Chapter 121: He Flees, He Pursues! He Has Nowhere to Run
Meanwhile, inside the Giant Stone Array, Tang Wen quickly dug a pit, and the smaller, female Wolf King leaped inside.
He carefully covered his tracks, memorized the location, and turned to leave the Giant Stone Array.
A gleaming brass casing dropped from the hand of the dark figure.
Black Old Ghost’s face was filled with contempt. "Is that all you’ve got?"
Behind him, one of his men yelled, "How could three little bitches possibly know how formidable our General is?!"
"Damn right! They’ll find out tonight!"
"Hahahahaha!"
To the Black Mountain Ghosts, it was all a game.
Despair flooded the three women’s hearts.
An Extraordinary. Even at their peak, they wouldn’t dare claim they could escape his pursuit and emerge unscathed.
Let alone now, when they were exhausted and almost out of ammunition?
’So it really is Black Old Ghost! I think he’s the only General in the Black Mountain Battalion.’
Tang Wen didn’t know his real name.
He had only ever heard General Zhou call him Black Old Ghost.
’This is an Extraordinary I’m dealing with!’
But the die was cast.
Just as the three women resolved to fight to the death, prepared to take their own lives as a last resort...
Tang Wen took a deep breath, leaped onto a giant rock, and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Let those three women go! Come at me!"
The sound of his voice rolled out, traveling a great distance across the unobstructed wasteland.
The men from Black Mountain Camp instantly looked over.
"Who’s there?"
"Watch out! General, it’s Tang Wen from Flame Camp!"
The shout came from one of their men, a Martial Artist.
Tang Wen was surprised. ’I’m that famous?’
’They can recognize me from this far away?’
’But since they recognized me, I’d better live up to my reputation!’
’How else will they take the bait?’
He took out three river stones and unleashed a rapid burst. Several mounted Martial Artists from the Black Mountain Battalion couldn’t dodge in time and were killed on the spot!
But then, he suddenly felt a jolt of panic. He turned his head and saw Black Old Ghost staring right at him.
’Tang Wen?!’
’The same Tang Wen who crippled my son?’
’The heavens are smiling on me!’
’To think I’d run into him here!’
’Today, I’ll drag him back to camp, turn him into a human torso, and torture him for thirty years!’
His piercing killing intent was completely undisguised.
Tang Wen subtly took a step back, then puffed out his chest and shouted, "So, you’re from the Black Mountain Battalion! Let those three women go, and I’ll pretend today’s business never happened! Otherwise... heh heh!"
He was making it up as he went.
As for what the "heh heh" implied... they could use their own damn imaginations!
The expressions of the three Black Mountain Battalion Martial Artists flickered. Tang Wen was the one who had utterly defeated Black Blade.
They were no match for him.
"Friend, over there!"
The Female Martial Artist suddenly called out, her two companions exchanging a glance before laying down covering fire.
Her words were fast and rushed, but still clear:
"Go to Sanlian City! Find the Bai Family! Tell them the Thirteenth Young Lady was killed by this pack of black dogs!"
A flicker of joy crossed Tang Wen’s face.
’Sanlian City?’
’So they really are from a major power!’
According to what he’d heard from traveling merchant caravans, in Sanlian City, Extraordinaries were a dime a dozen and Kings were a common sight.
’White Stone City... Bai Family... Thirteenth Young Lady.’
’It all sounded so intriguing!’
Tang Wen couldn’t afford to waste time verifying the truth of her words and shouted back:
"I’ve got it! Don’t you worry! They’re all dead men!"
The ordinary Martial Artists of Black Mountain Camp were ignorant and didn’t know the significance of "Sanlian City."
But the Black Mountain Ghost and the three Martial Artists who had heard the exchange were both shocked and enraged.
"General, we’ll go capture the three bitches!"
The Black Mountain Ghost paused, dodging the bullets. Like a phantom, he blasted out several streams of black energy, breaking the three women’s formation and forcing them to slow down.
He glanced in Tang Wen’s direction and agreed, "Fine! I’ll go kill that Tang Wen, you three capture them! Remember, no matter what, not a single one gets away today!"
"Yes, sir!"
The three Martial Artists unleashed a Power Burst, rapidly closing in on the three women.
The Black Mountain Ghost spun around and charged toward Tang Wen.
He moved at full speed, leaving a trail of afterimages in his wake!
"Young man, run!"
"He’s an Extraordinary, get out of here!"
The three women shouted.
They knew that if Tang Wen could escape and get the message out, there might still be a chance for their survival.
In the blink of an eye, the Black Mountain Ghost covered a third of the distance between them.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
River stones sliced through the air, cutting off his advance.
Black Old Ghost didn’t slow in the slightest. Black energy erupted from his body as his fists became a blur, shattering the superheated river stones.
Tang Wen’s expression flickered. He leaped onto a giant boulder and unleashed a volley of Steel Plates.
This time, Black Old Ghost didn’t block them head-on. He dodged with phantom-like movements, weaving around the Steel Plates to continue his charge.
The brief evasions barely slowed him down.
In the space of a few breaths, the distance between them had been cut by more than half.
Seeing Black Old Ghost close to within a few hundred meters, Tang Wen performed a Visualization in his mind. Power burst from his feet, kicking over the boulder he stood on as he dove into the Giant Stone Array.
"Nowhere to run!"
