Super Invincible Battleship

Chapter 269: Chapter 152: Lightning Charge

Just as Yan Fei found himself in dire straits, the situation changed dramatically. A treasure sword soared into the sky, carrying infinite might, stabbing towards Huo Shan’s chest. Huo Shan was a god-level expert, but the person ambushing him was also incredibly powerful, and Huo Shan, faced with the sharp edge of that sword, actually couldn’t dodge.

Huo Shan himself was a grandmaster in the field of assassination, yet he had failed to detect the ambush, indicating just how adept the attacker was at concealment.

And just as the long sword was about to penetrate Huo Shan’s chest, Huo Shan suddenly uttered a string of bizarre syllables, launching a sonic attack instantly. A tornado appeared beside him, and due to the terrifying spinning force of the tornado, as the person’s long sword had just inserted into Huo Shan’s chest, it was blown aside by the tornado, unable to continue its thrust. Huo Shan, seizing the opportunity to catch his breath, immediately retreated rapidly, leaving the range of the long sword’s attack.

With the sudden appearance of this person and their shocking strike as a signal, several long howls suddenly came from the surrounding sand, and several shadows appeared from the east, south, west, and north, running wildly towards Huo Shan.

Caught off guard, Huo Shan was ambushed by someone wielding supernatural powers. Although he resolved the attack from that astonishing sword in time, he couldn’t completely neutralize the terrifying force carried by the blade and was severely wounded. A huge hole appeared in his chest, with flesh and blood mangled inside. Although Huo Shan stopped the bleeding at his wound swiftly, his strength had greatly diminished due to the injury.

Seeing the situation turn grim, Huo Shan decisively stopped his pursuit of Yan Fei and started sprinting, intending to flee the area. And Yan Fei, who had been waiting for death on the ground, miraculously escaped his fate at the last moment. Seeing Huo Shan running away, Yan Fei let out a cry of relief, turned over at once, and rolled down the slope he had just climbed, moving away from his previous location.

The person who ambushed Huo Shan didn’t pay any attention to Yan Fei’s movements but followed in pursuit of Huo Shan. Although injured, Huo Shan’s fleeing speed was still incredibly fast. With every stride, he covered a distance of fifty meters. But the speed of the person who had just ambushed him was even faster; he seemed to have the ability to teleport, his figure flickering, and then disappearing from the original spot, reappearing a hundred meters away. Thus, even though he was chasing, it only took two steps for him to catch up with Huo Shan ahead of him.

It was at this time that Yan Fei, having rolled down the hillside and lying in the soft sand, had the chance to check the situation. Though injured, his eyesight was intact, and he realized that the person who ambushed Huo Shan to save him was someone he knew and knew well: it was Duan Hongye from the China Special Duties Unit. Among the several people coming in from other directions, he recognized one as Eagle, who had once provided a few days of free security for Yan Fei. Even the people Yan Fei didn’t recognize all had the appearance of Chinese people.

Witnessing this group suddenly appearing and ambushing Huo Shan, Yan Fei had an epiphany. It seemed that the nation hadn’t kept silent as usual in response to the kidnapping of Dream Technology’s general manager, the massacre of its employees, and the threats to its chairman. Instead, they had dispatched elite troops to the Middle East, intent on utterly destroying the Assassin Sect that dared to challenge China’s dignity.

That’s why Duan Hongye had been lying in ambush here, waiting for Huo Shan to appear, then launching an ambush with the intent to kill the sole remaining top expert of the Assassin Sect. This also explained why Duan Hongye had not been seen dealing with Dream Technology’s crisis; it had always been Yu Xiaozhou who stepped forward. Several days ago, Eagle, who had been protecting Yan Fei, suddenly disappeared without a trace, and Yu Xiaozhou never told Yan Fei the real reason. It turned out that Eagle and Duan Hongye had come to the Middle East together to encircle and kill Huo Shan.

Yan Fei had always known Duan Hongye was formidable but had never imagined he would be to this extent. Although Duan Hongye had the element of surprise, with just a long sword, he managed to severely injure Huo Shan. Considering that even upgraded drones with anti-tank missiles could not harm Huo Shan, the power of Duan Hongye’s long sword spoke volumes. Duan Hongye’s strength had become quite clear—he was at the Divine Realm.

Duan Hongye using his ability that resembled instant teleportation, caught up with Huo Shan in just a few steps. His long sword, enveloping thunder and lightning, stabbed once again towards Huo Shan’s chest. Huo Shan flicked his cloak, deflecting Duan Hongye’s long sword, but then Duan Hongye grabbed the cloak with his hand and, with a strong tug, ripped off Huo Shan’s cloak. At that moment, members of the China Special Duties Unit from the other four directions also closed in, surrounding Huo Shan at the center.

Yan Fei watched from a distance, his heart pounding with excitement. This was the first time he had witnessed a battle between god-level experts, an opportunity to familiarize himself with the capabilities of such experts. While using the black sphere to rapidly recover from his injuries, he kept an eye on the developments of this battle.

