Pretending To Be A Boss

Based on Tang Xian's landing posture and timing, as well as that beautiful parabolic trajectory.

s004 and Black Serpent thought of an outcome they couldn't believe.

But they had seen it with their own eyes. They had to believe it.

"Are you human, or a creature from the mining area? Did you ride over here on a Zudun Giant?"

Black Serpent looked incredulously at the mask.

Tang Xian found this question rather difficult to answer.

Because of his abilities and certain traits, he had become the "good friend" in the eyes of the bosses, and the coveted prize in the eyes of humans.

He shook his head and said,

"That's a good question, and I don't really know how to explain it at the moment. Let's handle things one by one, starting with finishing up this robbery."

Bang!

s004 was not like Black Serpent with a thirst for knowledge; he was an emotionless shooting machine.

His shot was aimed straight at the face.

The bullet flew with a speed that humans could not react to.

Even Akasi could only dodge before s004 fired; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to avoid the terrifying bullet either.

Tang Xian was hit, without any suspense.

The bullet lodged in his cheek, knocking out one of his teeth.

Spitting it out along with saliva, Tang Xian twisted his head.

The immense force nearly dislocated his neck.

He looked at the mask with distress and said,

"Can you not hit the face when you punch someone? This mask is made of carefully chosen materials, crafted from medical lipids and silicone. It's oil-resistant, doesn't age easily, has a smooth not rough surface, and is very elastic."

Black Serpent and s004 exchanged glances, their eyes filled with horror.

This was the first time s004 had encountered someone who took a direct bullet to the face and acted as if nothing happened.

Their expressions became grave in an instant.

Once the mask was gone, Tang Xian's face was exposed.

"It's you!" s004 recognized Tang Xian.

Tang Xian did not produce a second mask; there was no need to cover up after being recognized.

At the stadium, anyone with a bit of perception would have noticed they were being watched.

s004 had been specially noted by Tang Xian that day, and similarly, Tang Xian had also been observed by s004.

"So the Li family is in cahoots with the Masked Chopper Hero!" s004 glared at Tang Xian.

Tang Xian shook his head and said,

"The partners of the Masked Chopper Hero currently only include the Silver-haired Dagger Hero and the Blue-eyed Little Witch. There's no relation to the Li family."

Akasi, who was at a distance helping Tang Suoye rescue the hunters, obviously didn't know he had suddenly become the Silver-haired Dagger Hero.

"Alright, enough talk. You can't defeat me; although I'm not fast, my arms now give me some combat advantage."

Tang Xian continued to say,

"Hand over the Soul Crystal of the ancient tree, and I can spare your lives. I'm a trustworthy and honest person."

s004 and Black Serpent did not respond, instead replying to Tang Xian with a barrage of bullets and ice spikes. Discover hidden content at empire

But the bullets couldn't penetrate Tang Xian, just as before, and even his reaction to the attacks was becoming more and more nonchalant, as if he was starting to become immune to them.

Ice spikes that flew like arrows were simply shaken off by Tang Xian with a wave of his hand; touching him turned these powerful ice spikes to mush.

Due to repeatedly deploying Snake Stance, the skill level had risen to the second tier.

The attack range and activation speed had once again increased.

Before landing, Tang Xian had precisely calculated the position of the parabolic descent.

Black Serpent and s004 were right within his attack range.

The two had been fighting together for years, always believing the area immediately before them was their absolute domain.

It wasn't until Tang Xian launched his attack that they realized they had made a grave mistake.

s004, being a top experimental subject, could see from Tang Xian's movements that the man was very slow.

But he had an explosive force that defied the laws of physics!

In an instant, Snake Stance struck them both.

Black Serpent and s004 finally experienced the terror of someone who single-handedly brought down the second fortress evolution zone.

Their blood churned as if their souls were struck out of their bodies by the serpentine palm.

Nevertheless, the two had vast combat experience, their strength still above the Samurai and Ninja of the Sky Guardian Fortress, and they started to retreat, dodging back repeatedly by relying on their combat skills.

Tang Xian did not pursue further.

His role in this fight was simple; he just needed to make his opponents believe that he had a speed they couldn't escape.

His last Snake Stance aimed for utmost speed, so the moves were concise and he struck only once.

That one hit made a deeply profound impression on Black Serpent and s004.

Tang Xian seemed to be an existence even more terrifying than a disaster-level boss.

Everything went as Tang Xian had planned.

The two realized they couldn't win and tried to avoid the fight by retreating from the battlefield.

But Tang Xian stood in their way.

Having witnessed Tang Xian's methods, s004 and Black Serpent no longer dared to rely on their instincts to gauge him.

They started to flee backward.

Tang Xian did not chase; instead, he began to run in the opposite direction.

Black Serpent and s004 were a bit puzzled.

"Why isn't he pursuing us?" wondered s004.

Black Serpent suddenly had a realization, looking up uneasily towards the distance.

The Zudun Giant was still hundreds of meters away; its massive steps should not be able to reach him and s004.

He breathed a sigh of relief internally.

Black Serpent sneered,

"He wants to force us to retreat into the attack range of the Zudun Giant. He's playing his cards too well."

s004 nodded, still puzzled by why Tang Xian wasn't chasing and instead retreating.

Soon they knew the answer.

It was an answer the two could think of too, but they could hardly believe that a creature from the mining area would coordinate with a human like this.

The Zudun Giant didn't raise its foot to stomp down. Black Serpent and s004 were not within its attack range.