Chapter 47: Talented Rattlesnake, Siege Crab

Plunging from the sea, he crashed directly onto the head of the Naga Archer leader.

The fall itself carried an inherent force!

It was as if it were bolstered by a silent blessing from beyond the endless void.

With a single strike, before the Naga leader could even cry out, his body was smashed into pieces.

The severed head rolled far away.

After landing, Luo Zhou rolled across the ground.

Like a rolling mine, he tumbled back and forth among the Naga Archers—front, back, left, and right.

Wherever he went, he needed no palm strikes; his very body was his weapon.

Within three feet of the Nagas, they were crushed to powder by his rolling form.

Like a meat grinder, flesh and blood sprayed wherever he passed, and in the blink of an eye, all twelve Nagas were dead.

Luo Zhou rolled so violently on the ground that his figure was a blur; it seemed as if the very space around him tumbled along with him.

Suddenly, he leaped!

A high jump of five zhang, followed by a thunderous descent.

Plunging from the sky!

He smashed into the midst of the seahorse cavalry where Cheng Peng was fighting.

With one strike, he crushed one, then rolled, killing another.

Cheng Peng also exerted his strength, and in an instant, seven seahorse cavalrymen were slain.

However, three flying vessels of reinforcements were accelerating toward them.

Because outside the formation, a giant crab was slowly entering.

This crab was a full five zhang in size, unimaginably massive, like a hill!

A Siege Crab!

This was the most powerful Tier 1 sea beast.

And the most terrifying!

The Sea Race used them specifically for large-scale siege warfare to demolish an opponent's defensive systems.

The reason a Tier 1 Siege Crab was entering was because Tier 2 Siege Crabs were equivalent to Tier 3 sea beasts and were blocked by the formation, unable to enter.

Siege Crabs belonged to the category of super-tier sea beasts!

No one expected the enemy to actually use a Siege Crab.

Cheng Peng turned around and shouted, "Everyone, run! Back to the city!"

If it were any other sea beast, retreating to the city would be considered desertion.

But when facing such a super-tier sea beast, ordinary cultivators were permitted to flee.

Luo Zhou turned to leave as well; with his "Super Speed" trait, he could easily escape.

But after only a few steps, he immediately turned back.

He could escape, but besides Cheng Peng and the three Qi Refinement cultivators, no one else could.

The Siege Crab's speed was not slow at all.

Luo Zhou did not flee; instead, he faced the creature!

Aside from covering his teammates, he felt a faint, deep-seated killing intent rising within him...

It was as if his body was telling him: *You can kill it!*

In an instant, all the Fate he had absorbed within his spiritual runes ignited.

The "Super Speed" trait he had just obtained actually evolved once more.

The trait transformed into a Talent!

The Talent: *Rattle*. On top of the original Super Speed, his agility increased by half, and as he attacked, the ultra-high-speed movement would trigger terrifying infrasonic shockwaves.

Thus, this talent was named *Rattle*—like a rattlesnake, a single strike meant certain death!

Luo Zhou stared at the charging Siege Crab. Panting heavily, he took a sudden running start and charged toward the beast.

His speed was like the wind, a rapid charge!

Seeing this, the Siege Crab was overjoyed; it raised its massive pincer and snapped it toward Luo Zhou.

Despite its immense size, the Siege Crab was incredibly agile, its strikes as fast as lightning.

Luo Zhou appeared to suddenly lose his footing, rolling violently across the ground—no, he was "flipping the river."

Using this movement to dodge the pincer, he instantly sprang up, plunging from the sky!

As he plunged, he automatically accelerated in mid-air like a rocket, using his body as a fist to slam violently into the Siege Crab's head.

*Bang!*

With the strike, the Siege Crab's shell—as hard as steel armor—emitted a metallic clang upon impact.

Luo Zhou was sent flying by the collision.

But like a rubber ball, he bounced off the ground, accelerated in mid-air, and slammed back again instantly!

*Bang!*

*Bang! Bang!*

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

The Siege Crab swung its massive pincer, trying to crush Luo Zhou, but every strike missed.

