“Ah—”

Amidst shock and anger, Xi Ximan roared, his fighting spirit blazing.

When a person (or rabbit) is driven to desperation, the first thing they seek help from is often the power they rely on most.

Appearance, wisdom, luck, faith… everyone has something they firmly believes in.

And what Xi Ximan was most skilled at and trusted in throughout his life… was undoubtedly violence.

“Changmao Heyi Xun Zhan (Long-Haired Crane Wing Swift Sever)!”

After a loud shout, the ultimate move was unleashed in response.

As a Boss-level NPC, Xi Ximan's moves were naturally extraordinary. Regardless of speed, power, or skillfulness… they were all at the level of S-class skills.

Ruo Yu didn't let her guard down at all. She immediately used [Maximum Efficiency] to bring her physical skills to their highest state. Combined with the predictive abilities of [Perceptive Preemptive Strike], she activated the fourth layer effect of the Mingyu Gong (Bright Jade Skill), [Lingfeng Talang, Yibu Cheng Ying (Treading the Wind and Waves, Moving to Form Illusions)].

In close combat, the most brilliant means of evasion is not to maximize the distance from the enemy's attack, but to invalidate the opponent's attack with the smallest of movements, and to adjust oneself to a posture that can cope with the enemy's next move in the shortest amount of time.

Ultimately, it emphasizes the three words: "fast, skillful, and nimble."

And the evasion Ruo Yu made at this moment had almost brought this concept to the extreme.

Compared to Feng Bujue's strange and awkward extreme evasion posture, Ruo Yu's movements seemed incredibly relaxed, even elegant…

In the eyes of others, she only moved half a step at a speed that wasn't considered fast, but in Xi Ximan's eyes… the realm beyond that half-step was as insurmountable as a chasm.

It was this half-step that extinguished Xi Ximan's fighting spirit in an instant.

It was this half-step that plunged Xi Ximan into despair before his moves were even fully unleashed.

It was this half-step that made Xi Ximan think… that being killed by such a master might be a kind of luck, a kind of honor…

Hiss—

After the evasion, the counter-attack came in the form of a sword.

The blade felt like a gentle breeze, lightly brushing past Xi Ximan's neck.

Then, the spurting blood… made a rustling sound like the wind blowing through wheat.

This sword came too fast…

So fast that the deceased didn't feel any pain.

So fast that the deceased didn't experience death.

This was both a mercy and a cruelty.

Shasha sha…

The blood was still spraying.

The sword, however, was already sheathed.

In this silent scene, countless thoughts flashed through the mind of the dying person (rabbit)…

He had regrets, he had remorse. He looked back on his life and found that he couldn't stand tall and say he had no regrets.

The material possessions gained through plunder and enslavement, the status obtained by abusing the weak… none of it could fill the void, but instead made his life even more empty and hateful.

In the end, the only thing he could be proud of… his pride as a martial artist, also turned into tears in this remorse, and fell silently.

Poof—

After a soft sound, Xi Ximan, one of the Changmao (Long-Haired) Six Heavenly Officials and the Siming Xingjun (Star Lord of Fate), fell on the sand.

Without last words, without struggle, the massive body only stirred up some sand, and the crimson blood slowly soaked the desert beneath him.

“Damn it…” Seeing this scene, Chuan Yue Wei Wang (Transmigrate as King), who had already lost his will to fight, cursed inwardly and turned to run.

At this moment, he used all his potential, exerting all his strength, running away at a speed far exceeding the maximum speed of a motorcycle, heading towards the fortress…

Although he also knew that the chance of successfully escaping was very slim, it was still better than staying and facing his opponent head-on.

“Hmph…” Watching the other party's retreating figure, Ruo Yu snorted coldly and didn't bother to pay attention.

She simply turned around calmly and walked back to the village.

“Should I take care of him?” When she reached the entrance of the village, Xiao Ling, who was hiding behind the sniper spot, was still holding the sniper rifle, aiming at a black dot in the distant desert.

“There's no need, I guess.” Ruo Yu replied, “Let's try to follow Bujue's wishes as much as possible.”

“Hmm…” Xiao Ling thought for a few seconds, “Okay…” She said, exhaling and showing a relaxed expression, and no longer posing as a sniper.

Ruo Yu's decision was naturally not a whim, but because Feng Bujue had given instructions in advance about similar situations… The original words were, "If the other party chooses to escape when they see the situation is not good, letting them go back might be better than killing them."

…………

At the same time, in the treasure cave.

“Okay! Who's afraid of who!” Wang Tanzhi widened his eyes and shouted in a pig-slaughtering voice, “It's just ten moves! I'm not afraid! Ah—”

“I think you're about to cry…” Feng Bujue, who was standing next to him, glared with dead fish eyes and complained in a very lazy expression.

