Chapter 541-550 (2/2)
The crowd looked down on Chen Xiaobei and their ressive
“All of you here are too dumb to knoerful my Sifu is! Just take a look at my cultivation! There is no one else in this world who can restore my cultivation other than my Sifu!”
“What?! That kid is the one that restored your cultivation?”
“How is this even possible? Once Dantian is daed, it is no different from junk! It is not possible to be fixed!”
The crowd found it hard to believe Feng Qingyang’s claie, they had never heard of destroyed cultivation being restored
“I’uys shut up! Currently, my combat power has been restored to twelve thousand! One week from now, I can finally return to reatest skill! Just yield!”
Taken aback, the crowd still found it hard to believe Feng Qingyang
“Bringthe truth! I will have e today no matter what!”
Suddenly, Hu Haifeng roared furiously He did not dare to say a single word earlier because he was afraid of Feng Qingyang’s twenty thousand co was not in his prie immediately
Swoosh
Ion Crescent Blade from three of his disciples Murderous aura emanated from him and filled the area instantly
“Faction Leader Hu, don’tQingyang’s hands… Cal to cost our lives!”
Beardy and One-eyed were tre their pants Without a doubt, they would perish if Hu Haifeng decided to fight with Feng Qingyang
“Rest in peace! I will kill Feng Qingyang to avenge the two of you!”
“Elder Feng… Please let us go…”
Both of the, two of theht save their lives
“Faction Leader Chen! Mercy! We are at fault…We dare not mess with you anymore…”
At the sa for their lives
“Qingyang, let these two jokers go Today is a good day I don’t want to see any blood spilled they force our hand!”
Chen Xiaobei said casually while fiddling with his Ma Liang Divine Pen
“Okay!”
I tossed two of the trash into a bin At the same time, he recalled his Deround and tried to get as much air as possible to calm down
“Did that kid just lose his es live? Now, he has no leverage on his hands anymore! What a suicidal move!”
“Ain’t that right! Look at Hu Haifeng’s cannibalistic look! Surely, he will slash that kid thousands of times!”
“Hu Haifeng’s co Qingyang easily and he is holding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade that is sharp enough to slice steel in half! I’ could take a hit from that blade!”
“There is no need to guess anymore That kid is dead meat now! For sure!”
……
The crowd had no hope for Chen Xiaobei They were just standing there, waiting for Hu Haifeng to kill him
“My lady, you are right! That guy is an idiot! He is quite good-looking but is a dimwit!”
Qiao’er said with a frown
“Qiao’er, you ht with them!”
The ree with Qiao’er
“What? You want to fight them?”
Panicking, Qiao’er held the arms of the masked lady
“Qiao’er will not allow you to fight any blood and you almost died because of that! No! Just no!”
“Stop nagging! I ht them! Let’s observe first I want to knohether that kid is acting dumb or he’s just a hopeless idiot!”
The masked lady said in a cal at Chen Xiaobei
“Master Dongtiao, what should we do now? Our mission will fail if Chen Xiaobei is killed by him!”
The members of Octadic Spectral Squad were really nervous
“Let’s move closer, discreetly! We will take action if that kid is put in a life-threatening situation!”
“Yes, sir!”
All eight of them scattered in different directions
“Gra bla him alive?”
Instantly, Li Yunlin frowned
“Now, I just want to knohether he is acting dumb or he possesses so… Heanymore in the future…”
Siii…
Li Yunlin took a deep breath and he had goosebu of the Deathbane Family was ranked the fifthboard Whether the king still could sit tightly on his throne all depended on the result of this battle! Li Yunlin felt like his heart could no longer take it anymore
“Son of a bitch! Feng Qingyang, both of you! Just coether! I don’t want others to say that I’ the both of you!”
Hu Haifeng could not wait any longer Without hostages, Chen Xiaobei and Feng Qingyang were nothing to him
“Qingyang, stand down”
Waving his hand, Chen Xiaobei walked towards Hu Haifeng alone I nodded his head and stood aside He did not feel the need to worry about Chen Xiaobei
“Old e me?” asked Chen Xiaobei
“Challenge? Stop being so narcissistic! You are not worthy forto torture and kill you! You are going to feel soborn in this world!”
“Alright! I shall show no h I don’t want to kill anyone today, I still need to offer pigs and dogs head to the Gods in heaven! Killing you saves s!”
