novelraw Chapter 35 The First Execution of Justice
Chapter 35 The First Execution of Justice
"sand……"
Extremely faint footsteps.
The two men in black paused, then turned around abruptly. They saw a figure wearing a black cloak and a mask, who had silently appeared on the other side of the forest path, quietly "watching" them.
The figure wasn't tall, but standing in the dappled light and shadow, it exuded an unsettling silence.
"Who goes there?!" The man in black threw down his shovel, immediately grabbing the spiked club at his waist, his eyes turning fierce.
"This isn't something you should be watching!" The man in black, wielding a spiked club, stepped forward, his tone laced with threat and impatience. "Now that you've seen it, don't blame me for being polite! Blame yourself for meddling in the fun!"
The cloaked figure opposite them didn't move an inch, not even taking a step back.
The hood was slightly raised, and above the mask, a pair of calm, almost indifferent eyes swept over them, then glanced at the still-warm body of the boy on the ground.
"Idiot? Why aren't you running?" The man in black with the spiked club paused for a moment, a strange feeling rising in his heart.
"Run?" A slightly childish yet unusually calm voice came from under the cloak. "Just two small fry."
The coldness and certainty in that voice made the two battle-hardened men in black jump, and then a surge of anger at being slighted welled up inside them.
"Kid? You're asking for death!" The man in black with the spiked club roared, unleashing his level 52 strength as he charged forward with his spiked club, intending to smash this arrogant kid into a pulp!
The moment he started, the cloaked figure opposite him moved.
Instead of running away, we're facing them head-on!
At the same time, a bright green light suddenly shone at his waist—snap!
The light enveloped his entire body like a gentle breeze, only to vanish in an instant.
The slender, cloaked figure vanished from the spot.
Instead, there was a warrior with a tall and straight figure, strong features, and covered in streamlined white and green armor!
The armor's eyes glowed with a steady green light, and a short cloak fluttered slightly in the still air.
What made the two men in black's pupils shrink even more was that a clear level indicator appeared above the armored warrior's head—level 50!
"What the hell is that?!" The black-clad man with the spiked club paused in his charge.
Lin Chi didn't give him any chance to adjust.
The moment the transformation is complete, [Hurricane Mode] is activated!
He pushed off with his feet, leaving a faint afterimage in place, and his real body shot out like a cannonball, far exceeding the black-clad man's prediction!
He leaped up and delivered a fierce flying kick that slammed into the black-clad man's hastily blocked weapon and arm!
"Bang--!"
A heavy impact sound rang out at the same time.
The man in black with the spiked club screamed in agony as he was sent flying backward as if struck by a giant beast, crashing heavily into a tree trunk seven or eight meters away, sending leaves rustling down.
He coughed up blood and was unable to get up for a moment.
"What?!" The archer in black paled in shock, utterly unable to believe his eyes. "Is it really a child? How can it have levels?! And it's turned into an adult?! Is... is it some kind of special equipment effect?!"
He immediately suppressed his shock, drew his bow and arrow, and locked onto Lin Chi.
"Don't panic! He's only level 50! Two levels lower than us! We can easily take him down together! Let's cripple him first!"
Faced with this absolutely abnormal scene, he tried to encourage his companions and also to bolster his own courage.
However, the very next second after he finished speaking, another unexpected event occurred.
The armored figure, which had just delivered a thunderous strike and exuded a chilling, murderous aura, suddenly stopped moving.
Immediately afterwards, his aura... changed!
The original restrained and efficient fighting aura suddenly vanished, replaced by an outward, even somewhat... mocking, aura.
Suddenly, the armored man raised his hand, stopping the black-clad man who was about to shoot an arrow. Then, in a tone completely different from before, tinged with anger at his own incompetence, he spoke as if to himself:
"You transformed, but you didn't say the transformation phrase! I'll teach you what the real Armor Hero looks like!"
The voice came through the mask; it seemed to be the same voice, but the emotion in the tone was clearly different from before.
Under the silent gaze of the two men in black and Lin Chi in the storage ring, the "Zhou Yanyu version" armor took two steps back, creating a safe distance.
He stood up straight, his feet neither too far apart nor too far apart, one hand on his hip, the other palm outstretched, making an extremely standard starting stance full of "conviction".
His entire demeanor instantly shifted from that of a cold-blooded killer to a righteous partner.
Lin Chi silently covered his face inside his storage ring.
The two men in black: "???"
They've killed people and robbed goods, but this scene before them...
Did this person just bump their head on a tree?
Zhou Yanyu didn't care what they thought.
He maintained that dashing pose, his "gaze" beneath the mask burning brightly, seemingly piercing through the mask and piercing directly at the two "evil scoundrels," his deep, righteous voice ringing out:
"Windwalker Armor - Combine!!"
Although they had already reunited, that didn't stop him from shouting the slogan again to make up for Lin Chi's previous "regret".
Justice may be delayed, but it will never be denied!
Lin Chi: "..."
The men in black: "..."
A slightly cool breeze blew by, swirling up a few fallen leaves, and the scene became very quiet and subtle for a moment.
"Go!" The archer in black snapped out of his brief moment of shock.
Three arrows were shot at Zhou Yanyu, attempting to block his escape space while buying his companions a chance to catch their breath and counterattack.
"Too slow!" Zhou Yanyu chuckled softly.
He pushed off with his feet, his figure moving like a gust of wind, rushing towards the black-clad man who had stood up, leaning on his spiked club.
A fierce glint and fear flashed in the black-clad man's eyes as he swung his spiked club in an attempt to block.
But Zhou Yanyu's speed far exceeded his reaction. A blurry leg shadow flashed by, and with a muffled "bang," the man in black screamed again as he was kicked away. This time, he rolled directly into the bushes and fell silent.
"Holy crap! What kind of profession is this?! Level 50 and this kind of speed and strength?!" The archer in black was completely panicked. This was not the kind of suppressive power that a normal level 50 should have!
Zhou Yanyu wouldn't give him time to think.
After taking down one, he turned and, like a ghost, instantly closed the distance with the archer.
"Face the storm!" He mimicked a line from a memory, his leg shadow sweeping over the archers like a raging storm.
The archer attempted to retreat and draw his sword for close combat, but his resistance was futile and clumsy under the overwhelming speed and power.
He was kicked around like a broken sandbag, completely unable to fight back.
"The wind will leave no place for darkness to hide!" Between attacks, Zhou Yanyu recited his impromptu "declaration of justice," "The winds of justice will surely sweep away all evil!"
Finally, with a graceful mid-air turn, he delivered a powerful flying kick that struck the archer precisely in the chest.
"Ugh—!" The archer coughed up blood and flew backward, crashing into a small tree before collapsing to the ground, unconscious.
"Child robber, shoot him dead!" Zhou Yanyu landed gracefully, bending one knee slightly to cushion the impact.
He deactivated his transformation, the green light faded, and he returned to his child form, then retrieved the summoner.
"Alright, Lin, it's your turn to take over. From now on, whenever there's a situation requiring you to transform into 'executing justice,' remember to let me handle it! Your old tricks are so boring!"
"Okay, okay." Lin Chi returned to his seat and responded expressionlessly, his tone full of "whatever makes you happy."
Ignoring Zhou Yanyu's "experience in performing justice," he quickly walked to the man in black and picked up the strange device that had fallen to the side and was still stained with blood, as well as the box containing the fresh human skin mask.