Killing a Rank Two

As for Zhang Yu, he looked at Lu Hao with delight. After all, Lu Hao had chosen Magic City Martial Arts University, and given Lu Hao's talent, he might just be able to knock the top-ranked Capital Martial Arts University off its pedestal when the time came.

"Since Student Lu has chosen our Magic City Martial Arts University, Magic Martial will certainly not let Student Lu's talent go to waste."

"President Zhang, I will continue to participate in the college entrance examination, and then I can just wait for the start of the semester, right?"

"Yes, that's correct. There is still one month until the college entrance examination and about four months until the start of the semester. I believe that by the time the semester begins, Student Lu will definitely have reached an even higher level."

After chatting with Zhang Yu for a while and signing the compensation agreement for Magic Martial, Zhang Yu and his team took their leave.

In the afternoon, Lu Hao once again began his journey of completing tasks for the Detective Bureau. However, this time, Lu Hao set his sights on tasks ranging from the low to mid-stage of the Second Grade. He was still short of seven bones; as long as he could take down one low-stage Second Grade martial artist, his needs would be met, and he could then advance to the Second Grade.

Currently, Lu Hao's strength was already far beyond the Second Grade. Even if his general attacks didn't reach the level of a trump card, they were not to be underestimated. Furthermore, by using Blood Battle Mad Blade, he could reach the level of a trump card.

Coupled with the fact that Lu Hao's vitality was now no weaker than that of a Second Grade martial artist, he had no trouble dealing with anyone below the high-stage of the Second Grade.

Additionally, since the only First Grade tasks left were those involving searching for people, he decided to first check if there were any Second Grade tasks with confirmed enemy locations, followed by those that still had some leads.

After getting into Viper's car, Lu Hao headed toward the Detective Bureau.

Upon arriving at the Detective Bureau, Lu Hao was in luck. He happened to discover a Second Grade fugitive in the task list that morning. Lu Hao took one look and quickly accepted it, lest someone else see it and snatch it up.

After accepting the task, Lu Hao carefully examined the mission details.

The target of this mission was a mid-stage Second Grade martial artist, and a female one at that, named Lu Aoyun. This female martial artist had killed an ordinary person directly during a conflict.

At the same time, she had killed five innocent passersby at the scene, so the Detective Bureau had been searching everywhere for her whereabouts recently. It was only this morning that they had finally located her.

Currently, Lu Aoyun was in the South Suburb, suspected of having made arrangements with someone to leave the Beiding District via the waterway. Local police were monitoring the area, which was why this task was pinned at the top of the Second Grade missions.

This was also the reason why Lu Hao had spotted it immediately.

Knowing the situation, Lu Hao headed straight for the South Suburb. After all, what if Lu Aoyun ran away if he arrived too late, or what if she discovered the scouting police officers?

Half an hour later.

Lu Hao arrived at his destination. Using the contact information provided in the task, he reached the officer on reconnaissance duty.

"What is the situation with Lu Aoyun?"

Lu Hao didn't waste time and went straight to the point.

"Mr. Lu, after discovering Lu Aoyun's tracks this morning, I have been following her. She entered a factory building at noon and hasn't come out since. According to the terrain map provided by the police station, there are no other exits, so she is still inside."

Lu Hao nodded. That was good; it meant his rush to get here after seeing the task hadn't been in vain. After telling the scouting officer to fall back, Lu Hao crept toward the factory.

Fortunately, this was the South Suburb, and there were basically no people around; otherwise, in such an open area, evacuating civilians would have been a major problem.

Just as Lu Hao reached the edge of the factory, he heard faint screams coming from inside. Lu Hao pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

"Yunyun, I was wrong, please let me go, I know I was wrong."

A weak voice came from inside, and the smell of blood began to seep out.

"Wrong? What did you do wrong? Do you mean you know you're going to die?"

"Yu Jie, tell me, how exactly did I wrong you that you would betray me for a woman? Have you forgotten who gave you pills when your talent was poor?"

"Yunyun, I was wrong, I was really wrong, just let me go."

"Hmph, and who did you pick? An ordinary person? You betrayed me for an ordinary person?"

Listening to the conversation from outside, Lu Hao felt like a bystander watching a drama. It seemed the reason for Lu Aoyun's sudden murderous rampage was right here; he hadn't expected her to have been betrayed by her own man.

Lu Hao shook his head and stopped thinking about it. After all, these matters were none of his business. His target now was Lu Aoyun; since she had killed people, she had to be prepared to pay with her life.

Hearing Lu Aoyun torturing Yu Jie inside, Lu Hao took the opportunity to climb in through a glass window above the factory.

Once inside, Lu Hao saw at a glance a man tied to a chair in the middle of the factory, his body covered in numerous wounds. Sitting to the side was a woman—this woman was Lu Hao's target.

Come to think of it, this was the first time Lu Hao had ever made a move against a woman, but he wouldn't hold back. After all, holding back would be an act of irresponsibility toward his own life.

Lu Hao slowly crawled onto the rafters, preparing to launch a surprise attack from above. Even if he couldn't kill Lu Aoyun in one blow, he could at least inflict significant injuries on her.

Reaching the rafters, Lu Hao saw Lu Aoyun pick up a whip, preparing to lash out at Yu Jie. Lu Hao lunged down.

Relying on a burst of mid-air momentum, Lu Hao slashed down at Lu Aoyun with his blade.

Lu Aoyun was completely unprepared for Lu Hao's sneak attack, but upon seeing the blade coming, she instinctively raised her arms in an attempt to block it.

Lu Hao's blade came down; although it didn't sever Lu Aoyun's arms, it caused a massive wound.

"Ah! You dare to ambush me, you little brat, I'll kill you!"

Lu Aoyun felt the pain instantly. Looking at the young man before her, Lu Aoyun roared. Although her arms were injured, her lower limbs had been fully tempered—back when she was First Grade, she had tempered her legs first out of fear of death.

Lu Aoyun kicked out toward Lu Hao. Lu Hao didn't just watch; after the first strike, he unleashed a second slash at Lu Aoyun.

The blade and the leg collided in mid-air. Lu Aoyun's kick contained quite a bit of vitality, nearly 30 units, which meant she had truly mastered her vitality—after all, the average vitality of a mid-stage Second Grade was only around 300.

Lu Aoyun was quite confident; after all, for a civilian martial artist like her, being able to truly master vitality was a rare feat.

But Lu Hao's strike contained nearly 60 units of vitality. A 60 to 30 gap—a two-fold difference—was clear at a glance.

Just like that, after the blade and leg collided, the power of Lu Hao's blade was slightly reduced, but it continued to hack forward.

The blade edge followed Lu Aoyun's leg and slashed toward her chest. Instantly, Lu Aoyun was sent flying, a massive wound appeared on her chest, and she spat out mouthful after mouthful of blood.