Chapter 242: Kill with One Punch
Catherine and the others carefully helped patrol the surroundings, fearing that any unexpected incidents would interrupt Ryan's advanced meditation.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly. We didn't encounter any strange thieves or monsters. Except for a few skeleton , which were easily beaten into pieces by a few people, there was almost no trouble...
As for hunting and exploring, Catherine was no longer in a hurry.
After all, without Ryan, a main force who can fight and heal, the team's survival ability in the desert is not high. When he advances to the third level of extraordinary, the efficiency and safety rate of everyone's exploration will increase exponentially.
Of course, others don’t get any treatment, and have to let the president of a large chamber of commerce help him protect the law.
And because he is Ryan.
The information about Black Dragon City is now top secret, but Catherine is one of the few people who knows it.
She knew very well that the future operation center of their "Black Gold Chamber of Commerce" would be in Black Dragon City, and would also be centered around the Lord of Ryan.
What's more, it is very likely that we will still be a "family" in the future.
At this moment, she felt that nothing was more important than Ryan's extraordinary promotion.
Catherine had no objection, and naturally the others had no objection either.
Although he didn't know why their president was so caring towards Ryan, he guessed that the relationship involved was probably very unusual.
…
Ryan's retreat and breakthrough lasted for one day and one night.
By the time he walked out of the earth element barrier, it was already evening of the next day.
At that time, Catherine and a few others were sitting together, eating simple dry food.
Hearing the noise, they all turned their heads. When they saw Ryan coming out with a happy look on his face, they also sensed something, and they all stood up in joy.
Seeing his momentum, Catherine guessed that he had successfully advanced, and was the first to send his congratulations: "Mr. Ryan, congratulations on your advancement to the third level of transcendence and entering the realm of high-level transcendence!"
Several others followed suit and congratulated him.
"I was lucky enough to advance."
Ryan nodded one by one, walked over, and said with a smile: "Thank you all. I'm sorry for causing you trouble this day and night."
Catherine smiled and shook her head, "It's not a big deal."
Gannix had long since suppressed his curiosity and asked, "Mr. Ryan, may I ask you a question?"
Ryan looked at him sideways and smiled, "What's wrong?"
Gannix asked, "How strong are you now?"
After these words were spoken, Catherine and the others looked at Ryan curiously, waiting for his answer.
They are also very interested in this issue.
Ryan raised his eyebrows slightly, not knowing how to answer this question: "The potion has not been fully digested yet, but... it is indeed stronger than before."
Now his strength has more than tripled overnight, his fighting spirit has more than quadrupled, and other things like his five senses and toughness have also increased exponentially.
Moreover, in the future, after the efficacy of the genetic potion is fully developed, it will probably increase several times.
These data have skyrocketed, and the combat effectiveness has indeed increased exponentially, but it is hard to say how much stronger it is.
Gannix's eyes turned, his curiosity not extinguished, and he continued to ask: "Then...what if we face that [Ghost] Qilos again now?"
“It’s hard to say.”
Ryan smiled, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "But there is no threat."
He was not used to speaking too confidently, but he thought to himself that it would probably take only a few moves to deal with Chilos.
If the opponent has used all his means, it will take three moves;
If the opponent underestimates you, maybe only one move will be used.
Before, he could catch up with [Ghost] Chilos who specialized in agility just by relying on his physical speed, but now...their speeds are no longer comparable.
It can be said that once they meet, the other party will not even have a chance to escape.
The absolute speed crushes the enemy and cuts off their chances of escape. The absolute strength suppresses the enemy and the damage done by punches and kicks increases exponentially.
As for toxins?
[Voodoo Master]'s extremely high resistance to toxins also makes those sinister means less and less effective.
"Ah? This..."
When Catherine and the others heard Ryan's light words "no threat", their expressions immediately became extremely shocked.
Although they knew that Ryan's strength must have increased dramatically after his advancement, they didn't expect him to say such a thing!
That was Qi Luos, the [Ghost] who had assassinated a fourth-order extraordinary person and was regarded as a nightmare by most high-level extraordinary people... Actually, he just ignored him completely?
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional. At this moment, Catherine and the other three could hear the unparalleled domineering momentum in his tone...
