The Fourth Calamity: People in High Martial Arts, Gods in Games

Chapter 107 Legend (Long Chapter)

"What brings you here, Master?"

Am I hallucinating due to excessive blood loss?

"Was that bolt of blue lightning created by the Master?"

Luo Wushang and the others stared at the familiar figure outside the wall, unable to believe their eyes.

Thirty minutes had passed, and they had all decided that the mission had failed. They were just trying to escape as many as possible. They never expected that the museum owner, Lin Qi, would appear and even open a path to the outside. It was as if a god had descended. They never dared to dream of such a thing.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you interfere in the affairs of our Great Ape Gang?"

Glenta stared intently at Lin Qi with bloodshot eyes, speaking in the human language with a cold, piercing voice filled with intense killing intent.

Although Lin Qi's move was incredibly destructive, it was still no match for an army of thousands; it simply resulted in more deaths.

The thousands of members of the Great Ape Gang present also stepped forward slowly. The archers in the back row all aimed at Lin Qi, as if they would shoot Lin Qi into a hedgehog as soon as Glenta gave the order, as if the lightning had never appeared. They were all full of fighting spirit.

This scene made Luo Wushang and the others, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy once again.

If they had faced thousands of enemies before, they would have certainly looked down on them, but after today's battle, they have come to understand what war is all about.

Even if they are individually very strong and can kill a quasi-martial artist in a one-on-one fight, they can still be easily worn down by a group of thousands of people.

"What are you all standing there for? Why aren't you running? Do you want me to help you up?" Lin Qi completely ignored the murderous Glenta and glanced at Luo Wushang and the others who were still in a daze.

He originally didn't want to intervene in the player attack; he just wanted the players to weaken the Great Ape Gang. However, during this operation, Luo Wushang and the others borrowed ten B2-grade standard weapons from him.

These ten B2-grade standard weapons cost him a lot of money. Although he still had more than two tons of bronze ore, it would take a lot of time to make B2-grade weapons, and it would be a pity to give them all up.

Fortunately, Luo Wushang and the others were quite resilient and managed to hold on until they reached the wall, which made him feel that he could help them.

Once you leave the Great Ape Gang's headquarters, the entire valley is covered in bushes. Once inside the bushes, the archers pose little threat, and it all comes down to speed and agility.

He knew the players' skill level all too well. Each of them had reached the second level of the Leopard Shadow Step, the Shadow Hunting Realm, and were also advanced apprentices. Each of them had a speed of thirty meters per second. Now, there were probably fewer than ten experts in the Great Ape Gang who could catch up with them. Most of the experts were out there doing transport work.

He was confident he could fight against fewer than ten experts from the Great Ape Gang.

After being extracted by players for the past two days, he has now become a true near-martial artist, reaching the first level of the Shocking Breathing Technique (90% proficiency), with a strength of 999.9 kg and a speed of 29.9 m/s. He has completed the initial purification of his internal organs, and his brain's reaction speed has also improved significantly. He is truly only one step away from becoming a martial artist.

Even with the 10% power boost from the first level of the Shattering Stone Fist and the 5% speed boost from the first level of the Leopard Shadow Step, a person who has just entered the realm of martial arts, with 1000 kilograms of strength and 30 meters per second, is still inferior to him in terms of strength and speed. They only have some enhancements to their internal organs and cell toughness.

He can now be considered a pseudo-martial artist. With the enhancement of his spirit from the Star Explosion Visualization Method, his physical and mental reaction speed is nearly twice as fast as when he first entered the quasi-martial artist level, far exceeding the 30-40% boost to his nerve reaction from the A6-level battle armor.

With his B2-grade longsword and the high-level martial artist sword technique Thunder Flash, he dared to fight even against a real martial artist, let alone a few apes who weren't even martial artists.

Inside the walls of the Great Ape Gang's headquarters, after Lin Qi spoke, Luo Wushang and the others reacted and rushed to the outside of the wall almost immediately. Even Zhang Qingwei, whose hands were seriously injured, dragged her A6-level battle sword and staggered to the outside of the wall.

This scene left the members of the Great Ape Gang, who were waiting for Lin Qi's response, completely dumbfounded.

I never expected Lin Qi to act so unpredictably, showing none of the demeanor of a strong person.

"Chase!"

"They're all seriously injured; they can't run very far!"

