A Snap of the Fingers, and the Missing Floor

On the rooftop three kilometers away.

In March, she pulled her wind-blown cloak tighter around herself. The wind was so strong that even the crow on her shoulder could barely stand, clinging tightly to the linen fabric to keep itself from being blown askew.

March continued, "With such strong winds, and a sniper who can hit his target every time within 2600 meters, the Tribunal of Taboos is going to be in for a lot of trouble if such a sniper appears in this world."

The implication is that many superhumans will die from sniper fire.

Upon hearing this, Li Dongze suddenly asked, "You don't mean to take him in, do you?"

March glanced at him calmly. "The Tribunal of Taboos its own principles; we only accept superhumans who are about to die of old age or are already dead."

"When was this principle established?" Li Dongze asked.

"I don't know which generation it came from," March said, "But I think this principle is pretty good. It can clearly define what we should and shouldn't contain. Without this principle, the Tribunal of Taboos could contain any superhuman at will. If you take my resources, I can pretend to be righteous and contain you. If you steal my fame and fortune, I can also pretend to be righteous and contain you."

"The Tribunal of Taboos exists for the survival of humanity and to curb the growth of Forbidden Zone. The crows also hold firm to their beliefs and do what is right for us. Without this principle, the Tribunal of Taboos would be tainted by worldly fame and fortune, and the faith of each crow would no longer be so pure..."

The members of the Tribunal of Taboos are commonly referred to as ravens, and they have simply accepted the name.

The Tribunal of Taboos has very strict conditions for determining who will die of old age. A person who is to die of old age must have their fate decided by a Forbidden Item and then be placed under the Tribunal of Taboos's surveillance and allowed to die naturally.

So, strictly speaking, the people the crows take in are all already dead.

This is why the strange phenomenon of the Tribunal of Taboos moving between two sides of the battlefield without being attacked occurs.

Because crows have their own principles.

In fact, without the Tribunal of Taboos, more than a dozen cities, including City No. 18, City No. 1, and City No. 7, would have long since become Forbidden Zone.

March looked at Li Dongze: "Judging from your reaction, I have a feeling you might know this sniper."

"I don't know him," Li Dongze shook his head.

"I understand. You're still not very good at lying to me, just like before. Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret. The Tribunal of Taboos has too many secrets; one more won't make a difference," March said calmly. "So, it's someone whose identity you need to protect—the next successor to the knighthood?"

"I already said I don't know him," Li Dongze raised an eyebrow and then took out his pocket watch from his pocket.

"No need to try to change the subject, it's going to rain tomorrow," March said, glancing towards the Jinmao Building again, without mentioning Qing Chen's identity. "Snipers still have their limits. Without a sniper's protection, those B-Class gene warriors will probably do what Li Changqing did before, constantly dodging bullets. In that situation, trying to hit them could very well result in accidentally injuring Li Changqing. After all, at a distance of 2000 meters, a bullet takes two seconds to arrive. Even the most skilled calculator can't predict where a B-Class expert will be in two seconds."

Previously, the reason why the snipers of the Kamishiro Family were able to fire their shots was because the eight experts had confined Li Changqing's movements to a very small area, and they had a very tacit way of cooperating.

But Li Changqing was alone, so she couldn't lock onto the battle zone.

As March said.

After killing all the snipers, Qing Chen turned his gun towards the battlefield.

He tried to continue sniping the B-Class gene warriors, but at this moment all the B-Class gene warriors began to evade the bullets and move at high speed.

They kept changing positions, even if doing so would mean missing the opportunity to attack Li Changqing.

It was virtually impossible for Qing Chen to hit them without accidentally injuring Li Changqing.

"What do you think he will do? The sniper will be in a very awkward position at this time. The distance he chose does have a great advantage for him. He can hit others, but others cannot hit him. However, if the distance is too far, the trajectory of the bullet will be too long," Li Dongze analyzed calmly.

"How would I know? I've never been a sniper," March replied, smoothing the feathers of the Six-Eyed Crow on her shoulder.

