Chapter 739: Am I Easy to Bully?

Yixian City.

The once-prosperous streets were now riddled with craters, charred and broken walls leaned at angles, and shattered signs creaked and swayed in the wind.

Inside the collapsed buildings, furniture and bricks were jumbled together, and shreds of curtains hung from steel bars like fluttering funeral banners.

A squad of Great Xia Military Guards walked through the broken streets and gathered in a dilapidated small courtyard.

"Fifty meters ahead, Yixian Mall, about seven of them."

Huo Fu looked at the tablet in his hand and said calmly.

On the tablet, the scene inside a mall was displayed, where seven men wearing the uniforms of the Five-Race Allied Forces were sitting together eating.

"Boss, killing all these brats is at least a Grade 2 military merit."

A Military Guard with slicked-back hair said with pleasant surprise:

"Boss, you must be pretty close to advancing to the Unity Realm by now, right?"

Huo Fu smiled and nodded; although he didn't speak, a glimmer of sharp light appeared in his eyes.

In this day and age, there was no better way to protect oneself than becoming stronger.

If he could advance to the Unity Realm, Huo Fu would have greater control over his own fate.

"I'll report it first and apply to engage in battle," Huo Fu said with a smile.

"Boss."

The young man with slicked-back hair shook his head slightly.

Huo Fu's expression changed slightly; if he reported it, the higher-ups might not necessarily approve the application for Huo Fu and his team to engage.

In that case, the military merit Huo Fu could obtain would be much less.

But if they killed those seven Five-Race military guards directly and reported to the higher-ups that they had suddenly encountered an enemy attack, the situation would be completely different.

"Look at their military ranks, they're all a bunch of Tier 2s," the young man with slicked-back hair laughed:

"Are our seventeen-man squad afraid of them?"

Huo Fu was silent. He looked at the others and saw that many in the squad were eager to try, intending to launch a surprise attack.

"Li Zhiyi." Huo Fu suddenly spoke, looking at a figure at the very edge of the team.

The others also looked at Li Zhiyi; some wore smiles, some were impatient, and some had wicked grins.

Li Zhiyi was a mortal who had just joined the team, not even a martial artist. On the battlefield, only the strong earned everyone's respect.

Mortals were not qualified.

Especially since Li Zhiyi had been caught by Si Wenyi; he had no background and not even any memories.

Huo Fu looked at Li Zhiyi and said:

"Go to the building opposite, find a set of clothes, and put them on. I'll give you three Martial-grade explosive array disks.

You go over and launch a sneak attack."

Huo Fu paused for a moment and continued:

"You are a mortal with no martial artist aura, so they won't pay you any mind."

Although a great merit lay ahead, Huo Fu would naturally utilize whatever he could.

How many people died on the battlefield every day? He didn't care if one Li Zhiyi lived or died.

Li Zhiyi's expression was calm, but killing intent had already surfaced in his heart.

This Huo Fu wanted him to die.

The next instant, an explosive array disk had already appeared in Li Zhiyi's hand.

"Merit lies within danger; you will understand this principle."

Huo Fu spoke:

"I have the control array disk. As long as you plant them in a position where they aren't paying attention but can still be affected, I will control the explosion."

Li Zhiyi nodded, the chill in his heart growing thicker.

He had the explosive array disks, and Huo Fu had the control array disk.

If he threw these explosive array disks away directly, perhaps Huo Fu would detonate them immediately.

He was being threatened.

Li Zhiyi walked into a house and rummaged through it to find a piece of clothing to wear.

Yixian City had fallen very quickly that day, and many civilians hadn't had time to take their clothes with them before being taken away by trucks prepared by the Martial Suppression Bureau.

Under the gaze of Huo Fu and the others, Li Zhiyi left carrying the three explosive array disks.

Huo Fu and the others watched Li Zhiyi's back, and someone said:

"Looks like a coward."

"Does he dare to fight? If he tries to fight, he'll just die," someone laughed.

Huo Fu swept a glance at those two, and they stopped speaking.

Li Zhiyi's expression was calm.

He bypassed several intersections and looked up at the high sky, where an electronic flying insect similar to a fly was following closely behind him.

This was the equipment Huo Fu used for surveillance.

And Huo Fu and the others were also following not far behind Li Zhiyi.

Once Li Zhiyi made his move, they would also move immediately.

Soon, Li Zhiyi walked into the mall.

He hung his head, cold light erupting in the depths of his eyes; as soon as he turned the corner, he would be able to see those few Five-Race military guards who were still eating.

What should he do?

Tap, tap, tap...

Li Zhiyi's pace slowed down.

He did not want to die just like this.

