Cultivation Simulator: Shocking the Academy-Chapter 437 - 290: Mysterious Stranger
The man was wearing a tattered hemp robe, appearing thin and impoverished. Thick white gauze was wrapped around his neck, covering nearly half of his face. Only a flat nose and two eerie green luminescent eyes were visible, giving him an exceedingly bizarre appearance. Most conspicuous was the strange, astonishingly broad knife in his hand.
The strange knife was about nine feet long, with an extremely thick blade. The handle was wrapped in layers of black cloth, and excluding the handle, it looked like a trapezoidal dike. The blade’s edge faintly protruded, striking the tree trunk like a cold crescent moon, emanating a biting chill.
The strange man slowly walked over, his unblinking eyes coldly fixed on the blue-haired youth holding a sword. At this moment, the atmosphere grew extremely tense, and everyone held their breath, awaiting what would happen next.
The blue-haired youth firmly grasped his Longsword, his gaze steadfastly locked with the strange man’s. He knew that now was not the time to retreat, or else he would reveal weaknesses to the opponent. Meanwhile, the others prepared for battle, Liu Deng and Lan Shen standing beside the blue-haired youth, while Feilin discreetly drew a dagger from his body, and Cat Cub supported Luo Chen, ready to retreat at any moment.
The strange man stopped, his green eyes scanning over everyone before settling back on the blue-haired youth. He seemed to be assessing the opponent’s strength or perhaps seeking a specific target.
At this moment, Luo Chen suddenly coughed lightly. The cough broke the tense standoff, instantly drawing the stranger’s gaze. Cat Cub, alarmed, inwardly cursed, knowing there was no time to react.
The strange man stepped heavily towards Luo Chen, each step seemingly shaking the ground. The tension in their hearts reached its peak, yet none intended to retreat. The blue-haired youth’s hands, tightly gripping the Longsword, were already sweating, but he remained firmly in place.
When the strange man stood before Luo Chen, he stopped. His green eyes tightly locked onto Luo Chen’s face, as if searching for some clue. Though Luo Chen was weak, he fearlessly met the stranger’s gaze, knowing his fate lay in the stranger’s hands, yet he had no intention of yielding.
The strange man suddenly extended a hand wrapped in thick gauze, lightly brushing Luo Chen’s face. The action shocked everyone, yet they did not act recklessly. The strange man seemed to be confirming some information, then slowly withdrew his hand.
"Who are you?" Liu Deng’s voice echoed through the air, breaking the surrounding silence. He intently eyed the strange man before him, eyes full of vigilance and doubt. However, the stranger did not respond to his question, merely silently adjusting the massive strange knife in his hands, the blade’s reflected light causing Liu Deng to squint.
Suddenly, without warning, the strange man launched an attack, targeting the blue-haired youth, Bane, standing aside. Seeing this, Liu Deng urgently shouted, "Bane, watch out!" His warning was timely, but the stranger’s speed was unexpectedly swift.
In a flash, the stranger closed in, wielding the strange knife as fast as the wind, appearing before Bane. The massive knife, with its fierce earthen glow, slashed down diagonally, as though intent on cleaving Bane in two. Yet, in the face of this sudden attack, Bane remained unusually calm.
He swiftly raised the Longsword in his hand, meeting the stranger’s blade. The clash ignited a dazzling burst of sparks in the air, like two meteors intersecting in the sky. Illuminated by the sparks, Bane’s expression remained as cold as ever, as though this battle was nothing more than a trifle to him.
Before the sparks subsided, Bane utilized the collision’s force, spinning like a top to the stranger’s rear. His Longsword rose once more, this time the sword’s gleam cleaving through the dark sky like a streak of lightning, targeting the stranger’s back.
With a soft tearing sound, the blade’s light ripped through the stranger’s hemp robe, simultaneously releasing strands of icy water-type energy. These water energies coiled like venomous snakes around the stranger’s body, binding him tight. However, the stranger did not appear flustered.
Grinning, he appeared even more exhilarated. With a sudden turn of his wrist, the strange knife reversed direction, spinning swiftly around his body. As the knife’s gleam flickered, it severed the water energies, dissipating them into faint vapors. This scene left everyone present utterly astounded.
