Chapter 17: Death Penalty Can Be Avoided, Suffering Cannot Be Escaped

"Th-that's all. Look, can you let me go now?"

Cai Feng said everything he knew about the base, then looked at Su Lang expectantly.

However, although he looked expectant on the surface, secretly, he felt a sneer and excitement about his impending revenge.

But no matter how hard he racked his brain, he could never have imagined that Su Lang was already at Advanced Body Tempering!

Moreover, in about an hour, he would be able to reach the Peak Body Tempering!

With such strength, and with the base's guardian absent, he could act completely without restraint.

"Hmm… I will keep my promise and spare your life."

Su Lang withdrew the Tang sword from Cai Feng's neck, smiled with satisfaction, and revealed his gleaming white teeth.

"Then I will take my leave. I am endlessly grateful for sparing my life!"

Cai Feng's eyes lit up with surprise; he hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks and immediately turned to flee.

"Wait!"

Su Lang curled his lips and stopped Cai Feng, "Did I say you could leave?"

"Ah? Th-this, you said you would spare me!"

Cai Feng felt a sense of dread in his heart, and his body began to tremble again.

"I did intend to spare your life, but while the death penalty can be avoided, the suffering cannot be escaped."

Su Lang spun his blade, a faint sneer outlining his lips, "If you want to leave, leave behind a pair of hands!"

This Cai Feng was one of the main culprits who directly killed Su Lang's predecessor.

How could Su Lang let him off so easily?

"Leave behind my hands!? You… you went back on your word!"

Cai Feng was shocked upon hearing this, and then said furiously, "We are both at Primary Body Tempering; I only let you slaughter me before because I was restrained by you!"

"At the very least, I am someone who has hunted Vicious Beasts. Do you really think I'm afraid of you, a piece of trash who just left the city!?"

"Hahahaha, you're not afraid of me?"

Su Lang laughed, "Then why were you kneeling on the ground just now?"

"You scum! Go to hell!"

Cai Feng, filled with shame and anger, gritted his teeth, drew a short sword from his waist, and lunged at Su Lang.

"You started this, so don't blame me if you die."

Su Lang sneered, flipped his wrist, and the blade swept across the air.

Immediately, a brilliant flash of the blade, like a thunderbolt, passed by, and Cai Feng's anger instantly froze.

"This… impossible…"

Cai Feng opened his mouth with terror in his eyes, and then a large amount of blood sprayed from his neck as his body crashed to the ground.

Until his death, he did not understand why Su Lang had become so powerful!

"Wouldn't it have been better to just obediently hand over your hands?"

Su Lang shrugged, crouched down to loot Cai Feng's belongings, and then rushed towards the Broken Axe Hunting Group's base.

Now that the Broken Axe Hunting Group's base is Void, it is the perfect opportunity to raid it!

You must know that bases often trade with each other and frequently purchase precious Materials from wanderers, so the accumulated wealth is definitely not small.

Even the lowest-level F-grade base is absolutely astonishing!

According to the information provided by Cai Feng, Su Lang bypassed more than a dozen arrow tower outposts and arrived at the center of the Broken Axe Hunting Group's base.

The Broken Axe Hunting Group's base did not have any sturdy fortifications built.

Because almost every ten years or so, there would be a Vicious Beast horde attacking the city, and at that time, these bases would be completely vulnerable and destroyed instantly.

Therefore, most F-grade bases are formed by tying huge, smooth logs together upright to create a crude city wall.

Following the city wall, Su Lang quickly found the underground secret passage that Cai Feng had mentioned.

"Cai Feng's words cannot be trusted entirely; I must be careful."

Su Lang opened the entrance to the underground secret passage and cautiously crept inside.

The secret passage was dark and damp, but fortunately, Su Lang had rich experience as a killer and had gone through such environments many times, so he handled it with ease.

He carefully walked through the secret passage, encountering no danger along the way.

But as he was about to reach the exit, Su Lang heard some movement.

"Someone is guarding this secret passage!"

Su Lang's expression changed in surprise, "That Cai Feng really did have a trick up his sleeve."

Immediately, Su Lang lightened his footsteps and slowly approached the exit; the guard was right above him.

"Intermediate Body Tempering."

Su Lang glanced at the guard and then suddenly rushed out.

"Who?"

The guard looked vigilant, but before he could see the figure clearly, he felt a flash of blade light before his eyes.

In an instant, the guard was so terrified that his scalp felt like it was going to explode.

He tried his best to dodge to the side, but it was to no avail.

The cold blade sliced into his throat, and endless, excruciating pain swept through his entire body, stripping away all his consciousness.