Night Without End-Chapter 24 - 16: Annihilating the Enemy

The Snow Ape was split into two by a single blade, shocking Shao Chengfeng and Feng Yi'an to the core, uncontrollably taking steps back, and doubting again, could their leader really handle him?

Fu Entao's expression changed slightly, but his attack was unaffected, seizing the opportunity of Qin Ming turning sideways to dodge the Snow Ape, his bright long blade cleaved through the wind and snow, chopping horizontally with incredible strength.

Qin Ming seemed to have anticipated it, raising his Iron Spear with his left hand to block behind him, his back to the opponent, followed by a leap, using the fierce strike on the Iron Spear's shaft from Fu Entao to accelerate forward.

Ordinary people wouldn't dare to do this, because even if they weren't cleaved on the spot, they would be injured by the powerful force, possibly spitting blood profusely.

But Qin Ming was unharmed, his figure sprang forward close to his target.

The burly Mountain Patrol, with his hair standing on end, saw the opponent charging at him, fierce as a giant beast in the mountains; after landing, the bright blade light immediately sliced over.

He immediately swung his blade in retaliation, wishing to fight blade against blade with the opponent, but in an instant, he felt he could barely hold onto the handle, the opponent's force was just too great.

After a brief and intense two collisions, the soft flesh between his fingers was shattered, blood flowing long, dyeing the handle red, no longer having the strength to hold the blade.

With a 'puff'!

Under the reflection of the Fire Spring, a bright flash of blade light passed, and his head was chopped off, flying away, his body thudding to the ground.

Qin Ming suddenly turned around, using his Iron Spear to block Fu Entao's long blade, with a menacing look towards Feng Yi'an and Shao Chengfeng.

The two behind him panicked, usually they were also ruthless, with a nature like a jackal, malicious and venomous with means, but the youth in front of them was too ferocious, not saying a word and started killing, making them shiver.

Fu Entao also felt a shadow rising in his heart, this Second Rebirth youth exerted a lot of pressure on him, each spear, each blade strike numbed his arms.

At this moment he really wanted to flee, to escape into the dark depths of the mountain forest, but he was afraid if he showed cowardice and left his back to the opponent, he would be fatally hit by a continuous killing move.

Qin Ming spoke: "There are seven heads to be chopped off at the mountain's stronghold, now four have fallen, only the three of you remain."

Fu Entao was startled, then his expression darkened; this youth counted the Golden Mastiff, the Snow Ape, and the five of them together, treating them as beasts on the same level?

Shao Chengfeng and Feng Yi'an each clenched their Iron Spear and long blade tightly; if someone dared to belittle them like this on any other day, they wouldn't know what death meant.

Qin Ming wanted to stir up their fury, for he felt the three had lost their will to fight, probably thinking of fleeing; he was afraid he wouldn't be able to chase down the Second Rebirth Fu Entao.

As expected, the shadow that just emerged in Fu Entao's heart was stimulated and dispersed; in this region, even the veteran leaders of other Patrol Teams wouldn't dare to insult him so.

Fu Entao, who had built up so many years, was hopeful of reaching the next level, almost touching the threshold.

"Is he that Qin Ming from Shuangshu Village?" Fu Entao asked the two behind him.

Before, when they were discussing the Blood Bamboo Forest, Feng Yi'an and Shao Chengfeng had mentioned Qin Ming, wanting to use this youth with the Golden Foundation to explore and take advantage of eliminating him.

"It's him." Feng Yi'an with the big beard nodded.

After nodding, Fu Entao spoke coldly: "Alright, later we'll massacre Shuangshu Village, leaving none alive, men, women, elderly, children; a special period, after the Mountain Sweeping Action begins, a giant beast emerging unexpectedly in the deep mountains and slaughtering a village is also considered normal."

His smile was cold, as if with a bloody stench, and he slowly raised his long blade.

Qin Ming was not provoked; he wanted their emotions to surge, so they wouldn't lose the courage to fight and escape in the short term.

He added fuel to the fire, saying, "Was what I just said about you incorrect? Chixia City pays you a high salary, and the villagers also revere you, willingly reducing Fire Field's yield to help the Patrol Team plant Black Moon. What do you do? You drain the pond to get all the fish, you suck the marrow from the bones, greedy to consume all the Spiritual essence in the Fire Spring, careless if next year's famine starves many people, and you readily kill those innocent villagers for intimidation and deterrence. In your eyes, those lives are not even worth a deer, far less than your nurtured Golden Mastiffs; do you still have human hearts or humanity? Am I wrong to equate you with the Evil Dog and Snow Ape? You are far more harmful than they are. Think about the deceased old leader of the Mountain Patrol and those responsible Mountain Patrol members of other teams; you simply don't deserve to be listed alongside them."

Qin Ming spoke calmly, without agitation, without anger, even keeping his voice low.

But this made Fu Entao's blade-holding hand show veins; he remained silent and aggressively pushed forward.

Even Feng Yi'an and Shao Chengfeng became murderous, itching to kill this calm-toned youth who jabbed at their hearts.

Qin Ming preempted the difficulty, wielding the relatively heavy Iron Spear as if it was an extension of his arm, the sharp spear tip stabbing out, leaving a trail of afterimages, stirring up a sky full of goose feather snow; as Fu Entao dodged by tilting his head, the spear tip pierced through a bowl-thick Larch tree behind him, and with a slight force on the spear shaft, the tree trunk snapped with a crack sound.

Immediately after, his chopping blade also swung out in succession.

