Chapter 16

"Die!"

A venomous roar accompanied the leader as he leaped and fiercely stabbed towards Li Chen's armpit.

If this stab were to hit, it would surely be a death sentence!

In the split second, Li Chen's keen senses saved him once again. His body went cold, and with no time to dodge, his left arm suddenly bent and reached out to grab the gleaming dagger.

A soft sound of a stab, blood splattered, and intense pain instantly hit him.

"Roar!"

Li Chen shivered violently, but his mind was unusually clear. A deep, indescribable anger surged within him, and a thunderous roar erupted as he firmly grabbed the leader's right hand, which held the dagger.

His waist slightly sank, and his right fist fiercely struck the leader's armpit.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

One punch!

Two punches!

Three consecutive punches!

Each punch landed on flesh, each carrying boundless anger and killing intent. With each punch, the leader's eyes lost a bit of their shock, eventually turning to horror and regret as blood spurted from his mouth.

After five consecutive punches, this martial artist at the sixth level of the Inner Breath Realm died under the fists of Li Chen, who was only at the fifth level, and fell to the ground with a thud.

Although there were many external factors, the main reason was that the leader had lost the initiative and his courage. However, it must be said that the current Li Chen was already stronger than most martial artists at the sixth level of the Inner Breath Realm.

Clang!

The dagger, which had been twitching, fell to the ground. Li Chen, holding his hand, drew in several cold breaths, his face pale. He hurriedly walked to his backpack, took out a few medicinal herbs, and chewed them to apply to his wound.

It was fortunate that he had been a medicine slave for more than three years, making him extremely familiar with the properties of these medicinal herbs. Otherwise, such injuries would have left him with lingering problems.

After applying the medicine, which was of a certain grade, even the lowest-grade medicinal herbs had peculiar effects.

Li Chen felt a cool sensation at the wound, followed by a tingling warmth, which was quite comfortable.

If a pharmacist were to see Li Chen using the medicinal herbs like this, they would surely be furious, calling it a waste of precious resources. If refined into medicinal pills, the effects would be several times greater.

But Li Chen didn't care. Not only did he not know how to refine pills, but even if he did, he wouldn't have cared about these low-grade medicinal herbs at that moment.

Rip!

Tearing a strip of cloth from his shirt, Li Chen bandaged his hand, put his backpack back on, and walked to the second-in-command, who had a shifty, rat-like appearance.

"Y-Young... Young Hero... S-Spare... Spare my life!"

The second-in-command, curled on the ground, hadn't crawled far. Blood foamed from his mouth, and his eyes showed pleading, devoid of the previous cunning and malice.

"What? Do you also have an eighty-year-old mother and a child to feed?"

Li Chen coldly stared at him, bent down to take his backpack, and searched his body before stopping.

Although the man was despicable, he was now almost a cripple and unlikely to escape the outer part of the mountain range.

More importantly, Li Chen couldn't bring himself to kill a dying man.

He then picked up the backpacks and remains of the third-in-command and the leader, determined the direction, and disappeared into the forest.

Rustle!

Not long after he left, five young figures approached. Seeing the dead bodies, they immediately drew their weapons and cautiously scanned the surroundings.

"Be careful, their clothing suggests they are adventurers!"

A slightly deep voice sounded, belonging to a cautious young man around sixteen or seventeen years old.

"Second Senior Brother, there's one still alive!"

After confirming the others were dead, a clear, bell-like voice suddenly rang out.

"Little Sister, don't touch him!"

The steady young man walked over, cautiously protecting the young girl behind him, and bent down to examine the second-in-command's injuries. "Friend, how are you?"

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