Chapter 52: Extermination of the Family

From the moment Meng Yifan rushed out to the moment the father and son of the Meng family killed two guarding Martial Artists, no more than a single breath of time had passed; at this moment, Lv Fuqiang also rushed out, brandishing a precious sword to pursue and kill Meng Yifan.

However, Meng Yifan did not fight him at all, instead using his speed advantage to shake off Lv Fuqiang's interception and charge toward the other guarding Martial Artists.

"Puff! Puff!" Meng Yifan's speed was very fast, and the Ghost Head Blade in his hand swung out continuously; these were only First Grade guarding Martial Artists, and not one of them could withstand a single blade of his.

In the time of two or three breaths, another two guarding Martial Artists were killed by Meng Yifan.

"Ding! Killed a First Grade Intermediate Martial Artist, gained 30 Experience Value points."

"Ding! Killed a First Grade Lower Stage Martial Artist, gained 20 Experience Value points."

The prompt sounds of the Game Panel rang out incessantly; after the Experience Value arrived, Meng Yifan immediately converted it into attribute points and added them to speed. Just like this, the more Meng Yifan killed, the faster he became, his figure like a ghost, killing the guarding Martial Artists until they were terrified and had no power to resist.

Although Lv Fuqiang was pursuing with all his might, he could only eat dust behind him. He grew anxious too; their Lu family only had these eight guarding Martial Artists, and now three had already been killed, while another had been cut in half and was also nearing death. Now only four guarding Martial Artists remained, and they were also trembling all over from fear.

"You little brat, if I can't kill you, I'll kill this middle-aged man first. You look a bit alike, you wouldn't happen to be father and son, would you?"

Lv Fuqiang brandished his precious sword and charged at Meng Dayong. As the Plum Blossom Sword Technique unfolded, blossoms of plum flowers bloomed. Meng Dayong did not know Lightness Skill, nor did he have Meng Yifan's powerful speed attribute, so he found it very strenuous to cope and was soon in precarious situations.

Seeing that Meng Dayong was in danger, Meng Yifan stopped killing those guards, flashed over to Meng Dayong's side, and blocked Lv Fuqiang's precious sword for him.

"Dad, you go deal with those guarding Martial Artists; I'll handle this guy." After saying this, Meng Yifan brandished the Ghost Head Blade and launched an attack on Lv Fuqiang once again.

"Clang! Clang!" Lv Fuqiang blocked two strikes and discovered something was wrong; Meng Yifan's speed had actually increased by a lot once again. Just a moment ago, when he used the Plum Blossom Sword Technique, he could barely protect his whole body, but now, facing Meng Yifan's attack, his sword technique appeared half a beat slow, and his chest area involuntarily revealed some openings.

"Go to hell!" Meng Yifan shouted loudly, and the Ghost Head Blade accelerated once more, hacking toward Lv Fuqiang's chest.

"Rip!" Lv Fuqiang was a Skin-Tempering Stage Martial Artist, and the skin on his chest also presented a faint bronze color; if an ordinary person held a sharp weapon, they would be unable to break his defense.

Unfortunately, facing Meng Yifan's full-force strike, the bronze-colored skin could not block it at all and was directly sliced open by the Ghost Head Blade, leaving a one-inch-deep gash from which blood gushed out. If he hadn't retreated quickly, this single strike could have disemboweled him.

"How did your speed increase again? How is this possible?" Lv Fuqiang asked in disbelief.

Lv Fuqiang knew that some Pills could stimulate potential, allowing one's strength and speed to increase significantly in an instant, but from the start of the battle until now, he had never seen Meng Yifan consume any Pills. Why was he always able to increase his speed inexplicably?

"Want to know? Go down and ask the King of Hell." Meng Yifan gave a mocking smile and launched an attack again.

Lv Fuqiang had suffered a serious injury to his chest, and when he performed the Plum Blossom Sword Technique, it was inevitably affected. After barely blocking two blades, his left arm was hacked off by Meng Yifan.

"Ah!" A sharp pain struck Lv Fuqiang, and he let out a miserable scream. He didn't bother to look at the arm that had fallen to the ground and turned to run outside.

"Too late!" Meng Yifan snorted coldly, tapped his toes on the ground, and his body shot out violently like an arrow released from a bowstring.

"Puff!" Meng Yifan's Ghost Head Blade stabbed in from Lv Fuqiang's back, tearing through his heart, and then the blood-stained blade tip emerged from his chest.

"You..." Lv Fuqiang spat out blood, wanting to say something more, but Meng Yifan did not give him the chance. He twisted the Ghost Head Blade, opening a fist-sized bloody hole in Lv Fuqiang's body.

