Stronger from Earth-Chapter 55: Blade and Gun

"What great strength!"

The saber in his hand hummed constantly, vibrating intensely, causing a tearing sensation in Wang Xuan’s tiger’s mouth. As he took several steps to relieve the force, he left several inch-deep footprints on the tree trunk.

The little fox chirped incessantly, though its words were indecipherable. It seemed very angry and irritated as it leaped between the branches.

The human features of the wild man had diminished, resembling more a wild beast, with his entire physique evolving towards a carnivorous build, and his intelligence greatly degenerated.

He stood three meters tall, much larger and stronger than Wang Xuan, weighing no less than a thousand pounds, emitting a bloody scent mixed with mud, tree sap, even feces among his hair, unwashed for a long time, with a foul stench, completely unhuman-like.

Wang Xuan stared fixedly at the creature that could barely be called a human. The opponent attacked without warning, now even viewing him as food.

"Where do you come from? Europe, America, or the Hua District?" he asked, wanting to know if this "man" had any wisdom left, any shred of humanity.

The wild man was indifferent, staring at him directly, with a bloodlust akin to eyeing a delectable delicacy, merely intent on tearing Wang Xuan to shreds and consuming him.

"Roar!"

The wild man let out a howl, suddenly charging at Wang Xuan, swift as the wind, with fingers like knives or hooks, ready to grab at him.

Clanging dozens of sounds, Wang Xuan parried with his saber, simultaneously slashing several times, but each action resulted in him being forced back, which annoyed him greatly, raising his vigilance.

From a distance of ten meters, he unleashed the Eighteen Consecutive Cuts from the Overlord Saber techniques, each strike heavier and more fierce than the last, leaving the wild man momentarily bewildered.

The final strike encompassed the ultimate saber momentum, Wang Xuan exerted all his strength and slashed down, directly striking the wild man’s shoulder.

Boom!

With a sound, the shiny blade snapped and flew off, the saber in Wang Xuan’s hand broke into two segments. The well-purchased saber didn’t last a month, unable to withstand his rapidly increasing power and broke.

The wild man’s shoulder showed a nearly ten-centimeter-long cut, with blood starting to flow out. Evidently, this thick-skinned, heavily defended fierce beast of peak existence was still injured under Wang Xuan’s full strength attack.

The injured wild man was enraged and charged at Wang Xuan, ignoring everything else, focusing solely on tearing apart the creature before him, his forward momentum like a bus crashing.

Weaponless, Wang Xuan shouted, deploying the Fierce Bull Fist at its Limit level, his body like a fierce bull empowered, each punch like a bull’s angry charge.

Bam bam bam!

Wang Xuan swiftly moved his feet, evading the wild man’s attacks, fiercely punching back, engaged in a deadly skirmish.

After a few breaths, both sides were simultaneously hit and flew back, Wang Xuan’s body ached all over, noticing five or six gashes on himself with blood continuously flowing, all inflicted by his opponent.

The Limit level Golden Bell Shield could withstand attacks from Blood Exchange Cultivators, yet under the wild man’s assault, he was injured. It was unimaginable how strong the wild man’s force was, how fierce his claws could be.

Yet the wild man remained as before, with defense stronger even than Wang Xuan’s Limit level Golden Bell Shield, now alive and vibrant, like an untiring machine, charging at Wang Xuan once again.

"Damn it, even the saber made of special metal broke, how is this creature’s flesh body so strong? Beyond Blood Exchange Cultivators."

Wang Xuan executed his Wind-Chasing Leg technique, gaining foothold on the tree trunk, stepping up to the tree tip, and leaping atop the trees like grass floating.

His Lightweight Technique was exceptional, even as raucous roars sounded behind him, Wang Xuan glanced back, seeing large trees falling directly from the wild man’s collision.

He leaped and landed at riverside, his legs moving swiftly, leaving a series of splashes on the water’s surface, fast-moving. With Wind-Chasing Leg technique, Wang Xuan achieved the feat of water gliding, crossing the river in a few breaths.

The gigantic wild man pursued but couldn’t cross the river, roaring in extreme anger and unwillingness.

The angry wild man was restless, suddenly grabbing a large stone half his height nearby and hurling it intensely, aimlessly smashing towards Wang Xuan.

Boom!

With a loud sound, the stone crossed the ten-zhang width river, smashing head-on into a large pit, rolling forward again before halting, startling Wang Xuan.

What mighty force is this! Can a human possess it?

As he fled into the woods, the wild man unwillingly continued to roar there.

"Roar all you want!"

Wang Xuan was quite displeased, his strength always a proud specialty, yet today he was crushed.

Confronting wild brute strength more formidable than his, it was truly a helpless situation.

The numerous wounds on his body, all of them the other’s handiwork, how could he not be irritated?

He assembled his sniper rifle, loaded the bullets, and aimed the scope at the roaring wild man.

"The Federation repeatedly claims there are no wild men on the Mother Star, which means you once came from human society but entered the Primeval Forest, becoming this human-like creature."

Powerful defense, far superior to Blood Exchange Realm, I’m powerless, but I really want to know if you can withstand my bullet!"

Wang Xuan pulled the trigger, with a loud bang, the supersonic bullet appeared in front of the wild man in the blink of an eye, crashing forward aggressively.

Bang.

The bullet struck the wild man’s forehead, the powerful impact deforming the bullet, continuously piercing, tearing the skin and penetrating the bone.

"How is it?" Wang Xuan awaited the result of this shot, "Did this damned thing die?"

But he ended up disappointed, for within moments the bullet-stricken wild man roared several times, even louder than before.

The wild man clasped the bullet’s tail, pulling it forcefully out, successfully removing it. The wild man with a small hole in his forehead was not in mortal danger; the bullet stuck in his bone, penetrating merely half a centimeter.

To claim the life of this three-meter tall wild man, the sniper rifle in his hand proved insufficient in power.

Despite feeling let down, Wang Xuan didn’t give up, immediately firing, two bullets discharged again, straight for the wild man’s eyes.

The wild man leapt suddenly, swiftly evading one bullet without hitting the eyes, while the other bullet struck the teeth.

Clanging sounds, Wang Xuan’s two shots still failed to succeed.

"I refuse to believe it!"

His otherwise accurate bullets, against the wild man’s mighty physique, surprisingly lost their power, even missing several times.

This made Wang Xuan feel helpless; when the physique reaches a certain degree of strength, the sniper rifle’s threat diminishes, ultimately losing potency.

Bang bang bang bang bang!

In succession, over ten bullets fired, Wang Xuan scored seven or eight hits, leaving numerous wounds on the wild man, with blood oozing, tearing flesh, yet failing to inflict fatal harm.

Realizing the sniper rifle’s threat, the wild man eventually turned and left, only getting passively injured staying there.

As he departed, Wang Xuan rewarded him with three more bullets, hitting each buttock and one in the middle, a midsummer offering, though a bit early, seemed fitting.

Following the painful "Roar!", the wild man shielded his buttocks, limping away, looking utterly embarrassed.