Chapter 812 - What Did He Say?

Chapter 812: What Did He Say?
Translator: 
Atlas Studios 
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There was no sound in the central parts of the Changbai Mountains. The squad navigated through the forest in silence, even when they brushed against tree branches and leaves.
It was a creepy sight. From afar, it looked as though the entire world had been muted.
Moreover, one of the members had a pair of strange-colored pupils. There was a wisp of silver-white in them.
Active Spirit Qi gushed out from him incessantly and reacted with the surrounding atmosphere. Then, the air in the space around them was completely under his control.
Usually, sound energy is transmitted through vibrations of air particles. But since the air, the crucial medium for sound transmission, had been manipulated, no sound could be heard any more!


In the Spirit Qi era, humans had developed more diverse and creative use of magical powers. Thus, sometimes wars could be a catalyst of
innovations
.
Undeniably, much thought had been put into this elite squad. There was a surveillance specialist, an earth-type Metahuman for quick attacks in the mountains, and one who could control air and sound.
They made slow advance in the woods. Then, they replenished their fresh water supply at a pond. They could not carry too much water due to the lack of invisible storage equipment.
Furthermore, too much load would not only drain their energy, but impede their movement as well. Fortunately, fresh water was readily available in the Changbai Mountains.
The squad approached the pond with extreme caution. This was necessary considering the two sneak attacks Lu Shu had launched on them.
The water in the pond was clear, free of any impurities, and it was only three meters in depth. Nothing looked suspicious.
The leader gave his team a nod after clearing the area. Then, one member dipped a piece of test paper in the pond. It could only be verified that the water was safe to drink if no harmful chemical reaction was observed on the paper after five minutes.
In fact, the natural water in Changbai Mountains was clean, unlike that in deserted areas like Lop Nur. However, they were worried that Lu Shu might poison the water.
It had been three days since the squad entered the central areas of the mountains, but none of them had even had time for a proper face wash. In the past three days, they encountered Lu Shu on the first day and the intense chase thereafter had exhausted their energy. Now that they finally had time for a short rest, they wanted to at least brush their teeth and clean their face so as to relieve their tiredness.
Over the past few days, Lu Shu had given them a hard time. He picked difficult terrain intentionally and those with abundant hiding spots. Although he had never ambushed them again after the two kills, he made the squad stay constantly on alert.


When two men knelt down beside the pond and was about to scoop up some water to wash their face, the squad leader suddenly sensed a looming threat in the air.
All of a sudden, Lu Shu, who had been resting in the water for four hours, opened his eyes. There was a murderous look in them.
Then, to the horror of the rest, a semi-transparent human form started moving in the pond. Then, huge waves stirred in the pond to form a giant palm and dragged the two Class C’s into the water.
Upon seeing this, the leader immediately took action and tried to flatten the pond with his earth-type powers. Yet, the water flow retreated upstream agilely, trapping the two men inside.
The leader’s face turned cold. It was the third time he had allowed his men to be killed. Although he had no personal feelings towards his members and he would not mourn for their deaths, it was beneath his dignity to be unable to protect his squad.
At that instant, an earth dragon rose from the ground and swept towards Lu Shu. Then, it engaged in an intense battle with Lu Shu’s water elements, but the latter, being stronger, suppressed the earth dragon.
Afterwards, the water flow made a successful escape after the attack.
Only then did Lu Shu finally free himself from his water form. He fixed the squad leader with a frosty stare while he gripped tightly at the back of the two men’s neck. The men’s face turned purple, but neither of them could resist Lu Shu’s strength.
When enough stress was applied, the pressure on one’s spinal cord could render them immobile. In fact, this force was unobtainable by humans before the magical era.
Standing tall on the rolling waves, Lu Shu looked at his enemies calmly. There was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, and his hair was unkempt too.


Then, his fingers slowly closed together, snapping the two men’s necks in two.
It was totally unexpected that a carefully selected elite squad like them would have lost four men before they could take down their target. As a matter of fact, huge expectations had been placed on them by the overseas cultivation organizations. Yet, they had suffered grievous losses simply because of one boy.
Now, the squad had even started to suspect that this boy was a hidden trump card in the Heavenly Network because he had an incredibly huge stock of killing means despite his unfamiliarity with forest combats!
Moreover, he had not used any weapons since the very beginning. Yet, his use of strength was precise and effective, which resulted from his extensive swordplay training.
As a matter of fact, the majority had given up exploring their innate physical abilities because magical powers were indeed much more useful than close quarter fighting in reality. Thus, why waste the time on the insignificant?
But Lu Shu did not agree. Everyday, he got up at 3 a.m. and practiced with his sword until 5 a.m. with no exception. This was because he did not want hand-to-hand fighting to be his weakness!
One must be willing to work hard if he wanted to stay alive in the cultivation world. In this aspect, Lu Shu was stronger than most of the Practitioners.
When danger arose unexpectedly, one’s own body was their biggest weapon and their best shot at survival. Although one could be an expert in wielding the flying sword, the control of one’s magical powers or a sharp brain might boost their chances of winning, none of them could be compared to one’s physical strength and agility.
However, just when the squad had formed a wrong assumption that the boy was someone who was solely trained in physical powers and close-range combats, Lu Shu surprised them again with his supreme skills over water powers. Furthermore, he had even suppressed the squad leader’s earth-type powers!
For some reason, the leader felt that they were the boy’s prey, though they were supposed to be the predators.


He had decided to retreat. The consecutive deaths of his team members and his failure in his first battle with the boy had dealt a heavy blow to his confidence.
Meanwhile, Lu Shu receded into the mountains upstreams. As he was about to disappear into the forests, he ridiculed in Chinese,
You are not deserving of the uniform.

His voice was as deep as the thunder. At that instant, Lu Shu felt that he was simply so cool.
After a long silence, the squad leader asked in English,
What did he just say?