Setting Fire

"Run, run quickly!"

The leader of the East Star Society felt a chill crawl up his spine, his scalp tingling. He frantically cleared out his safe, hoisted his duffel bag, and bolted toward the window, leaping out into the night.

However, the moment his feet touched the ground, a shout rang out from nearby.

"Station Master, someone jumped out the window!"

Whoosh!

A figure wreathed in ghostly blue lightning tore through the darkness. With a flicker of afterimages, Li Jinshui blocked his path.

"Oh, another gang leader!" Li Jinshui's eyes lit up the moment he saw him.

Catching a big fish—this trip was worth it!

"Hold on a second, don't be in such a rush. Let me see which move is more cost-effective." He hurriedly reassured his opponent while checking his panel.

Meteor Chasing Moon was a formidable hidden weapon skill; the higher one's Blood Qi, the more terrifying its speed and power became. It was well worth raising its mastery level.

But Lightning Pulse Step was on the verge of reaching Great Success, and it carried a "Grade Upgradable" suffix that made Li Jinshui itch to try it.

Meanwhile, the East Star Society leader was dumbfounded, his eyes twitching, wanting to cry but having no tears.

What do you mean, "let me see which move is more cost-effective"?

Is that something a human being would say?

Bang!

He simply dropped his duffel bag and fell to his knees without a moment's hesitation.

"Big Brother, please spare my life! I was forced to move against you; all of this was instigated by those bastards at Wei Hu Security!"

A dignified gang leader, a Ninth-Grade First-rate Martial Artist, was now weeping and begging for mercy in a pathetic display.

The riders behind them watched this scene with deep emotion.

As expected of the Station Master!

But the other guy was truly worthy of being a Drifter Gang member—kneeling the moment things went south. He really had no bottom line.

"To be honest, I'm famous for having a soft heart and a saintly nature. I really don't want to kill you."

Li Jinshui spoke suddenly, then shook his head with regret. "But you didn't even kowtow when begging for mercy, which means you aren't truly convinced. That makes it impossible for me to keep you alive!"

"Ah? I..." The East Star Society leader started to kowtow immediately upon hearing this.

However, Li Jinshui had already leaped into the air. His right leg descended like a giant axe, his massive Blood Qi wrapped in lightning as it slammed heavily onto the man's head.

Splat!

A dull sound of shattering flesh echoed out. The East Star Society leader's entire head was driven deep into his chest cavity, and he collapsed to the ground, dead on the spot.

[Killed while hunting, Heaven Rewards Diligence, Lightning Pulse Step +100]

"A pity, the Basic Lightness Skill didn't count."

Li Jinshui clicked his tongue inwardly. He had deliberately used his lightness skill to leap up before striking down with the Lightning Pulse Step, but only the latter had provided feedback.

Furthermore, the proficiency gained this time wasn't particularly high.

When he had killed the Venom Snake Gang leader with Meteor Chasing Moon earlier, he had gained 260 points of proficiency.

Both were Ninth-Grade martial skills, and both victims were Ninth-Grade First-rate Martial Artists. The reason for the discrepancy was clearly the "environmental conditions."

When he was in a crisis, his training received a bonus, and killing enemies in return provided even greater feedback.

But when he was on the offensive and hunting them down, the proficiency bonus decreased.

Still, it was a profit overall; 100 points of proficiency was worth several bottles of Supplement Potion.

"Station Master, the people inside are trying to push the door open." At this moment, Lin Zhen and the others guarding the entrance shouted.

They were bracing themselves against the factory gates, preventing anyone inside from breaking through.

Chen Dali and the others were surrounding the factory, watching the windows to ensure no one else jumped out to escape.

"Open it, I'm in a bit of a hurry."

Li Jinshui wanted to get to the next target and didn't want to waste time. He picked up the duffel bag and flickered to the factory entrance.

Clang!

With a dull, heavy thud, the thick iron gates were pushed open.

The crowd of gang members inside immediately surged forward, but the moment they saw Li Jinshui standing outside, they were scared out of their wits.

"Ah, retreat, retreat! That maniac is back at the door!"

"Damn it, stop pushing! I'm begging you, move back!"

"Jump out the windows! Don't go through the main door!"

"Oh my god, there are martial artists guarding the windows too!"

