High Martial Arts: Invincible Starts from Basic Archery Chapter 784 - 613: How about giving it a try?

As the previous patriarch transformed into a shriveled cadaver sprawled across the floor, the remaining Liu Family survivors crumbled in despair.

The instant Liu Zhenyang charged ahead, genuine hope ignited within their chests, convinced he would overpower this fiend and deliver them from doom.

Yet, he couldn't endure for even a moment.

"Spare me, please don’t kill me."

One individual dropped to his knees, mucus and tears streaming freely, pleading endlessly for mercy.

"Why grovel before him? You really believe kneeling will make him let us live?"

Another spotted their unavoidable fate approaching and shouted curses in defiance.

If death was inevitable, better to face it with some backbone.

"Why? Just why?"

Tears poured down his cheeks as Liu Zheng blankly gawked at the elegant man.

He genuinely couldn’t comprehend it.

These two weren’t dispatched by the Elder Council to wipe out Chen Fan, so what gave them the nerve to turn on us?

Did the Elder Council approve this?

But such extreme precautions made no sense.

Back when the Liu Family Ancestor lived, they never threatened the Five Great Families, and now with him gone, they were even less of a danger.

Plus, if word of this got out and reached the other clans, wouldn’t the Elder Council elders just be inviting disaster on themselves?

"Still puzzled?"

The elegant man sneered, "Maybe you can mull it over nice and slow from the grave."

With those words, a dark tendril shot out in a flash, stabbing straight through Liu Zheng’s torso, draining him dry into a desiccated husk before anyone could blink.

In no time, silence enveloped the hall.

Moments earlier, the place buzzed with activity; now it lay strewn with bodies, sending chills down the spine.

The second man lingered outside, puffing on a cigarette, and upon hearing steps approaching from behind, he spoke without looking back, "You finish them off?"

"What choice did I have?"

The elegant man approached with a chuckle, "No surprise they hail from a prestigious lineage—their power far outstrips regular folks, and the quality of their flesh puts ordinary humans to shame. Oh, I slipped up and didn’t save any for you, but since they’re not Awakeners, I figured you’d pass anyway, huh?"

Gong Bo pivoted then, shot him a look, and replied, "Looks like you were starving; you’ll devour anything that moves. I’m not like you—even if Awakeners were in the mix, I wouldn’t bother."

In truth, these pair ranked at the top of the Awakened Association’s wanted roster: the duo of Quasi-S-Class Awakened.

"Oh yeah?"

Yu Jianqiao’s grin chilled abruptly, "Gong Bo, you know what? I’m dying to sample your meat; it has to be exquisite, doesn’t it?"

"Now that’s intriguing."

A vicious smirk tugged at Gong Bo’s mouth, "I’m pretty curious about your ability myself—care to test it out?"

Their gazes locked fiercely, the air around them turning rigid, thick with murderous vibes.

"Hahaha."

Yu Jianqiao burst into laughter all of a sudden, "Gong Bo, you haven’t changed a bit—can’t handle a little teasing."

"That right?"

Gong Bo responded vaguely, casting a glance toward the hall, "Offing folks from a high-born clan like this won’t sit well with those ancient geezers."

"Worried about nothing."

Yu Jianqiao shrugged casually, "They rely on us at the moment; as long as we steer clear of their kin, they’ll grumble at worst, but it’s all hot air. One Liu Family won’t cut it for me—I need to slaughter more."

"Say that again?"

Gong Bo eyed him in shock.

Wiping out the Liu Family fell short? He aimed to eliminate additional scions of noble houses?

"You wanna stay leashed forever?"

Yu Jianqiao’s expression hardened into ice.

Gong Bo paused in stunned silence.

"Treated like a mutt, caged up unless they need a hunt, only unleashed when it suits them—does that life appeal to you?"

Boundless loathing burned in Yu Jianqiao’s gaze, "I long to tear apart every last Su Family member, that wench named Su most of all. Only that will ease my fury!"

Gong Bo drew in a sharp breath.

The wench in question was none other than the Ice Emperor, among the trio of S-Class Awakened.

To be honest, he yearned to consume her power too.

Across the years, he’d absorbed plenty of Ice Element wielders, yet their command of ice remained shallow at best.

If not, the world wouldn’t boast just one Ice Emperor.

Swallowing her whole would elevate him to Ice Emperor status!

However, the Su Family would fight tooth and nail to prevent it. The other two S-Class Awakened would block him as well.

And in a straight duel, no matter his arrogance, he couldn’t promise a swift victory. Once the Su Family showed up, his end was sealed.

"You despise the Su Family just as much, don’t you?"

Yu Jianqiao hissed with malice.

"So you plan to use this chaos to off more elite clan members and amp up your power?"

"Spot on."

Yu Jianqiao confirmed, "Don’t sweat it; we’re too valuable right now. Even if they find out, they won’t lay a finger on us—they might even bury the evidence. Take these Liu Family corpses: mark my words, they’ll pin it on that Chen fellow."

Gong Bo hesitated briefly before nodding.

He trusted it.

Absolutely, he did.

"Well then?"

Yu Jianqiao slipped back into his prior casual air, "Over the coming days, let’s grab this opening to power up. The beast tide’s eruption is simplifying things—no more chasing targets like in the past. Chen Fan? We’ll handle him soon enough."