Glenta looked at Lin Qi and the others who had already run more than 30 meters away and couldn't help but let out a thunderous roar.

In an instant, the Great Ape Gang's thousands of troops surged out of their base camp. More than thirty Great Ape Gang members, each driving an off-road vehicle carrying more than ten Great Ape Gang experts, followed the gang's elders in pursuit of Lin Qi and his group, who had already fled into the bushes.

No sooner had Glenta and the six elders of the Great Ape Gang rushed into the bushes than a figure appeared and slashed down at Glenta, who was charging at the front. The speed was so fast that the sound of the air exploding hadn't even reached them before the sword was already in front of Glenta.

"Overestimating yourself!"

Glenta was full of disdain, and he also swung his axe to take the blow head-on. With the assistance of the A6-level battle armor, his strength could be increased by 100 kilograms. As a quasi-martial artist, his strength reached a full 1045 kilograms, and no one below the level of a martial artist could defeat him.

This is also the main reason why the six aspiring martial arts elders present listened to his commands.

boom!

Sword and axe clashed, sparks flew, and Glenta immediately took half a step back, looking at Lin Qi, who was wielding the sword, with disbelief.

Before Glenta could recover from his surprise, Lin Qi swung his sword again, and Glenta could only instinctively meet the attack.

One sword... two swords... three swords...

With each swing of Lin Qi's sword, Glenta took a step back. Within a second, more than ten sword strikes without any skill forced Glenta to retreat more than ten steps, almost causing him to crash into the tree behind him.

"How is this possible!"

"Grenta's power was actually slightly inferior?"

The six quasi-martial arts elders who arrived were all dumbfounded as they watched Glenta retreat all the way to the big tree.

With the A6-level armor, Glenta's strength was well known to these quasi-martial elders. Even though Glenta had lost an arm, his strength was still beyond that of a quasi-martial artist. Even a quasi-martial artist at the limit would be at a disadvantage if they clashed head-on with Glenta without using martial arts techniques.

But now, Glenta has actually lost to Lin Qi in terms of strength, which is quite surprising.

As for Luo Wushang and the others who were hiding in the distance, they were stunned.

"How can the Master be so powerful? He completely suppressed Glenta by himself. Could it be that the Master has advanced to become a martial artist?" Yi Ye Fuyun stared at Glenta, who was being suppressed, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

Previously, even when Luo Wushang and Zhao Hu joined forces, they couldn't suppress Glenta. Now, Lin Qi suppressed Glenta simply by relying on his strength, which is not the kind of strength a quasi-martial artist should have.

"Judging from the power displayed by the master, even if he is not a martial artist, he is probably close to it." Luo Wushang stared intently at Lin Qi and made an accurate judgment.

"As expected of the Master, his strength is truly formidable." Fang Zhen looked at Glenta, who had already called for help, and exclaimed, "He single-handedly overpowered a quasi-martial artist equipped with A6-level armor. I wonder when we will be as strong as the Master."

Li Ranxing, Zhao Hu, and the others present nodded in agreement, feeling that Lin Qi was a true man, physically enduring the armor with his bare hands—just thinking about it was exhilarating.

"That's actually quite possible," Xiao Yuan suddenly interjected. "This 'High Martial Arts Descends' game strives for realism. NPCs shouldn't have the privilege of breaking the usual level restrictions. The bosses we've dealt with are a prime example; none of them could break the usual level restrictions. The Guild Master should be the same."

"How can the master's power be so strong?" Yi Ye Fuyun asked curiously.

"I bet it's the martial arts techniques we've been learning," Xiao Yuan explained frantically. "I just happened to see the master testing himself in front of Instructor Number One. You probably don't know that the master's Crushing Stone Fist and Leopard Shadow Step are already at the first level of perfection."

"First level of perfection? Is there such a thing as martial arts proficiency? Aren't they all 100% proficient?" Fang Zhen couldn't help but ask.

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He is currently at 100% proficiency in the first level of the Shattering Stone Fist and has already begun cultivating the second level, the Shattering Stone Realm. He has never even heard of anything as perfect proficiency.

"I saw it that time too. There is indeed a level of proficiency called 'Perfect.' However, it's very difficult to reach the level of Perfect in martial arts. So, no one knows that there is another level after 100% proficiency." Ye Qinglu nodded and analyzed, "This also explains why the master's strength is so strong. It's probably because he has mastered the martial arts to the highest level, which has a certain enhancement effect on the body."

