130: hope? despair!

Dunlap's eyes were filled with madness.

It was as if with this one strike, he would be able to harvest a large amount of mane.

His heart was screaming madly, "You are very strong."

"But I don't believe that even this part of you can be strong enough to withstand my strongest attack."

Lin Tianwei, who was bound, seemed to have become a turtle in a jar, to be surrounded and killed by everyone.

Talov was even more ecstatic.

Because he saw the hope of successfully encircling Lin Tianwei.

He might even be able to capture him alive and get more mane.

Facing everyone's attacks, a hint of cruelty flashed in Lin Tianwei's eyes.

Did they really think a mere vine could trap him? Was that not too naive?

He had only temporarily not broken through; how could that have given them the illusion that they could do it?

His muscles began to swell, and Lin Tianwei's Strength Enhancement erupted.

His original strength was already terrifying, and after acquiring the Muscle Enhancement Talent, it reached a new peak.

These seemingly soft but Tenacity vines contained Kelo's full strength.

However, in front of Lin Tianwei, they were still not enough.

As Lin Tianwei began to exert force, terrifying cracks began to appear on these vines.

They quickly expanded, soon spreading throughout the entire vine.

"Quick, quick, quick!"

"Launch the attack quickly!"

"This demon is breaking free!"

Without Talov's reminder, everyone also saw the breaking vines.

Especially those close-combat Awakened, who were instantly terrified and hesitated.

Even their attacking movements were a bit delayed.

At this moment, Kelo shouted loudly, "You guys go! I can still hold on."

"If the Tiger King truly breaks free, we will truly have no place to be buried."

"Tigers are very vengeful creatures."

At this time, Kelo's forehead veins bulged, and his face looked very ferocious.

It was clear that he had used all his strength.

He even bared his teeth, revealing the only bit of white on his entire body.

After Kelo's reminder, the others realized that running away was not the best option, and they all launched their most violent attacks.

Especially Dunlap, who, wielding a terrifying longsword, had already arrived behind Lin Tianwei.

He fiercely stabbed a sword towards the 'back door'.

However, how could his attack possibly hit?

This seemed to be Lin Tianwei's blind spot.

But under a 360-degree Vision Field, it was no different from stabbing him directly in front of his face.

The reason he hadn't attacked earlier was that he intended to kill Dunlap with one blow.

Crack, crack.

That was the sound of the vines exploding.

Lin Tianwei's hind leg, at an extremely fast speed, instantly broke free from the vines' restraint and kicked towards Dunlap.

He even struck later but arrived first, fiercely kicking him flying before Dunlap's attack could hit him.

This kick directly shattered Dunlap's bones, and he fell to the ground, instantly unconscious, his life unknown.

He had gone to join Leopoldo.

Not only that, as all the strength in Lin Tianwei's body erupted,

the vines restraining his body instantly turned into fragments and shot out, becoming Lin Tianwei's offensive weapons instead.

He launched an indiscriminate attack in all directions.

Kelo immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

Although he could manipulate plants, he also had to bear the backlash caused by the destruction of the plants.

He immediately fell to the ground, dying and unable to move.

As for the others, they were even more miserable.

They chose to approach Lin Tianwei without powerful strength.

Only destruction awaited them.

Reinforcement!

Under the effect of the Reinforcement Talent, Lin Tianwei's speed reached its limit.

He was so fast that he left afterimages, instantly swinging his Claws at the three people in front of him simultaneously.

Bang.

Bang.

Bang.

Three fireworks instantly bloomed.

Even the air was stained red, emitting a sweet, bloody smell.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a new target."

"Ding, Talent extraction successful. The host has obtained the Talent: Reinforcement (Advanced)."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a new target."

"Ding, Talent extraction successful. The host has obtained the Talent: Muscle Enhancement (Advanced)."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a new target."

"Ding, Talent extraction successful. The host has obtained the Talent: Strength Enhancement (Advanced)."

"Ding, please confirm whether the host wants to use this Talent."

"Note: When using an already owned, higher-level Talent of the same type, the Reinforcement will be completed directly."

