I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 104 - 96: Morning Fog Massacre, Two Arrows Breach the Fishery

Chapter 104: Chapter 96: Morning Fog Massacre, Two Arrows Breach the Fishery

’But even if he succeeds, he might not be able to carry all the silver coins from the Fishermen’s Pier by himself...’

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「The next morning.」

The light of dawn had yet to break through, and a thick fog blanketed the river.

The damp air, heavy with the stench of fish, drifted over, clinging to their clothes with a clammy chill.

Behind a dilapidated shack on higher ground, two figures wearing Ghost Face Masks stood motionless like a pair of hibernating beasts, coldly looking down at the Fishermen’s Pier below.

It was Chu Fan and Zhao Tianxing.

At their feet, a bearded member of the Blood Saber Sect was already dead—his throat had been slit, and his blood had soaked into the soil, coagulating into a dark brown stain.

From this man, they had learned one thing clearly: the strongest expert guarding the pier was a chieftain at the Bone Tempering Realm.

Zhao Tianxing was a little nervous, his palms slick with sweat.

It was just like the first time he had gone hunting for tigers and leopards in the mountains with the hunters—a mix of fear and excitement.

Chu Fan’s gaze, however, was calm as he simply watched the fish market below.

The hour was still early, but a few fishermen had already been forced to bring their overnight catches here, selling them at low prices to the fish stall run by the Blood Saber Sect in exchange for a meager living.

Behind the fish market, dozens of low, earthen huts were crammed together in a disorderly fashion, forming an enclosed village.

It was entirely inhabited by members of the Blood Saber Sect.

"Tianxing, you provide support from here."

Chu Fan’s voice, tinged with a cold killing intent, came from behind his mask. "Keep watch with the Moon Eclipse Arrow. If any fish slip through the net, or if I get surrounded, you’ll take them out from a distance."

"If you run into danger, remember this above all else: don’t worry about me. Just run!"

"I understand. Don’t worry, you’ve already reminded me several times." Zhao Tianxing nodded heavily and unslung the Bengyue Bow from his back.

His fingers rested on a Purple Bamboo Arrow in his Quiver, his eyes as sharp as an eagle’s. "My arrows never miss."

"If I really encounter danger, I’ll be the first to run."

"But..."

He paused, his tone laced with worry. "Are you really sure you can handle that Bone Tempering Realm expert alone?"

’He guessed Chu Fan had a breakthrough, but even with a breakthrough, he’s probably only at the Bone Marrow Forging Realm, right?’

’How could he completely disregard a Bone Tempering Realm expert?’

’Besides, isn’t the best Method to deal with a Bone Tempering Realm expert to lure him out, create distance, and then kill him together with our bows?’

But he didn’t voice these thoughts.

Since Chu Fan was so confident, he naturally trusted him.

Zhao Tianxing tightened his grip on the Bengyue Bow in his left hand.

Although he was only at the Blood Refining Realm, one Realm lower than Chu Fan, his Moon Eclipse Arrow archery had long since reached Great Success. Taking a life from a hundred paces was as easy as reaching into a bag to grab something!

"Don’t worry."

Chu Fan said no more, gripping the Long Saber at his waist with a reverse grip.

A trace of blood stained the scabbard, not yet fully dry, giving off a dim glint.

His figure flickered, melting into the shadows of the morning fog like a phantom as he silently glided toward the village of earthen huts.

The slaughter began in silence.

The first deaths were silent...

Two Blood Saber Sect members walked out from the village entrance, yawning as they went.

"My eyelids are fighting to stay open after being on patrol all night. Time to go back, have a drink, and get some proper sleep."

Just then, a black shadow shot out from a side alley, as fast as a gust of wind!

SWISH!

Before the two could even get a clear look at the newcomer, they felt a chill on their throats!

They instinctively clutched their throats, their eyes wide. Without so much as a grunt, they collapsed limply to the ground.

Blood quickly seeped into the dry earth, leaving only a small, dark stain.

Chu Fan dragged the bodies into a narrow alley at the side, then emerged from the other end.

He moved quickly, his steps as light as a cat’s, but his feet made absolutely no sound as they touched the ground.

’This Light as a Feather Trait is truly marvelous...’

When leaping, he was like a drifting willow catkin, landing without a sound.

When sprinting, he was like a spring swallow skimming the water, touching the ground and instantly pushing off again!

The Long Saber in Chu Fan’s hand moved with astonishing speed...

He was using the Blood Saber Sect’s Nine Blood Soul Blades.

Every strike aimed for vital points like the throat and heart!

In just a few breaths, eight men had already died by his blade.

He dragged all the bodies into the small alley.

The dense fog made the slaughter all the smoother.

’Kill one person, gain 2 points of Spiritual Essence...’

Watching his Spiritual Essence increase, Chu Fan’s initially calm heart began to race with a hint of madness.

For some reason, the growth of his Spiritual Essence excited him even more than obtaining silver coins after killing someone.

But just as he was about to enter a house with an open door, the door of a house behind him was suddenly pushed open.

Chu Fan spun around and met the eyes of the man inside—

The man was holding a coarse porcelain bowl filled with steaming rice porridge, which he was just about to drink.

"Enemy attack!"

The man reacted quickly, hurling the bowl of porridge at Chu Fan and shouting!

The sound shattered the morning’s tranquility.

An instant later...

Chu Fan’s blade arrived.

A single, simple strike, Sword Swift as Lightning, sealing his throat in one motion!

The man clutched his neck and collapsed on the threshold, his blood splashing across the stone steps.

But that scream was like poking a hornet’s nest, and the entire village instantly erupted!

Disheveled members of the Blood Saber Sect, brandishing their sabers, rushed out of the earthen huts, a mixture of shock and fury on their faces!

"Who?! Who dares to court death!!"

"Kill him!"

"Over there! To the south!"

But Chu Fan paid them no mind. He simply stopped hiding and moved through the narrow alleys like a phantom, killing anyone he saw!

Below the Bone Tempering Realm, no one could withstand a single blow from him!

Whether it was his Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber at Great Success or his Nine Blood Soul Blades at Great Success, boosted by the Sword Heavy as a Mountain and Sword Swift as Lightning Traits, he didn’t even need to use the Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step to easily reap the lives of these Blood Saber Sect members!

He even killed several of them with a single kick!

His Vajra Iron Leg was fast and fierce. Infused with eighteen wisps of Qi Blood Power, it could truly shatter the earth and crumble mountains!