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Chapter 205, Section 102: Lei Xiaogu vs. Bane

Chapter 205, Section 102: Lei Xiaogu vs. Bane

"Teacher, times have changed!"

Bain clenched his fists, the crackling sound echoing like sparks in the room.

Upon hearing this, Lei Xiaogu raised his eyebrows, then lowered his head and chuckled: "I thought so too. You kept all the Claws outside the door because you wanted to kill me with your own hands, didn't you? Then I'll give you a chance, a chance to fight me for real." The old man stood up and walked to the wooden cabinet in the corner. He opened the cabinet door, and a cloud of dust mixed with the smell of mildew rushed out.

He bent down and carefully lifted a five-foot-long iron box from the bottom.

"Back then, I rescued you from prison and recruited you into the Assassin's Guild because I valued your skills. But I never expected you to hold such a grudge against me for brainwashing and manipulating you, even to the point of turning against the Guild."

Bain gave a dismissive smile and remained noncommittal.

"But now that you've come knocking, I have no reason to back down. Do you remember this outfit?"

Lei Xiaogu opened the iron box and shook out a high-collared cloak.

How could Bain not remember this outfit? Back when he was trapped in the water dungeon and on the verge of death, Lei Xiaogu appeared before him wearing this very outfit.

The now withered and thin old man was so tall and imposing in Bain's memory.

Lei Xiaogu put on his cloak and took out a rapier from the box. This outfit was his standard attire in his youth, a symbol of the leader of the Assassin's Guild.

"Yes! That's it, teacher! When you unleash your full power, you become worthy of being killed by me."

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Outside, the Claws stood guard in the rain, including four elite Claws leading the group: Benjamin, Alton, Felix, and Henry (who will later become the protagonists' opponents, so you can get to know them first).

"I'm starting to regret it. Bane said he only needed five minutes, but there's still no movement from inside the house. Could he have run away with Lei Xiaogu?"

"There's no need for that. He and Lei Xiaogu together are enough to kill us all. If it's really as you say, then we should be the ones running away."

"Bane? That name sounds familiar. Are you talking about that young Alliance assassin who was captured twenty years ago?"

"Yes, the higher-ups broke his brainwashing, so he willingly worked for the court."

"I heard that the court conducted many experiments on him to enhance his strength, speed, endurance, and even his thinking speed."

I've never seen Superman, but from what those guys described, he doesn't seem much stronger than Bane.

Twenty years ago, on the night of the riot, these ancient claws, which had lived for over a hundred years, led their teams out just like tonight. In between battles, they would also inquire about recent events so that they could enrich their dreams after returning to their ice coffins.

At that time, superhumans were just emerging and were a hot topic of conversation among people on the streets in the early 21st century.

To compare Bane to Superman is simply to show that anyone who hasn't witnessed the power of Kryptonians firsthand can't possibly imagine their strength.

Just as the claws were starting to get impatient, the door of the cabin suddenly burst open with a loud bang.

Bain's massive body smashed through the wooden door, like a rhinoceros thrown high into the air by a catapult, hurtling towards the claws.

In an instant, the birds of prey perched in the trees vanished in a blur.

But before Bane could even land, a swift figure flashed out from the cabin.

Clad in a cloak, Lei Xiaogu's eyes were sharp and filled with murderous intent. His slender sword danced wildly like a silver dragon, its sharp edge weaving and darting through the chaotic raindrops, cutting through the fierce wind and startling the elites who felt as if they had thorns in their backs.

It's important to remember that on the night of the riot, with the immortal Yuria leading the attack and eight elite claws providing support, they barely managed to injure Lei Xiaogu.

With their main force gone and Bane, the new leader, failing to demonstrate the necessary dominance, these individuals combined couldn't even last a few rounds against Lei Xiaogu. How could they not be afraid?

"Bane, I told you, you guys have to get that damned Uriah over here!"

Lei Xiaogu laughed wildly as he chased after Bane, thrusting his sword towards Bane's throat.

But then he was startled. The feeling of the sword entering his body was not like that of a human body at all, but more like a toothpick sticking into a piece of soft calfskin.

During the previous probing, Lei Xiaogu had already figured out the secret to Bane's strength, which was nothing more than extremely high muscle and bone density. Therefore, he deliberately chose the throat, a place with very little muscle coverage, for this sword strike.

But the result seemed to be no different from before.

Having failed in his first attack, Lei Xiaogu exposed his body to the powerful Bane, who seized this golden opportunity, clamping his jaw around the sword to prevent Lei Xiaogu from escaping, while simultaneously swinging his hammer-like fist toward his head.

After failing to draw his sword, Lei Xiaogu immediately abandoned his weapon and used Bane's abs to perform a backflip and create distance.

Even after his punch missed, Bane didn't stop his attack. He drew his rapier and threw it back, taking advantage of the reduced range of Lei Xiaogu's attack to close in.

Seeing the rapier flying towards him, Lei Xiaogu raised his ankle and kicked the blade. He then blocked three punches from Bane in quick succession. As the rapier fell back, he leaped up, turned around, caught the sword, and slashed down with it.

This time, his target was no longer Bane's throat, but the huge metal tube next to his neck.

It contained a poison that could enhance the body, so Bain naturally couldn't take it head-on. But just as he dodged to the side, Lei Xiaogu flicked his wrist.

The rapier seemed to come alive, trembling up and down before grazing Bane's throat and stabbing into the pipe on the other side.

In terms of martial arts alone, perhaps no one in the world is stronger than Lei Xiaogu, who has been immersed in the Lhasa Road Pool, not to mention that this old man is also immersed in cultivation all day long. If the Lhasa Road Pool hadn't dried up and Lei Xiaogu hadn't had very little of the Green Power of All Things left in his body, he could have even withstood Bane's brute force and forcibly exchanged damage to deal damage.

Bain's brows furrowed, and even the cacophony of the downpour couldn't mask his heavy breathing.

He covered the broken pipe, staring intently at Lei Xiaogu, who stood firm in the rain like a javelin.

In fact, Bain never hated his teacher, nor did he ever complain about the teacher's manipulation of him through brainwashing.

He left the Assassin's Guild for only one reason: he wanted to become stronger, strong enough to defeat his once unapproachable teacher.

Belligerence is ingrained in Bane's nature. Whether it's human modification or injecting poison, his only purpose is to be above the rules, above the law, and above everyone else.

Therefore, when he realized that he could never surpass Lei Xiaogu by learning from him, he did not hesitate to betray him.

Helping the Joker and turning against Thomas was all just to find out the hideout of the League of Assassins.

He had been preparing for this moment for years.

But at present, Bain does not seem to be ready.

But he only had one chance, and he couldn't wait any longer.

With that thought in mind, Bane reached behind his waist and opened the valve of the poison barrel to its maximum.

When his eyes turned bloodshot and his skin tore and bled from the swelling of his muscles, Lei Xiaogu sensed a chilling aura of fear.

Yes, even the mighty leader of the Assassin's Guild, the invincible "Demon King," is afraid.

The moment the thought of escaping took root, Lei Xiaogu himself found it absurd.

He could not escape; even if the alliance was destroyed, the old man would stand before the ruined city gates, upholding his last shred of dignity.

Before that, Lei Xiaogu had one more thing to do.

He took a deep breath, and a booming roar resounded across the desolate wasteland in the rainy night.

"Talia, my daughter! From now on, you will be the leader of the Assassin's Guild!"

"Depart with the glory of the alliance!"

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