Chapter 49: Dragon-Man Form!
A ruthless glint flashed in the masked man's eyes.
"You can't escape!"
The next moment, his figure flickered, and he didn't stay. The explosion had likely attracted the border guards, and the fire was growing out of control. If the guards arrived, he would be finished.
....
Chen Yu closed his eyes, carefully using Observation Haki to sense the movements of the wind and grass around him.
"That should hold him off."
In the encounter just now, Chen Yu knew that fighting a 1v3 while protecting the others restricted him too much. He hadn't planned on a deathmatch right there.
Start a fire, attract the guards, and run. That was the play.
Using Shave continuously, Chen Yu carried the group an unknown distance away. The fire behind them had disappeared from view.
Chen Yu's palm cupped Ling Yue's knee, holding her steadily on his back. Although the girl's chill was temporarily suppressed by his Haki, it still seeped through his clothes like a block of ice against his spine.
He glanced sideways at the two supporting each other behind him.
Jiang Qingye's arm had scabbed over with blood; she had to lean on a tree to gasp for air every few steps.
Li Mufeng's right hand injury was deep enough to see bone. Both were compounding injuries on top of injuries. They were running on sheer willpower.
"Hold on. The Outpost is just ahead," Chen Yu said steadily.
His Observation Haki sensed it. Only about three hundred meters away.
However, in his perception, three Second Order beasts were prowling around the Outpost. There was even a Third Order beast.
For three wounded people, these short three hundred meters were like a heavenly chasm.
Chen Yu put Ling Yue down and said to Jiang Qingye, "Wait for me here."
He turned around, closing his eyes and exhaling a breath of turbid air.
That masked man had the means to enter the Misty Forest silently; he naturally had the means to evade the border guards' detection. The fire wouldn't stall him for long.
Following the trail of blood, a professional assassin would catch up soon.
They needed to treat the wounds immediately so Chen Yu could fight without distractions.
He closed his eyes tight. Observation Haki spread out like ripples in water. Every trembling leaf and every beast's breath within three hundred meters was mapped in his mind.
Fifty meters to the left, a Second Order Shadow Cat in the bushes was arching its back, staring at Ling Yue.
Twenty meters to the right under a dead tree, a Second Order Poison Lizard flicked its forked tongue, venom dripping from its fangs.
And fifty meters directly in front of the Outpost, a Third Order Rock Armor Bear was lying on the ground, gnawing on a prey's bone.
"Huu..."
Chen Yu spat out an arrow of air, the residual force smashing into a rock wall and blasting it to gravel.
Crack... Pop!
His body suddenly swelled. Bones cracked like splitting iron, and muscles bulged like charged steel.
Emerald dragon scales spread rapidly from his neck, covering his torso in the blink of an eye, the edges gleaming with cold light.
Majestic dragon horns protruded from his forehead, and his hands transformed into scaled claws.
A faint Dragon Might rose around him. Purple lightning arcs crawled down Chen Yu's fingertips, intertwining with the black Armament Haki.
Jiang Qingye and the others watched, pupils trembling.
Dragon?!
He is the Azure Dragon?!
Shave!
Chen Yu's feet exploded with power. He turned into an afterimage.
A silver snake of lightning arrived first.
The Shadow Cat was fast, but Chen Yu was faster. Lightning surged into the cat's body. It went stiff instantly, collapsing without even a scream, white smoke rising from its scorched fur.
First beast down. No pause.
Observation Haki locked onto the Poison Lizard. He spun and slid sideways, green wind pressure condensing on the Ace sword.
"Demolition Gust: Silk Blade!"
With a backhand swing, several blades of wind, thin as hair, sliced through the Poison Lizard like a hot knife through butter. The lizard didn't even make a sound before it fell into pieces.
"ROAR!"
The Third Order Rock Armor Bear ahead was finally startled. It dropped the bone in its mouth and turned.
Its three-meter-tall body was like a small hill, covered in blue-grey rock armor. Its paws slammed onto the ground, shaking the fallen leaves into the air.
The pressure of a Third Order beast spread out. Far away, Jiang Qingye gripped her sword, and Li Mufeng stood straighter, eyes full of worry.
They had seen Chen Yu and Ling Yue work together to kill a Third Order beast before. But Chen Yu alone...
