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[Slow Burst] Initiation!

His body moved in an instant, rushing forward at an extremely fast speed. His blazing fist left an elegant trail of flame in mid-air, and the terrifying heat approached the rocky mountain at an incredible speed.

"not good!"

Yan Shan was shocked and immediately solidified his rock armor to its maximum, not daring to be careless in the slightest. Then, he raised his arms in front of him and curled his body into a ball as much as possible to avoid being seriously injured by the fiery fist.

The next moment, the fiery fist landed.

In that instant, the whole world seemed to fall silent, but this silence was not true silence. Rather, it was the extremely terrifying sound of the explosion that ruptured the eardrums of countless people, causing them to lose their hearing and creating the illusion of silence.

Immediately afterwards, a near-white flame erupted in an instant, like a flashbang igniting on the battlefield, and a shockwave mixed with flames and high temperature exploded with the rocky mountain as its core.

A terrifying explosion of flames erupted, forming a small mushroom cloud in the sky.

The soldiers of Wolf Fang Fortress watching the battle were almost blinded by the brilliance; they never imagined that Bai Shuodong's punch could have such terrifying power.

After a while, the smoke and dust dissipated.

Bai Shuodong had burn marks on half of his face and body, but he smiled as he looked down at the rocky mountain below, which had returned to its original form and was lying on the ground, barely alive after being smashed.

"That was a truly exhilarating punch! To survive taking my attack and still be alive, I can only say that he truly lives up to his reputation as a king-level expert. He is indeed very strong."

"Cough cough!"

Yan Shan, covered in burn marks, struggled to his feet, but before he could stand up, he stumbled and fell. Even so, his eyes remained firm and resolute, like a warrior who was determined to fight to the death in the face of adversity.

Yanshan looked up at him and asked, "What's your name?"

"Red Fang".

Bai Shuodong replied.

At this moment, he didn't finish him off not out of arrogance, but simply because the move he just used was a draining technique, just like Dragon Flame Burning Heaven, which had drained his spiritual energy several times, leaving him with absolutely no spiritual energy left.

More importantly, he delivered this highly concentrated attack with his fist.

Because he was too close to the epicenter of the explosion, the attack caused him tremendous damage, which he could not withstand even with his extra resistance to psionic energy.

10 seconds!

Give me another 10 seconds to recover, and I can use a slash to kill him completely!

"Splash! Splash!!"

A series of hurried footsteps sounded, and Bai Shuodong turned his head to look. He found that the newcomers were the guards of Wolf Fang Fortress. The man standing at the front was none other than Tie Ya, a king-level expert. He held a long sword in his hand and stared intently at the two people in front of him.

A hundred meters away, he raised his hand to signal the people behind him to stop, and then slowed down slightly to approach. Even so, this speed was already very fast for an ordinary person.

You fucking want to steal my kill?

Bai Shuodong's eyes widened in anger, and he instantly turned his head and roared, "Stop! Don't come any closer!"

"Ok?"

Tieya frowned, not understanding what he meant. He thought to himself: Could it be that Yanshan still has the strength to resist? If that's the case, then his situation is too dangerous. I must kill Yanshan before he does.

Thinking of this, he quickened his pace and charged toward the rocky mountain with his sword drawn.

"Wait! No...no!!"

Bai Shuodong raised his hand, his eyes widening instantly. At this moment, his body had not yet recovered, he could not use his spiritual energy, and he could not move quickly. It would only take him three or four seconds to recover, just a few seconds! Are they trying to steal my kill?

"Humph!"

Iwayama sneered, then a smirk appeared on his lips as he muttered to himself, "Since you're here, I'll leave this last move to you!"

【Absolute - Rockfall Slash】

The long blade made of rock instantly solidified, bursting forth with terrifying speed as it shot straight toward the oncoming Iron Fang.

"Bang!!"

Iron Fang raised his weapon to block, but it was no match for the rock blade. His body was sent flying backward by the blade, scraping a bloody gash across the ground.

Finally, a crisp sound of the weapon breaking rang out as the rock blade pierced Tetsuya's body completely.

The soldiers rushed over, shouting frantically, their faces filled with anxiety.

"Tsk! What a pity, this move was originally prepared for you." Yanshan sighed, a regretful expression on his face. His eyebrows gradually drooped, and the final strike before his death completely drained the life force and energy from his body.

Just as he was about to die, Bai Shuodong raised his hand to him.

[Broken]

An invisible strike erupted, completely severing the throat of the rocky mountain.

