I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods

Chapter 593 159: The Hunt Begins (4,200 Words)

"Boom...!"

The sound of the collapsing building made the hairs on Hikamu's body stand on end with a "crackle."

Although the apartment buildings toppled by the Giant Claw weren't very tall, with the highest being just over ten stories, their weight still exceeded a thousand tons.

The mass was there, and even if it just toppled over, its destructive power was still not to be underestimated.

Dodging was no longer an option, as the speed of that claw was too fast. In just a few seconds, it managed to push down an entire circle of buildings around Hikamu in his direction, leaving no room to evade.

Moreover, the Close Guard Sequence itself wasn't proficient in speed and was quite cumbersome compared to other sequences that primarily focus on close-quarters combat.

However, Hikamu still had a countermeasure.

He crossed his Sword Shield and positioned it like an "umbrella" over his head, using his thickest shoulder muscles to support the shield! He planned to brace himself against the collapsing buildings.

The paper data of the buildings seemed exaggerated, but there was one drawback, which was that the destructive force was too dispersed. The pressure applied to a single person wouldn't exceed several hundred tons.

Hikamu believed that with his Tier Three peak physique, combined with the Sword Shield's pressure dispersion, he could definitely withstand this wave!

And the subsequent developments were indeed as he anticipated.

The broken steel beams and bricks pressed down on his head. Although the impact was immense, stirring up a cloud of dust that spread over half the town, it only made his arm creak and made it a bit hard for him to breathe, with no substantial harm done.

"Hmph... After all, it's just a little brat with no real combat experience, wasting so much physical strength just to create some 'big scene'—utterly foolish."

Beneath layers of rubble, Hikamu silently thought, feeling a bit disdainful towards Yun You.

He had seen many city Apprentice Death Gods like Yun You, always chasing after big scenes. The abilities they created seemed spectacular but had no real effect.

In the Supreme Heaven Purification Field, physical strength itself was precious and couldn't be recovered by any means other than the Brocade Bag, but now Yun You was wasting it like this, sheer stupidity.

Moreover, from that momentary collision earlier, Hikamu also sensed that Yun You's level wasn't high, at most Tier Three, possibly even as low as Tier Two, lower than Tian En.

The ability to topple buildings was only due to her peculiar giant red claw.

So next, as long as he could handle that claw, Yun You wouldn't be much of a threat!

Thinking this, Hikamu adjusted his posture, moving the shield from above his head and then forcefully pushed away the massive stones pressing on him.

One piece... two pieces...

For a mortal, facing such a predicament, escaping the rubble with personal strength would be quite difficult and one could only wait for rescue.

But for Hikamu, this wasn't a big issue; even debris weighing tens of tons was just larger toys before him.

Soon, he cleared a path, even vaguely seeing the neon lights through the cracks, breathing in fresh air tinged with rust.

But...

For some reason, the more he dug upwards, an inexplicable sense of panic slowly crawled up his spine.

With each massive stone he removed, he felt as though something was watching him, like a snake hidden in shadows, or a puppeteer controlling from afar, silently watching his struggles for survival in that rubble.

The closer he got to the surface, the stronger this sensation became; it even manifested later into a tangible form, becoming invisible, intangible fine needles continuously stimulating his nerves and flesh.

It wasn't painful, but it was indeed very uncomfortable.

And Hikamu was particularly familiar with this feeling, as if he had personally experienced it before.

It was already the third time he had felt this strange sense of familiarity.

His mood suddenly became somewhat irritable; since being rescued from the plains by Shen Ye over a decade ago, it was the first time he had felt such a nauseating irritation.

Who exactly was that girl? Why did everything become so strange after her appearance?

In the past, he had faced similar life-and-death crises, but they would only make him feel tense and excited, not this frustrated.

The underground air, already damp and stuffy, was becoming increasingly greasy, mixed with dust and a black slime that might be gasoline or kerosene, continuously pressuring him.

Hikamu could no longer tolerate it; he madly clawed at the bricks and stones before him, crushing everything hindering his progress with his shield, slicing it into powder with his giant sword.

It's quite ridiculous; just a moment ago, he was ridiculing Yun You in his mind for not knowing how to conserve energy, a downright spendthrift, but at this moment, he had completely thrown "energy management" out the window.

Finally...

When the last obstructive massive stone was pushed aside, Hikamu finally poked his head out from the rubble!

However, greeting him was not the dull sky above the city, nor the splendid lights of the Supreme Heaven Purification Field, but a blade, a Red Scale Scimitar entirely entwined with flames, exuding a strong scent of blood!