spectacle could not harm Fang Yu.

Every member of Demon Squad specialized in a different area.

Zang Ting had always been responsible for large-scale team battles. One-on-one combat was not her forte.

Gradually, Fang Yu began to gain the upper hand!

"Whoosh!"

Fang Yu used Manipulated Windmill Triple Blades again!

This time, he used the Giant Shuriken as a feint. The real Killing Move was the other two kunai hidden away!

The Giant Shuriken flew toward Zang Ting. She narrowed her eyes slightly and raised a hand, sending out a hurricane!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

The Giant Shuriken was blown deep into the cave and embedded itself in the wall with a clang!

"The same move again—" Zang Ting had intended to disrupt Fang Yu's mindset with her words, but the next second, a kunai skimmed past her cheek!

Transparent threads slipped around Zang Ting's field of vision. Fang Yu held one thread in his left hand and another between his teeth; one kunai attacked her face, while the other shot toward her arm!

"Pfft!"

The kunai struck with perfect accuracy, piercing Zang Ting's left arm—the one wearing the glowing wristguard. The instant she felt the pain, the wind swirling around her grew much more chaotic!

Fang Yu seized the timing and rapidly formed Hand Seals with both hands!

Snake—Ram—Monkey—Boar—Horse—Tiger!

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

The flames surged like a furious fire dragon, swallowing Zang Ting whole!

Zhang Jie stared fixedly at the flames, silently praying that Fang Yu could defeat a member of Demon Squad in one stroke.

However, Fang Yu did not lower his guard because of that.

His gaze remained sharp, and the shuriken in his hands flew into the flames like raindrops!

Under the gaze of those Sharingan eyes, he knew Zang Ting had not fallen.

Although Zang Ting was surrounded by flames, her defensive methods remained astonishingly formidable!

Zang Ting was enraged!

Her anger was like a volcano about to erupt!

She raised her arm and violently pulled out the kunai embedded deep within it! Blood splattered across the ground!

Zhang Jie's eyelids twitched wildly at the sight!

The high temperature of the Great Fireball Technique had burned Zang Ting's clothes into tatters, while her hair and body had been scorched by smoke and flames.

Though the damage was limited, it was intensely humiliating to a Cross-dresser like her, someone who cared deeply about her appearance!

Her face was filled with fury!

A wild gale rose around her, and driven by her rage, the power of the Wind-Wind Fruit became even more violent.

"I've already figured out all your ninjutsu." Zang Ting's voice echoed through the wind. Her body was wrapped in the gale, as though she had become one with it.

A cold gleam flashed in her eyes. Her body suddenly vanished from where she stood, and in the next instant, she appeared before Fang Yu!

No!

She had not vanished!

She was simply too fast! Even under the Two-Tomoe Sharingan's gaze, it felt as though frames were being skipped!

Fang Yu's eyes widened!

The veins on Zang Ting's body bulged. She had clearly opened her Gene Lock!

At the same time, the wind that had previously circled around her as a wind shield now became the source of her speed and strength!

Using the Wind-Wind Fruit's power, Zang Ting unleashed blade after blade of sharp Wind Blades at astonishing speed, striking directly at Fang Yu's left shoulder.

Those Wind Blades were like invisible blades—swift and deadly. Though Fang Yu reacted quickly, he still could not evade them all.

"Boom!"

Fang Yu's body was hurled away by the force of the Wind Blades. Blood trailing behind him, he crashed heavily into a distant wall.

Zang Ting watched the scene unfold, a victor's smile curling across her lips.

Her eyes were filled with confidence and pride.

This was Demon Squad's strength!

"Still, thank you for providing us with intelligence. As a member of the Farming Team, you already possess such strength. Your captain can probably fight our captain too."

Zang Ting's voice carried a hint of mockery as she slowly approached Fang Yu, who lay on the ground. Another hurricane gathered in her hand, preparing to deliver the final blow.

"Goodbye, B-Rank Side Quest!" Zang Ting said coldly as the Wind Blades swept toward Fang Yu with her words.

However, at the instant the Wind Blades reached Fang Yu!

A kunai suddenly stabbed into Zang Ting's lower back!

Zang Ting felt a burst of severe pain!

A clone!

