Chapter 319: Not Completely a Scumbag

The ice bees had already relayed the situation of the cave ahead.

With the combat power of a top-tier warrior, an absolute understanding of the terrain, and his sixteen-core intellect, he didn’t believe he couldn’t kill Blood Demon Manku!

"Here’s the plan..." Old Wang’s expression became lively; he had a plan.

...

The cave shifted from narrow to wide, then back to narrow.

That shameless bastard ahead had thrown about three Skyburst Grenades, apparently finally running out of his supply. When Manku caught up and saw several narrow cave entrances suitable for 'cutting off the path,' the other party surprisingly chose not to blow them up.

Manku smirked, thinking his opponent had run out of tricks but was still clinging to life. The Holy Sanctuary once had warriors, but now its spirit had been eroded by complacency.

Hmm? It seems he’s stopped.

Whoosh!

Manku darted forward, delving deeper into the cave. Soon, he saw Wang Feng and Mapeier trapped in a dead end.

It was a huge cave, about two to three hundred square meters around, with the ceiling of the cave high and deep, reaching twenty to thirty meters in height. The space was large enough but empty, with nothing but smooth cave walls.

This place was quite spacious, but unlike other large caves, there was only one passage, the one Manku had come through.

Wang Feng and Mapeier appeared to be searching for another exit in the cave. When they heard the sound of wind breaking behind them, they both turned around.

Their faces were etched with nervousness and helplessness, trembling with an unbearable fear.

"You’ve picked a fine spot for your grave." Manku laughed, not in a hurry to act, seemingly savoring the sight of the two trembling together. He said with a smile, "I’m a decent guy. Any last words?"

The two were clearly terrified. Wang Feng cradled the trembling Mapeier with one arm while clutching a Skyburst Grenade in the other. Seeing the actual object, Manku was completely reassured; it seemed that was Wang Feng’s last card.

"Can we strike a deal?" Old Wang’s voice quivered. "I’ll hand over the token, but leave us intact—don’t drain us."

Manku’s lips curled up slightly. It seemed the other had finally resigned to his fate. Manku was no longer in a hurry; this damn bastard had made him chase for a whole day, and now was the time to savor the final feast. He said playfully, "I’m afraid not. Fear is a rare delicacy—those who haven’t savored it can’t appreciate its taste."

Hoping for a refusal, Wang Feng and the girl in his arms trembled uncontrollably, but what Manku couldn’t see was the excitement in Mapeier’s eyes hidden in Wang Feng’s embrace.

"Don’t come any closer!" Old Wang desperately brandished the Skyburst Grenade. "Take one more step, and I’ll blow myself up—you’ll never get the token!"

Manku laughed, "Go ahead, do it."

The other didn’t fall for it. Old Wang, with nothing left to lose, gritted his teeth and hurled the Skyburst Grenade at Manku. "Damn it, you think I won’t? Then let’s go down together!"

The Skyburst Grenade soared through the darkness. Manku had anticipated this. With a swift motion, he deflected the Skyburst Grenade into the only cave passage behind him.

Boom!

The shockwave nearly knocked the two off their feet. On the broken cave walls, rubble clattered down, blocking most of the incoming cave passage, but for Manku, it didn’t affect his passage.

The other’s last means had been used. Looking at the trembling two, Manku’s twisted satisfaction was finally sated. It seemed these two couldn’t play any new tricks.

A glint flashed in Manku’s eyes.

Act!

He stepped forward, but the next second, Manku felt a chill on his leg, and his body suddenly leaned to the left.

His eyes widened in shock—his left leg was gone!

A nearly invisible spider silk had been stretched across the ground at some point, seemingly waiting quietly there until it was stained red by Manku's blood, making it visible to him.

"Aaaargh!" Manku let out a scream.

He stumbled forward, but the next second, he stood firmly on one leg.

A fierce glint replaced the amusement in his eyes. He truly hadn't expected these two puny humans to have the ability to harm him!

It wasn't that Manku wasn't vigilant; the insect species' deceptive appearance was too convincing. It had nothing to do with strength. To someone who didn't recognize a wasp, it would just look like a big fly, especially since the other party was deliberately hiding!

These two puny humans, damn them!

Manku's expression turned cold and fierce.

Sssss...

The severed section of his leg didn't drip blood; instead, many fleshy, tentacle-like growths surged out. The tentacles quickly found the severed leg on the ground, intertwining and pulling it together. In an instant, the leg regenerated!

"What the hell!" Old Wang was dumbfounded: "You freak, are you a gecko or something? No, even geckos need months to regrow their tails. You're more badass than a damn gecko! Hey, hey, hey, I'm talking to you, you freak!"