Use!

The reason Lin Tianwei did not directly perform Talent Reinforcement during combat was to prevent the Talent Reinforcement from affecting his temporary combat power.

Since the Reinforcement could be completed instantly, how could Lin Tianwei refuse?

"Ding, congratulations to the host! Talent: Reinforcement (Advanced), Talent: Muscle Enhancement (Advanced), Talent: Strength Enhancement (Advanced) Reinforcement completed. Combat power will be significantly increased."

The moment the Reinforcement was completed, Lin Tianwei felt extremely comfortable.

He couldn't help but let out a roar.

A terrifying Sonic Wave erupted.

Even though they were all Awakened.

Even though they were all wearing relevant protective gear, they still felt a brief dizziness.

By the time they reacted, they found that Lin Tianwei had already arrived beside them.

He looked at them fiercely; it was the gaze of the Grim Reaper.

Talov never imagined that his teammates would collapse so quickly.

He instantly felt that this was not a place to stay long.

"Tomasso, are you coming or not?"

"If not, I'm leaving on my own."

After speaking, Talov turned and left without looking back, under Tomasso's surprised gaze.

Leaving now, although it meant betraying his teammates.

But if he didn't leave now, he would have to stay himself.

Talov calculated this very clearly.

This was also why he chose to develop in the command direction.

Always being able to put himself in a safe position—that was his goal!

Seeing this, Tomasso did not hesitate and followed Talov on the path of departure.

His speed was even faster than Talov's.

He wished his parents had given him two more legs.

Sometimes, you don't need to run faster than the enemy, just faster than your teammates.

No one expected that this meticulously planned encirclement would end in such a situation.

The forces that encircled Lin Tianwei had almost no effective combat power left. Next, Lin Tianwei only needed to harvest them one by one.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a new target."

"Ding, Talent extraction successful. The host has obtained the Talent: Poison (Advanced)."

"Ding, Talent extraction successful. The host has obtained the Talent: Cold Air (Advanced)."

"Cold Air (Advanced): Advanced Talent, releases cold air that can freeze all things!"

"Ding, please confirm whether the host wants to use this Talent."

"Ding, Talent extraction failed. The host has obtained three thousand five hundred and sixty-seven Talent Fragments."

"Ding, Talent extraction failed. The host has obtained three thousand six hundred and thirty-nine Talent Fragments."

"Ding, Talent extraction failed. The host has obtained three thousand four hundred and fifty-three Talent Fragments."

...The system's prompts came one after another, also signifying Lin Tianwei's great harvest.

As Lin Tianwei acquired more and more Talents, the all-purpose Talent Fragments also began to drop.

This also meant that the target did not have any Talent worth Lin Tianwei harvesting.

After all, in the world of Awakened, rare and powerful Talents are also very few.

Conversely, there are many all-purpose Talents.

Without hesitation, he used the Talent: Poison (Advanced), and Lin Tianwei began to chase the two fleeing individuals.

Wolf was truly naive, actually trying to use Poison to ambush Lin Tianwei.

But he didn't expect that Lin Tianwei's Poison Resistance level was also very high.

Although it was not enough to completely immune this advanced Poison.

But combined with Lin Tianwei's own terrifying recovery ability.

This bit of Poison could not cause him any harm at all.

Lin Tianwei's movements would not be affected in the slightest.

In Wolf's incredulous gaze, Lin Tianwei gently swung his Claws and completely dealt with him.

"Run! Run quickly!"

Just as Lin Tianwei began to chase, Tomasso also issued a timely warning.

He never imagined that his powerful teammates would not be a match for Lin Tianwei in a single exchange.

They couldn't even slightly delay him.

Talov even ran while cursing, "Useless, truly useless, can't even delay for a moment."

Thinking of this, Talov looked at Tomasso, who was running in front of him.

As a 'little black', Tomasso's stamina was undoubtedly much stronger than Talov's, and he also had a huge advantage in running away.

At this moment, after a long run, he was about to reach his motorcycle.

