Chapter 71

Kade licked his dry lips, a flash of ferocity in his eyes.

He couldn't escape.

But before Kade could regroup, several deep-blue water orbs shot toward him at high speed.

Zii—

The sound of steam rising filled the air, and the tall man's vision was instantly obscured by swirling white mist.

The next instant, a pale hand gleaming with metallic luster emerged through the mist before Kade's eyes.

Seeing this, Kade's pupils shrank sharply—he immediately tried to retreat.

Too late.

Li Ang's right hand had already clamped over his face, driving him into the ground.

Thud—

With a dull crash, Kade's skull slammed into the ground, fine cracks spreading across the surface in an instant.

"Ugh!"

The tall man tried to scream in pain, but the iron-like hand over his face prevented him from opening his mouth—he could only whimper from his throat.

Li Ang's actions ignited Kade's ferocity; the blood flames on his body surged violently higher.

Yet Li Ang merely frowned and repeated the same motion.

Once, twice, three times.

Only when Kade fell still did Li Ang stop, stand up, and swiftly repair the wounds on his right hand.

【Using Qimen Dunjia in combat, skill experience +26】.

【Using Reverse Birth: Three Layers in combat, skill experience +137】.

"Turns out you gain more experience when injured."

Li Ang exhaled, a hint of exhaustion appearing on his face.

Though the battle ended quickly, his energy expenditure was far from small.

And with his current energy recovery rate, he still couldn't achieve breath-based healing.

As Li Ang stood still, quietly restoring his strength, his profession panel suddenly displayed several messages.

【Major Event: The Account-Clearing Immortal has concluded.】

【As a Traveler, you successfully severed all smuggling links for someone, helping him evade the Federation's investigation and quelling the undercurrents in Outpost 66.】

【However, the person regrets that not all three present perished together.】

【You may now begin a new journey (47:59).】

After reading the panel's messages, Li Ang froze.

He glanced at the corpse before him, then at the panel's text—and burst out laughing in fury.

'Fine, fine, fine—you want me to be the Account-Clearing Immortal and die with them? Even that monkey got only five hundred years under the mountain!'

Without doubt, Razor was dead—no one knew who had struck him down.

The smuggler who called himself a stray dog ended up meeting the same fate as a real stray dog, dead somewhere in an unknown corner.

More crucially, according to the Traveler's information, all leads in the smuggling case had been severed.

This meant the mastermind, if he didn't reveal himself, would leave no trace for anyone to trace back to him.

After brief thought, Li Ang decided to immediately begin his next journey.

Though many questions still churned in his mind.

For instance, who was the mastermind? And how had Kade known Razor was at his home?

But he still planned to flee first—after all, who knew if the mastermind might return to silence him?

As for whether he'd return to the Peacekeeping Bureau after returning to this world—

He'd decide based on his strength when the time came.

'Wait and see—I'll scatter your ashes the moment I return from this journey!'

With a flash of white light, Li Ang vanished instantly.

As expected, shortly after Li Ang disappeared, a figure with indistinct features appeared in his home.

Gazing at Kade's unrecognizable corpse, the figure murmured:

"He ran?"

"Whatever. I should thank him, really—otherwise I'd have had to handle Kade myself."

With that, the figure vanished from the spot.

Not long after the figure disappeared, several Peacekeeping Bureau vehicles arrived at the scene.

Ma Kusi and Danika walked grimly into the ruined wreckage.

Looking at the corpse, Danika said: "This isn't Li Ang—where is he?"

"He probably got injured and hid," Ma Kusi answered without hesitation. "This is Kade from the City Guard—his strength isn't weak."

Hearing this, Danika fell silent.

After a long while, she spoke: "Director, what do we do next?"

Ma Kusi pinched the bridge of his nose, pained: "Wait until Li Ang returns—he likely knows something."

Danika didn't ask what they'd do if Li Ang didn't return.

After all, that would almost certainly mean only one thing: Li Ang was dead.

【He once stood atop the Mountain of Flame, where he melted the ocean of bronze and forged the name of a god.】

Meanwhile, Li Ang flashed into an alley.

He looked out at the bustling street beyond, and his entire body relaxed.

I hope this stay lasts longer, so I can fully grind out all my professions.