Find Me, Kill Me!

While tracking Hake, Gu Ding watched all of Hake's combat videos.

He was a very taciturn man, wearing simple jeans and a light gray hooded sweatshirt. His face always seemed to be hidden under the hood, making it difficult to see clearly.

Each of his attacks was extremely concise, and almost none of his opponents needed a second strike. His killings, in a sense, were an art form with aesthetic appeal. While Bigge's killings also followed a concise approach, killing with a single blow, they were far more bloody and violent. If killing were compared to calligraphy, Bigge's killings would be like cursive script, while Hake's would be like tiny, intricate characters. As for the killings of Gu Ding and Liliath, they were utterly worthless scribbles.

"This Hake must be a professional assassin. This is the first time I've had this strange feeling; I enjoy watching him kill. It reminds me of those scenes I've seen where Pharmacist Master concocted potions," Gu Ding couldn't help but exclaim.

"He has indeed reached a level of killing prowess that few can surpass." Even Sea Emperor had to admit that this guy named Hake was terrifying; his methods of killing each person could practically be written into a textbook. After watching the video, Gu Ding remained relatively silent, and in the following hour or so, he only exchanged one sentence with Sea Emperor.

On the summit of a volcano, a figure stood silently. He saw Gu Ding approaching from afar, but he did not launch an attack.

Gu Ding leaped onto the top of the volcano, and then slowly turned around.

Only then did Gu Ding get a clear look at the face hidden under the hat brim. It was a young man around twenty years old, about the same build as Gu Ding, with fair skin and a thick beard. Most striking were his amber eyes, which looked very sad. That sadness was definitely not feigned; just looking into those eyes made Gu Ding feel a little sad too.

"Can you stop me?" Hake asked, his hands in his pockets, without making a move. His voice was low.

"Stop you?" Gu Ding was a little confused, but he had seen it in the video; it seemed that Hake never made a move immediately when he encountered an opponent.

"Can you do it?" Hake took a step forward, his eyes filled with longing.

Gu Ding frowned slightly, unsure of Hake's intentions. But in the next instant, Hake took a step forward, appearing directly in front of Gu Ding as if the hundred-meter distance had vanished. He extended two fingers of his right hand, aiming for Gu Ding's heart to his astonishment. Gu Ding immediately retreated explosively. Hake's attack was utterly bizarre, as if the concept of space didn't exist before him. His hand merely rose; Gu Ding didn't see any process before his two fingers touched Gu Ding chest. But Gu Ding, now possessing the Combat Strength of a five-star Peak-rank God, reacted countless times faster Hake's previous opponents. He retreated instantly, avoiding the strange attack.

The attack missed its mark. Slightly surprised, Hake looked up at Gu Ding with a strange expression of delight, uttering another strange phrase, "Stop me! You must stop me!"

Gu Ding dared not underestimate his opponent this time. He had almost suffered a setback just now due to a slight lapse in concentration. He frowned slightly, no longer caring about the meaning behind his opponent's words, and instead focused all his attention on his opponent.

He could see that although Hake's gaze was still sorrowful, it held a hint of fervent emotion when he looked at him.

"No matter what tricks you're up to, just lose!" Although Gu Ding found the other party very strange, he couldn't care less about anything else under the circumstances.

With his full Combat Strength unleashed, Gu Ding spread his five fingers wide, sending five black spiraling Finger Force towards his opponent. Any one of those five Finger Force would be enough to severely injure a five-star Peak-rank God.

But Hake remained expressionless, seemingly without the slightest fear, until the Finger Force appeared in front of him, at which point he suddenly vanished. In the next instant, Gu Ding felt a chilling coldness on his back. He quickly flickered, only to find Hake's fingers already embedded in the spine of his afterimage, sending a shiver down his spine.

"His strength isn't about overwhelming power, but about being unpredictable." This was the first time Gu Ding had encountered this type of enemy; Hake's attacks were truly bizarre.

"I finally see it. His Martial Dao Intent is the same as Bigge's, both being the Slaughter Intent. But Bigge is a swordsman, so his attack patterns are very different. However, his Slaughter Intent is no lower Bigge's, also at the level of perfect Spiritual Affinity Realm, and it seems that he entered this level earlier Bigge. He has almost stepped into the threshold of the third level of martial arts—the realm of the Enlightenment Realm. Therefore, in front of him, your combat skills are completely at the beginner level; you are just a brute with strength but no skill. While he is far weaker than you, in terms of skill, he can completely crush you."

Sea Emperor had actually noticed that this guy named Hake possessed a high Martial Dao Intent quite early on, but it wasn't until his battle with Gu Ding that he was able to determine the exact level of Hack's Martial Dao Intent. Because Hake's previous opponents had all been killed in one blow, Sea Emperor had no way to make a precise assessment. However, after knowing the strength of Hack's Martial Dao Intent, he also knew that Gu Ding would have a difficult time winning. Hack was practically a Bigge copy of Bigge, only weaker in cultivation but with Bigge much stronger Martial Dao Intent, making up for that deficiency.

