Bang.
In the darkness, a dull thud rang out. Jun Tianlin looked down at the bed. Even with the darkness obscuring his vision, he could clearly see that the Bone Spike in his hand had struck not Yamamoto Ichiki, who should have been sleeping soundly, but a flat piece of wood!
"Damn it, I've been tricked!"
Jun Tianlin's pupils contracted. His expression changed, and he stamped hard with his right foot, using the powerful impact to propel himself backward and escape the room.
Unfortunately, it was easy to invite a god in but hard to send one away. Especially when dealing with a crafty, ruthless man like Yamamoto Ichiki: once you'd attacked him and failed to accomplish anything, you had to leave something behind. Otherwise, how could he live up to the title of "missing-nin"?
The next second, Jun Tianlin had retreated to the window when he suddenly felt a hand on his back. A burst of pain shot through him.
Pfft!
The Kaguya Clan were born with exceptionally strong bodies, and Jun Tianlin also possessed Shikotsumyaku. But even so, the sudden attack in the darkness made his body falter. He stumbled, then pitched forward.
"Ha!"
Enduring the searing pain in his back, Jun Tianlin let out a low shout, the veins in his brow bulging. As he fell forward, he braced his right hand against the ground and used the recoil to somersault out through the window.
There was no need to guess. The only person who could have shown up here and attacked him was Yamamoto Ichiki, whom he hadn't seen when he made his attempt on the man's life.
But Jun Tianlin didn't look back as he escaped the room. He simply ran for his life...
Turning left and right, then right and left, Jun Tianlin tore through several streets. By the time he finally slowed down, he had left the center of Green Peak Town and reached a grassy area on its outskirts.
Tap.
His foot stumbled again, and Jun Tianlin came to a disheveled halt. He didn't keep running. Instead, he turned around and stood still, waiting quietly.
Sure enough, after a few breaths, a figure dressed in black appeared in front of Jun Tianlin.
"Heh heh heh. Kid, I thought I'd hidden myself well enough. I never expected you to find me. Looks like this place isn't safe anymore. After this, I'll have to find somewhere else to hide.
"But you're young, yet you dared accept a bounty to kill me. You've got guts. Too bad I, Yamamoto Ichiki, am not so easy to deal with. Disappointed?
"And you actually stopped running. That's quite unexpected. Are you planning to make one last desperate stand?
"Hmph. No matter what, you'll die by my hand in the end. Stopping here has only saved me some time!"
A sneer curled the lips of Yamamoto Ichiki, clad in black, as he mocked Jun Tianlin without mercy.
Jun Tianlin silently endured Yamamoto Ichiki's taunts. Only after the man had said all he had to say did he slowly raise his right hand, wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and flash him a bright smile.
"Hey, you done talking?"
"Huh?"
Yamamoto Ichiki's sneer abruptly faded. He hadn't understood what Jun Tianlin meant. Had his opponent decided to give up resisting and surrender?
Jun Tianlin had no idea what Yamamoto Ichiki was imagining. He stretched languidly, then laughed with ease.
"Yamamoto Ichiki, you really are crafty. You easily dodged the nighttime assassination I'd carefully prepared. I have to say, your vigilance is impressive, even to me. 2333.
"But when my assassination attempt failed and I saw that there was a piece of wood on the bed, I knew you had to be nearby, waiting for a chance to ambush me. So I pretended not to notice and played along, letting you hit me and pretending to be seriously injured. That way, I could lure you to this grassland.
"After all, the description in the mission I accepted called you crafty and ruthless. With such a formidable opponent, I had to take extra precautions.
"Most importantly, if we fought in town, the commotion would be too great. I don't want news that I killed you spreading all over the world!
"Do you know your biggest mistake? After ambushing me, you still confidently chased after me. You didn't realize that by pursuing me, you'd already put one foot on the doorstep of the Death God...
"Thor, this grassland is the grave I prepared for you. Tell me, do you... like it?"
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