42: Chapter 42: Sudden Assassination!
(Matter of Life and Death, Please Follow!)
42: Chapter 42: Sudden Assassination!
(Matter of Life and Death, Please Follow!)
As life levels increased, Life Forms became extremely sensitive to their environments.
He had intended to switch his smart terminal to conduct a search.
However, switching back and forth required a cooldown period.
Now, the three Controlled Objects greatly amplified his strength; he could not do without any of them.
He held his thoughts patiently and remained inconspicuous.
As usual, he first scanned Li Changhai’s room before returning to his own.
Lying on his bed and breathing a sigh of relief, he seemed ready to sleep.
But the moment he closed his eyes, his body suddenly rolled off the bed and landed on the floor, looking at his bed in “shock and confusion.”
A sharp blade, pitch-black, thrust out from the center of the bed.
Then, twisting violently, the bed exploded, and a dark figure burst forth, charging straight at Li Ming.
Li Ming rolled away in a hurry, dodging the attack and crashing into a corner.
He was trapped in a dead end with no escape.
“Quick reflexes; joining the City Guards wasn’t a total waste,” the figure said slowly, toying with a black dagger in his hand.
His entire body was wrapped in a black combat suit, leaving only his eyes visible.
“Who are you!” Li Ming shouted sternly.
“Tch, all show and no go…” he mocked slightly, “Why not just live an honest life instead of joining those City Guards and climbing ranks so fast.”
The group that killed Li Changhai?
Li Ming speculated in his heart, almost certain.
Was it just himself, or were there others?
His mind was on alert, aiming to draw out more information.
“What are you talking about?
I am an official guard!
How dare you attack me!?”
Li Ming crouched in the corner, his hands positioned defensively in front of him, full of obvious flaws.
Clearly, his words carried no threat, so the other laughed.
“Ha-ha, if you hadn’t received that damn rookie award, I wouldn’t have to come back and kill you.”
The figure crouched down, seemingly enjoying the scared and fearful expression on his target’s face up close.
The black blade danced between his fingers.
“I”…
Just by himself?
Li Ming caught onto this word.
“After all…
who knows if you might turn out to be favored by the upcoming high-rank Blue Star officials, then, spurred by a whim, start investigating your father’s death.”
Li Ming realized that after killing Li Changhai, the assailant should have left.
But then he discovered Li Ming’s rising reputation, coupled with the upcoming inspection by the interstellar review team and Blue Star accompanying personnel, posing a hidden threat.
Although the likelihood of luck running his way was very slim, the assailant didn’t mind erasing that chance altogether.
This guy must be just a pawn, most likely because his own power was too weak to warrant a return by everyone.
“I’m quite nice, right?
I’ll let you understand why you’re dying,” he sneered, showing his ghastly white teeth.
Suddenly, the long dagger in his hand turned into a thin line, striking directly towards Li Ming’s throat.
However, the expected scene of blood spraying did not occur, as a hand clutched at his wrist with overwhelming force that immobilized him.
His pupils abruptly contracted, trembling, as he stared in astonishment at the scene unfolding before him!
Li Ming’s face, initially filled with panic and unease, settled into calmness as he lifted his right hand and firmly gripped the assailant’s arm like a vice.
Then, with “sparks crackling,” he felt a numbness in his arm, and the hand gripping the dagger involuntarily opened, the dagger clanging as it hit the ground.
“Elemental Power, you…
you…