Assassination

The blue-and-white "skateboard" glided swiftly through the high sky, trailing a fresh vapor trail behind it. Powered by the Heart of the Thunder Emperor, this single-person craft needed no sail at all as it silently cut across the vast forest below.

Bai Cangshu had finally obtained a vehicle that could carry him freely at high speed, and he felt quite exhilarated as he instantly left the chaotic battlefield far behind.

Of course, he would not choose this moment to enter the drone-covered battlefield. Even for him, if he were caught by surveillance equipment on that scale and his image remotely broadcast live, it would mean certain death.

Even Intermediate Immortality could not prevent the space from erasing him.

However, after realizing there was a mole within Great Sun of Finality’s team, Bai Cangshu immediately thought of Hongye, the high-risk target who had inexplicably appeared in the Kokang region.

A Reincarnator rated as high-risk by major nations such as East Xia had actually been hired by the four major scam families. There was clearly something subtle about that.

At the level of combat power Bai Cangshu and Li Qingzi possessed, as long as they were not ambushed, the ordinary armies and armed organizations of Northern Myanmar could no longer pose much of a threat to them.

If they wished, they could wipe out all four of those so-called major families.

Bai Cangshu in particular could now be considered completely beyond the ordinary. Poison, gunfire, assassination, explosions—virtually every conventional human weapon could no longer pose a lethal threat to him.

Whether it was laying mines or setting traps, such measures were feeble against a target capable of rapid regeneration, rebirth from a drop of blood, and bursts of mobility beyond the speed of sound.

Someone like Li Qingzi, a "glass cannon," could still potentially be blown to pieces by people in the real world. But Bai Cangshu had no such concern.

Unless it was a coordinated assault like East Xia’s drone, robotic dog, and exoskeleton armor units, there was basically no point.

Yet even though Bai Cangshu’s combat power was extraordinary, he would not think he had already reached Title-level.

So-called Title-level Reincarnators were generally elite Reincarnators who had crossed the second limit and entered the third Power Tier.

They were the true backbone of the Infinite Dimensional Space.

They were the "big shots" in the eyes of most Reincarnators.

Of course, Bai Cangshu currently bore Ororchi Yashiro’s Inherited Title, so in a sense, he could also be considered Title-level.

However, compared to titles obtained through special milestones or items, titles granted by the space came with high-priority abilities.

That was the foundation of a Title-level Reincarnator’s strength.

The two flew at high speed and swiftly arrived over Kokang’s urban district. By then, crimson flames had already surged dozens of meters high, completely engulfing an entire compound.

As Bai Cangshu glided overhead, he saw people fighting the fire below, but even greater chaos had already erupted. Many people were looting valuables everywhere, while quite a few soldiers who should have been maintaining order had joined the looting.

This sort of chaos was clearly the result of the people in charge having died.

And the people below knew their leaders were dead, which was why they had rioted so quickly.

Bai Cangshu’s dynamic vision was exceptional. Even from several hundred meters in the air, he could still see the figures below clearly.

Among those looting and fleeing, he searched for people moving against the flow.

From above, such people were extremely easy to spot.

He ruled out their identities one by one. Those still heading toward casinos and hotels at a time like this were most likely not Reincarnators. Where would Reincarnators go at a time like this…

Bai Cangshu suddenly saw crimson flames erupt again in the distance. He immediately tilted his body, and the small craft shot forward through the air at over a hundred knots.

Outside the massive warehouse, the woman codenamed Hongye stood before its main entrance, her arms hanging at her sides. Two walls of crimson fire completely encircled the warehouse.

"Hongye, are you going to betray His Excellency Great Sun of Finality?!"

The man clad in a full suit of silver heavy armor gripped a Claymore in each hand. Nearly three meters tall, he stood like a small giant, exuding immense pressure.

His voice was low behind his visor.

Hongye clicked her tongue in a thoroughly unladylike manner. With her left hand, she swept the hair from her cheek back behind her head, then tied it up with the red string around her wrist.

As her hairstyle changed, so did her entire aura. Normally, she always carried herself lazily, with the casual attitude that she would work for whoever paid her.

But at this moment, an aura like rising flames surged from her face. Her very spirit seemed to come alive, radiating an intense sense of presence.

"At this point, you’re still saying such stupid things. Black Knight, you really are hopeless, aren’t you~"

"Do you know why everyone thinks you’re inferior to the newcomer Show…"

That casual remark instantly provoked the fury of the heavily armored man.

