Chapter 73 Crushing Force

Chapter 73: Chapter 72: Crushing Force

On the flank of the formation, a relatively thin young Awakened was forced back by the combined attacks of several Fishmen. Stepping on a slippery piece of debris, he stumbled and fell backward. The Defense in front of him instantly presented a gap.

A particularly muscular Fishman’s eyes flashed with a vicious glint. Seizing this fleeting opportunity, it lunged straight at the young Awakened’s completely exposed chest. If this claw landed solidly, he would undoubtedly die! Despair filled the young Awakened’s eyes.

At this critical moment...

WHOOSH!

A dark green afterimage arrived first despite being launched later.

SQUELCH!

A vine pierced through the skull of the ambushing Fishman, emerging from the back of its head and bringing with it a spray of foul blood and brain matter. The Fishman’s movements came to an abrupt halt. Its sharp claws stopped mere inches from the young Awakened’s chest before it weakly collapsed.

Han Ning slowly retracted the vine, acting as if he had just done something completely insignificant. Seeing this, the angry expression on Su Mingke’s face, who was standing nearby, slightly softened.

Time flowed away amidst the bloody slaughter.

Whenever an Awakened couldn’t hold on and the defensive line was about to be breached, a vine would always shoot out with pinpoint accuracy, instantly killing the most threatening Fishman. The number of Fishman corpses around them continued to grow, the accumulated water nearly dyed dark red.

Finally...

CRASH!

The windows on the third floor violently shattered. The group only felt the area above them darken, and they couldn’t help but look up. Impressively, it was three muscular Fishmen. The shortest among them was nearly 1.8 meters tall. Their muscles were knotted like rock, their teeth were sharp, and their gazes were ferocious.

The Fishman on the left had yellowish-brown skin. Its right hand’s three claws gripped a pale, spiral-patterned Long Spear that looked as if it was made of fish bone. The spear tip glinted with a chilling light.

The Fishman on the right was the smallest in stature, barely over 1.8 meters. It had light purple skin and wielded a Shell Curved Blade that was polished from a giant spiral shell, its edge possessing a Sharpness like a saw.

The Fishman in the middle had light green skin. It held an Emerald Green Algae Staff in both hands, twisted and seemingly condensed from countless tangled water weeds. At the top of the Magic Staff, a fist-sized Exotic Fruit radiating a faint green glow pulsed slightly. Countless fine green roots squirmed along the body of the staff like living creatures.

The Fishman on the left, holding the fish Bone Spear, was still in mid-air. The muscles on its arms bulged as the pale Bone Spear in its hand began to spin at high speed.

HUM!

The tip of the spear trembled slightly, emitting a piercing screech. Over a dozen condensed, murky Water Arrows shot out from the spinning spear tip.

"Careful!" Zou Yu’s pupils contracted sharply. He only had time to prop up a pale blue Fire Shield.

SIZZLE SIZZLE SIZZLE SIZZLE!

The Water Arrows slammed into the Fire Shield, exploding into a sky full of white mist. The terrifying impact smashed Zou Yu, along with his shield, fiercely into the accumulated water! The two Awakened beside him were even worse off; their chests were directly pierced by the Water Arrows, and they collapsed without even a grunt. Bloody water dyed the surface red.

"Leader! They are Fishman Leaders!" Zou Yu struggled to pop his head out of the water, coughing up bloody froth as he roared loudly, his face covered in horror.

The other two Fishman Leaders had already crashed down like meteorites. The Shell Curved Blade tore through the curtain of rain, carrying a shrill, piercing whistle as it slashed directly at Han Ning’s head.

The green glow of the Exotic Fruit atop the Emerald Green Algae Staff surged. Countless fine green roots underwent Crazy Growth like living creatures, weaving into an algae net covered in viscous green liquid that descended over Han Ning’s head. Wherever the vine net passed, even the rainwater was dyed a bizarre emerald green. Their intelligence was not low; they could clearly tell that Han Ning posed a massive threat to them.

"Their strength isn’t weak." Han Ning’s expression turned serious.

The vine wrapped around Su Mingke’s waist whipped backward.

"Ah!"

Su Mingke was sent flying into the air. Like a kite with a snapped string, she flew backward, carried to an area several meters away.

BUZZ!

The Molten Gold Tiger Head Mark between Han Ning’s eyebrows flashed with light. Dark Gold hair burrowed out from beneath his skin. In the blink of an eye, a half-man, half-tiger covered in Dark Gold fur appeared before everyone’s eyes.