Another clone!

"When?!" Zang Ting was startled. She swiftly looked around, searching for Fang Yu's real body.

She realized that she might have underestimated Fang Yu's strength and cunning.

In the instant Zang Ting was distracted, the real Fang Yu emerged from the shadows!

When Zang Ting saw Fang Yu's face clearly, his condition left her utterly shocked!

The power of the Heaven Curse Mark had awakened within Fang Yu. Black spots spread across his body like a virus, covering half his face. It was a bottomless darkness, as though it would devour his humanity!

The red glow of his Sharingan stood in stark contrast to the black spots of the Heaven Curse Mark, making his eyes appear even sharper and more terrifying!

Strengthened by the Gene Lock, Fang Yu's speed and power had reached an entirely new level.

His movements were as fast as lightning. Before Zang Ting could even react, he had already driven a kunai toward her left chest.

This strike carried deadly force, determined to kill his opponent.

Although Zang Ting was shocked by Fang Yu's state, she did not give up resisting.

She swiftly drew upon the Wind-Wind Fruit's power, gathering wind before her chest to form a sturdy barrier.

When Fang Yu's kunai touched the wind barrier, he felt immense resistance, as though countless invisible hands were blocking his attack.

Fang Yu's Sharingan nearly bulged bloody from his eyes. "You can't kill me! And you definitely can't kill that bitch Meng Yao!"

His teeth ground with a creak. "Since I can't avenge myself, then become the stepping stone for my growth!"

"Break for me!!!"

Zang Ting swore she had never encountered such a vicious enemy in her life!

She even regretted not retreating after receiving the intelligence back then.

Why had she let things become this miserable?

However.

The Wind-Wind Fruit was not especially destructive, but its ability to preserve its user's life was unmatched.

As a Zang Ting copied by Demon Squad, she had inherited the main personality's fear of death as well. Her defensive skills and items were maxed out.

Even Fang Yu, fighting at full power, could not break through her defenses anytime soon.

At the tense moment when the two struggled against each other, Zhang Jie finally found an opening!

He crawled out from beneath the glass cover, pulled out the Infinite Ammo Desert Eagle, aimed at Zang Ting's back, and pulled the trigger!

The gunshot rang out. The bullet cut through the air and struck Zang Ting squarely in the back!

"Ah!"

Zang Ting's body lurched forward under the bullet's impact. That instant of imbalance exposed a flaw in the wind barrier before her chest.

Fang Yu seized the chance and used all his strength to finally drive the kunai into Zang Ting's body!

Blood gushed from Zang Ting's wound, and pain flashed across her face!

"Die!" Fang Yu forcefully yanked the kunai lodged in Zang Ting's left chest! With a horizontal slash, he tore her internal organs to shreds!

Zang Ting's face turned pale! She spat blood!

Suddenly!

The Energy Bracelet on her wrist burst with an incredibly blinding light, nearly dazzling Fang Yu blind!

In the distance, Zhang Jie hurriedly shielded his eyes as well!

Without Fang Yu noticing, a small black box fell to the ground.

"Trying to run!?"

Fang Yu forced his eyes open again. Under the fierce stimulation of the light, two tomoe still emerged in his Sharingan as he endured the pain and locked firmly onto Zang Ting's retreating figure!

Manipulated Windmill Triple Blades!

Two kunai blocked her escape routes, while a Giant Shuriken sought to cut her down!

Zang Ting abruptly turned around and raised both hands to block!

"Crack!"

"Clang, clang, clang!"

Her left arm, along with the glowing bracelet worn on it, was sliced off by the Giant Shuriken!

"Ah!"

Zang Ting let out a piercing scream, her coarse male voice fully exposed!

With one arm severed, how could she still keep up that affected voice?

Just as Fang Yu was about to pursue her.

Suddenly!

A powerful sense of unease made him instantly form Hand Seals!

"Water Release: Water Wall!"

"Iron Body!"

In the forest, Arno and Da Qiang, the two Strongmen, traded punches and kicks without any technique whatsoever. It was purely a contest of physical strength.

"Rumble—"

A small mushroom cloud in the distance caught both their attention!

Arno's pupils contracted slightly. "Oh no! Something happened to Zang Ting!"