…
The fundamental reason why Ryan is so confident is that after advancing to the third level, his strength in both aspects has been improved "qualitatively".
First, the fighting spirit that has condensed "momentum" has become extremely solid.
With a body blessed with this kind of fighting spirit, the damage of low-level extraordinary attacks is extremely limited, and more than 90% of the damage will probably be blocked by the fighting spirit gauze clothes.
The most important reason why Ryan couldn't defeat Chilos in a short period of time the night before was that the second-level extraordinary person couldn't break his body protection fighting spirit, and his attack couldn't cause fatal damage.
But now...
Although Ryan's fighting spirit was not as condensed as that of an old-fashioned third-level extraordinary, his damage blocking rate was definitely no more than 50%. Moreover, this value would become lower and lower as his cultivation level increased.
But even if he blocked 50%, the power of his punches and kicks, which were now enhanced by his strange strength, increased several times, and was definitely a fatal threat to a third-level transcendent.
And there is a very important second point.
That is, after the third stage, the fighting spirit can leave the body and last forever.
The so-called sword energy, knife energy, fist force, and magic penetrating damage... are all direct combat power brought by this ability!
For him as a fighter, the overall power of the "Six Secret Styles" will be greatly enhanced, especially the two martial arts like [Sky God Strike] and [Storm Cut].
The ability to leave the body and the inability to leave the body are two completely different skills.
After Ryan entered the third level, he, a close combat expert, truly gained the ability of "long-range attack"!
This time the advancement not only improves the attacking ability, but also the ability to survive.
After the amount of fighting spirit skyrocketed several times, the number of "gang lines" would also skyrocket, and the efficiency of practicing the secret method of [Mighty Demon God] would skyrocket several times. He could finally touch the threshold of the "divine power realm", and then the invincible "divine strength realm"...
With the third-level body-protecting fighting spirit + [Ultimate Diamond] + blood nematodes + [Mighty Demon] + increased toughness from the magic potion, he now has a very strong ability to protect his life.
In the past, people had to worry about being shot in the head by sniper rifles, but now it is almost impossible. For high-level extraordinary people, firearms are almost no longer a fatal threat.
The current Ryan is definitely a nightmare-level existence for the third-level transcendent!
…
The next morning, everyone got ready to go.
The remnants of spiritual power that Catherine saw in the golden mask provided a general direction for their treasure hunt.
After everyone found a few ancient cities that they vaguely remembered in the yellow sand, Catherine determined the exact location of the "royal city".
After the group of five walked in the desert for another five or six days, they finally saw the first corroded "flat-top pyramid".
The sky was filled with yellow sand, and the pyramid, which was several hundred meters high, had been eroded by time, leaving only the outline of a mound of earth.
After carefully cleaning away the mud and sand, Catherine confirmed that this pyramid was a small pyramid on the outskirts of the royal capital.
She had seen this tower in that incomplete fragment of spiritual power!
"If a pyramid appears, this ancient King Monk should be within a few dozen kilometers nearby... The closer to the capital, the larger the pyramid will be."
Catherine said excitedly, "There should be a royal tomb , but... I think we should find the royal capital first. That's where the largest pyramid and underground palace are!"
"good."
Hearing this, Ryan and the others were also excited.
After several days of hard walking in the vast desert, the group finally saw hope of harvest.
If this is an ancient relic that has never been developed, perhaps there really is a temple for worshiping gods, and perhaps there will be unexpected gains.
But they didn't expect that they would hear fierce gunfire before they had gone far.
The five men stopped immediately.
Guard Jimmy ran to the top of the dune and took a look through the telescope. He immediately found it and reported: "Master President, we found a huge city ruins and a pyramid in the northwest. However, there are also several large hunting groups, such as the 'Iron Hammer Brotherhood', 'Death Scythe', and 'Three Musketeers'... They are fighting some giant bugs."
Catherine listened, frowned slightly, and murmured: "Someone found it first..."
However, it was also expected. The large-scale hunting group had a large number of explorers and had entered the desert, so it was not surprising that they found the ruins of the royal capital.
And she was more curious, "Bugs?"
Guard Jimmy: "Yes! It looks like the sand bugs mentioned in the intelligence..."
After hearing this, Ryan and his companions also went up the sand dunes, and then took a look. This was the first time they saw that kind of insect.
