Chapter 70 - The Dark Basement
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Zhao Clan Leader led the Fourth Elder, Fifth Elder, Zhao Buhui, Zhao Pangzi, and a dozen other people as they quickly moved forward toward the slums.
"Big Brother, what do you think the result of the battle between Lord Panther and the three men in black is like? Why did Lord Panther ask us to go to the slums to take a look?" Zhao Pangzi asked curiously.
"If my guess is correct, Lord Panther should have killed the men in black. He asked us to clean up the scene of the battle and check the identity of the enemies," Zhao Buhui analyzed secretly.
"Big Brother, how many men in black do you think Lord Panther killed? Under the condition of having hostages," Zhao Pangzi said.
"I feel that it is possible to kill all three men in black. Although the three enemies are at the Black Iron Rank Peak and are very powerful, Lord Panther gives me a very mysterious feeling," Zhao Buhui continued.
"It's not easy to kill all of them. If the enemy wants to escape, it's very difficult to kill them when there are hostages," Zhao Pangzi said after thinking for a while.
"What you said makes sense. If the enemy runs in three directions, it's indeed very difficult to kill them all..."
"Furthermore, it has to save the hostages. The most important thing is that Lord Panther didn't take much time..."
"But I still feel that Lord Panther killed three men in black. What about you? Don't tell me you have no confidence in Lord Panther?" Zhao Buhui said with a smile.
"Of course I have confidence. I'm willing to believe that Lord Panther had done it. However, according to rational analysis, I have a slight doubt."
Zhao Pangzi hurriedly explained. In his heart, he was willing to believe that Lord Bao had done all of this.
"Lord Panther is not someone who can make guesses based on analysis," Zhao Buhui said with a smile.
"Okay."
Zhao Pangzi quickly nodded, but the doubt in his heart did not disappear. He still felt that if the enemy escaped in three directions, it would be very difficult to kill all of them.
With this doubt in mind, Zhao Pangzi followed the group and continued forward. Soon, they arrived at the slum, which was a dirty and messy area.
As soon as they arrived, they saw many purple people in ragged clothes gathered under a big tree on the left side of the slum, pointing at each other.
"There are so many people. Why are there so many people gathered there?" Zhao Pangzi asked in puzzlement.
"Let's go and take a look!"
The Zhao Clan Leader immediately gave the order and rushed over at lightning speed.
The rest of the Zhao clan disciples did not hesitate either. Under the support of Spiritual Power, they rushed towards the large tree.
Their speed was very fast. In just a few jumps, they arrived at the large tree and saw a shocking scene.
On the huge tree, a black-clothed man was embedded in the tree. His entire body was stained with blood and he did not move at all. His chest had already caved in.
That area actually looked like a claw. In other words, this black-clothed man had been killed by a single claw attack.
"What powerful strength. Lord Panther's strength is actually so terrifying. It's too powerful," Zhao Pangzi could not help but exclaim in shock.
A single claw had shattered the chest of an expert at the Black Iron Rank Peak. Such strength was truly shocking.
"I didn't expect Lord Panther's strength to be so great." Zhao Buhui was also extremely shocked. Such strength could already threaten Bronze Ranks.
"Fourth Elder, I'll leave this place to you. Let's continue our search." The Zhao Clan Leader took a deep breath and suppressed the shock in his heart. He handed this place over to the Fourth Elder.
"Alright, clan leader."
"Let's go."
The group began their search once again. They continued to search everywhere. Finally, they came to the depths of the slums and arrived at a deserted rubbish dump.
Here, they saw the corpses of two men in black. They were torn corpses.
"The corpses have been torn apart. Lord Panther seems to be angry." Zhao Buhui walked to the side of the corpses and frowned.
He saw a knife, a knife that was seemed to match the wounds on Lord Panther's body. It seemed to be the knife that had stabbed Lord Panther.
"There are footprints of a little girl and footprints of someone standing at the opposite. If my guess is correct, the two men in black used Nana to threaten Lord Panther," Zhao Buhui said again.
"I think so too. Nana is the granddaughter of the Third Elder. No one would dare to attack if the black-robed men used she to threatened them..."
"Master Panther saved Nana and even killed two men in black in such a situation. It's really admirable." Zhao Pangzi was full of admiration and no longer had any doubts.
Previously, he thought that Lord Panther could not kill three men. However, not only did it kill them, but it also completely crushed them. This made Zhao Pangzi admire it from the bottom of his heart.
"Eh? Look carefully at the feet of the men in black. There are traces of them being frozen."
"That's true. It seems like they were suddenly frozen and killed in a hurry. Could it be that Lord Panther still has the ability to freeze? Or perhaps, someone else has made a move?"
"Lord Panther shouldn't have the ability to freeze, right? If Lord Panther even has the ability to freeze, then it has too many abilities."
"With so many abilities, Lord Panther can no longer be considered a Summoned Beast, but a Holy Beast."
The few juniors were puzzled and began to suspect randomly. Some of them felt that Lord Panther was not the one who had done it.
"Idiots, do you have so little confidence in Lord Panther? What if Lord Panther knows the freezing ability?" Zhao Buhui asked straightforwardly.
"This..."
When the juniors heard this, they were rendered speechless. This was because there was really such a possibility.
Lord Panther had used all sorts of mystical skills time and time again. The current ice skill might really have been used by Lord Panther.
"If Lord Panther can even use such a skill, then that's really amazing. Could Lord Panther really be a Holy Beast?" Zhao Pangzi said solemnly.
This sentence made everyone completely lose their composure.
Normally, it would be pretty good for an Ordinary Summoned Beast to have one Innate Skill. It was even possible for it to be a Black Iron Rank and only have one Innate Skill.
Generally, although one could awaken a second Innate Skill after reaching Black Iron Rank, it would still require time to awaken it.
Some of them might awaken after a few months, others might take a few years, or even more than ten years.
Most importantly, after awakening, they would only be able to awaken Elementary Level Skills. They would need to eat high-grade materials to slowly upgrade their skills.
Only the legendary Holy Beasts had many Innate Skills, and they were extremely powerful once they awakened.
Just like the current situation, the white panther continuously displayed all sorts of abilities. It really gave people the feeling of a holy beast.
"If Lord Leopard is a Holy Beast, then Adai is too lucky. Such a powerful Lord Panther, it would be great if he gave it to me," Zhao Pangzi said enviously.
"I want it too." Zhao Buhui nodded as well.
"Alright, let's clean up the scene. Carefully confirm the identities of these people. These guys are very unfamiliar. It feels like they are from an external force."
The Zhao Clan Leader frowned. He could not figure out where the enemy came from, so he could only slowly investigate. Of course, he was also very curious about whether the white panther was a Holy Beast.
If the white panther was really a Holy Beast, then the Zhao clan would definitely rise up.
Therefore, the Zhao Clan Leader ordered everyone to quickly investigate. He was prepared to go back and properly question the white panther.
On the other side, in a dark basement...
A cold voice echoed in the basement.
"Are you sure? Were they really killed by the white panther?"
"Yes, master. I swear with my life that the white panther is not simple. It might be a Holy Beast."
"Holy Beast? Are you sure?"
"Not completely, but the white panther was able to kill Old Thirteen and the others. Its strength can not be underestimated. It's only in its infancy, and it feels very close to a Holy Beast."
"Infancy? That's troublesome. If It's a Holy Beast, then it's definitely a big problem for us. Wait..."
"If we use the rule scroll to rewrite the contract between the Holy Beast and sign a contract with me, then... Tsk, tsk, tsk...."