“Motherfcker! How dare you cos? Show your weapon! I can’t wait any longer to kill you!”
“Weapon? This is it”
Chen XiaobeiDivine Pen swirled around his finger
“Huh? Is he going to use a pen to battle Faction Leader Hu? This is just too much!”
Everyone was du to use a pen to duel Hu Haifeng
“I can’t believe you still are still putting up a tough front before you die! Die now!”
With both of his hands swinging the blade, Hu Haifeng’s fifteen thousand combat poas fully utilized! The blade that could kill thousands in a single slash was aimed at Chen Xiaobei’s waist!
Chapter 547: Should I Kill You Instead?
“Such a powerful saber! Hu Haifeng ht that kid! It see to be cut in half!”
“Hu Haifeng is absolutely merciless! That kid will not die immediately if the slash that is about to land on him is swift! He will have the chance to witness his internal organs spill out from his body! This is definitely the worst way to torture someone!”
“You guys have underestio, there was one person that he cut in half Before he stopped breathing, Hu Haifeng cut off both of his hands, ears, and gouged out his eyes! Lastly, he decapitated him!”
“daainst hiood idea…”
“Look at that kid! He is still using his pen to act tough in front of Hu Haifeng! Does he know he is about to be cut in half?”
…
Horrified, the croas certain that Chen Xiaobei would definitely be killed by Hu Haifeng At the saui, and Octadic Spectral Squad were ready to take action to prevent that lethal slash fro was in dile, there was no one in the crowd that thought that Chen Xiaobei could somehow turn the tide around
Lo and behold, the croestruck the next second!
Swoosh
With the blade charging at Chen Xiaobei, Hu Haifeng’s fifteen thousand combat poas fully unleashed! The attack carried six thousand pounds worth of force and the crowd could hear the wind roaring! Set aside the flesh of the living, this slash could easily split a huge stone in half!
In a matter of seconds, Chen Xiaobei was about to be sliced in half The bystanders looked grim Meanwhile, those ere ready to save Chen Xiaobei were extre cal circu Divine Pen in his hand and the golden tip of the pen brushed across the Green Dragon Crescent Blade It looked like the pen did nothing to the blade
Crack
The sound of entle stroke fronificent and heavy blade in half! The cut was extre a pair of scissors to cut a piece of paper–clean and quick!
“shi+t!”
Iolden pen brushed across his blade However, he was not prepared for it; it was too late for hi about it!
Swoosh
Chen Xiaobei swung his pen that was sharper than a blade, which landed on Hu Haifeng’s right shoulder! Instantly, Hu Haifeng received a clean cut on his right shoulder His right arround and blood spurted out frohtier than the sword’ literally came true
With only two strokes from the pen, Chen Xiaobei presented to the crowd a different way of using a pen to kill someone literally!
“Ouch! Ouch!”
The squeals froave the croake-up call Waves of shocked murmurs surfaced from the crowd
“What… What the fck?! That pen just sliced the blade in half! As?”
“That kid is not acting tough after all! He is truly re within seconds! This is truly terrifying!”
“Can anyone tellon? This defies the law of nature!”
“No! This is definitely not science!”
……
Baffled, ic behind the incident that they just witnessed Of course, so on
“Magical iteical item!”
Standing there duui lost his composure after he knew the truth
“This is not possible… There are only three ical items in the whole of japan! It is not possible for a kid like hi this powerful!”
One of the ht Dongtiao Wugui could not hear a single word from that Octadic SquadDivine Pen like a pervert staring at a voluptuous woet my hands on that pen no matter what!”
“Magical iteical item…”
The ination
“So, it’s true… I reendary sword…It made our faction leader really jealous of hiical item!”
Qiao’er mumbled with her eyes wide open
“Stop spouting nonsense! Not another word to anyone e head back later Understood?”
The masked lady commanded
“Okay… I will bear that in mind…”
Qiao’er nodded Upon hearing this serious tone, she knew that she must follohat her mistress asked her to do! For sure, this was not up for discussion!
On the other hand, Li Yunlin looked worried He tried his best to lower his voice and shouted at Li Xiang
“Gra with you? Don’t freak me out… Gramps…”
Li Xiang stood there like a statue Streams of sweat started to cascade down his forehead A h his mind and it could be seen from his eyes
Nervousness
Surprise
Excitement
Expectation
Li Yunlin had never seen grandfather act this way; like he was possessed by an evil spirit So!