It was a strange insect that looked like a combination of a cobra and a scorpion. It could stand upright, with a total length of three to five meters, and the upright half of its body was more than two meters long. It had compound eyes and sharp mouthparts on its head, more than ten pairs of sickle-like thin legs on both sides of its body, huge pincers and a tail stinger, and its body was covered with a hard shell that was about the same color as sand.
It seems that as the intelligence said, the killing effect of the musket is not very good. The bullets splash sparks on them, but few can penetrate the shells.
Moreover, the bugs can easily turn into the sand and disappear without a trace in an instant...
Those guys from the large hunting group in the distance seemed to have discovered the entrance to an underground palace, and were fighting fiercely with the bugs that ran out from the ground, and the artillery was bombarding the entrance.
Everyone looked at those ferocious insects with a serious expression.
Seeing this, Catherine frowned slightly. She pointed to the sachet hanging around her waist and asked Ryan beside her: "Mr. Ryan, is your insect repellent powder effective against this kind of insects?"
Ryan didn't think it was a big problem and responded, "It should be fine. If not, I also brought several other more potent medicines."
This time, the "Insect Master Elder" Yimu gave him a lot of insect repellent powder in order to deal with this situation.
"That's good."
Catherine looked delighted.
As a woman, she didn't like these bugs very much.
But that makes sense, otherwise they wouldn't have come all the way here and not encountered a single bug.
She said in a relaxed tone, "Forget it, let's take a detour. This royal city is very large, so we can dig in another direction. There's no need to join them. Let them kill the bugs here..."
The area of the ancient King Monk'er City was very large, and it would take a while to explore it all. The core area in her impression was not here.
What's more, with these insects that appear and disappear mysteriously in the sand, no one dares to enter the ruins at will.
"good."
Ryan and his companions nodded, got down the sand dune, and prepared to explore in another direction.
…
Ryan and his crew tried to avoid other hunting groups, expecting to cause conflict, but unexpectedly the opposite happened.
Not long after the five people left, a team of patrolling guards caught up with them.
They discovered the large hunting groups, and they also discovered them.
A team of more than ten steam locomotive cavalrymen, flying the flag of the "Lord of the Black Wind Territory", blocked their way.
From a distance, the leader shouted in a savage tone: "Where are you guys from? Stop immediately!"
Ryan and Catherine looked at each other and stopped.
The opponent's aura was not strong, and the captain looked like he was only at the second level of the extraordinary realm. He posed no threat to them.
What's more, the other party was flying the flag of the "Lord of the Black Wind Territory", and they were also very curious about why the other party came to them.
More than a dozen knights caught up with them, circling around Ryan and his companions on steam locomotives, the roar of the locomotives was deafening.
Catherine frowned and asked, "What do you want?"
"We are the knight guards under the command of 'Lord Duke Valentine'!"
The knight leader said proudly, "This is the private hunting ground of the Rosas Family. No one is allowed to approach except the hunting guards specially approved by the territory!"
The Rosas Family is one of the five major families in Glory City. The Black Wind Territory is the private territory of the Grand Duke Valentine Rosas.
After a pause, the knight leader continued: "Now I order you to take off your gas masks. Once we confirm that you are not wanted criminals, you can leave here!"
They are called the Knights, but they are probably the newly recruited wasteland hunters, and they still have that casual temperament. They even have some banditry, and maybe they were once thieves.
After hearing this, Ryan and his companions understood instantly that those guys wanted to monopolize the ruins and directly "book the whole place"?
As for taking off the mask? Haha…
The wasteland is a place that belongs to the "high seas", and the lord's authority does not extend to such a wide range.
Several people ignored the order, stood quietly where they were, and looked coldly at those arrogant and domineering motorcyclists.
"Leave here? Why?"
Catherine frowned when she heard this and asked, "This is a wasteland. When did it become a private hunting ground for nobles?"
The knight captain then forced an explanation: "This is the territory that 'Lord Duke Valentine' just announced to occupy!"
"Really?"
Hearing this , Ryan sneered.
