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Chapter 205: Chapter 204: Everyone, Fly

BOOM!—

Wu Chen’s leap from above was anything but subtle. He had no intention of hiding his presence, so his landing sent a shocking tremor through the ground and kicked up a massive cloud of dust and smoke.

This sudden entrance, combined with his booming voice, naturally drew the attention of everyone present.

”I am a Demon Suppression Bureau Captain from Cangwu City!”

While everyone stared at him in stunned confusion, Wu Chen took the opportunity to shout again, first establishing an identity for himself. Then, he asked in a loud voice:

”So, among all of you, who are the Demon Suppression Guards, and who are the barbarian spies?”

”Tell me the truth, and I’ll give you a quick death!”

He wasn’t just spouting nonsense.

After all, he would definitely be spending some time in the Demon Suppression Bureau. Wu Chen couldn’t say for how long, but even if he went all out earning merits to exchange for the Martial Arts he needed, it would take at least a month.

Wu Chen didn’t know if the martial world was all about fighting and killing.

But being in the Demon Suppression Bureau definitely required dealing with politics.

During this month, it would be impossible for him to avoid all interaction with other Demon Suppression Guards. Beating them all up and arresting them would surely offend his colleagues.

What if they were later assigned a mission together and they held a grudge, looking for a chance to screw him over?

That was the price of joining a faction.

’You have to understand how the world works to get things done.’

”...”

Everyone stared at the figure in black robes who had landed at the edge of the battlefield. As he asked his question, he even strolled back and forth as if taking a leisurely walk, causing them all to become vigilant.

But considering his stated identity and his question, a handsome-looking man immediately shouted:

”I am Demon Suppression Captain Sun of Cangwu City—”

But before the man could finish, the burly man confronting him also yelled:

”I’m the real Demon Suppression Captain of Cangwu City!”

”You’re full of shit! You’re the fake!”

”You’re the fake one!”

”...”

Watching the two argue, both claiming to be a Demon Suppression Bureau Captain and calling the other a fake, Wu Chen just found it noisy. He decided to stop caring about who was real or not.

The two men had identical accents, which was something he had expected.

Besides, both sides seemed evenly matched in strength. With his sudden appearance, it was only natural that both would try to win him over as an ally and muddy the waters.

’Looks like I’ll have to stick to the original plan.’

’Capture them all!’

”I have a Demon Suppression Bureau Token to prove my identity!”

Just then, the handsome man surnamed Sun shouted and reached for the storage pouch at his waist to prove his identity.

But how could the man opposite him not know his intentions? He roared:

”You killed my colleague and stole his token, and now you want to use it to impersonate a Demon Suppression Bureau Captain?”

”Die!”

As he spoke, he raised his saber and swung. The brutish aura of the blade kicked up sand and stones, interrupting the man surnamed Sun’s attempt to retrieve his token.

But at that same moment, he smoothly brushed past the storage pouch at his own waist.

A cast-iron token appeared in his hand. He knocked the man surnamed Sun back and held the token high for Wu Chen to see.

”I’m the real, genuine Demon Suppression Bureau Captain! Colleague, you mustn’t believe this spy’s bullshit!”

”Hurry and help me take down this scoundrel, so we can return to the Demon Suppression Bureau for our reward sooner!”

As he spoke, he looked at the distant figure with great expectation.

He could feel a powerful aura emanating from that figure.

’As long as I can get him to help me, I can quickly kill these relentless Demon Suppression Guards. Then, I’ll strike and kill him too.’

’The situation will be perfectly resolved.’

That was his plan, but he noticed that the distant figure who had been pacing back and forth had now stopped. The figure looked up, not responding to him, but staring at him with a fixed gaze.

「The next moment.」

BOOM!—

In his line of sight, the figure suddenly erupted forward. The resulting shockwave sent millstone-sized boulders flying, and the momentum was like a toppling mountain crashing down on him.

’How did he discover my identity?!’

The man’s face paled in shock, wondering where his disguise had gone wrong.

In reality, Wu Chen hadn’t noticed anything wrong at all.

He simply planned to take everyone present back to the Demon Suppression Bureau.

He chose to attack this man because he seemed quite strong—it was a simple case of ’to catch the bandits, first catch the king.’

If there was any clue at all, it was from the ’sensing stone’ he had been holding. As he paced back and forth, he had guessed it was probably this man based on the subtle temperature changes from the stone.

But with more than ten people present, Wu Chen didn’t want to gamble, so he decided to stick to his original plan.