Bang!

Just then, a woman with a hot figure and a bewitching face was shoved out by the crowd. She stumbled and fell directly in front of Li Jinshui.

"Young man, every debt has its debtor. We in the Drifter Gang are just following orders; we had no choice."

Someone in the crowd shouted, "This wench is the gang leader's woman. She's as venomous as a snake and has committed just as many atrocities as we have. Plus, she knows the whereabouts of all the gang leader's assets. Spare us, and you can do whatever you want with her."

"No! I'm innocent, they're lying!"

The bewitching woman turned pale with fright. She crawled toward Li Jinshui, clutching his legs for dear life. "Everything was forced upon me by the gang leader! As for the assets, he kept them in a safe, but he just took them with him when he left."

Her voice was choked with sobs as she slowly lifted her stunningly beautiful face, her tears falling like rain, looking utterly pitiful.

Beneath her slightly disheveled and half-open clothes, the expanse of snow-white skin on her chest heaved violently from terror. "Young master, please don't kill me. I can be your beast of burden, I can do all sorts of chores, and I know many positions..."

"Don't be silly, sister-in-law."

Li Jinshui leaned down, gently stroked the woman's head, and sighed. "I don't kill women. You can go."

"Huh?"

The woman was stunned, unable to believe her ears.

Everyone present, including Lin Zhen and the others, was equally dumbfounded.

Holy crap, the station master has this side to him?

He can't walk away when he sees a pretty woman?

"R-really? Thank you, young master! Thank you!" The woman hurriedly wiped the tears from her face, trembling with the excitement of surviving a disaster.

"Go on." Li Jinshui's smile remained calm and saintly, radiating the brilliance of human kindness.

But as he waved his hand, a blinding cold light flickered from his palm and was inadvertently flicked out.

Pfft!

The flying knife tore through the air, instantly piercing the woman's brow and exiting through the back of her head before striking a poor soul in the crowd behind her.

Thud! Thud!

Two dull, heavy sounds echoed as the two corpses collapsed one after the other.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the entire scene fell into a deathly, suffocating silence.

Everyone felt a tremor in their hearts, their legs turning to jelly as they shivered uncontrollably.

This young man... he was a pervert, a pure, absolute pervert!

Killing someone is one thing, but to toy with them before the kill? He was deliberately driving them to the depths of despair and terror!

Lin Zhen and the other veteran riders also had stiff expressions and felt a chill in their hearts; Li Jinshui's methods truly frightened them.

On the contrary, Chen Dali and his men looked as if this were only natural, completely accustomed to it.

"Why do you all have that look on your faces? Rich people are all like this, haven't you seen it before? Why make such a fuss?"

"Exactly. Young Master Li comes from a prestigious, elite family; it's perfectly normal for him to have some twisted hobbies."

They even explained to the veteran riders that they had seen plenty of such quirks among wealthy heirs back in school.

Besides, this group of people were all notorious members of the Drifter Gang who spent their nights burning, killing, and looting, often engaging in torture for fun. So what if Young Master Li wanted to play with them for a bit?

"Alright, the oil is all poured, right? Then I'm starting the fire!"

At this, Li Jinshui kicked the woman back into the crowd and expressionlessly pulled a lighter from his pocket.

Inside the factory, the gang members reacted immediately, scrambling in a panicked frenzy.

They were all too familiar with Li Jinshui's words and the motion of pulling out a lighter—they did it all the time!

"He's going to burn us alive! Run!"

"Damn it, we're dead either way! Let's go fight him!"

"You little bastard! If I can get out of here alive, even if I can't take you down, I'll make sure to wipe out your entire family!"

Some ran in a blind panic, some roared, and some shrieked hysterically, yet not a single person dared to actually rush out and confront Li Jinshui head-on.

Most were trying to climb out the windows, but several veteran riders were already guarding them, kicking anyone who tried to climb out right back inside.

"Stop struggling. Since you chose this life, you should have expected a day like this."

As he spoke, Li Jinshui tossed the lighter onto the oil-slicked floor.

BOOM!

The spraying sparks instantly ignited the fuel, sending up massive flames that spread wildly along the perimeter of the factory.

In the blink of an eye, crimson fire surged into the sky, swallowing the entire factory whole.