“Shut up!” Xiao Tan turned his head and shouted at Jue-ge again, “I'm even afraid of myself when I go crazy!”

“Are you preparing to let yourself fall into some kind of mental critical point to awaken your hidden personality?” Feng Bujue saw through Xiao Tan's thoughts at a glance, and recited with squinted eyes, “Personally, I think… with your personality, this kind of rational self-guided approach is not suitable. It's better for you to follow your feelings…”

“Hehe… This little brother Wang Tanzhi…” Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro) on the other side also smiled and persuaded, “You don't need to be so nervous. Although I won't show mercy, in the end… the starting point of this trial is not to kill people, but a pure strength test.” As he spoke, he began to flex his fingers, making his knuckles crack, “Blackbeard doesn't want those precious treasures to fall into the hands of the incompetent, that's why he set this rule. I believe… that you, who are regarded as partners by Mr. Feng, are definitely not ordinary people. You will definitely be able to handle these ten moves of mine.”

“Alright! You don't need to say anymore!” Xiao Tan was still in a very excited state, “Come on!”

“Okay.” Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro) finished flexing his fingers and got into a stance, “Watch carefully… first move!”

As soon as the words fell, the figure moved.

The rabbit starman's fists instantly doubled to ten, and ten to a hundred. As the saying goes, countless fist shadows rise, and the fighting spirit descends like a surging tide.

The move “Duanmao Bailie Quan (Short-Haired Hundred Fists)” arrived in the blink of an eye.

The same move, when used by Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro), was several times fiercer than when used by that Kaka Lu the Great.

For players like Xiao Tan who take the agility route, this kind of move cannot be taken head-on. He must dodge…

For a time, the fist shadows were as fast as lightning, and the figures were faster than shooting stars.

Xiao Tan was fully focused, went all out, and managed to rely on his basic physical skills to twist and turn, and was unscathed in this first move.

“Heh… this kid…” Seeing this, Feng Bujue smiled inwardly, “Even he doesn't realize how terrifying his strength is… If he gets serious, it's hard to imagine…”

“Ha! As expected!” When Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro) saw Xiao Tan's reaction, he immediately showed a very excited expression, and shouted again, “Duanmao Gangzhang Bo (Short-Haired Iron Palm Wave)!”

This time, he pushed out with one hand, and a remote qi gong wave roared like a mad cow breaking out of its pen.

Xiao Tan was also experienced in dealing with this type of attack. As soon as he saw the other party raise his hand, he immediately performed a Matrix-style backbend, straightening his upper body just as the wave was about to hit, keeping it parallel to the ground… relatively calmly avoiding this second move.

“Little brother, don't just focus on taking hits…” Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro) was, after all, a master of a certain school of boxing, frank and open-minded. Before making the third move, he didn't forget to remind the other party, “You can also counterattack!”

“Then I will…” Xiao Tan didn't stand on ceremony with the other party. He launched a sleeve arrow at the other party with a very concealed movement as Fage (Bro) was speaking, “…It’s better to be disrespectful than to decline!”

“Hehe…” When Xiao Tan's words entered Tu Fage's (Rabbit Bro)'s ears, the sleeve arrow had already flown in front of the latter. But seeing Fage (Bro) smile calmly, he raised his hand and clamped it, “Er Zhi Zhenkong Ba (Two-Finger Vacuum Grip)!”

As one of the defensive ultimate techniques of the Beidou Shen… Uh… that's not right… As one of the defensive ultimate techniques of the Duanmao Shenquan (Short-Haired Divine Fist), the principle of the Er Zhi Zhenkong Ba (Two-Finger Vacuum Grip) is… to use two fingers to accurately clamp a flying knife or arrow shot at you at high speed, and then rotate your wrist to make the flying projectile turn one hundred and eighty degrees and shoot back at the shooter along its original trajectory.

So… sleeve arrows and other hidden weapons are completely useless against fist fighters of Fage's (Bro)'s level. If an ordinary person used this to attack him, they would only be courting death.

Fortunately… Xiao Tan is not an ordinary person. Although he can't clamp the hidden weapon like his opponent, with his reaction speed, it's no problem to deflect the returning sleeve arrow.

Ding—

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the Assassin's Edge on Xiao Tan's wrist popped out.

The sleeve sword on the same piece of equipment (Altair's Touch) thus blocked the sleeve arrow that it had fired, and thus received that "third move."

“That's right! Little brother.” Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro) smiled, “As long as you can force me to use defensive moves, you can reduce the number of attacking moves I use.”

