Chapter 24: with translation of chapter title

"Ah!"

Gu Lin collapsed to the ground with a deathly pale face, his chest a bloody mess.

He had dozens of severe wounds all over his body, the pain making him sweat like rain.

Gu Lin's face turned ashen, he gritted his teeth and glared at them, wishing he could flay them and pull out their bones,

"You attacked me disregarding the military camp's rules; Gu Chen-ge will surely avenge me!"

"Oh? Gu Chen?"

After exchanging glances, they all snorted contemptuously and burst into wild laughter.

"Hah! A puny Gu Chen thinks he can threaten us?"

They didn't take Gu Chen seriously at all.

One of them even hooked Gu Lin's body with his toe, flung him away, and he slammed into a large tree with a bang.

"Gu Chen made Lei Chao lose face in public; just wait for Lei Chao's revenge."

"After seven days of confinement, it will be Gu Chen's death day!"

"As long as he dares to leave the Warrior Camp, there's only a dead end!"

"A fellow who can't even protect himself trying to threaten us—what a huge joke."

As Combat Soldiers who entered at the same time as Lei Chao, they obviously knew him very well.

That fellow cares most about face.

Having Lei Chao scolded by Instructor Deng Li in public was almost worse than killing him!

Once Lei Chao's confinement ends, not coming after Gu Chen for trouble would be unheard of!

"Cough cough..."

Gu Lin, suffering from internal fire, spat out several mouthfuls of clotted blood, leaning slantwise against the tree trunk, his face deathly pale.

One Combat Soldier contemptuously glanced at the dying Gu Lin,

"Hurry up and finish him off; don't waste time here—I don't want to go hungry for the next three days."

The leader nodded, stepped forward and planted his foot on Gu Lin's head, pressing him hard into the dirt.

"If you must blame someone, blame it on having Gu Chen as a brother and Gu Han as a brother."

Since Li Xuan's death, Lei Chao has been avenging Li Xuan.

The deaths of these Gu Family brothers have already been decided.

However, at that moment, a sharp breaking-wind sound suddenly came from afar.

That person instinctively turned his head, seeing a figure rapidly approaching at great speed.

"Who are you?"

Seeing the newcomer's astonishing speed, Wang Huan shivered involuntarily.

But thinking that there were five seventh-stage Martial Practitioners on his side, Wang Huan felt less wary.

"The one who will take your life."

Gu Han didn't waste words, darting forward at great speed and unleashing a Blazing Fist.

However, Gu Lin, whose head was under Wang Huan's foot, turned pale, exerted all his strength, and shouted hoarsely,

"Gu Han, run!"

He had been searching for Gu Han since leaving the camp, hoping to keep him from leaving the military camp during this time.

But he never expected to finally meet Gu Han in such a sorry state.

Wang Huan heard the name Gu Han and immediately gave a sinister chuckle.

Gu Han?

"A mere Logistics Soldier, and yet so arrogant!"

He planted his right foot, lunged forward, and threw a punch with all his might.

Cannon Fist!

Although it was only a low-grade Yellow-tier martial skill.

But Wang Huan was confident he could completely overwhelm Gu Han, the Logistics Soldier!

Seeing this, Gu Lin despondently closed his eyes.

It was even more despairing than when he himself had been gravely wounded by Wang Huan!

Bang!

The two fists collided.

A booming roar accompanied by a scream echoed through the mountains and forests.

Gu Han's fist, with the force of splitting bamboo, shattered Wang Huan's hand bones.

Amid Wang Huan's screams, his body slammed into a towering tree and slowly slid down.

At the same time, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his expression quickly wilting.

The other Combat Soldiers were terrified, their gazes toward Gu Han as if looking at a devil.

"You... you aren't a Logistics Soldier, are you?"

"How could a single punch defeat Wang Huan, a seventh-stage Martial Practitioner?"

"You definitely aren't Gu Han—who are you really?"

Amid the screams of the several, Gu Han's eyes also flashed with a hint of surprise.

His strength had theoretically reached the sixth stage of Martial Practitioner.

But Wang Huan, after all, is a seventh-stage Martial Practitioner; he should not be his match.

The reason he dared to act was his reliance on the mastered Blazing Fist.

With higher martial skill proficiency, fighting above one's level is not impossible.

But Gu Han never expected Wang Huan's strength to be so weak...

Could it be that these people can't even reach the lower limit of the normal range for martial disciples of the same level?

A flicker of surprise crossed Gu Han's eyes.

He had only hoped to injure Wang Huan with a sneak attack.

But he never expected Wang Huan to be so fragile as to crumble under a single strike!

At the same time, an idea quickly formed in his mind.

That the normal range for each realm should be that of mainstream martial disciples.

People like Wang Huan should be considered only among the weakest at the same realm.

Even their realm might have been merely worn down by time, hollow and weak.

And those geniuses might be at the highest level within this range, even surpassing their current realm.

That's why those geniuses can be invincible among peers and even fight above their level.

Gu Han temporarily set aside that thought, strode forward, grabbed Wang Huan's collar, and lifted him up.

You weren't so arrogant just now, were you?

I don't know if your strength is half as hard as your mouth.

Wang Huan's face turned panicked; knowing he couldn't be tough now, he hurriedly begged for mercy.

I... I was ordered by Lei Chao to attack your brother; if you want to settle this, go find Lei Chao's trouble.

Gu Han shook his head,

As for Lei Chao, I will naturally not let him off, but since you attacked my brother, you must pay the due price.

Wang Huan was still trying to beg for mercy when Gu Han picked up the combat blade that Gu Lin had dropped on the ground.

Swish!

The bright blade light flashed, and Wang Huan's head, filled with terror, fell to the ground.

Glug.

The remaining combat soldiers swallowed, feeling a chill rush straight to their heads.

No one expected that Gu Han would actually kill Wang Huan outright!

We are all combat soldiers; if you kill us, the General will definitely not let you off.

Faced with Gu Han's displayed strength, they had no confidence they could definitely defeat him.

By now, the only thing they could do was bring out the Military Camp to threaten Gu Han.

However, Gu Han merely shook his head in disdain,

When you wanted to kill my brother Gu Lin, didn't you think he was also a combat soldier?

As his words fell, Gu Han, holding the combat blade, shot forward at high speed toward the four.

Ma De, do you really think you've got us figured out?

The four exchanged a glance, a flicker of ruthlessness flashing in their eyes.

They have been detained here for two years; although no large-scale war has broken out, that doesn't mean they are easy to provoke!

Seeing Gu Han so overbearing, even intending to keep them all here,

They also drew their respective weapons and moved to surround and attack Gu Han.

Bang!

The person charging forward clashed blades with Gu Han; the powerful force made his expression slightly change, and his body involuntarily wanted to retreat.

However, Gu Han's left hand suddenly shot out, gripping his right hand, then suddenly exerted force.

That terrifying force made him let out a painful howl.

Crack!

The bones in his fist were instantly crushed by Gu Han's grip!

These people, whether in strength or speed, are actually a notch weaker than me.

Gu Han thought to himself,

It seems my strength might be a bit stronger than I imagined.

Gu Han's thoughts shifted quickly, yet his movements remained unhindered.

He swept his long blade across, hearing only a hiss.

That person's head flew off.

In his eyes, even filled with an expression of pain.