Chapter 76: Strong Kill

Several people walked into the alley entrance.

The thugs immediately felt nervous, and instinctively slowed their steps.

The bespectacled scholarly tough guy obviously had a grudge against the simpleton they had lured from earlier, and was clearly looking to cause trouble.

The thugs weren't worried about anything else; it's just a matter of a few deaths.

In the West District, when does a week go by without someone dying?

Just afraid the scholarly tough guy would, while dealing with the simpleton, also casually kill them.

But they didn't dare not follow in.

If they scared the simpleton away, ruining the tough guy's plans, the tough guy would hold them accountable, and that would be unpleasant.

"You can go now!"

Fortunately, just as the familiar super-strong thick fog spread in an instant, an indifferent voice followed.

The thugs obtained the tough guy's permission to retreat.

What are they waiting for?

Hurry up and run for your lives!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The thugs each kicked on acceleration, fleeing Spider Tail Alley at nearly the fastest speed of their lives.

Haluode Andelsidun was both startled and angry at that moment.

As it turned out, this really was a trap!

Who was trying to mess with him?

Unfortunately, he was blinded by profit and failed to see it coming beforehand.

Now his vision was restricted by this super-strong thick fog, which was hardly noticeable when it was set up; he had lost the initiative and was completely on the defensive.

Whether he tried to dodge by moving or stayed put to defend, he would easily step into another trap.

How could he fight like this?

Feeling apprehensive, Haluode Andelsidun unhesitatingly activated all three of his defensive rune items.

Since the enemy in the dark had already made a move and gained the upper hand through a sneak attack, they surely had further plans.

Either way, first take precautions.

However, Lin Ke did not take advantage of the great opportunity to continue attacking.

Instead, he controlled the 'Secondary Mist Rain Technique', gradually dispersing the super-strong thick fog to cover the entire alley entrance.

As much as possible, to interfere with the vision of any outside observers.

As the thick fog spread, it naturally thinned, and visibility inside improved accordingly.

Haluode Andelsidun's suppressed vision was restored.

Yet he felt no joy at all.

Again luring, again sneak attacking—was the hard-won advantage just to be given up?

There must be a trick.

But Haluode Andelsidun completely couldn't figure out the pattern of the enemy still hiding in the dark.

So, what exactly did Lin Ke intend to do?

Lin Ke's plan was simple: a head-on strong kill.

The lure was to make the battle occur on his preset battlefield, minimizing traces and the chance of being stopped.

The sneak attack was to startle the snake, both affecting Haluode Andelsidun's mindset and coaxing out his defensive rune items or magic implements.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.

Seeing Haluode Andelsidun's body flickering with three different layers of shields, Lin Ke gained an estimate of his defensive strength.

His confidence in an unharmed strong kill was more than enough.

Lin Ke activated the levitation and acceleration effects of his boots, the active defense of his suit, vest, and glasses, made all preparations, and then no longer concealed his figure.

"Haluode Andelsidun, glad to see you."

Lin Ke stepped out of his hiding place and politely greeted Haluode Andelsidun.

Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish.

Five Breaking Law Crossbow Bolts fired in succession, straight for Haluode Andelsidun's face.

Haluode Andelsidun's focus was intense, his reaction not slow, his mobility not as crippled as Enrique's, and he timely sidestepped to avoid Lin Ke's first wave of attack.

"Thanks for consistently speaking well of me on the forum over the past two months, helping boost my reputation."

Lin Ke sincerely expressed his gratitude to Haluode Andelsidun.

Pop, pop.

Two Self-Exploding Fire Thunders, just as Haluode Andelsidun had dodged the Breaking Law Crossbow Bolts and before he had steady footing, were already thrown at his feet.

Boom...... rumble......

The two Self-Exploding Fire Thunders exploded almost simultaneously.

The blast was tremendous, with flames scattering everywhere.

Haluode Andelsidun could not avoid it, and could only rely on the defense of his three defensive rune items to withstand the attack.

The cost-effectiveness of consumables was thus demonstrated.

Two Self-Exploding Fire Thunders, needing only four pieces of standard first-grade Magic Stone, broke through the defense of the three defensive rune items that Haluode Andelsidun had purchased for nearly thirty pieces of standard first-grade Magic Stone.

Although the Self-Exploding Fire Thunders are single-use, the three defensive rune items can be used again once fully charged or after Haluode Andelsidun infuses them with magic power.

But at this critical moment, where life and death are decided in the blink of an eye, one-time and reusable are both effectively one-time, with no difference.

"Also thanks for taking those photos of me, making me look very handsome!"

Lin Ke's gratitude surged like a great river tide, continuous and unceasing,

One wave hadn't settled before another rose.

Before Harold could feel relieved that he hadn't been blown up by the self‑detonating fire thunder, Lin Ke's third wave of attack came again.

biu, biu, biu, biu, biu……

False Natal Witchcraft, continuous casting, the Leaf Arrow Technique turned into a Leaf Arrow machine gun,

Amid Harold Andrews's stunned disbelief, rapid successive shots, with the speed of thunder before one can cover one's ears, were fired respectively at Harold Andrews's torso and limbs.

"Rise!"

Harold Andrews was really in a hurry this time; at the crucial moment of casting, he actually relied on a loud roar to stimulate his will, accelerating the formation of the witchcraft model in his sea of consciousness.

A wall of earth rose up trembling and swaying just before the six leaf arrows could strike his body.

However, this earthen wall was a shoddy project—not only crooked but also as thin as a sheet of paper.

The three leaf arrows that struck the front of the wall caused it to collapse.

The remaining three leaf arrows then pierced Harold Andrews's lower abdomen without obstruction and went straight through.

Three bloody wounds, each as thick as an infant's arm, appeared.

His entrails were torn apart, flesh and blood splattered everywhere, and feces and urine flowed freely.

Harold Andrews couldn't bear the pain and collapsed backward with a thud.

As soon as he lay down, thorny vines rushed to tightly bind his limbs and immobilize his head.

Lin Ke activated the glasses' discernment disguise, confirming that Harold Andrews was indeed seriously wounded, and only then stepped forward a few paces.

And the one who set out earlier and arrived was the magic-sealing net sprayed out in a swoosh from the magic-sealing net gun.

The wide magic-sealing net more than covered Harold Andrews's entire body.

The flow of surrounding elements and magic became sluggish.

Without Lin Ke truly unleashing his power, Harold Andrews completely lost the ability to resist.

The wound in his lower abdomen further widened as his body slammed heavily to the ground, and the bleeding would not stop.

The massive loss of blood caused Harold Andrews's vitality to ebb rapidly.

Feeling himself dying, Harold Andrews's eyes filled with deep regret, and his whole body began to struggle violently.

The tightly entwined thorns began to take effect.

The more Harold Andrews struggled, the deeper the thorns pierced and the tighter the bonds became.

Lin Ke looked down at Harold Andrews, lying on the ground and about to die,

He gently pushed up the gold‑thread glasses on his nose bridge, smiled gently, and spoke in a soft tone:

"Hello, I'm honored that you've been thinking of me."

"I am Linke Grand."

"Too bad you won't have the chance to keep thinking of me."

(End of chapter)