It was also at this moment.

Bang bang bang bang!!!

A series of explosive sounds suddenly rang out from behind.

"Not good, enemy attack!"

"Ah!!"

Exclamations and roars suddenly erupted from the mouths of Huo Fu and the others.

Li Zhiyi's pupils constricted, and he hurriedly dodged backward.

With a bang.

A bullet grazed his body and slammed into the floor, sending debris flying everywhere.

Figures appeared, but the moment they saw Li Zhiyi, they bypassed him directly and rushed toward Huo Fu's side.

"Stay away, he has explosive formation disks on him, don't get caught in the blast!"

Someone growled.

Those few people had no intention of attacking Li Zhiyi at all.

These were precisely the Five-Clan Military Guards that Huo Fu had been monitoring.

Li Zhiyi watched in a daze.

He soon understood.

As it turned out, Huo Fu's side had also been monitored.

These seven people were merely bait; snipers had long been waiting on the path Huo Fu and the others were taking.

If Huo Fu had chosen to report it instead of acting without authorization, then there would have been nothing.

But as it happened, Huo Fu fell for the trap.

He himself seemed to be the one most likely to die, but now, because he had three explosive formation disks on him that were controlled by Huo Fu.

It resulted in no one attacking him.

Except for...

That one sniper.

Li Zhiyi watched nervously, seeing that the battle had already begun over there, with flames everywhere.

He ran and crawled, heading deep into the shopping mall.

Taking advantage of the fact that Huo Fu could not manage him for now, after he turned a corner, he directly threw away the three explosive formation disks on his body.

Where to go after this?

Li Zhiyi did not know, but he definitely could not go back to the Great Xia Military Guards.

He ran for a long time and ran out of the shopping mall.

But immediately after, he heard low roars ringing out behind him.

Li Zhiyi's pupils constricted; he hid in a courtyard nearby, rushed into a room, and held his breath.

Very quickly.

Several people ran into the courtyard, panting heavily.

"Damn it!"

"That Scarface is really fucking fierce; he's only at the Second Level, but I feel like he's at the Unity Realm!"

"Damn it, with that kind of ability, why would he need a mortal to act as a human bomb?"

"Damn it, we can't stay here anymore!"

Roars rang out.

Li Zhiyi, hiding inside the room, had his expression change slightly.

Another turn of events had occurred.

Huo Fu and the others, who had been ambushed, had actually managed to kill and drive back these Five-Clan Military Guards.

As luck would have it, these people hid in the courtyard where Li Zhiyi was hiding.

A chill rose in Li Zhiyi's heart.

He felt that his luck was absolutely terrible.

It was also at this moment.

"Wait."

A cold voice rang out, and the talking in the courtyard stopped instantly.

Li Zhiyi's pupils constricted, and he dared not breathe.

Tap, tap, tap...

The sound of footsteps grew closer.

Someone was walking toward the room where he was.

Li Zhiyi gritted his teeth.

The next instant.

Creak...

The door opened.

A man covered in blood stood at the doorway, looking coldly at Li Zhiyi inside the room.

"Isn't this a coincidence?"

The man let out a savage laugh.

Li Zhiyi opened his mouth.

He was a bit too unlucky.

At the same time.

On the street.

Blood was still oozing from a puncture wound on Huo Fu's body, and his face was filled with rage.

"They won't get far, search!"

Huo Fu let out a low roar.

The team, originally sixteen people, now only had seven left.

However, he wasn't doing too badly either.

The five-race squad of fifteen people that had ambushed him had been killed by them until only eight were left fleeing.

If he hadn't walked into a dangerous situation, so many people on his side wouldn't have had to die.

Huo Fu's eyes blazed with fire, and the long blade in his hand was still dripping blood.

It was also at this moment.

"Boss!"

A cry of alarm rang out.

Huo Fu rushed over upon hearing the sound.

A subordinate was standing in front of a courtyard with its gate wide open, looking completely dazed.

Huo Fu frowned as he looked over, his eyes instantly shrinking.

He saw that inside the courtyard.

A young man was holding a kitchen knife, hacking away, blow by blow, at the corpse lying on the ground.

Knife up, knife down, without blinking an eye.

"Am I easy to bully?"

Li Zhiyi said in a low, sharp voice.

With a bang.

"Tell me, am I easy to bully?!"

He roared violently, hacking the corpse's head in two, with bits of flesh splattering everywhere.

He was covered in blood, breathing heavily.

A faint pressure of will spilled out, brushing over the bodies of Huo Fu and the others.

The military guard who had previously mocked Li Zhiyi watched until his legs trembled; when Li Zhiyi's pair of eyes looked over, the man retreated two steps involuntarily.