Seeing himself encircled by the Special Agents of the China Special Duties Unit, Huo Shan simply stopped running and stood his ground. Even at this point, Huo Shan’s large hood remained on his head, his true appearance still hidden from outsiders.

Huo Shan looked at the members of the China Special Duties Unit surrounding him and spoke in a very strange, indistinguishable voice that was neither male nor female, young nor old, “I wonder who would dare to ambush me unafraid of death—it turns out to be Duan Hongye of the China Special Duties Unit! Vice Group Leader Duan, you and your lackeys have surrounded me—what exactly do you hope to achieve?”

Duan Hongye held a sword in her hand, its tip pointing directly at Huo Shan, carefully on guard against him, yet her voice was very calm, “Huo Shan, whatever you and your men do elsewhere is none of China Special Duties Unit’s business, nor do we wish to interfere. But hasn’t anyone ever told you? China is not a place where forces like yours can simply barge into, and the Chinese people are not ones whom your people can provoke at will. Not only did your men enter China, but they also kidnapped our excellent entrepreneurs. After their failure, they even tortured and killed Chinese citizens and threatened the victims. Huo Shan, your actions are a provocation against the Chinese Government, you’re digging your own grave. Our task today is to come here and kill you.”

Huo Shan burst into laughter, with a voice that sounded oddly androgynous and ageless, he laughed and said, “Duan Hongye, you too are a god-level expert, one of the very few standing at the pinnacle of the world. It’s surprising that you would stoop to serve the Government and willingly be their hunting dog, selling your life to them, following their commands. With your abilities, wouldn’t it be better to call your own shots?”

Duan Hongye replied, “Huo Shan, someone like you cannot understand the feeling of being willing to give everything for one’s own country. In my heart, the strength of the nation is my ultimate pursuit. Anything that hinders the nation’s strength is my enemy and shall be exterminated. You are selfish and self-serving, while I am willing to give. There is no common ground between us; talking to you is like casting pearls before swine.”

Still laughing, Huo Shan said, “Duan Hongye, you Chinese are indeed cunning and insincere. Even though you talk so righteously, I feel your hypocrisy. If you are so great, why do you cling to high positions? Why not be an ordinary person and give up the power you obtain from the state? Besides, if you truly intended to kill me, why didn’t you seek me out openly and directly? You neither came early nor late, but chose to attack when I was gravely injured and worried about my sect’s safety, and you even resorted to a sneak attack.”

Duan Hongye said coldly, “You blatantly challenged the Chinese Government, so you are my enemy. Naturally, I will employ any means necessary against my enemies. You are the ancestor of assassins; isn’t this what you commonly do? Or is it that the Assassin Sect never thought such a fate would occur after provoking China?”

Huo Shan looked at Yan Fei observing from a distance and said, “How I hate it! The sect that I worked so hard to rebuild over so many years is about to be destroyed by a nobody with merely innate strength. I was already severely injured before our encounter and was unable to use my full strength, which is why you succeeded in your sneak attack. Otherwise, with your bottom-tier strength among god-level experts, how could you possibly have injured me?”

Duan Hongye remarked, “This only proves one thing, even the heavens can’t stand you anymore and want to take you. Huo Shan, you are now surrounded by us, and you are also gravely injured, so you cannot escape this time.”

Huo Shan laughed loudly, “Duan Hongye, do you really think that these few mediocre experts can kill me? Aside from you, the strongest among them is merely at the innate peak, still a long way from the divine realm. You’re still too naive. You don’t understand the true strength of a god-level expert, nor do you know how to wield divine power. Today I’ll let you see what the divine realm truly is. Even though I was already severely injured before, I am not someone you can look down upon.”

No sooner had Huo Shan spoken than a terrifying aura burst forth from him, shooting towards the heavens and stirring reality with the void. Above their heads, storm clouds gathered rapidly, forming a large mass of dark clouds with lightning coursing through it, all in a very short time.

Duan Hongye looked up at the dark clouds overhead, sensing the destructive power contained within, his expression grave. The other Special Duty Group agents surrounding Huo Shan quietly retreated, increasing the distance between themselves and Huo Shan. Yan Fei, from afar, was dumbfounded; he hadn’t expected humans could reach such a level, actually able to disrupt the weather.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning from a clear sky struck, and a giant lightning bolt emerged from the clouds above, striking the ground where Huo Shan stood, then entering his body. As the lightning entered Huo Shan’s body, it seemed to infuse energy into his exhausted form, and Huo Shan instantly came to life, full of vigor.

Then, as Huo Shan laughed loudly, his body darkened and vanished into the air. At a distance, a Special Duty Group agent let out a scream as a hole appeared where his heart should be, his heart gone. Huo Shan’s figure reappeared far away, still holding a beating heart in his hand. He squeezed hard, crushing the heart, while the heartless agent cried out and fell dead to the ground.

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