119: Actor Lin Du is back online.

Inside the empty valley.

The wind suddenly stopped.

The surrounding flowers, plants, and trees became still.

The Nine-Headed Lion's eighteen bell-like eyes froze.

Death Waltz's hand also stopped on the mythical beast voucher… Whoosh—

A figure clad in a black cloak and wearing a black and white clown mask abruptly appeared behind Death Waltz.

This figure was but a fleeting glimpse; his pale hand gently patted Death Waltz's back, and then the entire person vanished.

“Death Clown, your Life-Saving Token has been used. We shall meet again if fate allows.”

A magnetic voice echoed in Lin Du's mind.

Whoosh—

The figure wearing the black and white clown mask disappeared, as if he had never appeared.

The surrounding world, which had been still, began to move again… Across from Lin Du, Death Waltz's health bar suddenly flickered, dropping instantly from full health to less than 1%.

Boom—

Death Waltz's eyes bulged, his body felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer, and an excruciating pain exploded in his chest.

“Ah!”

Death Waltz was so frightened that his face turned pale, as if he had fallen into an abyss, and he was instantly engulfed by terror.

“Who is it?!”

He, a dignified top-tier player at level 499, hadn't even noticed who had gravely wounded him!

Could Yunlong City actually have such a terrifying player?

This strength had definitely broken through the heavens!

It was even more frightening than seeing a ghost in broad daylight!

In his panic, Death Waltz hastily released Lin Du's neck. He pulled back, intending to retreat to the Nine-Headed Lion's side in the distance… “Trying to leave?!”

“It's too late!!”

Lin Du's eyes under the mask flashed.

The moment Death Waltz released Lin Du's neck, Lin Du suddenly reached back and grabbed Death Waltz's arm.

All of Death Waltz's attention was focused behind him; he hadn't even put Lin Du, this “insignificant ant,” in his eyes… Caught off guard, Death Waltz's body was indeed pulled by Lin Du.

“Ghost God Shock!!”

【Ghost God Shock: Ghost God power is attached to the weapon, ignoring all of the opponent's defense when attacking. When attacking a vital point, there is a 9.9% chance to trigger a lethal strike, killing the enemy in one blow!】

“Sister Goddess of Luck, love me again!!”

The sss-grade equipment ash blade, just obtained in the dungeon, appeared out of thin air in Lin Du's hand.

Lin Du roared, and before Death Waltz could react, he fiercely plunged the ash blade into his chest.

As the ash blade moved forward, a feeling of spiritual blessing permeated Lin Du's entire body.

Lin Du's speed surged again, with his level 248 speed and strength fully erupting!

The surging blood and immense power within his body, like a landslide and a tsunami, poured out completely in this single strike.

Without holding back!

Boom—

At such close range, even someone as strong as Death Waltz didn't have time to react much.

“No!”

As Death Waltz tried to dodge, the Ghost God Shock power on the ash blade had already ignored his body's defense and deeply penetrated his chest… Pfft—

The power from the ash blade fully erupted in Death Waltz's chest.

At the same time, the 9.9% chance lethal strike of “Ghost God Shock” was also fortunately triggered!!

Snap—

Death Waltz's remaining health bar instantly emptied, and a blanket of darkness enveloped him… Death Waltz fell with a thud, an unfamiliar sensation he had never experienced before submerging his body and soul.

The sole overlord of Black Phoenix City tasted death for the first time!

Death Waltz's body slowly disappeared, and the Nine-Headed Lion swiftly flew back into Death Waltz's spirit beast space.

Clang—

Two pieces of equipment, one gold and one orange, dropped from Death Waltz's body.

“What a pity, only these two dropped…”

Lin Du waved his hand and scooped the two pieces of equipment into his grasp.

He had meticulously set up this trap, expecting to casually get three or four excellent pieces of equipment, but to his surprise, he only got two.

Earlier, outside the Supreme Secret Realm, Death Waltz had been plotting ill intentions and verbally provoking, eventually even resorting to physical action.

From the moment Death Waltz defeated Ning Fengya, Lin Du knew he couldn't let him go.

Lin Du's personal safety was usually protected by Ning Fengya.

Ning Fengya was not Death Waltz's match, which meant Lin Du could no longer easily leave the Ye Clan Merchant Guild in the future.

With such a formidable enemy lurking, Ning Fengya's protection was essentially useless, and Lin Du could fall into Death Waltz's hands at any moment.

Yuan Shu could save him once by chance, but it was impossible for him to specifically come to save him a second time!

The best solution was to completely eliminate this major problem.

Therefore, Lin Du had parted ways with Yuan Shu, precisely to lure Death Waltz out… The powerful individual wearing the black and white clown mask who appeared here just now was actually the Clown NPC from whom Lin Du had stolen the “Death Clown” class before.

The Clown Artist of the Circus!

After stealing the class back then, Lin Du falsely claimed to be one of the Death Clown's successors.

With his superb acting skills and rich plot knowledge in his mind, he not only gained the Clown Artist's trust but also tricked a “Life-Saving Token” from the Clown Artist's hands.

【Life-Saving Token (One-time item): Crushing it summons the Clown Artist, who can save the player's life once.】

This Life-Saving Token was Lin Du's greatest confidence when facing Death Waltz!

Earlier, when facing Scorpion Tail Needle and Baili Xuancang alone, Lin Du was ready to use the Life-Saving Token to eliminate the two of them.

At that time, Yuan Shu appeared, so Lin Du put away the Life-Saving Token… NPCs cannot casually kill players, but it didn't say they couldn't attack players.

Lin Du letting the Clown Artist reduce Death Waltz's health to 1% was a reasonable action and did not violate the game's rules… In fact, even if Death Waltz only had 1% health left, Lin Du would not have been his opponent.

So, Lin Du first feigned weakness, deliberately allowing Death Waltz to grab him, all to deliver a fatal blow when he was unprepared.

The plan was executed very successfully!

In this, Sister Goddess of Luck played an indispensable role once again.

If the lethal strike of “Ghost God Shock” hadn't been triggered, Lin Du might not have been able to instantly kill Death Waltz with one blow.

Here, Lin Du just wants to say one thing—

Sister Goddess of Luck is awesome!

...Among the two pieces of equipment dropped by Death Waltz.

The golden equipment was a simple yet grand-looking gauntlet, and the orange equipment was a pair of exquisitely ornate boots.

【Item】: fist of the underworld god

【Level】: Level 490

【Quality】: SSS-grade (Fine)

【Effect】: 1. Wearer's Strength +190%, Speed +100%, 50% chance to deal a critical punch when attacking.

2. Ignores 40% of opponent's defense. When attacking lower-level players, ignores 100% of opponent's defense.

【Description】: The death gauntlet worn by the Underworld God, possessing destructive power.

The attributes of the fist of the underworld god are extremely abnormal; this is definitely a top-tier equipment on Black Phoenix City's leaderboard.

There are a total of two sss-grade equipment on Yunlong City's equipment leaderboard. If the fist of the underworld god were placed in Yunlong City, it would genuinely rank among the top three equipment.

This is absolutely priceless!

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