"Will Warrior..."

Huo Fu watched in astonishment, his eyes gradually widening, and slowly, a smile appeared at the corners of his mouth:

"Brother Zhiyi!"

He clapped his hands, tears even flowing from his eyes:

"Your big brother was scared to death earlier; I thought you were dead."

He hadn't expected that Li Zhiyi had actually awakened the path of will in a desperate situation.

Will Warriors used to be rare goods.

But now, they were no longer.

Just counting those calculated by the Great Xia Military Guard, there were over twenty thousand Will Warriors.

Even so.

Seeing Li Zhiyi awaken the path of will, Huo Fu was still incredibly surprised.

The expression he showed at this moment bore no resemblance to his previous one.

Li Zhiyi looked at Huo Fu and narrowed his eyes.

"Quick... quickly report this!"

Huo Fu spoke, and the military guard behind him nodded immediately.

Soon.

In another courtyard, inside a spacious room.

"Little Brother Zhiyi, your big brother is begging you just this once!"

Huo Fu spoke in an incredibly sincere voice:

"Once I, your big brother, promote to the Unity Realm, I'll cover for you in the future; are you still afraid you won't be able to make it?"

Huo Fu rubbed his hands together.

"I refuse," Li Zhiyi said.

If Huo Fu were to promote to the Unity Realm, how could he have any good days?

The smile on Huo Fu's face gradually vanished, but he quickly laughed again:

"That works too, no worries; you want merit, could your big brother possibly steal it?"

He patted Li Zhiyi on the shoulder, walked out of the room, and said to the military guards in the courtyard:

"You all go chat with Little Brother Zhiyi; he's new here, let him get used to the atmosphere of our squad."

Those few military guards exchanged glances, and soon understood Huo Fu's meaning.

One military guard followed Huo Fu out of the courtyard.

"Boss, what should we do?" the military guard asked.

"What should we do?" Huo Fu asked with a faint smile:

"Isn't it me who reports the military merit?

Do you really think a Will Martial Artist is worth that much?"

Huo Fu walked out of the courtyard and ran to the entrance of the village.

Soon, a streak of light flew in from the distant sky.

"Greetings, Department Head Luo."

Huo Fu's eyes trembled; he had not expected that the one coming would be Luo Puxin.

The former Deputy Department Head of the Luo City Military Martial Guard, now the Deputy Department Head of the Qinzhou Garrison Army.

Crucially, this person had a very close relationship with that great figure.

"I was passing by."

Luo Puxin looked at Huo Fu and said:

"Take me to see it."

"Alright." Huo Fu led Luo Puxin into a courtyard.

Inside, more than a dozen corpses lay scattered about.

Luo Puxin frowned.

"How come there are several blade marks from a kitchen knife?"

Huo Fu's pupils constricted:

"They chased me here, and some of them picked up kitchen knives to throw at me, so I..."

Huo Fu started to laugh.

Luo Puxin nodded, "Give me the list of names, and I will have someone calculate the military merit for you all."

"I have already prepared it."

Huo Fu handed over a sheet of white paper, on which were written the names and the number of enemies killed.

Behind his own name, there were, impressively, ten.

Luo Puxin took the paper and looked at it quietly.

"My lord, could this military merit be recorded as twenty points?"

Huo Fu spoke excitedly.

"It is possible, I suppose," Luo Puxin said:

"There are fifteen people in total, and you killed ten of them by yourself?"

Huo Fu's body trembled, feeling as if he were being stared at by a male lion.

"Yes... yes..."

His voice began to shake.

He had no problem deceiving ordinary people, but this was Luo Puxin.

Son of a bitch.

Why did it have to be Luo Puxin who came?

Shouldn't such a high-ranking official be staying at headquarters?

He began to panic.

Luo Puxin narrowed his eyes, then immediately frowned and looked in a certain direction.

He hurried out.

"What's wrong?" The military guard beside Huo Fu asked, his face deathly pale.

Huo Fu shook his head and hurriedly followed behind Luo Puxin.

Upon reaching the entrance of a courtyard, Huo Fu saw Luo Puxin frowning as he looked inside.

This was the courtyard where Li Zhiyi was.

Huo Fu felt his scalp tingle.

He arrived at Luo Puxin's side.

Only to see inside the courtyard, a blood-covered person holding a kitchen knife, hacking at the corpse of a Great Xia military guard.

Bang!

Pfft!

The head of the military guard whom Huo Fu had arranged to watch over Li Zhiyi exploded.

"Am I easy to bully?"

The blood-drenched youth growled:

"Am I, Li Zhiyi, easy to bully?!"