"Such terrifying speed!"
Sensing the two people rapidly closing in from behind, Zhao Xuan's expression shifted slightly.
However—
There was no trace of panic on his face.
With his current strength, if he were willing to adopt a suicidal, life-for-life, mad-dog fighting style, he wouldn't actually fear those six people at all. In fact, he could even counter-kill them one by one.
But—
If he really did that, the remaining half of the life energy accumulated in his bones would likely be completely depleted.
And what would that mean?
It meant that from then on, Zhao Xuan would no longer be able to recklessly activate the one-second secret technique and enter his "true man" state.
Unless he was willing to consume Life Stones or Stone Marrow divine medicines.
But—
Those Life Stones and Stone Marrow medicines were resources Zhao Xuan intended to save for breaking through to the Seventh-Rank Venerable realm.
There was no way he would squander them.
"If I can shake off the four behind them, then without consuming too much life energy, I should still be able to kill those two."
With that thought, Zhao Xuan continued fleeing forward.
Before long—
The two people chasing him from behind clearly realized his intention as well.
"No! No! No! This won't do!"
Neps frowned deeply. "We can't let this continue! Jenny! I'll rush in and pin that kid down. You must catch up immediately and help me restrain him. If you're even a second late, I might get pushed back!"
"I understand!"
Jenny had just nodded—
When suddenly—
Boom!
A terrifying aura erupted violently from Neps' body.
"Double-layer limit technique!"
Jenny's expression changed in shock.
Before she could fully react—
Boom!
Neps suddenly accelerated.
Accompanied by a thunderous sonic boom, he caught up to Zhao Xuan in an instant.
Not only that—
He directly cut off Zhao Xuan's path.
With a single punch, he smashed straight toward Zhao Xuan.
"BOOOOOOM—!!!"
Amid the deafening roar, boundless lightning erupted from Neps' body.
The lightning surged into his fist, merging with it as it crashed toward Zhao Xuan like a raging flood.
"Damn it!"
Zhao Xuan's expression changed slightly.
But—
He did not panic.
Because—
He was fully capable of killing all six of them. He simply wasn't willing to waste the life energy stored in his body.
"Fighting this would be a waste."
That was Zhao Xuan's first thought when Neps suddenly appeared in front of him and threw that punch.
Facing Neps' lightning-wrapped fist, Zhao Xuan felt no fear at all.
Boom!!!
He countered with a punch of his own.
Boom!
In the next instant—
The two fists collided violently.
Under Zhao Xuan's terrifying strength, Neps staggered backward two steps.
Just as Zhao Xuan was about to press his advantage—
The woman named Jenny seized that brief moment and caught up.
And although Neps had not gained the upper hand in the clash—
He hadn't suffered any serious injuries either.
He recovered immediately and charged at Zhao Xuan again.
Facing a pincer attack from front and back, Zhao Xuan's brows tightened.
Boom! Boom!
He threw two punches.
Tap! Tap!
Both attackers were forced back two steps.
Clearly—
Even together, the two of them were still no match for Zhao Xuan.
However—
Judging by their reactions, it would take Zhao Xuan quite some time to deal with them one by one.
At the very least, before the four behind them arrived, he had no chance of finishing off these two.
"How troublesome…"
"Do I really have to use that life-for-life mad-dog strategy again?"
"…"
As Zhao Xuan hesitated—
Jenny suddenly flashed forward, using Shave to dash ahead of him, standing shoulder to shoulder with Neps and blocking his path.
Immediately—
The two attacked Zhao Xuan simultaneously.
At the same time—
The four people behind were already close.
Only six to seven hundred meters away.
"Whoosh—whoosh—"
Feeling the fierce wind rushing toward him, Zhao Xuan's eyes suddenly flickered.
A bold plan instantly took shape in his mind.
The next moment—
Boom! Boom!
Facing the attacks from Neps and Jenny, Zhao Xuan threw two punches.
However—
This time—
His punches failed to block their attacks.
Under their combined force, Zhao Xuan was blasted backward, hurtling straight toward the four pursuers behind him.
Seeing this, the four were instantly overjoyed.
Cold expressions on their faces, they struck at Zhao Xuan simultaneously.
"Something's wrong!"
"Careful!"
Neps and Jenny's faces changed drastically.
"It's a trap!"
"That kid let himself get knocked back on purpose!"
They shouted almost at the same time.
But—
Zhao Xuan's "knockback" speed was terrifying.
Faster than the speed of sound.
So—
Before their warning could even reach the four, Zhao Xuan had already slammed into them.
He ignored their attacks entirely.
He tanked all four strikes with his body.
Shown no regard for defense—
He forced his way straight in front of one woman with an exceptionally large chest.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
His fists fell like a torrential storm.
In the blink of an eye, he landed seven or eight blows.
Crack—crack—crack!
Clear bone-shattering sounds rang out.
The woman's chest was smashed flat.
No—
Not just flat.
It caved inward completely.
Her ribs shattered.
Her heart, crushed by the overwhelming force, exploded instantly.
After killing her, Zhao Xuan didn't pause for even a moment.
He immediately fled at high speed in the direction he had come from.
The next second—
Boom!
Her corpse finally slammed heavily into the ground.
"Damn it!"
"Shit!"
"Chase him!"
Only now did the others snap back to their senses.
Watching Zhao Xuan rapidly retreat, their expressions changed violently.
Before long—
Zhao Xuan had already returned to the street where they had previously fought the Gold Guards.
Their remaining seven teammates were still fighting desperately against ten Silver Guards.
They were fully focused.
After all—
The Silver Guards had the numerical advantage.
And Zhao Xuan had already been driven away by their companions.
So—
It could be said—
They were completely unprepared for Zhao Xuan's return.
And what did that mean?
It meant—
A bloody tragedy was about to unfold.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Zhao Xuan crashed into the battlefield like a cannonball.
Both fists struck at once—
A violent storm of blows!
In an instant—
In a heartbeat—
He blew apart the head of one completely unguarded unlucky man.
Blood sprayed everywhere.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Seizing this perfect opening, Zhao Xuan attacked a second person.
After four or five punches, the man vomited blood and was sent flying, landing directly in front of the ten Silver Guards.
And then—
There was no "then."
He was instantly stabbed to death.
Zhao Xuan was never a greedy person.
After killing two people in lightning-fast succession, he left without hesitation.
Straight toward the two Gold Guard corpses in the distance.
With time tight—
He simply stuffed both corpses into his relic space and turned to flee.
The next moment—
Neps and the others finally arrived.
They wanted to continue chasing Zhao Xuan.
But—
With two more teammates dead, the ten Silver Guards were now going berserk.
If the six of them continued chasing Zhao Xuan, their remaining five teammates would be unable to finish off all the Silver Guards within ten minutes.
And if they failed to wipe out the entire guard squad within ten minutes—
Then every half hour afterward, they would face another ancient city guard squad led by two Gold Guards.
Without Zhao Xuan, they might have accepted that risk.
But now—
With Zhao Xuan looming as a threat, how could they dare continue hunting Gold Guards before dealing with him?
In the end—
The six could only swallow their rage and watch helplessly as Zhao Xuan disappeared into the distance.
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