The cold wind howled.
Boundary District.
Lin Hui held his longsword at a slant, his face lowered. A faint breeze naturally swirled around him—the passive effect of the special effect, Surrounding Wind.
Whenever he faced an enemy, this special effect activated immediately. It consumed almost nothing, and its power would continuously increase along with his guidance and control over the wind.
"Interesting, kid. Don't tell me you've practiced Ultimate Path martial arts until your brain turned to mush?" the old man with the Black Knife sneered. "Forget it. No need to waste words on him. Take him down directly. Let's see what he relied on to make those two Golden Threads vanish. Was it Liu Wujun, or that teacher behind him whose background nobody knows?"
Two Golden Threads assigned to investigate cases in the surrounding area had mysteriously disappeared. They had merely come to investigate Lin Hui and test him, yet they vanished without a trace. Even now, not even a remnant of their corpses could be found.
So, after being frightened off last time, they had joined forces again. Picking up the trail from the doubts left unresolved last time, they intended to investigate further and uncover the truth behind the disappearances at all costs.
Whoosh.
The Black-and-White Blades drew their thick-backed sabers together, not letting their guard down simply because Lin Hui was alone.
They had survived until now and smoothly avoided every danger precisely because of this caution and willingness to go all out.
"Kill him?" White Blade asked.
"No. Take him alive and interrogate him first. End this quickly, lest more trouble arise with the passing night," Black Knife replied.
"Fine." White Blade nodded, then suddenly froze. "Not good—where is he?!"
In that instant while they were speaking, Lin Hui vanished from before their eyes.
There