At this moment, Qing Chen stopped firing into the battlefield and instead raised his gun as if to snipe at the stars in the sky.

He mechanically pulled the trigger again and again, letting the bullets fly into the unknown sky.

Seeing this, March sighed, "Not only is his shooting accurate, but he's also clever. This time, it's enough for Li Changqing to turn the tide."

A sniper doesn't necessarily need to hit every shot to be considered a threat on the battlefield; simply letting the enemy know he's still there is a threat in itself.

No one on the battlefield can be sure if they will be targeted in the next second. They can only keep moving at high speed, missing one opportunity to fight after another.

The sound of sniper rifles was like the Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of every enemy; no one knew when it would fall.

The reason March spoke these words with a sigh was because she knew that more superhumans would die at the hands of this sniper.

From now on, the little crows will have to work overtime.

In the long street battlefield, three gene warriors have already been lost. Everyone is on guard against Li Changqing's sword arrows, but the jade sword arrows have not been used since they were put back into her sleeve.

Li Changqing knew that the hidden A-level expert was probably waiting to destroy her sword arrow.

The sniper rifles were still firing, but not a single bullet reached the long street.

All the gene warriors felt an invisible pressure and became increasingly restrained when facing Li Changqing.

So even though the Gods clearly had the advantage in strength and numbers, it looked like Li Changqing was the one dominating everyone.

This is the sniper's authority on the battlefield; no one can ignore it.

At this moment, only five experts from the Kamishiro Family remained. Suddenly, Li Changqing's figure became supple, and with each flick of his fingers, it was as if he was drawing an elegant circle.

That was the Eight Trigrams Palm technique that Li Changqing had learned since childhood. Now that the enemy's formation could no longer be formed, it also had a chance to be used.

The roar of the sniper rifle was like a wondrous drumbeat, making Li Changqing's battle exhilarating.

"According to a sniper's principles, he should have moved to a different position after killing the other snipers," March said. "He and Li Changqing are very close, so much so that he would rather violate sniper principles to help suppress the enemy's morale on the battlefield."

"I don't know him," Li Dongze said.

"If he doesn't leave soon, he'll be in trouble," March said.

As she spoke, March turned and walked downstairs.

"Where are you going?" Li Dongze asked.

March thought for a moment, "There's no need to watch the rest of the battle. I heard there's a nice little bar downstairs. I can order a cocktail and have it, then go collect the remains of the Kamishiro Family's superhuman... and maybe even collect the body of the knight's successor."

It seemed to March that the outcome was already predetermined.

March looked at Li Dongze: "Won't you come for a drink?"

But Li Dongze turned and walked away even faster than March: "No need, I have other things to do."

"Going to rescue someone?" March asked curiously. "Won't you come for a drink?"

"I'm not drinking anymore. The drinks at the bar downstairs all come from me," Li Dongze said.

A rare look of astonishment appeared on March's face.

At this moment, Qing Chen pulled the trigger while keeping an eye on his surroundings.

He himself was well aware of the principles of a sniper: having completed the mission and eliminated the enemy sniper, he should leave as soon as possible.

The Kamishiro Family has many assassins in City No. 18, enough to deal with both him and Li Changqing at the same time.

A sniper who remains stationary will inevitably be targeted.

But he also knew that Li Changqing was still under a lot of pressure, and he couldn't let go yet.

In an instant, the previously unconscious Old Nine had awakened.

He lay on the ground, squinting and observing for a long time, before finally finding the right moment to get up again and use his body to bump into one of them, recklessly relieving the pressure on Li Changqing.

Old Nine was injured, so his combat power was greatly reduced. He could only hold on to the gene warrior he had knocked down with great difficulty, refusing to let go no matter what.

He allowed his opponent to punch him repeatedly in the ribs.

The Old Nine, who was originally going to be renamed the Sixteenth Prince, will probably become the Old Nineteen after this battle.

The damage from these punches, one after another, may not be less than that from a firearm.

But then, the sword arrow in Li Changqing's sleeve reappeared, piercing the eye socket of the gene warrior who was locked by the Old Nineteen like a thunderbolt.

