Slaying the Thief

Li Ran said, "So what? Even so, I can still kill you."

The thief surnamed Zhang coughed twice and said, "City Lord, why go that far? If you kill me, your injuries will only worsen. How about we call off this fight? I still have some healing spirit pills on me. Even if they cannot cure your wounds, they can at least keep them from worsening. Once this Void Spider recovers, we can leave this place together. What do you say?"

The thief surnamed Zhang knew that although Li Ran was severely injured, he was still exceedingly formidable. Even if he could win, he would suffer no light injuries himself. There was also Yan Chihuo nearby, along with an injured Origin Core Stage Void Spider. He was afraid he would gain nothing in the end.

By all rights, his offer was generous enough. Yet Li Ran said coldly, "I hate thieves like you most. Whenever I see one, I kill one."

With that, he kicked off with all four hooves and charged at the thief surnamed Zhang again. Seeing this, the thief hurriedly took flight. He had assumed that Li Ran, badly injured as he was, would not dare to fly. Otherwise, why would he run straight at him?

But the instant his body rose into the air, he saw a trace of mockery in the Five-Colored Divine Ox's eyes. Realizing something was wrong, he spread his hand, and the Five-Light Shield flew back.

The Five-Light Shield had barely blocked the front of him when, with a clang, an immense force slammed into it, sending the shield flying away again. The thief surnamed Zhang could not keep his footing in midair either and was hurled away. This time, he immediately got back up, only to spit out a mouthful of