# Chapter 1694: Charging into the Thug Corps
Who knows if that triangular fatty, Creation Beast, was being lazy when he created the spirit ruins back then!
Just casually made an empty shell of a spirit ruin with no map to get it over with!
Liu Mang scratched his head: "Really... really nothing there, just a blank map. No need to search this one, right?"
Corgi beside him didn't even know what to say anymore!
What the hell with the "map glitch" and "blank map"? Do you guys really think you're grinding a maze dungeon or something?
Main Quest: ➢ Find the remaining three Path Nails and guard them from destruction!
If only there was auto-pathfinding, they wouldn't have to search so hard everywhere!
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "What's there to search? Next room!"
For Jiangnan, finding the space gates within spirit ruins was simply too easy!
Leaving the blank map, they passed through the misty space gate!
The group appeared in a desolate rocky mountain spirit ruin!
Towering rocky mountains were carved into bizarre shapes by wind and sand!
Stone forests stood tall, and faint beast roars could be heard in the distance!
The moment they appeared, before Liu Mang could even investigate, Jiangnan had already spotted something!
On the north side of the stone forest, a group of several thousand mercenaries had gathered, with formidable strength!
They were just about to enter the stone forest for exploration!
The mercenaries naturally saw Jiangnan and the others too, their hearts leaping into their throats!
Some had even started cursing loudly!
Damn it, could they be any more unlucky? They'd only just entered and already ran into Jiangnan?
Even though there were thousands of them present, including Star Glory level spirit warriors,
Not a single one felt any sense of security!
The black burly man leading them shuddered, turned around, and was about to dash into the stone forest!
(´益`●) "Tch~ Hurry up and get inside! Don't go head-to-head with this monster!"
But Jiangnan wasn't about to give them that chance. With a teleport, he appeared right before the stone forest!
He had already pulled out the Godslayer Blade and rested it on his shoulder!
(˶‾᷄～‾᷅˵) "Where do you think you're going? I seem to have warned you clearly before!"
"Anyone who enters the Rainforest Maze trying to pull out the Path Nails will be considered my enemy! Did you think I was joking?"
Immediately, someone whispered in explanation:
(•̆₃•̆‧̣̥̇) "No... no, we came in to find resources, not to pull out the Path Nails!"
Jiangnan let out a derisive laugh: "You say that, and I should believe you?"
"How am I supposed to know if you'll go looking for the Path Nails later?"
"There are too many of you for me to keep track of. It's safer to just kill you. I already warned you beforehand, yet you still came in. Don't blame me for being merciless!"
The black burly man backed away, gritting his steel teeth: "Jiangnan! Don't go too far! We people of the Thug Organization aren't pushovers either!"
"Leave some leeway for future meetings!"
[From Berger, Resentment +1000!]
Jiangnan raised his hand to grip the hilt, squinting: "Future meetings? What kind of situation are we in now? And you still have designs on me?"
"People of the Thug Organization? Perfect! I've been finding you pretty annoying anyway!"
Burly man Berger: ???
Who the hell has designs on you?!
You're completely missing the point!
But he still snarled viciously: "Don't push us! We have several thousand people here, and you only have five!"
"We've already surrounded you! Even a rabbit bites when cornered. How about we each take a step back? I..."
Jiangnan chuckled lightly: "Hey hey hey! Don't get it twisted! It's me who has surrounded all of you! Why should I back off?"
Berger's eyes widened: "You..."
But before he could finish, his expression froze. Bloodshot veins appeared in his eyes, and in the next instant, his pupils turned completely red!
A crazy grin curled at the corner of his mouth!
(●°᷄৺°᷅) "Found you all! How fortunate. Looks like casting a wide net does have its benefits, huh?"
As he spoke, he reached out his large hand straight for Jiangnan's neck!
The next instant, Jiangnan's body moved!
The moment this thought flashed through his mind, he had already drawn his blade!
Everything turned into instinct!
Instant Kill Draw Cut!
A white line flashed across the void, and Berger's hands and head were severed clean off, without even using a single spirit technique!
Blood sprayed from his neck!
In that moment, Mo Tian and Corgi's faces turned pale!
Damn! He actually killed him!
Without a word, he chopped off the leader's head!
After all, the guy was a Star Glory Three!
Just how fast was his draw? Liu Mang hadn't even seen Jiangnan draw the blade before he had already sheathed it!
But then, a horrifying scene unfolded. Berger, who should have fallen dead, didn't die!
The headless corpse still lunged at Jiangnan!
At the same time, from the severed neck and arms, crimson muscle tissue began to grow wildly!
Even the skin squirmed, and in the blink of an eye, the entire man was covered in crimson muscle tissue!
He transformed into a three-meter-tall monster of bulging muscles, with blood-red eyes, a gaping maw, hideous and terrifying!
"Heh~ Useless!"
Liu Mang clutched his head in terror:
୧●୨ "What the hell is this thing?!"
Jiangnan's expression darkened. He knew the Thug Organization had something wrong with it, but he didn't expect this!
Was this the effect of the Parasite Entity?
But Jiangnan wouldn't give it a chance to touch him!
With a teleport, he appeared behind Berger, the Godslayer Blade in hand slashing down without mercy!
"Ultra-High-Speed Chain Slash!"
In just one second, Jiangnan delivered over a hundred slashes!
Berger's body was covered in vicious wounds, but the gaping cuts revealed no blood or organs!
Only crimson muscles twitching inside!
And they healed at lightning speed!
"Muscle Hardening!"
Berger's entire body contracted as the muscles compressed, his exterior becoming extremely hard!
