Chapter 519 - Reaper Squad (1/2)

“Impossible!”

The “captor” was shocked.

Meng Chao held the heavy saber with two hands, and when he swung it up between his legs, it was so fast and swift that after the “captor” dodged it, its momentum had not reduced. Under the force of the inertia, the saber should have gone straight up past his head.

And the “captor” had planned to unleash the fiercest counterattack while Meng Chao’s front was wide open.

Against his expectations, though, Meng Chao acted as if inertia did not exist, and the second slash came from a different direction.

The “captor”‘s pupils shrank rapidly, and he immediately found the reason for it.

While Meng Chao swung his sword, he threw the second saber above his head.

The first slash was a feint, and Meng Chao was certain that he could dodge it.

And right after the first slash missed, Meng Chao immediately let go and brought his hands up to catch the second saber that came flying at him.

That was why he did not need to overcome the powerful inertia from the first saber. He even managed to increase the speed with which he attacked by more than 100%!

‘What… is this saber technique?’

The “captor” felt his skin crawl and was really shocked. He instantly deduced that it was impossible for him to dodge the second slash.

He gritted his teeth and took half a step toward Meng Chao’s saber.

Since he could not avoid the second slash, he would choose the spot where he would be cut.

He wanted to use the sturdiest shoulder armor and chest plate of the motorized armor to take the attack.

Besides, with his spirit energy armor and his refined physical body as well as bones, he should be able to get the saber stuck in his shoulder.

If that happened, his ambusher would lose both sabers, and he could shout loudly to warn his companions that there was a fierce battle over here.

Then, he would have a chance to turn the tables around!

While thinking this, the “captor” saw Meng Chao’s second saber land on his right shoulder armor at lightning speed.

He was prepared to withstand bone-crushing pain, but against his expectations, the slash did not bring him any pain and shock.

The seemingly unstoppable slash did not even cut through his shoulder armor.

Instead, the heavy blade fell out of the ambusher’s hands and flew to the side.

The “captor” was delighted before he registered what had happened.

‘No!’

But it was already too late for him to adapt to the situation. A sharp blade as thin as a cicada’s wing and one that had no shadow or form shot out of Meng Chao’s empty right hand. It gently seeped into the motorized armor’s crack and pierced the “captor”‘s throat.

Before the “captor” could release his sharpest scream, the blade had already cut through his voice box, neck artery, cervical spine, and cervical nerves.

The “captor” could only widen his eyes and release gurgling sounds.

Red blood trailed down the formless blade and drew an outline of the blade.

The “captor” recognized the blade.

It belonged to Bloody Slaughter Gao Yang.

His face under the skeleton mask filled with shock and fear.

But no matter what sort of emotion he had, it was meaningless.

When Meng Chao exhaled spirit energy, his throat was cut by a saber glare, and his large head fell off. His headless body twitched for a while before it slowly fell to its knees in front of Meng Chao.

The entire process lasted less than one second.

A’Ji blinked when he saw the armed and fierce “captor” become a headless corpse that knelt in front of Meng Chao.

This was the first time he saw Meng Chao’s skills.

The Leprosy Village boy looked like he had seen a God and a monster in human skin.

It was only when the head landed on the ground that Meng Chao sighed in relief. He cradled his chest and sat down slowly on the ground.

He called out to A’Ji. “Come here. Help me check whether he has an emergency kit and medical fluids.”

Then, he looked down at the wound on his chest. Blood and black fog gushed out of it, and it hurt so much that his mouth twitched.

If it were possible, Meng Chao would have preferred not to kill this “captor” instantly.

After all, the living could always reveal more information than the dead.

But he was heavily injured, and the “captor” had motorized armor increasing his defense. His fighting strength was about the same as that of Meng Chao.

If he could not kill him in one blow and the “captor” made a ruckus or released a fierce shockwave to attract his companions’ attention, Meng Chao would be the one who ended up dead.

Fortunately, the “captor” really did bring an emergency kit and medical fluids in his motorized armor.

Meng Chao injected himself with a cell growth hormone and used one hemostatic gel. Then, he used an emergency tool that looked like a stapler and sutured his wounds together for the time being. His complexion looked a little better after that.