Seeing this, Qing Chen decisively put away his gun and left.

There was absolutely no hesitation or delay.

He pulled up the hood of his sweatshirt and walked down from the emergency exit of the Jinmao Building.

The power to the Jinmao Building had been cut off at some point, plunging the entire building into darkness.

As soon as Qing Chen stepped into the emergency exit, a figure lunged at him from the dimly lit stairwell.

He instinctively put his arms in front of him, and all the muscles in his body tensed up at the same time.

In a flash, with no way to avoid it, Qing Chen chose to use his arm bone to catch the uninvited guest's kick head-on.

The boy was like a sandbag, flying backwards from the emergency exit and crashing heavily into the stairwell wall.

Wow, so fast!

The person who arrived was actually a B-Class gene warrior!

Qing Chen was at the peak of D-Class, but he was powerless against this B-Class gene warrior. His bones felt like they were falling apart, and he experienced excruciating pain in his internal organs.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, and the pain almost made him faint!

"You're the sniper, aren't you?" the B-Class gene warrior asked calmly.

Qing Chen recognized the voice.

Wang Bingxu.

Wang Bingxu, who once protected the Autumn Hunting Team!

Although the sniper rifle was powerful, it was only at this moment that Qing Chen clearly realized the gap between himself and a true master.

Indeed, I still need to cultivate diligently.

Fortunately, Qing Chen was still in Zard's appearance, so the other party did not recognize him.

Wang Bingxu walked out of the emergency exit, but just as Qing Chen coughed up blood, Wang Bingxu saw a huge black sniper rifle suddenly appear out of thin air in the other's hand, and he pulled the trigger.

In his haste, Wang Bingxu turned around to try to avoid the bullets, but he was too close to Qing Chen and never expected that the other party would conjure a sniper rifle out of thin air.

With a deafening roar, Wang Bingxu was unable to dodge in time, and his left arm was severed clean off by the gunshot.

Qing Chen sighed inwardly. Facing an expert of this level, as long as the opponent was on guard, he couldn't even achieve a fatal effect by firing at close range.

Wang Bingxu felt a surge of pain and anger. He moved like a cheetah, kicking Qing Chen's head and trying to embed it into the wall.

Qing Chen turned the gun barrel, trying to keep up with Wang Bingxu's swaying figure, but found that the other party was much faster than him!

Danger!

Desperate situation!

A snap of fingers.

It came from the emergency exit.

Someone else whispered, "I drank two extra cups of tea, and I almost arrived late."

Time seemed to slow down inside the Jinmao Building at that moment... no, it really did slow down.

In the stairwell, a figure wearing a baseball cap calmly ascended the steps.

The other person walked up the stairs leisurely, but arrived very quickly.

Wang Bingxu's kick, like a slow-motion scene from a movie, slowly approached Qing Chen's head.

The figure wearing a baseball cap walked past Wang Bingxu, accompanied by a slight cough.

He lightly brushed his fingers across Wang Bingxu's neck, with a grace and elegance akin to a dragonfly skimming the water.

Then, the figure slightly raised Wang Bingxu Qing Chen, by ten centimeters.

Another snap of the fingers.

The flow of time suddenly returned to normal.

The viscous time is like a swamp.

At that moment, time suddenly began to flow out like a floodgate being opened after the snap of the fingers.

A huge amount of blood suddenly gushed from Wang Bingxu's neck. The kick he was about to deliver to Qing Chen barely grazed Qing Chen's head and struck the empty wall!

The walls were cracked, and large swaths of dust covered Qing Chen in dirt.

But Wang Bingxu fared worse; this B-Class gene warrior died from a ruptured carotid artery before he even understood what was happening.

In the dim light, Qing Chen stared in shock at the familiar figure before him. "Mr. Shadow?"

Qing Shi's shadow squatted in front of Qing Chen and gently tapped Qing Chen's cheek with the knuckles of her middle and index fingers, making a thumping sound.

It felt like hitting wood.

Then, Qing Shi's shadow looked at Qing Chen's wrist.