Even Jiangnan's full-powered slashes only broke through the surface muscle, and sparks began to fly!
But Berger swung his fist back in a spinning blast, smashing the air to pieces!
Jiangnan didn't dodge or evade. He raised a finger, and a Void Black Hole instantly formed!
Berger's swinging arm was directly torn off by the Void Black Hole!
"Boom!"
As spiritual energy burst forth, sharp earth spikes shot toward Jiangnan's feet like lightning!
Jiangnan's pupils shrank. He could still use the original body owner's ability even after turning into a monster?
Still, Jiangnan didn't dodge. He opened a Space Wormhole right beneath his feet!
The sharp earth spikes that entered the wormhole shot out from Berger's side!
They directly pierced through Berger's body, turning him into a pincushion!
But Berger didn't care at all. The arm torn off by the black hole grew a new muscle arm!
The muscles contracted to the limit and then released!
The sheer power turned this punch into a blood-colored cannonball smashing toward Jiangnan!
But Jiangnan opened another Space Wormhole. Now he could open two pairs!
This punch emerged from the back of Berger's heart!
The fist even pierced right through his own chest!
Berger was furious. Damn space-types were so annoying!
After all that fighting, he'd hit only himself!
"Roar!"
With a furious roar, Berger's other arm swung toward Jiangnan again!
The fist was exceptionally sharp!
Jiangnan's eyes blazed too. He wasn't going to back down!
He stepped forward, planted his foot, twisted his waist, and swung his fist. Glazed Armor covered his entire body in an instant!
"Heavy Bone•Absolute Spirit Flash!"
The two fighters' sizes were completely disproportionate, but their fists collided with tremendous force!
"Boom!"
The fist explosion shattered all nearby stone spikes, and the ground flew up in sheets!
This punch from Jiangnan cracked the void itself, and Berger's entire arm exploded into minced flesh!
But then, from Berger's shoulders and armpits, two more arms each grew out!
At the ends of these arms, the muscles rearranged and combined, turning into blood-colored great cleavers, smashing down toward Jiangnan!
"Ten Thousand Jun Spell Array!"
"Boom!"
The ground suddenly sank under the pressure, and Berger was flattened by this sudden weight!
Jiangnan immediately closed in, standing on top of Berger!
"Heavy Bone•Continuous Absolute Spirit Flash!"
"Diamond Star Fist!"
In this moment, Jiangnan's fists, due to Absolute Spirit Flash, shone with dazzling glazed light!
He launched a brutal continuous barrage against Berger, using the same force technique as Ultra-High-Speed Chain Slash, punching over a hundred times per second!
Every punch was a critical blow!
Each strike opened a bloody hole in Berger's body!
The earth trembled, space tore apart, and Jiangnan's fists truly fell like diamond stars!
Jiangnan never stopped punching, his eyes wild: "So you can fight, huh? Come on! Let's see who's tougher!"
"Try regenerating again!"
"Void Black Hole•City-Darkening Black Rain!"
While Jiangnan was pounding away, Void Black Holes kept appearing above the Ten Thousand Jun Spell Array!
They tore off chunks of Berger's muscles, condensed them into black pearls, then under ten-thousand-fold gravity, smashed down crazily!
Berger was now nothing but meat filling under Jiangnan's fists!
Under this storm of attacks, any attempt to fight back was nothing but a pipe dream. He didn't have a single chance!
Damn it! This body was too weak, nowhere near enough!
Jiangnan was wearing a full suit of armor, and his Parasite Entity couldn't burrow in at all!
Liu Mang and Mo Tian watched Jiangnan's frenzied output in shock!
Holy crap! The guy had pulled out his ultimate secret technique, and Jiangnan was still beating him down!
He even used Diamond Star Fist?
It was a miracle this guy hadn't been beaten to death yet!
Nan Shen was definitely a human Tyrannosaurus Rex, wasn't he?
And you're telling me this guy is a space-type?
But just then, among the mercenaries, many began to twist their faces, low growls rumbling in their throats!
Their muscles bulged, pairs of bloodshot eyes lit up!
Crimson muscle tissue covered their bodies, and one by one, three-meter-tall monsters of red muscles appeared!
Faka Wei broke out in cold sweat, involuntarily stepping back!
(☍﹏⁰*) "Na... Nan Shen! I think we have a big problem!"
A horde of muscle monsters charged toward the Ten Thousand Jun Spell Array, raising fists to smash!
Jiangnan had no choice but to teleport away!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The spot exploded into a deep pit, and Berger staggered back up!
His large hand reached out and pressed against other muscle monsters!
Three muscle monsters were directly absorbed and devoured by Berger, and he returned to his former robust form!
At this moment, aside from Jiangnan and his group, there were no humanoid creatures left in the field!
All the mercenaries had transformed into muscle monsters, surrounding Jiangnan and the others!
Jiangnan clicked his tongue: "Berger is already dead, isn't he? Solomon too?"
"So... you're Thug, am I right?"
Berger was startled. How did he know his real name? Guessed it from the organization's name?
But he still let out a sinister laugh: "No! Berger isn't dead! He's still here, but now I'm the one calling the shots!"
"I am indeed Thug, but this isn't my main body. These are just my Parasite Soldiers!"
"So... are you ready to experience what a true Thug Corps is like?"
"Now, who's surrounding who?"
But Jiangnan still wore a smile. Wisps of blood mist drifted from his Glazed Armor!
The piercing ghostly howl overwhelmed the entire scene. Eight small whips stabbed out from his back, red as blood!
The Godslayer Blade in his hand pointed straight at Berger!
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"Sorry! But it's still me who has surrounded all of you in the Thug Corps!"