156: Chapter 156 Another Spacetime Rift

Fortunately, Chen Xi had been prepared.

"Hmph!"

He let out a cold snort, his footwork shifting in a strange, erratic pattern as he leaned backward, dodging the fatal stab.

"Swish!"

The dagger sliced through the air, missing its mark.

"What?!"

The shadow figure was startled, clearly not expecting Chen Xi to react so quickly.

Just at the moment when his old momentum was spent and his new strength had yet to form.

Chen Xi counterattacked.

He flipped his wrist and flicked out a card with a comical pattern drawn on it.

"Here's a treat for you!"

F-rank Utility Card: [Powerful Bug Net]!

"Bang!"

The card burst, and a huge, highly sticky white silk net instantly opened, covering the shadow figure completely.

"You think this trash can stop me?!"

After being trapped by the net, the shadow figure didn't panic; instead, he let out a sneer.

A cold glint flashed from the dagger in his hand as he gave it a light swipe.

"Rip!"

The F-rank bug net was instantly torn apart, as fragile as paper.

"Kid, are you insulting me? Using this kind of child's play..."

However, before he could finish his taunt, his voice came to an abrupt halt.

Because in the one second of stiffness while he was cutting the net.

A massive fist, carrying a whistling wind and terrifying power, appeared in his field of vision and was rapidly enlarging!

It was Chen Xi's fist.

Under the enhancement of [Myriad Rivers Return to the Sea], he possessed a terrifying strength attribute that far exceeded warriors of the same level.

This punch had no frills; it was a pure release of power!

"Too much talk! Get down!"

"Boom!!!"

A dull thud of flesh colliding echoed in the narrow cave.

That punch slammed solidly into the shadow figure's chest.

The shadow figure didn't even have time to defend; he was sent flying dozens of meters back as if hit by a cannonball.

"Bang!"

He slammed heavily into the stone wall of the dead end, punching a human-shaped crater into the hard rock, with gravel tumbling down.

"Pfft!"

The shadow figure spat out a mouthful of blood, the dagger dropped to the ground, and he slumped to the floor, his chest bone clearly collapsed, twitching in pain.

The shadow figure looked at Chen Xi in terror, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Chen Xi shook his wrist and walked forward step by step, looking down at the thief with a cold voice:

"Now, can you hand over my things?"

The shadow figure struggled to lift his head; despite being seriously injured, there was no intention of begging for mercy in his eyes, but rather a sense of madness and eeriness.

He grinned, revealing a mouth full of bloody teeth:

"You want it? In your next life!"

Chen Xi frowned, a surge of killing intent rising in his heart.

"You refuse to cooperate, so you'll do it the hard way."

"In a place like Outside the Border, your behavior doesn't resemble that of a normal Professional; you look more like those cleaners who specialize in killing people for their goods."

"Since you are a maggot Outside the Border, killing you today can be considered ridding the people of a pest."

After speaking, a Burst Card appeared in Chen Xi's hand, ready to deliver the final blow to this person.

However.

Just at the moment he was about to act.

"Hum!!!"

A familiar and terrifying spatial fluctuation erupted in the cave without any warning.

Chen Xi's expression changed: "This fluctuation... is it a space-time rift?!"

"Zzzzt!"

In front of the stone wall that had previously been a dead end, the void suddenly seemed to be torn open by an invisible giant hand.

A massive space-time rift, emanating an eerie purple light, appeared out of thin air!

Immediately after.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Not ferocious beasts.

But people!

Dozens of mysterious people wearing uniform black tight combat suits and metal masks, holding various spiritual energy weapons, rushed out of the rift like ghosts!

"Careful!!"

Ye Fei screamed, wanting to rush over to help.

"Don't come over!" Chen Xi roared.

But he was still a step too slow.

"Kill!"

The group of Men in Black didn't waste any words; the moment they rushed out, they launched an attack.

Several sharp blade lights and magic instantly blocked all of Chen Xi's retreat paths.

"Get lost!"

Chen Xi roared, flicking cards from his hand in succession, attempting to blast a bloody path.

But after all, he was only one person, and in the narrow cave, he couldn't maneuver at all.

"Bang!"

A Man in Black smashed a shield over; although Chen Xi blocked it, the immense power still shook him, making him retreat repeatedly.

Immediately after, two daggers stabbed from the side.

Chen Xi could only roll in a sorry state to dodge.

"Pfft!"

Although he avoided the vital points, his arm was still slashed, leaving a bloody wound.

"Captain!"

Seeing this, Ye Fei's eyes turned red with anxiety, and she summoned a giant wolf phantom, wanting to charge into the formation.

"Court death."

A black-clad mage snorted coldly and pointed his magic staff.

A black chain appeared out of thin air, instantly wrapping around Ye Fei's body and pinning her tightly to the wall, unable to move.

"Ugh... Let me go!"

Ye Fei struggled desperately, but it was useless.

In less than half a minute.

The situation was completely reversed.

Chen Xi was surrounded by seven or eight Men in Black, wounded and panting.

Ye Fei was suppressed in the corner.

And the shadow thief, who had originally been beaten half to death, had been rescued by his companions, fed a potion, and was now staring at Chen Xi viciously.

"Cough, cough... Kid, weren't you very arrogant just now?"

The thief picked up his dagger and walked toward Chen Xi step by step, his eyes filled with resentment:

"To be able to push us to this point, you really have some ability."

"Unfortunately, you know too much, and you've offended people you shouldn't have."

"Today, both of you must die here!"

After speaking, he raised his dagger, aiming at Chen Xi's heart, ready to end it all.

Chen Xi clenched his fists, his brain working at high speed, searching for the last glimmer of survival.

Is it really going to end here?

Who are these people? Why is there a space-time rift?

Just at the moment when the dagger was about to stab down.

"Stop!"

A voice suddenly came from the depths of the still-open space-time rift.

The voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to have an irresistible magical power.

The black-clad thief who had raised his dagger froze abruptly in mid-air.

Not just him, but the dozens of murderous Men in Black around him all trembled the moment they heard this voice, deep awe and fear revealing themselves in their eyes.

"Mas... Master?"

The thief asked tremblingly, seemingly unable to believe his own ears.

"Return."

The voice sounded again, concise, cold, and unquestionable.

"Yes! Yes! This subordinate obeys!"

Hearing the words from the voice in the rift, the group of Men in Black shuddered in fear, no longer daring to utter a single word.

The thief glared at Chen Xi viciously, and although unwilling, he still put away his dagger.

"Consider yourself lucky!"