"Because you aren’t pure enough~"

As she continued, the woman’s voice rose as well. Her eyelids drooped slightly, and she did not even spare a glance for the armored swordsman whose Battle Aura had begun to burn.

In her eyes, the gap between the strong and the weak was not determined by how many attribute points one had, the rank of one’s bloodline, or how many powerful abilities one had mastered.

The decisive difference between the strong and the weak lay in their essence!

The more a battle teetered between life and death, the more that difference in essence would emerge. Some grew stronger with every battle and braver with every setback, while others broke down and exploded beneath the pressure of death.

Only true powerhouses would always believe in their own eyes and their own hearts.

Rather than clearly seeing everything they had done, then becoming afraid of their own strength and shouting like children, "Ah, Hongye, what are you doing?" and "Are you betraying Great Sun of Finality?"

Those words were all signs of the other party’s lack of confidence.

It was precisely because Black Knight feared her and wanted to avoid fighting her that he tried to find room for maneuver in this situation.

"Betraying Great Sun of Finality, huh~"

"Isn’t that obvious!"

She raised both hands high and began chanting directly. Words utterly incomprehensible to humans formed into runes in the air, and a terrifying pressure suddenly descended.

The steel-like muscles beneath Black Knight’s armor twitched instinctively. The three people behind him lowered their stances at the same time, their expressions changing drastically.

"What do we do, Black Knight? Make a decision!"

"Are we retreating? How much longer until reinforcements arrive?!"

"Let’s retreat! We’re no match for her!"

All three shouted at once, but none of them abandoned Black Knight, their leader. They had heard of Crimson Night’s reputation, but they had assumed that as a spellcaster, she would not have much of an advantage against them.

But as Hongye began chanting magic, the restless elements in the air and the terror that made their entire bodies tremble nearly prevented them from thinking normally.

Black Knight was also caught in an intense struggle. In the end, he feared Great Sun of Finality’s judgment even more. Unlike an outsider like Hongye, his entire family had already been moved there.

"Kill!"

At his command, Battle Aura erupted completely from within him and condensed over his body. Blue flames burned behind him as he raised both Claymores and leaped across several hundred meters in an instant, slashing downward through the air.

A cross-shaped sword light crashed down, but Hongye merely raised her left hand while continuing her chant.

A magic circle lit up before her.

Clang!

The cross-shaped sword light struck the magic circle, doing no more than making it tremble twice.

Hongye lifted her gaze and looked at Black Knight, who had finally resolved to fight her. Her disdain only deepened.

Even if he intended to fight her to the death, he was still not doing so from his heart. He was fighting because he had been forced to, because he had weighed the pros and cons.

This Black Knight did not have the qualities to become a true powerhouse.

She raised her head and flipped both hands upward at once.

Boom!

The ground all around them exploded simultaneously, and crimson flames and magma transformed into great serpents that burst from the earth.

"Ah!"

In a single exchange, the Reincarnator specializing in shooting at the back of the four-man group was bitten by a magma serpent and began burning in the flames.

Black Knight slashed repeatedly with both swords, cutting apart the serpents around him. He landed a hundred meters away, where the surrounding terrain had already begun changing under Hongye’s magic, turning entirely into magma. Ordinary people could no longer stand there.

His movements were restricted as well.

Black Knight continuously unleashed sword aura to help his teammates survive, while his own position gradually fell farther and farther back. He was waiting for reinforcements.

Three teams had been deployed locally. Once they gathered, they would definitely be able to…

Wooo—

Amid the violent trembling of the air, an intense sharpness rushed toward him. Black Knight turned to look skyward and saw an enormous emerald sword light descending from the heavens.

This was…

He crossed his two Claymores before him.

Boom!

The tremendous impact sent Black Knight sliding back dozens of meters. When he finally stopped, he saw a man wreathed in several glowing soul rings flying toward him from afar.

Meanwhile, in the air on the other side, a woman in green robes held a long sword, killing intent radiating from her.

"Black Knight, watch out!"

The man in the air, whose soul rings had fully manifested, shouted a warning. A sudden breeze blew behind Black Knight, and a completely unfamiliar presence appeared.

Black Knight froze for an instant, then immediately slashed back with both swords.

A tall man emerged from the wind, his pitch-black fist smashing forward.

Clang!

Fist and Claymore collided, and terrifying force erupted alongside a massive shockwave. Battle Aura burst from Black Knight’s feet, shattering the ground.

Explosive Step!

Bang!

His body instantly retreated, but the figure was so fast it blurred, catching up to him in an instant and thrusting out a finger.

Golden air shrieked as it pierced through Black Knight’s body in a single instant.