Teng Qingshan Makes a Move

This is also the reason why the Heavenly Kingdom Organization specifically paired him with Monkey, who possesses an agile frame and excels at long-range sniping.

But now that Monkey is severely injured and unconscious, White Bear has undoubtedly become a target in front of Lu Hong, whose speed and footwork far exceed his own!

Being slow, he cannot escape even if he wants to right now!

Glancing at the unconscious Monkey under the night sky, a fierce look flashed across White Bear's face. "Let's do this!"

He no longer chased blindly, but stopped where he stood and assumed a defensive stance.

"Haha, you big lug aren't as stupid as you look."

Seeing his opponent stop, Lu Hong also halted his movement, holding a short gun in his left hand while looking at him indifferently.

Under the faint moonlight.

White Bear's rapid breathing could be heard as he watched the slowly approaching Lu Hong with full vigilance.

With Monkey, the biggest threat, now out of commission, White Bear—despite his formidable strength in direct combat—was perfectly countered by Lu Hong, who excelled in footwork and speed.

Therefore, Lu Hong was not in the slightest bit panicked; he prepared to use this big lug to properly hone his newly attained Master realm.

After all, even across the entire underground world, targets like White Bear who were suitable for sparring were extremely rare.

Since he had run into one, Lu Hong naturally wouldn't let the opportunity go to waste.

Real combat is the fastest way to improve.

"Lu Hong, do you really think you've got me?" White Bear said coldly in fluent English.

"Isn't that obvious?" Lu Hong replied in English as well. "It's a pity. The famous Monkey-Bear Duo of the underground world will be removed from the list today. By killing you two, my world ranking might surge, and the bounties for my future missions will increase significantly. I really have you two to thank for that."

Lu Hong laughed easily.

According to the underground world's assassin rankings.

The Monkey-Bear Duo was ranked 50th on the global assassin list.

And Lu Hong's ranking was 52nd.

Of course.

That was his ranking before Lu Hong broke through to the Master realm.

Since his breakthrough a while ago, he had cut down several top assassins ranked in the global top 100. If he could kill the Monkey-Bear Duo this time, his ranking would indeed surge; it was even possible for him to break into the top 30 in one fell swoop.

Once he reached that ranking.

Lu Hong would become one of the most sought-after assassins in the entire underground world!

Because he was still very young!

He hadn't even turned 18 yet!

Of course, this was a secret, a secret known only to the most powerful assassin organizations.

With such potential, once Lu Hong returned with this illustrious record, he would inevitably be highly valued by the organization behind him.

By then, the bounties for the missions he accepted would multiply several times over, and the speed at which he earned money would far exceed what it was now.

"Using us as stepping stones to fame—do you really think you can win?"

White Bear roared.

At this moment, Lu Hong stopped talking. He simply gripped the short gun in his hand in silence and unleashed his ghostly footwork, charging toward White Bear.

Seeing Lu Hong attacking with his gun, White Bear dared not let his focus waver; he raised his massive fists, preparing to defend with all his might.

At this moment, the corner of his eye caught a subtle, almost imperceptible movement from the unconscious Monkey nearby.

In an instant, he understood.

This was the tacit understanding they had built through countless missions.

It meant that Monkey had already woken up, but was still pretending to be unconscious!

He still had the ability to attack!

As long as he could draw Lu Hong's attention head-on, Monkey could fire a cold shot from behind, and they would still have a chance!

The Monkey, who had only moved slightly, immediately returned to a state of deathly stillness.

With his heart settled, White Bear was no longer panicked, and even his breathing gradually steadied.

Teng Qingshan, who had been observing the overall situation, naturally noticed the anomaly with the Monkey lying on the ground.

However, he was not prepared to intervene just yet.

With his Flying Dagger mastery, even at night, he could predict the trajectory of the opponent's bullets and throw a Flying Dagger to intercept them.

Killing these two would only be a matter of a few Flying Daggers.

Moreover, it seemed that Lu Hong, who held the gun, would not be so easy to kill.

Teng Qingshan prepared to observe more carefully before making a move.

At this moment, Lu Hong, who was in a state of high excitement, indeed did not notice the anomaly with Monkey.

After all, under the short spear thrown with his full strength, Monkey's entire left arm had completely vanished. With such a horrific injury and massive blood loss, the only reason Monkey was still hanging on by a thread was because he also practiced Internal Martial Arts, which granted him excellent control over his muscles.

But that was all; there was no possibility of him launching another attack.

Because even for himself, if he had suffered such a grievous injury, he would not have had the remaining strength to attack either.

But the young Lu Hong had forgotten one thing.

Under normal circumstances, it was indeed impossible for Monkey to launch another attack.

However, as members originating from the Heavenly Kingdom Organization, they always kept a specially made capsule in their mouths.

Once this capsule was bitten through, the specialized medicine and powerful stimulants inside could ensure they held onto their last breath in a near-death state, while also stimulating their life potential to allow them to slowly recover and unleash one final strike!

This was also the reason why White Bear had stopped in his tracks and chatted with him instead of continuing to chase Lu Hong.

Everything had been to stall for time!

Although Lu Hong was incredibly confident at this moment, he was, after all, a killer who had executed many missions.

As his movement technique flickered, he thrust his strongest spear strike at White Bear's face with all his might!

"Clang!"

At the critical moment, White Bear's gauntlets, wrapped in special metal, successfully blocked Lu Hong's thrust!

Having also bitten through his special capsule, White Bear's neural response had risen to a new level under the stimulation of the powerful stimulants, allowing him to finally block Lu Hong's attack in his desperate state.

As expected, the left-handed attack still has some impact. If it had been my right hand, this big oaf wouldn't have been able to block it! Lu Hong thought with hidden resentment after his lightning-fast spear strike was blocked. Just as he was about to retract the spear to find another opportunity to attack—

Pfft!

A barely audible gunshot rang out.

"It's over!!!"

The long spear Lu Hong had thrust out was still clamped between White Bear's fists, and he couldn't pull it back at all for the moment.

At this hair-breadth moment.

Teng Qingshan, who had been watching the battle from the shadows, finally made his move.

Whoosh!

A Flying Dagger reflecting the cold moonlight shot out, aimed directly at the space in front of Monkey's head.

As expected.

An instant later.

The bullet in flight was struck by the Flying Dagger, splitting into two halves and falling powerlessly to the ground.

"What???"

Monkey, who was standing sideways, had eyes full of disbelief. "There's another expert?"

This was the last thought that flashed through Monkey's mind. Before he could continue pulling the trigger, another Flying Dagger shot straight into his skull.

This killer, who had been infamous throughout the entire underground world, perished right there.

"Monkey!!!"

White Bear finally reacted. Seeing Monkey with a fruit knife embedded in the center of his forehead—his partner who had accompanied him through countless life-and-death missions—White Bear completely lost his composure.

"Now is the time!"

Although he didn't know who was helping him from the shadows, Lu Hong knew that he could not miss this opportunity!

He mobilized all the strength in his body, and the short spear in his left hand instantly gathered a powerful force, thrusting forward like lightning once again.

Squelch!

The sharp spearhead instantly plunged into White Bear's skull.

The tip of the spear emerged from the back of White Bear's head.

"Thud!"

Having suffered a fatal injury, White Bear fell to the ground, twitched once, and then completely lost all signs of life.

With this.

The top-tier killer duo sent by the Heavenly Kingdom Organization was wiped out.