Chapter Forty-six: Slaying the Black Panther

  The black leopard tried desperately to pull out the long sword on its back.

  Where can Ning Chong make the black leopard willing? Every time the black leopard's right palm reached for the hilt of the sword on his back, Ning Chong was always timely and accurate with a punch to knock it away.

  Taking advantage of the gap, Ning Chong's left fist continued to bombard with "Rolling Stone Cannon", attacking Hei Bao's already wide open chest.

  After three or four consecutive punches, the black leopard, even with a body defense that surpassed steel, was smashed until its blood and energy surged, spitting out several mouthfuls of fresh blood, clearly suffering from severe internal injuries.

  In such a battle, Black Panther's every move was completely seen through by Ning Chong, who always grasped the rhythm and overall situation of the fight, almost playing Black Panther like a fiddle.

  The black leopard was filled with regret, thinking that he had underestimated Ning Chong before the battle. If only he had used the long sword on his back earlier, Ning Chong would probably have been a dead soul under his sword by now, and wouldn't be in such a miserable state as he is today.

  Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world. With despair shrouding his heart and the suffocation he had never experienced before, coupled with the fear of death, Hei Bao completely went mad.

  "Ah! You damned little brat! I'll definitely kill you!"

  The black leopard raised its arms recklessly, scratching randomly at its back, and although its movements and breathing were clearly disordered, in its mind there was only the thought of definitely pulling out the long sword to kill Ning Chong.

  The battle has reached this point, and it is already thoroughly clear that the crazed black panther no longer poses a threat to Ning Chong. Ning Chong let out a cold snort, deciding to end the fight.

  Previously, in order to save his inner yuan force, he had always used only the "Four Resonance" Rolling Stone Cannon. At this time, he naturally did not hold back.

  Rumble!

  A dull, muffled sound like thunder rumbled through his bones and muscles, Ning Chong's right arm visibly shook entirely, waves of terrifying power surged up and rapidly converged on his right fist.

  "Five Thunder Cannon!"

  His right fist was like a cannonball shot out of the barrel, tearing through the air and making a series of explosive sounds. The fist was emitting a faint golden light as it struck Black Panther's chest, which had no defense left!

  Boom!

  The black leopard's pupils suddenly shrank, its body violently shook, but it didn't fly out because Ning Chong's fist had already struck his chest with a terrifying impact, causing blood and shattered bones to shoot out of his back like bullets, flying everywhere.

  "It's just a dream... it must be a dream..."

  The black leopard's eyes bulged, its throat rolled, and blood spilled from its mouth, yet it muttered to itself, until death. It didn't believe all this was real, didn't believe that it had actually died at the hands of a young whelp it had regarded as an ant.

  The next moment, his corpse slowly fell backwards, crashing to the ground, without a hint of life.

  The notorious Black Leopard, a ruthless and merciless figure who had dominated the Xuan Yuan mountain range for decades with his Black Tiger Mercenary Group, has officially been declared dead.

  Dead silence! The whole scene was as quiet as death!

  Black Panther used to enjoy playing cat and mouse, often teasing people enough before suddenly changing his face, showing off his skills, and brutally killing his opponents. The mercenaries were already extremely familiar with Black Panther's personality.

  So, although the mercenaries saw Hei Bao being beaten up, they didn't think much of it and just relaxedly watched from the sidelines, waiting for their Lord Hei Bao to suddenly display his divine might and easily turn the tables on Ning Chong.

  But this time, the outcome was far beyond their expectations. The black leopard was actually killed by a single punch from that white-clothed young man who was only at the late stage of Martial Arts Second Level!

  "Am I dreaming..."

  "Is Lord Black Panther dead?!?!"

  "Heavens... this... how is this possible?! I must be seeing things, it's definitely just my eyes playing tricks on me!"

  ……

  They stood there involuntarily, muttering to themselves, and the crowd of mercenaries were all petrified like wooden carvings or clay sculptures, their mouths agape in shock, unable to believe that the Black Panther had actually been killed.

  But after all, the fact is in front of us, and it's just a matter of time. When the mercenaries confirmed that Black Panther was indeed killed by Ning Chong, they couldn't help but react differently.

  Among them, the happiest are several deputies under Hei Bao's command.

  This black leopard is usually arrogant and overbearing, with a cold-blooded and cruel personality. He is extremely harsh on his subordinates, often beating or killing them at will. The two deputies under the black leopard's command are always trembling with fear, although they have many grievances against him, they dare not show it openly.

  Now that Black Panther is dead, the two deputy heads are secretly pleased and excited at the same time, because Black Panther's death not only allowed them to vent their anger, but also means that someone among them will be able to take his place, get promoted and become rich!

  "Retreat! Full retreat!"

  "Lord Black Panther has been attacked and killed! The enemy is too strong, temporarily withdrawing all troops!"

  "Retreat first, it's not too late to come back and take revenge in the future!"

  ……

  At that time, the two deputy commanders almost simultaneously shouted similar words, leading their subordinates to retreat and escape, without any intention of resisting Ning Chong.

  They're not stupid, even if they don't have a hidden agenda, if they really want to avenge the Black Panther, with Ning Chong's strength, they will definitely make them pay a huge price. So retreating is the best option.

  Under the command of Zhong Er, the mercenaries who were leaderless after Hei Bao's death followed and retreated with him in disarray.

  However, Ning Chong was not able to relax immediately, because not all the mercenaries would follow such an order. Some of the Black Panther's loyal subordinates did not retreat, but instead glared at Ning Chong with red eyes and roared angrily.

  "Kill! Kill this little bastard for revenge!"

  "Kill him!"

  ……

  More than thirty of them suddenly drew out their swords and rushed towards Ning, shouting "Kill!"

  He calmly patted the dust off his palm, a scornful smile spreading across his face. Since someone was willing to follow Black Panther to the underworld to report, he might as well lend a hand and send them on their way!

  In the battle with Hei Bao, although Ning Chong successfully killed Hei Bao, his own consumption was not small either. His internal yuan force had been depleted by more than half. Therefore, Ning Chong did not intend to use an axe to kill a chicken, and he only wanted to simply clean up these thirty or so mercenaries without using the "Rolling Stone Cannon" ultimate move again.

  He looked down and saw a log about the thickness of a person's waist at his feet, Ning Chong immediately lifted his toes, and the heavy log was instantly kicked into the air.

  Ning Chong swung his arms and hugged the log tightly, then let out a thunderous roar, took heavy steps, and charged towards the mercenaries with the log in hand.

  The mercenary troops that came to kill were only around the second or third stage of martial arts, ordinary and unremarkable. At this time, they were just shocked by Ning Chong's thunderous roar, and their ears felt a "buzzing" sound, as if lightning was exploding beside them, and for a moment, their heads were all dizzy.