"Damn! If that's the case, wouldn't it be a huge loss if I didn't practice enough martial arts techniques?" One Leaf Floating Cloud thought that he had actually given up on learning the second level of the Shattering Stone Fist and went straight to practicing the Thunder Palm. He felt like he had lost a fortune.

However, just as Yi Ye Fu Yun and the others were chatting, Glenta, who was about to collapse, received support from six quasi-martial arts elders.

The six quasi-martial arts elders of the Great Ape Gang, each wielding only A6-grade weapons, each possessed a martial arts-level skill. When all six attacked simultaneously, each unleashed a force exceeding three thousand kilograms. Even a true novice martial artist could only temporarily evade their attacks and kill them one by one.

But Lin Qi did not back down at all. His light blue longsword was crackling with electricity as he slashed horizontally into the air.

High-level martial arts skill: Thunder Flash!

A streak of blue lightning spread outwards from Lin Qi, as if swept by a laser beam. The force of nearly 4,400 kilograms struck, instantly killing one and injuring five of the six quasi-martial arts elders, and breaking all their A6-grade weapons in two.

Before Glenta could even recover from his shock, Lin Qi delivered another vertical slash.

High-level martial arts skill: Thunder Flash!

A bolt of lightning flashed, and goosebumps rose on Glenta's back, who was less than ten meters away. Almost instinctively, he used the martial artist-level technique Tear the Sky, unleashing nearly four thousand kilograms of force. With the powerful force attached to his weapon, he deflected the trajectory of the lightning sword energy. However, the arm holding the single-handed axe was completely numb from the shock and could not move at all.

Lin Qi, seemingly tireless, appeared in front of Glenta in an instant with a shadowy movement, and slapped Glenta's head with his other hand.

Lightning Palm!

This palm strike plunged Glenta into utter despair. One arm was crippled, and the other was numb, leaving him completely powerless to resist. Lin Qi's reaction speed was also too fast. Even though he desperately retreated to dodge, he could only watch helplessly as Lin Qi's gentle palm landed on his forehead.

boom!

Glenta's A6-level armor helmet was slightly dented, while Glenta himself was beyond dead.

From the moment Lin Qi defeated six quasi-martial arts elders of the Great Ape Gang with a single sword strike to the moment he killed Glenta in two moves, the entire process took less than a second.

Almost at the same time that the five injured quasi-martial arts elders landed, Glenta also fell at Lin Qi's feet.

"That speed! That continuous burst of speed!"

"Warrior!"

"He's a martial artist!"

The five surviving quasi-martial arts elders of the Great Ape Gang looked at the fallen Glenta and Lin Qi standing there, their eyes completely devoid of any fighting spirit, only filled with terror.

"escape!"

At this moment, the five elders of the Great Ape Gang had only this thought in their minds.

Musha!

This was no longer an existence that they could handle alone. Continuing to fight would only increase casualties. Even an army of a thousand men would have a hard time keeping warriors in the wild. Warriors' reaction speed was superhuman. They might not be able to outlast a thousand men, but whether they wanted to fight or leave was entirely up to them.

Without hesitation, the five elders of the Great Ape Gang turned and fled with their men, not daring to linger at all.

As for Luo Wushang and the others watching from afar, they were dumbfounded.

"This is too strong!" Yi Ye Fuyun looked at Lin Qi, the master of the hall, and couldn't stop his mouth from agape.

Although he had thought Lin Qi would win, after all, he was the signature NPC of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, he hadn't expected him to be this strong. Even for him, his reaction speed was something only his brain could keep up with; his body simply couldn't react in time.

Lin Qi watched as the five elders of the Great Ape Gang left without giving chase. He had used Thunder Flash twice in a row, followed by Thunder Palm, and now his whole body was in excruciating pain. He could no longer use martial arts for a short period of time.

His cells had not yet received the second stimulation from the energy crystal like a martial artist. His brain could mobilize his blood and qi, but his cell strength had not been greatly improved, and he could not support such a short period of continuous bursts of blood and qi.

"Alright! Let's go back to Red Moon Mountain!"

Lin Qi stripped Glenta of his A6-level armor, took the fallen B2-level one-handed axe, and led everyone back to Crimson Moon Mountain with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)