Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Divine Authority Council

In the pitch-black woods, several figures rapidly approached the villa.

They moved like ghosts, without making a sound.

In an instant, several men in black reached the corner of the villa’s outer wall.

The five men in black seemed to merge with the night.

Through the dim lights of the villa, one could faintly see they were all wearing cartoon masks.

A man wearing a cat mask looked back. Another, wearing a pig mask, instantly understood. He put his hands together, and a faint green light emerged.

An invisible ripple spread out instantly.

In a flash, the entire villa was covered by the invisible ripple.

After doing all this, the man with the pig mask made an "OK" gesture.

The man with the cat mask nodded slightly, then waved his hand. The five of them vaulted over the villa’s courtyard wall.

Like cats, they didn’t make a single sound.

"RAT-A-TAT-TAT!!!"

But just then, from within the villa, muzzles flashed like fiery serpents.

A rain of bullets poured down madly.

At the villa’s main entrance, two armed youths wielding machine guns let loose a barrage of fire.

It instantly shattered the tranquil night.

"Damn it!"

The expressions of the masked men changed as they saw the incoming hail of bullets.

"VMMMM—!"

The leading man with the cat mask reacted first. His Qi spread out, forming a wall of Qi in front of him.

"PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!!!"

The stream of bullets was completely blocked by the wall of Qi, and the slugs fell to the ground one by one.

"Martial Art—Bind!"

A man in a dog mask made his move. Vines suddenly shot out from the ground, striking forward like venomous snakes.

The two armed youths’ expressions changed. They held their guns with one hand and drew combat knives with the other!

"SHING—!"

With a single-handed slash, the blade’s energy cut through the attacking vines.

"Trespassing on private property in the middle of the night... you all have some nerve."

Instructor Wang’s figure suddenly appeared before the five masked men. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"VMMMM—!"

A terrifying aura erupted like a flood.

The light of Qi bloomed in his palm, and a tangible Palm Seal blasted toward the five men in black.

The palm strike pushed forward, crushing the very air!

"BANG!"

The leading man in black acted quickly, shattering the Qi Palm Seal. The other four retreated a few steps.

The air trembled as a gale swept through.

Cracks appeared on the villa’s courtyard wall from the shockwave.

"A level-five Martial Artist!"

In the darkness, watching this scene, Chen Yu’s heart shook. His gaze locked onto the leading man with the cat mask.

’Level five!’

’That’s already a pretty formidable expert.’

’The commander of a Mercenary corps in a small safe zone is only a level-four Martial Artist. This man with the cat mask is more powerful than such a commander’s entire squad.’

’And besides this one level-five Martial Artist, there are also four level-four Martial Artists.’

’This kind of lineup is practically top-tier.’

’Can they hold them off?’

The thought flashed through Chen Yu’s mind.

’The two bodyguards from the Bounty Association are only level four, and Instructor Wang is a high level four, but not yet level five.’

’A level-four Martial Artist, even one at level 4.9, is no match for a level-five Martial Artist.’

’The difference in strength is immense.’

’Martial skills and martial arts, in the hands of a level-five Martial Artist, their explosive power is on a completely different level.’

"SWOOSH—!"

The man with the cat mask wasted no time on words. His Qi erupted, and he charged toward Instructor Wang like a bolt of lightning. He spread his fingers, forming a claw seal that tore through the air.

"VMMMM—!"

But at that moment, red flames suddenly appeared on Instructor Wang’s body.

The flames covered him from head to toe, as if he had transformed into a man of fire.

The very air began to distort.

In the nick of time, his fist shot out, wreathed in flames, and fist met claw.

"BOOM—!"

A majestic Power erupted. A powerful shockwave spread out, and a figure was sent flying backward, smashing straight through the villa’s courtyard wall in a shower of pulverized bricks.

The man with the cat mask was sent flying by a single punch.

’!!!’

Seeing this, Chen Yu’s heart shook.

’This is Instructor Wang’s true strength?!’

’To activate his ability and send a level-five Martial Artist flying with one punch... the sheer gap in power left the two armed youths stunned.’

The power of an Awakened truly couldn’t be measured by normal standards.

