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As the only person with minimal combat consumption, Xiao Yefeng's appearance instantly broke the deadlock.
With a single sword strike, he forced back the Leopard Man Tian, then swiftly turned and delivered a punch to Inoue's scaled waist. Although he managed to repel both of them, Inoue and Tian had completely lost their consciousness, their minds filled only with the urge to kill those around them. At that moment, they were driven by instinct; they had no wisdom left. Whoever stood before them would be their target, and tearing each other apart was the only end they sought.
Glancing at the shattered Tang Dao with a pained expression, Mo Fei said helplessly, "These two monsters are too strong. Has Wa Country's research on Gene Serum reached this level?"
However, Liu Entai had a better understanding of the situation. Standing behind everyone, he remarked, "I don't think so. This Gene Serum doesn't seem like something a Demon could develop. My station in the Taiyu Island mines has given me some insight into Wa Country's Gene Serum research. From what I know, Wa Country's Gene Serum is similar to ours and is still focused on enhancing Gene Fusion levels. These two must have injected themselves with a Western-developed Gene Serum."
Xiao Yefeng was not concerned about this. Looking at the two enemies who had completely lost their rationality, he stated, "None of that matters. The key question is how long it will take for these two to return to normal. As far as I know, a Gene Warrior's gene activation lasts at most about five minutes!"
Xiao Yefeng recalled Jiang Xing's account of the Hua Xia Battle Soul Team, which is why he was so concerned. However, after suppressing his rising anxiety, Liu Entai reluctantly replied, "That's true if we hope to maintain their human nature. But as it stands now, these two have clearly abandoned their humanity. We can only wait until they exhaust themselves; it's impossible to estimate how long that will take!"
"In that case, let's kill them!" With that command, Xiao Yefeng exchanged glances with Mo Fei. They each took a side to draw the attention of their opponents while Miyuki and Liu Entai could only assist from the sidelines.
Despite being unconscious, both were Jonin. Under the full activation of the Gene Serum, their strength had reached the peak of Inner Force. Although they had transformed into beast-like forms and abandoned their blades, just like Xiao Yefeng had activated his genes, both had developed sharp claws. With Miyuki's assistance, Mo Fei struck down on Tian's shoulder with his blade.
However, Mo Fei's knife cut into Tian's muscle but was immediately locked in place by Tian’s shoulder bone due to his Beastification. Unable to withdraw his blade in that instant, Mo Fei had no choice but to abandon his secondary dagger. Fortunately, he did so just in time; in the next moment, Tian’s powerful hands smashed down on the blade, shattering it into pieces.
The distraction created an opportunity for Xiao Yefeng. Seizing the moment, he unleashed his Soul-Severing Black Sword and swept it across Tian’s throat lightly. The blade passed through as if nothing had changed. After swinging his sword, Xiao Yefeng quickly leveled it out; gripping it with his right hand while supporting it with his left hand. With a clang, he blocked Inoue’s deadly punch.
No one paid attention to Tian standing still; everyone focused on attacking Inoue who was covered in scales. Indeed, Inoue proved difficult to deal with; his scaled armor was as tough as thin inner armor. The blades of several attackers could not penetrate the scales on his back; the only relatively vulnerable spot was his throat. However, Inoue seemed to have injected himself with genes from some animal that elongated his jaw by four or five centimeters.
His hard bones resisted three strikes from Xiao Yefeng without yielding. Just when they were struggling to break through his defenses, Xiao Yefeng and Mo Fei executed another perfect combination attack. Xiao Yefeng raised an eyebrow while Mo Fei nodded in response. With Miyuki’s help, Mo Fei transformed into a soaring swallow and flipped over Inoue’s head before thrusting his blade toward the scales on Inoue’s back.
A spark flew as the Blade cut through the air, returning without success. Yet, it was this very failure that laid the foundation for victory. In that fleeting moment when Mo Fei flipped over Inoue's head, Inoue's mind was consumed with the singular thought of killing the one who attacked him. He looked up at the flipping Mo Fei, and in that instant, his throat—the only weakness—revealed a brief opening.
The Soul-Severing Black Sword was indeed a Wooden Sword Body, but under Xiao Yefeng's infusion of Qi, its strength surpassed that of a steel blade. The sword swept upward from below with an attack as perfect as an Azure Wind Antelope, a textbook-like flick of the sword. The blade sliced through the air and retracted in one fluid motion.
At that moment, a trickle of blood seeped from the only pale gap in Inoue's throat armor. Bubbles of blood gurgled in his mouth as his throat was severed by the strike; even a deity could not save him now! However, Inoue fell backward awkwardly and collapsed to the ground. The slight tremor caused Tien, who was standing in a bow stance nearby, to fall as well, suffering an identical wound to his throat.
