novelraw Chapter 620 620: Kill with One Sword!
Chapter 620 620: Kill with One Sword!
Longxi Province, Luoshang City, Suburbs.
This place was normally desolate, but now hundreds of fully armed security personnel guarded it, rendering the area, over a thousand meters in radius, completely impenetrable. Under the cover of night, numerous searchlights blazed, their beams converging ahead to pierce the darkness, revealing a terrifying figure in the distance—five meters tall!
It was a mutated monster! A horrific beast unseen before, which had appeared over the past month.
Impervious to blades and bullets!
Steel-like bones!
Unimaginable strength!
Even dozens of fully armed security personnel were no match for such a creature. It was truly, extremely terrifying.
Previously, only two such monsters had appeared in the vicinity of Longxi Province. Now, they had emerged within the province itself—not just one, but four or five simultaneously! Moreover, these new mutated monsters were even stronger than the previous two. They were impervious to all attacks; their defensive power was shockingly formidable!
Fortunately, all sightings had been in remote mountainous areas or suburbs, so there had been no casualties. Otherwise, it would have undoubtedly led to an irreparable tragedy.
But as things stood, they had no way to deal with these monsters short of deploying heavy weaponry. However, using heavy weapons here was extremely difficult and required a lengthy advance application process. By the time approval came through, the monster would have already reached the densely populated city center, wreaking havoc. Ordinary people would be utterly powerless against such a creature. Certain death awaited them.
"Captain, what do we do now?"
Yang Ting, a member of Xijing Financial Group's security forces, had fired four bullets in the past half hour. Each one had struck the monster's head with incredible precision, but apart from causing a minor disturbance, they inflicted no damage whatsoever. The monster hadn't even flinched, as if it felt nothing.
"We wait. That's all we can do!" Captain Nie Zhuo's gaze was grave as he watched the unfolding scene, feeling the ground tremble intermittently. "Our only hope lies in Master Liu's strength. A Grandmaster of Transcendence is incredibly powerful. Whether he can subdue that monster... we can only pray."
Yang Ting fell silent.
He could clearly see the distant battle between Master Liu and the monster, and every clash sent a shiver of fear through him.
Strong! Unbelievably strong!
More shocking to Yang Ting than the monster itself was Master Liu, who battled it. Though human in appearance, his strength was anything but. A single stomp shattered the ground. A sweep of his fist roiled the air, creating powerful shockwaves like an Air Cannon. When he moved quickly, he surpassed the reaction limits of ordinary people, leaving a trail of afterimages.
In their half-hour battle, Master Liu and the mutated monster had devastated the terrain within a hundred-meter radius, blasting one deep crater after another into the earth.
Unimaginably terrifying! Perhaps only a Martial Artist like him, a Grandmaster of Transcendence, could truly stand against such a horrifying creature!
Yang Ting was profoundly shaken.
He knew one thing for certain: without Master Liu, the three hundred-plus security personnel present wouldn't stand a chance against that nigh-invulnerable monster. They would most likely be annihilated. Ordinary people were, after all, just ordinary. Even fully armed security personnel were merely ordinary people equipped with weapons. Against such a monster, they were far too insignificant, far too weak.
BEEP! BEEP!
The sudden sound of a car horn cut through the tension. An Audi.
Chen Qing emerged from the car with Chen Yuhan, giving Captain Nie Zhuo a start.
He'd never imagined that the Chairman of Xijing Financial Group, his own superior, such an important figure, would come to such a perilous place! And was that an ancient sword in his hand? What was he doing here? If anything happened to him, the responsibility would be unbearable!
"Director Chen, what brings you here?" Nie Zhuo hurried to greet him, while the other soldiers saluted Chen Qing respectfully.
"I'm here to slay that mutated monster," Chen Qing stated, gesturing towards the distant monster battling Master Liu. He then brandished the ancient sword in his hand. "This sword was a gift from a master. With a single strike, this monster will undoubtedly perish!"