[Hint: Congratulations on successfully defeating the King-level powerhouse - Rock Mountain, and obtaining a special exclusive treasure chest]

"Nobody can take my head."

Bai Shuodong slumped to the ground, but a proud smile graced his face.

The power of Yanshan's final blow was indeed fierce. If he had been hit by that attack, he would most likely have been crippled. However, his physical strength has been enhanced multiple times through [short-term adaptation], so he won't be killed directly. It's not a big problem.

His position was not close to Yanshan, which was why Yanshan did not use the final Rockfall Slash on him directly, fearing that the power would not be enough to kill Bai Shuodong.

pity...

Iron Fang appeared, forcing him to award him the final Rockfall Slash.

"Shh!"

Suddenly, several slender, blood-red tentacles emerged from the Blood Demon Armor, piercing straight into the corpse on the rocky mountain. A large amount of pure blood flowed into the Blood Demon Armor along the tentacles, and the blood-red color on the surface of the Blood Demon Armor lit up at an extremely fast speed.

It turns out that the Blood Demon Armor does absorb and devour blood, but it's too lazy to expend its power to devour the blood of the weak. If a strong person dies, it will actively absorb their power.

[Note: The Blood Demon Armor has absorbed enough power; its quality has automatically increased to Bronze level.]

So the quality has improved?

So fast? Not even a transformation is needed?

Bai Shuodong was secretly alarmed, but quickly recovered, since this thing didn't look like a Black Iron-grade equipment at all. The initial grade was Black Iron, probably just because the previous host self-destructed after death, causing many functions to become unusable due to energy depletion, hence the grade of Black Iron.

As long as the Blood Demon Armor absorbs blood to restore energy and unlocks its original power, its grade upgrade will not require a transformation process.

However, the war is not over yet.

Let's kill them first!

...

After a long time, the war ended.

The remnants of the Gray Rock tribe suffered a crushing defeat and fled, leaving countless corpses on the battlefield, where flames raged.

However, the war was not over. The crowd split into two distinct groups: one was the garrison of Wolf Fang Fortress, and the other was the Gray Rock Tribe army infected by the [Laughter Factor], as well as members of a small food transport team.

Bai Shuodong stood at the forefront, squinting at the wary guards before him, and said, "I am the grain transport officer of Langya Fort, here to transport grain for you."

"A...grain transport officer?"

The burly general standing at the front had an extremely strange expression. He looked at Bai Shuodong and the laughing gray rock people army behind him, feeling that he must have misheard.

What is a grain transport official?

You call this a grain transport officer?

Which idiot assigned them to transport grain?

"Ah."

Bai Shuodong nodded, then said seriously, "There's no other way. Those people have blocked the area too tightly. I can't find a way to deliver the grain, so I have to find a way to blow up their camp so that the grain can be safely delivered."

"..."

The garrison at Langya Fort remained silent.

At the same time, Bai Shuodong looked at the Laughter Factor infected people around him.

These guys are lunatics. Their sense of principle is extremely blurred. They only follow strong individuals who, like themselves, possess the "laughing factor." They act without any consideration of pros and cons, as if the whole world and their entire lives are just a game to them.

Don't expect these kinds of guys to be permanently loyal; they're lucky if they don't kill their own troops on the battlefield.

hateful...

The Blood Demon Armor and the Laughing Factor are still too uncontrollable! Whether it's autonomously absorbing blood or autonomously releasing cursed blood mist, Bai Shuodong feels a deep sense of crisis and must find a way to fully control the Blood Demon Armor as soon as possible.

Although he has the Disassembly Mark, which allows him to directly destroy equipment, the problem is that the value of one-time skills is still too low compared to upgradable equipment. Destroying them would be a huge loss, and what he wants is control.

"I believe you are who you are."

The burly man at the front spoke, but his expression was grave. He said, "The people behind you are all warriors of the Gray Rock Tribe. We cannot let them into Wolf Fang Fortress; it is our duty."

"I understand."

Bai Shuodong nodded, then smiled and said, "My purpose is to transport grain. Please send someone to take away the grain I transported earlier, and also transport back the remaining grain from the Gray Rock Tribe camp. Consider it as the grain I'm sending."

"Haha, of course, you led the charge against the entire Gray Rock army, so all the military credits are yours. Of course, you won't miss out on the credit for the mere grain."

The burly man spoke with a smile, while the soldiers behind him seemed to want to say something but hesitated, constantly nudging him from behind.

The burly man turned around and glared at him.

Then he continued, "By the way, brother, where is the mage who cast the fire dragon and the curse?"

"I am."