Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Desperate Counterattack
With the help of the Black Bear King, the journey was smooth and unhindered. In less than an hour, they arrived at the outskirts of Black Bear Mountain.
The Black Bear King stopped before a small hill.
From here, Black Bear City was clearly visible.
Qin Feiyang, Ling Yunfei, and the Wolf King leapt down from the Black Bear King’s shoulders to the ground.
The Black Bear King said, “I will escort you this far.”
Qin Feiyang, having regained much of his strength, cupped his fists and said, “Thank you, Senior. We shall meet again.”
The Black Bear King smiled, “Hurry along. Be sure to enter the Dan King Hall and the Martial King Hall. These two great powers are the only shortcut for your kind to ascend swiftly.”
“We will,” they both nodded.
Qin Feiyang waved his hand, sending the Wolf King into the ancient fortress, then turned with Ling Yunfei and headed towards Black Bear City.
“That human boy is not simple,” the Black Bear King murmured quietly as it watched their backs.
It stayed behind, its gaze fixed on the two.
“Be careful,” Qin Feiyang whispered.
“Mm,” Ling Yunfei replied softly.
They listened intently and scanned their surroundings, stopping to investigate at the slightest movement.
Only after confirming there was no danger did they continue forward.
They were wary because the Jiang and Mu families and the city lord’s mansion might have set an ambush nearby.
Their journey was fraught with tension but no actual danger.
They reached the edge of the forest; one more step and they would enter the open plains.
Before stepping out, they had to ensure there was no threat.
They crouched in a patch of grass, looking toward the city gates.
From here, they could clearly see the faces of those guarding the gates.
“Oh!” Both eyes widened in surprise and suspicion.
In front of the gates, besides the city lord’s guards, there were members of another faction.
“It’s Gu Ba!” Qin Feiyang recognized him immediately and was overjoyed.
Gu Ba stood right at the center before the gates, making him very conspicuous.
“Gu Ba?” Ling Yunfei pondered carefully, “If I’m not mistaken, isn’t he the steward elder of the Dan Hall?”
“That’s right!” Qin Feiyang confirmed.
A look of ecstatic joy spread across Ling Yunfei’s face as he said, “If he’s here, doesn’t that mean the hall masters have already received the news?”
“Definitely!” Qin Feiyang nodded firmly.
“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go!” Ling Yunfei sprang up impatiently and dashed out of the forest.
“Senior Bear King, thank you even though you couldn’t do more to help,” Qin Feiyang said with gratitude as he stood, looking back at the Black Bear King on the hill.
“Go!” The Black Bear King opened its mouth wide and silently uttered these two words.
“Take care,” Qin Feiyang also whispered before turning to chase after Ling Yunfei, waving and calling, “Elder Gu, I’m here!”
“That voice?” Gu Ba was startled, then overjoyed as he looked toward Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei and immediately ran toward them.
However, cold light flickered in the eyes of the guards.
“It seems I have no more business here,” the Black Bear King chuckled and turned to leave.
But before it could take a step—
“Boom!”
Suddenly, a loud crash came from behind.
It was momentarily stunned and turned to look, its pupils shrinking sharply.
At the same moment, Gu Ba's expression darkened!
Ahead of Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei—
Two masked figures in black burst from the ground!
Each wielded a three-foot-long gleaming blue blade, radiating a deadly sharpness.
The moment they appeared, they launched themselves like lightning towards Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei.
“Stop!”
Gu Ba shouted urgently, panicked by the sudden attack, rushing to their rescue.
But—
The ambush was too sudden.
More importantly—
The two masked figures were only five or six meters away from Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei!
Gu Ba was too far to intervene in time.
Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei were equally caught off guard.
They never expected that despite Gu Ba’s presence, someone had buried themselves underground, waiting to strike.
These attackers were desperate outlaws!
The blue blades were inches away.
Their sharp edges aimed straight at their hearts!
Clearly, the two masked men intended to kill with a single strike.
At this moment, Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei’s lives hung by a thread.
They already felt as though half their souls had stepped into the afterlife.
Roar!
Just then, a thunderous beast’s roar exploded from the forest behind.
The roar drowned out the thunder itself.
Like a sovereign appearing in the world, it carried a terrifying pressure!
Not only did it deafen their ears, but their blood surged uncontrollably within their bodies.
The two masked men’s arms trembled simultaneously.
Their swings veered off by several inches.
Sput!
One blue blade pierced Qin Feiyang’s right shoulder.
The other struck Ling Yunfei’s left shoulder.
Blood gushed wildly!
“Damn it!”
“Missed the kill!”
The two masked men howled in frustration, quickly withdrawing their blades and swinging again toward Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei’s throats.
“Trying to kill me when I’m prepared? Dream on!”
Qin Feiyang’s eyes blazed coldly.
He grabbed Ling Yunfei, stepped in the Luo Smoke Step, and flashed backward like lightning.
“Don’t let them escape!”
One of the attackers shouted fiercely.
With murderous intent, they charged again.
Their speed far surpassed Qin Feiyang’s.
