Chapter 745: The Group Leader is Dead
Slap!
Everyone's face changed dramatically.
Wang Guohai and others, who were sprinting, also froze on the spot, their expressions filled with terror.
Long Xiaoshan's foot had pierced through Lin Bao's body.
He had really killed Lin Bao.
Both South Chuan and North Chuan Group gasped in shock.
Lin Bao was dead!
This was a huge problem!
Wang Guohai and the others rushed to the edge of the palm print crater.
Looking at Lin Bao, there was no doubt he was beyond dead.
"You, why did you kill him!" Wang Guohai was fraught with regret; he had been a step too slow.
"He killed my student, so he should pay with his life," Long Xiaoshan replied to Wang Guohai's questioning with an expression as calm as an ancient well, as if he had squished not a Dragon Group expert and a leader of the Special Action Division, but an ant.
Vice Director Guo rushed over, stomping and shouting, "How can this be the same, do you know who you've killed? Lin Bao was a member of the Dragon Group, and you actually killed him! How can he be compared to an ordinary member? By killing him, you're bringing disaster upon the Special Action Division. When the Dragon Group assigns blame, who will take responsibility? Someone, tie him up immediately and wait for the Dragon Group's decision."
"Noisy!"
Long Xiaoshan struck out with his palm!
Boom!
A large crater appeared beneath Vice Director Guo's feet, and the scattered stones made Vice Director Guo roll over in embarrassment.
Vice Director Guo was a civilian official.
His martial arts skills were mediocre at best.
He struggled up from the ground.
Seeing the large crater beneath his feet, his face was filled with fear, pointing at Long Xiaoshan, "You, you…"
He went on like that for quite a while.
Facing Long Xiaoshan's indifferent eyes, Vice Director Guo didn't dare to continue his outburst.
The other high-ranking officials from the Special Action Division were also visibly horrified.
With just a casual palm strike, Long Xiaoshan had created a hole half a meter deep in the ground.
If that hit someone, wouldn't it turn the person into a lump of flesh?
Only at this moment did everyone realize that the person before them was not someone they could handle at will. This was a super-strong being capable of killing the elite Lin Bao of the Dragon Group, decisive in killing and action, with Lin Han and Lin Bao both meeting their ends at her hands.
Such a formidable existence.
Was certainly not someone they could simply deal with.
Wang Guohai showed a bitter smile; from start to finish, he had underestimated Long Xiaoshan, and vastly so. He now suspected that Qiu Haishan from the Qiu Family might also have been eliminated by Long Xiaoshan, instead of so-called helpers.
This guy was too strong, decisive in his methods, and resolute in killing.
Bringing such a deity into the Special Action Division, it was uncertain whether it was a blessing or a curse.
But now, with Lin Bao killed.
The situation had completely spiraled out of the control of the Director of the Special Action Division.
Naturally, he couldn't afford to offend the Dragon Group, but the current Long Xiaoshan was no easy target either. His mind clearly made a swift decision.
"Such an accident during the competition is something no one would wish to see. However, now that it has happened, we in the Special Action Division must face it together. Vice Director Guo, matters of aftermath still need to be discussed collectively. Instructor Long, please go down the mountain with little Qiao and the others. Li Zhao, now that the group leader is dead, you as the deputy will temporarily assume the position of North Chuan Group's leader, and take your members down first."
Wang Guohai had the disposition of a General.
He issued several commands in succession.
Long Xiaoshan gave a slight nod, his expression calm as he returned to the South Chuan Group. When the members of South Chuan Group saw Long Xiaoshan return, they all bent over and lowered their heads, their eyes revealing a deep-seated awe and admiration from the bottom of their hearts.
All members of the Special Action Division were martial artists.
In the world of martial artists, the strong are respected.
Long Xiaoshan's medical skills were astonishing, his abilities extraordinary.
But those alone could only earn him the gratitude and respect of the South Chuan Group's people.
Yet, none of that compared to when Long Xiaoshan, a moment ago, snapped his fingers and severed Lin Han's head, and with a single palm suppressed Lin Bao—an unparalleled and earth-shattering display. That divine might, like that of a Heavenly Being, deeply engraved itself into their hearts, impossible to erase in this lifetime, spawning a veneration and fear akin to worshiping a Heavenly Being.
