Chapter 30

Chunan watched all of this unfold before his eyes. He noticed that although the undead had evolved a bit of intelligence, it was far from cunning compared to Caner.

Caner, taking advantage of its speed, continuously circled around the undead. The undead could only turn to face Caner, and eventually, Caner found an opening, circling behind the undead. The undead didn't have time to turn around, and Caner pounced, its massive jaws clamping down on the undead's neck with a heavy bite.

With a "crack," Caner bit firmly into the back of the undead's neck. The immense force caused both to tumble, and the undead continued to struggle with its single arm. Caner bit down again, yanking hard and finally severing the undead's neck.

The head fell off, and the headless undead stopped struggling.

With the undead's head in its mouth, Caner turned around, its eyes cold and distant, staring at Chunan from afar, as if showing off its trophy.

"Interesting!" Chunan finally spoke, suddenly understanding Caner's intentions.

Almost at the same moment, Caner spat out the undead's head, arched its body, and shot forward like an arrow, accelerating over a dozen meters and charging straight at Chunan.

The reason Caner attacked the undead was not to let Chunan die at the hands of the undead; it wanted to kill Chunan personally.

Because it had suffered significant losses at Chunan's hands twice and had to flee, it wanted to take revenge personally. Was this its dignity? Could a dog have such a strong sense of pride?

Chunan found it incomprehensible. Almost at the same moment, he let out a low growl, leaped up from his seated position, grabbed a brick, and hurled it at Caner, who was charging like lightning.

Ignoring his weakness and the increased burden on his body, Chunan once again triggered a super secretion of adrenaline, stimulating all his organs and temporarily enhancing his various bodily functions, much like a super drug.

In this state of excitement, Chunan's senses, including his vision, hearing, agility, and reaction time, were greatly enhanced. He could hear the blood surging in his body.

The thrown brick whizzed through the air like a bullet. If it hit an ordinary person's head, it would explode.

Caner had become even more terrifying, having just bitten the neck of an undead that was stronger than the average one.

Like a shadow, the brick almost grazed Caner's body as it reached Chunan.

Chunan had anticipated that the brick wouldn't hit Caner, but he threw it to slightly delay its attack. He then grabbed the police baton from Tang Sanli, who was stepping back.

Caner recognized the baton and immediately recalled the experience of being electrocuted to near death, hesitating slightly. Chunan kicked a brick with his foot, which, with his current strength, flew straight at Caner.

Caner leaped and avoided the brick again. Chunan, crouching slightly, charged forward.

His body was full of strength, exceeding that of an ordinary person by more than five times. His speed, agility, perception, vision, and hearing were all enhanced several times over, like a superhero.

Caner let out a low growl, raised its body slightly, and extended its claws, which were like bear paws, swiping at Chunan as he charged.

With Caner's current attack power, this swipe could leave deep claw marks on a tree trunk.

Chunan, holding the electric baton, was not afraid and thrust it directly at Caner. If it touched Caner, it would be in for a rough time.

Caner clearly had a deep fear of the electric baton, but its speed was terrifying, even faster than Chunan's, a second-level Awakened. It dodged and instantly circled behind Chunan, aiming for his thigh.

This move, which Caner had used against the undead, allowed it to suddenly circle behind its opponent and attack, making it difficult to defend against.

However, Chunan had seen this move many times before. In terms of intelligence, the undead was still inferior to a normal human.

When Caner suddenly circled, Chunan understood its trick, turned on the electric baton, and struck it with a heavy blow to the head.

Electrified, Caner's entire body convulsed violently.

Chunan turned and delivered a powerful kick.

With a "bang," Caner was kicked into the air and crashed into a pile of broken walls, emitting a pained howl.

Chunan, using his leg strength, pounced forward.

The electric baton, while not very effective against the undead, was highly effective against mutated creatures like Caner.

Caner, after falling and shaking, stood up, its body swaying as it faced Chunan.

Chunan was slightly surprised and instantly understood that Caner had evolved, with enhanced functions and a greater resistance to electric shocks.

The electric baton could no longer cause significant harm to Caner.

However, it still affected Caner's body, causing its limbs to go numb and slowing its reactions and speed.

The two almost instantly came into contact. Caner opened its massive jaws and pounced, aiming for Chunan's throat with all its might, driven by a fierce anger, intent on biting Chunan to death.

