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"That's right! It's me! You're Black Tiger, aren't you? With subordinates named Giant Bear and Yellow Dog, what are you running here, a damn zoo? Look at yourself. You actually think you're worthy of my woman? Have you ever taken a piss and looked at your own reflection?"
Liu Yang sneered, sizing up the greasy man in front of him.
The guy had dark, oily skin, a short, dumpy build, and a massive potbelly bigger than a woman ten months pregnant.
Even if he pulled down his pants, he probably couldn't see his own junk over that mountain of fat.
A guy like this actually had over ten wives?
And he dared to reach out for Liu Yang's woman, Zhang Jingyu?
If that wasn't a death wish, what was?
Hearing Liu Yang's blunt mockery, Black Tiger's face instantly twisted in rage. He feared Liu Yang's terrifying strength, but being humiliated like this in front of all his men made his blood boil. Where was he supposed to hide his face?
He gritted his teeth, glaring at Liu Yang.
"Kid, I advise you not to push your luck. You might have some skill, but acting this arrogant inside my base? You're not walking out of here alive!
Besides, I saw Zhang Jingyu first! You're the one who stole my woman, and now you're strutting around in my territory like you own the place?"
Liu Yang couldn't help but laugh out loud. Was this idiot brain-dead? Did seeing a woman first make her his?
Who the hell did he think he was?
Liu Yang sneered coldly.
"You saw her first? Since when does looking at a woman make her yours? You think you're me? Anyone who covets my woman doesn't get to leave here alive-and I'm sure as hell not leaving until you're dead.
Besides, I heard you have over ten wives. You targeted my woman, so I'll target yours. Don't worry-after you die, I'll take real good care of them for you."
"You... You're pushing me too far!"
Driven to a fury, Black Tiger roared and waved his hand at his crew. "Go! Kill him, brothers!"
However...
Not a single person moved.
Fear was written across every face in the room as they stood guardedly on the sidelines, watching Liu Yang.
No one dared to make the first move.
After all, the second Liu Yang showed up, he had instantly decapitated Giant Bear.
His speed was so terrifyingly fast that no one had even seen the blade move.
They all knew in their hearts that if that sword had been aimed at them, they'd be dead before they could even blink.
They weren't even in the same league.
Why throw their lives away?
Besides, ever since Liu Yang arrived, his eyes had been locked solely on Black Tiger. He was clearly here for the boss. He hadn't targeted any of the grunts. If a monster like that didn't want to kill you, why would you stick your neck out and ask for it?
Would anyone be that stupid?
So despite Black Tiger's furious command, not a single subordinate stepped forward.
"Falcon!" Black Tiger called out directly, realizing his general order had failed.
"Ah... my head, it hurts so bad..." Falcon slumped where he sat, clutching his head in pain.
He wasn't an idiot.
His ability was strictly reconnaissance.
In terms of raw combat power, he couldn't even beat Giant Bear. How could he possibly take on the guy who killed Giant Bear in a fraction of a second?
So he simply played sick.
"White Fox!" Black Tiger turned to the crazy woman.
The others might be terrified, but she shouldn't be.
If she led the charge, the rest of the gang would surely follow!
Yet White Fox just stood there with a seductive smile, biting her crimson lower lip as her eyes lingered on Liu Yang. She scanned him up and down, openly batting her eyelashes with an infatuated, starry-eyed look on her face.
'This... this shameless slut is actually flirting at a time like this?!' Black Tiger almost lost his mind.
"If you won't lead the charge as the boss, why would anyone else go?" Liu Yang chuckled, amused by the spectacle. "Come on, show me what you've got. Don't worry, you're too weak anyway-I won't even use my abilities. Plain physical attacks only. I won't kill you too fast, either. I'll make sure you watch while I enjoy your wives!"
Seeing that this so-called survivor base leader couldn't even mobilize a single man, Liu Yang couldn't hold back his amusement.
It seemed this boss was thoroughly useless; not a single lackey respected him.
Or maybe Liu Yang was just so intimidating that everyone was utterly paralyzed?
Ah, it truly was lonely at the top...
"Kid, don't press your luck! I, Black Tiger, didn't survive this long by being a push-over! You dare say you won't use abilities? Do you really take me for a nobody? Don't you dare go back on your word! Just wait, I'll make you regret this!" Black Tiger said, his eyes glinting with ruthless malice.
He was deliberately using reverse psychology to trap Liu Yang.
An ability user utilizing their power versus relying on raw physical strength were two completely different levels of combat potential.
Without using abilities, an ability user was only about twice as strong as a normal human in basic attributes.
That was why Scarface Mouse was so utterly despised despite awakening an ability-a digging skill offered virtually zero help in a real fight.
In actual combat, he was no different from a glorified grunt, which was why everyone looked down on him.
Now, if Liu Yang bound his own hands by agreeing to use only ordinary physical attacks, wouldn't he be reducing himself to the same level?
In that case, no matter how strong Liu Yang was, Black Tiger felt he still had a solid chance at victory.
"You don't need to play mind games with me," Liu Yang said with total composure. "When I say I won't use abilities, I won't. Because if I did... all of you would be dead in a single breath."
"Good! You've got guts! Then don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Black Tiger gritted his teeth. He suddenly raised his curved, tiger-like claws and viciously slashed at his own arm! Fresh blood spurted out instantly, coating his forearms and all five fingers in brilliant crimson.
"Flying Blood Claws!!!"
Whoosh!
Five crimson, blood-infused blade arcs tore through the air straight toward Liu Yang!
This was Black Tiger's true ability: manipulating his own blood into deadly ranged attacks!
It was precisely this terrifying power that had allowed him to reign supreme as the strongest ability user in the base.
Facing the incoming blood blades, Liu Yang simply took a relaxed step to the side, effortlessly dodging the trajectory.
His current speed was 16.5 times the human baseline. A standard Tier-1 ability user only possessed physical attributes roughly twice that of an average human.
To a normal Tier-1 user, the Flying Blood Claws were lightning-fast-but to Liu Yang, they moved in agonizing slow motion.
BOOM!
The blood claws slammed into the hard ground behind him, carving five deep, ten-centimeter trenches into the concrete!
Falcon and the others gasped in shock at the destruction.
"Is that Boss Black Tiger's ultimate move? So strong! If that hit a person, it'd slice them into five pieces instantly!"
They had always known Black Tiger was formidable, but none of them had seen him unleash his ability before. Seeing it now, its power was truly terrifying!
Yet the man standing opposite him was even more horrifying-he had dodged an attack that fast with nothing more than a casual sidestep!
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