Life or Death Struggle
"Is there a Rank difference between the two parties..."
In front of the computer screen, the man wearing a white Suit unhurriedly took a sip of red wine, the interest in his eyes growing increasingly intense.
Right at this moment, as if he discovered something, he clicked open the chat box at the edge of the footage, and lines of messages popped out.
"Who can tell me what the situation is right now?"
"Has the dark web been taken over by someone?"
"This footage can't even be closed... Could it be that we can only shut down the computer or unplug the internet cable?"
"Why close it? Don't you guys find this thing very interesting?"
"That guy carrying the Hunting Rifle, that's the rumored 'Hunter' from the Golden Triangle, right? This is a legendary mercenary and assassin... We're making a profit being able to see him kill someone."
"By the way, the exchange between these two just now was too fierce, right? The frame rate of the footage completely couldn't keep up with their movements. I only saw a few wisps of sparks flash a few times, and that red-clothed guy went flying."
"But who exactly is that Red-Clad Figure? To actually be targeted by that 'Hunter'... really unlucky."
"..."
More and more people were attracted by the footage, immediately sparking heated discussions. The man wearing a white Suit narrowed his eyes, looking at the bloodstained Nie Yu on the screen, not knowing what he was thinking about.
In the next moment, what happened in the footage made him suddenly stunned.
He saw that the red-clothed guy, who had been forced back by Nie Yu's slash, unexpectedly showed a radiant smile. He reverse-gripped the Bone-Stripping Knife, plunged it into his own lower abdomen, and forcefully swiped!
The flesh and blood were cut open by the Bone-Stripping Knife. Bloody water instantly mixed with the rainwater and flowed clattering to the ground. That red-clothed guy's smile grew increasingly ferocious in the rain.
"Cannot win... that might not necessarily be so."
Whether it was Nie Yu or the white-suited man in front of the screen, they were all stunned at this moment. Even the messages constantly sent by the other Audience members briefly stagnated for a moment, and then they frantically started spamming words like "Oh my God," and "Is he a madman?"
[Audience Expectation Value +3]
As a line of characters surfaced in the rain, Chen Ling's red clothes swept through the rain curtain like lightning, his speed a large chunk faster than before. Nie Yu gave a cold snort, reverse-gripped the Hunting Knife, and went to slaughter him!
Clang clang clang clang—
Blinding sparks frantically rippled open in the air. This time, the speed of their exchange was even faster. Nie Yu knew what Chen Ling's weakness was, and once again heavily chopped his knife towards Chen Ling's physical body!
But he absolutely didn't expect that Chen Ling not only didn't wrestle with him again, he even spread his arms wide, taking the initiative to use his body to take this slash!
As a flash of the cold blade chopped through Chen Ling's body, a hideous wound instantly penetrated from his shoulder to his left hip bone, almost cutting him in two.
Right during Nie Yu's brief moment of stupefaction, the blood color in Chen Ling's pupils flashed frantically. He fiercely took a step forward, making even the floorboards beneath his feet shake. All his power gathered in his raised right fist, and then it whistlingly smashed into Nie Yu's chest!
Bang—!!!
A visible ring-shaped air wave rippled open, knocking a vacuum area out of the dense rain curtain. Nie Yu's [Iron Raiment] was smashed with cobweb-like cracks by this punch. Then, his entire person was like a shooting star, smashed flying from the roof with a punch!
At this moment, all the "Audience" members in front of their screens widened their eyes in disbelief. Whether it was Chen Ling taking the initiative to mutilate himself, or this suddenly erupting punch, it was completely beyond their expectations.
He actually sent Nie Yu flying with a punch?!
"This guy... is he really on the Path of the Actor?? So good at Fighting?" On the roadside in San Francisco, the young man wearing a Tang suit muttered to himself, his expression incomparably strange.
In the footage, Chen Ling smashed Nie Yu flying with a punch, without the slightest pause. Instead, he stepped out through the void step by step, arriving above Nie Yu in a flash!
"Cloud Steps?!"
The Tang-suited young man widened his eyes. "Holy crap... he really is on the Path of the Actor!!"
The heavy rain poured down amidst the roaring thunder. Two figures flashed out of the roof simultaneously. Nie Yu's body, which was already nearing its limit, took this punch from Chen Ling solidly. Large mouthfuls of fresh blood uncontrollably spewed from his throat.
Damn it...
Before Nie Yu's figure even fell to the ground, he saw that Great Crimson Theatrical Robe fly above him, seeming ready to make a move. Reacting extremely quickly, he grabbed the Hunting Rifle on his back and pulled the trigger without hesitation!
But in the next moment, his fingertips only touched a patch of smoothness... At some point, the Hunting Rifle in his hand had unexpectedly turned into a section of steel pipe.
At the same time, Chen Ling, who had used Cloud Steps to arrive right above Nie Yu, aimed the muzzle of the Hunting Rifle at Nie Yu and instantly pulled the trigger!
Bang—!!
Flames splashed. A bullet swept out of the Hunting Rifle's chamber, blasting into Nie Yu's shoulder in the blink of an eye. A spray of blood bloomed in the rain.
Nie Yu, in mid-air, had his center of gravity thrown into chaos by this shot. He crashed down onto the muddy ground, only barely steadying his figure after tumbling twice in a row.
Nie Yu spat two consecutive mouthfuls of fresh blood. Using the Hunting Knife to support his body, his face was as pale as frost.
The Great Crimson Theatrical Robe landed back on the ground step by step. Covered in blood, he forcefully twisted the smoking Hunting Rifle in his hand, forcibly bending it from the center, and then threw it aside forcefully.
"With your injuries, you can't last much longer either." Seeing the penetrating knife mark on Chen Ling's body, as well as the gurgling, bleeding wound on his waist and abdomen, Nie Yu spoke hoarsely.
"It doesn't matter." Chen Ling smiled weakly. "As long as I last longer than you, it's fine."
In order to elevate his power to the extreme, Chen Ling simply took the risk of letting Nie Yu beat him into a near-death state. Otherwise, with his power, wanting to break open the Fourth Order's [Iron Raiment] was almost an impossible task... And the price for doing so was that his life force was draining away too fast. If he didn't deal with it as soon as possible, he would really die.
Both sides were in a near-death state. What they were competing on now was who could make the other die faster.
"Alright..."
Nie Yu used the Hunting Knife to support his body and staggered to his feet, a crazy look revealed in his narrowed eyes. "Then let me see, what other tricks do you have??"
He raised his foot and stomped forward forcefully. The surrounding rainwater briefly stagnated in mid-air, as if a domain had invisibly opened up in the heavy rain!
Nie Yu's left eye was gradually replaced by a wolf pupil. At the same time, among the thunder-filled clouds, a massive wolf pupil slowly opened...
Domain, [Wild Hunting Ground]!
Although Nie Yu was currently an arrow at the end of its flight, he had already realized that if he didn't use his domain, it would be simply difficult to kill Chen Ling... Even though this guy was Third Tier, whether it was the number of skills, the level of weirdness, or his standard in close-quarters combat, he was extremely troublesome.
And Nie Yu's only means of suppressing Chen Ling at present was his Fourth Order "domain." This was also Nie Yu's last trump card.
If he failed to kill Chen Ling within the duration of the [Wild Hunting Ground], then he would undoubtedly die as well.
[Audience Expectation Value +2]
Feeling that wolf pupil lock onto him, Chen Ling furrowed his brows slightly. He glanced at the killing intent-surging Nie Yu... turned into a blood-colored afterimage, turned around, and sprinted wildly into the distance!
Nie Yu was instantly stunned on the spot.