The Fourth Disaster: People become gods through high martial arts and gaming

Chapter 214 Tell me! How should we divide it?
Thorn swamp.

In the dim sky, a flying transport vehicle made of B6-grade alloy was quietly following the Obsidian Martial Arts School's medium-sized transport vehicle less than 500 meters behind.

"The life detector shows that there are more than eighty life forms less than two kilometers ahead, which are very likely to be Steelbone and Fang." Lin Yan looked at the detector and frowned slightly. "Their numbers are much larger than we knew."

According to the information they received, the two teams, Steelbone and Fang, only mobilized at most half of their members, totaling just over forty people. After all, the captain and vice-captain of the garrison are not idle all day long; they have various tasks assigned by their superiors. It would be quite good if half of the people suddenly summoned could be present.

Moreover, it was already quite exaggerated for so many captains and vice-captains of the garrison to deal with a group of beginner and intermediate martial artists from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. Now, the number of people in the Steelbone and Fang teams has doubled.

This level of combat power is simply insane, to deal with more than thirty disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

Even if Cyborg and Fang bring so many people, they probably wouldn't be able to handle it.

"So be it, we have no choice but to go all out now." Wu Zhuoqun glanced at the life detector and said calmly, "We'll join forces with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. As long as the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy can hold out until we deal with Steelbone and Fang, the captains and vice-captains of the Feather Clan and Ape Clan will naturally retreat."

Everyone in the car nodded, agreeing that this was the only way.

Originally, they joined the operation to do Lin Qi of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy a favor. After all, such a young Bone Forging Realm expert would definitely achieve great things in the future. If he could grow to the level of Liu Tianzong, it would be a great help to them, and might even help them become Bone Forging Realm experts.

While Wu Zhuoqun and his group discovered Steel Bone and Fang, Steel Bone and Fang on the distant high slope also received a report from their subordinates.

"Not far behind the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's vehicle, there's another group of life forms in mid-air. Is the signal identified as Wu Zhuoqun's team?" Fang looked at the message coming from the flying transport vehicle above, and his originally calm expression turned somewhat gloomy.

Wu Zhuoqun's name is known to everyone in the city garrison regiment. He was among the top five in the regiment's annual competition this year.

Although they did not directly compete against Wu Zhuoqun, the prestige of being among the top five in the competition was not to be underestimated. At least, neither he nor Ganggu would have a high chance of winning against Wu Zhuoqun in a one-on-one match.

"Humans really care about the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, they even sent this person." Steelbone, with jet-black hair, showed an excited look on his face. "I didn't have a chance to fight him in the previous competition, but now I can have a good match with him and see how much I have improved during this time."

“That’s true.” Fang’s somewhat gloomy expression turned excited after hearing this. “Normally it’s too difficult for experts like us to fight each other. Now is a good opportunity.”

The competition for the City of Light Defenders is held at the beginning of the year, and now more than half a year has passed. His and Steelbone's progress is remarkable.

Otherwise, Steelbone wouldn't have boasted that he could fight against a master who had just entered the Bone Forging Realm.

They are now confident that they can break into the top ten of the competition, and even competing for the top five is not impossible.

"My lords, what about the Obsidian Martial Arts School?" Mans asked in a low voice, seeing that Steelbone and Fang Fang were completely focused on Wu Zhuoqun. "If you two fight with Wu Zhuoqun and his group, the people from the Obsidian Martial Arts School might take the opportunity to escape. It will be difficult for us to deal with them in the future."

“That is a problem.” Steelbone also fell into deep thought. “The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy doesn’t know yet that we are targeting them. If some of them escape this time, they probably won’t come out easily again.”

“That’s easy,” Fang laughed. “We just need to prevent the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy from having a chance to fight amongst themselves. The two of us will go and stop them in a bit. If Wu Zhuoqun doesn’t want a lot of casualties, he will definitely come down to fight alone. Before we take care of Wu Zhuoqun, the others will keep an eye on the people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. Once we take care of Wu Zhuoqun, none of those people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy will be able to escape.”

"That's a good idea," Steelbone said, clapping his hands in agreement.

This way, they can have a thrilling battle with Wu Zhuoqun without any interruptions, and also complete the mission assigned by their clan—a win-win situation.

With Cyborg's approval, no one present dared to object, especially the extremely respectful Mance, who was also full of anticipation for Fang's proposal.

