Slaying an Eighth Rank by Force! An Unexpected Twist!

Li Star Cave was incomparably vast.

Jiang Bei and Liu Kui ran for over a hundred meters.

Only then did they finally see a massive gateway ahead.

"Beyond this is the inner level. Step back—I'll break the gate!"

Liu Kui shouted, then drew the battle saber at his waist. The force of Eighth Rank Minor Training instantly surged through his body as he brought his blade down in a furious chop!

Boom!!

The gateway shuddered violently.

Then a huge crack split across it.

The cracks continued to widen and multiply, until the entire gate finally exploded apart with a bang!

"Go!"

Liu Kui swept his arm out and charged through the doorway first.

Jiang Bei followed close behind.

The inner level was spacious, with every sort of facility inside.

He looked up and saw a burly Barbarian figure and an eerie-looking man walking toward them!

"I was just about to go outside and see which fool with more guts than sense had come here to cause trouble. Never did I expect... you'd actually dare to charge all the way in here?!"

This Barbarian was none other than Kliegjin.

He stood over two meters tall, his muscles like blocks of stone, a Wolf Tooth Mace clenched in his hand.

The eerie man beside him was Crimson Night Cat Lord. He looked to be around thirty, with a somewhat effeminate air.

A purple-furred Spirit Cat stood on his shoulder, its two eyes glowing with an eerie violet light!

"Don't look into its eyes!"

Jiang Bei immediately withdrew his gaze, his heart tightening.

"Kliegjin, since you know we're here, why aren't you kneeling and begging for death?"

Liu Kui sneered, then turned to Crimson Night Cat Lord. "And you! You ungrateful bastard who bites the hand that feeds you—I'll be the first to chop you down later!"

"What a big mouth! What are you worth, to accuse me of biting the hand that feeds me?"

Crimson Night Cat Lord sneered, his voice neither male nor female.

"A pack of lackeys for that damned court! I'll smash you to pieces today!!"

Kliegjin roared and raised his Wolf Tooth Mace, smashing it straight down at Liu Kui's head.

"Then let's see who smashes whom!"

Liu Kui laughed loudly, utterly fearless. He swung his battle saber, meeting Kliegjin's Wolf Tooth Mace in a violent collision.

Boom!!

The entire ground trembled, cracks spreading one after another.

A clash between two Eighth Rank Minor Training fighters had erupted!

"Brother Kliegjin, I'll help you!"

Seeing this, Crimson Night Cat Lord turned into a streak of red and darted forward, joining Kliegjin in surrounding Liu Kui.

"Jiang Bei, hurry and help me deal with him!"

Liu Kui's expression darkened as he shouted.

But at that moment.

Crimson Night Cat Lord had already made his move. He pointed one finger.

The Spirit Cat on his shoulder immediately ran onto his fingertip. Its two violet eyes, like purple meteors, erupted with eerie colors and shot beams of violet light toward Liu Kui.

Screech!!

Liu Kui had intended to dodge, but Kliegjin delayed him for an instant, and he was struck.

His body jolted. His eyes immediately turned vacant, as though he had lost all ability to act.

"Hahaha, good!"

Kliegjin burst into wild laughter at the sight.

"And you!"

Crimson Night Cat Lord suddenly turned toward the charging Jiang Bei and pointed at him.

The Spirit Cat instantly shot a beam of violet light at Jiang Bei as well.

"Not good!"

Jiang Bei's heart skipped a beat. He squeezed his eyes shut and hurriedly twisted aside, narrowly evading the violet beam.

"You're pretty good at dodging. Let's see how many times you can dodge!"

A vicious smile appeared on Crimson Night Cat Lord's lips as he commanded the Spirit Cat to fire beam after beam of violet light.

Unable to open his eyes, Jiang Bei could only rely on his senses to evade.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The wall behind him was riddled with holes by the violet beams.

His heart sank. This Spirit Cat was truly too troublesome to deal with!

Clang! Clang! Clang!!

Just then, a string of pleasant bell chimes suddenly rang out.

Immediately afterward, the Spirit Cat let out a shrill scream and shrank back onto Crimson Night Cat Lord's shoulder!

Jiang Bei opened his eyes and saw a copper bell at Liu Kui's waist shaking violently. Liu Kui also recovered his senses at that moment!

"I knew your Spirit Cat would be troublesome. Good thing I came prepared!"

Liu Kui shook his head, a smile curling at his lips.

"You do have some tricks. But without his Spirit Cat, I can still kill you!"

Kliegjin gave a vicious grin and swung his Wolf Tooth Mace furiously, continuing his life-and-death battle with Liu Kui.

"Good chance!"

Jiang Bei's eyes sharpened as he attacked Crimson Night Cat Lord.

"Quick, quick! Stop him!"

Crimson Night Cat Lord's expression changed drastically, and he immediately summoned the Spirit Cat from his shoulder back to his fingertips.

But this time, Jiang Bei's blade was faster.

"You beast! Die!"

Slash!!

Jiang Bei slashed down in fury, cutting the Spirit Cat directly into two halves.

"My cat!!"

Crimson Night Cat Lord's eyes widened as he let out a miserable howl.

"And you, you beast!"

Jiang Bei used the Turtle Breathing Step, instantly closing in on Crimson Night Cat Lord before bringing his blade down in a furious chop.

Even the air was effortlessly cleaved apart by his strike!

Crimson Night Cat Lord's face turned pale in terror as he hastily raised a defense.

But how could someone at Ninth Rank Minor Training possibly be a match for Jiang Bei now?

Slash!

Crimson Night Cat Lord's body was split in two by Jiang Bei on the spot, blood spilling all over the ground.

