Her gun's appearance was similar to a sniper rifle, but Ning Beichen could sense it was no ordinary firearm, possibly a weapon of the Shen Zong Ting.
"Finally caught up to you. I didn't expect you to kill the Royal Three Knights."
The man among the arrivals spotted the long sword and hammer on Ning Beichen, his gaze like lightning as he spoke.
The blonde woman, however, watched Ning Beichen with icy eyes, remaining silent, her demeanor suggesting confidence or perhaps disdain.
"Are you referring to those three imbeciles from before?"
Ning Beichen took out his hammer and dangled it, addressing them.
"Their weapons are in your possession, which means they're all dead. I've lost interest in who you are, as you'll soon be dead too. I only want to ask, is the Holy Grail in your hand?"
The ugly man asked Ning Beichen with murderous intent.
Ning Beichen smiled slightly and produced the Holy Grail, asking, "Is this it?"
When the ugly man and the beautiful woman saw the Holy Grail in Ning Beichen's hand, he clearly observed their excitement and the carefully concealed greed in their eyes. It seemed the Holy Grail was very important to them.
"Hand over the Holy Grail, and I'll let you have a whole corpse."
The ugly man lacked guile; everything was on the surface, his desire and greed unhidden.
"I can give it to you, but you first need to tell me, what's the use of this Holy Grail?"
Ning Beichen deliberately inquired.
"It's our Shen Zong Ting's sacred artifact. It's of no use to you. Even if you take it elsewhere, I guarantee no one would dare to buy a sacred artifact of the Shen Zong Ting."
The ugly man stated.
"Heh, there's nothing useless in this world. Even a pile of dung can be used as fertilizer. Even if I don't sell the Holy Grail, I think this thing can be used as a wine goblet."
Ning Beichen played with the Holy Grail in one hand.
"Right, aren't you two going to introduce yourselves?"
Ning Beichen looked at them.
"Forget it, I think it's better not to know. Your names are long and hard to remember anyway, and you'll be dead soon, so it doesn't matter if you know or not."
Before they could speak, Ning Beichen answered for himself.
"You're seeking death!"
The ugly man was provoked by Ning Beichen's words, he drew his sword and shield from his back and charged at Ning Beichen.
Ning Beichen swung his sword at him. The wind howled, but there was no brilliance.
Ning Beichen did not activate the divine power within his long sword, merely using it as an ordinary sword, preparing to surprise them at some point.
With a clang.
Ning Beichen's sword was blocked by the man's shield, producing a collision sound.
Ning Beichen's sword was actually repelled by the shield, not just blocked.
This shield was peculiar!
Ning Beichen immediately realized that the shield was likely not a simple item.
However, Ning Beichen only paused for a moment before retracting his sword and switching to his hammer.
The hammer had one last strike of energy left, so it was more worthwhile to use the hammer if he had to expend it.
Furthermore, a hammer was a blunt weapon, better suited for dealing with shields than a sword.
Switching to the hammer, Ning Beichen began attacking the shield with it.
Clink, clink, clink...
Dong, dong, dong...
The ugly man's shield-wielding arm gradually grew numb.
Even though Ning Beichen wasn't using the hammer's divine power, his own strength was considerable. Even without it, the hammer in his hands was a fearsome blunt weapon.
The ugly man quickly became distressed. He had miscalculated Ning Beichen's strength, expecting to withstand his attacks and then counter with his sword.
However, under Ning Beichen's relentless assault, which was like a gale sweeping through fallen leaves, he had no opportunity to draw his sword.
Not only could he not draw his sword, but his shield-wielding arm grew increasingly numb, and he would soon be unable to hold on.
"Fan, why aren't you acting?"
The ugly man, disregarding his predicament, called out to the beautiful woman who had accompanied him.
"Hee hee hee..."
The beautiful woman giggled, clearly amused by the ugly man's struggles.
But amusement aside, she raised the sniper-like weapon in her hand and aimed it at Ning Beichen.
Ning Beichen's heart tightened, sensing a chilling danger. He immediately halted his attack and dodged to the side.
At that moment.
A terrifying energy shot past where he had just been.
About ten meters behind him, a deafening roar echoed, and then a vast expanse of sand dunes transformed into a massive crater, its power more fearsome than an armor-piercing round.
Ning Beichen's eyebrows shot up, and he thought, what a formidable weapon.
Ning Beichen also detected that the projectile fired from the weapon carried a luminescence, clearly a bullet imbued with divine power. He wasn't sure if it was the bullet or the gun itself that possessed this power.
He didn't know if being hit by such a powerful weapon would kill him, but he knew for sure he didn't want to find out.
As Ning Beichen dodged that shot, the ugly man had already lunged at him with his sword.
The sword light was dazzling, like a monstrous beast devouring the sky.
With a rumble, a dark abyss appeared in the ground, and Ning Beichen had vanished.
The ugly man bared a ferocious grin.
But just as he reveled in his triumph, he suddenly felt a bone-chilling terror. The hairs on his body stood on end, and he hastily gripped his shield with both hands.
At that moment, a figure shot out from the abyss, hurtling towards the ugly man.
Rumble!
Ning Beichen's hammer activated its divine power, emitting brilliant light as it heavily struck the shield.
The ugly man let out a scream, his body sent flying as if struck by a high-speed truck.
And Ning Beichen's hammer shattered into pieces under this blow.
However, at that moment, a bullet flew towards him.
Ning Beichen had no time to dodge. He immediately drew his long sword, unleashed its divine power, and slashed at the bullet.
A thunderous roar ensued.
The sand ground erupted like a fountain, extending from where Ning Beichen's long sword was to the location of the beautiful blonde woman.
The blonde woman's pupils contracted. She rapidly retreated while firing her weapon.
Ning Beichen did not retreat; instead, he charged at the woman, brandishing his long sword.
Compared to the ugly man, the beautiful woman posed a greater threat to him.
However, the woman was cautious and gave Ning Beichen no opportunity to close the distance, attacking him only from afar.
And although Ning Beichen's long sword could unleash such powerful divine energy, it was ineffective against distant enemies.