Old Wang shouted at him, trying to distract him, but Manku's eyes didn't even glance his way. His pupils were rapidly shifting left and right, and in the corner of his eye, a lightning-fast figure flashed by.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

It was the woman who'd been cowering in Wang Feng's arms earlier. Honestly, Manku hadn't expected to misjudge her. The woman who had been trembling in the arms of that waste was actually a master!

Insect species: Red Spider!

She darted forward, and nearly invisible spider silk strands shot toward Manku's head.

The spider silk made no sound as it cut through the air, leaving no trace. But Manku had already anticipated it. The whites of his eyes suddenly changed, filling with a crimson hue.

Blood Eyes!

Everything turned blood-red. Manku moved with butterfly-like grace, and Mapeier's razor-sharp spider silk strands missed their mark. Instead, Manku's approach made Mapeier extremely wary. Having been in hiding for years, Mapeier hadn't had much opportunity to practice her killing moves, while Manku was a battle-hardened warrior.

The problem was that even with Manku's speed, he couldn't catch up to Mapeier. Mapeier could move swiftly across the spider silk, completely unlike a human. The two exchanged blows, while Wang Feng stood by, utterly useless in the fight.

After chasing for a while, Manku finally realized that in this environment, he couldn't catch her quickly. Their abilities didn't counter each other, but...

Suddenly, Manku turned and pounced on Wang Feng.

Wang Feng stood frozen in fear, dumbfounded, but Manku sensed danger. Blood Eyes.

A web had been spun in front of Wang Feng. Manku sneered at their underestimation. Blood Demon Art!

Manku's body passed through the spider web, but in front of Wang Feng, there was one spider web barrier after another. The Blood Demon Art not only allowed him to avoid damage but also to pass through various objects, but this wasn't without limits. Each passage consumed soul power.

On the other side, Wang Feng let out a wild laugh.

At the same time, strands of spider silk pierced through the blood mist, forming an inescapable three-dimensional web!

Mapeier's eyes sharpened, and pink soul power burst out along the spider silk, turning into a pink hell. The previously unstoppable Blood Demon Art was instantly slowed down. Although it couldn't be completely immobilized, Manku was now stuck as if in quicksand.

Manku's eyes were blood-red. Traps, spider silk—these two only had these tricks. Once he broke free, he would tear these two bastards apart alive! He would make them watch as their bodies were drained dry by him!

Mapeier's face was flushed to the extreme. Manku within the net of heaven and earth was too powerful. He had absorbed too much of the flesh and blood essence of Tiger Peak disciples these days, and it felt like he was just one step away from breaking through to the ghost level. She had done her best to lock him down, but she still couldn't hold him. His soul power seemed endless and bottomless, while her own soul power was rapidly weakening.

"Senior brother!" she couldn't help but anxiously call out: "I can't hold him much longer!"

Manku's eyes flickered with surprise. Were these two hiding another ace up their sleeves? But with Wang Feng, could he...

"Here we go, here we go!" Old Wang laughed heartily, yanking open his coat and pulling out a long strand with his left hand.

Whoosh!

It was a white spider silk, clearly a special creation by Mapeier, appearing much thicker than the silk used in the Sky Net. But that was just the beginning...

As the silk unfurled, Manku's pupils shrank in shock, and even the blood-red in his eyes seemed to fade slightly.

On that two to three-meter-long, seemingly unremarkable silk, there were now twenty Skyburst Grenades hanging! Shiny, round, and neatly lined up!

Holy hell...

Manku felt his mind go blank for a moment, and he couldn't help but curse.

Is this kid running a Skyburst Grenade shop or something? Twenty of them? That's not just for killing—it's enough to take down a fortress!

Is he planning to take us both out? The power of twenty Skyburst Grenades could flatten this cave!

Manku didn't believe it. He didn't believe Wang Feng had set all this up just to die with him. He didn't believe the other party would really dare to detonate them! You think you can scare me?

But just then, the grip of the spider web cage seemed to slacken, and then a bright strand of silk shot down from above, sticking to Old Wang's waist.

"Lift off!"

Mapeier shouted lightly, no longer caring about the web, pulling Wang Feng upwards with a strong leap.

"Having a blast, Bugs Bunny? Exciting, huh?" Old Wang, while soaring into the air, casually threw the string of Skyburst Grenades towards Manku, waving at him with a smile: "See ya, sucker!"

Although the spider web cage had lost Mapeier's control, its residual power was still there, and Manku couldn't break free instantly. He watched in despair as Wang Feng rose rapidly, and the string of twenty Skyburst Grenades came closer and closer to him.

