Chapter 32: Seeing a ghost?

Lu Qi was extremely shocked, his eyeballs almost popping out of his sockets.

He even rubbed his eyes hard, wondering if his vision was playing tricks on him.

Even Ye Xi, sitting in the front passenger seat, widened her cherry lips in surprise, wearing an incredulous expression.

This man blocking the front of their car, with a tall, straight figure and a somewhat weathered Face…

Wasn't he that thirty-something uncle who had taught Lu Qi a lesson in just a few moves right outside the Trial Tower earlier?

It seemed… his name was Yasuo?

Correct! It was him!

That mysterious powerhouse who single-handedly won first place in this Trial Tower challenge!

At that time, some people guessed that this Yasuo was very likely a top-tier S-rank Professionals!

But none of these were the most crucial part.

The most crucial part was…

Wasn't this guy already dead?!

News had just come out two days ago that shortly after leaving the Trial Tower, he was waylaid and killed by people from the Dawnbreaker Guild!

Because of this, the principals of the four major high schools in Tianhai City were furious and were investigating together.

Lu Qi himself had been called in for questioning several times over the past two days!

And the result?

They had just left the city not far.

This person was actually blocking right in front of their car, alive and well!

It really was seeing a ghost!

"Damn it! Where did this blind piece of trash come from!"

The driving Holy Shield Knight cursed angrily, fiercely shoving open the car door and stepping out.

He had a burly figure and a fierce-looking Face, pointing right at Yasuo's nose and starting to spew abuse.

"Kid, are you fucking blind?! Do you know whose car this is? Daring to block the road, I think you're tired of living!"

Zhou Huai controlled Yasuo, expressionless, squeezing two words out from between his teeth.

"Robbery."

"If you don't want to die, hand over everything on you!"

"Huh?"

The Holy Shield Knight looked like he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

He was stunned for a moment, then burst into loud laughter, tears almost coming out.

"Robbery? Just based on you alone, robbing the five of us?"

"Hahahaha! Kid, have you lost your mind? Is there something wrong with your brain?"

"Something's wrong!"

Lu Qi inside the car looked at Yasuo's somewhat eerily calm eyes, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

A "dead" person suddenly showing up to block the road and rob them.

This matter exuded weirdness everywhere!

He decisively and sternly said to the two bodyguards in the back seat: "All of you get out of the car!"

"Don't waste words with him! Cooperate with the Holy Shield Knight and hack him to death directly!"

Hearing this, the Jungle Ranger and Life Priest's eyes sharpened, realizing the situation wasn't simple.

The two immediately nodded, quickly pushing open the car door, coming to the left and right of the Holy Shield Knight, faintly surrounding Yasuo.

The Holy Shield Knight was still mocking: "Kid, how much money do you want? Name a figure, Grandpa is in a good mood, maybe I can even reward you with a couple of coins to buy a coffin, haha…"

Just as his voice fell!

"Whoosh——!"

A sharp sound of breaking through the air suddenly rang out!

The Jungle Ranger standing behind him had a flash of cold light in his eyes, his longbow already pulled to the limit!

An arrow flickering with a dark green light, like a venomous snake darting its tongue, carrying a fatal swirling gale, shot straight towards Yasuo's head!

A sneak attack! And a merciless killing move!

However, Yasuo seemed to have been prepared for this long ago.

The very instant the arrow left the string, his figure slightly swayed, moving sideways half a step like a ghost.

That fatal arrow flew right past his temple, deeply embedding itself into the ground behind him, the tail of the arrow vibrating endlessly!

"What?!"

The Jungle Ranger's pupils suddenly shrank, his Face showing incredulous astonishment.

He was confident that even if it were an Agility-type Professionals of the same level 16, they wouldn't dream of dodging so easily!

Before he could react!

Yasuo moved!

Lightning flashed under his feet!

[Lightning Rush]!

His figure transformed into a zigzagging electric light, instantly breaking through the Holy Shield Knight's defense range and charging straight at the Jungle Ranger in the back!

"Not good! Protect the ranged!"

The Holy Shield Knight roared, raising the heavy tower shield in his hand and stepping forward fiercely, trying to intercept.

