Can’t kill them all, just can’t kill them all!

Mr. J's face instantly darkened as he retorted, 'Do you really think you can name any price you want? Quote lower, Shadow is definitely going to bargain…'

The seven of them gathered and discussed for over a minute.

Qin Feng deliberately made a yawning sound.

This caused a momentary silence within the defensive barrier.

Then, Stina looked at Qin Feng and tentatively asked, 'Eight thousand years of lifespan to kill the Trembling Clown. May I ask if Mr. Shadow can accept this?'

Qin Feng glanced at her: 'Eight thousand years? Not bad. But half must be paid upfront as a deposit. I don't trust your North American official channels.'

Qin Feng was fairly satisfied with this price.

After all, there was more to this matter!

Stina breathed a sigh of relief and immediately nodded: 'Alright, Mr. Shadow. We'll arrange it right away.'

Qin Feng: 'With such a large sum of lifespan, going through layers of approval must be troublesome for you, right? Hurry up. I don't have that much time to waste.'

Stina promptly said: 'Don't worry. Since this concerns Mr. Shadow, it will be handled as a special case. The procedures will be greatly simplified.'

Qin Feng didn't believe a word of her nonsense at all.

The real reason this matter was being treated as a special case was that every minute the Trembling Clown existed, it would bring more disaster and loss to the Los Angeles Ruins!

This was the fundamental reason they hoped to resolve it quickly.

However, Qin Feng wouldn't argue with her about this statement.

After all…

This was her way of showing the North American official's respect for him. There wasn't really anything wrong with it.

'Wait a few minutes. I'll log off for the transaction.'

The Suit-wearing Old Man quickly received a reply from his superiors.

The Heaven Serpent Guild had just been established, so the guild's account didn't have much lifespan.

To pay Qin Feng this sum, he would definitely have to go through the North American official accounts. After logging off, the Suit-wearing Old Man was at the Washington headquarters, where frontline officials from all over North America were gathered.

After completing the transaction in reality and obtaining the lifespan, the Suit-wearing Old Man logged back in, appearing before Qin Feng.

With caution and a hint of heartache, he transferred the four-thousand-year lifespan deposit to Qin Feng.

'Alright, deposit received.'

A playful smile appeared beneath Qin Feng's mask.

Why didn't he bargain?

Because…

This lifespan was basically picked up for free!

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure entered a stealth state and vanished from everyone's sight.

Just one minute later.

Qin Feng reappeared and threw the corpse of a 'Trembling Clown' with twisted limbs in front of them: 'Done. Pay the balance.'

'So fast?'

Stina was somewhat shocked.

Although Mr. J and the others were also astonished, seeing the Trembling Clown's corpse made them all sigh in relief. After all, globally, only one Epic BOSS had been killed so far, and they didn't know that every Epic BOSS death would trigger an announcement!

Thus, they all felt that the Epic-grade BOSS plaguing the Los Angeles Ruins, and even all of North America, was finally dealt with!

While relieved, everyone also felt a bit bitter.

A problem they couldn't solve at all… Shadow had resolved it in just one minute? Was the gap between people really this vast?

Soon, players who had seen 'Ernie Ross, the Quivering Clown' came over to verify the corpse.

It was indeed the Trembling Clown. The twisted limbs, the bloody, mangled smiling face—these features couldn't be wrong.

Mr. J said with a smile: 'Alright, it's done.'

Stina: 'There's still the four-thousand-year lifespan balance.'

The Suit-wearing Old Man chuckled and said in the team channel: 'The matter is resolved. We're not in a hurry now. As a Great Xia saying goes, the one who owes money is the boss… Let Shadow leave first. Tell him we won't waste his time. We'll send the lifespan over once we gather it.'

Stina: '?'

Stina chose to give up: 'I can't say that. Mr. J, you have thick skin. You go say it.'

She thought this was outrageous.

But she couldn't override the decision from above.