To hell with this!

The blood-red in Manku's pupils instantly expanded.

Kaboom!

The terrifying explosion, with flames soaring into the sky, made Old Wang feel the wave of fire chasing his rapidly rising buttocks, the blinding light making it impossible to open his eyes, the shockwave of the explosion almost catching up to his ascent.

Old Wang cursed, feeling the heat on his tail. Damn it, as the saying goes, showing off feels great until you’re toast...

He should’ve held back, delayed the explosion by a second or two! That guy wasn’t going anywhere, and this isn’t some action movie—why the drama? Thankfully...

Crack!

The silk seemed to have reached its limit, and a small hand timely yanked, pulling Old Wang by the collar into a narrow space, Wang Feng activated his last Golden Aegis, sealing the entrance with his body.

Boom!!!

The cave walls trembled violently, the roar deafening. The searing white light blasted into the cramped cave, making it impossible for the two to open their eyes; the deafening noise nearly blew out their eardrums!

Of course, the explosion was nothing to a master, the terrifying part was the soul energy explosion contained within the Skyburst Grenades, which was the most lethal to the creatures of the Nine Heavens.

But Mapeier stood firm, unshaken. She tightly hugged Wang Feng, his solid and broad chest giving her an unprecedented sense of safety and calm, a faint smile unconsciously hanging at the corner of her mouth, as if the destruction outside was just a fleeting cloud to her.

But Old Wang was a bit embarrassed.

The cave was hastily dug, with Manku hot on their heels, and the time to set up the trap was very rushed. Even with the indestructible spider silk, Mapeier had managed to barely dig a small cave at the top of this cave for the two to hide in, which was already quite an achievement in such a short time.

At this moment, the two of them were tightly squeezed in this narrow space, and Mapler seemed to have no defenses against him at all, clinging to him like an octopus. Holy crap!

Two dangerously soft mounds pressed tightly against Old Wang's chest, her firm and meaty thighs powerfully clamped around his waist, and her legs that could drive anyone crazy pressed firmly against his abdomen. Her fragrant little mouth was still breathing softly in his ear...

Old Wang couldn't help but swallow, feeling both sorrow and anger. Why, as a normal man, must he always endure such unbearable pain in life?

So, you’ve got to live purely. If you're going to be a scoundrel, be one thoroughly, and there won't be so much suffering.

Boom...

Inside the cave, the atmosphere was charged with tension, while outside, the flames were raging. The terrifying aftermath of the explosion lasted for a full minute or two before gradually subsiding.

Finally, the outside quieted down.

The cave floor was now covered with a thick layer of rubble, and there were also large boulders that had collapsed. The left wall near the explosion center had been completely blown away, leaving a large concave in the cave wall.

"Senior brother, look!" Mapler, acting as if nothing had happened, used a spider silk to lift a collapsed boulder.

Old Wang leaned over to take a look and saw a grotesquely mangled corpse under the stone... or rather, it could no longer be called a corpse. The original limbs and torso were almost unrecognizable, with flesh, blood, and bones mixed together in a chaotic heap. Except for a vaguely human-shaped outline, the pile looked more like a polymer of brain matter and flesh after being run over by a heavy truck.

The Blood Demon Art is indeed powerful. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been blown to bits, but this guy wasn't completely shattered. However, the lifeless, mangled flesh still looked disgustingly gruesome.

Old Wang felt a bit nauseous. He noticed some tokens mixed in the flesh and blood of the corpse, about thirty or forty in total. Most were from Holy Sanctuary disciples, with a few from the War Academy's practitioners.

Despite the disgust, he collected all the tokens from the pile of flesh. Several of them had been broken or cracked by the explosion, including Manku's own Soul Token, which had been bent and completely deformed. However, the War Academy's emblem and the number "4" were still faintly recognizable.

He had actually managed to take down the War Academy's fourth-ranked Blood Demon Manku and collected a top-ten token. The Holy Sanctuary’s rewards would be hefty.

All the hardships had paid off, but it was also thanks to Mapler's strong assistance. If he had been alone, escaping would have been a miracle, and trying to trap and kill a master like Manku would have been pure fantasy.

"Junior sister, from now on, you'll stick with me!" Old Wang was delighted. Someone who could fight and was so caring was definitely a treasure to keep by his side. "When we return to Aurora City, I'll arrange for you to transfer to Rose Academy! What’s a girl doing in a place like Judgment Academy? As for the rest, don't worry. I've been through it all, and I'll take care of everything!"

Mapler nodded vigorously and said softly, "Alright, senior brother, I'll listen to you!"