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The rain poured down in torrents, growing heavier and heavier...

Qin Fang was concealed behind the assassin, his military spike swiftly thrusting towards the assassin's back with a speed that made it impossible to react in time...

This assassin was a foreigner, quite robust. If he resisted, although Qin Fang could handle him easily, it might create some noise.

Therefore, Qin Fang opted for a kill-shot...

As the saying goes, those who kill will be killed!

Since this assassin came for Qin Fang's life, he must have been ready for Qin Fang to retaliate. Qin Fang would not show any mercy.

The black military spike fell swiftly from mid-air, its speed almost like a lightning bolt.

But...

Just as Qin Fang's spike was about to pierce the target, the foreign assassin, perhaps sensing something, instinctively tilted his body to the side and quickly flipped over, narrowly avoiding Qin Fang's lethal strike to his heart...

Rip~~

Even so, Qin Fang did not completely miss.

The sharp military spike tore through the assassin's clothing, bringing with it a strip of bloody flesh... and leaving a deep wound between the assassin's ribs!

"Tch~~"

The wound was quite long and narrow, nearly scraping off a piece of flesh, and it bled profusely. The relentless rain only worsened the pain, causing the assassin to involuntarily draw a sharp breath.

However, the assassin was quite decisive, without any hesitation, he immediately leaped to the side, trying to escape!

"Hmm?~~~"

Qin Fang was also a bit surprised. He thought it would be a sure kill, but didn't expect the assassin to dodge at the last moment. How could he not be surprised?

His attack was extremely fast and concealed, even formidable experts might not evade it, yet this mere Level 5 assassin managed to at the last second...

"It seems these foreigners shouldn't be underestimated..."

This realization made Qin Fang wary of these foreign experts; although they didn't cultivate Inner Strength, reaching this level was no small feat.

However, this was not the time to get distracted...

The assassin was moving quickly, trying to flee from Qin Fang!

But as soon as the assassin moved, Qin Fang reacted swiftly, shifting his feet slightly, instantly relocating from his original position to another spot.

In fact, Qin Fang moved directly into the path of the assassin's escape...

And indeed charged toward the assassin head-on...

The two were moving quickly toward each other, making a collision inevitable.

Thud~~

In the midst of a dull thud, there was a faintly sharp sound of a piercing weapon stabbing into flesh, and a slightly protruding tip emerged straight from the assassin's back!

The attacker was naturally Qin Fang!

Though the assassin fled quickly, he couldn't beat Qin Fang's Traceless Snow Stepping Technique. Using the small window of time when the assassin couldn't react, he forcefully pierced the heart!

And moreover... Qin Fang managed to use a free hand to cover the assassin's mouth, preventing any scream from escaping!

This scene unfolded in a flash, and the assassin didn't expect it to turn out this way... but it was too late now, the unmistakable pain in his heart signaled the end; he was beyond saving!

But an assassin never considered their life valuable. When desperate, they could not be compared to ordinary people.

Knowing there was no chance of survival, this guy trembled and pulled out a grenade, using his remaining strength to pull the pin, intending to perish together with Qin Fang...

"Idiot!"

But before he could react, he saw Qin Fang's hand wave lightly, and suddenly he felt his hand lighten, as if the grenade disappeared from his hand...

Indeed, it vanished... not snatched away!

Because the pin had been pulled; even if someone took it, it would still explode, but the expected explosion never came. The grenade seemed to vanish into thin air!

And before completely losing consciousness, the assassin only heard Qin Fang curse him in Chinese!

In the end, this assassin failed to cause any noteworthy trouble for Qin Fang and collapsed completely under the heavy rain. The military spike was still lodged in his heart, and the crimson blood, under the relentless downpour, slowly merged with the water on the ground, diluting much of the metallic scent...

"Huh..."

Qin Fang suddenly froze!

After killing this assassin, and as the assassin took his last breath and met a violent death, Qin Fang distinctly felt a faint stream of energy swiftly flowing into his body.

"What's happening?"

This weak stream of energy rapidly integrated into Qin Fang's body and directly fused into his True Qi without the slightest barrier or resistance, as if naturally compatible.

