Chapter 8: The Tiger King
"Xiao Huang, why are you still here today? Alas, two more brothers disappeared from the mine yesterday. 」
"Brother Gao, I know that the mine is dangerous, but there are old and young people in the family, and I don't eat children and the elderly. 」
"The world is difficult, I originally thought that mining was much safer than being a soldier on the battlefield, but I thought that mining would also cost my life. Who would have thought that Gao Tianjiu, who was once a powerful figure in the financial world in Shangjing, would now become a miner mining in a pit that does not see the light of day, haha······ Haha······ Gao Tianjiu's laughter was full of helplessness and desolation.
"Isn't it, I, Huang Xiaolei, used to be a well-known gold medal salesman in Shangjing······ 」
Jian Zhiqiong hid at the feet of Gao Tianjiu and Huang Xiaolei, listening to them boast to each other about their glorious years and reminiscing about the good old days.
The pit where Gao Tianjiu and Huang Xiaolei are located has also disappeared for no reason for many months. It is said that some people saw the dark shadow of the mysterious monster, but after the demon slaying army sent people to search for it, they had no clue, causing panic in the entire mine. Jian Zhiqiong then took over the task of investigating the disappearance of the mine.
Jian Zhiqiong entered the depths of the pit and dug a hole to bury himself, and it happened that the mining location chosen by Gao Tianjiu and Huang Xiaolei was above Jian Zhiqiong's hiding place.
Although the benefits of joining the Demon Slaying Army are good, the mortality rate is also quite high. There are many survivors who, like Gao Tianjiu and Huang Xiaolei, choose to work with logistical support, so that their lives are guaranteed and they don't have to risk their lives.
The arrival of demons has changed many things, and humans are no longer creatures at the top of the food chain and are in danger of extinction. Human society has also ushered in a major reshuffle, the elite who used to be in the upper echelons of society may now be a miner or farmer engaged in manual labor, and the lower class who used to struggle for two meals can become a high-ranking spiritual power cultivator.
Jian Zhiqiong listened to the two bragging, and was so stuffy that he was about to fall asleep.
"Xiao Huang, have you ever heard of Jiuchi Meat Forest? I was in Shangjing back then······ Huh, is there an earthquake? Xiao Huang, why did your face suddenly become so ugly?" Gao Tianjiu felt a shaking like an earthquake.
"High ······ Big ······ Brother ······ You ······ Body ······ Rear ······ Huang Xiaolei pointed to the black shadow behind Gao Tianjiu, and sat on the ground with his feet weak.
Gao Tianjiu saw Huang Xiaolei's strange behavior and immediately understood. His face turned unusually pale, and he walked forward cautiously, ready to escape at any moment.
The black shadow monster behind Gao Tianjiu showed a cruel smile and stretched out its huge claws, which was about to tear Gao Tianjiu to pieces.
With a "boom", Jian Zhiqiong broke through the ground behind the monster. It is the praying mantis catching the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind!
"Finally when you get fishing, it's worth the dirt I've eaten for so long. Jian Zhiqiong spat out the dirt in his mouth.
Jian Zhiqiong, the yellow finch, ran the first layer of Dragon Elephant Gong to the limit, and the power of the palms of his left and right hands rotated at high speed, and his fists hit the monster's back hard. The monster was hit hard by Jian Zhiqiong and half-crouched on the ground in pain.
Jian Zhiqiong took the opportunity of the monster's injury to signal Gao Tianjiu and Huang Xiaolei to flee the scene, so that he could fight the monster without scruples.
"No need to pretend, I'm not going to be fooled. Jian Zhiqiong saw through the monster's intention to lure him into continuing the chase at a glance. Hearing this, the monster also knew that the plot had failed, so he stood up again and looked at Jian Zhiqiong head-on.
"It turned out to be a tiger. Jian Zhiqiong said. In front of Jian Zhiqiong was a tiger-headed human monster more than three meters tall, with red iris, round pupils, and purple fur.