But how could he keep up with Yasuo's speed!

The Life Priest also reacted extremely quickly, waving his staff, a chain of Holy Light appeared out of thin air, attempting to entangle Yasuo.

"Clang!"

Yasuo didn't even turn his head, striking back with a sword, accurately slashing onto the chain of Holy Light and directly shattering it!

The sword momentum remained unabated, lightning flashed explosively!

[Thunderous Strike]!

Chi la——!

A thick bolt of Thunder Sword Qi, carrying destructive power, instantly swallowed the horrified Jungle Ranger!

"-875!"

A huge damage number floated up!

The Jungle Ranger couldn't even let out a single scream before turning into a white light and dying on the spot!

Instant kill!

The Holy Shield Knight and Life Priest watched in dumbfounded shock, their entire bodies turning cold!

What kind of damage was this?

Yasuo didn't stop at all, his figure twisting, turning into lightning once more, aiming straight for the Life Priest!

"Holy Light Protection!"

The Life Priest was scared out of his wits, hurriedly casting a defensive shield on himself.

"Crack!"

Under Yasuo's violent blade edge, the shield shattered instantly like paper!

"Puchi!"

"-450!"

"-467!"

"-432!"

Three consecutive swords!

The Life Priest, dead!

In the blink of an eye, of the three level 16 Professionals, only the Holy Shield Knight remained!

Watching his companions turn into cold corpses, the tower shield in his hand was trembling slightly.

Fear instantly devoured his sanity!

"Mon… Monster!"

He let out a weird cry, actually giving up resistance completely, turning around and wanting to dive into the car!

However, how could Yasuo give him the chance?

His figure flashed, already blocking in front of the car door.

"Puchi!"

A sword sealing the throat!

The Holy Shield Knight's body stiffened, and with a Face full of fear and unwillingness, he slowly slumped to the ground.

Lu Qi inside the car saw this scene, his eyeballs practically bursting from fright!

Three level 16 Professionals!

Solved in a single encounter.

Is this fucking even human?!

Fear!

Boundless fear instantly submerged Lu Qi!

He no longer cared about Face or identity, scrambling in a flurry from the back seat to the driver's seat, slamming his foot down hard on the accelerator!

The off-road vehicle let out a roar, about to charge forward!

"Wanting to run now?"

"Too late!"

Yasuo's cold voice rang in his ear like a death talisman.

[Lightning Rush]!

A flash of electricity!

Yasuo's figure appeared like a ghost outside the driver's cab!

He pulled open the car door, and like lifting a chick, dragged the terrified Lu Qi out of the car, throwing him heavily onto the ground!

"Cough cough… You… Don't do anything reckless!"

Lu Qi was in intense pain all over, his Face covered in dirt and cold sweat, looking utterly pathetic.

But he still roared with a fierce expression hiding his inward weakness: "I… I am a member of the Zhou Family of Tianhai! My mother is a legitimate daughter of the Liu Family of the Imperial Capital! My maternal grandfather is…"

"Noisy!"

Yasuo grinned, but the smile was bone-chillingly cold.

"Rest assured, I won't take your dog's life."

Zhou Huai sneered inwardly; although this Lu Qi made him extremely annoyed, now was indeed not a good time to kill him.

The forces behind this guy were intricate and intertwined; if he really killed him, Yasuo's newly "resurrected" Clone would probably be plagued with trouble again.

Before he completely grew his wings and became fully fledged, he would temporarily leave him his dog's life.

"This uncle… No, this big brother!"

"What on earth do you want? We have no past grudges or recent enmity, why are you targeting me repeatedly?"

"I always feel… as if you have some deep-seated hatred towards me?"

"If there is any misunderstanding, or where I have offended you, just say it out!"

"We can completely sit down and talk it out properly, finding a way to resolve it, right?"

Lu Qi still wanted to negotiate endlessly.

But Yasuo couldn't be bothered to listen to his nonsense.

He bent down, grabbed Lu Qi's ankle, and brutally stripped off the sports sock on his foot that was exuding a thick, sour, stinky odor.