In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged heavy blade lights amidst an extremely risky exchange; wherever they went, a swath of trees fell, their destructive power astonishing.

They fought near the Fire Spring when suddenly, with a bang, a large wooden house exploded into pieces under their blade lights.

The nearly two meters tall Fu Entao normally had an imposing presence, but now he was gasping heavily, his naturally curled long hair steaming with white mist; he was alarmed, extremely tired, his arms numbed from the shaking, while the opponent remained ferocious.

If it weren't for his incredible speed, he would have certainly perished by now.

He perceived something wrong with the opponent's speed and realized his own advantage. At that moment, he seized the opportunity, as Feng Yi'an and Shao Chengfeng launched a full-force attack, striking out suddenly while Qin Ming swung his spear and blade.

"Clang!"

The grating sound of blade and spear colliding erupted, with Qin Ming using the Chopper to block Shao Chengfeng's Iron Spear, and quickly deflecting Feng Yi'an's long blade with the back of his own blade.

At this moment, Fu Entao was like a fierce tiger-wolf in human form, extraordinarily brutal. His hair whipped about in the wind and snow, his gaze turned exceptionally sharp, both hands gripping the long blade, chopping down one after another, attacking with all his might.

He noticed that Qin Ming's force was not as strong as before when countering with one hand on the Iron Spear; it seemed he was close to being overwhelmed.

He yelled, "Go all out and kill him!"

Qin Ming managed the other two with his Chopper while his left-hand Iron Spear was being suppressed by Fu Entao's incessant blade swings, looking very precarious.

Even during several fierce exchanges, he chose a tactic of mutual destruction; allowing Fu Entao's long blade to come down, but his spear still pushed forward, stabbing relentlessly, forcing his opponent to retreat.

Fu Entao revealed a cold, cruel smile. Who has he ever feared in his ruthlessness? He suddenly leaped forward, simply avoiding vital areas on the upper body and, with a clear swing of his long blade, aimed a vertical slice at Qin Ming.

At the same time, Feng Yi'an and Shao Chengfeng's faces also showed ferocious smiles, with a perfect coordination, they sealed off all Qin Ming's escape routes. Long blade and Iron Spear moved in unison, forcing Qin Ming to use his Chopper solely to defend their attacks.

Qin Ming had no room to retreat and no time to dodge Fu Entao's long blade ahead. Without hesitation, he chose to speed up and charge forward. There was no time to lift the long spear high; the trajectory of its tip unchanged, it pierced into Fu Entao's thigh with a "thud", going straight through.

Although Fu Entao's face twitched, he grew even more ruthless. If this exchange of injuries continued, only his leg would be hurt, while the long blade he slashed from mid-air could split his opponent in two.

At the crucial moment, Qin Ming's right hand still parried the other two with the Chopper. Abandoning the Iron Spear, he lifted his left arm to fiercely resist the sharp long blade.

Fu Entao sneered disdainfully, thinking this would allow him to chop through both arm and person together.

Feng Yi'an and Shao Chengfeng also started to laugh, no one knew better how terrifying the 2-meter-tall team leader's slicing blade was. They imagined they had already seen the bloody scene.

However, a trembling clang sound, accompanied by an extremely grating metallic friction, occurred—it was completely different from what they had imagined.

The outer garment of Qin Ming's arm tore apart, revealing the special armor of the Patrol Team members, and he wore not just one layer.

Although this armor was not as fine as that of team leader Fu Entao, Qin Ming had donned three layers, which were enough to block the blade.

Had he not found it too cumbersome, Qin Ming might have worn the armor from the four men he killed at the foot of the mountain.

With a thump, Fu Entao staggered upon landing from mid-air, his thigh pierced and the Iron Spear not yet removed; blood poured out, and he was unable to stand steadily.

Feng Yi'an turned to flee without any hesitation, decisively—he knew that the entire Patrol Team was likely to be annihilated.

Shao Chengfeng also realized that the youth's defeatist demeanor was merely an intentional lure. He, too, immediately fled.

Qin Ming picked up an Iron Spear from the ground, leaping into the air and threw it with force. At such a close distance, the throw was deadly accurate. The Iron Spear flew out swiftly, plunging from above into Feng Yi'an's back with a thud, nailing him to the ground!

"Ah..." He let out a painful scream, unable to die immediately, stuck in place.

The moment Qin Ming landed, he pursued the other man. His speed was slightly inferior to Fu Entao's, but it was far too easy to catch up with Shao Chengfeng.

Shao Chengfeng wouldn't just wait to die; he turned around to vigorously fight back with his Iron Spear, but it was futile. His right arm was chopped off by Qin Ming.

The Iron Spear dropped to the ground, picked up by Qin Ming, who then mercilessly impaled Shao Chengfeng on the spot with the long spear, instantly staining the ground with splattered blood.

Qin Ming stood in the center and spoke, "If none of you had fled, simply fighting to the death here, I believe you all would have been dealt with already. Throughout, I had to be cautious in case any of you escaped, as even one fleeing would mean the failure of my mission."

"You..." Fu Entao propped himself up with his long blade, nearly spitting out blood in anger, thinking Qin Ming was boasting outrageously.

"Contending with blades with you, I indeed struggled due to being distracted. However, I was recently reborn, so it's understandable," Qin Ming reviewed the battle.

"What?!" Fu Entao froze, his heart trembling; he couldn't believe the other was a newcomer, nor accept this reality.

"You really haven't had a Second Rebirth," Feng Yi'an spat out a mouthful of blood, bitterly smiling while lying there. He knew it was over and that he had encountered an inconceivable monster.

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