Chapter 666: The Path of Strength

Chapter 666: The Path of Strength

Li Taichang couldn’t match Daiku Kai Enzu in a frontal fight. All he could do was rely on technique, darting and dodging to stall for time, all while yelling for Bai Chunyu to come help.

Seeing the situation, Bai Chunyu had no choice but to turn back and assist, joining him in an assault on Daiku Kai.

A massive snowstorm swept in, covering the area like a white curtain and engulfing the battlefield.

Bai Chunyu split into countless avatars—breaking a few of the snowflakes wouldn’t affect him much.

But Daiku Kai, due to his Beast-type transformation, couldn’t wear battle armor. His skin was left fully exposed.

Suffering Bai Chunyu’s attack over time was like being slowly flayed by a blunt knife—he would be worn down sooner or later.

However, this time, Daiku Kai Enzu didn’t panic despite Bai Chunyu’s onslaught.

Many people assumed that hulking sumo wrestlers, weighing hundreds of kilos, were all brawn and no brains.

Daiku Kai always scoffed at that notion.

A warrior who fights with nothing but his body—if he doesn't have the smarts to handle his opponents—how could he ever survive on the battlefield?

If he were that kind of simple brute, he wouldn’t have lasted this long in the apocalypse!

“Trying the same trick on me again? What a f***ing joke.”

Daiku Kai let out a rough laugh, flashing a mouthful of sharp white teeth.

Then, right in the midst of the blizzard, he didn’t dodge the bladed snowflakes—

Instead, he raised his massive Dragonfly Cutter, over three meters long, high above his head!

With both hands, he spun the blade at incredible speed.

Soon, the Dragonfly Cutter began to whirl like a windmill, generating a massive cyclone around his body!

Bai Chunyu’s countless snowflake avatars got caught in the whirlwind, losing their mobility.

“That bastard!”

Bai Chunyu was startled—he hadn’t expected the big brute to figure out a countermeasure so quickly.

But now, if he canceled his transformation, he would be torn apart at close range before he could blink.

“You think you can trap me like this?! Keep dreaming!”

With a furious shout, Bai Chunyu tried to scatter the blizzard to the distance—

But Daiku Kai’s spinning only intensified. The whirlwind became a visible cyclone centered around him!

The immense wind pressure created an overwhelming force differential, forcefully dragging Bai Chunyu’s snow bodies right back in.

No matter how he tried to escape, he was yanked back into the storm!

“Dn it! Dn it all!”

Panic finally began to creep in.

Before Li Taichang could even catch his breath and intervene—

All the swirling snow around them was gathered by Daiku Kai’s cyclone, condensed into a massive ice pillar.

Bai Chunyu was frozen solid—compressed into a huge, spiraling column of ice by the crushing force of the wind.

Daiku Kai jumped high into the air—

And then slammed the ice pillar down into the ground with a massive palm strike!

Next, he stomped hard with his right foot—

BOOM! The earth shook violently, rocks and dirt flying in all directions!

Just like that, Bai Chunyu was temporarily sealed beneath the earth.

It wouldn’t kill him, but it would be a while before he could break free.

Luo Tianxiang and Li Taichang were both rattled by what they saw.

Bai Chunyu had been the core of their trio. Now that he was sealed away, their fighting strength took a serious hit.

Especially against a beast-type powerhouse like Daiku Kai Enzu—

Their usual tactics might not even work anymore.

“No! We have to get Vice Captain Bai out! If we don’t, there’s no way Li Taichang can hold off that monster sumo alone!”

Luo Tianxiang had to change targets.

He quickly spun in midair and dove toward Daiku Kai’s position—

Lightning surged from his mouth and claws, all aimed at Daiku Kai’s body!

Daiku Kai wasn’t known for speed—

He couldn’t dodge lightning attacks from above.

Crack! Zap!

Bolts of lightning struck him directly, electric light crackling all over his body!

Zzzzzaaaap!

But the lightning just danced over his skin without doing much damage.

Daiku Kai sneered,

“This kind of attack isn’t enough to hurt me.”

Luo Tianxiang’s power was based on electricity, but it was a form of bioelectricity—not true lightning.

If it had been real, hundred-thousand-volt lightning, even Daiku Kai wouldn’t have dared to take it head-on.

Luo Tianxiang’s pupils shrank—

A bad feeling surged in his chest.

A split-second instinct told him to run.

They had underestimated the target of this mission.

These Neon Ronin who crossed the sea were just as powerful as the Celestial Squad!

But Luo Tianxiang clenched his teeth.

He had no choice—this battle was being watched by top brass from HQ.

There was no way he could run!

With that thought, he began charging a massive orb of lightning in his mouth—

He was preparing a killing blow.

At the very least, he needed to force Daiku Kai to retreat and give Bai Chunyu a chance to escape.

But just as he was gathering power—

Daiku Kai suddenly struck a bizarre pose.

He raised the Dragonfly Cutter high with his right hand, body slightly crouched—

His muscular frame drawn like a giant bow.

“Crap!”

Luo Tianxiang instantly realized what he was about to do.

“I have to dodge—now!”

He flapped his wings, but it was already too late—

The Dragonfly Cutter pierced through the air like a missile—

Even if Daiku Kai wasn’t fast, his raw physical power was top-tier.

With that kind of force, the Dragonfly Cutter shattered the sound barrier with a deafening sonic boom!

A strike at several times the speed of sound!

Luo Tianxiang couldn’t evade it.

His body was pierced midair—

The massive blade tore through him, dragging a trail of blood as it continued skyward!

He felt all the strength drain from his body in an instant.

Looking down, he saw a giant, gaping hole torn through his chest and stomach—

A full pass-through wound.

Then—head first—he plummeted from the sky.

“Old Luo!!”

Li Taichang’s eyes nearly burst with rage. His heart burned with fury—and a rising fear.

Bai Chunyu was sealed underground.

Luo Tianxiang had been skewered—his fate unknown.

Now he was alone—

How could he face these three monsters by himself?

Even wearing custom-made armor from Deng Group, he couldn’t help but tremble at what was to come.

Reality didn’t give him time to think.

Even without his Dragonfly Cutter, Daiku Kai grinned coldly and charged forward like a bolt of lightning!

“AAAHHH!!”

Li Taichang roared—

He dragged his iron chain, scooped up the massive anchor once more,

And charged back at him!

Author's Note