As long as he had a vehicle, Tomasso's escape speed would undergo a qualitative change, leaving Talov far behind.

A fierce light flashed in his eyes, and Talov pulled out a pistol, firing a bullet at Tomasso's thigh.

For survival, he could sell his soul, let alone backstab a teammate.

Tomasso never imagined that the attack would come from behind him.

From his own teammate.

Looking at Talov with a face full of disbelief, Tomasso said, "How could you do this?"

Talov sneered, "Why couldn't I do this?"

"As an Awakened, my strength is far greater than yours."

"If one person must survive, it will naturally be me."

After speaking, Talov revealed a cold smile, and three more bullets shot out, hitting Tomasso.

This directly caused him to completely lose the ability to resist, and he could only watch helplessly as Talov got on the motorcycle that was originally assigned to him.

He was deprived of his original path to survival.

Talov's decision not to kill Tomasso directly was not out of kindness.

Bleeding.

Alive.

Delicious food.

These adjectives, when combined, would be even more tempting to the tiger.

It could buy him more time!

"May you die a terrible death!"

Tomasso watched Talov ride away and uttered the most vicious curse.

But he could not change the desperate situation of impending death.

Sharp Claws, from far to near, instantly killed him!

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a new target."

"Ding, Talent extraction failed. The host has obtained three thousand one hundred and twenty-seven Talent Fragments."

Without stopping.

Lin Tianwei began to pursue Talov, who was already on the motorcycle.

He had no intention of letting go of anyone who dared to attack him.

Moreover, he sensed that Talov likely possessed a powerful Talent that he needed.

Lin Tianwei's speed was very fast, and following the scent, he soon saw the motorcycle Talov was driving.

The moment Lin Tianwei saw Talov, Talov also saw Lin Tianwei's figure through the rearview mirror.

Due to the extreme speed, he could only barely make out a figure composed of black and yellow.

But Talov understood very well.

The only one who could appear here and pursue him was that terrifying Tiger King.

Stomping on the accelerator, Talov only hoped the motorcycle could go faster.

But machinery is machinery, and no matter how much he pressed the accelerator, it had already reached its limit.

It was impossible to go any faster.

Talov could only watch helplessly as Lin Tianwei got closer and closer.

Gritting his teeth, Talov pulled out a pistol.

He aimed at Lin Tianwei, who was in pursuit.

Ordinary armor-piercing explosive rounds would almost certainly not harm Lin Tianwei.

But now it was different.

Lin Tianwei was in a state of high-speed movement.

Under the effect of recoil, as long as he could accurately hit vital parts like the head or eyes.

He might still have a chance!

Without hesitation, Talov directly pulled the trigger.

Expensive armor-piercing explosive rounds were fired towards Lin Tianwei's direction as if they were free.

With six gunshots, Talov instantly emptied his clip.

Not only that, he pulled out another pistol, attempting to attack Lin Tianwei again.

Talov's plan was well-conceived, but he forgot one thing.

Lin Tianwei never acted according to their script.

Just like the encirclement earlier.

Destroying everything with overwhelming force was what Lin Tianwei intended to do.

Six bullets, carrying powerful impact, launched an attack on Lin Tianwei.

They even cooperated, forming a bullet net, as if to block all possible escape routes for Lin Tianwei.

However, this was futile.

With a slight push from his limbs and a gentle leap, Lin Tianwei completely jumped over all the bullets.

Now!

Talov looked at Lin Tianwei fiercely.

This insidious and cunning tiger had finally made a mistake.

Jumping, while the best way to avoid attacks, would put him in a situation where he had nowhere to hide.

He instantly emptied the clip.

Another six armor-piercing explosive rounds were fired at Lin Tianwei.

Talov's eyes were filled with hope.

Perhaps there was still a chance.

He still had a chance to hunt this tiger.

Something that a group of Awakened couldn't do, he could easily accomplish.

Thinking of this, Talov widened his eyes, wanting to see Lin Tianwei subdued.

However, his hopeful expression immediately turned to terror.

