Lang Tu was heavily wounded and dying.
A Shou's fate was unknown.
Flower Face Tiger retreated from the scene.
The Tailor's entire skillset was suppressed.
Only Qing Cheng, without any support, could not deal significant damage with her true appearance. After a series of close-quarters engagements with the Gold and Silver Brothers, her force-dissipating skills were pushed to their limit, and she was heavily wounded and repelled.
The Gold and Silver Brothers, wielding the Purple-Gold Red Gourd, were beyond the reach of the city guard.
To dare to pursue alone, they indeed had absolute confidence!
At this moment, the Gold and Silver Brothers' cleavers were falling!
*Dong~~*
A golden bell descended from the void, completely blocking the heavy cleave from the Gold and Silver Brothers' full power strike!
"Who's there!"
The Gold and Silver Brothers roared in surprise! Their vigilance instantly shot up!
'This golden bell is exceptionally sturdy. Under my full power cleave, it only splashed a faint ripple... This person is definitely not simple!'
'Damn it, there was no mention of this person in the intel! It seems I'll have to expend considerable effort again today!'
Another heavy chop!
The golden bell remained utterly still.
The Tailor, beneath the golden bell, had thought he was certainly doomed but found himself resurrected from the brink of death!
He immediately looked around in surprise and said to Qing Cheng, "Sister Yao, it seems we don't have to die!"
Looking at the golden bell, Qing Cheng collapsed onto the ground with a thud: "That's great... He finally made a move."
"He?"
"Who is he?"
Qing Cheng pointed towards the direction of the city and said, "I only knew Mr. Zhang Wei was powerful, but I didn't expect him to reach the level of a Commander of the Cloud Kingdom."
"Zhang Wei?"
"The Zhang Wei who is the King of Chefs in the Northern Region?"
Qing Cheng rolled her eyes: "Who else? Do you know any other Zhang Weis?"
During the capture of Bo Gang, Qing Cheng had witnessed Zhang Wei's exquisite skills.
The Gold and Silver Brothers yelled furiously: "Who is it! Hiding their head and showing their tail, the marmots of the mortal realm are truly living up to their name!"
Following everyone's gaze.
The Gold and Silver Brothers looked towards the city gate.
A figure, not particularly tall, slowly walked out, without any sense of urgency from the great battle.
"Very young... not a surface display of strength, but true age!"
This figure... was Zhang Wei!
At this moment, Zhang Wei smiled towards the golden bell below, "If Lang Tu hadn't returned to the camp, I wouldn't have known someone had broken into my home."
"Then did you encounter A Shou?"
Zhang Wei's expression darkened.
"I did."
"What's his condition."
Seeing Zhang Wei's expression, the Tailor instinctively sensed something was wrong.
Zhang Wei said grimly, "The stab wound severed his ribs, lungs, and cardiovascular system. By the time I found him, blood had filled his abdomen, and the clotted blood in his heart had almost solidified. He..."
"He lost his life a long time ago."
Qing Cheng and the Tailor were stunned.
A Shou had almost no guile, his honesty was unlike someone from the Black List.
Although he had a temper, he was extremely enthusiastic. Despite only knowing each other for half a month, everyone had a good impression of him.
It could be said that he was the most popular person on the entire Black List!
The Tailor struggled to stand up: "Chef Zhang, although I don't know why you possess such immense power, but... if you have the strength to fight, please avenge A Shou!"
"We beg you!"
Qing Cheng remained silent, but her eyes conveyed the same sentiment.
Zhang Wei said, "I'm just a chef. I don't like fighting."
The Tailor and Qing Cheng showed expressions of sorrow.
It seemed... the perpetrator would not be punished.
"However..."
Zhang Wei's tone shifted: "A Shou was a good patron, and most importantly, he owed me a lot of money for meals. Now that he's dead, this debt... I need to find someone else to collect it from."
"I'll use your name to repay it, is that alright?"
"Oh, I misspoke, it's your lives!"
It was then that Zhang Wei noticed the Gold and Silver Brothers had two heads.
The Gold and Silver Brothers also understood that the person before them was a chef.
Chefs were constantly surrounded by delicacies. Powerful chefs would not have low cell levels.
However, a chef's skill points were all in frying, stir-frying, and deep-frying. They were completely ignorant of combat techniques, and their combat power was a mystery.
Combat power was a multiplication.
Strength (base attributes, etc.) x Skill (various combat skills) = Actual Combat Ability
Chefs had not low base attributes, but almost no combat skills.
A normal warrior would be like this.
Base Attributes 10 x Combat Skills 10 = 100 points of Actual Combat Power
While a chef's would be:
Base Attributes 12 x Combat Skills 3 = 36 points of Actual Combat Power
Although not absolute, it was roughly equivalent.
Intelligence could also be calculated using this formula.
Brain Performance (memory, logical reasoning, calculation speed) x Reserve (experience, data, knowledge) = Actual Intelligence
It was because of this.
The Gold and Silver Brothers instinctively looked down on Zhang Wei.
"Hehehehe, a chef not staying in the kitchen and instead running onto the battlefield. Here, no one will show you mercy. The more noble the identity, the greater the merit for me to kill!"
"But now, you have no time to regret it!"
"Blade Technique: Mountain Splitting!"
A powerful cleave, with extended shockwaves, was extremely destructive!
Wherever it passed, it easily carved out a pit several meters wide in the very foundation of the Cloud Kingdom!
The Tailor exclaimed, "Chef, quickly dodge!"
The Gold and Silver Brothers sneered.
The true intention of this move was not to kill Zhang Wei.
Although this move was powerful, it was not enough to damage the golden bell.
As long as Zhang Wei recalled the golden bell to defend against this move, the Gold and Silver Brothers would immediately attack the Tailor and Qing Cheng.
At this moment, the Tailor and Qing Cheng had lost their ability to dissipate force. Without the protection of the golden bell, killing them would be instantaneous.
The Gold and Silver Brothers didn't even need to bring back their heads. As Commanders, they wouldn't risk falsely claiming merit.
Facing the cleaving blade energy, Zhang Wei paid no mind.
He said softly, "Sixty percent strength, Spiraling Fist Energy!"
A seemingly effortless punch was thrown.
But a torrent erupted from Zhang Wei, forming a metallic drill in the air.
Compared to before, the metallic drill had a more realistic texture, flashing a deadly cold edge under the sunlight.
*Boom!!!*
The metallic drill, manifested by thought, was clearly more solid than the airflow generated by the blade strike. It easily shattered the blade energy and shot directly towards the Gold and Silver Brothers!
The Gold and Silver Brothers were terrified: "How is this possible!"
This move, Mountain Splitting, although slow, was not to be underestimated. Even other experts in the Northern Region would have to evade its sharp edge.
Could a mere chef withstand this blade head-on?
Just how high were this chef's base attributes? Had he broken through the 70-level mark?
"Hey, chef over there, what's your level!"
Zhang Wei said, "How rude. Before asking me questions, please address me as 'Sir.' Didn't your King teach you how to respect your opponents?"
The Gold and Silver Brothers gritted their teeth: "Esteemed Sir, a Commander of the Cloud Kingdom inquires, what is your cell energy level?"
"The last time I measured, it was around 55. Now, I estimate it's 57."
"You're full of crap!"
The Gold and Silver Brothers were enraged.