Chapter 4: Ambush

Hawk felt no fear at all; with his uninjured leg, he kicked hard against the ground, leaping high into the air, holding his greatsword with both hands, roaring like a giant bear.

"Open for me!"

The greatsword smashed down fiercely upon the Dark Current, emitting a thunderous explosion.

The Dark Current beast was directly split open by a gash.

Hawk roared again, nearly exhausting all his strength; light blazed from his body, and a golden light wrapped around the greatsword. The golden light seemed to grow with the wind, transforming into a sword blade that covered the sky and earth.

The hooded man's expression changed drastically; he had not expected Hawk to truly fight to the death, nor did he expect Hawk's desperate strike to possess such immense power, otherwise he would not have been so arrogant, engaging him head-on.

But now it was too late to regret.

He could only retreat at extreme speed, crossing both arms simultaneously, holding two curved blades to protect his chest.

"Boom~"

Several sword blades struck the curved blades; the tremendous force made the hooded man lose his grip, the curved blades flew from his hands, and at the same time, his body was knocked flying.

Upon landing, the hooded man spat out a mouthful of fresh blood; both arms bled profusely, flesh and skin turned inside out, revealing the stark white bones within.

Fortunately, the twin blades blocked most of the force for him; otherwise, his arms would likely have been completely crippled.

"Cough... cough..."

Having landed a successful strike, Hawk was not faring well either; he had nearly exhausted all his strength, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood in succession, and the greatsword clattered to the ground with a "clang."

"Heh heh... cough... Hawk, for all your Great Swordsman cultivation, in the end, you still must die by my hand."

Seeing the dying Hawk, the hooded man sneered, picked up a curved blade, and stumbled toward Hawk.

He was already at the end of his tether, but Hawk was now in a far worse state; he only needed to walk to Hawk's side and use the blade to sever Hawk's throat.

Hawk panted heavily; he knew he was doomed, but he felt no regret at all.

His trembling hand tried to reach for the sword, but his fingers barely had the strength to bend.

Fire still burned in his eyes; he raised his head, waiting for the hooded man.

Come on, rat; even if I die, I will still bite off a piece of your flesh.

"What are you looking at! Cough... rest assured, I won't kill you immediately; I will first gouge out your eyes, then cut off your tongue, and finally drain all your blood, letting you die slowly in pain and fear... heh heh cough..." As the hooded man laughed, he spat out two more mouthfuls of congealed blood.

He finally dragged himself to Hawk's side and grabbed a handful of Hawk's hair.

"Look at these eyes; you are very angry, aren't you..."

He aimed the curved blade at Hawk's eyes and slowly thrust it forward.

Hawk did not blink, glaring fiercely at the hooded man.

"Heh heh..." The hooded man was excited to the point of perversion.

Xixi could no longer hold back; she disregarded Wang Chong's instructions.

"Stop!"

She ran out from her hiding place and loudly scolded the hooded man.

"Eh? It's actually you!"

The hooded man found it somewhat hard to believe.

However, after a brief moment, he grinned widely, laughing very happily.

"Heh heh... this is truly excellent..."

He yanked Hawk's hair hard, forcibly turning his face toward Xixi's direction.

"Young Lady!"

Seeing Xixi unharmed, Hawk was overjoyed.

But he immediately realized something was wrong and shouted hoarsely, "Young Lady, run quickly!"

"No, Uncle Hawk..." Xixi shook her head while crying.

"Heh heh... look, truly a deep bond between master and servant..." He released Hawk and turned to walk toward Xixi.

After resting for this period, he had regained a bit of strength; a little girl like Xixi who had not cultivated was not even in his eyes.

"Run quickly... Young Lady..."

Hawk lay on the ground, watching with wide eyes; he could only shout with all his might.

Xixi turned her head and ran.

"Trying to run now? It's too late!"

The hooded man grabbed Xixi's hand.

"Ah! Brother..." Xixi screamed in terror.

"Heh heh... good sister, brother loves you..." The hooded man smiled lecherously.

"Love your ass!"

Wang Chong had secretly circled around to pick up a curved blade; now he had circled back, arriving precisely behind the hooded man.

He was disgusted by the hooded man; he leaped up and swung the blade down at the hooded man's head.

He knew one must never be soft-handed against such people; if you strike a snake but do not kill it, it will bite you back, so this strike of his was also a killing blow.

The hooded man had been indulging in lewd fantasies when suddenly a cold glint appeared behind him.

He was instantly scared into a cold sweat; unable to turn his head in time, he hastily twisted his body and turned his head.

"Swish!"

The curved blade sliced across his cheek, leaving only a bloodstain on his mask; the blood flowed down the mask, making him look even more ferocious.

Wang Chong reacted quickly as well; seeing the strike dodged, he immediately swung the blade horizontally to cut the hooded man's neck.

"Clang!"

At the critical moment, the hooded man actually blocked it, but he collapsed onto the ground.

What Wang Chong did not expect was that he could not even withstand this small amount of rebound force; he was directly knocked flying, crashing into a massive boulder. The boulder shattered into four pieces, while he spat out blood wildly.

"Goblin? How dare you ambush me!" The hooded man looked at Wang Chong, who had been blasted away.

Damn it!

Wang Chong didn't even want to explain anymore.

This is the gap in strength! Wang Chong couldn't help but sigh.

Such a half-dead thing had actually managed to half-kill him.

Fortunately, Wang Chong was still fairly tough. After a short breather, he picked up the fallen curved blade and walked toward the hooded man.

"Goblin, go kill them, and today's matter will be forgotten." Seeing that the one who had attacked him was a goblin, the hooded man actually became brazen and tossed something at Wang Chong's feet.

"What the heck is this thing?"

Wang Chong picked it up and looked at it. It looked like a token, made of some rather unusual material he had never seen before.

He tossed it up and down in his hand — it was heavy — and sneered, "Hmph, trying to bribe me?"

The hooded man flew into a rage: "Bastard! Look carefully, this is a token only the noble goblin royal family possesses, a symbol of status. You, a mere little green-skinned goblin…"

*Slap! *

Wang Chong rushed up and gave him a slap across the face — serves you right for running your mouth.

"You dare hit me?" The hooded man was somewhat incredulous.

"So I hit you, what of it!" Wang Chong was also unhappy now.

What the heck!

"Hehehe… then you can all go die!" The hooded man's voice turned chillingly cold.

A powerful aura actually erupted from his body once again.

"It's the power of bloodline! He's burning his bloodline — kill him now!" Hawk suddenly shouted.

"The power of bloodline?"

Although Wang Chong still didn't know what the power of bloodline was all about, it sounded impressive just hearing it. Moreover, the hooded man's change was obvious to the eye, and he immediately sensed that things were bad.

"Go die!"

Wang Chong slashed down with his blade once more.

*Boom! *

The hooded man kicked Wang Chong in the stomach.

"Ugh!" Wang Chong's face turned green. That kick was so powerful it nearly made him throw up last night's dinner.