A contest between martial artists is a rare sight, let alone a contest between the top experts in a garrison regiment. This is a grand spectacle that money can't buy.

Not only Mans, but also the proud wanderers who considered themselves highly skilled were restless.

"I never expected that I would come here just to clean up the Obsidian Martial Arts School and end up seeing such a contest in the wild."

"It was really worth it to push those tasks over this time."

As wanderers, they have always admired the strong, and their daily lives are a matter of life and death, with them thinking about how to become stronger almost every moment.

Only by becoming stronger can we survive better.

They have gotten to where they are today largely because they have continuously become stronger.

Even just watching someone like Steelbone or Fang, who are at the pinnacle of the Internal Organ Refining Realm, fight is a valuable experience.

After all, masters like Steel Bone and Sharp Fang have reached a level where they can control their Qi and strength to the point where they can break through to the Bone Forging Realm at any time.

Such masters will maximize their control over their qi and strength during combat, especially when facing opponents of similar skill levels. They will unleash their full potential, which may even inspire the opponents to improve further.

Just as everyone was cheering, the Obsidian Martial Arts School's medium-sized transport vehicle was getting closer and closer in the distance.

One kilometer... eight hundred meters... six hundred meters...

When they were less than 300 meters apart, Steelbone and Fang also leaped into the air, appearing on the muddy swampy road at a speed of nearly 100 meters per second.

The speed was so fast that even Lin Yan and the others observing from a distance couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

"Have they both fully mastered the advanced footwork?"

Lin Yan looked at the steel bones and sharp teeth that appeared on the road, and her expression became even more solemn.

After becoming a martial artist, many people find it difficult to break through to the Bone Forging Realm as soon as possible while their energy and blood are still at their peak. After all, not everyone is a genius who can learn advanced martial arts as easily as eating and drinking.

Under normal circumstances, it is already quite good if a martial artist can master the skills of two martial arts.

As for advanced martial arts techniques, they are too difficult to master. Not only do they require more time to learn, but they are also unsuitable for martial artist-level combat before one has mastered them. Few martial artists would bother to learn them.

Because the tasks that the city garrison has to complete are very difficult, the captains of the garrison are generally skilled in a high-level offensive martial art. A very small number of captains, like Wu Zhuoqun, are able to master a second high-level martial art.

Unexpectedly, in just over half a year, Steel Bone and Fang have already mastered a second high-level martial art and reached a proficient level that allows them to use it in actual combat. They can use it continuously anytime and anywhere without causing many side effects.

She had only learned the second advanced martial skill, and was still quite far from being proficient. She could only use it occasionally in battle. Even so, it had already greatly improved her strength, giving her the confidence to fight against Steelbone or Fang.

But now it seems that Steelbone and Fangtooth are also progressing at a fast pace, and their strength is much stronger than expected, already on par with Wu Zhuoqun from six months ago.

"But what do they mean by this?"

"Weren't they supposed to wipe out everyone from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy? Why are only the two of them going up?"

The people on the flying transport vehicle were all puzzled as they looked at Cyborg and Fang, who had taken the initiative to appear on the other side.

Steelbone and Fang have an absolute numerical advantage right now, so going together is the best option. After all, even with Wu Zhuoqun, they only have about twenty people, while Obsidian Martial Arts School has more than thirty.

Fifty-odd people facing more than eighty captains and deputy captains of the garrison regiment was like throwing an egg against a rock.

"They probably want to fight Captain Zhuo Qun. After all, such an opportunity is too rare. Maybe they can use this to break through and become experts in the Bone Forging Realm." Lin Yan looked at the steel bones and sharp teeth below and was probably the one among them who understood the situation best.

They are all under thirty years old, their energy and blood are at their peak, their physical fitness has long reached the limit of high-level martial artists, and the enhancement of their internal organs has exceeded 80%.

The reason I haven't attempted to break through to the Bone Forging Realm is because I'm not entirely confident. I need to further improve my control over Qi and blood energy. Otherwise, it's easy to manipulate energy to strengthen bones during the attempt, but due to insufficient Qi and blood, I'll fail at the last minute.

Even if they survive, the next impact will be even more difficult to achieve the Bone Forging Realm due to the depletion of their vital energy caused by the severe injuries.

However, at their level, it is extremely difficult to further improve their control over qi and blood, or their manipulation of energy, or to reduce the consumption of qi and blood during impacts.