Black Old Ghost floated onto the top of a large boulder.
SWISH! SWISH!
Steel Plates shot toward him.
He dodged, leaped off the boulder, and gave chase in the direction the Steel Plates had come from!
When a large boulder blocked his path, Black Old Ghost simply struck it with his palm.
With a soft CRUNCH...
...the massive rock disintegrated, like a clod of dry earth smashed by a child.
By the time he arrived, Tang Wen had vanished.
He leaped onto another large boulder to get a better view.
SWISH! SWISH!
The sound of slicing air instantly assaulted him again.
’Hm?’
’Something’s not right!’
As Black Old Ghost dodged, a sense of caution rose within him.
’This Tang Wen... he isn’t running. Does he really think he can hurt me with this laughable stone throwing? These childish tricks?’
Black Old Ghost’s eyes narrowed. Tang Wen was the genius of Flame Camp.
’He wouldn’t be this foolish!’
’So what’s his ace in the hole?’
He, Black Old Ghost, had lived this long by being cautious.
Tang Wen, a mere Martial Artist, was right here. He couldn’t escape even if he grew wings.
’No need to rush the kill, then.’
Lifting his head, Black Old Ghost defied the laws of physics, bounding upwards into the sky with several mid-air leaps until he was high above, looking to the north.
That was the direction of Flame Camp.
Far to the north, he could see wolves and people, and they were rushing in this direction.
’So he does have backup!’
’Could the General from Flame Camp be coming?’
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Seeing his enemy suspended in mid-air, Tang Wen wasn’t about to be polite.
He held nothing back, unleashing his full power.
With nowhere to dodge, Black Old Ghost could only block them head-on!
His arms, wreathed in black energy, collided with the river stones that trailed streaks of fire.
BOOM!
Black Old Ghost’s expression flickered, and the killing intent in his eyes intensified!
’No wonder he could take down Feng’Er. For someone so young, his Flying Stone technique is incredibly vicious and refined.’
’And he was holding back before.’
’To have such cunning at his age...’
’I absolutely must kill him today!’
The Flying Stones came fast, and he had to focus all his attention on deflecting them.
Every single one of Tang Wen’s throws aimed for a vital point.
Groin, groin, groin, throat...
Throat, eyes, crotch, crotch...
He was on the ground in a Posture Stance, his hands a blur as he dished out a fast and furious barrage!
When he ran out of river stones, he just started grabbing broken shards of rock from the ground.
He didn’t care about their size or shape.
He just unleashed a storm of them!
The Black Mountain Cultivation Techniques were not known for their defensive prowess, so the old ghost didn’t dare let a single projectile slip past.
He began to regret jumping so high, giving this little bastard the perfect opportunity to attack.
As the hailstorm of rock shards intensified, he could no longer afford to conserve his strength.
He fully unleashed his Extraordinary Power, and a thick black energy enveloped his entire body.
As soon as Tang Wen’s Flying Stones touched the black energy...
...their speed was drastically reduced, as if they had been thrown into a swamp!
Although they still packed a considerable punch, Black Old Ghost no longer considered them a threat.
He was steadily descending. Seeing that he was about to finally touch the ground, he let out a cold sneer.
"You’re a vicious brat! I can’t let you live!"
Tang Wen ignored him, instead screaming back over his shoulder, "Wolf King, are you taking a goddamn stroll back there?"
’Wolf King?!’
"AWOOOOO!"
A long, drawn-out howl echoed, rapidly drawing nearer.
But this only made Black Old Ghost relax.
"A single beast is your trump card? Naive child! I can kill you in less than ten breaths!"
Tang Wen shot back a sneer. "Idiot! I’m the one who injured your son, Black Blade! How come I don’t see him here? Don’t tell me he’s crippled, is he?"
"You’re courting death!" Black Old Ghost’s eyes suddenly turned bloodshot.
’Fuck!’
’I went too far.’
Tang Wen desperately launched himself away from his spot.
Black energy shot from Black Old Ghost’s body, striking the large boulder where Tang Wen had been and making a sizzling sound.
’It’s corrosive!’
’The black energy is corrosive, too?’
Tang Wen, who had thrown himself to the ground, felt his face pale. He unleashed one burst of power after another, constantly changing his position without a moment’s pause.
To the north, the silhouette of the Wolf King had finally appeared.
Black Old Ghost spared no effort, firing continuous blasts of black energy from his hands. He chased relentlessly after Tang Wen, his attacks shattering one massive boulder after another!
THUMP!
His heart pounded in his chest as Tang Wen summoned every ounce of his concentration to dodge and weave.
’An Extraordinary is on a whole other level!’
’I have no way to fight back. I don’t even dare to stop moving!’
Riding a furious gale, the male Wolf King rapidly closed in.
He was now within a thousand meters.
To an Extraordinary, such a distance could be crossed in the blink of an eye!
Black Old Ghost grew anxious. ’If this little bastard escapes now, killing him in the future will be far more difficult!’
Finally, he saw his chance. After a series of explosive dodges, Tang Wen seemed to be recovering his breath, huddled behind a large boulder.
’My chance!’
The ground trembled as Black Old Ghost pushed off with his legs. Like a fatal black sword, he shot forward, instantly shattering every boulder in his path as he charged unstoppably toward Tang Wen.
But right in his path, a slender figure suddenly and nimbly leaped up...