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'Immortality","bear-school-astartes-chapter-243",243,"\u003Cp>The penetration power of those two flying daggers was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Air Blade's trajectory indicated that they were angled from top to bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chaos Wave Group members who leaped high, their conical hats comparable to wooden shields, were directly pierced, the flying daggers shot into their scapulas, bursting into blooms of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they tore a large gash in the abdomen from the front of their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Air Blade on the flying dagger probably mangled the fragile tissues inside his body into a pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After piercing through an entire person, the force of the flying daggers was not diminished to the point of being negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two flying daggers with the Air Blade caused the deaths of three Chaos Wave Group members and injured two others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dozen ninjas surged towards Black Conical Hat Li, but half of them were cleared mid-air by the two flying daggers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Conical Hat Li even felt as if the sky suddenly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the unconscious Chaos Wave Group members being knocked away by the power of the flying daggers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden whistling wind sounded above, an immense sound suggesting that a giant boulder was about to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was falling wasn't a stone; it was a tall person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uwah!\" *2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two leather boots with external armored plates stepped on two airborne Chaos Wave Group members, smashing them to the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of flesh and bone being crushed into pulp was like hand-making beef balls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a texture of flesh becoming 'sticky'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure resembling a dwarf gourd turned into a 'flattened gourd'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in Lann's dynamic vision, everything before him unfolded at just the right speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stretched his left hand backward, forming a hand seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Alder's Rune]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fan-shaped transparent shockwave blew a group of Chaos Wave Group members, who were using [Light Body Skill], off the cliff edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann's right hand already rested on the knife hilt at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of him, the remaining few Chaos Wave Group members had a position and height, vaguely forming a straight line through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That line could be used to draw the knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"[Iwami Cross Slash·Half].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clear blade and the steel mouth of the scabbard produced a slight but pleasing friction sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air on the blade was compressed and entwined by finely controlled force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A straight horizontal Air Blade line perfectly overlapped with Lann's aiming line in his field of view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade at his waist had been raised by his right hand to his side, but the high-density milky-white Air Blade in mid-air slowly dissipated half a second later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Air Blade's path, the ninjas of the Chaos Wave Group had their backs bursting open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swift blade slices open skin, flesh, and bone, while the chaotic airflow blade pulls out blood and pulp, splashing them outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any school possessing [Qi Blade] techniques often had bloodier battle scenes than other schools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was knowledge imparted by Iwami Yixin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original [Iwami Cross Slash] consisted of two blades: the horizontal Iaido slash, often used to break defenses, followed by a vertical chop with an uplifted arm to end the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lann and Mentos planned the battle's direction beforehand, and with his perfect execution, the second blade wasn't needed at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, it was just a technique, [Iwami Cross Slash·Half].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, less than three seconds had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three seconds ago, there were fourteen Chaos Wave Group members slurping grain porridge by the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three seconds later, only two people were left standing on this small platform between the cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Conical Hat Li maintained a stance gripping his little knife, ready at the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann flicked the blood off his blade and boots, walked to the cliff's edge, and glanced down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Chaos Wave Group is falling thirty meters without a foothold; they shouldn't survive, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he said this, Lann's tone was very calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Black Conical Hat Li still shuddered violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his perspective, this foreign warrior who should have been thrown far away suddenly appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he jumped down and stomped two Chaos Wave Group members to death, Black Conical Hat Li couldn't even see his entire being, only realizing a silvery-white glint flashed before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he came to his senses and just reframed the sight of Lann landing, he saw the guy seemingly didn't even cushion the landing, \"clang\" a scary Qi Blade Iaido Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>... That was fourteen Chaos Wave Group members!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three seconds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Conical Hat Li was silent for a long time, shaking his head slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They can't survive. Even I wouldn't survive in such a situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His calm tone slightly surprised Lann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like you've figured something out? Earlier, you seemed a bit afraid looking at me. But now you're so calm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your skills could make most people afraid. Too efficient, too perfect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded slightly under the black conical hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I'd already prepared to die. If I'm not afraid of death, I'm not afraid of your skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk, that's a bit troublesome then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann sheathed his blade at the waist, tilting his head slightly, looking at Black Conical Hat Li with those cat-like eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the leader of this trafficking gang; I was counting on squeezing some information from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's about that, you don't need to threaten me; I would have talked anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dry hand beneath the black conical hat waved dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann's lips curled slightly, seeming a bit intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because they betrayed you? Or did you want to atone after figuring something out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Atonement? Talking nonsense?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any reservations, not caring about life or death, Black Conical Hat Li spoke casually. Yet in those words, loneliness and melancholy felt like streams underneath ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible but audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Having committed such sins, no amount of good deeds can redeem it. I'm very clear about that myself. But precisely because I understand, I still want... no matter what, to do something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann looked at him, this malformed man now openly meeting Lann's gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On that ugly face, there was no fear or guilt, just desolation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long silence, Lann nodded silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then go on, let's hear it out. I only overheard a bit earlier. Why did you abduct and lure children?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This small platform on the cliff was now covered in limbs and gore, yet neither of them cared, due to their professional backgrounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you heard of... 'Undying' power?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black Conical Hat Li pondered for a while, Lann could tell he was contemplating where to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next words from his mouth made Lann's brow furrow deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you intend to fool me with obscure folktales, my advice is to think twice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Eastern cultural sphere, the concepts of 'eternal life' and 'undying' are distinct unless deliberately confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann's Demon Hunter mutation, the Female Warlock's corruption from chaotic energy... these entities living for hundreds of years and remaining youthful are termed 'eternal life types'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elves are inherently eternal life types.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But 'undying'?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the world of magic, it seems only certain demon spirits, cursed creatures, these beings, tortured by curses and negative emotions, can't die even if they want to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Black Conical Hat Li's expression and tone told Lann—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lann's mouth slightly opened, letting out an involuntary sigh of amazement.\u003C\u002Fp>",1226,"2026-06-06T10:40:07.942Z",1,"novelbin.me","7b37e765bd15bd09b3680ecfe7c8b84c6d1f164091de585c1e7018fbec0f3ed5","bear-school-astartes-chapter-244","bear-school-astartes-chapter-242",1043,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbear-school-astartes-cover.jpg"]