He said, "According to the Regulations on the Division of Noble Territory, a duke-level lord can regard the area within a 300-kilometer radius of the main city as his private territory. There is no one living in this desert, not even a mechanical city. You say you want to occupy it? Moreover, even if you are Grand Duke Valentine, you should abide by the Wilderness Hunters' Convention, right? Everything in the wilderness belongs to whoever finds it. When did the term 'booking the whole place' come into being? The ruins are the common wealth bestowed by the wilderness on all of us wilderness hunters. When did they become the private assets of the nobles?"
If you really come across an ancient relic with a flag planted on it, just declare it to be privately owned by the nobles. Stop playing with other wasteland hunters and just declare that the whole world belongs to the nobles.
This "private hunting ground" is totally untenable!
"you……"
The knight captain was speechless after being questioned by this series of questions, and the look in his eyes became more and more hostile: "How dare you disobey the Duke's orders?"
As soon as he said this, everyone around him raised their rifles and pointed them at Ryan and the others, as if they were ready to shoot if they disagreed with him .
Ryan was not afraid at all. He sneered and said, "The Wilderness Hunters Convention is a law applicable to all territories. What qualifications do you have to expel us? And you are pointing guns at us?"
The knight captain was unable to answer the question and could only use force. He said angrily, "We now suspect that you are wanted criminals. Take off your gas masks immediately and surrender, otherwise... I will shoot!"
Ryan sneered and responded in an equally tough tone: "We are free hunters. This is not anyone's private territory, and we are not obliged to accept your interrogation!"
These guys "booking the whole place" is indeed a big taboo in hunting. It is unreasonable for Ryan to admit defeat.
What's more, he now strongly suspected that the "wanted criminals" these guys were talking about might really be them.
Now the "Black Skull" is clearly working for the "Sunflower Chamber of Commerce", and this Chamber of Commerce is the only official cooperative chamber of commerce in Glory City. Regardless of whether the [Ghost] Qilos is killed or not, Catherine dares to reveal her identity in this wasteland, and they will definitely face endless troubles.
The knight captain was confronted several times, and the murderous intent in his eyes could no longer be concealed: "Humph! If you refuse to be questioned, we suspect you are wanted criminals and have the right to execute you on the spot!"
As he spoke, he squinted at the fearless Ryan and his companions, guessing that they might have some skills, and sneered, "What? You still want to resist the law violently? Attacking a knight can be considered a 'crime of rebellion' and will lead to the gallows. Do you dare?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
As soon as these words came out, all the motorcycle riders burst into laughter, looking fearless. They were now knights of the Duke's Mansion, genuine nobles. How could some civilian hunters offend them?
Commoners attacking nobles is no different from seeking death. No matter how powerful you are, can you shake the entire Glorious Kingdom?
If it were any other wasteland hunter, even a high-level transcendent, he would really have to consider the consequences.
Now the entire area west of the Alcolon Mountains is the territory of the "Glorious Kingdom". If you really offend the "Grand Duke Valentine" here and are wanted, you will never be able to survive in any other territory.
This is not the case in the two empires where you can hide here and there.
Under the [Black Tide], without the protection of the Mechanical City, it would be a death sentence sooner or later in this wasteland.
Other hunters would definitely not cut off their future survival path for a moment of anger. They would probably swallow their anger and do the same.
But... this does not include Ryan and his companions.
…
Ryan narrowed his eyes and looked at the muzzle of the gun pointed at his head. He also became angry, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Okay! I'm leaving now. I want to see if you dare to shoot me, a free hunter!"
As he said that, he walked straight forward and walked towards the knight captain. He did this naturally to attract most of the firepower to himself.
As for those dozen or so muskets?
hehe……
It wasn’t fatal to him when he was at the second level of the Transcendent before, let alone now?
Ryan had no intention of getting into trouble with some patrolling guards, but if those guys really wanted to shoot and kill people, he would have a reason to kill!
However, just as he took two steps, the sound of a musket explosion rang in his ears.
The knight captain shot at Ryan without hesitation.
"court death!"
Ryan's pupils shrank and he moved faster!
He had already moved when the knight captain's finger was exerting force to pull the trigger.
“Bang!”
Almost at the same time as the gunshot, a figure flashed.
Ryan appeared in front of the second-level captain at almost instantaneous speed and punched the guy on the head.
When the fist hit the face, the flames from the muzzle of the gun just spurted out.
The knight captain's head exploded with the arrogant arc still rising in his mouth...
