Chapter 48: Killing the Rampaging Brutal King

𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻—𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜'𝗺 𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 translating 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿. 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀.

𝗜𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗜'𝗺 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿. 𝗛𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝘆 1.2 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝘀.

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It seems translating a Chinese One Piece fanfiction is out of the question, as all three of my works that were blocked or deleted were related to One Piece. Now I'm wondering if I should give translating Douluo a shot, even though I can't stand the author. He's the reason why 1.2 million novels were deleted, not to mention the banning of Reverend Insanity. His influence has also contributed to the decline in quality of other great works like Lord of the Mysteries and House of Horrors.

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As Ye Zian collided with the Rampaging Brutal King, the buses he had set up in front of him crumpled at the midpoint, transforming from a straight line into a "V" shape.

Not only that, but several other buses nearby were also shoved back half a meter.

The descriptions in the book were nowhere near as shocking as witnessing it firsthand. The Rampaging Brutal King's assault was far from over. With a powerful leap, it crashed down onto the bus, delivering eight rapid punches.

The sound of devastation echoed as the barriers Ye Zian had constructed were completely destroyed.

Clang!

Just as the Rampaging Brutal King smashed the last bus, Ye Zian made his move.

He darted to the side of the Rampaging Brutal King and swung his Tang sword at its waist with all his might.

The blade sliced through, but it felt like striking stone. Though the sword usually cut effortlessly, it only left a half-inch deep gash on the Rampaging Brutal King's massive body.

For most, that would be a fatal injury, but for the Rampaging Brutal King, it was merely a flesh wound.

Both men accepted the outcome; for Ye Zian, breaking through its defenses was a victory in itself.

The sound of rushing air filled Ye Zian's ears as the Rampaging Brutal King's fist, the size of a cooking pot, came crashing down toward him.

Ye Zian's sword met the punch, and he staggered back a few steps, but managed to inflict a one-inch deep wound on the King's fist.

At that moment, the horde of zombies on the bridge closed in, baring their teeth and reaching out with clawing hands, eager to tear Ye Zian apart.

Ye Zian spun around, wielding his Tang sword in a flurry, sending several zombie heads flying through the air.

The Rampaging Brutal King was indifferent to the fates of the lower-tier zombies; with every punch, it sent multiple innocent zombies flying.

As time passed, Ye Zian began to notice the Rampaging Brutal King's weaknesses, or rather, its trade-offs.

Its massive size granted it unparalleled strength and defense, but it also sacrificed some agility.

Every time it turned, it was half a second slower than Ye Zian.

Though it was just half a second, for a master like Ye Zian, it was a significant opening.

Ye Zian's Tang sword continued to carve various depths of wounds into the Rampaging Brutal King's body, while the damage it dealt to Ye Zian was minimal.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

After three consecutive strikes, the once dark and sturdy skin of the King was now riddled with scars, and thick, foul-smelling liquid oozed from the wounds.

This was the Rampaging Brutal King's blood, which also served as a means for it to heal its injuries. If Ye Zian stopped inflicting damage, allowing the wounds to close, the King would recover and become even larger.

Bang! Bang!

Ye Zian tossed two oil barrels that were struck by the King's fists, crushing them as they exploded, leaving the King with two barrels hanging from its arms like bracelets.

The pale yellow liquid from the barrels spilled out, quickly coating the Rampaging Brutal King, mixing with its dark blood to fill the air with a pungent odor.

"Roar!"

The Rampaging Brutal King thought it had hit Ye Zian but was instead left with two empty barrels.

With a fierce grip, it crushed the barrels into flat metal plates and tore them from its wrists.

Furiously glaring, it scanned the surroundings for Ye Zian's figure.

Before it could find him, an orange fireball struck the Rampaging Brutal King, and the shockwave made it stagger. The diesel on its body ignited instantly.

"Roar!"

Meanwhile, Ye Zian quietly remained hidden at a distance, watching as the Rampaging Brutal King was engulfed in flames, wildly swinging its fists and exhausting its energy.

Ye Zian checked his pockets and found three Fireball cards—rewards from the Lucky Goddess system that he had accumulated daily, perfect for playing around with the Rampaging Brutal King.

Thus, once the flames on the King extinguished, Ye Zian planned to repeat the process, reigniting the King's body. As the flames burned its skin, the King's outer defenses would become ineffective.

One of the King's eyes was now burned out, and its once dark skin was now covered in charred patches, revealing glimpses of red and white flesh beneath.

The skin around its neck had also been burned to a pale white, showing the inner layer of the Rampaging Brutal King's skin.

The King continued to search for Ye Zian's whereabouts among the buildings.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

The Rampaging Brutal King seemed to possess limitless stamina, relentlessly pursuing Ye Zian for three whole hours, searching for him.

However, thanks to its rampage, the horde of zombies on the bridge had been significantly thinned out; most had perished at the King's hands, while only a few remained to die by Ye Zian's sword.

The Rampaging Charge frequently sent zombies flying in a straight line but posed no threat to Ye Zian.

Now that the sky was beginning to darken, Ye Zian knew that if this dragged on, the zombies at night would be far more dangerous.

Seeing the Rampaging Brutal King preparing to unleash another Mountain Shattering Fist, Ye Zian leaped down from the second floor of a nearby building, his Tang sword aimed to decapitate the King.

Thud!

The once-mighty Zombie King of Xucheng was thus slain by Ye Zian, having never had the chance to unleash its full power before its early demise.

[Congratulations! You have killed the Rampaging Brutal King, altered the plot, and gained 5000 points!]

[Congratulations! You have received an armor manufacturing blueprint (choose one), which can be used in the manufacturing room on Level 3 of the Tower of Babel!]

Ye Zian stored the Rampaging Brutal King's corpse in his space, knowing it was a crucial material for creating antidotes. Fully mutated zombies also contained a precious crystal core in their heads.

With the Rampaging Brutal King lifeless, its once thick skull was no longer as hard as before.

Ye Zian cleaved down, and a blood-red crystal core fell to the ground with a soft thud.

It resembled a gem but was harder than steel.

If crushed and mixed into weapons, it could significantly enhance their attack power.

As the Rampaging Brutal King's body vanished, two purple equipment cards emerged from beneath it.

[Spatial Ring] can absorb items with a capacity of 100 cubic meters.

[Mountain Shattering Hammer (Pair)] can break mountains and stabilize the earth.

The front of the cards displayed two imposing golden hammers crossed over each other, and it was difficult to determine what material they were made from. However, as purple cards dropped from the Zombie King of Xucheng, their quality was undoubtedly high, especially since Ye Zian could enhance the card's quality once.

Ye Zian grasped the two cards tightly, his fingers moving as he activated the Lucky Goddess's ability. The original purple glow of the cards was overshadowed by two beams of golden light, transforming the original Mountain Shattering Hammer into the [Heaven Shaking Earth Quaking Hammer (Pair)]—one hammer shakes the heavens, the other quakes the earth.

Skill: Heaven Shaking Earth Quaking Hammer, delivers eight rapid strikes, each hit carries a stunning effect, with each attack increasing in power by 20%.

Calculating this, the final strike's power equated to 3.6 times that of the first strike. The most crucial aspect was the stunning effect; once the first strike landed, the target could only wait to perish.

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𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 35+ 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:

𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣.𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗢𝗳𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