Chapter 366: How to Prove

The crowd automatically moved apart, and the two of them showed off their power with their second-rank revolvers. They were too scared of causing trouble to everyone, so why would they listen to the small guy’s provocation and charge forward?

Anyone who has survived until now is no fool. They blindly obeyed the words of those black-faced guards earlier because it directly affected their own interests. If they truly angered the gods, they would lose their stable source of food in the future, and the cost was just to cremate that corpse. Of course, they were filled with indignation.

But now, the two began to duel, naturally spreading out to watch from the sidelines. The old man who had just put on a show had already hidden behind the crowd. They only acted that way earlier because they didn’t want to die.

If they got too close now, they might get affected at any moment, and without awakened abilities, being touched by the energy waves would mean instant death. It’s said that living a long life without death is thievery, and each one of them is quite clever.

Zhang Mu held a dagger in his right hand and faced off against the little guy holding a dagger in his left. They had clashed dozens of times in the blink of an eye.

It must be said that he had a great advantage in terms of physique, the dagger in his hand light as a feather. Zhang Mu’s Obsidian dagger strikes were all intercepted, partly because he hadn’t used a dagger in combat for a long time.

Indeed, he was a bit rusty.

However, the Obsidian dagger was not so simple. As the blade tips clashed again, Zhang Mu suddenly unleashed the flame power of the Obsidian dagger.

A burst of flames unexpectedly shot towards the little guy, startling him. But as the flames hadn’t been concentrated by energy, and with the little guy being agile among second-rank evolvers, he narrowly dodged them.

However, Zhang Mu, taking advantage of the sudden attack of the flames, inflicted several tearing wounds on his opponent with the Obsidian dagger, causing the blood-soaked dagger to tremble slightly.

But after this occasion, the flames that burst out from Zhang Mu’s dagger no longer surprised his opponent in front of him, leaving scars on the opponent’s body. Instead, it made the small guy more excited. His own blood unexpectedly made this person excited, boosting his speed unconsciously.

The issue lies not with the Obsidian dagger, but with himself!

Zhang Mu furrowed his brows slightly. The small opponent in front of him seemed to be accustomed to his attack rhythm, gradually starting a counterattack. Zhang Mu had to admit that he was not specialized in this, feeling somewhat suppressed.

In later years, he had only learned for a period of time with a military knife and fought with a few soldiers, plus the tricks he slowly figured out from fighting mutant beasts. But it was obvious that the person in front of him was different. His attacks were well-planned and coordinated with his physique.

Sensing Zhang Mu’s attacks stopping, the small guy sneered. It seemed that the person challenging him was no match, so it would be better to just kill him directly instead of wasting so many words.

The next second, Zhang Mu felt the opponent’s attack frequency rapidly increasing, breaking his rhythm all at once. The Obsidian dagger deviated from its trajectory, then thrust directly towards Zhang Mu’s face.

“Oh, it still doesn’t work.”

Just as the small guy thought he was about to succeed, Zhang Mu calmly looked at the dagger, only five centimeters away from his face, and softly said,

The small guy realized something was wrong and tried to leave, but it was too late.

Not only was the dagger in his hand, but even he himself couldn’t move, stuck in place.

He had just been mocking Zhang Mu, but now his eyes were filled with fear, his lips struggled to speak.

“What have you done to me?”

Zhang Mu put away the Obsidian dagger and said slowly, “I had to use my abilities because you are too strong. Otherwise, I would have been embarrassed.”

“You didn’t use your abilities just now? Your speed, your dagger attacks, none of that was your awakened power?”

Zhang Mu innocently looked at him and said, “No, it was just for fun.”

After hearing this, the small guy was about to burst with anger. He knew the fight had been tough, and now this man was claiming it was all just for fun. He didn’t believe it, but then what was stopping him now?

“Are you cheating?”

Zhang Mu looked at the small guy as if he was a fool, saying, “I’ve never heard of having to use the same power in a fight. Is this cheating? Tell me, who sent you? Let the people here know, who is manipulating them behind the scenes.”

On hearing this, the small guy immediately fell silent, his cold expression returning. He stared at Zhang Mu without speaking, as if mocking his naivety. He naturally couldn’t say it out loud.

“I like your courage.”

Just as Zhang Mu said this, a black light flashed and the small guy’s left wrist was broken, unable to grip the dagger anymore. His wrist hung weakly, and the dagger slipped from his hand.

“How dare you…”

The small guy didn’t understand why Zhang Mu was so bold, truly disabling himself in front of Xiao Nan and so many people, right in front of the Great God Temple, disabling his left hand that held the dagger.

“Hmm, have you thought it over now? You’ve always said I’m a fake messenger of the gods, why not confront the person behind you and me face to face?”

Zhang Mu slowly moved the Obsidian dagger closer to his right hand, staring into his eyes as he spoke.

“Dare to defy me, and I’ll make you wish you were dead. I will hurt your woman in front of you, slowly peeling her skin until she dies from the torment.”

The small guy was starting to panic. He relied on his skill with his hands to make a living, so if his hands were injured, he would be in big trouble. Now Zhang Mu had the dagger pressed against his right hand.

With the sharpness of the Obsidian dagger, a light touch of the tip would be enough. Without a second-rank healing potion, he would be completely finished.

At this moment, someone finally spoke up behind Zhang Mu, causing him to slowly turn around to see what was happening.

“My friend, show mercy and stop before it’s too late.”

It was Xiao Nan and his group of armed men, all pointing their weapons in Zhang Mu’s direction. When Zhang Mu turned around, Xiao Nan, who had been silent until now, pointed his sword at Zhang Mu and spoke directly to him.

“Could he be one of City Lord Xiao Nan’s men? Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so confident. Won’t City Lord Xiao Nan give Zhang Mu a chance to explain?”

Despite being threatened by the group of armed men, Zhang Mu seemed to smile even brighter as he looked at Xiao Nan.

“Don’t try to twist the truth here. I don’t know him, but you killed someone in Hohhot City, in front of the temple. I, Xiao Nan, as the Sub City Lord of Hohhot, have a duty to protect the safety of the city.”

“I see, so he’s not one of City Lord Xiao Nan’s men. In that case, Zhang Mu doesn’t have anything to worry about.”

The obsidian dagger, controlled by Zhang Mu’s mind, accurately cut the tendons of the person behind him’s other hand.

The huge pain made the small guy almost spasm in pain, he hoarsely cursed Zhang Mu.

“You will die a gruesome death, your woman will be killed by me, and your whole family will be disturbed from their graves.”

Zhang Mu’s expression didn’t change at all, he just raised his right hand, and the black Era Merchant Ring instantly glowed under his mental command.

“Don’t you want to know if I am the messenger of the gods or not?

Well, this scene should look familiar to you.”

Countless grains were redirected by Zhang Mu into the sky and then dropped heavily.

And the direction where these sacks of grains were heading was towards the small guy’s position.

In his eyes, countless bags of grains kept enlarging, and he couldn’t move at all. He could only watch helplessly.

The person was smashed to death.

The food that was on top of him turned into a towering little mountain, silently piled up there.

Zhang Mu calmly looked at nearly a thousand ordinary people who couldn’t dare to look directly into his eyes. He spoke slowly, with a calm voice that somehow gave off a hint of blood.

“Didn’t you ask me how to prove my identity?”

“Like this.”

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