"You're wrong, the Lone King is a noble and high-class Tiger King, with high-ranking demonic blood in his blood. The Tiger King said proudly. Jian Zhiqiong knew that animals and plants had a chance to successfully evolve after absorbing the blood of high-level demons, and even open up their spiritual intelligence.
"You killed the miners in the pit earlier?" Jian Zhiqiong asked.
"It is their supreme honor to be a part of the Lonely King's Body. The Tiger King's face turned to the sky.
"I find it a pure waste of time to talk to you. 」
"You impudent ant, the Lone King now gives you the death penalty, and the Lone King himself will execute you. 」
Jian Zhiqiong once again turned the strength of his hands at high speed, and caught the claws of the Tiger King with both fists. This is a contest of pure power. The Dragon Elephant Gong is indeed not ordinary, and the first layer of the Dragon Elephant Gong has the power of the Tiger King who has sucked the blood of the demon.
Jian Zhiqiong and the Tiger King exchanged fists and punched each other, and they were very happy. Jian Zhiqiong found that in the fierce battle, his hands continued to run at high speed, and the places that were originally stagnant became smoother and smoother, and the dragon elephant skill was also slightly improved.
"Happy. Jian Zhiqiong couldn't help but shout.
The Tiger King is simply an excellent practice object, and the strength of Jian Zhiqiong's hands is now like a jade that has been constantly polished, gradually blooming its brilliance. What makes Jian Zhiqiong even happier is that the Dragon Elephant Skill has improved, which means that the death points required for upgrading have also been reduced.
Under Jian Zhiqiong's more and more courageous and stronger the more he fought, the Tiger King gradually felt physically exhausted. Coupled with the strong and long stamina of the Dragon Elephant Gong, Jian Zhiqiong was not tired at all, on the other hand, the Tiger King's movements began to slow down significantly.
Jian Zhiqiong is now able to fight, and he has found an opportunity to polish his strength, and he is not in a hurry to finish off the Tiger King. Jian Zhiqiong began to slow down the pace and start a delaying war. Several times when he saw the Tiger King trying to escape, Jian Zhiqiong also blocked it, trying his best to maintain the situation of confrontation with each other.
"Is this still human? 」
"He must be the elite of the Demon Slaying Army, he is already so strong at a young age, he will definitely be in the future. 」
Gao Tianjiu and Huang Xiaolei didn't know when they would come back, and stood in the distance to watch the battle.
"What's wrong, Xiao Huang, envy?"
"I'm very envious, I also wanted to join the Demon Slaying Army, but when I thought of its high mortality rate, I suddenly didn't have the courage. 」
If Jian Zhiqiong heard Huang Xiaolei's words, he would definitely scoff. If you want to succeed, you must first go from the palace, no, you must first have the consciousness of death. If you don't even have the confidence to protect yourself, how can you protect your family, let alone rewrite your own destiny.
"Stop, this king surrenders!" the Tiger King suddenly shouted surrender, covering his heart.
Jian Zhiqiong looked at the bruised Tiger King kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, and he was also quite happy. Jian Zhiqiong forced a smile and said, "That's not good, you can change your requirements." 」
The Tiger King rolled his eyes and asked weakly, "Is it okay to rest for fifteen minutes and then continue to fight?"
Jian Zhiqiong said in his heart, let's see what kind of conspiracy your tiger has, and nodded on the surface: "Okay, I'm also tired, I'll fight after fifteen minutes of rest." 」
When the Tiger King heard this, he immediately crossed his knees honestly and meditated on the spot. Jian Zhiqiong also sat on the ground to recover his spiritual power, and he believed that with the bonus of the Dragon Elephant Skill, his recovery speed was definitely faster than that of the Tiger King.
After a while, the Tiger King's purple fur was covered in a large number of unknown characters, and then the Tiger King's mouth slowly spat out four words: "Demon liberation." 」
Jian Zhiqiong looked at the Tiger King after the liberation of the demons, and said with a slight smile, "It seems that the real decisive battle is about to officially begin. 」