Magic Shadow Bite

The person lurking in the darkness still hadn't shown himself, firing the occasional cold arrow.

As if it weren't bad enough to attack from the shadows, those arrows even exploded.

Who could put up with that?

And then there was that stinking fox, giggling on the wall.

Its sly grin made it look like a cunning little schemer.

In this utterly bizarre scene, Wang Gan felt fear for the first time.

He had no idea who was after him.

He was being thwarted at every turn, and his situation was far too passive.

If this went on, he really might die here.

With that thought, Wang Gan turned and fled from the courtyard.

At the same time, a voice came from the darkness.

"Chase him!"

"Yip!"

The Dark Three-Tailed Fox nimbly leaped onto the roof and vanished into the darkness after a few bounds.

Meanwhile, the Shadow Silhouette in the corner sank straight into the ground, darting through the Dark World without restraint.

In the Dark World, Li Ran only had to look up to see Wang Gan fleeing across the ground.

With the passive skill [Outlook], his field of vision was farther-reaching and broader. And in the Dark World, buildings above him appeared like three-dimensional game models. Looking up at the surface was like seeing through the map in a game, allowing him to survey the whole area.

If he sank deeper into the Shadow World, what Li Ran saw would look like a scaled-down map.

Wang Gan was fleeing in a panic as if he'd seen a ghost.

"So this is what the world looks like in the eyes of a god."

"Too bad I can't attack directly from the Shadow World. Otherwise, I'd have a thousand ways to make him suffer."

An A-rank monster with 500 Mysterious Power, reduced to such a sorry state!

A few days ago, Li Ran had been the one running for his life.

In the Weird World, those without strength could only take a beating.

"You stinking fox! You again!"

Wang Gan cursed. Up ahead, Scarlet Iris stood on a rooftop, watching him flee with a foxlike grin.

This time, Wang Gan didn't recklessly charge at her. He turned straight into another alley.

"Whoosh~"

But after only a couple of steps, a flaming arrow shot toward him.

"Boom!"

Another burst of flames exploded, blasting Wang Gan off his feet.

When he got back up, his whole body was mangled. He was covered in dust and looked utterly wretched.

"Argh... Come out! If you've got the guts, come out!"

One fox was already maddening enough. Now there was another enemy in the dark, firing cold arrows at him.

They were trying to drive him insane.

Just then, a transparent silhouette slowly appeared behind Wang Gan. It blended almost completely into the darkness; unless someone focused on it, they wouldn't notice it at all.

"Shadow Assault."

A flash of cold light streaked by like a meteor in the night, gone in an instant.

The next second, the flash appeared at Wang Gan's back and stabbed into him at lightning speed. A web of thunder marks immediately spread across his body.

"Argh!!"

Wang Gan threw his head back and screamed, his whole body convulsing uncontrollably.

"Backstab plus Thunder Mark to paralyze the target, then turn and slit his throat—a one-hit kill!"

The critical damage from Backstab could at most severely wound an A-rank Mental Infector. Killing one wasn't so easy. Li Ran's mind automatically pieced together a full assassination combo. He'd tried it time and again, and so far it had always worked.

This time would be no different. Li Ran moved at incredible speed, circling around in front of Wang Gan. The Thunder Dagger flashed across Wang Gan's neck like a bolt of lightning.

"Clang!"

The dagger should have easily slit his throat, but it unexpectedly struck something as hard as iron.

The Thunder Dagger scraped against Wang Gan's neck, sending up a spray of sparks!

Li Ran looked closer. Beneath the skin split open on Wang Gan's neck, a cold, ironlike gleam shimmered.

"Damn it, Throat Slit failed, and the invisibility effect wore off!"

Li Ran cursed inwardly. The moment Throat Slit failed, the lingering invisibility effect from Shadow Assault disappeared.

The paralysis from [Thunder Mark] lasted only 0.5 seconds.

That brief instant was all Wang Gan needed to shake it off. He glared at Li Ran, whose invisibility had worn off.

"It's you!"

He recognized the person who had ambushed him.

It was the guy who'd interrupted his fun that morning.

The guy had pretended to be a resident from downstairs to ruin his plans. And now he dared show up in front of him again.

A few days ago, he'd even waited for the kid by the elevator. Several times, he'd seen him enter the building, only to come up empty-handed every time.

So the kid had some kind of invisibility ability, which was how he'd escaped each time.

And now he dared to ambush him.

He'd walked right into a tiger's den—delivering himself as a snack!

"Kid, I finally caught you!"

Wang Gan recognized Li Ran and immediately grinned viciously. He spread his arms and swept his giant blades toward him. The terrifying curved blades lunged down like a demon's fangs, whipping up gusts of wind.

Li Ran dodged back quickly, putting some distance between them.

"Blood Sickle Flying Blade!"

Li Ran immediately counterattacked, giving Wang Gan no chance to close in.

A crescent of blood-red light slashed out. Wang Gan had no choice but to switch from offense to defense, crossing the curved blades on his arms over his chest.

A tremendous force struck him and sent him stumbling backward.

Blood Sickle Flying Blade had triggered its knockback effect!

"Is this maniac made of iron? Blood Sickle Flying Blade can cut through walls, yet it can't break his defense?"

Li Ran unleashed a third Blood Sickle Flying Blade.

Wang Gan swung the giant blades on his arms and blocked it outright.

Just as Li Ran had suspected, beneath the skin covering Wang Gan's entire body was a layer of material like steel. It was as if he had Steel Body, and Blood Sickle Flying Blade couldn't inflict a fatal wound.

On the other side, Wang Gan was astonished. The force of the Blood Sickle Flying Blade had made both his arms go numb.

He couldn't help thinking in shock, When did this kid get so strong?

A few days ago, the kid had looked at him like a rabbit staring at a tiger, his eyes full of fear.

Today, he'd ambushed him and tried to assassinate him, using one strange move after another.

He'd even tamed a stinking fox!

As Wang Gan sized up Li Ran, Li Ran was sizing him up too.

Li Ran stood there calmly and fearlessly, eyeing Wang Gan's neck in surprise.

Giant blades jutted from both his arms, and an absurdly broad blade also sprouted from the top of his head. From a distance, it looked as if a cleaver had split his skull open. But the blade had actually grown out of his head, and his facial features were unaffected. It reminded Li Ran of the art style in Chainsaw Man.

"No wonder he survived three Explosive Arrows, three flying blades, my Backstab, and even Throat Slit."

That was a real surprise. With his current strength, he could easily kill B-rank monsters with comparable Mysterious Power in a single blow.

"Is this how terrifying A-rank Mental Infectors are?"

Li Ran had gained a whole new understanding of A-rank monsters.

Even though his Mysterious Power was nearly three hundred points higher than Wang Gan's, and his other stats gave him an even greater advantage,

he still couldn't kill him in one blow.

Li Ran was glad he'd come after Wang Gan now, rather than when his Mysterious Power had been only 500.

So what if this monster was covered in blades?

He was strong enough now to kill him!

"Magic Shadow Bite!"

Li Ran gave a low shout. A black demonic shadow surged over his arms. As it took shape, the shadows of two demonic wolves formed around them.

Suddenly, Li Ran burst forward at terrifying speed, charging at Wang Gan.

Wang Gan's pupils contracted. Reflected in them were two Shadow Flame Wolf Souls pouncing toward him!

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