“I will not let him die! I will not let Chen Xiaobei die noman!”
Suddenly, Li Xiang said out loud
“Grahly?”
Li Yunlin gulped several times, his palms sweaty
“I have put soht into it! Chen Xiaobei’s power is beyond our iination! We must not make him our enemy no matter what! It has been five hundred years! Finally, I found someone that can help me with my problem!”
“That ht be able to set the Li Family to the path of success as well!”
…
“Oldor should I just cut off your head?”
Chen Xiaobei was fiddling with the Ma Liang Divine Pen He ht sound calm but his words exuded a powerful aura
“I…”
Hu Haifeng gritted his teeth while enduring the excruciating pain One could see that he looked very conflicted Carrying on with the battle was not an option for hiuts to do so Secondly, he was too afraid of the ical item in Chen Xiaobei’s hand and his true power
Through the battle just now, Hu Haifeng found that Chen Xiaobei’s speed was equivalent to sixteen thousand coher than his! The coical ite hiainst Chen Xiaobei
“My brothers! Three of you uys will allow an outsider to shi+ne his light here!”
Without any hesitation, Hu Haifeng turned around to beg the three elites with Half Step True Nirvana Stage
“Don’t worry! We will not let him kill you!”
The three oldNaturally, they would agree with Hu Haifeng
“I haveheads to sacrifice to Gods in order to set up my faction Should I kill the three of you instead if I were to let hirim smile
Chapter 548: Doing It Without Hesitation
“What?! Did that kid just say that he wanted to kill all three old faction leaders with Half Step True Nirvana Stage?”
Everyone in the area was baffled If using a pen to slice a saber into half was like a nuclear bo to kill three legendary Jianghu elites was a thousand times more powerful than the nuclear bomb!
“What the fck! What the hell is that kid talking about? Has he lost his mind?”
“All those three Jianghu experienced Jianghu faction leaders are Half Step True Nirvana Stage elites and they have do was at his prime; he had to show his utmost respect to them! Any one of the!”
“That kid just announced to everyone that he wanted to kill all three of theh to describe his insanity!”
“Only crazy person could say so like that!”
“Elder Qiu, Faction Leader Mu! Faction Leader Tan! This kid is too good at acting arrogant! Teach him a lesson!”
“That’s right! He is basically slapping your faces! How can one bear such humiliation?!”
“Take him down! Take him down!”
…
The crowd had already lost their cool The sound of protesting was getting louder and louder Ion City’s Jianghu It see
“What the hell is this kid trying to do? Is he trying to kill himself?”
Dongtiao Wugui was stressing out; worried that Chen Xiaobei ht be attacked by the crowd To hihu faction leaders He then quickly used the walkie-talkie in his hand to infors turned ugly!
“What is that idiot trying to do?”
The masked lady orried as well
“What is he trying to do? He is trying to kill hiant! Our Elder Qiu and the other two faction leaders can only be defeated by soe! Surely, that kid is on the way to hell!”
The htened her grip to the point that sweat came out froulping He then said nervously, “Gramps, that kid just hu… Are you sure you want to work together with him?”
“I will never change ! I believe that Chen Xiaobei will never let me down!”
“Why are you so sure about it?”
“Firstly, he fu Mu! As the saying goes, lightning never strikes at the saain his trust if I don’t show my sincerity now!”
With his gaze narrowed, Li Xiang walked towards the crowd At the sae elites had already begun to pressure Chen Xiaobei
“Kid! Just tell us that you want to die here today! I will send you back to your heavenly father with one single slap!” said Faction Leader Tan fro Wind Faction
“Hehe… I was just kidding Why so serious? I’’s head! I don’t need three pigs’ heads!” Chen Xiaobei replied in atone
“You… How dare you call us pigs?!” Faction Leader Mu fro Faction furiously cursed
“If you are not a pig, then you should be a dog! Isn’t that right?”
With a ser all three Jianghu elites
“Son of the bitch! You are too rude! Didn’t your mom teach you that you should respect your elders?” chided Elder Qiu from Xuanjian Faction
“I only pay my respect to people that are worthy ofunreasonable, bullying a kid that is younger than you, and siding with Hu Haifeng! Yet you want ht minds!”
