Chapter 208: Strange Coordination
"Go fuck yourself!" Li Shufen had a fiery temper. Seeing that Zhou Fan was not only unafraid but was even mocking her, she roared, "Kill!"
At Li Shufen's command, thirteen people, including herself, charged Zhou Fan's group without hesitation. As the squad's leader, Li Shufen naturally went for Zhou Fan herself. A Wolf Fang Club had appeared in her hand, and she swung it down toward him with immense power!
"Jeez, a young lady like you... couldn't you play with something nice, like lipstick, makeup, or some purses? To think you actually like this thing. I guess you can forget about ever getting married!"
Zhou Fan's eyes narrowed. Even though this Li Shufen was quite strong, he still had plenty of time to taunt her. As his words fell, the Li Hen Sword in his hand rose at a bizarre angle, dodging her Wolf Fang Club and thrusting toward her wrist!
Seeing this, Li Shufen didn't dare to follow through with her smash. Otherwise, even if her club managed to hit Zhou Fan, her wrist would be crippled for sure. She immediately spun, retracting the attack and redirecting its momentum into a sweep aimed at Zhou Fan's waist!
But with Zhou Fan's immense combat experience, how could he not have anticipated her choice?
The very instant Li Shufen retracted her first attack, Zhou Fan took two quick sidesteps to her right. This brought him even closer to her wrist. His left hand shot out, gripping a dagger, and he stabbed at her wrist yet again!
Because Zhou Fan had closed in so abruptly, Li Shufen couldn't put her full strength into the swing. Left with no other option, she threw a kick at Zhou Fan's head!
Li Shufen's thinking was simple. 'If you want to stab through my wrist, then I'll just kick your head in!'
However, she was taking it all for granted and had gravely underestimated Zhou Fan's terrifying combat experience and instincts!
The instant her kick flew toward him, Zhou Fan decisively abandoned his attack on her right wrist. Instead, he stabbed with the dagger toward the knee of her kicking left leg. Simultaneously, he rotated the Li Hen Sword in his right hand and, with a fluid motion, slapped the flat of the blade against her thigh before her kick could land!
SMACK!
A loud sound rang out. Li Shufen felt an excruciating pain shoot through her left leg, as if the bone had shattered. She instinctively tried to pull her leg back, but the dagger in Zhou Fan's left hand was already there, plunging deep into her knee!
AHHH!
With a bloodcurdling scream, Li Shufen swung her arm, bringing the Wolf Fang Club down on Zhou Fan's head with reckless abandon. The blow was immensely powerful; if it landed, it could shatter not just a skull, but even a massive boulder!
As if he had expected this all along, Zhou Fan ducked. Pushing off the ground with both feet, he shot forward like an arrow from a bow, leaping high into the air. He brought the Li Hen Sword down in a slash, aiming straight for Li Shufen's head!
With no time to think, Li Shufen found herself completely dancing to Zhou Fan's tune. She had no choice but to abandon her attack and assume a defensive stance. After all, because he had ducked, her wild swing would, at best, only hit his legs.
Seeing this, a cruel glint flashed in Zhou Fan's eyes. 'Let's see if you can block this sword strike!'
CRACK!
The sword fell!
Li Shufen's Wolf Fang Club snapped in two on impact. The blade continued downward, carving a long gash across her chest. Spitting a mouthful of blood, she stumbled back several steps before managing to regain her footing.
Everything—from the moment Li Shufen attacked to the moment she was nearly killed, her weapon shattered and her body grievously wounded—had transpired in less than ten seconds!
It all happened so fast that many of the others were only just now processing what they saw.
Instantly, the battlefield shifted. Of the remaining twelve opponents, six had been fighting Fan and six had been helping Li Shufen against Zhou Fan. Now, four of them broke away from Fan, leaving only two to hold him off. The number of people surrounding Zhou Fan, however, surged to ten!
"Go wait for me by that tree over there!"
Zhou Fan arrogantly scanned his surroundings, then retreated to Chen Yao's side and whispered the instruction.
"Be careful!" Chen Yao said worriedly, then quickly ran back to stand obediently under a large tree. Her eyes were fixed on Zhou Fan. Even though she knew how powerful he was, she couldn't help but worry.
"Nether King, you really are powerful, even beyond our estimations. But you will die today, without a doubt!" Li Shufen snarled, forcing herself to ignore her injuries. She glanced at the wound on her body—if it were a centimeter deeper, her organs would be spilling out. She fixed Zhou Fan with a venomous glare.
"Oh, Shufen," Zhou Fan began with a slight smile, "if you get a chance in your next life, try to be a good kid who studies hard. Bragging is bad, you hear?" With a flick of his wrist, he performed a stunningly beautiful sword flourish, then leveled his blade at the group. "Now, show me what you people who love playing with bugs have really got!"
As his words fell, Zhou Fan stepped forward and took the offensive, thrusting his sword at the man directly in front of him.
However, to Zhou Fan's surprise, the instant he stepped forward, his target also took a step back. At the same time, the other nine people moved in perfect, tacit coordination, all of them shifting their positions by a single step and launching their attacks at him simultaneously!