For them, there was only one way.

A life-or-death battle against an expert of the same level!

Only in this way can we break through the limits and take our control of Qi and blood to a higher level.

At this moment, Wu Zhuoqun also stood up, clearly intending to fulfill the wishes of Steelbone and Fang.

"Captain Zhuo Qun, you can't go. There are two of them; you alone can't possibly be a match for both of them working together." "Captain Zhuo Qun, I'll go with you!"

The people on the flying transport vehicle looked at Wu Zhuoqun, who was preparing for a battle. Some tried to dissuade him, while others wanted to go down with him.

Just as an argument was taking place on the flying transport vehicle, a medium-sized transport vehicle belonging to the Obsidian Martial Arts School suddenly stopped less than a hundred meters away from Steelbone and Fang on the muddy road below. A dozen people wearing silver-gray long-sleeved trench coats got out of the vehicle.

"Holy crap! B6-level armor! Are all the roadblocks this rich these days?" Yi Ye Fuyun stared at the two monster-sized Steel Bones and Fangs, especially at their armor, his eyes widening in surprise. He couldn't help but ask Lu Fanchen and the others, "Was this the case when you went to the wilderness before?"

Lu Fanchen glanced at the two of them and shook his head: "We haven't encountered this situation before."

"What are you thinking?" Lin Xinyao rolled her eyes at Yi Ye Fuyun. "If we really encountered such a situation, do you think you'd still be a part of it?"

After hearing this, Yi Ye Fuyun wasn't angry; on the contrary, he thought it made a lot of sense.

If this is how people rob and block the road on the way to the wilderness, then there's really nothing for them to do.

The three of them obtained a full set of B6-level armor, making venturing into the wilderness a piece of cake.

"This must be because we triggered some kind of plot," Ragnarok said, adjusting his non-existent glasses. "After all, with so many of us undergoing the core disciple assessment together, it's very likely that we triggered some kind of plot."

“That makes sense. So what do we do now? Just watch them like this?” Yi Ye Fuyun nodded, also thinking that this was very likely. “Or should we go and talk to them?”

Two robbers wearing B6-level armor are a rare sight.

"I think we should just forget about it and deal with them quickly." Fang Zhen glanced at the two of them and reminded them, "Don't forget what we're here to do. We don't have that much time to waste on the plot. If we finish the plot and then the bug is fixed, we'll have nowhere to cry."

As soon as Fang Zhen spoke, the players present suddenly realized that they had almost forgotten that their most important task was to exploit the bug. If they finished the storyline and then had to fix the bug, they would be at a huge loss.

"They are two elites, so how should we divide them up?" asked Yiye Fuyun.

The suggestion from Yiye Fuyun caused another moment of silence in the room, and everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

It must be said that the question raised by Yiye Fuyun is a big one.

If the two elites in front of them are dealt with properly, they will be two sets of B6-level armor, which is currently a super-mod version of the equipment. However, a problem arises: such equipment is not easy to distribute, since there are four teams on their side, and the armor cannot be disassembled.

“I think none of you want to give up their armor, and you all want to get your hands on it all,” Luo Wushang suddenly suggested. “How about we play a game? Whoever wins the game gets to keep what they drop.”

"Everyone's in one team? This game sounds good." One Leaf Floating Cloud nodded. "Then let's participate."

"We're fine too." Fang Zhen nodded, not too concerned about it. After all, he had quite a few B6-level battle armors, and he didn't think their team would lose.

"Then let's hurry up, we're in a rush right now." Lu Fanchen didn't object and urged them directly.

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Luo Wushang smiled and said, "Since you all agree, then I'll say it. This game is very simple. There are only two elites. Each of our teams will take turns sending one person to take them down. Whoever can take down both elites in one go gets all the loot. Of course, the premise is that you have to kill them both alive. If you die together, the loot will go directly to the next team. How about this game?"

"One person against two elites? That's quite interesting." Ye Qinglu was eager to try it out after hearing this.

Now she is only one step away from becoming a high-level martial artist, and the fourth form of her Thunder Light Three Styles has finally been completed. She can use two elite martial artists to test its effect.

"No problem for us." Lu Fanchen smiled as well; this was practically a free gift of two sets of B6-level battle armor.

"Which team should go first?" Fang Zhen asked.

Now he's wearing B6-level armor and has reached the first level of the Body Strengthening Technique, so two elite NPCs are just child's play for him.

