Qingcheng.
Seventh on the Black List.
Slender, but always wearing a veil. It's said she only reveals her true face to her targets, and none who have seen it have lived to tell the tale.
At this moment, Qingcheng's wet hair was styled, her voice caressing Bo Gang like a gentle touch.
Bo Gang looked down and saw countless veils wrapping him. Qingcheng, who had appeared behind him at some unknown time, clung to him like thin paper.
"This is endless!"
"I'll fight you to the death!"
Facing this insidious, feminine attack, the fire spirit within Bo Gang flashed wildly, the smell of scorching mingling with leaping flames.
*Boom!!!!*
The veils turned to ashes.
Qingcheng was forced back, hovering briefly in the air under the impact of the flames.
"A couple of punches for your pants!"
Bo Gang wouldn't let such an opportunity pass. Regardless of whether the other party was wearing anything, he unleashed a flame attack aimed at a vital area.
The terrifying punch power rippled out for a thousand meters, an astonishing display of might.
"How crude~"
"But he is indeed a strong young man."
"This servant really likes him~~"
"Let this servant have one kiss!!"
Qingcheng landed, disregarding her burning body, and removed the veil from her face...
...
Bo Gang didn't know what he saw.
All he knew was that his mind went blank for an instant.
Intense pain exploded on his face and chest. Reaching out to touch, the skin there had vanished.
In some places, he could even feel bone.
"Aaaah!!!!!"
Stimulated by the pain, Bo Gang blindly attacked his surroundings.
Unrestrained energy billowed into mushroom clouds above the salty forest.
...
Above the ashes, three people gathered.
One man.
One woman.
One neither man nor woman.
All three were top assassins on the Black List.
Qingcheng, seventh; Hurricane, eighth; and Human Skin Doll, tenth.
"Did he escape again?"
"This guy is like an unkillable cockroach. The Cloud Country actually has such a monster."
Hurricane said, "I heard he killed the Fisherman of the North and, under your corrosive poison, defeated the North's power-type expert, Flower Face Tiger?"
Human Skin Doll cackled, "His flames caused me no small amount of trouble, destroying so many of my collections. But I never expected you two to be defeated."
Hurricane shrugged indifferently, "That guy looked like trouble from the start, I wasn't going to fight him to the death. We'll take it slow, eventually, his stamina will run out."
The other two looked at Qingcheng.
This beautiful woman wore a primitive leaf outfit, and the veil she always wore on her face had been replaced by a mask woven from grass.
Qingcheng sniffed her scorched long hair and complained, "You had a great time slacking off, and this servant almost got burned to death by him."
"He saw your true face?"
"He did."
"And he's fine?"
"How could he be~ I even felt I was just a little bit away from destroying him completely..."
Qingcheng said with dissatisfaction, "But he really suppresses me. My close-quarters combat and force-redirection techniques are useless. I could only rely on my true face! If you two could have held him for me, I'm confident I could have killed him."
Hurricane rolled his eyes, "Forget it, I'm afraid you'd take me down with you."
"When the Fisherman died, I thought the Ten Heroes of the North were nothing special, but I didn't expect... I was ignorant."
"He could fight Bo Gang alone and inflict such heavy damage on him, he is truly a warrior."
"Speaking of which, Hurricane, are you in good condition? You're up next."
Hurricane shrugged, "Sure, but I'm not going to fight head-on. If you two charge in, don't blame me for selling you out."
The conversation between the three was filled with apprehension towards Bo Gang.
From their initial nonchalant pursuit to now, they were discussing for a long time who would attack first.
Both Human Skin Doll and Qingcheng had directly confronted Bo Gang and suffered heavy losses.
These were all experienced individuals, and they didn't want to end up like the Fisherman.
.........
...
Lightning flashed.
Zhang Wei appeared on a large rock.
He spread out the map on his palm and scratched his head, "I knew I shouldn't have used Lightning Leap for travel, now I can't even confirm my location."
Zhang Wei's Lightning Leap was extremely unskillful.
The path of travel was as twisty as lightning, and the direction was only approximate. Each release could cover anywhere from five to thirty kilometers.
After hundreds of releases, Zhang Wei had successfully gotten lost.
At this moment, a flame rose in the far distance of the horizon.
"Firelight?"
"The probability of it being naturally formed is low; there must be someone there."
"I'll go ask for directions!"
"Once I confirm my position, everything will be easy."
Lightning Leap was activated again!
The surrounding scenery instantly changed.
Zhang Wei had somehow turned into a cave.
At this moment, Zhang Wei was standing on a stone table, a pot of soup still steaming beside him.
In front of him, an extremely ugly, deformed monster with a blank expression stared at Zhang Wei.
The monster was roughly humanoid, and its plumpness surpassed even Haru before he lost weight. It wore tattered rags, and its head had no hair or facial features, only a pair of relatively intact eyes and eyelids.
Its chest was completely devoid of skin, and its yellowed ribs were exposed to the air.
"Um... excuse me, sorry to disturb your meal."
Zhang Wei jumped down from the table, putting on a pleading look, "Excuse me, I have something I'd like to ask you..." Da Feng Novel Network
The monster put down its chopsticks, its throat moving slightly.
Without lips, its voice was very muffled.
"Um, what did you say?"
Flames erupted from the monster's body, clearly indicating it was very angry.
This ugly monster was none other than Bo Gang, who had been pursued all the way.
Having temporarily repelled the three assassins, Bo Gang had found a hidden cave. He had captured prey and was about to enjoy a good meal to heal his injuries.
But Zhang Wei arrived so coincidentally. Before Bo Gang could take his first bite, the residual current from the Lightning Leap had cleared the table...
Bo Gang's current mood was beyond words. If his tear ducts hadn't been destroyed by the 'true face,' he would have been crying by now.
Seeing the food scattered all over the floor, Zhang Wei basically understood the other party's thoughts.
He immediately said, "It was indeed my fault for disturbing your meal, but it was unintentional. How about this, I have some food here, I'll give it to you as an apology."
"Don't worry, you'll be satisfied with the taste."
But how could Bo Gang believe Zhang Wei? Appearing here at this time, there could only be assassins from the Black List!
Without hesitation, Bo Gang unleashed a blade!
"Flame Wheel Slash!"
An arc of flames spun forward, compressed by high temperatures with the power to cut through anything!
"Golden Bell Shield!"
*Dong!!*
*Dong!!*
*Dong!!*
A resonant bell sound echoed across the land.
Zhang Wei narrowed his eyes. This ugly brute was strong!
Such power, even Starfish's Thousand Birds Flow couldn't achieve this.
Zhang Wei frowned, "Are you starting with a killing move?"
"An attack of this intensity would instantly kill even West Wind, wouldn't it?"
"Just for knocking over some food, you want to take someone's life..."