Suddenly, Caner was sent flying backward, kicked in the stomach by Chunan. This kick was terrifying, sending Caner flying six to seven meters away, landing with a thud, blood flowing from its mouth and nose.

"Ultimately, just a dog." Chunan retracted his leg, which was trembling from the force, almost unable to stand.

In its final moments, Caner, driven by instinct, tried to bite Chunan's throat, a grave mistake that led to it being easily kicked in the stomach, sent flying, and severely injured.

However, Chunan was also in bad shape. The kick, while sending Caner flying, also left deep claw marks on his leg, blood gushing out. The force was so great that his entire leg was trembling, almost unable to support him.

Although he had temporarily gained immense strength, his physical condition could not keep up. The burst of power also came with a counterforce, and his relatively fragile body, having endured such immense force, Chunan knew he had likely suffered significant internal injuries, possibly even affecting his lifespan and causing sudden death.

Moving forward slowly, Caner also struggled to stand up, blood seeping from its mouth and nose, indicating severe internal injuries.

Its eyes glowed with a terrifying light, fixed on Chunan, who was approaching slowly.

However, Chunan did not dare to act rashly, as a dying Caner's final attack would be extremely dangerous. A slight misstep could result in his own death.

A motionless Caner, poised to strike, was the most terrifying. Conversely, if Caner charged, Chunan was not afraid.

Step by step, Chunan raised the baton, and the distance between them shortened to about five meters. The motionless Caner suddenly bristled, and Chunan stopped, ready to wait for it to charge. Suddenly, Caner turned and fled.

With a swift movement, it shot into the darkness like an arrow.

This was its last bit of strength.

Seeing it flee, Chunan let out a sigh of relief, as he was also at his limit. Finally, he had scared the dog away, and he collapsed, releasing the baton.

If Caner had not left and fought to the death, Chunan had no absolute certainty of winning.

Caner's departure allowed Chunan to collapse, and Tang Sanli, regaining his senses, rushed to Chunan's side, his heart pounding.

Chunan's mouth was wide open, like a fish out of water. The two times he had triggered the super secretion of adrenaline had placed an unimaginable burden on his body. He was now in severe pain, his entire body feeling drained.

Tang Sanli, seeing Chunan's ashen face, knew that the aftereffects were more severe than before.

A couple of hundred meters away, Yuan Tengfei and Su Yao slowly got up. Their aftereffects had passed, but they were still weak. However, their condition was much better than Chunan's.

Because they were far away, they could only vaguely see what had happened to Chunan, but not clearly.

After getting up, they slowly made their way toward Chunan.

They moved with great difficulty, taking three steps and stopping.

"Little junior sister... We've practiced martial arts for so many years, but we never thought there would be someone stronger than us," Yuan Tengfei said with a slight bitter smile, though he still had some admiration for Chunan.

Su Yao lightly curled her lips, picked up the cap that had fallen to the ground, and put it on, but only let out a light hum, saying nothing.

Yuan Tengfei shook his head, knowing that his junior sister was not convinced.

Su Yao's father was their master, a renowned martial arts expert in the country. Su Yao had received personal guidance from her father since childhood, and even her father praised her for her talent in martial arts. Thus, Su Yao had a high opinion of herself and was not easily impressed.

Now, hearing Yuan Tengfei praise Chunan, she was genuinely不服气 (unconvinced).

The two slowly approached where Chunan and Tang Sanli were. Chunan had just endured the aftereffects, drenched in sweat, completely exhausted, and showing signs of dehydration.

"Chu... Chunan, you're clearly an Awakened. Why didn't you say so when we asked everyone?" Su Yao, unconvinced by Chunan, couldn't help but be confrontational and dissatisfied.

Chunan, lying on the ground, was carefully supported by Tang Sanli, finally sitting against the wall. Hearing Su Yao's question, he weakly replied, "You only asked the first-level Awakened to come forward, and I am not one."

Su Yao glared with her beautiful eyes and said, "Excuses!"

Yuan Tengfei realized, "I see." He suddenly understood Chunan's meaning. No wonder he was so capable; clearly, he was not a first-level Awakened but had broken through to a higher level.

Su Yao and Yuan Tengfei, having killed many monsters and absorbed a significant amount of primal energy, were not far from breaking through to become second-level Awakened. Thus, they understood Chunan's meaning, but Su Yao still thought he was making excuses, taking advantage of a loophole in Yuan Tengfei's words.

"This guy is very cunning," Su Yao finally gave Chunan a mental evaluation.