But then he grabbed Qing Chen's wrist and examined it carefully. "Puppet Master? The Knight Organization actually passed down Puppet Master to you. It seems the Knight Organization is quite murderous now, even using such a long-forgotten Forbidden Item."

Qing Chen always felt powerless when facing this shadow of the Qing family.

The other person seemed to know everything, yet didn't care about anything.

You don't know who he is or what he wants to do.

If you don't know what it wants to do, you can't effectively target it.

"And there's the Forbidden Item ACE-005. Master Li Shutong is quite generous, even giving you the Forbidden Item ACE-005," Qing's shadow continued with a sigh. "It seems I really should find you a Forbidden Item to win back your heart?"

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "It's not necessarily a bad thing."

"Cough cough, didn't expect me to come to save you, did you?" Qing Shi's shadow coughed as he spoke. "Your internal organs are dislocated, it seems you'll need to rest for a few days... Your bones, oh, your bones are actually fine."

Qing Shi's shadow pinched his arm bone, only to find that the bone, which should have been broken, didn't even have a crack.

At this moment, Qing Chen also realized that he had just blocked Wang Bingxu's attack with his arm bones. Although it was not the opponent's full-force kick, it was still terrifying enough.

In the past, his arm bone would probably have been broken, but now that he has eaten nine Dragon Fish, his bones are fine, with only a slight soreness.

The effects of these nine Dragon Fish were even more ferocious than imagined; no wonder his master, Li Shutong, also went to Dragon Lake to steal fish!

However, what surprised Qing Chen even more was the abilities of this Shadow Man.

At this moment, Qing Shi's face was shrouded in shadow under his baseball cap. The corridor was already dim, and now Qing Chen could see nothing at all.

"Alright, you're safe now," Qing's shadow said with a smile. "Get ready to leave, or you'll have to..."

As he spoke, his smile slowly faded, because Qing Chen had fainted.

"Fine, I'll help him to the end," Qing Shi's shadow waved his hand and opened a Shadow Gate, where he easily walked in, carrying Qing Chen's clothes by the back.

Beyond the Shadow Gate lies the 132nd floor of the Luoshen Building, Qing Chen's residence.

Qing Shi's shadow tossed Qing Chen onto the sofa, then opened another Shadow Gate and disappeared.

A short while later, Qing Shi's shadow returned, this time bringing back Wang Bingxu's body, which he dumped on the floor of Qing Chen's living room.

Qing's shadow left again, returning five minutes later with the corpses of two B-Class gene warriors in his hands, as if he had stolen them from the street.

He looked at the three corpses on the ground, then said to the unconscious Qing Chen, "Forbidden Item are hard to find, but finding some offerings for you isn't difficult. That A-rank won't die anytime soon, I'll wait and see. Or, if Li Changqing can't kill him, I'll take matters into my own hands? But that seems a bit risky."

This shadow of the Qing family didn't seem to care whether Qing Chen could hear him or not, and just kept talking to himself.

Inside the Jinmao Building, Li Dongze was taking the elevator, which was rapidly ascending to the 130th floor.

He walked slowly, surveying his surroundings.

At this moment, the backup power of the Jinmao Building had been activated, Li Dongze discovered the battlefield outside the safety passage. However, Qing Chen and Wang Bingxu had disappeared, leaving only shattered walls and bloodstains on the ground.

Li Dongze's face was cold; he was ultimately too late.

However, he judged that Qing Chen should not be dead, because judging from the traces of the battle, it should be Qing Chen who crashed into the wall, and the large pool of blood on the other side should be left by the person who ambushed Qing Chen.

Judging from the amount of bleeding, the splatter marks could only have been caused by a ruptured major artery.

The enemy is dead, so Qing Chen should still be alive.

Did someone save Qing Chen, or did Qing Chen manage to save himself? Li Dongze couldn't be sure.

He looked near the wall, where there was also a small pool of blood.

Li Dongze judged that the bloodstains on the floor were probably coughed up by Qing Chen after his internal organs were injured.

Thinking of this, in order to prevent others from collecting Qing Chen's DNA information, he actually pried up an entire floorboard and carried it downstairs.

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