Pursuit to the Death

Looking at the brilliantly lit estate a hundred meters away.

Then feeling the darkness closing in around them...

The two Harmony Realm martial masters felt their hearts sink.

The lightning-fast clash just now had made them realize that this thug truly was a top martial master, without a doubt!

His speed and explosive power, in particular, seemed to exceed even those of a top martial master.

If the surroundings had been favorable, the six of them could have relied on one another and held out until Minister Lu arrived. But now...

It was touch and go!

"Level 7 creature killed. Experience +67!"

"Level 5 creature killed. Experience +12!"

"Level 6 creature killed. Experience +26!"

Life Level: 10 (922/1000)

Li ChunJun took a moment to glance at his Life Level's progress toward evolution.

Then he looked at the figures rapidly growing louder and rushing out to meet him.

He didn't know how strong the people from Profound Moon Security hired by the Jin Family really were.

But...

News that he had gone on a killing spree at Hengguang Garden had spread throughout Guangzhou City. A security company willing to take this job despite that was bound to have the confidence to face a top martial master.

He didn't want any complications.

If the Jin Family members scattered and fled, while people from Profound Moon Security held him up...

Then this purge might not go as planned.

So...

In the night, Li ChunJun suddenly sprang into action.

He shot past one of the figures in an instant.

Even with all six of them standing back to back, they couldn't react effectively against Li ChunJun's overwhelming physical advantage.

Blood sprayed!

One of them was killed on the spot!

"We can't keep this up!"

Wang Yue made a split-second decision and barked, "I'll cover the rear! Everyone else, fall back to the estate!"

As he shouted, he exchanged a glance with another martial master.

The man immediately understood what he meant.

With a solemn, almost tragic air, he ordered, "Move!"

At once, four of them sprang away.

Wang Yue stayed behind, retreating while keeping his guard up.

They had barely shifted ten meters in their hasty retreat when Li ChunJun came at them again.

Almost the instant he arrived, Wang Yue charged to meet the streaking sword flash. He held his sword in his right hand to block, while his left—now wearing a stab-resistant glove—snapped toward the blade like lightning.

The sword, swift as a shooting star, easily swept Wang Yue's weapon aside. But the deflection nudged the blade slightly off course, away from his throat.

Or rather, Wang Yue had deliberately baited Li ChunJun into using that particular attack, intending to turn the thrust aimed at his throat toward his torso!

"Whoosh!"

The moment the sword struck Wang Yue, it seemed to hit some powerful resistance, and the blade jolted to a halt.

An armored vest!

Wang Yue was wearing...

Or rather, every team leader wore one of the company's heavily funded armored vests, which offered excellent protection against stabbing attacks.

Wang Yue's was an upgraded version that he had paid a fortune for himself.

Ordinary knives and swords couldn't even scratch it.

But the force behind Li ChunJun's thrust was immense, and the blade was razor-sharp.

Even though Wang Yue's armor offered astonishing protection, the sword still punched through after a moment's pause.

Before the thrust could pierce all the way through his body, Wang Yue's left hand, clad in its specially made glove, clamped down on the blade. He gritted his teeth and held on with all his might!

No words were needed.

The four men who had seemed to be retreating all charged back at once, forming a flawlessly coordinated attack!

Wang Yue had used himself as bait to set a trap.

Li ChunJun seemed to realize it in an instant. He unleashed his full strength and, completely ignoring the four-man attack, drove his sword straight forward. The sharp blade pierced through Wang Yue's body.

Wang Yue's eyes flew wide.

He seemed unable to believe it. His four teammates' attacks were closing in, yet Li ChunJun not only refused to retreat and avoid their sharpest blows—he was willing to put himself in mortal danger just to kill him!?

"Splatter!"

Blood sprayed.

The four-man attack quickly opened several wounds on Li ChunJun.

But Li ChunJun's ferocity still surpassed everyone's expectations.

He yanked out his sword and fought the other four in a bloody melee.

His injuries clearly affected his ability to fight. Though he remained brutally fierce, living up to his title as the Century Thug, by the time he had fought down the other four, his wounds had grown much worse.

Almost as soon as he finished them off, beams of light swept toward him.

Another flare shot up, lighting the night sky.

The people from Profound Moon Security were already close.

Seeing this, he didn't even have time to strike another blow. He staggered away and soon vanished into the darkness.

Less than a breath after he disappeared into the night,

Minister Lu Jing arrived first, striding at full speed.

"Wang Yue!"

Looking at the others, now corpses, and Wang Yue, pierced through by a sword and barely clinging to life, Lu Jing's eyes blazed with barely contained fury. "Damn it!"

"Quick... He's badly wounded... Go after him... Don't let our brothers die for nothing..." Wang Yue gasped, struggling to draw a breath.

There was a flicker of hesitation in Lu Jing's eyes.

Their mission was to keep the Jin Family safe. What if the villain was using a diversion...

But just then, their client, Jin Guanghua, came over the earpiece with an urgent question. "Is he dead!? Minister Lu, is that thug dead!? He's our only enemy. As long as he dies, our contract is complete."

Those words settled Lu Jing's mind.

That was right!

The Jin Family had sought their protection because of Li ChunJun, the thug!

If he died, wouldn't the Jin Family's crisis be over?

He had already been gravely wounded by Wang Yue and the others. This was the perfect chance to kill him.

If they let this opportunity slip and Li ChunJun hid in the shadows again, launching ambushes and assassinations one after another, how many such attacks could the men of Profound Moon Security withstand?

How many more would die?

At that thought, Lu Jing barked, "Captain Yun, take a squad and follow him. We're going after him! Everyone else, protect Mr. Jin's family!"

He swiftly gathered a squad of elite men and set off in pursuit of the villain, who was sprinting beyond the flare's reach.

Perhaps he sensed the deadly threat behind him. Or perhaps his survival instincts had kicked in.

Lu Jing vaguely felt...

The villain, who had been stumbling as he fled...

Was now moving noticeably faster.

Then again, the darkness might have made him see wrong.

Thinking of the ten men who had died outside the estate, Lu Jing's killing intent boiled over.

When the Jin Family first approached them, the company had debated whether to accept the job. Lu Jing had been sure that, as a top martial master, he was inferior to no one, so he had overruled the objections and brought his men to Guangzhou City.

And now...

Fourteen of their twenty-six field operatives had fallen in a single night!

They had lost more than half!

After paying such a terrible price, the thug had now been gravely wounded. If Lu Jing couldn't kill him, how could he face the fallen men, their parents, and their families?

At that thought, Lu Jing drove his speed to the limit, staring without blinking at the figure racing for his life ahead.

"You killed men from Profound Moon Security, Li ChunJun. Today, you die!"