Chapter 42 Tranquility

Looking at Zhou Jing's ferocious aura, the few lord's guards felt like retreating.

They had already lost one man. Although the guards were enraged, they also felt a chill.

This was very different from what they had expected when they set out. They only wanted to teach the hunter a lesson to vent their anger, but they didn't intend to fight to the death here.

Even Maggee, despite being enraged after his face was disfigured, was a little shaken when he looked at the even more ruthless Zhou Jing.

What kind of person was this!

Before the few of them could finish hesitating, Zhou Jing took the initiative and launched a fierce attack. With a flash of his blades, he encircled the five remaining guards with combat ability.

"Take him down first!"

Maggee roared, his voice mixed with a panic that even he didn't realize.

The others couldn't care about anything else and could only deal with Zhou Jing's swift and continuous attacks.

Many of the lord's guards still wanted to flank Zhou Jing like before, but Zhou Jing had already broken out. It wasn't so easy to surround him again, especially since they had already lost two men.

Without the spatial restrictions of the encirclement, Zhou Jing finally didn't have to constantly deal with attacks from all directions. Now he had the chance to unleash his speed.

His dual blades weaved between the guards, becoming agile and deadly.

The clanging of weapons echoed without end. From time to time, a blade of light would emerge from a tricky angle, so fast that the guards were drenched in cold sweat. They barely managed to block the attacks with their proficient combat skills, but some of them still suffered cuts that revealed the flesh.

However, the guards also knew to stick close together and support each other. Whenever Zhou Jing attacked one of them, the others would either help defend or attack where he had to retreat, using their numerical advantage to fight against his lone wolf tactics.

"Back to back!"

Maggee roared.

The others understood and immediately stood back to back, forming a circle with their weapons facing outwards.

Speed was hard to deal with, but after all, the opponent was just one person. They formed a back-to-back formation to support each other. Even if the opponent had exceptional speed, he would be like a rat pulling at a turtle, unable to find a way to attack.

Unless they could quickly kill one of them or directly break their formation while everyone was on guard and able to react instantly, there wouldn't be many opportunities.

By adopting this defensive stance, the guards were also showing weakness, hoping that Zhou Jing would retreat in the face of difficulty… They no longer wanted to continue fighting this seemingly fearless simpleton.

The tough feared the stubborn, and the stubborn feared those who didn't care about their lives. Maggee and the others were already a little afraid of Zhou Jing.

Facing the guards' back-to-back formation, Zhou Jing chose a direction and slashed down with both blades.

Clang!

The guard who was attacked raised his sword to block the dual blades. The force on the blades made him want to retreat.

But the other companions supporting him from behind provided support.

The lord's guard suddenly borrowed strength and held Zhou Jing's dual blades in mid-air.

At the same time, the weapons of the two people next to him also stabbed out diagonally, one also going to parry the dual blades, and the other thrusting towards Zhou Jing's chest.

Swish swish!

Both attacks missed. Zhou Jing had already retreated before the attacks arrived, avoiding the sharp edges.

He circled around and attacked a few more times, but the results were the same.

The Blood-enhanced Guards didn't hunt exotic beasts, but they also practiced diligently every day. Their coordination wasn't great, but they wouldn't make too many mistakes. They still knew how to fight.

But the guards had lost the initiative of the ambush. They didn't have a good way to deal with Zhou Jing, who was slippery and elusive after breaking free. They couldn't surround him, and they couldn't hit him.

For a time, neither side could do anything to each other, and they could only swing their weapons in vain.

Weapons collided, sparks flew, and the clanging was lively, but no one suffered any new injuries.

Seeing that Zhou Jing was relentlessly attacking again and again, one of the lord's guards became anxious and shouted:

"Stop it, there's no need to make it like this!"

It's already like this, why are you still fighting You've already broken through the encirclement, you can run away at any time, why haven't you escaped yet

Did you really want to fight us to the death here We don't have such a deep hatred between us!

You drank the Blood-enhanced Potion, why don't you run away, find a place to digest it, why do you have to fight us here!

You can't be this reckless even if you don't care about your life!

Zhou Jing turned a deaf ear.

If these guys didn't think the situation was bad, they might have wanted to bully him today.

Now that he finally caught the opportunity to have a good fight, how could he stop just because they said so.