Thus, all those who had come from Wa Country to Taiyu Island, except for their sole high-ranking Onmyoji leader Sakai Tomokazu, left their bodies behind on Taiyu Island. After informing the warships outside Taiyu Island of Sakai Tomokazu's escape direction, everyone finally felt a sense of relief amidst the corpses scattered across Taiyu Island.
Zhao Gang, who had fallen from a great height, was unharmed and had already been brought up by Miyuki. Upon witnessing the abilities displayed by Xiao Yefeng and Mo Fei during their recent battle, the trio guarding the island felt genuine admiration; however, they were all focused on recovering and had no time for conversation.
Ultimately, it was Liu Entai, holding the Spirit Heart, who quickly recovered and stood beside Xiao Yefeng. As Xiao Yefeng opened his eyes and continued to absorb energy from the spirit stone he held, he did not neglect to engage in conversation.
"You must be Xiao Yefeng, renowned recently in the Metaphysics Society! Today we owe you much; you are truly impressive!" Liu Entai said to Xiao Yefeng.
"I am indeed Xiao Yefeng," he replied. "Senior, facing that Demon Onmyoji guard all night alongside so many ninjas—your trio is truly commendable!" As Xiao Yefeng absorbed the power of the spirit stone, he felt quite wealthy himself. He handed some spirit stones to Jiang Xing since he had no way to store them in an illusion and carrying around a dozen spirit stones was not an issue.
After all, Xiao Yefeng had become quite affluent due to his dealings with America. However, if possible, he genuinely wished to take away that artifact-level Sword of Judgment. He believed it was a magical weapon crafted by someone from the East and would be more suitable for an Eastern Sorcerer specializing in Exorcism.
"Don't call me senior anymore; since both you and Mo Fei have reached Inner Force level, we are all on the same level now—there’s no need for distinctions between seniors and juniors. If it weren't for your arrival, this Spirit Heart would have been taken!" Liu Entai remarked with emotion.
Hearing Liu Entai's words, Xiao Yefeng paused before asking, "Spirit Heart? Is it the heart of spirit stones found rarely in Spirit Mines?"
"You don't know? Then how did you come to provide support?" Liu Entai was puzzled; wasn't it because he received a distress signal about the Spirit Heart needing assistance that they came?
"I flew directly from Beijing North to Wave Island. After meeting with Fei Ge, I rushed here without stopping. The last piece of information I received was that Taiyu Island and the Spirit Mine were ambushed by Wa Country, and there has been no news about the Spirit Heart!" Xiao Yefeng recounted everything he knew.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Entai shook his head and said, "Sigh! The thing I least wanted to admit has finally happened, but I still find some comfort in it!"
Seeing Liu Entai's expression, Xiao Yefeng asked in confusion, "Could it be that there is a traitor..."
He couldn't bring himself to finish the sentence, and Liu Entai shook his head. "No more of that. Last night, the attack from Wa Country was sudden. We don't know how many workers were injured or killed. Let's go check the situation!"
With that, Liu Entai led Miyuki and Zhao Gang down the giant rock with a sense of helplessness. After exchanging glances with Mo Fei, Xiao Yefeng watched as Mo Fei tore off the Azure Syringe button from Oshima's collar. After securing it, the two followed the three into the mine.
Along the way, Xiao Yefeng saw the bodies of soldiers guarding Taiyu Island and miners. These were things he had never imagined. The hatred between Huaxia and Wa Country could not be described in words; however, Xiao Yefeng had previously thought this was merely verbal animosity. Although he had worked as a Mercenary before, he had never envisioned standing amidst such chaos hidden beneath the facade of ordinary people's peaceful lives.
It was just well-packaged by the nations involved; ordinary soldiers became sacrifices while warfare shifted from a mode dominated by common people to one between Extraordinary Persons. This time, Wa Country launched a surprise attack on Taiyu Island for a Spirit Heart, resulting in ten soldiers and seven miners losing their lives on the island. However, Wa Country paid an even greater price. What angered Xiao Yefeng and others even more was not this.
How could Wa Country know that last night Taiyu Island's defenses were at their weakest? How could they accurately pinpoint every lookout's position? Traitors have always been a shameful existence throughout history. Liu Entai regarded everyone on the island as family; yet among them must be one or several individuals who provided information to Wa Country. Otherwise, things wouldn't have turned out so badly. The existence of the Spirit Heart was known to almost no one; now Liu Entai and his companions needed to find all survivors and then root out this traitor.
Indeed, the mine was interconnected in all directions, and this time Wa Country did not care about the spirit stones within; they did not pursue further down. Under Liu Entai's leadership, over twenty miners and five armed soldiers were found. It was thanks to Liu Entai's group attracting Sakai Tomokazu's attention; otherwise, these ordinary people would never have survived until now. However, among these twenty-seven survivors, there was surely someone who betrayed them, which caused everyone who had just found the survivors to feel anxious once again.
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