"So you're the helper!"
The assassin, Blood Salamander, hung upside down from the ceiling, glaring at Li Ran with a vicious expression. Then, its mouth twisted into a manic grin. "Your biggest mistake was showing up in front of me. You have no idea what you're dealing with!"
As soon as it spoke, it opened its bloodthirsty mouth and released a massive cloud of green toxic mist. The mist spread instantly, enveloping Li Ran.
The tables, chairs, and water glasses touched by the mist were instantly corroded.
Blood Salamander sneered, its eyes filled with cold malice, thinking that Li Ran was already dead.
It was a killer. With just seven steps, it could sever an enemy’s head as easily as plucking a flower. The boy before him had made a grave error—he shouldn’t have provoked him and shown up in his sight.
"Eh?"
Blood Salamander noticed that the figure in the toxic mist was still standing there. Normally, anyone exposed to such deadly fumes should have turned into a puddle of pus by now.
As the mist slowly dissipated, Li Ran emerged unscathed, standing directly in front of Blood Salamander.
"This... this is impossible!" Blood Salamander said, its face filled with disbelief.
It never imagined that the highly corrosive mist wouldn’t even touch the man’s hair.
"Dammit, is this guy immune to poisons?"
Blood Salamander cursed internally but showed no sign of panic on his face.
He could sense that this person was not weak, but as the number one assassin, he wouldn't let an unexpected situation throw him off balance.
The mist was just one of his many tricks—he had hundreds of ways to kill this man.
Li Ran stared calmly at the monstrous creature on the ceiling, which resembled a giant salamander.
He wasn’t afraid of the toxic mist, thanks to his Immunity Ring, which granted him immunity to poisons, petrification, freezing, burning, and other effects. Calling him immune to all poisons wasn’t an exaggeration.
Li Ran didn’t know where the assassin’s confidence came from. How could someone with such perception, who could easily locate him, be so bold?
"Here, have a drink!"
At this moment, Blood Salamander swung its tail and smashed a table in a booth. Bottles of liquor flew toward Li Ran.
Li Ran dodged effortlessly, his gaze fixed on Blood Salamander as it crawled on the ceiling in a grotesque manner. The lights and neon signs in the bar shattered with a crash. In an instant, the entire bar was plunged into darkness.
The bar became chaotic as customers fled in panic.
Beside him, Chen Jiabin frowned slightly and approached. "Li Ran, let’s team up. You won’t be able to handle this guy."
"But I’ll make it clear—this mission's points and all the eerie power will be distributed by me."
Li Ran turned his head and locked eyes with Chen Jiabin, his gaze cold and unwavering.
With a flick of his wrist, Li Ran swiftly drew his knife, and Chen Jiabin's smile froze instantly!
"Li Ran, you..."
Chen Jiabin clutched his neck, raising his hand to his face—his hand was covered in blood.
"Uh... gurgle... gurgle..."
But he could no longer speak. His throat was filled with blood, and all he could do was make bubbling sounds.
He stared in disbelief at Li Ran, unable to understand why Li Ran had killed him.
In the end, he collapsed into a pool of blood, clutching his neck.
Li Ran chased him outside the bar and immediately saw Blood Salamander scaling the outside wall of the bar, moving at an eerie speed across the rooftop.
"Seeking death, you filthy fox!"
But Blood Salamander hadn’t run far when suddenly, a shout of anger echoed from above, as if his path was blocked.
Li Ran's face turned cold as he leaped onto the bar's exterior wall with a slight push of his legs, using the wall to propel himself higher.
At this moment, Blood Salamander was blocked by a dark, three-tailed fox.
The three-tailed fox bared its sharp teeth, and its exaggerated tails whipped around, surrounded by a menacing dark aura.
Under the cover of night, the crimson-eyed fox’s abilities were enhanced, pushing its overall strange power value to 1200.
Although it wasn’t a match for Blood Salamander, the assassin would find it hard to kill the fox, and as long as the fox could stall him, it would serve a significant purpose.
Whenever Blood Salamander tried to escape, the three-tailed fox would counter with its tails, forcing him back multiple times.
With no way out, Blood Salamander turned his head to face Li Ran, who was walking toward him slowly, and said, "I miscalculated. You're even more ruthless than me, not even sparing your own teammates."
Li Ran had seen Blood Salamander’s face as he killed Chen Jiabin earlier inside the bar.
Someone who could kill a former teammate was no ordinary merciless killer.
"I only kill those who deserve it," Li Ran replied indifferently.
Killing Chen Jiabin had been part of his plan all along. Chen Jiabin had been infected by the virus and turned into a cruel monster. No matter how he saw himself, as a player or not, Li Ran was going to eliminate him.
Such a person was a ticking time bomb, as he knew too much about the players. A single mistake could lead to irreversible disaster.
What happened to Xiao Yi and Huang Wentao?
How did the "Drive Away the Evil Dogs" mission unfold?
It was all because of Chen Jiabin’s encouragement after he got infected, leading to the tragedy.
Li Ran would never leave such a potential threat alive.
Meeting him today, he decided to deal with it decisively!
Blood Salamander paid no attention to the dark three-tailed fox behind him, focusing entirely on Li Ran.
He knew escape was impossible—this person had extraordinary perception, and his pursuit speed was no slower than his own. Eventually, he would be caught.
Blood Salamander’s eyes glinted with murderous intent. "This is where you will die!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Blood Salamander shot forward like a blade, slashing through the air toward Li Ran.
"Blood Scythe Flying Blade!"
Li Ran swung his knife indifferently, releasing a blood-red beam that cut through the night sky.
In terms of eerie power, there was less than a hundred differences between him and Blood Salamander.
This small difference, however, could be overcome by Blood Salamander’s vast combat experience.
"Whoosh!"
In the darkness, Blood Salamander’s face was illuminated by the blood-red light of the flying blade, making him appear even more terrifying.
Just before the blade was about to hit, the assassin twisted his body in mid-air, evading the deadly scythe. Then, with a powerful kick, he created a massive sonic boom as he shot toward Li Ran at a terrifying speed.
It was like an arrow breaking through the air!
"Slash again!"
Li Ran released a third blood-red flying blade, its deadly arc seeming to slice through the air itself.
Blood Salamander, unable to dodge in time, quickly conjured two bone blades from his hands and crossed them in front of his head to block the blood scythe.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!!"
The force of the collision sent Blood Salamander flying five or six meters back, leaving deep gouges in the ground.
"Whoosh!"
Li Ran wasted no time, launching an arrow from his Sunset God Bow the moment he created enough distance.
"I’m not afraid of bullets. Why should I be afraid of your bow and arrow?"
Blood Salamander grinned, slightly tilting his head to avoid the arrow that Li Ran shot at him.
In that brief moment, he caught sight of the arrow’s tip glowing with a fiery light, and his face changed drastically. "Not good!"
(End of Chapter)