"That's impossible!"
The pursuer's face turned pale with shock.
Just then, Meng Chao had held the heavy saber with both hands and swung it upward at his waist. He was fast, and the momentum of the saber was fierce. Even if the pursuer dodged it, the momentum would not decrease. It had to go past his head due to inertia.
And he had already made up his mind to launch his fiercest counterattack while Meng Chao was unguarded.
He did not expect that Meng Chao would ignore inertia and deliver a second slash from a completely different direction so quickly and viciously.
The pursuer's pupils shrank swiftly.
He immediately found the reason.
At the same time Meng Chao delivered the first slash, he threw the second heavy saber at his head.
The first slash was just a feint. Meng Chao had predicted that he would be able to dodge it.
And once the first slash missed, Meng Chao immediately let go. He brought his hands up and accurately grabbed the second saber that came flying at him.
He did not need to overcome the inertia of the first heavy saber, which had moved like a mad tiger, and the speed of his slashes increased by more than 100%!
"What … is this saber technique?"
The pursuer's skin crawled. He was shocked, and he instantly came to the conclusion 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 dodge the second slash, he would choose the part where he would receive the slash.
He would use the sturdiest shoulder and chest of his motorized armor to receive the slash.
With his spirit energy shield, his flesh, and bones that were made of steel, he should be able to bite the slash in his shoulder.
At that time, the ambusher would lose his two heavy sabers, and he would be able to scream at the top of his lungs so that his companions would notice the intense fight happening here.
Then, he would have a chance to turn the tables!
While the pursuer thought about this, he saw Meng Chao's second heavy saber land on his right shoulder with the force of a thunderbolt.
He was prepared to endure the bone-chilling pain.
But against his expectations, the slash did not bring him any pain or shock.
The seemingly unstoppable slash did not even manage to cut through his pauldron.
Instead, the heavy saber flew out of his hand and to the side.
The pursuer was delighted.
In an instant, he realized that something was amiss.
If he wanted to react, it was already too late. A sharp blade that was as thin as a cicada's wing and invisible shot out of Meng Chao's empty right hand. It gently crept into the gap of the motorized armor and stabbed the captor's throat.
Before the pursuer could let out a miserable scream, the sharp blade had already severed his vocal cords, carotid arteries, cervical vertebrae, and spinal nerves.
The pursuer could only widen his eyes and let out "Cluck, cluck, cluck" sounds.
Dark red blood flowed down the invisible blade, finally outlining the outline of the blade.
The pursuer recognized the knife.
This saber should belong to Bloody Slaughter Gao Yang.
Under the skull mask, shock and fear were written all over his face.
But there was no point in having more emotions.
As Meng Chao spat out spirit energy, his entire neck was cut off by the saber glare. His huge head fell backwards, and the headless body twitched for a while before it slowly knelt down in front of Meng Chao.
"…"
The entire process did not take more than a second.
A 'Ji blinked. He saw the fierce-looking pursuer, who was armed to the teeth, turn into a headless corpse and kneel down in front of Meng Chao.
This was the first time he saw Meng Chao truly attack.
The boy looked as if he had seen an immortal, but also as if he had seen a monster in human skin.
When the head fell to the ground, Meng Chao sighed in relief. He cradled his chest and sat down slowly.
"Come here. Help me search his body and see whether he has an emergency kit and medicine."
He called out to A 'Ji.
He lowered his head and looked at the wound on his chest. Blood and black fog seeped out again, and it hurt so much that he clenched his teeth.
If it was possible, Meng Chao did not want to kill the pursuer instantly.
After all, a living person would always reveal more information than a dead person.
But he was heavily injured, and the pursuer had motorized armor supporting him, so his fighting strength was about the same as his.
If Meng Chao could not kill him in one strike, the pursuer would scream or release a violent shockwave to attract his companions' attention, and he would be the one to die.
Fortunately, the pursuer really did have an emergency kit and medicine in his motorized armor.
Meng Chao injected a cell growth hormone and a hemostatic gel. Then, he used an emergency tool that was similar to a stapler to suture his wound temporarily. His complexion became a little better.
"Now, let's see just what sort of person you are!"
Meng Chao moved swiftly and removed the corpse's mask and helmet.
Because he had instantly killed the pursuer.
The man's face was not twisted.
Meng Chao washed off the camouflage ointment on his face, and he saw a fierce-looking and fierce face.
Meng Chao observed it for a long time before he came to a conclusion. "He's indeed not a veteran hunter, and he doesn't look like a powerful fighter from the gangs either."
Then who was he?
Meng Chao shut his eyes and quickly searched through the lost people on the Supernatural Tower's bounty list in his mind.
He was a superhuman, but he was willing to work for a villain and become a monster's lackey.
Aside from the lost people who were wanted by the entire city and had nowhere else to go, there should be no one else.
