104: Chapter 104 A Beast That Staged an Accident? This is Called Reasonable Claim!

Boom—!

The pitch-black greatsword and the griffin's sharp claws, capable of tearing through steel, collided violently in mid-air.

There was no flashiness at all, just pure power clashing against power.

A visible white shockwave exploded outward in a ring from the point of impact. The already dilapidated stockade gate below suffered secondary destruction instantly; shattered wood splinters shot out like buckshot, clattering against the distant mountain wall.

"Screech—!!"

Klinfis let out a pained cry. Its massive body actually came out on the losing end of this collision, as if hit head-on by a cannonball. Its giant wings flapped clumsily in the air as it was forcibly knocked back dozens of meters, crashing heavily onto the stone floor of the Black Wind Stockade's plaza.

The earth shook violently as dust rose everywhere.

Qin Ji's figure used the momentum in the air to perform an elegant backflip, landing lightly. The pitch-black greatsword in his hand pointed diagonally at the ground; there wasn't even a single nick on the blade's edge.

"That's it?"

Qin Ji casually twirled his sword, a mocking curve hooking the corner of his mouth. "I thought the Queen's pet would have some real capability, but it turns out to be just a bloated piece of work."

Just then.

A group of fierce mountain bandits suddenly rushed out from the depths of the Black Wind Stockade. Leading them was a one-eyed brute holding twin axes, the flesh on his face trembling.

"Hahaha! Lord Klinfis has arrived! Men, kill! Chop these two reckless intruders into mincemeat!"

This was the Second in Command of the Black Wind Stockade. He had been hiding in the shadows observing, but seeing that powerful reinforcements had arrived, he suddenly felt capable again.

"Noisy."

Qin Ji didn't even turn his head. A faint light suddenly flashed from the [Fate's Wager] ring on his left index finger.

He didn't even spare a glance at the Second in Command, simply swinging a wisp of pitch-black Sword Qi backward with a flick of his hand.

"Whoosh!"

The Sword Qi pierced through the air at extreme speed, leaving only a black afterimage in the atmosphere.

Before the wild laughter on the Second in Command's face could fade, a bloody hole that went straight through appeared between his eyebrows.

Critical Hit!

-420,158!

A crimson six-digit damage number floated up from the Second in Command's head.

Immediately after, Qin Ji followed up with a backhand horizontal sweep.

This strike didn't use any skills, but in that instant, it was as if twelve sword shadows overlapped and erupted simultaneously.

Thud.

Before the Second in Command's corpse could even fall, the dozen or so elite mountain bandits rushing out behind him were cut in half at the waist in unison, like harvested wheat.

Blood sprayed, staining the bluestone floor red.

[Ding! You have killed the Second in Command of Black Wind Stockade. Strength +50!]

[Ding! You have killed Elite Mountain Bandit x12. Agility +24!]

Qin Ji curled his lip. These meager attribute gains weren't even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth now.

The dust settled.

That massive griffin didn't attack immediately. It slowly folded its wings, and a hint of human-like wariness and cunning actually surfaced in its sharp eagle eyes.

"Human... Snow Emperor."

Klinfis actually spoke in human tongue, its voice sharp and piercing, carrying a high-and-mighty arrogance. "I know you came for that woman's quest. But this place is the Queen's private property. If you leave now, I can act as if nothing happened."

"Leave?"

Qin Ji acted as if he had heard a joke. He stepped forward slowly, each step making a crunching sound on the debris. "I came all this way, my pants are... cough, my sword is already drawn, and you want me to leave?"

"What do you want?" A gloom flashed through Klinfis's eyes. Although it was a Demonic Beast, as the Queen's confidant, its intelligence was extremely high. From the strike just now, it had tested that the human before it possessed terrifying explosive power; a head-on fight wasn't worth it.

"I don't like beating around the bush."

Qin Ji stopped his pace and held up a finger. "Mental anguish fee, lost wages fee, plus my appearance fee. One hundred free attribute points, or equivalent special items."

In the distance, Dream Chaser in the Mist almost dropped her staff upon hearing this.

Extorting a BOSS?

This game can be played like this?!

Klinfis's massive eagle head was clearly stunned for a moment, then it laughed out of pure rage. "Human, you are too greedy. Fifty points, that is the limit."

"That's your limit, not mine."

The greatsword in Qin Ji's hand rose slightly, the tip pointing straight at its throat. "Three hundred points. One point less, and I'll pluck all your bird feathers to make feather dusters."

"You..."

Klinfis stared deathly at Qin Ji, seemingly evaluating the gap in their combat power. A moment later, it actually opened its beak and spat out a sphere of light emitting a soft white glow.

"One hundred points! This is the maximum I can mobilize! Take it and get out!"

[Ding! Klinfis has gifted you 100 free attribute points.]

Qin Ji grabbed it casually and slapped the light sphere into his body, a brilliant smile instantly blooming on his face.

"Pleasure doing business! I promise not to cause trouble for the Black Wind Stockade in the future."

Hearing this, the vigilance in Klinfis's eyes relaxed slightly. It nodded. "Her Majesty the Queen is recruiting talent. If you are willing..."

"Whoosh!"

Before it could finish its sentence.

A pitch-black sword light was already rapidly expanding before its eyes!

This strike was too fast, too sneaky, and too ruthless!