Qin Feng calmly waited. Hearing Mr. J come over and deliver this message, he chuckled lightly: 'It's fine. Take your time gathering it. Call me when it's ready. But if something like this happens again, the price won't be the same.'

After speaking, Qin Feng vanished into stealth, pretending to leave.

In reality, he stayed right nearby.

Because…

This matter wasn't over at all!

Seeing this, the Suit-wearing Old Man, Mr. J, and the others exchanged smiles, feeling they had handled this quite well.

They were just about to announce the news that the clown had been dealt with.

But suddenly, they received a message.

'Motherf*cker! The clown, the clown is killing people! In the southern part of the ruins!'

'It's a Trembling Clown named Provon!'

'Oh my god, why is there another clown?'

When this message came, including Stina, everyone was stunned.

'There's more than one Epic-grade clown?'

'Sh*t! What sin did Great Xia commit?'

'No, hurry, hurry and get Shadow back!'

Unfortunately, in their eyes, Qin Feng had already left.

So they could only, as quickly as possible, contact Great Xia through official channels…

Soon, Great Xia's side replied: 'Shadow says, first settle the previous balance, then quote a new price.'

Qin Feng, invisible nearby, watched the Suit-wearing Old Man, Mr. J, and the others scurrying around like ants on a hot pan, finding it quite amusing.

Soon, Wan Ye Wei Yu sent Qin Feng a private message: 'They say the previous balance plus the next deposit, a total of ten thousand years of lifespan, is already being prepared for you. After the job is done, there will be another six thousand.'

Qin Feng: 'Alright. Then I'll go back and take a look.'

A few minutes later, outside, the clown was once again on a godlike killing spree.

The Suit-wearing Old Man also logged off again, sweating profusely, and obtained ten thousand years of lifespan.

This included the previous four-thousand-year balance, plus the six-thousand-year deposit for the next job.

Qin Feng also appeared outside the defensive barrier at the right moment.

He traded with the Suit-wearing Old Man, obtaining ten thousand years of lifespan!

'Deposit received.'

Qin Feng narrowed his eyes and entered stealth once more.

Three minutes later, he returned dragging the corpse of another Trembling Clown with twisted limbs.

Trembling Clown?

Can't kill them all, really can't kill them all!

Qin Feng: 'Done. Pay the balance.'

'…'

'…'

Mr. J, the Suit-wearing Old Man, and the others all felt something wasn't quite right.

But this Trembling Clown corpse was real, and it felt bloody and mangled to the touch…

This time, it was still Mr. J who stepped forward.

He said to Qin Feng: 'We really don't have it. The balance will have to wait until we gather it…'

Last time when he said this, Qin Feng was very amiable, smiled, and just left.

But unexpectedly this time, upon hearing this, Qin Feng's voice instantly turned cold: 'What? You plan to renege? I knew you North American officials couldn't be trusted!'

???

Mr. J was stunned. What was going on?

Weren't things just fine last time?

Why the sudden change in attitude?

In fact, Qin Feng had only one reason for changing his attitude: because it was time to close the net!

Last time, Qin Feng could still swindle another sum from them.

But things shouldn't happen more than three times. If the clown appeared again, North America would surely realize something was wrong and wouldn't fall for it anymore!

Since he couldn't swindle more lifespan, it was time to deal with the people who needed to be killed!

As Qin Feng spoke, before he even finished his sentence, he had already, with lightning speed, used the Blade of Judgment to slice open the defensive barrier of the Hideout in front of him!

'???'

The Suit-wearing Old Man, Mr. J, and the others, even including Stina, all showed expressions of shock and disbelief.

What was happening?

This was a Platinum-grade defensive barrier!

It was sliced open in one go?

They didn't even have time to exclaim before an invisible blade light swept across their bodies!

——

[You have killed player 'Th3Klash3r'!]

[You have killed player 'Mr. J'!]

[You have killed player 'AlpoTic'!]

[…]

——

A series of kill notifications instantly echoed in Qin Feng's mind!