But against his expectations, when he searched through the hundreds of lost people he had an impression of, none of them matched the face in front of him.
There was no reason for that!
It has to be known that after he reached Heaven Realm, his memory had increased by leaps and bounds. He could remember most of the lost people's information with just one glance.
Could he be a nobody ranked in the hundreds on the bounty list?
That was impossible. This person's wariness and reaction speed were pretty extraordinary. If Meng Chao had not obtained the shadowless saber from Bloody Slaughter Gao Yang, it would have been impossible for him to kill him instantly without making a sound with just his chain saber and Bloody Soul.
This sort of fighting strength was enough for him to commit major crimes. It was impossible for him to be a nobody.
"Just who are you?"
Meng Chao thought about it for a while before he decided to strip off the headless corpse's armor and nano fighting suit.
He carefully examined the person's fingers and skin inch by inch, paying special attention to the scars on the skin.
He noticed that there were a lot of scars on the person's body that looked like they had been burned but had healed.
There were also dense holes on the scars, and they looked a little mushy.
"They seem to be left behind by a chronic skin disease caused by insect-type monsters with poison and acid in them in the wild," Meng Chao mumbled.
"This person has the experience of surviving in the wild for a long time, but he's not a veteran hunter …"
When he reached the corpse's neck, Meng Chao's expression suddenly changed.
He brought the severed head over and pushed aside the hair on the back of the head. Then, he pieced the head and the corpse together and found a complete barcode on the neck.
This barcode, which looked like it had been printed by a laser, was like a key that opened another database in Meng Chao's mind.
The faces flashed by, and Meng Chao finally confirmed the person's identity.
It was an impossible identity.
A 'Ji observed Meng Chao's expression and asked tentatively, "Uncle, do you know this person?"
"I don't."
Meng Chao shook his head slowly and changed the topic. "But I've heard his name before."
"Who is he?"
"A dead person," Meng Chao said.
A 'Ji said, "Of course he's a dead man. No matter who it was that was decapitated, he's definitely dead."
"You don't understand what I mean," Meng Chao said. "This guy died three years ago."
A 'Ji's eyes went wide. "What?!"
"Look at this."
Meng Chao showed the barcode tattoo on the back of the corpse's neck to A 'Ji and explained it to him. "This is the symbol of the Reaper Squad. This person is a member of the Reaper Squad."
A 'Ji blinked. "Reaper Squad? What's that?"
"It's like this. There are a lot of superhumans in Dragon City who enter spirit energy deviation when they practice spirit energy. Their personalities change, and they commit crimes. They're collectively known as lost people," Meng Chao said.
"Many of the lost people can't control their strength and desires, so they commit heinous crimes. Based on the laws on Earth, they will definitely die.
"But in Dragon City, unless they're killed on the spot during an arrest, they won't be given the death penalty. They'll be executed immediately.
"This isn't because the laws in Dragon City are rather lenient, and it's not because the law enforcers are merciful.
"It's just that Dragon City has limited resources. The lost people have to spend a lot of cultivation resources to obtain superhuman strength. If they were killed with one bullet, they would be able to die a comfortable death, but they've wasted a lot of resources and destroyed society. How are they supposed to pay for it?
"So, the judgment for these evil lost people is to plant mini crystal bombs in their bodies and put on special remote-controlled collars and spirit energy magnetic shackles. Then, they're sent to a special squad known as the Reaper Squad.
"The Reaper Squad is in charge of heading to the depths of the fog to carry out missions that are very dangerous and have a high mortality rate. It's very difficult for normal squads to take on these missions.
"For example, they investigate the nests of Apocalyptic Beasts, map out the terrain hundreds of kilometers away from Dragon City, search for crystal mines with high radiation that even superhumans can't handle, and so on.
"To the lost people, it's better to live than to die. Even though they have a slim chance of survival in every mission and can't return to normal society even if they complete the mission, they're still alive. What they've committed is a crime punishable by death, so even if they live for another day, they'll still be able to live.
"Besides, many of the lost people enter spirit energy deviation and are controlled by their killing instincts. They don't lust for worldly pleasures. As long as they can continue killing, they'll be satisfied.
"To the Survival Committee and the Supernatural Tower, using the Reaper Squad to carry out missions can reduce the death rate and disability rate of superhumans to the maximum. You can even say that they're making use of trash.
"The Reaper Squad has been around for more than ten years, and they've always had a lot of achievements. This system has been maintained to this day.
"And if I remember correctly, this guy is Corpse-eating Dog Du Ming. He was once an excellent hunter and loved eating raw monster flesh, but he got lost in the wild and couldn't return to Dragon City. When he ran out of supplies, he fought against his companions and even ate their flesh. In the end, he was sentenced to death and sent to the Reaper Squad.
"But three years ago, during an exploration mission in the wild, the Reaper Squad he was in ran into an Apocalyptic Beast. All of them died, and not even their corpses were left …"
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