Then, amidst Lu Qi's terrified gaze, he directly rolled the sock into a ball and shoved it into his mouth!

"Wu! Wuwuwu——!"

Lu Qi's eyes widened in a circle, struggling violently, crying and snotting together from disgust.

Yasuo expressionlessly pulled over a few tough vines from the side, hogtying him and binding him firmly to a large tree by the roadside.

Having done all this, Yasuo symbolically patted him, and quickly stripped a Storage Ring emitting weak magical fluctuations from Lu Qi's finger.

Only then did he turn around, making a motion to leave.

Seeing that the other party really didn't mean to kill him and was only after money, Lu Qi felt the string that had been strained to the limit in his heart relax just a fraction.

Although humiliating, his life was saved at least, and there would be plenty of opportunities for revenge in the future!

As a result, the next second, Zhou Huai controlling Yasuo suddenly turned his head back, his eyes icy cold.

Lu Qi's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition surged into his mind.

I saw Yasuo expressionless, raising his right foot, and with speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness, kicked right between Lu Qi's legs!

"Puff——!"

That sound was dull and eerie.

A scream so shrill it didn't sound human burst out from the throat blocked by the stinky sock!

His eyeballs instantly bulged, covered in terrifying bloodshot veins!

The muscles on his Face twitched and distorted violently from the extreme pain, instantly turning the color of pork liver, and the veins on his forehead and neck bulged out one by one like ferocious earthworms.

His entire body abruptly arched like a boiled shrimp, his legs trembling violently out of control.

Cold sweat poured out like a waterfall from his forehead and back, instantly soaking his clothes through.

Severe pain!

A heart-rending, lung-splitting agony made him instantly lose all ability to think!

Zhou Huai sneered inwardly.

Capital punishment can be avoided, but living torment is inescapable!

Daring to target my woman?

I'll cripple your little brother that passes down the family line first!

Watching Lu Qi's wish-he-were-dead appearance, Zhou Huai finally felt much more comfortable inside, then turned around and strode towards the off-road vehicle.

Ye Xi was still in the front passenger seat at the moment, having seen everything that happened just now clearly.

Especially Lu Qi's final inhuman scream and the expression of extreme agony.

Made her whole heart jump to her throat, her body unable to help trembling slightly.

Her hands tightly gripped the corner of her clothes, her knuckles turning somewhat white, not daring to even breathe heavily.

Not knowing how this man, who was like a god of slaughter, would dispose of her next.

"Click."

The car door was slowly opened.

Yasuo's weathered Face appeared before Ye Xi's eyes, his gaze deep.

Unexpectedly, his tone actually carried a trace of imperceptible softness.

"You weren't scared, were you?"

Ye Xi was somewhat dazed by this sudden greeting.

She subconsciously shook her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz: "Still… alright."

Yasuo nodded, seeming very satisfied with this answer.

"That's good."

He stepped aside.

"Get out of the car, next, come with me."

Ye Xi's heart tightened, but she still obediently pushed open the car door and stepped down.

She stood in front of Yasuo, looking up at the man who was a head taller than her, and mustered the courage to ask softly: "Where… where are we going?"

Zhou Huai controlled Yasuo, deliberately maintaining a cold, keep-strangers-at-a-bay expression on his Face: "You are now my… hostage. Just follow me, don't ask so much."

Yasuo's icy gaze and unquestionable tone made Ye Xi's heart, which had just relaxed slightly, jump back up, and she couldn't help shivering.

But she still bit her lower lip, silently nodded, and began to follow behind Yasuo.

Not knowing why.

Even though this man acted ruthlessly with astonishing methods.

Yet her intuition told her that he… didn't seem like he would actually harm her.

Lu Qi looked at Ye Xi's figure, his mouth continuously making wuwu sounds.

Trying to call out to Ye Xi for help.

However, Ye Xi never looked at him even once from beginning to end.

Without turning her head, she followed the man named Yasuo and left.

Lu Qi's eyes were red, his Face full of unwillingness and humiliation.

This was the first time in his life he had ever been humiliated like this by someone.

No matter who you are, I will definitely make you pay the price!