Lin Tianwei, without the ability to fly, naturally could not dodge the rapidly approaching bullets.

But he had many offensive methods.

Opening his mouth wide, a scorching flame was directly spewed out.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.

Under the attack of the flames, the reinforced armor-piercing explosive rounds still couldn't withstand it and were instantly melted.

The gunpowder inside was directly ignited by the high temperature.

Several muffled explosions sounded.

How is that possible?

To be able to unleash such terrifying flames.

Talov was stunned.

He reached into his 懷again.

Only this time, he only felt a very ordinary gun.

This kind of thing, let alone dealing with Lin Tianwei, might not even be effective against a cautious Awakened.

If Tomasso hadn't been in such a hurry to escape, he wouldn't have been hit at all.

"Spare me, I can do anything for you!"

Talov began to beg loudly.

There was no other way; this was the only self-preservation method he could think of now.

Since the intelligence mentioned that Lin Tianwei had taken Ouro as a Claws, why couldn't he?

How could a powerful Awakened like himself be inferior to an ordinary person?

As for whether betraying his side would be bad?

Talov had no psychological burden whatsoever.

These mercenaries, who live by the sword, take on such dangerous bounty missions, isn't it all for money?

They had long lost their integrity.

To survive, he could do anything!

"Alright."

"As long as you can give me one thing, I might not be unable to spare you."

Lin Tianwei's majestic voice came from the void, causing Talov to show an expression of shock.

This.

This?

This!

What kind of ability was this? Why could a tiger directly converse with him and express meanings he could understand?

Moreover, from Lin Tianwei's words, it could be judged that this was definitely not some irrational, chaotic creature.

Instead, it was a terrifying creature with sufficiently high intelligence.

The more he thought about it, the more horrifying it became, yet Talov felt a glimmer of hope.

As long as he could communicate, with his silver tongue, he might be able to secure a chance at survival for himself.

He immediately said, "Anything, as long as Lord Tiger King can spare me, I can give you anything."

At this moment, Talov had completely lost the heroic spirit he had when he was in charge.

He was as humble as could be.

His face was full of flattery.

His only thought was to hope Lin Tianwei would spare him.

As long as he kept his life, he could use the information gained from this group's annihilation to acquire a large sum of money.

As for whether Lin Tianwei would be discovered to have weaknesses and be attacked by a mob because of this?

Talov didn't care.

If he couldn't defeat it, he thought the sooner this tiger died, the better.

"Since you have agreed, then I shall take your head!"

Lin Tianwei's cold and ruthless voice echoed in Talov's mind.

Before he could react, he saw a sharp tiger's Claws rapidly extending towards him.

"You can't do that!"

Talov let out a desperate cry, but he couldn't stop Lin Tianwei's attack.

He put his hands in front of him, but he couldn't stop Lin Tianwei's offensive.

He couldn't even delay it for a moment.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a new target."

"Ding, Talent extraction successful. The host has obtained the Talent: Mental Strength Enhancement (Extraordinary)."

"Ding, please confirm whether the host wants to use this Talent."

"Mental Strength Enhancement (Extraordinary): An Extraordinary-grade Talent that greatly enhances one's own Mental Power."

"Note: The stronger the base Mental Power, the better the Reinforcement effect."

"It can be used to enhance the Mental Power of other targets, but the effect will be somewhat diminished."

Extraordinary-grade Talent!

It's hard to say whether Talov was lucky or unlucky.

Due to the characteristics of the Extraordinary Gene, a person can awaken at most one additional Talent.

This led to these seemingly powerful auxiliary Talents only being able to exist independently.

The result of existing independently was that he was completely unable to unleash the effect of this Talent.

He could only rely on assisting some Mental Power-type Awakened to realize his own value.

Looking at Talov himself, he was merely a slightly more vigilant middle-aged man.

Use!

Since the battle was over, Lin Tianwei naturally chose to use the new Talent to reinforce himself without hesitation.

He even reinforced some Talents that he hadn't had time to use before.

Lin Tianwei, after the Reinforcement, would become even more powerful!