Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 3 Rebirth
Mist!

A dense, impenetrable fog!
They appeared as if they had suddenly appeared, spreading throughout the entire Fulong Mountain.

In this kind of environment, let alone at night, even during the day, walking inside would make you feel uneasy.

However, things will inevitably turn into their opposites when they reach an extreme!

The previous fear stimulus seemed to have gone too far.

Numb.

In addition, I've experienced this kind of scene too many times in my dreams.

So much so that when he walked, he could clearly feel the slight trembling caused by his body's instinctive fear, as well as the goosebumps that filled his arms, but deep in his heart, a sense of "reality" welled up.

A reality that exists independently of dreams and the present.

At this moment, he seemed to be truly alive.

I could feel fear, trembling, heat, excitement, madness, and...

Fierce!

These emotions are real.

Every physiological reaction told him that he was a living, breathing person, capable of being manipulated by emotions and desires.

He placed his phone, which was turned on, in the breast pocket of his shirt and walked slowly forward.

Following that strange feeling that something was somewhere in the dark, step by step, step by step...

go ahead!

go ahead!

Keep going!
Thirty meters, one hundred meters, three hundred meters!

When they had traveled less than a mile, Ji Fuyou suddenly stopped.

He stared intently at the fog ahead, gripping the crowbar tightly in his hand!
There is something!
There's something there!
He crouched slightly, as if preparing for a charge, his eyes fixed on the mist: "Come out!"

He growled.

However, due to intense concentration and tension, his muscles twitched, and his voice became so hoarse that it seemed difficult for him to even speak.

finally……

"Come!"

He uttered words so simple they couldn't be simpler.

It seemed as if he was venting the madness caused by nightmares that had tormented him for a month, or even four years.

It seems like they're launching a provocation!

In a way that no one knows, they provoke the unknown monster in the mist!

Although no monster has shown itself, Ji Fuyou is certain that it exists!

suddenly!

Ji Fuyou's hair stood on end.

An unprecedented sense of horror exploded within him.

coming!

It is coming!
However, unlike the last time when I was so stunned that I couldn't move, this time...

His brain felt warm, and a surge of intense power suddenly welled up within him, dispelling the chill.

Adrenaline!?
Or other reasons?

Not important anymore!

As something suddenly lunged out of the mist, he finally saw what kind of monster it was by the light of his phone!

Leopard Man!

He didn't know what it was really called.

It is about 1.6 meters tall and has a tail that is 1 meter long. Because it looks like a leopard standing upright, it is called "Leopard Man".

A leopard-man!
This afternoon, the leopard man, who was so tired that he couldn't stay awake and fell into a nightmare, almost got killed by him!

it is true!
A monster from a dream has appeared in the real world!

He can overcome his fear and break free from his nightmare once he kills it!
The sudden, intense gaze made the leopard-man, who had been quietly approaching to launch an attack, leap back in surprise, taking a distance away.

Ji Fuyou held the crowbar.

Point the unsharpened, cone-shaped end at the leopard-man.

"Monster! Come and eat me!"

He is not afraid anymore.

My speech is now fluent.

In his nightmares, he died several times in the monster's mouth, his throat being bitten and suffocated.

Its sharp teeth pierced his throat, and he could still clearly remember the chill.

Having seen so much, he knew very well what the leopard man's strengths and weaknesses were!
They are cautious and will not attack any prey that they cannot hunt.

It is very fast, far exceeding human speed.

With its sharp claws and teeth, it can easily tear a piece of flesh from a person.

And so on.

However, it has a fatal flaw: it won't engage its prey head-on, but will instead launch a surprise attack!

The method of sneak attack...

A pounce, a bite!
and……

It likes to bite people's necks!
and so……

Ji Fuyou slightly adjusted his posture, switching to a different and more suitable way of exerting force, so that his angle was perfectly level with the angle at which the leopard-man was biting his neck.

All the leopard-man needed to do was leap to the right, then use its speed, far exceeding that of a human, to pounce and precisely strike from his side, snapping his neck in one bite…

"call out!"

The leopard-man moved.

Once it realized that the human was well within its hunting range, the leopard-man used its powerful hind legs to exert force instantly.

Sidestep!

Pounce, bite!
Its sudden burst of speed made it seem like a phantom!
It doesn't give ordinary people any time to notice it.

but……

There is no need to capture the movements of seasonal floaters.

With his right foot planted on the ground, his body suddenly spun around. During this violent spin, the crowbar in his hand, though not sharp, was cone-shaped and struck out with lightning speed towards the left front.

He only needs to follow his instincts and fight back!

Having died dozens of times, and nearly pulled off a counterattack in his afternoon dream, his hand was frighteningly steady at this moment.

It doesn't shake.

It doesn't shake at all.

Accuracy, speed, and stability—the perfect combination of these three elements made his strike unlike a desperate counterattack by an ordinary person. Instead, it resembled the ultimate, deadly strike of a swordsman who had honed his skills for months and, in a life-or-death moment, with his spirit and energy at their peak, unleashed what could be called the pinnacle of his life!
With terrifying stability and the acceleration brought by the full-force thrust, the tip of the crowbar ruthlessly pierced the head of the leopard-man that was about to devour it.

At first glance, it appears as if the leopard-man has placed his head under the tip of the crowbar.

incredible!

It makes perfect sense!

"kill!"

My emotions exploded!

After a month of suppressed anger with nowhere to go, it was finally released in this moment with the collision of the leopard-man skull and the steel crowbar.

"laugh!"

Through!

The not-so-sharp tip of the crowbar, accelerated by pure, violent force, instantly pierced through the leopard man's head!

The immense rotational force flung the leopard-man's over 100-pound body, shifting it 180 degrees, and then...

With the force of the crowbar pressing down, it was firmly nailed to the ground.

"Oh!"

Dust and debris flew everywhere, one finger's width into the ground!
Steel doesn't believe in carbon-based life!
With his skull pierced and pinned to the ground, the leopard-man, whose ferocity rivaled that of a wild beast, convulsed and struggled violently.

But Ji Fuyou stared wide-eyed, pressing down hard on the crowbar. Even as his tiger's mouth split open and blood spilled out, he held on firmly, not letting the leopard-man break free even a fraction.

A few seconds.

It might take one or two breaths.

The leopard-man, whose nervous system had been damaged, eventually stopped convulsing and struggling, and gradually became still.

Keji Fuyou remained firmly against the crowbar, not moving an inch.

Bloodstains from his palms stained the crowbar handle.

Ten seconds, twenty seconds, even half a minute later, the leopard man's corpse had cooled down a bit. Only then did Ji Fuyou suddenly pull the crowbar out of the leopard man's body, and then, without the slightest hesitation, he stabbed it down again!
"Boom!"

This strike lacked precision, stability, and speed; the crowbar failed to pierce the leopard-man's skin and instead slid across its body, striking the ground instead.

The powerful recoil made his palms burn.

Blood blurred the surface.

but……

Although the attack did not pierce the leopard-man's head, the fact that the leopard-man remained motionless after being attacked undoubtedly confirmed that it had indeed become a corpse.

died!

The dead can no longer die!

"You beast! You scared me!"

Ji Fuyou cursed loudly.

Immediately afterwards, the cursing seemed to completely fail to reveal his true emotions.

He couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Haha, hahahaha!"

That smile made me feel completely comfortable.

That laugh was so hearty and exhilarating!

Rise from the ashes!

(End of this chapter)