“Then you be careful…” Xiao Tan's expression turned cold, and he rushed in front of his opponent in a stride, using the military thorn (Energized Three-Edged Military Thorn) and the punch dagger (Meow Starman's Fury) to attack Fage's (Bro)'s ribs.

“Ah… I will.” Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro) still responded calmly, and used the fourth move, “Hmph… Duanmao Ganglie Ba (Short-Haired Iron Cracking Grip)!”

Sooner said than done. Fage (Bro) used three fingers (thumb, index finger, and middle finger) on each hand, using a gesture similar to holding chopsticks… to catch Xiao Tan's two weapons respectively.

“Hehe… I don't want to say this, little brother…” Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro) said while adding strength to his fingers, “With your ability, how can you use such ordinary iron?” After saying that, he actually used those few fingers to crush Xiao Tan's two weapons.

“Hey—” This time Xiao Tan really felt like crying. These were at least elite-level weapons, but they were actually destroyed by this NPC while he was talking and laughing, “Fage (Bro)! That's not fair! I'm okay with fighting, but why break my weap…”

Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro) didn't let him finish speaking, “I already said they were ordinary iron, what's there to feel bad about!” He shouted loudly, shook off the metal fragments on his hands, and then launched another move, “Watch this! Duanmao Shizi Zhan (Short-Haired Cross Cut)!”

Although he shouted "cut," what he threw were fists… a continuous fist attack aimed at the torso in a cross pattern. The frequency of this move was not high, and it didn't look fast, but its momentum was more concentrated and dangerous than the previous hundred fists.

“Whoa~ This is only the fifth move… and it's already this level of attack…” Feng Bujue watched from the side and couldn't help but sweat for Xiao Tan.

And Xiao Tan, on the other hand, quickly recovered from the shock of having his two weapons destroyed and reacted to the dangerous situation in front of him…

“Hmm… with this distance and posture… it's difficult to dodge with pure physical skills…” His mind raced, and he used his keen combat instincts to find an opportunity, “But using [Dance of Death] here is obviously not worthwhile… then…”

Since he had to use skills, he had to use them to their fullest potential.

In the next second, Xiao Tan didn't retreat but instead advanced, using the move [Devil Bat Phantom Shift] to rush directly behind his opponent. At the same time, he kept a cautious eye out and launched [When the Wind Ceases, the Fragrance Remains, the Flowers are Gone] at the same time as a form of interference.

Sure enough, when Fage's (Bro)'s fist landed on the afterimage, his movements and expression visibly stagnated.

“Heh… not bad.” Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro) was indeed powerful. He guessed almost instinctively what Xiao Tan had done…

“Watatta!” In that instant, Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro) let out the first "Bruce Lee-style" roar of the battle, and responded with a perfectly natural movement, kicking out a wide, straight kick behind him, “Jiaoshou Potou Quan (Head-Shattering Kick)!”

This time, although he shouted "fist," what he used in essence was a kicking technique. But the name didn't matter, as long as it worked.

However… this strike did not achieve the effect that Fage (Bro) had expected.

Because Xiao Tan had already guessed that the other party was fully capable of seeing through his actions and using a counter-attack. So… before that kick came, Xiao Tan had already held up the [Titanium Alloy Jinhua Ham] in preparation to withstand the blow.

Immediately afterwards, a "bang" was heard…

The foot kicked the shield, but it made a muffled sound like a vehicle collision.

“I'll go…” After the collision, Wang Tanzhi's whole body tightened, his qi and blood surged, and the hand holding the shield involuntarily released, and the [Titanium Alloy Jinhua Ham] also broke apart and shattered into three pieces after falling to the ground.

“This won't do, little brother.” Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro) landed and said, bouncing up and down, “These ordinary irons you use… are not worth a single blow in the face of real fighting spirit.”

As he said this, Xiao Tan was still staggering backwards from the remaining force of the previous kick. He barely stood firm until the other party finished speaking, “Alright… you don't need to emphasize it to me again, I've already seen it…”

“Hahahaha…” Feng Bujue was laughing gleefully from the side at this time, “Don't feel bad~ if the old doesn't go, the new won't come.”

“Hoo…” Xiao Tan shook his head and sighed helplessly.

Now, he really didn't have anything to feel bad about. It was like… one day, your phone breaks, and you will definitely be quite depressed; but if your phone, camera, laptop, and other things are all smashed one after another on the same day, then by the time the last thing breaks, you will be relatively calm…

“In short…” Xiao Tan straightened his expression and stared at Tu Fage (Rabbit Bro), “…There are still four moves left, let's get them over with!”