Lv Fuqiang's body twitched a few times, and then he died completely.

"Ding! Killed a Second Grade Lower Tier Martial Artist, gained 150 Experience Value points."

The prompt sound of the Game Panel rang out again. Meng Yifan did not stop; he brandished the Ghost Head Blade and, together with Meng Dayong, slaughtered the remaining guarding Martial Artists.

Lv Fugui and Lv Fuqiang had both been killed, and the remaining guarding Martial Artists were trembling with fear, knowing they were no match.

"Split up and run! Go report to the County Magistrate." The leader of the guards, a First Grade High-Level Martial Artist, gave a loud shout, and the four guarding Martial Artists fled in four directions.

"Kill!" Meng Dayong shouted loudly, and with a horizontal sweep of his Mountain Opening Blade, he killed the guard fleeing to the east. Meng Yifan also stepped forward to behead the guard fleeing to the west, then threw the Ghost Head Blade, pinning the guard fleeing to the north against the wall.

Finally, he charged toward the south with all his might, pursuing the guard leader.

The guard leader was a First Grade High-Level Martial Artist who knew a Yellow Grade Low Rank Lightness Skill. At this moment, he was pushing his Lightness Skill to the limit, sprinting toward the distance, but he soon heard the sound of wind behind him. Glancing back with his peripheral vision, he discovered that Meng Yifan had already reached his back.

"Can't escape." The guard leader gritted his teeth, gripped a Copper Staff, and turned around to smash it toward Meng Yifan's crown.

"Too slow!" Meng Yifan's body swayed, dodging the guard leader's Copper Staff, then, holding a Dagger in his hand, he lunged to the guard leader's side and gave a light slash, severing the artery in his neck.

"Ding! Killed a First Grade High-Level Martial Artist, gained 50 Experience Value points."

The battle ended. In the Lu family courtyard, corpses lay everywhere and blood flowed across the ground. Meng Yifan and Meng Dayong stood in the pool of blood, both feeling physically exhausted.

This battle did not last long, only about five or six minutes in total, but it was extremely thrilling. The initial sneak attack on Lv Fugui was very smooth, but that Lv Fuqiang happened to be home visiting relatives; although he was a Second Grade Lower Tier Martial Artist, he was a formidable enemy, even more difficult to deal with than Guitou Dao Wang Lei.

A Martial Artist's true combat power is not judged solely by their grade, but by considering several aspects comprehensively: the Martial Artist's grade, the thickness of their True Qi, their own physical fitness, the cultivation techniques and martial arts practiced, the weapons used, and their ability to adapt to the enemy.

Lv Fuqiang's Plum Blossom Sword Technique was performed with great finesse, fully capable of fighting across grades and winning against the strong while being weak.

Meng Yifan's speed had reached 98 points, and with the addition of Lingbo Microsteps, his true combat power could also rival a Second Grade Middle Stage Martial Artist.

If one added the Dharma Artifact Ghost Head Blade and launched a surprise sneak attack, even a Second Grade High Stage Martial Artist could potentially be killed in one strike.

The father and son of the Lu family and the guards had all been killed, but there were still some servants and Lv Fugui's wives and concubines alive in the Lu family. At this moment, these people were hiding in the corners, trembling and not daring to look at Meng Yifan and Meng Dayong.

"Yifan, what should we do with these people?" Meng Dayong asked. He did not know when it started, but he had become accustomed to following Meng Yifan's opinions.

A father listening to his son—this was something Meng Dayong was initially somewhat unaccustomed to, but Meng Yifan's strength was greater than Meng Dayong's, and he was very decisive and ruthless in his actions. Whenever the father and son had different opinions, they would listen to Meng Yifan, and slowly, Meng Dayong got used to it.

"Kill them all," Meng Yifan said.

Meng Dayong could not bear it and asked, "Kill them all?"

"Dad, when Old Man Lv sent people to kill us, he gave the order to exterminate our family and the villagers. If he is heartless, don't blame us for being unrighteous."

"Besides, these people have all seen our faces clearly. If we don't kill them, they will definitely go to report us to the officials, so these people must all be killed."

Taking action against women and servants who had no power to resist was indeed somewhat cold-blooded and ruthless, but Meng Yifan had to do it.

Being soft-hearted toward the enemy is being cruel to one's own people.

"Then let's kill them." Meng Dayong moved ahead of Meng Yifan and took action against those people who had no power to resist; such inhumane things, he would do for his son.

Soon, the twenty-some people of the Lu family, from top to bottom, were all exterminated.

The family of Lv Fugui, wiped out.