“You…”
All three of them were extremely pissed off but they were rendered speechless by Chen Xiaobei’s coood point! There was no way that they could deny the truth! I to be slaughtered They could not utter more words from their mouths anymore
“I’uys anymore! Just shut up and stand aside!”
Chen Xiaobei gave the
“No! Don’t come near me…”
With fear creeping up to his body, Hu Haifeng knew that he would never be able to defeat Chen Xiaobei or escape froed for help again
“Three bosses! Please save me… Ah…”
“Son of a btch! We will kill you if you have the guts to lay a finger on Faction Leader Hu!”
Swoosh
Ignoring theolden pen brushed across Hu Haifeng’s throat and a red line appeared on it instantly
“Erk…”
Hu Haifeng let out his final wail of agony Immediately, the red line on his throat split open and his head fell to the ground
Phishhhh
Blood stained the ground and that marked the final ! The whole place turned deadly silent No one would have thought that a twenty-so someone!
Ignoring the threats that ca without hesitation His boldness was truly ad the crowd to shame!
“bastard! You are really brave! I will give you that! How dare you kill a person in front of us?!”All three elites with Half Step True Nirvana Stage roared at the same time
Earlier, they were trying their best to protect Hu Haifeng but Chen Xiaobei did not even bother to listen to their words Hu Haifeng’s death was like an invisible slap on their faces! It was a shameful moment for them!
“I’ to
Stuot to shout or scream To them, this individual called Chen Xiaobei was ant, suicidal show-off! A phrase surfaced in their mind at this very moment, ‘freakishly awesome’!
“There is only one person on this earth who has the balls to treat three top elites like nothing Let me ask you! Who else?”
“This son of the bitch has a real foulforward to be killed!”
All three of them were furious With their True Qi channeled to their bodies, all three of theers!
“I’ to be killed”
Feeling no fear, Chen Xiaobei put on a s really nervous
“shi+t!”
Theworried about hie forward to rescue Chen Xiaobei
“Now!”
Within seconds, Dongtiao Wugui and his Octadic Spectral Squad charged at the three elites with no hesitation
“Chen Xiaobei is my prey! I will not allow hitiao Wugui as he began to e The croas shocked by what they witnessed!
Chapter 549: The Might of the Jōnin
“shi+t! It’s an elite with True Nirvana Stage!”
Feeling fear creeping up their spines, all three old e had their pupils contracted and a look of fear was clearly displayed on their faces
“The newcoether to take him down! If not, ill definitely be killed instantly!” shouted Elder Qiu from Xuanjian Faction
Iht thousand corayish-white True Qi froht of five meters Just like the real tornado, it caused the sand and stones in the area to spin around The croas forced to take a few steps back
“Earth Drawing Spiritual Spring!”
Faction Leader Mu fro Faction did the same as well All his twenty-six thousand combat poas drawn out Aqua blue True Qi rose from his feet and a water as for the crowd speechless!
“Too powerful! It is extreet the chance to witness all three elites with Half Step True Nirvana Stage bringing out everything they have to fight an enemy!”
With three i above the down their foreheads Elites like thele ounce of their power, let alone all three of thele ene for the crowd to bear
“Heh heh… Only three bags of trash!+ It is useless even if the three of you come at me at the same time!”
Under the bewildered gaze of the crowd, Dongtiao Wugui made his way to the three elites To the crowd, all three of theui’s eyes, all three of thee! This was the difference between elites and ordinary hus!
“Break!”
Dongtiao Wugui shouted The green True Kang was channeled to his hand and a tangible saber was for stairs The difference between half a step was huge! In other words, the three olde versus a rock
Pow!
Buzzzz
A loud noise could be heard Thirteen silver swords shattered, the tornado dispersed, and the wall of water split in half! All three of theht meters away Blood trickled out of their mouths when they opened the terrible just happened right in front of theendary Half Step True Nirvana elites were defeated by the le hit! This sad truth was just too great for them to bear
“You… What a bastard! How dare you hire souts to do whatever you want!”
