Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 360 Countdown to Mount Shu

"Tell you!"

"Sometimes I don't need to use my brain!"

Lightning exploded all around Ah Xing, the blinding flashes tearing a vacuum through the putrid mist! Thick lightning snakes coiled around his arms, the ground beneath his feet charred and cracked from the high-voltage current, yet his pupils trembled. For Fang Yu's figure had already vanished from the spot.

"Zizzi——!"

Ah Xing suddenly turned around, and the lightning transformed into a spear, piercing the empty space behind him, but only pierced through a section of withered wood.

"guessed wrong."

Fang Yu's voice rang close to his ear, and the cold blade of the kuwu lightly grazed his neck, drawing out a bead of blood, which then disappeared again before A Xing could retaliate in a fit of rage.

"Thor's Wrath!"

Ah Xing roared and poured lightning into the earth, instantly turning a hundred-meter radius into a pool of lightning!

Yet, amidst the surging current, he couldn't sense Fang Yu's presence.

Fang Yu, whose top-tier Observation Haki had already predicted his movements, was standing on a treetop at the edge of the thunderstorm, "watching" Ah Xing's futile outburst with his eyes closed.

"Impotent rage." Fang Yu suddenly appeared three meters in front of A Xing, his blind eyes pale and misty, but a mocking smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "Want to try stimulating your heart with Lightning Release? Like those brutes from Kumogakure, maybe that'll make you a bit faster?"

"Shut up!" Ah Xing clenched his fists, and lightning coalesced into a giant axe that cleaved down!
boom--!
The ground cracked open into a ten-meter-deep ravine, but Fang Yu had already teleported behind him on the Flying Thunder God Kunai and lightly chopped him on the back of the neck with a hand chop.

This attack, though delivered with minimal force, sent chills down Ah Xing's spine.
If Fang Yu had wanted to, he could have severed his spine in that instant.

Ah Xing transformed into a bolt of lightning and retreated a hundred meters, but as soon as his feet touched the ground, he heard Fang Yu's light laughter from above: "You stepped on the kunai I left behind."

puff!

A kunai pierced Ah Xing's instep, pinning him to the ground. The excruciating pain nearly made him kneel down.

He fiercely drew his kunai, and lightning compressed into a blazing white ball of light in his palm: "Die!"

The blinding lightning cannon swept across the forest, but was blocked by a suddenly rising tree before it could hit Fang Yu.

"Time's up." Fang Yu suddenly appeared in front of A Xing. "Did you know? Top-tier Observation Haki can 'hear' sounds from several seconds into the future. Like right now..."

He suddenly turned his head, and the lightning that shot out from Ah Xing's mouth grazed his hair. "I heard the sound of lightning."

Ah Xing finally broke down.

He collapsed to the ground, lightning crackling erratically on his body like a snake whose fangs had been pulled out.

Fang Yu simply stood quietly to the side, showing no intention of making a move right now.

"Keep struggling." Fang Yu bent down and picked up the low-end Thor's hammer that Ah Xing had dropped, weighing it in his palm. "Guess which part of you I'll shove this thing into next time I use Flying Thunder God Technique?"

Ah Xing knew there was a big gap between him and Fang Yu, but he didn't know the gap could be this big.

Of course, if the main god Fang Yu had not been repeatedly enhanced by the synchronization ability of other worlds, he would not have the abilities he has now.

Otherwise, his teammates wouldn't have died so easily.

suddenly!

Fang Yu clutched his chest and squatted down!

Although Ah Xing didn't know why, he still raised his hand and launched an attack!

A bolt of lightning struck Fang Yu squarely!
As the burnt smell wafted out, Ah Xing's eyes widened with excitement, as if he had seen God's health bar revealed!

"You've reached your limit! Prepare to die!"

The next bolt of lightning had just struck when Fang Yu vanished in a flash.
Ah Xing stared in the direction Fang Yu had disappeared and shouted in frustration, "Damn it! This Flying Thunder God main god sold you so many side quests and it still lost money!"

"Huff!" Ah Xing stood up, panting heavily.

Although his power had been weakened to its lowest point, he still firmly believed in his idea that Captain Zhongzhou had reached his limit and was now too busy to care about him.

He took out his communicator and began contacting his scattered teammates, "It's me. You can regroup now."

As night fell, a damp mist filled the deep valley.

The remaining members of the Atlantean team gathered under a secluded rock wall, where the firelight flickered weakly, illuminating a few tired and tense faces.

Angela sat by the fire, her arms wrapped around her knees. A mental barrier enveloped everyone around her. Her face was pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

"Has Roger not returned yet?" she asked in a low voice, a hint of unease in her tone.

Aikela leaned against a rock, her whole body covered in a diamond-like luster, and said coldly, "That guy always goes alone. Who knows if he's gone looking for some 'opportunity' again."

His tone was clearly displeased, but his eyes kept glancing at the surrounding darkness, as if he were wary of something.

Ah Xing frowned. "Stop barking! Roger was taken away by the Flying Thunder God Technique! He's at least two days' journey from here. We'll see when Roger arrives..."

Suddenly, Angela's mental barrier fluctuated violently. She stood up abruptly, her pupils contracting: "Someone's coming!"

Before the words were finished, the space in front of the rock wall distorted, and a dark shadow slowly emerged.

Fang Yu stepped out of the void, his blood-stained black clothes fluttering slightly in the night wind, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Good evening, everyone."

Ah Xing stared in disbelief, then exclaimed, "You recovered so quickly?!"

Fang Yu laughed loudly, "Restore what? What do you mean by restore?"

Ah Xing was stunned; he had suddenly received a terrifying answer.
"You! You! Why didn't you kill me during the day?" To verify his guess, Ah Xing asked like a fool.

"Idiot, I'm not killing you because I want you to be a wise man with the Flying Thunder God Technique to help me gather the crowd. Otherwise, am I supposed to capture them one by one? Even if I were to capture a pig, it would take me ten or fifteen days, let alone a human."

Ah Xing was dumbfounded!
For the first time, he felt that he shouldn't have chosen the Thor enhancement path.

It seems that after taking this route, my brain started to go haywire.

Seeing that she had been cornered, the veteran user of the Diamond Fruit, Ekola, instantly entered battle mode, her diamond-like skin gleaming coldly in the firelight: "Don't underestimate me!"

He roared and his right fist transformed into a sharp diamond spike, slamming towards Fang Yu!
Fang Yu slightly turned his body, effortlessly dodging the attack, and then delivered a backhand chop to the back of Aikel's neck.

"when!"

Fang Yu felt a slight numbness in his arm; the defensive power of the Diamond Fruit was beyond his expectations.

“It’s tough.” He dodged the attacks while explaining to Aikela, “Do you know how eagles eat turtles?”

Aikela had no time to pay attention to these strange questions. She raised her fist and punched Fang Yu again.

This time, Fang Yu didn't dodge directly. Instead, he enveloped his entire body in Armament Haki and shouted, "Iron Body!"

"when!"

Diamond Fist slammed into Fang Yu's face. The force of the punch was perfect, causing Fang Yu, who was fully on guard, to tilt his head back twenty-five degrees.

However, Ah Xing's face was covered in bruises!

Fang Yu placed his hand on the back of Aikela's hand.
As he vanished in a flash, Fang Yu revealed a triumphant expression.

"Well then, goodbye, turtle."

As soon as she finished speaking, Aikel, who was covered in diamond armor, disappeared!
Then, from the distant summit of Mount Shu, screams echoed through the air!

About a minute later, two loud "Ah!" and "Bang!" were heard, and Ah Xing and Angela, the mental controller, squinted in pain.
(End of this chapter)