Chapter 362: Chapter 360: Give Me Some Face (Part 2)
In a dense tree, a student camouflaged with a net of leaves was staring brightly at the Nightmare teaching building. His pupils seemed to blaze like fire, his sclera almost like red flames, and his irises shone like white fire. This was the hallmark ability of entering the initial stage of the Combat Technique: ’Fire Eye’!
’Fire Eye’ Martial Artist, within five hundred meters, could perceive flying petals and falling leaves with such clarity as if they were right in front of him, achieving extreme static vision!
Suddenly, the right shoulder of the student was tapped. He felt a chill, not looking to his right, but turning to his left to see a kind and handsome male teacher.
"Good afternoon, student."
"Good afternoon, Teacher Qin."
"You know me?" Le Yuxin was slightly stunned, then quickly understood: "Well, my red hair is quite conspicuous... I’ll give you two choices, one violent and one gentle."
"What is the violent one, and how about the gentle one?"
"Violent means I physically hypnotize you to make you sleep for an afternoon. Considering you’re a male and the Imperial Academy’s security is not bad, this option is worth recommending."
"And the gentle one?"
"Gently means you hand over your student Luminous Stone card to me. If I see you again, I will use your card as evidence and hand it over to Mentor Zhu Yan, who I believe will give you a fair judgment."
Flying Petal student was dumbfounded: "Why would you report to the teacher? You..."
He suddenly realized—Qin Le Yin is a lecturer! Reporting cheating is perfectly legitimate, even if Zhu Yan knew it was retaliatory action, he couldn’t say anything!
"I choose the violent one." Flying Petal student gave a wry smile and asked, "Is this also in the realm of thought for the Silver Blood Eight Wonders?"
"No, this is simply bullying with strength and abuse of power." Le Yuxin softly chopped the Flying Petal student’s neck, and the latter fainted instantly.
Using the same method, Le Yuxin uprooted two or three more pins in the nearby woods. One was a workshop where students were specifically on guard duty. Seeing Le Yuxin approaching, they wanted to run, but how could they outrun Le Yuxin, who’s half a step into the Peak of Perfection? All were resolved violently.
Besides the pins, Le Yuxin also encountered other students who wanted to pull out the pins. They wanted to solve it outside the battlefield, and the students naturally had the same thought. Those ’pins’ wore camouflage stealth equipment, apparently not specifically to prevent their sword sheath.
Le Yuxin originally didn’t want to deal with those students pulling out the pins, but they were being chased by one fierce jackal and two leopard cats. Showing delight, Le Yuxin went up to them, delivering a chop to knock them all out, then reunited with the animal companions.
The fierce jackal and leopard cats were precisely the helpers Feng Lv sent to assist Le Yuxin. On seeing him, they immediately lay on the ground wagging their tails; the jackal even rolled over to show its belly, a cute contrast to its fierce appearance, leaving Le Yuxin amazed and a bit regretful—why hasn’t it transformed yet?
Initially, Le Yuxin was a bit skeptical of ’Feng Lv,’ wondering if he was bragging or daydreaming, but it turns out he was genuinely creating Pokémon. Le Yuxin conceded, thinking whether he could place a training order in the future—a clingy cat that wouldn’t scratch, could dig its own litter, and bathe itself, even if it wouldn’t transform...
"Qin Le Yin~"
Suddenly, a soft, boneless voice came from above and behind, startling Le Yuxin. He quickly took a step forward to avoid possible attacks, then turned around to see an alluring woman leaning against the tree trunk. She wore a loose braid, a black tight vest revealing her flawless stomach and snow-white arms; her black pants had slits revealing her thighs. Her hands were clad in black chain gloves, and her exposed skin was pale and rosy, making the outfit seem more for seduction than combat.
You have to admit, it’s really provocative.
Le Yuxin had already noted it down in his little book, planning to customize a set for Qing Lan in the future.
No need to ask, Le Yuxin already knew which Sword Sheath she was.
"Cai Nu." Le Yuxin asked softly, "Is there something you need?"
Cai Nu looked at him and the three alerted beasts and asked nonchalantly, "Qin Le Yin, I didn’t hear you had any Beast Taming ability..."
Clang!
Suddenly, there was a soft sound. Cai Nu immediately tilted her head, drawing a knife from her waist, hitting a fired bullet. However, it still grazed her delicate face, causing a trickle of blood!
At this point, not only did Cai Nu’s face change dramatically, but even Le Yuxin was inwardly shocked!
