One Poke Each, Whoever Chickens Out Is a Dog

The Silver Needle that moved between Rein's fingers in his fighting spirit were none other than the "Mithril Fine Needles" that had been pulled from Bazel's body!

This is a top-tier hidden weapon crafted using ancient alchemical techniques. When it encounters battle qi, it activates "Armor Breaking Rune," specifically designed to break through Bodyguard Battle Qi. Once inside the body, the needle is accelerated and propelled wildly through the meridians by the use of battle qi, piercing through everything.

This was also the only method that Rein could think of to instantly break through the Third Tier Bodyguard Battle Qi!

In that instant, Rein thrust his palm forward, his fingertips poking into the skin of the enemy's neck, which was protected by battle aura. But because the Bodyguard Battle Qi remained intact, his fingers felt like they were poking into a hard wooden stake, making no progress whatsoever.

Hehe.

Qilos felt the painless attack on his neck, and a sneer appeared in the corner of his eye. Is that all?

Unbeknownst to this high-ranking assassin, hundreds of "Mithril Fine Needles" pierced his skin without any obstruction and merged into his meridians.

At that moment, after inserting the Silver Needle, Rein used the force of his still-burning arm to transform his palm into a fist, suddenly using the "one palm, two moves" technique from close combat, and slammed another fist heavily into Qilos's neck.

However, this punch was not intended to injure the enemy, but rather to accelerate the circulation of battle qi around the guy's neck, allowing the "Fine Needle" to be activated instantly and travel throughout his body!

"It's done!"

Having successfully completed this first step of his calculations, Rein felt a sudden sense of relief, finally gaining confidence in facing the enemy head-on.

The plan has succeeded; this guy is doomed today!

Only a legendary-level powerhouse like Bazel, with "werewolf" blood, possesses such near-abnormal self-healing abilities. He might be able to withstand the piercing wounds from Silver Needle penetrating his meridians, but what about an ordinary person, especially someone at the Third Tier?

Hehe, then you're in for a rough time!

That feigned weakness and pull just now only gave Rein one chance to strike. But it seems that the "two moves in one palm" didn't cause Qilos any harm.

"You're courting death!"

Qilos regained his footing and looked at Rein in front of him, making no attempt to hide his contempt and intense killing intent.

No matter which family's young master you are, I'm going to kill you today!

The Third Tier Extraordinary battle qi veil has condensed "momentum," almost becoming a battle qi armor. Its Bodyguard Battle Qi remains unbroken; a force of one hundred kilograms would be lucky to injure the body by ten kilograms.

Without breaking through the Qi Gauze Robe, it's wishful thinking to think you can severely injure Third Tier Extraordinary in one move.

Moreover, this guy was actually stupid enough to keep twisting his chain knife and wouldn't let go?

Don't you know that assassins are best at close-quarters combat?

Qilos reacted extremely quickly. The moment he regained his footing, he didn't give Rein a chance to retreat. With his free left hand, he drew the dagger tucked into his waistband.

The knife was drawn and slashed upwards in one fluid motion.

He gripped the knife in his backhand and aimed directly at Rein's carotid artery.

At this moment, due to exerting all his strength, his battle qi surged like a tide, and the "Fine Needle" in his body also turned into "qi-breaking needles" due to the large amount of battle qi poured in. They began to move wildly in his veins, instantly piercing hundreds of small holes.

Although the injury is not fatal for the time being, as long as his fighting spirit continues to surge so fiercely, his body will be riddled with holes sooner or later!

"Huh?"

In an instant, Qilos also noticed the abnormality within his body, and his expression changed drastically.

But he also swung the dagger in his hand. Although there was something strange in his body, his instinct still made him choose to kill the guy in front of him first!

At such close range, a top-tier Third Tier strike would have missed completely. Even with Rein's best efforts to dodge, the strike still landed on his carotid artery.

The battle aura of Third Tier Extraordinary being was far more solid than that of Second Tier. The dagger, imbued with pale blue wind-elemental battle aura, easily pierced through Rein's Bodyguard Battle Qi as if cutting tofu. Blood splattered everywhere, and in the blink of an eye, a wound a finger's depth was cut open.

This kind of injury is already fatal to an ordinary Second Tier Transcendent. If it is not treated in time, it will definitely lead to death from massive blood loss!

"It's over"

With a successful strike, a cold smile appeared in the corner of Qilos's eyes. No matter what schemes or tricks you have, once you lose your life, it's all for nothing!

But just then, before the mockery in his eyes could fully surface, it changed into a look of utter disbelief.

To Qilos's shock, the sensation of the blade cutting through skin felt incredibly real; he was certain he had severed the other man's artery. But in the blink of an eye, all that remained on Rein's neck was a faint line of blood?!

Illusion?

Did I see it wrong?

Wrong!

His observation was extremely careful. Just now, some strange "battle qi threads" stitched up the torn tissue the moment the wound appeared!

What kind of Transcendent ability is this?

A fighter can do this?

Even if the wound is stitched up, what about the Paralyzing Toxin?

Why didn't it work!

A lot of questions popped up in an instant.