If he was killed, he would admit that his skills were inferior. If you guys die, don't blame me for not knowing when to stop and not having martial morality.

What's the point of practicing martial arts if you're not tough-headed.

After blocking Zhou Jing's increasingly fierce attack, the guards realized that Zhou Jing had no intention of stopping, and they were both angry and annoyed.

Damn it, this guy is really crazy!

They couldn't escape like this. If they tried to run separately, they would only be chased down and killed one by one.

Since he doesn't want to let us go, then let's fight!

With a firm resolve, the guards had no choice but to muster their fighting spirit.

Their eyes met, and killing intent intertwined.

The sun gradually set in the west, and the two sides had been fighting fiercely in this small forest until dusk.

The setting sun cast a layer of bloody light on them.

"Hoo... hoo..."

The five lord's guards, including Maggee, were panting heavily, with scattered knife wounds on their bodies.

Zhou Jing's chest rose and fell violently, his arms were trembling slightly, and the edges of his blades were already somewhat chipped.

Ross had already gotten up. He originally wanted to come up and help, but his frontal combat skills were really too poor. After being slashed a few times, Zhou Jing kicked him aside, stopping him from sacrificing his life to hug the enemy's thighs

There was no need for him yet.

As for the lord's guard who had been knocked unconscious, Zhou Jing had finished him off because he was alone.

In any case, Ross had made a small contribution.

The remaining five men huddled together tightly, absolutely not breaking apart to give Zhou Jing a chance to defeat them one by one.

Fighting wasn't a math problem after all. Although the guards had suffered losses, their formation actually made it more difficult for Zhou Jing to achieve results.

However, the Blood-enhanced Potion in Zhou Jing's body was continuously taking effect, providing a steady stream of new power, while the guards were constantly消耗ing their stamina in the fierce battle.

As one waned and the other waxed, the scales gradually tipped to one side.

"Just what exactly are you?"

Maggee panted like a bull, his face filled with horror.

These guards had also undergone Blood-enhanced reinforcement, most of them in excruciating pain. They originally thought that Zhou Jing's strange operation of drinking medicine for reinforcement during the battle was completely courting death.

During the fierce battle, everyone was waiting for Zhou Jing to show a flaw due to the pain.

But to their surprise, Zhou Jing clearly showed signs of reinforcement, but he seemed completely unaware, cutting all the way from day to dusk.

Won’t this guy's eyes get dry...呸, does this guy not have pain

Or has his endurance reached an exaggerated level!

Maggee and the others couldn't believe it.

The veins on Zhou Jing's forehead were throbbing, the pain of reinforcement mixed with the sense of power, echoing wave after wave in his body, just wanting to vent it all out.

The [Tenacity] talent suppressed the pain of Blood-enhanced reinforcement, making him feel vigorous and energetic, filled with inexhaustible energy, just like taking stimulants.

Boom!

At this moment, as if a qualitative change was caused by quantitative accumulation, the power in his body suddenly erupted like a volcano!

Zhou Jing darted out, his charging speed increasing sharply.

The dual blades stirred up a whirlwind and slammed down with a roar.

One of the guards still tried to block it as before.

Bang!!

The five-man formation suddenly burst apart, all of them scattered by the force, like bowling pins hit by a bowling ball.

With a clang, the weapon of the lord's guard who blocked the attack was directly broken, and a deep bloodline appeared from the top of his head to his chin. Then, blood gushed out and he fell to the ground.

Without any fancy skills, this blade's power actually broke through the five-man turtle formation head-on.

The remaining four staggered back, watching the corpse of their companion whose head had been separated, and a chill ran down their spines.

Crap, the Blood-enhanced reinforcement has fully taken effect!

Zhou Jing's eyes were covered with bloodshot, without any pause, he took advantage of the situation and chased after the nearest person, slashing again with both blades.

Clang!

The long sword used for parrying flew out of his hand.

The dual blades crossed, and the lord's guard's head left home.

The lord's guards, who could still exchange a few blows, were directly defeated head-on, and the difference in physical fitness instantly widened a lot.

The remaining three were finally scared out of their wits, and ran away without caring about anything else.

The consequence of being alone was being caught up by Zhou Jing, whose speed had suddenly increased a lot.

Two more lord's guards struggled in vain and were stabbed to the ground on the spot.

Only Maggee was left, his weapon knocked away by Zhou Jing with one blow.