Clutching his chest in pain, Faction Leader Mu glared at Chen Xiaobei with hatred
“Faction Leader Chen… Mercy… Mercy… This is just a huge …”
Elder Qiu and Faction Leader Tan were sh to realize that the tide had shi+fted I for their lives Clearly, they knew that it was not possible for them to defeat Chen Xiaobei since he had an elite with True Nirvana Stage helping him out
Judging from the way Chen Xiaobei dealt with matter like this, their lives would vanish into thin air if they did not start begging for their lives However, an expected reply popped out from Chen Xiaobei’s mouth
He shrugged his should and said, “They are not my backup They are my enemies!”
“Enemies?!”
Appalled, the crowd could not believe the thing that Chen Xiaobei just told them The waves of shock cah for him to threaten to kill three elites with Half Step True Nirvana Stage nobody would have thought that he soe!
‘He is so dead this time’
With eyes wide open, everyone stared at Chen Xiaobei, frozen in place like statues
“Kid, you should know there is no one here that can stop us since you know of our true identity! Just come with us!”
Dongtiao Wugui put on a cold sly It was as if Chen Xiaobei could never escape from his palm
“They… They are japanese!”
Before Chen Xiaoebi could say anything, soui’s accent–a japanese!
“That being said, the one that attacked our allies is a Jōnin?!”
“Jōnin! So, all those eight people that are standing behind him are part of the Octadic Spectral Squad?!”
Most a the croere faction leaders and filthy rich folk that were crazy about martial arts A shu in japan
“What is a Jōnin? What is the Octadic Spectral Squad?”
Of course, there were many people ere clueless about their true identities
“In japan, there is a group of people that are above the military! They only take orders froroup of people is called Amaterasu!”
“Originally, Aion called shi+nto! Legend has it that the ancestor of ninja was training with so called Chakra, it’s similar to our True Qi!”
“Besides that, some ninjitsu are extremely mysterious and powerful! I have not seen any Jōnin before but I do know that Octadic Spectral Squad is just one level below Jōnin! Legend has it that the eight of them could take out a squad of special forces eapons easily!”
“damn! I think they are just too powerful for us to handle! Even elites with True Nirvana Stage will have a hard time to escape a place that is surrounded by special forces eapons!”
Digesting all that information, the crowd’s reaction went beyond shock The coui and Octadic Spectral Squad was h to defeat everyone at this place
“Master ninja! Mercy, please… Just take the kid away! He is an asshole! Really! Just take him and leave!”
Elder Qiu could not care less about his face anyui
“Old Mu, this matter…”
Seely, Faction Leader Tan had some doubts in his heart
“Needless to say, the thing that I hate thethe I would do on this earth!” Faction Leader Mu shouted angrily
“Alright! I’m on your side…”
Though Faction Leader Tan was shaken, he i the japanese
“We are the most honorable and respectable warriors in japan! How dare you call us asshole japanese?”
“Kneel and apologize to us! If you do, I will consider sparing your lives! If not, I will et the chance to have a taste of so that is worse than death!”
“Sigh… Two stubborn old ! Just kneel and apologize to the master ninja! Do you have a death wish?” asked Elder Qiu
“H to us! I’randson will call me a traitor to this country! And, I’m more afraid that I will be embarrassed to meet my ancestors in the heaven!” said Faction Leader Mu and Tan in unison
“Great! You guys are true to your principles! I’ to break all your bones today and I will make you kneel no matter what!”
With his gaze narrowed, Dongtiao Wugui threatened the manner
“Hey! Big turtle (wordplay on Wugui)! Stop the tough front! Who do you think you are? How dare you make a mess in my territory?”
Chapter 550: Li Xiang Takes Matters into His Own Hands
“What the fck? That kid is crazy! He just ht in his face! What the hell is he trying to do?”
“What a load of crap! I have to be as crazy as hi about!”
…
At thatwitnessed Chen Xiaobei’s insanity earlier, they never dreas that he was about to do was getting crazier and crazier It was as if he was born to shake the core of huh to cause heart attacks
“Kid, did you bring your brain with you today?”
Glaring at Chen Xiaobei condescendingly, Dongtiao Wugui said, “You are just a defenseless chicken! How dare you boast here in front of h now?”
While talking, Dongtiao Wugui strode towards Chen Xiaobei while his True Qi was circulating through his entire body It seemed like he had no intention to talk anymore
“Mr Chen! Be careful! That guy is really powerful!”