However, now is not the time to think about that; Qilos felt there were worse things to come.

Because he could feel the abnormality in his body becoming more and more obvious.

Although he was unaware that there were hundreds of "Fine Needle" moving around inside his body, the slight stinging sensation was very real, and it was as dense as raindrops, rushing around inside his body!

Although he didn't understand what had happened, his intuition told him that he had to stop fighting immediately and check the condition of his internal injuries, otherwise he would be in big trouble.

"Did that guy just stab some hidden weapons into my neck?"

As a professional thief, how could Qilos not understand that he had been tricked?

He was wondering why, since his opponent had successfully planned and was able to get close to him, he didn't choose to use a more lethal move, but instead used a painless hand chop.

Only now do we realize that they had planned a hidden weapon!

At that moment, reality gave him no time to think. Rein's chop came again. This time, his fingers didn't pierce his well-protected neck, but instead struck his arm, which was unarmored.

It was still painless and itchy, but the slight stinging sensation inside my body instantly doubled in intensity!

"There's something strange about this guy's fingers!"

It was now 100% certain that Qilos had been hit again. That poke seemed to have inserted some tiny "hidden weapon" into his body.

It's no wonder that this seasoned assassin fell for it again and again. The first time it was because he was careless, but the second time it was entirely due to Rein's abnormal healing ability, which was beyond his expectations!

That knife ruptured the carotid artery. A normal person might have survived a little longer by covering the wound, but who would do what Rein did, disregarding his injury and relentlessly seeking an opportunity to retaliate!

That's why Rein got so close!

He knew the assassin's methods all too well.

While being completely close to the opponent puts you in a dangerous situation, it also limits their space to exert force. Close-quarters knife combat mainly involves cutting, stabbing, slashing, and thrusting.

Instead, there won't be any powerful slashing moves.

His Gang Line ability is now incredibly strong. As long as his neck isn't severed in one blow or his head isn't smashed in one punch, he's practically immortal until his fighting spirit is completely depleted!

As for toxins? They don't exist!

Rein had already been injected with a top-tier immunity serum from Ilubeck. He had just analyzed the toxins on the chain knife in detail, and with this top-tier serum, his immunity to the toxins was more than sufficient.

While it's not impossible to avoid poisoning, it certainly won't lose its fighting ability due to toxins for a short period of time.

Moreover, the reason for forcing him into such close combat was to make it easier for him to continue inserting more "Fine Needle" into the enemy's body; and also to force the enemy to constantly exert all their fighting spirit for defense and attack!

The longer he drags it out, the more holes will be pierced inside the opponent's body, and there will always be a chance to strike a fatal meridian.

Rein himself is a "Battle Doctor" and he can heal, but surely a professional assassin can do the same?

At that moment, after Rein's second attack, it was Qilos's turn to retaliate.

Because the time it took to be hit was too short, Qilos didn't figure out that the Silver Needle were moving wildly around his body because of his battle qi.

But he wasn't stupid. Seeing how desperately Rein was holding him off, he knew that if things dragged on any longer, something terrible would definitely happen.

Then, without hesitation, he plunged the dagger into Rein's heart. Since a neck wouldn't kill him, he'd try to kill him with a single blow to the heart!

But Rein was prepared. Although a stab to the heart might not necessarily kill, he wouldn't let anyone succeed so easily in hitting a vital spot.

He twisted his body slightly, and then the knife easily pierced two centimeters below his heart, the dagger completely embedded, almost piercing his heart!

Despite such severe injuries, Rein couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. But his hands didn't slow down either; ignoring the wound, he retaliated with over a hundred more "Fine Needle."

This time, Qilos really looked like he'd seen a ghost.

Holy crap, isn't this guy afraid of getting stabbed to death?!

You still need to retaliate after this?

He thought that Rein was a complete madman.

But the next moment, after pulling out the dagger, Qilos watched as Rein's wound healed instantly again, and his face immediately turned ashen, as if he had eaten a dead rat.

Finally, he realized that the other party was not a fool, but possessed a very strange "healing" Transcendent ability.

But isn't this guy a fighter?

So, he's become a doctor again?

Qilos is now in a dilemma. He knows he has another chance to retaliate, but where should he strike next?

If you can't kill someone by stabbing their heart, where else can you stab them?

Rein didn't give him much time to think. Regardless of whether he stabbed me or not, I was going to "poke" him anyway.

Then, the two continued to hurt each other.

The two are currently in a strange state, each holding onto their "chain blade" with one hand and using the other to inflict damage on each other. This mutual struggle and restriction prevents Qilos from fully utilizing his agile Movement Technique, forcing both of them to stand still and attack.

You stab me, I'll stab you back;

If you stab me again, I'll stab you again;

Keep poking, and repeat the cycle.

It seems like Qilos got the better end of the deal, with every strike potentially fatal.

But the key thing is that the other person didn't die! He was stabbed so many times, his internal organs were all stabbed, and he's still alive and kicking!

By this time, there were already enough "Fine Needle" in his body, and Qilos's expression finally changed drastically.

"Pfft~"

Finally, unable to hold back the burning sensation in his throat, he spat out a mouthful of blood.