Watch Closely: This Man Is a Blood Crow Slayer

Watch Closely: This Man Is a Blood Crow Slayer

Lin Li hit the brakes, bringing his bicycle to a complete stop by the roadside.

He had indeed seen correctly. A new task had appeared.

And the original task had not been overwritten, meaning the system could handle at least two tasks at once rather than only completing them one at a time.

But... this task...

"If the Little Demon Sky Blood Crow is a mosquito, then this Joyful Union Demon stronghold is probably..." Lin Li felt that the expression on his face must have been spectacular right now. Perhaps the Flame Fist had possessed him.

Lin Li pushed his bicycle backward until he reached roughly where he had been when the announcement had triggered.

Beside him stood a rather upscale-looking but somewhat outdated foot spa massage parlor—Light Noble Health and Wellness Club.

It was the most likely target, and the only reasonable one.

Could this be the legendary Red Romance? Health and wellness on the surface, chicken farming behind the scenes? Lin Li marked the location.

After thinking for a while, he got back on his bicycle and pedaled home.

There was no rush to deal with this Chicken Farm. It was not something he could solve casually. The Demon Suppression Division was probably the police, but even reporting it required careful wording and evidence.

If he was going to act, it would have to wait until the weekend.

In any case, the task had no time limit. Going home to swat mosquitoes was more important.

As usual, there was no one at home.

Lin Li had lost his father in an accident when he was young, and he himself had taken a year off school. That was why he was already seventeen but still in the first year of high school. His mother was a well-paid but busy office worker who spent most of her time away on business trips.

Strictly speaking, boarding school would have suited Lin Li better. But because he insisted on commuting and his home really was close to school, his mother let him do as he pleased.

Opening the windows to let mosquitoes into the house was obviously unwise, and swatting them one by one was tiring when he needed to kill eight mosquitoes.

When he had locked up his bicycle downstairs earlier, quite a few tiny flying insects had already been circling above his head. But Lin Li knew they were non-bloodsucking midges or gnats, definitely not the task targets.

So after getting home, Lin Li did not even take off his shoes. He grabbed his Electric Mosquito Swatter and Arm Sleeves, then headed back to the neighborhood park.

No, what he held was a special attack treasure—the "Little Demon Sky Blood Crow Electric Swatter"! With this deadly weapon in hand, the Blood Crows were doomed! Lin Li walked over to the bushes and swept sideways with a two-one combo. Crackle, pop, crash—it was a trail of sparks and lightning.

Little Demon Sky Blood Crows killed (3/10).

Sure enough, the other insects had not been counted. There had definitely been more than one in that burst of crackling.

Lin Li continued swinging the Electric Mosquito Swatter—heavy chops, upward strikes, diagonal slashes...

Rounding it up, did that not make him a cultivator wielding a weapon to crusade against Little Demon Sky Blood Crows? "Mommy, what is that brother doing?" At that moment, a mother carrying a child walked past Lin Li. The child in her arms pointed at him curiously.

The embarrassed cultivator did not even dare turn around.

"Xiaobao hates mosquitoes, right? Brother is helping us get rid of them."

"Oh, Brother is amazing!"

Thank you, Aunt I had never met! Once I successfully cultivate, I'll let you ascend to heaven with Bai Bufan! The footsteps behind him had already faded away as Lin Li movedly continued swinging the Little Demon Sky Blood Crow Electric Swatter.

But Lin Li felt that the footsteps behind him had suddenly sped up just now.

Little Demon Sky Blood Crows killed (9/10).

Little Demon Sky Blood Crows killed (10/10).

Task One completed.

You have obtained Physique Improvement: Spiritual energy absorption speed increased by 100%; System Currency ×50.

Gifted beyond compare! In less than one shichen, you successfully slew ten Little Demon Sky Blood Crows! Your neighbors were all astonished by your speed and hailed you as a hero! Why not strike while the iron was hot and engage in another satisfying slaughter, thoroughly terrifying the Blood Crow Clan so that they would never dare offend again!

Timed task triggered!

Task One: Within twelve shichen, personally kill one hundred Little Demon Sky Blood Crows that frequently appear around your village to attack and hunt villagers.

Reward: Title: Blood Crow Slayer (when equipped, the Blood Crow Clan will feel instinctive fear toward you; unless they are powerful members of the clan, they will not dare approach you); Physique Improvement: Spiritual energy absorption speed increased by 100%; System Currency ×50.

He had not expected to trigger a follow-up task. The rewards were quite generous; on top of the original task's rewards, there was even an extra title.

But... did a normal cultivation system give out MMORPG-style things like titles? Would it not be more appropriate to directly alter his physique into the nemesis of the Blood Crow Clan?

Forget it. A system like his was normal enough.

After grumbling inwardly for a while, Lin Li continued swinging his divine artifact.

It was quite an easy task, and it gave Lin Li the feeling of playing badminton.

But Lin Li soon realized something was wrong.

He had swung so many times already, yet the task progress remained at zero. There was no way he had not hit a single mosquito amid all that crackling earlier.

What was going on?

Frowning, Lin Li carefully compared the differences between the two Task Ones before noticing that the latter's description contained two extra words: "personally kill."

"..."

Lin Li swallowed.

"Smack!" He tucked the Electric Mosquito Swatter into his waistband and clapped both hands together, killing a mosquito by his ear.

Little Demon Sky Blood Crows killed (1/100).

"..."

What kind of brain-dead system was this?

The task description said personally, so he really had to use his bare hands? System, be grateful you are not intelligent. Otherwise, he would have thoroughly greeted your relatives in four different languages.

Lin Li sighed and placed the Electric Mosquito Swatter on the nearby bench.

Since the system, which held the sole right of interpretation, said so, he could only do it this way.

After all, though it was a little troublesome, it was still a task with no difficulty. It would just take more time.

Poor him, having to stand alone in the grass in the middle of summer, clapping to the left and clapping to the right.

Little Demon Sky Blood Crows killed (2/100).

Little Demon Sky Blood Crows killed (46/100).

"Mommy, what is that brother doing now? Why is he not even using the mosquito swatter anymore?"

That familiar voice came from behind him again. It seemed that mother and son had returned after finishing a lap around the park.

This time, faced with the child's question, the mother seemed to freeze for a moment.

Still clapping away, Lin Li gave a bitter smile and did not dare turn around.

After a long while, the mother finally spoke. "Xiaobao, do you remember what Mommy told you? There are many people in this world who are not as fortunate as Xiaobao. They are born missing something. Some are missing part of their body, while others are missing part of their brain.

"But Xiaobao, remember this: you must never discriminate against them because they have flaws. Instead, you should treat them well."

"Oh, so this brother's intelligence..."

"Shh!"

The departing footsteps behind him were practically running now.

Having been categorized as intellectually disabled, Lin Li wore an expression free of sorrow or joy. Only his hands continued their endless "applause."

I hate you, Aunt I had never met! Once I successfully cultivate, I'll let you ascend to heaven with Bai Bufan—physically!...

Little Demon Sky Blood Crows killed (99/100).

Little Demon Sky Blood Crows killed (100/100).

Task One completed.

You have obtained the title: Blood Crow Slayer (automatically equipped); Physique Improvement: Spiritual energy absorption speed increased by 100%; System Currency ×50.