Even Zhao Xiaoqiao, who feared neither heaven nor earth, the ferocious tigress.
Now, when she looked at Long Xiaoshan, there was a hint of awe in her eyes, which even she could not fully explain.
When Long Xiaoshan's gaze swept over, Zhao Xiaoqiao subconsciously lowered her head to avoid it, then immediately felt that she was being too cowardly. She wasn't afraid of this guy. Zhao Xiaoqiao lifted her head proudly, snorted softly, trying to maintain her arrogance.
Long Xiaoshan gave a slight smile.
He reached out and ruffled Zhao Xiaoqiao's head.
Instantly, Zhao Xiaoqiao's face turned incredibly red, her body burning up as her feigned pride crumbled.
If it had been before, had Long Xiaoshan dared to do this to her, Zhao Xiaoqiao would have surely kicked him. She was seven or eight years older than Long Xiaoshan—how dare this little brat touch her head; wasn't that asking for death?
But now, with her body rigid, Zhao Xiaoqiao let Long Xiaoshan touch her head, as if she was a little sister being doted on by an older brother.
Apart from embarrassment, there oddly appeared to be a hint of a cherished feeling.
It put Zhao Xiaoqiao in a very conflicted state of mind.
Long Xiaoshan ruffled her hair a couple of times, then let go, and while pulling Zhao Xiaoqiao's hand, called out to the South Chuan Group's members, "Down the mountain!"
"Yes, Instructor!" all the members shouted in unison.
The South Chuan Group made their way down the mountain path.
Upon reaching the foot of the mountain,
by then, the already eliminated Central Chuan, West Chuan, and East Chuan Groups were also waiting there.
Seeing Long Xiaoshan and his group descend, they all looked on with grinding teeth—South Chuan Group had set a trap that eliminated their three groups. But when they saw that every member of the South Chuan Group's clothing was clean, not stained with the red paint,
their expressions changed.
The South Chuan Group had descended the mountain, and if they hadn't been eliminated, then the only possibility for their cleanliness was that they had knocked out the North Chuan Group.
How could that be possible?
The North Chuan Group was so strong!
In their astonishment, they saw the North Chuan Group coming down, each one smeared with red, utterly embarrassed.
"You, the South Chuan Group, actually eliminated the North Chuan Group!" Hu Mei exclaimed loudly.
The faces of South Chuan Group's members showed pride.
"This is impossible," Yang Zhao declared coldly, "I seriously suspect you South Chuan Group cheated. I'm now wondering, how could you possibly have so many weapons?"
"Right, you must have cheated!"
"South Chuan Group, you are too despicable!"
"We won't accept this!"
Yang Zhao's accusation stirred up the people from Central Chuan, East Chuan, and West Chuan Groups.
After all, the South Chuan Group being perennially at the bottom and suddenly climbing to the top was something they couldn't stomach.
Facing the commotion and accusations of the three groups,
the people of the South Chuan Group began to sneer.
As if they were hearing the most ludicrous jokes, they laughed themselves silly.
"What are you laughing at?" Yang Zhao's face couldn't be colder, especially seeing Long Xiaoshan holding Zhao Xiaoqiao's hand, a flicker of jealousy flashed in his eyes.
"Yang Zhao, I laugh at your ignorance, mere frogs at the bottom of a well, only fit to look up at a sky the size of a palm!" Xing Ye sneered as he passed by, "If you want to know if we cheated, go ask the North Chuan Group!"
The South Chuan Group seemed disinclined to respond to the three groups, turning their heads and boarding their team's bus.
Ask the North Chuan Group?
Seeing the disheveled North Chuan Group descend, Yang Zhao was somewhat skeptical, noticing the absence of Lin Bao and Lin Han. He was good friends with the deputy leader of the North Chuan Group, Li Zhao, so Yang Zhao quickly approached him and asked, "Li Zhao, how did you lose to the South Chuan Group? Where's your team leader Lin Bao? He's a Dragon Group expert, how could he lose!"
Li Zhao's face grim, replied slowly, "Our leader is dead!"