Yet, after this stream of energy blended in, Qin Fang clearly felt that his True Qi had become slightly more robust.

The amount wasn't extensive, but the effect was somewhat noticeable!

"Could this be what's called death energy?"

Qin Fang was incredibly surprised. Though he kept pondering, this seemed to be the only fitting explanation, yet he felt it wasn't exactly the case!

It wasn't Qin Fang's first time killing someone; he had more than a hundred deaths under his belt, but this was the first time such a situation had occurred, something he had never experienced before...

He had killed many below the Grandmaster Level with no such phenomena... Even for those above Grandmaster Level that Qin Fang had eliminated, such a thing never happened!

"Could it be because he's a foreigner?"

This thought flashed in Qin Fang's mind, but he still found it unlikely.

He had killed foreigners before, like the time with the Remnant Wolf Mercenary Corps. The half-structure mercenary group was entirely wiped out by Qin Fang, yet he still hadn't encountered this kind of reaction!

"Could it be..."

Thinking about it, Qin Fang seemed unable to grasp the key until a possibility suddenly occurred to him!

"Could it be that I'm about to break through?"

When this thought emerged, Qin Fang himself was startled! His level remained at Level 5, although his Experience Points had long been maxed out, yet he hadn't directly advanced to Level 6, seemingly always waiting for the right moment to arrive.

Qin Fang was in no hurry; that moment was bound to arrive sooner or later. After all, the stepping stone of a Grandmaster Level—an epiphany—he had obtained as early as Level 3 or 4!

The later this moment arrived, the more time Qin Fang had to accumulate strength, so when he finally broke through, he would gain a significant boost.

Take Song Qingshan, for instance; he could have broken through long ago but had been suppressing his strength until both his offensive and defensive skills reached the critical point for a breakthrough, and only then did he choose to advance together... This allowed him to leap directly into the Master Level Late Stage upon breakthrough!

Of course, this was supported by the Golden Dragon Saliva Qin Fang had gifted him, which mainly helped consolidate the foundation, nurturing and refining True Qi, but its effect on the breakthrough itself was quite limited!

Qin Fang was the same now. Possibly due to system limitations, his strength had long reached the breakthrough level, but advancing to Grandmaster Level still required an opportune moment!

Previously, Qin Fang had to explore by himself where this moment lay...

However, the appearance of that stream of energy earlier seemed to offer Qin Fang a glimpse of dawn!

But, this was merely Qin Fang's conjecture. Whether the appearance of this mysterious energy had anything to do with the opportunity for his breakthrough still needed further deduction to prove!

"Next one..."

With this thought, Qin Fang couldn't help but direct his attention to another assassin, Bill. Qin Fang wanted to see if killing Bill would result in the appearance of the same mysterious energy...

With a wave of his arm, he tossed the assassin's body into the Props Box!

After all, Qing Mountain Resort was a vacation resort, and Little Qing Mountain was a tourist spot. It would indeed be a hassle if someone discovered a body lying around.

Qin Fang didn't want to create trouble for himself. Naturally, he intended to take the body away directly, as nobody would find it once thrown into the Props Box...

He didn't use the Mind Reading Technique on this assassin to find out who had sent him. Just by observing that even in his dying moments, this assassin wanted to drag Qin Fang down with him, he knew the assassin's mindset was unyielding, making it impossible for the mind-reading to extract any thoughts.

Given this, Qin Fang couldn't be bothered wasting time on it and simply killed him to settle it... Moreover, who sent him was something Qin Fang could easily guess!

Though Qin Fang had many enemies, those with the means to hire international assassins like this one were few...

This assassin was from the Assassin's Alliance, a Three-Star Assassin, technically a colleague of Qin Fang... but unfortunately, in the world of assassins, there were no such concepts.

These assassins might come together for one mission or stand opposed for another... Hence, there was no absolute trust among them!

Or rather, between assassins, trust and mistrust were irrelevant... Often, the one friend you think you can trust most is the very person who might stab you in the back!

Qin Fang and this assassin, whose name or code even he didn't know, were simply in a hostile relationship. This assassin had accepted a mission to assassinate Qin Fang, which put them at odds. Even if both belonged to the Assassin's Alliance, there would be no courtesy between them...(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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