Chapter 446 - 311: What Is a Perfect Assassination

Chapter 446: Chapter 311: What Is a Perfect Assassination

CRACK—

The dense black clouds covering the sky churned and collided.

Lightning ignited a storm, striking down in a frenzy!

The tank-like Thunder Rock Crocodile Turtle, unflinching, slowly approached, its body wreathed in lightning.

Before it even drew near, its entire body was already saturated with the blue light of Thunder.

The blue Thunder on its glossy black shell was so dense it nearly formed into ball lightning.

The expressions of the Fifth and Sixth Grade practitioners turned grim.

The Crocodile Turtle drew closer and closer.

It advanced with the piercing energy unique to Thunder.

THUD, THUD, THUD

Static electricity filled the air, and everyone’s hair began to stand on end.

The faces of Huang San and the Captain grew more and more livid.

’It’s over!’

’We’ve been made into fools!’

It was easy to imagine. Once word of today’s events got out, people all over the city would be laughing at them for so recklessly questioning Tang Wen.

’We’ve been reduced to mere foils.’

Shui Qianjun, Hall Master Zhao, and Shi Lei all perked up.

Shi Lei, never one to mince words, exclaimed, "A Seventh Grade practitioner subduing a Fifth Grade Exotic Beast! Young Master Tang Wen is truly a genius!"

Hall Master Zhao glanced at Huang San’s face, feeling immensely satisfied. "Excellent! Once word of this gets out, it’s sure to be recorded in the annals of Ganshan City. You there! Write down everything that happened today, down to the last detail, and give it to the city’s storytellers!"

The expressions on the faces of Huang San and the Captain became even more spectacular.

They glared furiously at Hall Master Zhao, but he paid them no mind, even offering them a slight smile in return.

The men from the Huang Family and the Boat Gang couldn’t help but retreat, partly in fear of the Thunder radiating from the Crocodile Turtle, and partly in fear of becoming punching bags for their furious bosses.

KRA-KOOM—

The thunderclouds grew ever thicker, lightning flashing at a high frequency.

It lit up the underground sky as if day had broken!

The Thunder Rock Crocodile Turtle drew near.

The men from the Black Water Gang and the Giant Rock Martial Arts Hall also began to slowly back away.

Soon, only the group of Fifth Grade practitioners remained before Tang Wen.

Tang Wen looked at Huang San and the Captain and said coolly, "So, what’s next? Shall I demonstrate the power of my Thunder Rock Crocodile Turtle?"

The two men’s composure finally shattered.

Huang San frowned, pretending he hadn’t heard.

The Captain’s face flushed crimson, his lips trembling for a long moment, but he couldn’t utter a single word.

The Crocodile Turtle stopped thirty meters away.

The lightning arcing across its body had built to a terrifying intensity.

When the two men remained silent, Tang Wen showed no intention of letting them off. He took a step forward, and the Crocodile Turtle advanced with him. The piercing, almost tangible sharpness of its lightning pointed directly at the two men.

The Captain finally broke. "So, Young Master Tang had another fortuitous encounter. Since that’s the case, let’s just record these six Fifth Grade beasts as spoils of war!"

"Hold on!"

Tang Wen raised a hand.

The Captain’s brow tightened, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes. ’Damn you, kid, what more could you possibly want?!’

Tang Wen pulled Feng San Niang forward. "Three of these were killed by Third Lady! Of the six Fifth Grade beasts, we’ll each take credit for three."

Feng San Niang’s beautiful eyes sparkled, and a warmth spread through her heart.

’In this life-or-death trial, I’ve done practically nothing but follow him around and kiss him for a few days, and now I’m going to be at the top of the rankings?’

The Captain sighed in relief, nodded his agreement, and turned to look at Huang San.

Huang San cursed inwardly. ’What are you looking at me for? Do I have any choice but to agree?’

The Captain thought, ’We agreed to team up against the Black Water Gang and their allies, and to deal with Tang Wen. I can’t be the only one who loses face here, right?’

All eyes were on him, burning like torches, but Huang San remained stiff-necked and silent.

Shi Lei, who loved a good show and wasn’t afraid to stir the pot, chimed in, "I think I understand Third Master Huang’s intention. You must want to test the combat power of this Fifth Grade Crocodile Turtle, right?"

"I don’t! That’s not it! Shi Lei, you son of a bitch, stop spewing nonsense!" Huang San hastily cut him off.

’What a joke.’

’This Thunder Rock Crocodile Turtle is clearly at the Peak of Fifth Grade.’

’Plus, it has the home-field advantage here in the Thunder Jade Vein.’

’If I actually fought it, everyone would expect me to win. But if I lost, it would be a catastrophic humiliation!’

’Besides, what’s the point of fighting a beast? There’s no honor in winning or losing.’

Forced into a corner, Huang San cleared his throat. "I think we should proceed as Tang Wen suggested. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be taking my leave."

He slipped away in disgrace.

Shi Lei roared with laughter.

Huang San fought the urge to turn around and start a fight, instead walking even faster, as if his feet had grown wings.

’To think that he, a man of his stature in the Huang Family, had been subjected to such humiliation!’

’Damn it!’

’Damn that Lao Jiu! He had so many Fifth Grade Blood Slaves under his command, and he couldn’t even kill Tang Wen!’

’And damn Shi Lei even more!’

’And especially, damn Tang Wen!’

’No, I must be patient. Fortunes change. The tables will turn.’

’When I’ve raised more Blood Slaves, I’ll kill him... and that turtle, too...’

With the obstacle gone, tallying the scores went exceptionally smoothly.

Among the six Fifth Grade beasts, some were stronger than others.

The three stronger ones were credited to Tang Wen, while the weaker ones were credited to Feng San Niang.

They also split the credit for several Sixth Grade and other Extraordinary Exotic Beasts.

With that, the provisional rankings for the trial were set.

Tang Wen was first, and Feng San Niang was second.

Although they were called "provisional," everyone knew this would be the final ranking.

None of the other families had sent any Fifth Grade Thunder Division experts inside. By banding together, their Sixth Grade members might manage to kill a single Fifth Grade beast within the thunder-filled mining area.

But if they tried to kill more, there would inevitably be casualties.

Suffering Sixth Grade casualties for a single trial was a price not worth paying.

Besides, even if three members of the Direct Lineage banded together to kill a Fifth Grade Exotic Beast, who would get the credit for the kill?

It was obvious that Tang Wen and Feng San Niang taking the top two spots was a foregone conclusion.

"You’re not including these three?"

Shi Lei, who was personally recording the achievements, gestured with his chin toward the massive Armor-Piercing Beasts.

Tang Wen shook his head. "I’m taking these three back with me. I want to taste their marrow and forge some Armor from their hides."

Shi Lei didn’t press the issue. Instead, his expression turned gleeful as he sent a voice transmission, "Don’t forget about raising the Red Hummingbirds! Once it’s done, I’ll gift you a whole building full of beauties!"

Tang Wen’s interest was piqued, but he felt the man wasn’t being entirely sincere.

’How big is a building, anyway?’

’Three stories? Five? Ten?’

’And are the beauties packed in standing room only, or are they lying down?’