51: Chapter 51 Born to be a King

Squad Leader Qian Kui's Superpower allows him to transform parts of his body into a Shadow Shapeshifting form, gaining extremely high Speed and piercing power in a short time.

Wang Lin's eyes narrowed slightly.

Squad Leader Qian Kui's figure suddenly blurred.

The next second, he had already appeared beside Wang Lin, a hand transformed into a black claw striking straight for Wang Lin's throat.

The Speed was astonishing.

But Wang Lin was faster. Not only did he have the Speed boost, but his vision had also been enhanced.

He dodged to the side, the claw grazing his neck and taking a few strands of hair with it.

At the same time, Wang Lin's knee shot up, slamming hard into Squad Leader Qian Kui's abdomen.

At the moment of contact, Squad Leader Qian Kui's body turned into a mass of black mist, and Wang Lin's knee passed right through, hitting empty air.

The black mist re-condensed three meters behind Wang Lin.

Squad Leader Qian Kui clutched his abdomen, panting a few times, his face turning pale.

"Damn it... your reaction is pretty fast."

He spat, the fierce glint in his eyes intensifying.

Wang Lin turned around and flexed his wrists.

Although that knee strike didn't land solidly, he felt a strange sensation at the moment of contact.

It was like hitting a viscous quagmire; more than half of his strength had been dissipated.

Shadow Shapeshifting, it's certainly interesting.

Squad Leader Qian Kui charged up again. This time, he didn't attack directly but moved rapidly around Wang Lin.

His figure left several afterimages in the sunset.

Wang Lin stood in place, motionless.

He was waiting.

Squad Leader Qian Kui's movement Speed was fast, but there would be a fraction of a second pause before every attack.

That was the unavoidable gap when switching from Shadow form back to a physical attack.

A Level 3 ability user cannot achieve a completely seamless transition.

Third lap.

Fourth lap.

Fifth lap...

Now!

Squad Leader Qian Kui lunged from Wang Lin's left rear, black claws tearing through the air, aiming straight for Wang Lin's heart.

Wang Lin didn't turn around.

His body, as if fitted with springs, suddenly arched backward, his upper body bending almost ninety degrees.

Squad Leader Qian Kui's claws swept over his chest, the force of the wind cutting open his collar.

At the same time, Wang Lin pushed off the ground with his right foot, launching himself like an arrow released from a bow, his left elbow slamming hard into Squad Leader Qian Kui's ribs.

This time, Squad Leader Qian Kui didn't have time to use Shadow Shapeshifting.

"Bang..."

His body was sent flying sideways, rolling twice on the ground before barely stabilizing.

He knelt on the ground, one hand clutching his ribs, gasping for breath.

"Good kid, you've got some skills."

Squad Leader Qian Kui gritted his teeth, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, but the fierce glint in his eyes hadn't diminished in the slightest.

He braced his hands on the ground, intending to get up and fight again, but suddenly realized his feet seemed to be firmly nailed to the ground by something.

He looked down and saw several black tentacles emerging from underground, wrapping around his ankles and calves like snakes.

Squad Leader Qian Kui was stunned for a moment, then scoffed.

"Do you think this little trick can trap me?"

"Don't you know my Superpower is Shadow Shapeshifting?"

"In Shadow form, physical restraints are ineffective against me. You can't trap me."

He took a deep breath and channeled his Calamity Power.

However... the Calamity Power had just surged halfway when it suddenly felt like it was blocked by something.

Squad Leader Qian Kui's expression changed. "What's going on..."

He tried to stand up, but his knees went weak, and he knelt back down.

Squad Leader Qian Kui looked down at his ankles, his pupils suddenly constricting.

On the surface of the black tentacles wrapped around his ankles, a layer of visible dark purple liquid seeped out.

That liquid was penetrating his skin, seeping into his blood vessels bit by bit.

"Poison... it's actually... poisonous..."

"What... exactly is your Superpower..."

Wang Lin stood a few steps away, hands in his pockets, looking down at him.

"My Superpower? Haven't you already felt it?"

Squad Leader Qian Kui opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but his tongue had already started to go numb.

Wang Lin didn't give him a chance to speak.

He lunged forward, spread the fingers of his right hand, grabbed Squad Leader Qian Kui by the throat, and lifted him off the ground.

"You... you can't kill me..."

"Our leader is Level 6... If you kill me, he won't let you off..."

Wang Lin's lips curled up slightly, his voice low, saying in a tone only the two of them could hear: "This has nothing to do with your leader; it's mainly because I've taken a liking to your ability."

His fingers tightened. A strange power surged from within his body, seeping into Squad Leader Qian Kui's throat through his fingertips.

Squad Leader Qian Kui's eyes widened sharply, his pupils violently constricting. He felt the power within him being devoured by something.

It was as if countless tiny tentacles had burrowed into his blood vessels, slowly draining away his Calamity Power.

"No... don't..."

Squad Leader Qian Kui's voice turned into a hoarse plea, his legs kicking wildly in the air, "I beg you... don't..."

His fingers tightened again. Squad Leader Qian Kui's body began to tremble violently, the blood vessels under his skin clearly visible, as if something was wriggling inside.

That Calamity Power surged into his body along Wang Lin's fingers. The power of Shadow Shapeshifting was slowly merging into Wang Lin's flesh and blood.

He could feel his Speed limit being refreshed, could feel a brand new combat instinct taking root and sprouting deep in his consciousness.

Squad Leader Qian Kui's struggles grew weaker and weaker, his eyes gradually losing their luster.

Wang Lin let go. Squad Leader Qian Kui's corpse fell to the ground with a dull thud.

The surrounding Blood Fang members were all dumbfounded, the expressions on their faces shifting from shock to fear.

Even the people from Wildfire, as well as Captain Huo Xiao and Su Wan, were stunned by Wang Lin's series of clean, efficient moves.

Deputy Leader Su Muqing stood there, almost dropping the short blade in her hand.

She had thought Wang Lin would win. But she hadn't expected him to win so cleanly and efficiently.

From start to finish, Wang Lin hadn't even moved much. The process was too quiet, and too eerie.

On the hillside, Captain Huo Xiao and Su Wan were equally shocked.

A Level 2 kid, facing a Level 3 ability user, not only won but did so with a crushing victory.

The entire process was smooth as flowing water, without a single wasted movement.

No wonder Commander Leí Héng died at his hands; it wasn't an unjust death.

At the time, everyone in the camp thought it was unbelievable; how could a Level 2 kid kill Commander Leí Héng, who was close to Level 4?

Everyone said it was luck, said Commander Leí Héng had underestimated his enemy, said Wang Lin must have used some underhanded methods.

Now Captain Huo Xiao knew. It wasn't luck, and it wasn't underestimation. It was strength.

"He is truly worthy of being Mr. Chen Long's son!"

At this moment, Captain Huo Xiao saw something in Wang Lin that was the same as Wang Dashan.

Not in terms of strength, but that kind of temperament.

That inborn thing, hidden deep in the bones.

Just like a tiger cub; although its claws and teeth are not yet sharp, and its frame is thin,

but its gaze, its gait, its predatory instincts, all silently tell everyone,

that in its bloodline flows the blood of a king; it was born to be a king.