There was absolutely no warning; the moment Qin Ji collected the payment, the blade was already under its eyelids.

"You!!"

Klinfis was terrified beyond belief; it had never seen such a brazenly shameless human!

As a wind-attribute Demonic Beast, its reaction speed was terrifying. Almost instinctively, it leaned back, its massive wings slamming against the ground as its body slid backward dozens of meters.

Rip—!

Even so, that pitch-black Sword Qi still carved a bone-deep wound across its chest, and several golden feathers stained with blood drifted down.

"Quick reflexes."

The corners of Qin Ji's mouth curled up, his eyes full of playfulness. "Since you dodged the basic attack, let's try this move."

The greatsword in his hand suddenly disappeared, replaced by a staff.

"Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers... Oh wait, no, Meteor Fire Rain: Modified."

Qin Ji snapped his fingers.

The originally dim sky suddenly became as bright as day.

Dozens of massive meteors burning with raging flames formed without warning above the Black Wind Stockade, crashing down with an Aura that could destroy everything!

"Snow Emperor! You have no honor!!"

Klinfis let out a shrill scream.

"Honor? That's for talking with humans." Qin Ji shrugged. "You're a bird, I'm a human. We're different species, what honor is there to talk about? Besides, I promised not to cause trouble for the Black Wind Stockade, but I never said I wouldn't kill you."

Boom boom boom boom—!

The meteors fell, and the entire Black Wind Stockade instantly turned into a sea of fire.

"Mystic Ice Shield!!"

In desperation, Klinfis suddenly spread its wings, and a massive ice-blue shield appeared out of thin air, attempting to block the sky-covering fire rain.

However.

Crack.

There was no surprise at all.

Before the high-temperature meteors capable of melting through steel, the ice shield lasted for less than a second before completely shattering.

Qin Ji's Spell damage had long since overflowed to an inconceivable level.

But the moment the ice shield shattered, Klinfis's figure suddenly vanished.

"Hmm?"

Qin Ji's eyebrows twitched slightly as a circle of eerie purple magic circles lit up on the ground beneath his feet.

"Go to hell! Despicable human!"

Klinfis's voice came from all directions.

The magic circle on the ground spun frantically, and countless sharp ice spikes erupted from underground like a forest, instantly submerging the location where Qin Ji stood!

It was a trap!

Back when it landed to negotiate, it had already secretly set up this killing formation underground.

"Is this your trump card?"

From within the forest of ice spikes came Qin Ji's voice, which was excessively calm.

The next second.

Boom!

All the ice spikes instantly exploded into a sky full of ice shards.

Qin Ji stood in place unscathed, enveloped in a layer of faint golden light—it was the immunity effect triggered by [Lucky Wager].

He looked up, his gaze locking onto Klinfis, who was preparing to escape in mid-air.

"Have you had enough fun? It's time to end this."

Qin Ji switched back to greatsword mode and slammed his right foot against the ground.

He shot into the sky like an intercontinental missile, his speed twice as fast as before!

"No!! This is impossible!!"

Klinfis watched the figure rapidly expanding in its pupils, feeling the suffocation of death.

It desperately tried to flap its wings to gain altitude, but it was already too late.

Qin Ji's figure instantly appeared on its back. He held the sword hilt with both hands in a reverse grip, aimed at its spine, and stabbed down fiercely!

Puchi!

-2,108,580!

A terrifying, suffocating seven-digit damage number exploded in the air.

That was the triple stack of Weak Point Attack + Lucky Critical + Equipment Special Effect.

Klinfis didn't even have time to scream; its massive body stiffened instantly, then fell powerlessly toward the ground like a falling star.

Rumble—!

The massive corpse crashed into the ruins, kicking up a cloud of dust.

[Ding! You have killed the Lord-level BOSS Klinfis (Pseudo-Legendary). All Attributes +50!]

[Ding! You have plundered the special passive: Wind Affinity (Movement Speed +20%).]

[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to player Snow Emperor for killing the Royal City Guardian · Klinfis! This is hereby announced!]

Dream Chaser in the Mist and the others in the distance had long since been dumbfounded.

The Black Wind Stockade that had almost wiped out their guild was like paper before this man.

Killing the person, crushing their heart, and even taking their money.

This Snow Emperor... is simply a devil!

Qin Ji jumped down from the griffin's corpse, skillfully searched it for a moment, and pulled out a few pieces of glowing equipment, tossing them into his backpack.

"Fatty, let's go."

He patted Fatty Zhou, who was still drooling over the griffin's corpse. "Stop looking. This thing's meat is too sour; it doesn't taste good."

"Got it, Brother Ji! Coming right now!"

Fatty Zhou trotted after him, not forgetting to wave to the Dream Chasing Guild's side before leaving. "Ladies, see you later!"

The setting sun was like blood, staining the ruins of the Black Wind Stockade a tragic and beautiful orange-red.

Qin Ji held the pitch-black greatsword that had yet to be sheathed in one hand, stepping on the cracked bluestone floor with the burning stockade gate and the massive beast corpse behind him. He casually flicked away the smear of crimson beast blood from the sword's edge. His purple-gold pupils appeared exceptionally cold in the twilight, like a monarch who had just finished inspecting his territory, indifferently watching the Origin Royal City looming in the night distance.