Erasing Lim

Inside the vast warehouse, the two Lim Evans stared at each other strangely.

"Squeak~ thud~!"

"Tap~ Tap~"

The old-fashioned warehouse door was pushed open at that moment.

Steady footsteps strode in from outside, and a man clad in dark armor appeared before the two.

Under the cover of night, visibility inside the warehouse was poor.

The man held a long, inky-black knife with clearly visible cracks on it.

A silver mechanical bird perched on their shoulder, no longer in its usual dormant, decorative state. Its small head moved toward the two of them, its eyes showing an endearing wariness.

Immediately, an intense, soul-piercing pressure enveloped Lim.

The man approached at a slow pace, but his actual speed was astonishing.

In the blink of an eye, they were already in front of Lim.

"What... what's going on?"

She glared angrily at the fake Lim in front of her, then forced herself to remain calm as she looked at Lister.

A huge number of questions filled her mind, but at that moment, only one thing Lim knew for sure.

That was his own plan, Lister on the other side already knew about it.

In particular, tomorrow's strike plan has completely fallen through.

He ignored the fake Lim who had transformed into him, his attention entirely focused on Lister.

"Hmph!"

So what if you know I want to kill you?

"Let me tell you, that special resource was destined to be mine from the moment I arrived at the Arcane Recruit Camp."

"Ian is no good! You... you're even worse!"

A look of madness gradually appeared in Lim's eyes.

Fueled by intense hatred and the immense shame of being mocked, she, already irrational, became even more frenzied.

However, Lister in front of her ignored her words.

The long sword in his hand was already raised.

You're not planning to hit me again, are you?

Faced with his attack, Lim made no attempt to dodge.

A hint of mockery even flashed across his face as he continued to remind Lister.

"This is a recruit camp! I'm a member of the Beta Civilization!"

"Attacking citizens of a more advanced civilization is an absolute serious crime!"

Even if I stood right in front of you, you wouldn't dare...

The conversation abruptly ended halfway through.

As the blade drew ever closer, its sharpness, seemingly capable of slicing through anything, pressed against her neck.

Having been slashed once before, she finally shut up and quickly raised her hand to try and stop it.

Unfortunately, Lister's sword strikes only appeared slow; in reality, the movements were fluid and executed in one smooth motion.

With the opponent's aura locked on, and a strike delivered at such close range, trying to dodge at this point is simply a pipe dream.

The blade sliced straight across Lim's neck.

Instantly, a green glow emanated from Lim's arms, enveloping her entire body.

Lister had anticipated this; it was the defensive and healing effect of the opponent's arm armor, something he had foreseen during the simulated battle.

Wang Yue took several steps back and did not intervene in the battle.

He watched quietly as the two of them became entangled and fought each other.

Lim's expression instantly turned serious; she hadn't participated in the monthly exams for the past few months.

After all, aside from blocking Lister, the military merits from the monthly exam held no allure for her.

I thought that although Lister's strength had increased somewhat in the past few months, it wouldn't be that drastic.

But the reality far exceeded her expectations; after just two moves, she was completely at a disadvantage.

In the same Federation Fighting Technique, her opponent was far superior to her in terms of moves, speed, and strength.

The two sides were no longer on the same level; she didn't even have the ability to put up a fight.

"Pfft!"

He was accidentally struck in the chest by Lister's elbow, and a sharp pain instantly struck him.

As if bombarded by a fleet, an indescribable force caused Lim to feel every organ in her body tremble.

Before she could react, another blade slashed towards her face.

"Ta-da!"

The red leggings were in effect once again, in Lister's sight.

Lim's health recovered rapidly once again.

Only now did a smile appear on Lister's lips.

He had to knock off the tortoise shells twice; after all, it was equipment from a level four civilization, so now he could act freely.

How dare you...!

Lim retreated while glaring angrily at Lister.

Even now, she still doesn't think Lister would dare to kill her.

He simply knew some of her survival skills and wanted to put pressure on her more effectively.

Lister remained silent, but simply brandished his sword once more.

Seeing that the blade was some distance away from her, Lim simply activated her Nen Guard.

The next moment, the blade in the opponent's hand suddenly shattered.

The fragments immediately extended forward, and having never encountered Lister's actual weapon before, she was caught off guard and took the hit again.

Attack: Deals 1860 damage, ignores 18621 defense points, and inflicts 27103 true damage.

One strike reduced the opponent's health by almost 90%.

Lim was completely sprawled on the ground, barely managing to prop herself up with her hands.

His face was no longer ruthless; his eyes truly showed fear, regret, and even pleading.

Sensing the chilling killing intent emanating from Lister, who showed no intention of stopping even now.

She now truly understands that the other party has no intention of letting her go.

This was the first person, outside of other beings from a Level 4 civilization, who had ever dared to defy her and try to kill her since she was a child.

In other parts of the Galactic Federation, she couldn't find a single person who dared to offend her, yet this person in front of her actually wanted to kill her!

"Please... I beg you, please let me go."

I promise I will never target you again.

The extremely awkward plea for mercy filled Lim with a tremendous sense of humiliation, instantly shattering her previous sense of superiority and pride.

Only in the deepest part of one's heart does resentment accumulate.

"Can."

Lister had already sheathed his blade again and nodded calmly in agreement.

This made Lim on the other side overjoyed!

However, the next moment, she noticed something strange in the lower part of her chest, as if it were soaked with a warm liquid.

At the same time, breathing became difficult, and the feeling of suffocation intensified.

When she looked down, she discovered that there was a large hole in her chest, completely empty.

Only blood kept gushing out from inside, soaking the entire area.

Another "Lim" had appeared beside her at some point, and in her hand she held the still-beating heart.

"Pfft~!"

Her heart was suddenly crushed, and a mass of blood and flesh splattered all over "Lim's " body.

The kill notification appeared on Lister's panel.

Congratulations, you have gained 110,000 experience points.

After the second job advancement, the experience gained from killing opponents is reduced accordingly.

This was still an eleventh-tier A-level opponent; if it were an opponent of other ratings, they probably wouldn't even have as much experience as him during his early level-up.

In other words, players have a natural advantage in this regard. The monsters they encounter while leveling up can keep respawning, and even with limited skill learning, leveling up is much easier for them than for others.

Lim was now lying completely in a pool of blood.

The real work that Lister needed to do was just beginning.

Killing Galactic Nobles is nothing special; there are quite a few people within the Galactic Federation who have this idea and actually take action.

But those who manage to escape punishment after being killed are truly amazing.

Even within the Federation Military District, it's the same.

Galactic Nobles and S-class recruits are under special attention from the Federation Military District.

After Lister sent the message, another series of hurried footsteps came from outside the warehouse.

Dark-skinned, long-headed Reck was seen hurriedly entering the large warehouse.

Upon seeing Lim lying dead on the ground, his pupils dilated, and he subconsciously swallowed.

However, he quickly adjusted his mindset, and holding a special information tool, he went to Lister's side.

"Was any Information Transmission just now?"

"No, the S-class interceptor is much stronger than I expected."

"Fortunately, this is a federal recruit camp, where Information Transmission channels are special, and there are dedicated relay stations capable of intercepting it."

"I received three signal frequency requests in total, and all of them were blocked."

All three messages were sent to someone named Uncle Jialiwen, asking for help.