You killed a Ninth Rank Minor Training villain guilty of countless evils. Merit Points +20!

"Twenty Merit Points! Very good!"

Jiang Bei's lips rose slightly as his gaze shifted to Kliegjin in the distance.

"Jiang Bei, come help me!"

Liu Kui shouted.

At the same time, Kliegjin glanced at Crimson Night Cat Lord's corpse on the ground and frowned. "Useless trash!"

Jiang Bei took one step forward, arriving at Kliegjin's flank and joining Liu Kui in surrounding him.

Kliegjin had originally held the advantage in strength, but with Jiang Bei joining the battle, he gradually found himself unable to hold on.

"Kliegjin, this time, let's see who can save you!"

Liu Kui laughed loudly, steadily forcing Kliegjin deeper into Li Star Cave.

"Bastard!"

Kliegjin was completely pushed into a disadvantage and let out a furious roar.

As Liu Kui's attacks became increasingly fierce.

Kliegjin was forced all the way to the deepest part of the cave.

Liu Kui suddenly shouted, "Jiang Bei, make your move!"

Jiang Bei frowned slightly. He glanced outside the cave, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes.

Then he swiftly attacked again.

Together with Liu Kui, he forced Kliegjin into a desperate corner.

"Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!"

At that moment, Kliegjin let out a violent roar. His eyes turned blood-red as he swung his mace with overwhelming force, tearing the air apart with a whooshing shriek.

"Not good!"

Liu Kui's eyelids twitched. Seeing that he could not dodge, he could only twist sideways with all his strength while slashing out with his saber.

Bang!

Slash!!

Kliegjin's mace and Liu Kui's blade landed almost simultaneously.

Liu Kui's shoulder was smashed inward.

But Liu Kui's slash also severed Kliegjin's other arm.

Both men staggered backward at the same time.

But Jiang Bei, who had been lying in wait, seized the opportunity and closed in on Kliegjin.

Kliegjin's eyes widened. He wanted to resist, but the pain of his severed arm had robbed him of most of his strength.

In his eyes, Jiang Bei's blade light rapidly drew near.

Slash!!

Blood sprayed out, staining the cave walls red.

Kliegjin's head flew through the air in a spray of blood, while his headless body crashed heavily to the ground.

The Eighth Rank Minor Training Barbarian leader of Li Star Cave had been completely exterminated!

After cutting down Kliegjin, Jiang Bei let out a breath of turbid air and saw the prompt window appear before him once more.

You killed Kliegjin, whose crimes filled the measure. Merit Points +28!

Twenty-eight Merit Points!

Jiang Bei's lips curved upward.

This battle had brought bountiful gains!

He then looked at Liu Kui and asked, "Squad Leader, how are your injuries?"

"It's nothing. That damned beast struck hard, but it's good that he's dead."

Liu Kui rubbed his aching shoulder, took out medicine from his waist, and began bandaging himself. "Jiang Bei, hurry and clear this place out. We'll leave afterward."

"Alright."

Jiang Bei nodded and turned, preparing to search the corpses.

But at the instant he turned around—

Behind him, Liu Kui suddenly stopped bandaging his wound and tightened his grip on his battle saber.

His originally gentle expression turned completely cold at that moment, killing intent surging in his eyes!

He suddenly raised his saber and slashed viciously at Jiang Bei's back!

The blow struck like lightning, incomparably fast!

Yet just as Liu Kui thought he would split Jiang Bei in half the next instant—

The figure before him suddenly moved.

His slash came down, but struck only an afterimage!

Liu Kui abruptly turned his head and discovered that Jiang Bei was already standing ten meters away, calmly looking at him. "Squad Leader, what do you mean by this?"

Liu Kui was startled at first. Then his pupils contracted, and he simply stopped hiding it. "You were already on guard against me? How did you know I was going to make a move?"

"I was wary, but I wasn't sure whether you would truly attack. There's never anything wrong with being cautious, don't you agree? Especially now, when the enemy has just been eliminated and people are most likely to let down their guard. How could I not be wary?"

Jiang Bei chuckled.

"Where did I reveal a flaw? By all rights, it should have been seamless!"

Liu Kui said with a gloomy expression.

"It did seem seamless. But I've always been cautious by nature. Our Second Squad was supposed to follow the Battalion Commander to the mines, yet you suddenly changed course and came to Li Star Cave, saying you had a way to deal with the Spirit Cat. But that copper bell at your waist couldn't have suddenly fallen into your hands only last night, could it?"

Jiang Bei sneered and continued, "My guess is that someone sent you a message last night and ordered you to kill me, which was why you changed the plan at the last minute. That was when I became suspicious. And just now, you deliberately forced Kliegjin to the deepest part of the cave. There was no need for that at all. You must have been..."

As he spoke, he glanced outside the cave before returning his gaze to Liu Kui's face. "Afraid that the comrades outside would hear the commotion and rush over, only to catch you in the act of ambushing me, right?"

Liu Kui's face grew increasingly dark. At last, a vicious smile appeared. "Good, very good! Jiang Bei, I truly underestimated you. After going to the Death Squad Camp, you really are different! Even if my ambush failed, do you think a Ninth Rank Great Training fighter like you can truly contend with an Eighth Rank Minor Training fighter like me?"

"Even with an injured shoulder, killing you would be as easy as turning over my hand!"

Liu Kui's furious roar echoed through the cave.

But Jiang Bei seemed not to hear it and merely asked, "I'm just curious. Who ordered you to kill me?"

"You want to know? Fine, then I'll let you die understanding everything!"

Liu Kui said coldly.

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