Chapter 56: Breaking the Current
Shortly after the departure of the guards, a visitor arrived at the headquarters of the Guard Squad.
The elite warrior guarding the gate brightened up and immediately greeted, "Young Master Jin, why are you here?"
It was none other than the burly Jin Datong. Jin Datong, full of vigor, said, "I've come to drink with your Captain Luo!"
Though he spoke normally, his voice was booming, shaking the elite warrior's ears. Regrettably, the elite warrior said, "It's unfortunate, Captain Luo has gone on a mission. It's said that he has found the killer's location and is rushing there!"
Upon hearing this, Jin Datong frowned and asked, "The killer? They found the killer's location? When did this happen?"
"Just now. It's said that someone threw in a note with the killer's location written on it. It's supposedly on the east side of the city. But we don't know if it's true or false."
Jin Datong paused for a moment, instantly understanding, and smiled, "Alright then, since Captain Luo isn't here, I'll go ahead and drink on my own."
After saying that, Jin Datong turned around and left.
"Young Master Jin, take care. Please come often!"
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It was nighttime, but fortunately, a large crescent moon hung in the sky, casting a faint silver light, allowing people to see somewhat clearly.
The members of the Second Platoon started their journey. Su Hao covered his face with a black cloth and took the lead, using radar positioning.
When they approached the entrance to the eastern side of the city, Su Hao suddenly accelerated and arrived at the entrance ahead of everyone else.
He pushed aside the stone blocking the entrance and forcefully knocked on the entrance with small stones, creating the sound of chaotic footsteps. He shouted loudly into the entrance, "There's an entrance here! The stone has been moved!"
"Hurry, hurry! The killer is inside. We mustn't let him escape!"
Then he changed his voice and shouted with a deep voice, "We have five grandmasters with us. He definitely can't escape!"
"He's doomed. After killing so many people and destroying so many families, we must tie him up and burn him alive!"
"Let's go in!"
Soon, Su Hao sensed through the radar that the killer hidden in the cave had moved. He seemed very nervous, first circling inside the cave and then quickly leaving in another direction.
As Su Hao expected, such locations usually had two exits.
Su Hao didn't say anything further. He threw the stones in his hand and entered the cave. The Guard Squad was also preparing to arrive.
The small cave was not complicated. After walking twenty meters straight ahead and turning once, they arrived at a secret room in the cave. Su Hao observed possible traps and carefully entered the secret room.
The secret room in the cave was nothing special, only filled with some equipment and bottles. There was a bookshelf on the side, with an oil lamp and a fire tray flickering, barely illuminating the secret room.
It was a rudimentary version of a laboratory.
If there was anything special, it was a separate room on one side of the secret room. Inside, there were numerous bodies lying in a disorderly manner. The recently captured individuals were still lying on stone platforms, and it seemed that the killer was preparing to do something.
As soon as Su Hao entered, his gaze locked onto a brazier under the bookshelf. The brazier was filled with a large number of books and documents, burning fiercely.
"What the hell? Such a waste!" Su Hao immediately rushed over and kicked the brazier, causing a large amount of paper ash to scatter. Many books were still burning, but Su Hao didn't care much. He stomped on them, quickly extinguishing the flames.
"Hmm? Where am I?"
At this moment, a student on the examination table woke up in a daze, looking confused at the surroundings.
Su Hao inwardly cursed his bad luck and quickly approached, delivering a swift chop to the student's neck. The student immediately fell unconscious again.
He didn't take any chances. He forcefully struck the necks of all the people lying on the examination table to ensure that they wouldn't wake up for a while.
The flames of the books had been extinguished, with only faint flickering red lights remaining as the remnants of the burned papers floated in the air.
Su Hao stepped forward and searched. He found many books that had been preserved. Although they showed signs of burning, Su Hao had saved them in time, and only a small part had been destroyed. Most of the contents were intact. As for the scattered materials, they had already turned into ashes.
With regret on his face, Su Hao took out a prepared bag and stuffed the damaged books into it. He quickly finished packing.
After another quick search, he didn't find anything special. He turned around and quickly headed for another exit.
By this time, the Guard Squad had already entered the cave and would arrive soon.
After coming out, Su Hao immediately pursued in the direction the "killer" had retreated.
He believed that the most valuable things must still be on the killer.
The "killer" was heading outside the city walls, and although he had run quite far, he was still within Su Hao's radar range. Furthermore, the killer's speed was far slower than Su Hao's, meaning the "killer" couldn't escape.
Conversely, even if they were to engage in a fight later, if Su Hao couldn't defeat the killer, he could still utilize his speed advantage to retreat quickly.
Once the Guard Squad emerged from the exit, they lost track of Su Hao and the "killer" in the darkness. They began searching in vain, but it was meaningless.
Su Hao found a concealed spot midway, safely stowed away the bag of books, and then began full-speed pursuit.
The "killer" was unaware of being followed, and after running at full speed for a certain distance, his pace unexpectedly slowed down.
This was exactly what Su Hao wanted. Blood surged within him as his speed increased once again. In this desolate wilderness with no signs of human presence, he could unleash his full power without reservation and enjoy a satisfying battle.
Yes, this time, he aimed to kill the opponent. He would fight with all his might.
Since replenishing his Master-level blood energy to its peak, he hadn't truly unleashed all his power or experienced the full extent of his combat prowess and destructive capabilities.
In previous battles with people, he had always dominated and effortlessly defeated his opponents, lacking any challenge or joy in combat.
But this time, his opponent was a high-level Master, which meant he would undoubtedly face enough pressure to truly experience the feeling of battle.
With these thoughts in mind, the massive amount of blood energy within Su Hao surged, almost on the verge of an outburst. He could barely resist the urge to let out a long roar towards the sky.
Su Hao's speed became faster and faster, and the long blade at his waist was already in his hand, glinting coldly under the moonlight.
He saw the "killer" in the moonlight, running swiftly towards the darkness in the distance.
The figure appeared to be a young man in his twenties, with a messy bundle on his back. His long hair flew backward as he ran, and he held a broad and thick long knife in his left hand
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Su Hao didn't conceal his figure; he sprinted at full speed, getting closer.
When they were within thirty meters, the "killer" noticed Su Hao chasing from behind.
The "killer" turned his head, only to see a figure moving at lightning speed under the moonlight, wielding a chilling knife, and rushing towards him with overwhelming momentum. He was startled, almost losing his balance.
"Who are you!" The "killer" could only shout in response to Su Hao, who was catching up quickly. He drew the long knife in his hand and turned around to face him.
Su Hao didn't stop; blood energy surged beneath his feet, and his short-distance sprint speed once again skyrocketed.
The long knife in his hand absorbed an immense amount of blood energy, almost overflowing.
Raising the knife.
The force of Mount Tai.
Swinging the knife.
Breaking the current.
The "killer" was overwhelmed by Su Hao's imposing presence, making it hard for him to breathe.
"Ha!"
He could only let out a loud cry, increasing his momentum and meeting the attack with his own knife.
"Clang!"
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