C9 – Tan Chong Killed All of Them!
Tan Chong was acutely aware that the three bearded men were intent on killing him for the supplies. He certainly wasn’t going to sit around and wait for death.
His desire to kill surged uncontrollably.
“Since you’re too foolish to see reason, I have no choice but to eliminate you!” The bearded man sneered, lifting his massive axe and bellowing, “Attack together!”
Despite Tan Chong’s seemingly frail appearance, he decided to take no chances and resolved to dispatch his adversary with swift and decisive action.
“Kill!”
The sinister man was the first to strike, gripping a metal rod and aiming a blow at Tan Chong’s head.
“You’re asking for death!” Tan Chong retorted with a cold huff.
As the sinister man made his move, Tan Chong counterattacked with his blade.
Being a Level 1 Evolver, Tan Chong was not only significantly stronger but also much quicker.
The moment the sinister man raised his metal rod, Tan Chong’s Chopping Blade struck first, landing precisely on his neck.
A large head tumbled to the ground instantly.
Tan Chong’s speed was so great that the sinister man couldn’t even let out a scream before being decapitated.
The severed head, with eyes bulging in terror and disbelief, lay on the ground.
“You’re an Evolver!” The bearded man’s face twisted in horror as he shouted.
The attack was so sudden that before he could react, his ally had been cleaved by the blade.
It was clear that Tan Chong was unmistakably an Evolver.
The realization that he had attempted to rob an Evolver of his resources and even boasted of killing him sent a chill through the bearded man’s spine.
“You’re too slow on the uptake,” Tan Chong scoffed, swinging his blade in another attack.
The bearded man, no stranger to dangerous encounters, refused to succumb to a powerful Evolver without a fight.
As Tan Chong’s blade descended, he countered with his axe, aiming for a mutual destruction.
But Tan Chong had no intention of accommodating him. He deftly sidestepped, transforming the downward slash of his blade into a sweeping horizontal cut.
A thunderous crash echoed.
The bearded man’s axe slammed into the ground, while a deep gash was carved across his chest, blood quickly soaking his clothes.
Ignoring the pain, the bearded man hastily retreated, putting distance between himself and Tan Chong.
“Stop, we’ll leave this instant. All of this is yours,” gasped the bearded man, terror etched on his face.
He had sustained a severe injury at the onset of their clash, now acutely aware of the Evolver’s fearsome power.
He realized that if he continued to engage Tan Chong, he would undoubtedly be dead within three moves.
“You’ve realized your mistake too late,” Tan Chong said coldly, advancing with his Chopping Blade at the ready.
Had the bearded man assessed the situation and left promptly, Tan Chong would not have pursued them.
But since the bearded man had made his hostile intentions clear, Tan Chong was not about to let him off the hook.
“We’ll take him on!”
Realizing Tan Chong had no intention of sparing him, the bearded man clenched his teeth and shouted at the alluring woman behind him.
The woman’s expression flickered with uncertainty, seemingly deaf to the bearded man’s plea. After a brief hesitation, she turned and fled downstairs.
Betrayed, the bearded man seethed with the urge to curse her, but before he could utter a word, Tan Chong was upon him, cleaving his head in two.
Having dispatched the bearded man, Tan Chong glanced down the stairs, spotting the alluring woman already halfway along the second-floor corridor.
“Think you can escape?” Tan Chong taunted, snapping his fingers. A green beam of light shot out, striking the ground right by the woman’s feet.