Cai Nu’s strength was unquestionable; she had silently crept up behind Le Yuxin, barely detectable. But even she only reacted in the last half-second to a ranged sniper shot, while ordinary Martial Artists could start dodging bullets a second or two earlier!
"Instant Annihilator!?" Cai Nu hid behind the tree trunk, exclaiming incredulously, "There’s actually a Sword Sheath that’s an Instant Annihilator!?"
Instant Annihilator!
Due to Martial Artists’ ability to use Spiritual Power to sense and dodge bullets, Flying Petal Martial Artists were weaker in Martial Artists’ internal battles and solo fights. They mostly focused on killing barbarians at the border. Le Yuxin fought from Chenfeng to Dongyang, from Dongyang to Yanjing, seeing many Virtual Martial Artists, but rarely any Flying Petal Martial Artists. Emphasizing one-shot kills, they were too easy to dodge.
This was the fundamental flaw of Flying Petal Martial Artists. Even if their realm increased, they only improved the shooting range, reduced aiming time, and gained some more exquisite abilities. It was still impossible for a Martial Artist to stand there waiting for a bullet to hit—when you aimed the barrel at him, your intent to kill him would inevitably trigger a reaction in his Spiritual Power.
But there’s a type of person that can overcome this flaw, and that is the Instant Annihilator.
Instantly generating killing intent, instantly aiming, instantly shooting!
Before your Spiritual Power reacts, the bullet already lifts your skull!
This is Instant Annihilation!
Instant Annihilators are more terrifying than the Peak of Perfection Martial Pillars; after all, a Martial Pillar still has to run over to kill you, while an Instant Annihilator only needs to see you, whether it’s from a hundred, five hundred, or a thousand meters away. If his gun’s range is sufficient, he can instantly annihilate you!
Those whom Instant Annihilators want to kill cannot be retained even by Martial Pillars!
Le Yuxin always thought Instant Annihilators were a myth invented by Flying Petal Martial Artists themselves. He never expected the shooter ’Yin’ actually embodied the myth!
"No, not yet an Instant Annihilator." Cai Nu immediately self-corrected, "If he were an Instant Annihilator, I wouldn’t still be alive... he needs at least half a second of aiming time!"
Hearing this, Le Yuxin also calmed down. If ’Yin’ were truly an Instant Annihilator, he might as well just surrender. Integration and Mastery cannot contend with an Instant Annihilator, and it’s uncertain whether the Peak of Perfection Martial Pillar could... but if it’s only ’half-second instant annihilation,’ that can be managed.
Even Cai Nu managed to evade the shot, so of course, he could too. But naturally, Le Yuxin wouldn’t want to offend an ally that could deliver ’half-second instant annihilation.’ He discreetly tapped the metal badge in his pocket, which responded with two quick vibrations.
Meaning: "Should we get rid of her?"
Should we?
Le Yuxin suddenly felt tempted. He wasn’t a naive person, and the Swordsman Rivalry was bound to have casualties. Now, if he cooperated with ’Yin’ to kill Cai Nu, and then kill the witnesses—the cats and dogs involved—that would be the perfect crime. Feng Lv’s forces would suffer, Sword Sheath Cai Nu would be out of the game, the success rate of the Swordsman Rivalry would significantly increase, and he could still play the innocent...
"Huh?"
Footsteps echoed from nearby. Le Yuxin and Cai Nu looked over and saw a young boy with an iron spear approaching, none other than Le Yuxin’s last ally, the notorious hot-blooded goblin Mie Tangya.
Mie Tangya took a glance at Cai Nu in the tree, the fierce jackal, and leopard cats growling on the ground, and Le Yuxin standing nearby. Uncertain what he misunderstood, he appeared to have a sudden realization, spun the spear into a flourish, adopted a battle stance, and shouted: "Qin Le Yin! Is it starting?!"
Cai Nu arched an eyebrow and drew another short knife, preparing for battle—she turned out to be a dual-wielding Martial Artist.
The metal badge in Le Yuxin’s pocket vibrated three times, indicating: "Kill all enemies, leave none alive!"
The fierce jackal’s body glowed with a bloody aura, the leopard cats became blurred with light shadows, clearly ready to rip out enemy throats!
A great battle was on the brink, with everyone believing Le Yuxin was on their side and confident of their ultimate victory.
So, on whose side should Le Yuxin stand to gain the most benefit?
Instant Annihilator ’Yin’?
The young divine general Mie Tangya?
The stealthy infiltrator Cai Nu?
The Druid ’Feng Lv’?
Le Yuxin had made his choice.
He took a step forward, raising his right hand to draw everyone’s attention.
"Everyone," Le Yuxin said loudly, "grant me a favor."