"Stay inside the circle. Don't come out," Long Xi barked at Lu Yin before chasing after the old woman. Her White Dragon Roaming Step was even faster than the old woman, and she would catch up soon.
Watching Long Xi's retreating figure, Lu Yin sighed. "Get up. You can stop pretending."
Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Lu Yin scanned the dozen or so corpses on the ground, his gaze settling on a man. He stepped out of the circle and looked down at him.
The man's eyes flew open. He got up and stared at Lu Yin, bewildered.
"Wondering how I knew you were alive—and why I dared to step out of the circle?" Lu Yin asked with a faint smile.
The man narrowed his eyes, a bloodthirsty killing intent flashing deep within them. Without warning, he turned and ran, moving swiftly and decisively. He was an Enlightenment Realm Expert, while Lu Yin was only in the Hunting Realm, and had even stepped outside the circle. The man didn't even attempt to assassinate him.
Lu Yin was surprised. This man was a professional killer through and through. Only an old hand could be so decisive: if one strike failed, flee a thousand miles. He wouldn't attack if he had even the slightest doubt. Lu Yin stepping out of the circle had clearly frightened him.
Shaking his head, Lu Yin conjured the Star Chessboard beneath his feet. He didn't move himself; instead, he moved the man right in front of him. As the man stared in disbelief, Lu Yin raised his hand. A gust of force swept from his fingertip, shooting through the wound Long Xi had left him and piercing the man straight through.
The man had never imagined Lu Yin could be so terrifyingly powerful—powerful enough to leave