After seven strikes, Luo Zhou did not strike for his eighth. Instead, he landed lightly atop the Siege Crab's head, standing there motionless.

The Siege Crab also stood still, its pincer poised to strike.

But blood began to seep from within its crab head!

During those seven strikes, the *Rattle* talent had taken effect; seven waves of infrasound had all surged into the Siege Crab's brain.

No matter how hard the Siege Crab's shell was, it could not resist infrasound. Its brain matter was pulverized, even though its exterior remained unscathed. It was dead!

Luo Zhou stood on its head, gasping for air.

In truth, Luo Zhou had also suffered significant impact damage, but through his "rolling and flipping," he had transferred all that damage outward.

Whether it was killing the Siege Crab or transferring damage, it completely defied common sense!

This was subversion—the subversion of all logic!

It was then that the three land vessels rushed over.

A man stood up from the lead vessel and shouted

"Youth, what is your name!"

"Luo Zhou of Ping'an Ward!"

"Surname Luo... what is your relation to Luo Mingyuan?"

"He is my father!"

"Good! Truly the descendant of a hero. Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from the youth!"

"Uncle, you knew my father?"

"I am Pang Yunhua, Captain of the Third Squad of the Sea Guard Corps. I fought side-by-side with your parents back in the day."

The three land vessels arrived quickly. Someone jumped out and used ropes to bind the Siege Crab, pulling it forcefully toward the city.

"Luo Zhou, don't worry, you won't miss a single bit of your reward!"

Luo Zhou nodded. Ever since the sea beasts began attacking, the affairs of City Cuiling had been managed by Guo Ceshi, the Commander of the Sea Guard Corps.

As a strategist, Guo was skilled at calculation and was fair in rewards and punishments; one could rest assured that there would be no messy complications.

Luo Zhou panted heavily, sitting atop the Siege Crab's head as they were pulled back toward the city.

Pang Yunhua tossed him a bottle of pills

"Qi Recovery Powder, a Qi Refinement grade pill. It replenishes blood and qi. Take one immediately."

Luo Zhou did not stand on ceremony and swallowed one instantly.

The pill was indeed effective; his blood and qi recovered rapidly, and his strength returned.

Suddenly, Pang Yunhua frowned and asked

"Luo Zhou, can you still fight?"

"I can!"

"The Twenty-Seventh Squad is in a tight spot. The Boss is deploying you to support them. Is that alright?"

The "Boss" was the Sea Guard Commander, Guo Ceshi. His cold calculations determined that Luo Zhou was still capable of combat, so he immediately mobilized him to support other squads.

"No problem!"

Immediately, Pang Yunhua's land vessel cut the ropes and stopped pulling the Siege Crab.

He waved to Luo Zhou, and with a leap, Luo Zhou landed upon the land vessel.

The vessel immediately sped off into the distance.

Along the way, passing through the battlefields of other squads, Luo Zhou silently felt Fate being absorbed into him, one stream after another.

But they had to be close to him—within a distance of four zhang and three feet.

That distance of four zhang and three feet was exactly the range of his *Dragon-Slaying Stab*!

Luo Zhou nodded; so that was it.

Passing through three squads, he looked ahead to see another squad with only about a dozen men left, surrounded by sea beasts and forced into a passive defense.

Pang Yunhua let out a roar, and seven men—all Qi Refinement cultivators—leaped from the vessel and charged straight in.

However, a figure suddenly shot up, overtaking them and plunging into the swarm of sea beasts.

He rolled across the ground, and wherever he passed, numerous sea beasts were crushed to death.

With a sudden leap, he landed and smashed three Shell Monsters into powder.

The group struck, and in less than a moment, the remaining sea race fled, resulting in a great victory.

Young men immediately rushed forward to tend to the wounded cultivators, drag away the sea beast corpses, and clear the battlefield.

The remaining combatants in this squad were fewer than seven or eight; their combat effectiveness had collapsed.

They were all returning to the city, while new squads appeared to fill the gap in the battlefield.

Pang Yunhua asked again, "Luo Zhou, can you still fight?"

Luo Zhou shouted, "Kill!"

The vessel started up once more, heading straight for the next battlefield in need of support.