Bang!

Zhou Jing kicked him over.

"Don't... don't..."

Maggee slumped to the ground, frantically raising his hands to block in front of him, his face filled with fear.

Zhou Jing pointed the almost serrated blade at his eyes, not immediately slashing down, and said in a deep voice:

"Tell me, how exactly did the lord get you to come here"

Maggee's teeth chattered, not daring not to explain, and he revealed all the brief conversations between the lord and him.

Zhou Jing nodded, not interested in talking nonsense with Maggee, and with a thrust of his blade, he directly pierced through Maggee's head.

Puff!

Pulling out the blade.

Maggee fell to the ground with a thud, his face frozen with fear.

He still wanted to beg for mercy, still wanted to argue, but he didn't even have a chance.

Seven corpses lay on the ground, and there was no more movement in the field.

Zhou Jing closed his eyes slightly, savoring the sword light and shadows while enjoying the moment of peace and quiet that seemed to have returned to the world.

So quiet...

So comfortable.

Zhou Jing opened his eyes, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, and staggered. He quickly steadied himself with his blade.

He looked at the corpses all over the ground and curled his lips.

Well, the lord's guards seemed to have been completely wiped out, killed by him clean.

This situation couldn't be good... although he didn't care about it.

Moreover, these people stopping him had already explained the problem. The information that Maggee revealed basically proved that the lord couldn't escape the connection.

"The rewards he gave me before, as well as the reasons he gave me, are probably means to稳住 me..." (appease)

Zhou Jing was expressionless.

Lut... he would have to go find him sooner or later.

At this time, he finally had time to see

[Synchronization rate +10%]

[Triggered the achievement [First Kill - Blood-enhanced Warrior (Initial Reinforcement)]!]

[Gained 500 Star Realm Points! [Aptitude Enhancement - Physique (Small)] x1, [Aptitude Enhancement - Resistance (Small)] x1]

[Transcendent System - [Blood-enhanced Warrior], level increased]

[Blood-enhanced Warrior: Secondary Reinforcement (Wind Howling Tiger)]

[Effect: Physique +14, Resistance +10, Perception +7]

[Current Attributes: Physique 40 (First Order A+), Resistance 31, Perception 18, Spirit 6, Energy 0]

[Secondary Reinforcement comes with traits: [Tendon and Bone Resilience], [Gale Swiftness], [Tiger Courage], [Low-Level Wind Element Resistance]]

[Life Goals [Secondary Blood-enhanced Reinforcement], [Experienced Exotic Beast Hunter] have been completed]

[You have obtained 70 Information-state Particles]

[Current Apostle Constant Standard Progress: 100/110]

"The clearance standard has not been met!"

Zhou Jing's eyes widened.

It seemed that his initial judgment was correct. Life goals were only the most convenient way to obtain Information-state Particles, but they couldn't necessarily fully meet the clearance requirements.

Each life goal gave different rewards. The more difficult the life goal, the more Information-state Particles it should give.

So sometimes completing a difficult life goal could directly clear the game.

Sometimes, completing all life goals wouldn't be enough to clear the game, and you would need to find a way to get more Information-state Particles.

This was a bit difficult...

Just as Zhou Jing was thinking, a deep-seated pain swept through his body, and this time even the [Tenacity] talent couldn't suppress it.

Puff!

He suddenly bent over and vomited a mouthful of black blood.

His nose felt a little wet. He reached out and touched it, and found that his nose was constantly flowing black blood.

Looking at this scene, Zhou Jing suddenly understood.

His Blood-enhanced reinforcement hadn't killed him, but it hadn't really succeeded either.

His body couldn't bear it, and his genes were collapsing...

Could he still live for a few days, a few hours, or a few minutes

Zhou Jing's thoughts fluctuated, and his eyes narrowed.

"Heh."

At this moment, Zhou Jing suddenly grinned.

He had never obtained Information-state Particles through other means before. How could he obtain new Information-state Particles through other means before he died

He had no clue.

But since it was necessary to cause a big enough impact effect,

The only thing he could think of right now... was to try to chop down a lord

"Ross!"

Zhou Jing suddenly shouted.

Ross covered his wound and silently approached.

"Find a place nearby to bury the money."

Zhou Jing said, looking back in the direction he came from.

"There's no time like the present, let's go talk to Lut now."