’Take them all back to the Demon Suppression Bureau!’

Faced with that overwhelming, frenzied aura, how could the barbarian spy possibly surrender without a fight?

”Damn it! You persistent bastard, die!”

He took a stance, gripping his gold-ringed great-saber with both hands, and swung at the figure with all his might.

Contests between Martial Artists were nothing more than a test of skill and reaction time.

But the most important thing was still a contest of strength.

Whoever was stronger would have the upper hand.

And in this regard, he, who hailed from the Northern Border, was in his element. He wasn’t afraid in the slightest.

At the foot of the mountain, the two torrents of energy collided in an instant.

BOOM!

Turbulent currents of air radiated outward from the point of impact, each stream as sharp as a blade.

As the currents began to spread, the people nearby felt a stinging pain on their skin as if cut by knives, and their eardrums bulged and rang, nearly deafening them.

Knowing the danger, everyone hastily retreated to avoid the brunt of it.

But the unmoving trees at the mountain’s foot suffered the consequences. The invisible currents blasted past, leaving three-inch-deep gashes in their trunks.

Yet the currents were relentless, continuing to radiate outwards.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

Finally, the trees within a hundred-foot radius of the two could no longer bear the strain. Ravaged by the currents, they toppled outwards from the epicenter of the clash.

Just then, a sharp CLANG echoed from the center of the torrent.

The crisp sound of fine steel striking steel reverberated through the mountains, drawing everyone’s attention.

The onlookers, who had just steadied themselves after dodging the air currents, all looked up, their faces frozen in a daze.

They saw the great-saber, which had been pressing them so hard they could barely breathe, now spinning through the air. Losing none of its momentum, it finally plunged into the dirt nearby.

Everyone stared, dumbfounded at the sight. The opponent’s weapon had been sent flying in a single move?

This meant the young man’s strength was far superior to that of the barbarian spy!

When did such a formidable figure appear in the Demon Suppression Bureau?

Why had they never heard of him before?

The crowd’s gazes fell upon Wu Chen, sizing him up repeatedly, but he remained an unfamiliar face.

The barbarian spy wore the same expression, staring blankly at his own empty, nearly numb hands.

But before he could fully comprehend what had happened, his vision darkened, and a tightness gripped his scalp.

A fair-skinned hand had clamped down on the top of his head.

Because he needed to capture him alive, Wu Chen hadn’t drawn his saber again. Instead, he reached out and pressed his hand onto the man’s head.

Under that immense force, the barbarian spy couldn’t move an inch.

That was no palm; it was the Five-Finger Mountain!

But what it was no longer mattered. He felt as if he were being crushed beneath a mountain range, every bone in his body on the verge of shattering.

Wu Chen then leaped up, bending his knee.

He delivered a knee strike powerful enough to rupture organs, slamming it into the man’s chest.

THUD!

Wu Chen released his grip, and the burly man shot away like a cannonball, smashing into a pile of rocks.

Heavy, ragged breaths came from the pile of rocks. The man struggled desperately, but he was completely unable to get back up.

’He’s pretty tough!’

Wu Chen had thought the guy would at least be knocked unconscious. He hadn’t expected him to still have the strength to struggle, but there was definitely no way he could run.

He shifted his gaze to the other side and saw a smiling face approaching him.

”Thank you for your help, colleague. May I ask for your name...?”

Seeing Wu Chen take down the barbarian spy with just one strike and one kick, the Demon Suppression Captain who had been facing off against him was shaken, but he still came over to offer his congratulations and prepare to help capture the other villains.

But before he could get close, he felt an icy gaze fall upon him.

’Damn it, this guy doesn’t believe my identity at all!’

He instinctively knew this was bad. He stopped and began to back away, but it was already too late.

A figure loomed over him, and five fingers pressed down. The force from atop his head paralyzed his entire body.

”I really am—”

”I don’t give a damn who you are. Go tell it to the Demon Suppression Bureau!”

As the cold words fell, Wu Chen’s knee had already struck the man’s soft abdomen.

As the hand on his head released its grip, the man’s body was also sent flying backward.

”Captain!”

The other Demon Suppression Guards never expected such a scene. The man didn’t distinguish between friend or foe—he was even attacking their own people!

They were caught completely off guard and cried out as they watched the figure fly backward.

”Heh, you all seem to be addicted to pretending to be Demon Suppression Guards, huh!”

Wu Chen snorted coldly. Without pausing, his figure shot forward again.

”In that case, all of you can go flying too!”