Silence. Absolute silence.
The moment Chen Qing spoke, everyone nearby froze, especially Nie Zhuo and Yang Ting, who stared at him in utter disbelief. The others wondered if they had misheard.
Chen Qing held a high position and wielded considerable influence, but in terms of raw strength, any soldier present could easily overpower him. Yet here he was, claiming he would slay that monster—impervious to weapons and possessing immense strength—with nothing but some unfamiliar sword? Impossible! He had to be dreaming!
No one believed Chen Qing. If not for his status as their leader, a prominent figure, the security personnel would have likely burst out laughing.
"Director Chen, Director Chen, please listen to me." Nie Zhuo took a deep breath, his expression grave as he addressed Chen Qing. "Sir, this place is extremely dangerous. The slightest misstep could lead to fatalities. You should return to safety. It's too perilous here."
"It is precisely because it's dangerous that I must slay this mutated monster as quickly as possible," Chen Qing replied, a look of surprise on his face. He nonchalantly swung the treasured sword in his hand—the very one Qin Heng had conjured from a strand of hair and gifted to him.
Nie Zhuo was speechless. He simply couldn't believe that this ordinary-looking, perhaps even dilapidated, sword could slay that terrifying monster. It was pure fantasy, utterly impossible!
BOOM!
At that very moment, a tremendous explosion erupted from the center of the distant encirclement, as if the air itself had detonated. Rippling shockwaves spread outwards, causing the ground beneath the security personnel to tremble violently and forcing them back several steps.
WHIZZ!
A sound of something tearing through the air approached, and a figure crashed to the ground. When Nie Zhuo and the soldiers saw who it was, their faces turned deathly pale with overwhelming horror.
Master Liu! The Grandmaster of Transcendence who had been holding back the mutated monster!
Now, this esteemed Grandmaster of Transcendence lay there, limbs twisted and broken, his face swollen and bruised. He was continuously vomiting blood, his chest heaving like a broken bellows as he gasped for breath.
Half-dead! Master Liu had been beaten half to death!
THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
Immediately following, the ground began to shake violently and incessantly. A towering figure then appeared, charging like a runaway truck, smashing and crushing everything in its path. It swung its massive arms, seemingly intent on tearing apart anything it encountered.
"Open fire! Protect the Chairman!" Nie Zhuo roared, positioning himself in front of Chen Qing.
But the very next second, Nie Zhuo felt a hand grip his shoulder and pull him back. He realized Chen Qing had moved in front of him, now directly facing the terrifying mutated monster!
It's over! Nie Zhuo's face turned ashen as he watched. Chen Qing is doomed!
CLANG!
Suddenly, a sword cry rang out, piercing the air and resonating far and wide.
Chen Qing brandished the longsword. A brilliant, dazzling golden light streaked across the night sky, illuminating a vast section of the Luoshang City outskirts. In an instant, it engulfed and utterly obliterated the terrifying monster.
A moment later, the sword light dissipated.
All that remained on the ground was a deep gash stretching for hundreds of meters. The mutated monster had been reduced to ashes, ceasing to exist.
Nie Zhuo and Yang Ting were dumbstruck, as were the hundreds of other security personnel. Everyone present stared at Chen Qing, their faces etched with utter shock, disbelief, and incomprehension.
How is this possible? How on earth is this possible?! They knew all too well how terrifying that mutated monster was. How could an ordinary person like Chen Qing slay it with a single sword strike? This is impossible!
"There's no need for surprise," Chen Qing said with a smile. "That strike wasn't truly mine. It was delivered by the Immortal who is currently in Xijing City—the Xuantian Great Grandmaster!"
"Xuantian?! Qin Xuantian? He's come to Longxi?" The severely injured Master Liu suddenly seemed to regain some vigor, and he began to laugh heartily. "Qin Xuantian! The peerless Qin Xuantian of all ages! With him here, Longxi is safe! Hahaha!"