"Boss!"

The other masked men were shocked. At that moment, the cat-masked man who had been knocked down quickly got back to his feet.

"VMMMM—!"

The flames around Instructor Wang surged, and the intense light gathered, forming a man-sized Flame Bird behind him.

"SCREEE—!"

The Flame Bird let out a screech, flapped its wings, and charged directly at the man with the cat mask.

"VMMMM!!!"

The man with the cat mask raised a hand. A powerful, ethereal light bloomed, coalescing into a ball of light to meet the attack.

"BOOM—!!!"

A massive explosion erupted. The Flame Bird and the ball of light collided, and the resulting shockwave spread out, obliterating the surrounding courtyard walls. The man with the cat mask was forced back, and at the same time, his mask shattered, revealing a grim face.

"Retreat!"

The moment he spoke, the cat-masked man was the first to flee, vanishing in an instant. The other masked men quickly snapped back to their senses.

But before they could take a single step, an intensely cold air current suddenly swept in from the darkness.

The temperature plummeted, as if they had been instantly plunged into an Ice Hell, assaulted by frost!

The four masked men were frozen into ice sculptures on the spot.

Chen Yu’s figure stepped out from the darkness.

Instructor Wang, still in his flame form, saw Chen Yu. The flames around his body dissipated, and he returned to normal. His clothes were perfectly intact, not burned by the fire at all.

The four masked men were encased in ice. Chen Yu raised a hand, and his Power erupted.

"BANG! BANG! BANG!!!"

A ferocious rain of powerful fists fell, his Power piercing through them. He instantly shattered the ice sculptures of three of the masked men, turning them into a pile of icy, minced flesh on the ground.

Even the smell of blood was frozen by the ice!

"Chen Yu, wait!"

Just as he was about to shatter the last masked man’s ice sculpture, Instructor Wang quickly called out to him.

Chen Yu instantly stayed his hand.

Instructor Wang took a few steps to get in front of them. He looked at the man frozen in the ice sculpture, then looked at Chen Yu.

"Can you release him? I want to ask him some questions."

"Alright."

Chen Yu nodded lightly. He reached out a hand, and a blue light bloomed. The ice on the masked man’s sculpture instantly disintegrated.

With his Frost Breath, he could not only freeze things solid but also control the thawing process.

The masked man collapsed to the ground, but he wasn’t dead yet.

A level-four Martial Artist’s Life Force was incredibly resilient; they wouldn’t die that easily.

Instructor Wang tore off the man’s mask, revealing the face of a young man.

"SLAP—!"

The crisp sound of a slap echoed. The half-dead youth dazedly opened his eyes.

"Who sent you?"

Looking at the half-dead youth on the ground, Instructor Wang asked with an icy gaze.

The young man looked at Instructor Wang and suddenly grinned. "You’ll all be buried with me."

The moment he finished speaking, black liquid trickled from the corner of his mouth. His eyes closed, and his Life Qi dissipated instantly.

"..."

Chen Yu and Instructor Wang looked at each other, both speechless.

’Committing suicide by poison just like that... such loyalty...’

’He really just up and died!’

’What kind of crazy organization is this?’

Looking at the dead youth on the ground, Chen Yu was deeply shaken.

’A dignified level-four Martial Artist, dead just like that.’

’Are these guys all suicide troops?’

Instructor Wang’s expression was grim. He looked at the dead youth and fell silent for a moment. He seemed to recall something, then grabbed the youth’s right arm and pulled up his sleeve, revealing a crescent-moon-shaped pattern on his arm.

"It really is..."

Seeing the crescent pattern, Instructor Wang’s expression grew even darker.

Chen Yu looked at Instructor Wang’s darkening expression, his curiosity piqued.

"Instructor Wang, who are these people?"

Instructor Wang released his grip, his expression grave. "If I’m not mistaken, these men should be from the Divine Authority Council."

"The Divine Authority Council!"

The two armed youths came over. When they heard this, their expressions changed drastically.

’The Divine Authority Council?’

Chen Yu looked at the expressions of the two armed youths, then back at Instructor Wang.

’They sound like a big deal.’