As Fang Zhen asked his question, the players present fell silent again, realizing that the problem seemed to have returned to square one.

While the players were seriously discussing how to divide the spoils, Steelbone and Fang, who were a hundred meters away, heard everything clearly. The more they listened, the colder their expressions became. In the end, they couldn't help but laugh, but their laughter carried a chill that made the wanderers behind them feel uneasy.

"I was originally thinking of letting them live a little longer, but I think it's unnecessary now," Fang said coldly. "Steelbow, are you going to go, or should I?"

As the top figures among the city's garrison captains, those wandering warriors with high-level strength were nothing more than ants in their eyes.

Now they are being discussed by a group of beginner and intermediate martial artists who are not even high-level martial artists, about how to divide their equipment.

If the people from Obsidian Martial Arts Academy haven't gone mad, then there's only one possibility: these ants from Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are blatantly provoking them.

He absolutely could not tolerate such provocation from such insignificant beings.

"I'll do it." The nearly four-meter-tall steel skeleton, its entire body now surging with energy, walked step by step towards the player. "I'll show these ants what the preciousness of life truly means!"

After saying that, Steel Bone used the advanced martial art Mountain Explosion Step. With one step, the ground shattered, and he flew out like a cannonball at a speed of over 100 meters per second.

Steel Bone's nearly four-meter-tall frame crashed down on the players like a small mountain.

"Oh no! Why is Cyborg making a move?!"

Lin Yan and the others on the flying transport vehicle were also shocked to see the steel skeleton suddenly erupt.

As a high-level martial artist, Steel Bone's strength is second only to experts in the Bone Forging Realm. If he were to kill a group of low-level and mid-level martial artists, he would absolutely crush them, and the low-level and mid-level martial artists would have no power to resist at all.

"Damn it! What are they trying to do?!" Wu Zhuoqun looked at Steelbone, who had already arrived in front of the player, and his face was extremely ugly.

By then, it was too late for him to go down and rescue them; he could only watch helplessly as Steelbone slaughtered the people of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy.

"Die!"

Steel Bone slapped the crowd.

In an instant, a massive hand with a radius of over three meters, imbued with terrifying force, descended upon the players who were still discussing in front of the transport vehicle.

Mountain-Crushing Palm, a martial arts skill of the martial artist level!
This palm strike not only carries force, but the second layer can also increase the power by 2.5 times. This is also the martial arts technique that Steelbone most often uses to deal with ordinary martial artists.

Previously, when his strength was at its limit of 4000 kilograms, without the aid of his armor, he could take down a mid-level martial artist with a single palm strike. Now, his strength has grown to nearly 5000 kilograms, plus the 3600 kilograms boost from his B6-level armor.

The force of a single palm strike is as much as 21 tons, enough to injure even a mid-level monster, let alone a martial artist below the mid-level.

boom!
With a deafening roar that seemed to shake the entire Thorn Swamp, Mans and the others watching from afar couldn't help but gasp.

"Just one palm strike, and it's this powerful?" The three-eyed wanderer, whose strength had reached the high-level martial artist level, couldn't help but swallow hard as he felt the shockwave from that palm strike.

If that palm strike had landed on him, even if he were a high-level martial artist, he would probably have been killed.

While everyone was shocked by Cyborg's terrifying power, Cyborg himself showed no smugness on his face; instead, his expression was extremely ugly and puzzled.

"What's happening here?"

The nearly four-meter-tall steel skeleton stared intently at the woman beneath his palm who had blocked his Mountain-Crushing Palm attack with just a slender hand, his eyes filled with incomprehension.

A 21-ton blow!
Such a terrifying attack would seriously injure even a mid-level monster, but this extraordinary woman, despite her petite stature of only about 1.8 meters (the collapsed ground even taking up a third of her height), seemed completely unharmed. She didn't use any martial arts techniques; she simply raised her hand to block it…

"Stop messing around! We're still talking business."

Luo Wushang raised her hand and grabbed Steel Bone with one hand, while slapping Steel Bone's chest with the other. The speed was so fast that Steel Bone didn't even have time to react before Luo Wushang's palm landed on Steel Bone's body.

Ghostly Light Finger!
boom!
Wearing B6-level armor, Steelbone flew past Fang, who was a hundred meters away, like a cannonball, smashing through several large trees and rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop...

(End of this chapter)