The sharp blade flashed with a cold gleam as it pierced Jiang Chen's heart with a ringing sound.
The two shadows were delighted. They had completed their master's task. It had been too easy.
Their master had really made a mountain out of a molehill.
He'd sent them to deal with someone who hadn't even reached the first tier of S-rank just because he wanted to get stronger.
What a waste of resources.
Just as they relaxed—
Jiang Chen vanished before their eyes.
When he appeared again, he was standing proudly in the sky. He asked coldly, "Are you looking for me?"
"What? He's still alive!"
"By all rights, there's no way he could survive a stab to the heart!"
They hadn't noticed the empty bottle in Jiang Chen's left hand.
It had contained the Restoration Potion he'd drunk just moments earlier.
They also hadn't noticed that they'd only pierced the skin on Jiang Chen's body. They hadn't reached his heart. If Jiang Chen hadn't let his guard down, the two of them might not have been able to hurt him at all.
"Who are you, and why are you trying to kill me?" Jiang Chen asked, looking at the two shadowy figures.
"If you tell me now, you might still have the chance to leave an intact corpse!"
The two shadows didn't answer. They exchanged a glance, then their bodies suddenly blurred.
In the blink of an eye, they had Jiang Chen trapped between them, one above and one below.
"Ha!" Jiang Chen sneered. "Some people really don't know their limits!"
"Jiang Chen, wait until you live to see tomorrow's sun before you start bragging!"
One of the shadows held a black blade that glimmered green. It had clearly been coated with poison. He twisted his body strangely and