"The simplest way to deal with this type of opponent is to crush them with divine fire," the Sea Emperor advised.

But Gu Ding was somewhat unwilling. He clearly had the upper hand in both strength and speed. If he used divine fire to crush his opponent, it would be tantamount to admitting defeat.

He glanced warily at Hake gaze remained sorrowful, meeting Gu Ding's pleading eyes. Huck's body trembled slightly, as if suppressing something, "Stop me."

Gu Ding became increasingly puzzled, and secretly communicated with the Sea Emperor, "What exactly does he mean?"

"If I'm not mistaken, he hopes you can stop him from continuing his killing spree," the Sea Emperor offered his deduction. "Although it's rare, there's a rumor that those who possess the Slaughter Intent sometimes can't control their inner urge to kill. It's very possible that he's encountered this situation."

After hearing this, Gu Ding felt a pang of sympathy for the other man. "Then let's grant his wish and stop him!"

Hake, unable to contain himself any longer, launched an attack. His attacks were as unpredictable and dangerous as ever, but Gu Ding, relying on his speed and powerful combat instincts, dodged them. At the same time, he launched a counterattack.

A series of black fist energies, like world-destroying cannon fire, were unleashed wildly.

Hake's agility had reached an extremely terrifying level. He could dodge every attack from Gu Ding without even a scratch. Moreover, he could always find an opening in Gu Ding's attacks to counterattack.

In an instant, the roaring sounds echoed High-rank God areas of the Flame Zone, and even some of those hiding in the Mid-rank God areas heard them. They could even vaguely feel the earth trembling.

It's important to understand that the spatial stability of this world is far greater than that of ordinary worlds. If it were an ordinary planet, it would have completely collapsed long ago under such intense combat. However, the battle between Gu Ding and Hake only left behind a number of huge "impact craters" in this area.

In this intense battle, Gu Ding quickly got into the zone, not only unleashing his full Combat Strength but also focusing intently on defense and dodging. Hake's attacks were far too unpredictable; a single misstep could result in him being eliminated from the game. Gu Ding certainly didn't want that to happen.

More than an hour passed, Gu Ding realized that his Martial Dao Intent was about to break through during this battle. His fighting became more fluid, and he slowly explored that feeling.

In a split second, Gu Ding unleashed a punch. He felt his understanding of martial arts had suddenly reached a whole new level; he knew that his Martial Dao Intent had broken through to the Micro Realm.

Once Gu Ding broke through his martial arts realm, his Combat Strength didn't change substantially, but he could clearly feel that his combat skills had improved to a higher level.

Hake seemed to sense this change as well, his gaze towards Gu Ding becoming even more urgent, and he shouted at Gu Ding again, "Stop me!"

"Then so be it!" Gu Ding moved his ten fingers in quick succession, and countless black spiral Finger Force shot out one after another in strange trajectories, pointing directly at Hake.

Hake quickly dodged, Gu Ding's ten fingers moved again, and ten of his Finger Force suddenly changed direction, continuing to chase after Hake.

Hake dodged several times in succession, but Gu Ding's attacks, like a cat smelling blood, relentlessly pursued him.

Suddenly, several Black Radiance shot out from beneath Hake's feet, pulling at Hake legs like tentacles. At the same time, two Finger Force strikes finally landed. Having broken free from the Black Radiance, Hake managed to dodge the other Finger Force strikes.

The Black Radiance that shot up from the ground was secretly planted by Gu Ding when Hake was not paying attention during his escape. Unexpectedly, the effect was better than expected.

Having been struck twice by finger Finger Force, Hake's body was extremely weak, on the verge of collapse, and he had completely lost his fighting ability.

Gu Ding tossed him a bottle of God Source Restoration Elixir, then walked towards him.

"Thank you," Hake, but instead of reaching out to take it, he looked up at Gu Ding. Clearly, his thanks were not because Gu Ding had given him the potion.

"What exactly happened?" Gu Ding still wanted to confirm whether the problem Hake encountered was the one the Sea Emperor had mentioned.

"I can't stop killing," Hake's eyes remained sorrowful. "Help me."

"What do you need me to do?" Gu Ding looked into those eyes and found it hard to refuse.

"Find me, kill me!" Hake's body began to slowly disintegrate, and his words startled Gu Ding.

Gu Ding understood. Hake wanted him to find him in the Real World and kill him. But Gu Ding couldn't agree to that. After all, this was just a game, and killing him was nothing, but killing him in the Real World would mean real death, and he had no grudge against him.

Watching Hake disintegrate not far in front of him, Gu Ding fell silent. Until the very end, he kept looking at Gu Ding with those yearning eyes, making Gu Ding somewhat afraid to meet his gaze.

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