Martial Arts Master

Chapter 694: Lou Cheng, The God Of Calamity

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

Lou Cheng turned to Shadow Hunter, Cheng An.

“Report the situation to the allied HQ.”

The decaying spot had already scabbed, but he still felt pain. The purple flames gradually extinguished, revealing his upper body that concealed a terrible, latent energy.

He drew a concealed breath and smothered a grimace. In his heart, he was confused by the events that had transpired.

The Physical Invulnerability expert earlier most likely belonged to the Witch King branch, which explains why he had decided to run when his skills were countered. But in the end, he fought with his life on the line and harmed himself, after which he even used a curse that caused mutual destruction. It didn’t make any sense.

Normally, if one gets caught in an inescapable situation, unless he has a vendetta against his enemy, wouldn’t the logical choice be to surrender?

To preserve one’s body and hold out hope, wouldn’t that be better?

A Physical Invulnerability expert was valuable no matter which faction they joined. Of course, they have to comply with certain methods of manipulation, like Number 16 and 17.

This could be considered one of the worst types of ending. His Witch King branch might even pay enough money to buy him back. After all, producing a Physical Invulnerability expert involves lot of difficulty and luck.

With several irons in the fire, why would he choose to sacrifice his life?

Could the secret he’s involved in be more important than his life?

His misjudgment on the enemy’s attitude nearly caused Lou Cheng to let the worms slip into his body and take on the mutual destruction curse directly, suffering serious injuries. If his stage or abilities were any weaker, whether he could even stand in one piece would be in question.

“Yes,” said Cheng An quickly to Lou Cheng’s instructions. Without realizing it himself, there was more reverence and fear in his tone than before.

Looking away, he took out the satellite phone to contact HQ.

Nearby, Smith stared blankly at the pile of flesh and blood, then looked up at Lou Cheng. He felt like he hadn’t changed much in appearance since their first encounter, other than his new maturity. However, the Terror Grade expert was silently questioning his senses.

Every time they met, Lou Cheng was exponentially stronger, as though there were no limit or delays to his strength. It was the same back when he came to Connecticut each month, just to a less ridiculous extent.

But now, he had grown into an awe-inspiring Mighty One who could single-handedly take down a terrifying Terror Grade expert.

Was this the evolution of a god-tier martial arts genius? Like China’s Dragon King and Warrior Sage? Like New York’s Saint and Hand of Order?

Being born in the Information Age, it wasn’t as though Smith hadn’t seen any top tier experts. However, he saw them only through screens and never personally experienced the terror of watching them grow.

Now, he understood.

This rate of growth is enough to strip one’s confidence and plunge them into despair.

At the same time, he had ascertained another conclusion.

Lou Cheng was indeed a troublemaker, the source of all troubles.

To stay safe, get away from Lou!

That was when the voices of the high-ranked HQ commanders bled from Cheng An’s satellite phone.

“Have you identified the Physical Invulnerability expert?”

“We took a picture of him. We’ll send it to the HQ for comparison right away. We suspect that it’s Talin from the branch of the Witch King,” reported Cheng An. He often went on missions in the war-torn zones, so he wasn’t unfamiliar with the famous Mighty Ones in the region.

“Excellent,” said the high ranked Chinese official with a hint of delight. “What about Ta Gu and his gang? Have they been dealt with? Any survivors?”

“All dead apart from Ta Gu. The others were all killed by the expert suspected to be Talin. Probably to silence them,” said Cheng An.

“Silence huh…something feels off…” The official pondered for a moment. “Did the Physical Invulnerability expert leave any other clues?”

“No,” said Cheng An, glancing at the pile of flesh and blood. Without realizing, he lowered his voice. “He’s already dead.”

There was a moment of silence from the other side. Not even breathing could be heard. At length, Cheng An heard a new question, uttered with a little anxiety.

“How did he die?”

“He was…” Cheng An swallowed some spit. “Done in by Mr. Lou.”