The gap between a Trainee (Rank 2) and an Apprentice (Rank 3) was massive. Even a low-level Third Order beast wasn't something a Trainee could easily handle.
Chen Yu glared. His Conqueror's Haki smashed directly against the bear's pressure, creating a sizzling sound in the air.
The bear took this as a provocation. Roaring, it stomped the ground, spiderweb cracks spreading beneath its paws. It swung a paw carrying a thousand pounds of force at Chen Yu.
Chen Yu's eyes narrowed. He had already seen the trajectory.
Shave!
The afterimage left behind was shattered by the giant paw, but his real body flashed to the bear's side.
His right arm tensed. Black Armament Haki flowed like a tide down his forearm, wrapping around Ace's blade. Purple arcs of lightning crackled on top of it, bathing the sword in terrifying violet light.
Since Ace could absorb Conqueror's Haki for infusion, Chen Yu could perform a rudimentary version of Divine Departure. Lacking Ryou (Advanced Armament), the attack power wasn't optimal.
So, he needed a move that maxed out raw destructive power.
Zzzt—Zzzt!
Thick purple lightning danced wildly, tearing at the surrounding air like pythons. The smell of ozone and burning filled the air.
"Hah!"
"THUNDER BAGUA!!"
Chen Yu spun, putting his entire body into the swing.
The lightning-wrapped Ace smashed ruthlessly into the Rock Armor Bear's side.
CRACK!
A piercing shattering sound exploded.
The rock armor on the bear's flank instantly covered in spiderweb cracks.
Purple electricity drilled into its body through the cracks, making its massive frame shudder. Its roar cut off halfway.
Jiang Qingye and Li Mufeng were shocked. He broke its defense?!
Before the bear could adjust, Chen Yu used the recoil to hop back half a step, then exploded forward with Shave again, instantly circling to the back of its neck.
Ace, wrapped in thunder and Armament, swung down again!
"THUNDER BAGUA!"
BANG—!
This hit was heavier than the last. The rock armor at the neck shattered completely. Amidst flying gravel, raw flesh was exposed.
Purple lightning surged into the spine.
The Rock Armor Bear let out a miserable howl. Its massive body swayed... and then crashed heavily to the ground.
Black smoke rose from the neck wound. Its limbs twitched twice, then went still.
Chen Yu gasped for breath. The arcs on his right arm faded, and the Haki retreated into his body.
He checked behind the bear's ear—no Alliance mark.
The uneasiness in his heart grew stronger.
Shaking off the distracting thoughts, Chen Yu sheathed his sword and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Three consecutive uses of Conqueror's Coating plus fighting a Third Order beast had drained him. He wasn't as weak as before, but fatigue was setting in.
He went back and picked up the unconscious Ling Yue. "Let's go. It's safe."
Jiang Qingye supported Li Mufeng and hurried to Chen Yu's side, eyes full of worry. "You... are you okay?"
She could see the electric arcs still faintly jumping on Chen Yu's arm—a sign of losing control after overusing an ability.
"I'm fine." Chen Yu adjusted Ling Yue on his back. "Just dirtied the hem of my clothes."
"You... are the Azure Dragon that appeared in Lanjiang?" Jiang Qingye asked cautiously.
That form just now was unmistakably the Dragon-Human Hybrid form.
Chen Yu didn't hide it. He nodded.
Jiang Qingye and Li Mufeng froze, shock filling their eyes.
Holy crap, a super carry!!
From the moment Chen Yu started to the moment the beasts were dead, barely three minutes had passed.
Slaying a Third Order Rock Armor Bear took only two swords. Was this the strength of a Trainee (Low)?
Damn it!
He actually gets to show off this much!!
Soon, a sentry tower painted in silver-grey paint appeared in the mist. The emergency lights on the tower flashed a weak red glow.
They found emergency supplies inside: medical sprays, hemostatic bandages, energy agents, and calmative drugs for beast frenzies.
"Jiang Qingye, treat Li Mufeng's wings first. I'll stabilize Ling Yue's aura."
He placed Ling Yue on a cot in the corner and used Haki to comb through the chaotic energy in her body. Her brows gradually relaxed, and the chill weakened.
Bandages, energy shots, white foam sprays.
Chen Yu and the others spent the night in the Outpost, grateful the masked man hadn't caught up immediately.
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