Chapter 32: Killing Frenzy
Chapter 32: Killing Frenzy
At this moment, everyone finally understood why the silhouette they had seen through the thick black smoke was so massive and distorted.
Jiang Tian stood at the center of the battlefield, his combat uniform slightly charred and tattered, bearing traces of fire damage.
Yet his expression remained calm, and his energy was completely intact—he did not look like someone who had just been hunted by a horde of Flame Birds.
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The spear that Xue Ruyan had given him earlier was now resting on his shoulder, but the tip of the spear had already pierced through a massive redwood tree.
The lifeless corpses of multiple Flame Birds were impaled on the shattered branches, their blood still dripping onto the scorched earth.
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The once majestic redwood, the favorite perch of the Flame Birds, had now become their final resting place—a makeshift graveyard, drenched in blood.
Click... Crack...
The crisp sound of bones snapping echoed eerily.
Jiang Tian walked forward, casually chewing on a roasted leg, his teeth crunching through the charred meat and brittle bones.
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White steam continuously rose from his skin, his body temperature abnormally high.
His blood-red eyes gleamed with a strange hunger, and the surrounding Flame Birds trembled, letting out low, uneasy chirps.
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The Predator Wasn't Them—It Was Him.
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For the Flame Birds, the high school student walking toward them was not human at all—he was a demonic predator wearing a human disguise.
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"This human brat..."
The Level 2 Flame Bird leader finally spoke, his tone laced with barely contained rage.
His sac glowed red, flames licking the edges of his beak, ready to erupt in fury.
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Wu Xianqing, on the other hand, was completely speechless.
To him, Jiang Tian was nothing but a disposable pawn—a weakling, an unremarkable student, a convenient scapegoat.
Someone expendable.
Yet now…
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What the Hell Was Happening?!
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In just a short time, Jiang Tian had slaughtered so many Level 1 Flame Birds?!
Not only that, but he had even dragged an entire redwood tree along with them—their lifeless bodies hanging like trophies.
Wu Xianqing's hands trembled, his mind spiraling into chaos.
Why? How?
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One of the Starry Sky Gate examiners broke the silence.
"Was this in the intelligence report?"
His voice was shaky, filled with doubt and disbelief.
The other examiner's face was grim.
"It doesn't matter. The situation has changed—we need reinforcements!"
With that, he pulled out a bloodstone, poured his blood into it, and flung it into the air.
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Boom!
A scarlet explosion lit up the sky—a distress signal.
Every corrupt examiner and Flame Bird ally in the area would see it.
Reinforcements would come.
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Meanwhile...
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Thud!
Jiang Tian let the massive redwood fall to the ground, sending shockwaves through the earth.
He pulled his spear from the shattered tree trunk and began walking toward Xue Ruyan.
The surrounding Flame Birds hesitated.
One by one, they instinctively backed away, their gazes filled with fear.
Why?
Because the ones who had just died were stronger than them.
And yet, they had been butchered so effortlessly.
What chance did the rest of them have?
Why charge forward… only to be eaten?
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"Jiang... Student Jiang..."
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Kneeling on the ground, Xue Ruyan stared at him in complete shock.
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At the moment of her greatest despair, when she thought Jiang Tian had died because of her, he had returned instead as a monstrous force of destruction.
The boy she thought she understood was now a mystery she could not comprehend.
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But One Thing Was Clear—He Wasn't Weak.
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Thunk!
Jiang Tian stabbed the spear into the dirt, dropped his iron pot and bag, and squatted down next to Xue Ruyan.
He reached out casually, gripping the shackles that bound her wrists.
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"Classmate Xue, I wasn't even finished talking earlier. Why were you in such a hurry?"
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His fingers tightened—
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Crack!
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The metal shackles shattered into pieces.
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Xue Ruyan, finally freed, stared at her hands in disbelief.
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"Do you need my help with anything?"
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Jiang Tian simply pointed at his pot and backpack.
"Just watch over my stuff. That cost me a lot of money."
Then, he stood up, turning to face the Flame Birds and the corrupt examiners.
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His expression darkened.
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"I just want to be a good chef."
"To hone my cooking skills."
"To develop new dishes."
"But you all just had to come here and ruin everything."
"Forcing me to go on a killing spree."
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A Murderous Aura Began to Erupt.
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Jiang Tian tossed his kitchen knife into the pot.
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"This isn't about cooking anymore."
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"Even without a knife, I can still kill you all."
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BOOM!
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The ground beneath Jiang Tian's feet cracked apart.
His body vanished in an instant.
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Not forward—
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But to the left, where three Level 1 Flame Birds had been standing.
They had just begun to turn and flee when—
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CRACK!
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Jiang Tian grabbed one of the Flame Birds by the neck and clenched his fingers.
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The sickening crunch of bones breaking filled the air.
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Snap!!
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The Flame Bird's head lolled to the side, lifeless.
Jiang Tian didn't stop.
His free hand shot forward, forming a fist—
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BOOM!
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His knuckles buried into the Flame Bird's chest, shattering its heart in a single blow.
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The remaining two Flame Birds panicked, flapping their wings wildly—
Only to realize—
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They Were Stuck.
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Jiang Tian had already grabbed their legs, preventing them from escaping.
He grinned.
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"Going somewhere?"
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WHAM!
Jiang Tian slammed both birds into the ground.
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CRACK!
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Two more dead in an instant.
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Xue Ruyan watched in stunned silence.
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This wasn't a fight—it was a massacre.
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She recalled Jiang Tian's words from before.
"I'm not bad."
She swallowed hard, staring at the carnage before her.
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"Student Jiang… do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the words 'not bad'?"