“Martial Ancestor!” Qin Feiyang’s pupils contracted sharply.
With the enhancement from the Luo Smoke Step, his speed rivaled a Nine-Star Martial Artist.
These two were even faster, so they had to be Martial Ancestors!
He glanced at Gu Ba.
Although Gu Ba was rushing over, it would still take him five breaths to arrive.
Five breaths!
Usually, that would pass quickly.
But in combat, not even one breath could be wasted.
No!
He could no longer think only of fleeing.
Now was the time to fight back to survive!
Because the enemy surely wouldn’t expect a counterattack.
Nor would they expect he had a dagger that could cut through iron!
Thinking this, Qin Feiyang signaled Ling Yunfei with his eyes.
“Attack!”
In the next moment, both shouted fiercely.
Instead of retreating, they charged at the two masked men, filled with murderous intent.
“Huh?”
The two masked men’s eyes flashed with suspicion.
They were charging on their own? Suicide?
“Fall back quickly!” Gu Ba shouted anxiously.
If Jiang Haotian died before him, the hall master and the two hot-headed elders would tear him apart!
However, Qin Feiyang ignored him.
Seeing the masked men distracted, he decisively drew his Cang Xue dagger and struck forcefully at the two blue blades!
Clang!!
Sparks flew instantly!
Both blue blades were severed by Cang Xue in an instant!
“What?”
The two masked men were stunned on the spot.
What was this?
So sharp?
Just then, Ling Yunfei launched a fierce attack!
“Heart-locking Fist!”
With a roar, he punched the left masked man’s chest.
True energy surged, radiating brilliant light.
Boom!
The fist landed.
The masked man spat a mouthful of blood and was blasted flying!
“You little bastard, you’re asking for death!”
The other masked man’s ferocity erupted.
He stomped the ground, sending mud flying in all directions.
Boom!
He slammed a palm into Ling Yunfei.
A wild wind howled; the rain instantly evaporated, creating a vacuum zone—truly astonishing!
Yet Ling Yunfei grinned in the face of such a terrifying strike.
The masked man’s unease deepened.
He glanced sideways at Qin Feiyang.
His expression changed drastically.
Where was he?
Wasn’t he right beside them just moments ago?
“Behind you!”
Suddenly alert, he abandoned his attack on Ling Yunfei and spun around.
But as he turned—
A white, jade-like dagger streaked through the air and pierced his skull with a ‘phut’!
When the masked man lunged at Ling Yunfei, Qin Feiyang had circled behind him.
He showed no mercy, driving the dagger straight through the man’s head.
“How is this possible?”
The masked man’s pupils dilated in disbelief.
“Remember this: never underestimate anyone. Sometimes, even an ant can bring down an elephant.”
Qin Feiyang sneered, pulling out Cang Xue with force.
Thud!
The masked man collapsed, mud splattering everywhere.
The wound on his head gushed blood uncontrollably, quickly staining the rain-soaked ground red.
No sooner had this happened—
The masked man who had been blasted away by Ling Yunfei was just regaining his footing when he saw his companion fall dead.
He was filled with disbelief.
A Martial Ancestor killed by a Martial Artist?
Absurd, utterly absurd!
“I want to see just how capable you two little bastards really are!”
He roared hysterically and charged at Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei like a madman, his murderous aura soaring to the skies!
True energy flowed between his hands.
He was clearly preparing to use martial techniques!
However—
Qin Feiyang and Ling Yunfei remained unmoved, lips curling into mocking smiles.
“You dare attack a disciple of my Dan Hall? You must be bold indeed!”
“Mountain-Breaking Fist!”
At that moment, a roar erupted.
Gu Ba finally arrived, delivering a furious punch.
Feeling the terrifying force, the masked man was shocked and quickly turned, slapping out a palm while shouting, “Wind-Control Palm!”
The fist and palm collided fiercely.
Boom!
Crack!
The masked man was blasted away, his arm broken!
Gu Ba stood like a great mountain amid the storm, unmoving.
He strode to the masked man’s side, eyes filled with killing intent.
“You were originally from the city lord’s mansion. Looks like I have to spare your life for now.”
Qin Feiyang was surprised.
“Elder Gu, how did you know he’s from the city lord’s mansion?”
Gu Ba replied, “Because the Wind-Control Palm is a martial technique only practiced by the city lord’s people.”
Qin Feiyang clenched his fists and said gravely, “It seems he won’t stop unless I kill him.”
Gu Ba sneered, “Don’t worry. As long as we take him back, he won’t be able to deny anything. Then, forget about keeping the city lord’s position—he might not even keep his life. Just wait and watch.”
Before he finished—
The masked man suddenly slammed a palm against his own chest!
Pfft!
Blood sprayed wildly.
With a grimace, he looked at Qin Feiyang and the others and snarled, “Killing Jiang Haotian and Ling Yunfei was our own doing. The city lord has nothing to do with it. If you want to slander him, you’re dreaming!”
Then, he collapsed to the ground.
Gu Ba hurried forward and pressed his hand on the man’s chest, his expression instantly darkening!