146: Chapter 146 Chen Qing VS Jin Yulong
Night fell. The frosty crescent moon was swallowed by dark clouds without anyone noticing. The land of Ningyang City dimmed, leaving only sparse streetlights still glowing.
Whoosh, whoosh... Figures riding their beasts rushed from different directions toward Li Yu's residence.
One three-person squad wove through unlit alleys, flickering like ghosts.
They were expressionless and indifferent. The beasts they rode were all Extraordinary-level elites of remarkable rank, yet they revealed no aura at all. Despite being as sturdy and large as tigers, their footsteps were as soft as treading on fine sand.
Clearly, this was a professional team of assassins. With such a lineup, catching someone off guard, they could even assassinate a powerful Beast Tamer possessing a Gold-tier beast.
Now, their mission was to assassinate a traitor and a rising Senior Cultivator.
Suddenly, a figure landed not far ahead, blocking their path.
The three beasts stopped, baring their fangs and showing malice, yet they did not let out a single low growl.
The three Beast Tamers gazed at the figure of the newcomer, their eyes following the figure to the blade flickering with cold light, and they immediately understood.
"Kill her." The lead Beast Tamer spoke, his voice as hoarse as a millstone, while a strange gun quietly appeared in his hand. The other two Beast Tamers did the same.
Receiving the order, the three beasts exhaled heavy breaths, then stomped their claws and shot forward.
One beast emitted a sonic wave, enveloping the target, while the other two, one in front and one behind, had sharp, black claws flickering with a greenish light—clearly poisoned. This was their usual tactic: one to distract, one to lead the attack, and one to trail behind for the pursuit.
As long as one claw landed, that green neurotoxin would instantly invade through the wound, causing the enemy to fall into a paralyzed state.
Watching the three beasts' attacks approach, Chen Qing raised her long sword, sweeping it horizontally in a motion that seemed slow but was actually fast. This seemingly ordinary sword strike instantly erupted with terrifying sword qi, tearing through the sonic wave, slashing past the sharp claws, and passing through the three beasts without losing any momentum.
Thud, thud, thud... The three beasts were split in two, landing heavily on the ground as blood instantly sprayed, filling the air with a metallic stench. A one-hit kill. A one-hit kill without any suspense.
Chen Qing's gaze passed over the corpses to look at the three Beast Tamers. Their faces showed no fear; instead, they wore a look of satisfaction, as if their scheme had succeeded.
Just then, a few gunshots rang out, and three blue-glowing bullets tore through the air, shooting directly toward Chen Qing's head, chest, and abdomen. These were not ordinary bullets, but special ones capable of knocking down Silver-tier and injuring Gold-tier targets.
Just as the bullets were about to hit, a layer of invisible sword qi suddenly condensed into a shield, blocking them. Seeing this, the three Beast Tamers were shocked and scrambled backward, attempting to flee.
"Foolish." After Chen Qing spoke, a streak of sword qi flew past, and three heads flew into the air. By the time they rolled onto the ground, Chen Qing's figure had already vanished.
Similar situations were occurring in several places across Ningyang City.
Jin Yulong watched the locations disappearing one by one on his phone and sneered, "As expected, they couldn't hold back."
He was suspicious by nature. Even with people closest to him, if they posed a threat, he would always keep an ace up his sleeve.
Working with Chen Qing for many years gave him a better understanding of this woman than anyone else; he knew she was also someone who left no loose ends.
Therefore, he had his capable henchmen go into Mustang Pharmaceutical to secretly mobilize a group of assassins to act separately. As for himself, he chose the longest, yet most unexpected, route to set out.
His goal was to have the other assassins pin down Chen Qing, while he detoured to kill Li Yu while Chen Qing was away.
He knew all too well that Chen Qing's strength was far beyond what those assassins could compare to. No matter how many of them there were, they couldn't kill Chen Qing, but they should have no problem stalling her for a moment.
What he wanted to do was to leave Chen Qing without any other support, so that under the threat of toxins, she would once again join them. No, join him. He had been coveting this woman for years and had long been itching with desire.
The disappearing locations of the assassins proved that Jin Yulong's analysis of Chen Qing was correct—she had indeed made a move and was not by Li Yu's side to protect him.
Thinking of Chen Qing, Jin Yulong felt his heart racing, and his pace quickened significantly. His footsteps were heavy, and with every step he took, the ground beneath him would cave in.
He did not take the main path but instead cut across a mountain in a scenic area of Ningyang City—something no one would have expected.
Passing through a forest, the dense trees combined with the dark clouds obscuring the moon made the surroundings pitch black, causing Jin Yulong to lose his sense of direction for a moment.
"Hmph! That won't stop me." Jin Yulong crouched slightly, and with a "rip," his pants tore open, revealing thighs covered in brown scales. His body shot up to over two meters tall, his face turned green with fangs, and he grew a pig's snout. Clearly, he was also a test subject.
Bang! He stomped his foot, and his entire body leaped over twenty meters high, rising above the trunks and clearing the canopy. He wanted to see the scenery in the distance to get his bearings. But as he cleared the canopy, what he saw was a figure in black and a burst of sword qi ready to strike.
Jin Yulong was slightly stunned. Time seemed to pause.
"Damn—" Boom! With a loud roar, a terrifying storm of sword qi swept over Jin Yulong. Instantly, his clothes were shredded, his scales were destroyed, and the dense sword qi, like thousands of blades, began to frantically shred his body.
This was the eruption of Chen Qing's accumulated power, far more potent than her usual attacks. A shrill scream echoed through the scenic area in the middle of the night.
"You chose a nice burial ground for yourself; it's very quiet!" Chen Qing said expressionlessly.
"Damn you, Chen Qing, damn you!!!" Jin Yulong's angry roar rang out from within the sword qi storm. Within such terrifying sword qi, every second was no less than death by a thousand cuts. Yet he was still alive; his voice was furious, showing no signs of weakness.
"Another Cyborg." As Chen Qing finished speaking, she turned into a streak of dark light and charged into the sword qi storm. With her entry, the storm spun frantically. Jin Yulong's screams became increasingly shrill.
"This is what you forced me to do!" Jin Yulong roared, his whole body erupting with red light. A terrifying aura exploded like a shockwave, actually shattering the sword qi storm.
His body was covered in blood and gore, and his figure was a head taller than before, nearing four meters. Surging blood flowed wildly through his body, and his heavy, powerful heartbeat sounded like the roar of an engine, pounding against Chen Qing's eardrums.
"I am a second-stage Cyborg; I am not comparable to that trash." Jin Yulong's face morphed into a pig's face, his two eyes bulging round, glowing with red light, his demeanor extremely excited. "Let me show you the power of a second-stage Cyborg..."
Before he could finish, Chen Qing's figure suddenly appeared before him.
"Angry Sword Style!" Boom!
"Flying Sword Style!" Boom!
"Twin Dragon Sword Style!" Boom...
Each sharp cry was accompanied by a boom; each boom was accompanied by a scream; each scream was accompanied by the mountain in the scenic area... trembling.
When Chen Qing finished unleashing her sword techniques, Jin Yulong's body shrank a size, returning to the three-meter stage.
"Don't kill me, please don't kill me..." He was bruised and swollen, his fangs were broken, his nose had been sliced off by the sword qi, and he was bleeding profusely from his nose. He couldn't find a single intact spot on his body as he knelt on the ground, looking like a bullied little wife. Truly, he couldn't look cool for more than three seconds.