Chapter 332 - Race of Zombies (2/2)

For her crimes, Chu Xun did nothing to save her and watched her die. But when the monster seized the dead woman’s heart, Chu Xun fired a blast to destroy it.

“You puny human,” it snarled, “Are you seeking death?!”

“So you are the monster that’s been terrorizing this city recently. I wonder what gives you the courage to hurl threats at us. I should just annihilate you and be done with it!” Yue Hongbo hissed, annoyed for all the trouble he had been through for the past few days.

All of a sudden, auras burgeoned and the hordes of energy bolts shaped like fists filled the air.

Being a Seventh-grade Human King, any single blow from him was so powerful that it could shake the earth. But his energy bolts struck on the monster like harmless little needles, eliciting no more than fiery little sparks and ringing metallic tinkles.

The monster roared and retaliated, swinging a taloned, bony paw that swiped a huge chunk off the concrete wall.

Letting loose another angry snarl, it charged at Yue Hongbo, flailing its claws furiously with smogs of foul air swirling around him and holes and fissures everywhere on the ground and the walls in its wake.

Both man and beast flung themselves at each other in a fierce whirl of battle.

“Go, now. Leave this place,” Chu Xun told the deeply-shaken girls.

Like frightened little chickens, the girls could barely stand up. Finally, they managed to scramble out one by one.

Boom!

More sparks flew into the air like fireworks as a miniature storm raged inside the narrow breadth of the alleyway in Yue Hongbo’s gritting melee against the monster and with each delivering a blow at each other at the same time, and the impact threw them both apart.

That enraged Yue Hongbo. As a Seventh-grade Human King, he could not believe that he could not even defeat a simple foul creature. With a bitter growl, he channeled more Internal Breath and fired another blast at his foe.

Boom!

The energy beam screamed dangerously through the air, emitting incessant loud crackles like bursting firecrackers.

The monster charged, letting loose a bestial howl of its own. More dark smog cloaked all over it with its talons glinting brightly in its midst like flashes of lightning in a squall. With all its might, the monster swung its talons, whistling as it sliced through the air.

Bang!

Both man and monster threw themselves forward again and more sand and dust whisked up into the air by the force of their attacks and its ensuing collision once again flung both of them apart.

“Imbecilic mortal. You’re lucky that my power is not yet at its fullest, or killing you would be no difficult than slaughtering a dog,” the monster’s hoarse voice, laced with fury, resounded.

“Damn your fullest,” hissed Yue Hongbo, glaring at the monster.

The words barely escaped his lips when he lunged again.

Only this time, their fight slowly trailed beyond the darkened alleyway and out to the streets.

The commotion attracted many warriors, including other acolytes of the Sanctuary who were nearby patrolling.

None of them could rein in their shock when they saw Yue Hongbo fighting a gritting battle against an unknown monster.

“What in the hell is that? It’s so powerful!”

“Is this monster the culprit behind all the murders recently?”

“…”

More whispers ensued.

“Wait… That looks like the Devil, Chu Xun?!”

Everyone’s attention focused only on the hideous monster, and it was only when someone noticed Chu Xun’s presence did everyone turned to look at him.

“Not ‘looks like’; it really is him.”

“Well, with the Devil here, I doubt this monster will be able to do anything.”

The intensity of Yue Hongbo’s fight against the monster entered its peak that both man and monster had begun fighting for their lives.

Boom!

A sudden burst of shock wave forced everyone to retreat several dozen meters away.

Bang!

Yue Hongbo mustered more Internal Breath and fired another salvo at the monster, setting off more sparks as the energy bolt ricocheted off the monster’s thick hide.

The monster gave a retaliatory swipe of its talon-sharp claws, piercing cleanly through Yue Hongbo’s protective aura and nearly hurting him.

Shocked and fuming, Yue Hongbo realized a dismal revelation: even after such a long fight, his foe only seemed to be getting stronger.

“Puny mortal, die!” shrieked the monster as the strange black smog swaddling it thickened suddenly like a swarm of bees before rushing at Yue Hongbo.

A shrill, ear-splitting howl came from inside of the menacing black fog racing towards Yue Hongbo, then he saw it, the huge, grotesque face of a monster appearing from inside, baring its jaws wide to gnaw at him.

In his haste, Yue Hongbo summoned his Internal Breath and conjured seven layers of protective aura, standing in the midst of the thick black fog like a lighthouse in a squall.

Bang!

The enormous silhouette of a demon’s face opened its jaws like a yawning cave, and its fangs stabbed through Yue Hongbo’s layers of protective auras, destroying them with the ease of puncturing balloons.

Whoosh!

Chu Xun made his move. With one single step, he magically materialized right beside Yue Hongbo and seized him. Flinging the man to safety, he summoned his Hong Meng Immortal Qi, focusing it on his fist and thrust right at the demon face silhouette into its wide-opened mouth.

Boom!

Chu Xun’s fist glowed and a beam of Immortal Qi blasted at the demon face as it howled with agony and it exploded.

The onlookers all reeled with excitement to be able to witness the Devil’s prowess.

Roar!

With a terrifying shriek, the monster lunged. With its long, gaunt arms clawing through the dregs of the dissipating demon face now returning to its original form as the dense dark fog, the monster charged at Chu Xun.

Chu Xun smirked and clenched a fist tightly. It glowed once more and Chu Xun fired another blast into the monster’s claw just before it came close to grazing him.

Crack!

An unmistakable sound of bones cracking resounded, followed by the monster’s painful squeals; Chu Xun had blasted off one of its fingers.

Hardly anyone could refrain from being shocked and awed. The Devil lived up to his name; with just one single stroke, he wounded the monster!

The monster let loose another guttural howl of pain and disbelief.

“You’re a Zombie, aren’t you?” asked Chu Xun. This monster looked slightly different from the one he encountered at Qianlong Mountain.

Through its hollowed but bloodshot eyes, the monster glared intently at Chu Xun, croaking hoarsely, “You know about the race of Zombies?”

“I’ve met one before, although he looks categorically better than you,” Chu Xun jibed.

“Where is he now?” asked the monster. Zombies are powerful and strong, but their numbers had been dwindling especially these days.

“I killed it,” muttered Chu Xun casually.

“How dare you kill one of us!” snarled the monster.

Nonchalantly, Chu Xun said tauntingly, “Shouldn’t you worry more about yourself now?”

He dove at the monster with his fists brandished, and he drove it forward with only brute strength.

Roaring with defiance, the monster swung a claw at Chu Xun.

Crack! Sadly, it overestimated itself; with sheer ferine strength, Chu Xun broke its arm.