Anxiously, Faction leader Mu and Tan gave Chen Xiaobei a fair warning Though they had issues with Chen Xiaobei, they still stayed close to their life principles On the contrary, Elder Qiu frooing to side with the japanese
“This kid is just putting up a tough front! I will bang tiao!”
Once the word spread, the crowd tossed a despicable glare at this traitor Even Qiao’er could not help but express her dissatisfaction
“This oldto have an elder like him in Xuanjian Faction!”
“Qiao’er, stop talking It’s time for you to take a few steps back!”
“Why?”
“Stop asking why That idiot is going to die if I don’t help him!”
“What? You want to help hiree to this!”
Ihtly – not allowing her to take the risk
“Your body has just recovered from an illness You should know that your body is still rather weak! Forcing your body to perfor to cost your life!”
“Qiao’er, let go… You…”
Before she could finish her sentence, the masked lady was left speechless Everyone in the croas perplexed at the same time!
Swoosh
A white shadow dashed out from within the crowd like a white phantoui within split seconds!
Boom!
With a loud noise echoing in the air, Dongtiao Wugui struck the white shadoith a punch The terrifying collision created blast waves; causing sand and stones to scatter everywhere Dongtiao Wugui and the white shadoere forced to take three steps back after attacking each other Seely, they were both as powerful!
“Good heavens! This e!”
“Why is he standing in front of Chen Xiaobei? Is he protecting him?”
“But… But… He looks really weird… Is… Is that a hu?”
“Blood descendant! He is the legendary blood descendant!”
…
Immediately, the crowd screahu folks In a chaotic place like Dragon City, surely, they had heard about the blood descendant even if they had not seen one with their own eyes Left in bewilderment, the crowd finally witnessed a real blood descendant
This blood descendant looked really young It seemed like he was in his twenties However, his hair was all white A pair of bloodshot eyes with silver pupilssharp fangs and claws, there was also a pair of wings that were sis on his back
Certainly, regular folk would have been scared to death if he appeared in the crowded part of Dragon City! Thankfully, the crowd of people there was rather knowledgeable
“Li Xiang?”
Inized that blood descendant
“It’snodded his head and continued to say, “I will be your weapon to defeat the!”
“Hehe… Actually, I do not require your assistance This Dongtiao ‘Turtle’ can do no har Xiaobei replied with a confident smile on his face
“Alright Quit the tough act! How is it possible that you can defeat hith to fight him!”
Proained his focus The combination of bloodshot eyes with silver pupils, white hair and a pair of wings made hi to be boastful in front of everyone His opponent’s speed and strength would land hiical item in hand!
“bastard! Who are you calling a turtle? I can understand your language well! Do you really think hiring a vampire can protect you? You have underestimated the ninjas of japan! Octadic Spectral Squad! Formation!”
Immediately, the members of Octadic Spectral Squad carried out their roles
“Stabilize your y! Synchronize with the universe! Restore! Sense the crisis! Invisibility! Control the time! Control the five elements!”
Each of theht hand seals were forht streaht of theui’s body He was transfororoht rays of True Qi circled around him A powerful aura shadowed the whole area It was as if a divine soldier had set foot on earth, filling hihty power!
“This is the result of the formation!”
Suddenly, Dongtiao Wugui shouted and the Hagoro with both of his fists
“Good heavens! What… What the hell is going on?”
At that split second, the croas terrified! Immediately, the crowd fell back to around ten h most of the like this in their entire lives
“Too… Too powerful!”
Even faction leaders with Half Step True Nirvana Stage like Mu and Tan were shocked to the core
“Master Dongtiao is so powerful! This power is equivalent to the Middle Phase of True Nirvana Stage! Haha! That vampire is so dead!”
Standing afar, Elder Qiu was cheering Seeht team!
“Aren’t you going to run?” Chen Xiaobei asked
“Of course not! I want to be able to gain your trust! I want to do so for you!”
Li Xiang knew that chances of hiui was extree his ui without any hesitation
“Want to gain my trust? I want to see if you can sacrifice your life to protect me”
Focusing his gaze, Chen Xiaobei would not put his trust in Li Xiang easily
Boom!
A loud noise echoed in the air, Li Xiang’s True Kang was unleashed fro that hite as snow collided with the Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, powered by the Octadic Spectral Squad! The terrifying collision caused the ground to treed by the shockwave, the whole place was barely recognizable