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This morning was particularly quiet.
Even as Fang Li walked down the street, both pedestrians and vehicles were noticeably fewer than usual. It was probably because the School Festival had just ended, and the lively atmosphere had faded, leaving many people reluctant to get out of bed.
Thanks to this, Fang Li didn't bother to disguise himself and walked directly down the main road while opening the space window.
"... 53 missed calls displayed?"
Just from this alone, Fang Li knew exactly who had made these calls.
"Could it be that they really want to do a 'clean-up operation'?"
Fang Li scratched his cheek and closed the space window in front of him.
No matter what, he should return to Jie Long first.
Otherwise, that Senior Brother would probably really come rushing out to find him.
Just as this thought crossed his mind, Fang Li suddenly stopped in his tracks.
The originally peaceful atmosphere around him had shifted.
Although it was still very quiet, this silence now carried weight.
Under such circumstances, it could no longer be called mere silence; it could only be described as a deathly stillness.
Sensing this change in atmosphere, Fang Li smirked.
"The School Festival just ended, and yet you couldn't wait to take action? Isn't that a bit too eager?"
Muttering words only he could hear, Fang Li suddenly turned around and walked into a nearby alley, gradually disappearing into the shadows.
A few seconds later, at the very spot Fang Li had just passed, a faint glow began to emerge from the darkness.
They were pairs of eyes.
Eyes like those of cats lurking in the night.
...
The sound of footsteps echoed clearly in the sparsely populated alley.
Fang Li walked leisurely as if taking a casual stroll, passing through several alleys before finally arriving at an open space in front of an abandoned building.
After entering this open space, Fang Li stopped in his tracks.
Feeling the deathly stillness around him, Fang Li shrugged and spoke up.
"No need to hide. Although your aura concealment is decent, overdoing it isn't good either. This kind of deathly silence clearly tells others that something abnormal is happening around here. Did your mastermind never teach you that?"
His voice rippled invisibly, spreading throughout the ruins above.
After saying this, Fang Li no longer spoke and merely stood in place, silently waiting.
Until, at a certain moment, subtle changes occurred all around him.
"—"
The deathly stillness continued to spread.
However, at some unknown point, numerous dark figures had appeared all around Fang Li.
They emerged as if from the shadows.
Or perhaps, as if flickering out of space itself.
A total of about seven black-clad individuals.
They not only covered their entire bodies with dark clothing but also concealed their faces, leaving only pairs of cat-like eyes exposed to the air.
Fang Li was thus silently and soundlessly surrounded.
Seeing this scene, Fang Li's expression remained unchanged. He simply muttered to himself.
"Seven?"
Instead of counting by "people," he counted by "only."
This caused a slight change in the gazes of the surrounding black-clad figures.
Shortly afterward, one of the black-clad individuals spoke.
"... Come with us."
It was a hoarse and low voice.
"Our 'Master' wants to meet you."
The voice carried no emotion, as cold as a machine.
Just this kind of voice alone would be enough to make a coward's legs go weak on the spot.
However, Fang Li was braver than anyone.
Therefore, Fang Li merely laughed and replied.
"Wants to meet me? Then let that fatso come himself; then it'll be alright?"
With just one sentence, the eyes of all the black-clad figures glittered.
Immediately, the black-clad individual who had just spoken said the following.
"You know too much."
As soon as these words fell, the surrounding deathly stillness suddenly twisted.
"Swish—!"
With the sharp sound of wind being cut, apart from the black-clad individual who had spoken, all the other black-clad figures moved simultaneously, suddenly leaping toward Fang Li.
Their speed, though not extremely fast, was ghostly and flickering, enough to make one's skin crawl.
Fang Li raised his gaze and watched the black shadows pounce toward him from all directions.
In his eyes, an ice-blue gleam flashed.
"Flashing Scabbard— Instant Prison..."
In the next instant, multiple phantoms flashed out from Fang Li's body, like avatars, silently dashing toward the attacking black-clad figures.
There were not many phantoms, just six, the same number as the attacking figures.
However, their speed was terrifyingly fast. In just the blink of an eye, they had closed the distance to zero with the black-clad individuals.
"—!"
The black-clad figures were evidently not ordinary individuals. Although barely, they still managed to perceive the incoming phantoms.
But just because they could perceive them did not mean they could react.
"Qiāng—!"
A chilling blade light flashed.
Each phantom swung an astonishing slash, their sharp daggers cutting through the air and slicing across the throats of the black-clad figures.
"Pū chī—!"
The sound of flesh being torn rang out.
Each phantom passed through its respective target, carrying the chilling blade light and dashing onward.
Blood mist erupted from the throats of the black-clad figures one by one.
"Ugh...!"
"Guh...!"
Amidst pained cries, the black-clad figures who had suddenly leaped at Fang Li froze in place.
Then, simultaneously, they all collapsed.
Blood flowed from their throat wounds, dyeing the ground red.
In an instant, six black-clad figures were killed on the spot.
The only remaining black-clad individual widened his eyes.
Immediately after, without the slightest hesitation, he made a decision.
"Escape!"
Without any delay, the black-clad individual's figure flickered like a ghost and darted toward the distant shadows.
"Too bad, you're too slow."
When this voice reached the black-clad individual's ears, he only saw a blur before his eyes.
A figure slowly appeared in front of him.
"Boom—!"
With a muffled sound, a foot heavily kicked the black-clad individual's chest.
"Guh...!"
The black-clad individual immediately groaned as his body was sent flying, crashing to the ground, rolling several times before slamming into the abandoned building's wall like a cannonball.
"Boom—!"
With a loud crash, the wall cracked and caved in at the impact site.
"Cough...!"
Blood spurted from the black-clad individual's mouth, staining his mask red.
(End Of The Chapter)