Chapter 243: The Martial Artist At The Apex
The scene was like a video that had been paused by someone.
Whether it was the members of the various factions in Chikan Bay or the students from Ojima High School, after feeling the Bear Warden’s extremely domineering sense of oppression, everyone was utterly horrified in their hearts.
White-Browed Bat King witnessed this scene and gritted his teeth as he charged forward.
He knew that if he let the Bear Warden continue to rampage so arrogantly, this battle would be completely unwinnable.
But just as he rushed up to the Bear Warden, before he could launch his attack, the Bear Warden casually swung a fist as if playing around and knocked him flat on the ground.
With just this one strike, White-Browed Bat King’s muscles and bones were all shattered, and he could no longer get up.
In terms of speed, force, and even reaction, the Bear Warden far exceeded the scope of a Grandmaster Martial Artist, simply strong to the point of despair.
“This is impossible!”
“How… how can he be this strong?!”
“Bastard! This damn monster.”
Deep-seated despair left many people stunned in disbelief on the spot, completely losing any will to resist.
Watching the Bear Warden take the stage and unleash those two consecutive attacks, even a Grandmaster like Shi San Yao couldn’t help but feel his limbs go cold.
The gap was simply too great.
The members of the existing factions and the Ojima students gradually, intentionally or not, turned their gazes toward Lu Bai.
As Chikan Bay’s new Speaker who had defeated Simba head-on, if they had to pin their hopes on someone right now, Lu Bai was indeed the only choice.
It was worth noting that the Bear Warden’s gaze also crossed the crowd and landed on Lu Bai.
“Lu Bai, right?”
The Bear Warden’s upper body, with muscles as robust as an ancient Greek sculpture, stretched his shirt into an exaggerated outline.
But his tone of voice didn’t quite match his burly physique; instead, it carried a hint of amiability: “As you can see, I’ve embarked on a brand new road. I plan to call this realm Golden Core.”
Lu Bai didn’t respond, merely instinctively showing a gentle smile.
“I might as well tell you, I haven’t fully succeeded yet. I think I’m still missing a thrilling battle. Unfortunately, they’re all a bit too weak…”
The Bear Warden twisted his neck a few times, letting out a series of crisp cracking sounds, before continuing: “…You’d better not disappoint me.”
Before his words even finished, his entire body suddenly vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was already right in front of Lu Bai, his fist flying out in an instant.
Fortunately, Lu Bai had never let his vigilance relax. The moment the Bear Warden disappeared, he immediately activated [Flash Time].
As everything around him froze, Lu Bai was shocked to discover that the Bear Warden was already about to hit him.
If [Flash Time] had been activated even a moment later, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
He quickly dodged to the side, clenched his right fist, and smashed it full force toward the Bear Warden’s temple.
Boom!!!
The violent power swept through all directions like a hurricane.
The ground under the Bear Warden’s feet, centered on where he stood, saw layers of cracking across a diameter of over a hundred meters.
Countless terrifying cracks spread out over three or four hundred meters.
Looking around, there was almost nothing intact in the vicinity of Lu Bai and the Bear Warden.
Everyone who saw this felt their scalps go numb, as if it was clearly telling the world what the combat power at the pinnacle truly meant.
Even among the prison guards, some couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath.
Just this opening act made everyone present clearly realize that this was no battle for humans—this was a stage belonging solely to the monster!
Without a doubt, observing from the sidelines was far less profound than experiencing it firsthand.
Only Lu Bai, who had personally attacked, could clearly sense what kind of existence he was facing.
He only felt as if his fist had struck an unchanging ancient mountain range; the vibration feedback on his fist made even him feel a surge of qi and blood.
In a daze, he had a sense of déjà vu from before he had even stepped into the martial path, when he, with ordinary physical fitness, faced off against a nightclub Red Pole.
The Bear Warden staggered back half a step in a daze, instinctively reaching up to rub his forehead.
After a moment to recover, the Bear Warden dropped his hand as if nothing had happened and laughed heartily.
“Good, good, good! That’s exactly it!”
He seemed to stop controlling his internal energy, his voice booming like a bell; even his casual laughter formed a special sonic attack.
Lu Bai withdrew his hand, pursed his lips, and remarked: “Your temple can even take a bullet.”
“What’s so hard about that?”
The Bear Warden, thrilled by the challenge, didn’t mind chatting a bit with Lu Bai.
Lu Bai raised his right hand naturally level, then bent his pinky and ring finger, forming a shape like a pistol.
“Looks like you don’t know the ‘brain hole blown open’ meme. I, Lu Bai, never miss a internet hotspot, never skip a current event news story, study the history, culture, and customs of various nations…”
He then pointed his middle finger at his own temple and explained: “Just to understand those hellish jokes with no moral bottom line.”
The Bear Warden’s face immediately showed suspicion; he had no idea what Lu Bai was talking about.
“In short, you just need to know that I have no bottom line.”
Lu Bai brought his naturally extended middle finger and thumb together: “So don’t expect me to talk about any martial virtue.”
Snap~
Before his words finished, he casually snapped his fingers with a crisp sound.
The next second, this warden’s eyes were covered by a layer of Ink Black.
“This again?”
The Bear Warden wasn’t surprised; he had long known Lu Bai had this trick.
The most absurd part was that even with his vision covered by [Ink Black] darkness, he could still attack toward Lu Bai’s position.
His fist swing held no reservation—very confident.
It felt as if he wasn’t affected at all.
The lightning-fast attack forced Lu Bai to use [Flash Time] again to dodge.
The strike missed, and the Bear Warden frowned.
Abandoning vision and relying solely on hearing and sensation to judge position actually made the problem more apparent.
He was certain something was off with Lu Bai—it wasn’t just explosive speed enhancement to evade; it was more like vanishing into thin air.
“Are you looking for me?”
Lu Bai’s hand reached out from behind the Bear Warden and rested on his shoulder.
He then suddenly exerted force, executing a body slam.
Making the Bear Warden hit the ground headfirst, creating an explosion like a missile bombing.
After doing all this, Lu Bai retreated several steps to create distance.
The Bear Warden was a monster, no doubt, but even a monster couldn’t possibly be unaffected by any attack… right?
Lu Bai’s eyelid twitched.
“Are you tickling me?”
The Bear Warden stood up unscathed, casually brushing off the gravel caught in his hair: “Lu Bai?”
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