"Haa..."

Han Ning exhaled a mouthful of scorching white steam, entirely evaporating the surrounding rainwater. His Molten Gold Tiger Eyes burned with tangible golden flames as he swept his gaze toward the pouncing Fishman Leaders.

ROAR!

The low tiger’s roar caused the surrounding rain to momentarily stagnate.

Facing the Shell Curved Blade that struck first, Han Ning neither dodged nor evaded. The muscles in his right arm bulged into knots as his tiger palm grabbed toward the saw-like sharp edge.

CLANG!

A deafening screech of colliding metal exploded. Sparks scattered in all directions. The curved blade, polished from a hard shell, was actually caught barehanded by the tiger claw.

"Gah?!"

The blade-wielding Fishman Leader had not expected the other party to actually be able to block its attack.

The golden flames in Han Ning’s tiger eyes surged. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a set of hideous fangs.

"Shatter!"

His five fingers abruptly exerted force.

CRACK! SNAP!

Under the terrifying grip strength, the tough Shell Curved Blade shattered inch by inch like a fragile biscuit. The broken shell fragments, mixed with viscous mucus, Scattered and flew in all directions. Before the Fishman Leader could even react, Han Ning’s left claw thrust out like lightning.

SQUELCH!

His furry, muscle-bound arm pierced through its chest without the slightest resistance. Boiling, foul-smelling blood spewed out. The scimitar-wielding Fishman Leader’s body was completely run through. It hung on Han Ning’s arm, convulsing violently.

Han Ning shook his arm.

RIIIP.

A teeth-aching tearing sound echoed. The Fishman Leader was actually ripped cleanly in half right down the middle. Internal organs mixed with bloody water splashed across the murky surface.

All of this happened in a flash.

The attack of the other Fishman Leader had already arrived at his body. The giant emerald green algae net enveloped him from above, its viscous green liquid emitting a nauseating, fishy stench.

Han Ning abruptly turned around and opened his tiger maw.

ROAR!

A Hot Breath burning with Molten Gold flames spewed from his mouth.

FWOOSH!

The Hot Breath collided with the water algae. Acrid white smoke billowed upwards. The seemingly tough, highly corrosive giant algae net shriveled violently under the roasting of the Hot Breath, as if meeting its absolute nemesis. The countless green roots making up the giant net became scorched and snapped at a speed visible to the naked eye. Before the entire giant net could even fully descend, it disintegrated inch by inch above Han Ning’s head, turning into a sky full of Scattered ash.

"Ga... Jie?!"

The eyes of the Fishman Leader controlling the Magic Staff revealed a human-like terror. It subconsciously wanted to retreat, but it was already too late.

Han Ning’s thick lower limbs violently pushed off the murky underwater bottom.

BOOM!

Mud splattered.

His massive Dark Gold body charged out of the water, bringing with it a rush of wind pressure as he crossed a distance of several meters. His giant tiger claw, covered in Dark Gold fur, carried the momentum to crush everything as it ruthlessly swatted at the Fishman Leader holding the Emerald Green Algae Staff.

The staff-wielding Fishman only had time to raise its Magic Staff. The Exotic Fruit at the top flickered a few times.

CRACK.

Amidst a crisp sound, that twisted Magic Staff, condensed from countless tangled water algae, was forcibly snapped along with the Fishman Leader’s blocking arms in the face of absolute power.

The tiger claw’s momentum remained undiminished. It heavily imprinted itself onto the light green skin covering the Fishman Leader’s chest.

THUD!

A dull sound of impact echoed. The chest of the staff-wielding Fishman Leader caved in at a speed visible to the naked eye. Its bulging eyeballs instantly filled with bloodshot veins as foul blood sprayed from its mouth. Its entire body was sent flying backwards, crashing into the wall of the cafeteria behind it.

The wall caved in, spreading web-like cracks. The Fishman Leader’s body slid down limply, embedded in the pit of the wall, bereft of even the slightest sign of life.

"Heh..."

The torrential rain smashed down, but anything within 10 centimeters of Han Ning’s body was evaporated and Scattered by the heat, transforming into trails of distorted mist rising into the air. The tiger’s majesty permeated the surroundings.

GULP...

Whether it was the Awakened from Agricultural and Forestry University or the single remaining Fishman Leader, all of them were gripped with terror, exactly like prey being stared down by a deadly predator.