Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 165 Death

The four of them ate and ate heartily, discussed their strategy, and then chatted about all sorts of things. By the time they came to their senses, it was already late at night, so they all went home.

The next day, following Jiang Guoqiang's instructions, Wan Hongdong gathered the corpses of some parasitic beasts that had lost their vitality under the divine tree and burned them. Hong Shang's place of confinement was also moved to the nearest police station. The setup of inviting the enemy into the trap was blatantly laid out, and it was just a matter of whether the other party dared to get involved in this mess.

Unexpectedly, only two level-four officials came. With news that Jiang Guoqiang was stationed in Guangdong Province, they actually dared to come and kidnap people.

That evening, a fierce battle broke out at a police station in the suburbs of Shantou City, Guangdong Province.

The first to spot the enemy was Chu Deng, who had been hiding his strength, especially Jin Laicheng, a level four fire-type ability user. As soon as he got close, Chu Deng sensed that this person was a high-level fire-type, with extremely active fire elements around him, making him particularly conspicuous in the vast province where water and wind elements were everywhere.

"I thought it was Wan Hongdong, but I didn't expect him to be a newbie who just graduated." Jin Laicheng's words revealed that he was not completely unaware of the situation in Guangdong Province. At least he had seen the information on Chu Deng, who, in the eyes of outsiders, had just entered the fourth level of ability.

Chu Deng raised an eyebrow; this guy really had a big mouth.

Although he had heard about Wan Hongdong's friend and knew that this person was his enemy, Chu Deng had no intention of handing over Jin Laicheng to Wan Hongdong to vent his anger when he encountered him.

Flames burst forth from his body, scorching intensely and instantly igniting the atmosphere.

"You're asking for death!" Jin Laicheng was a cunning old fox. Seeing Chu Deng's youthful and impetuous appearance, he couldn't stand this girl who was called a genius. She had reached level four at the age of eighteen, which made Jin Laicheng, who had been stuck at level four for many years, green with envy.

Why didn't he have such an opportunity?! Jin Laicheng was ruthless, and every move he made during his fight with Chu Deng was aimed at her fatal weaknesses.

After nearly twenty years of wasting time on the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4), he, who was once equally young and promising, was gradually swept away by the younger generation both at home and abroad.

The scalding flames brushed against Chu Deng's skin, leaving a red mark.

During his mission to China, Kim Rae-sung sensed the dissatisfaction of the South Korean leadership. After all, he had used his Level 4 status to absorb a lot of resources in his early years, but he had never been able to satisfy the South Koreans who longed for Level 5. As he gradually grew older, he was pushed to the sidelines. Kim Rae-sung wanted to take this opportunity to come to China and return to the spotlight as a hero.

But Kim Rae-sung feared death more than being squeezed out of the center of power, so he didn't hesitate to bring out Lee Jae-seok, who was arguably the strongest level four metal-type ability user in South Korea.

All I need to do is kill this girl and go back to Korea with Lee Jae-suk. Kim Rae-sung's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and his smile became sinister, making him look exceptionally terrifying.

Despite her injury, Chu Deng showed no weakness, exchanging fireballs with Jin Laicheng.

"Bang-bang-bang-"

The exploding fireball unleashed waves of heat, blasting passing buildings to smithereens. Two fire-wielding masters, their skills comparable to demolition experts, precisely destroyed the structures.

Wan Hongdong could even hear the money flowing away like water.

"Boom—boom—"

Wan Hongdong and Bai Mei had just found the elusive Li Zaishi when they saw him standing alone under the sacred tree, gazing up at the sky. At his feet lay a pile of rubble infested with parasitic sea beasts, their heads torn open, brain matter spilling out, emitting a damp, salty, bloody stench.

It was as if hell had appeared on earth.

The umbrella, who arrived later, closed her eyes uncomfortably. The next moment, a gust of wind blew by, and she warily raised her ice shield.

"Clang——"

The metal blade slammed into the ice, scattering ice shards onto Yu Umbrella's face. She didn't even dare to blink, using her icy arms to shield her face. However, she was overwhelmed by the enemy's strength and unable to retaliate. She could only tremble as she turned to deflect the force and tumble away in a disheveled manner.

"Fuck you!" Wan Hongdong cursed angrily, stomping his foot hard. Spikes suddenly shot out, forming a net that completely surrounded Lee Jae-seok, attempting to trap him like a caged beast.

But Lee Jae-suk's broadsword swiftly severed the ground spikes that were trying to connect and close, giving them no chance to form an encirclement.

The gleaming broadsword hummed a few times under Lee Jae-seok's control, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into countless daggers, their sharp tips raining down on Wan Hong-dong and Pai Mei.

A dense barrage of daggers came hurtling towards them, and the two used their supernatural abilities to block them.

Lee Jae-seok's target was not the two of them. He drew a dagger from among the many daggers, and his arm swung through the air, forming a beautiful arc.

Kill her while she's sick!

"Thorn-"

The tip of the dagger slashed through the umbrella's skin, and gushing blood stained Lee Jae-seok's vision like a jet of water.

"brush--"

The dagger seemed to cleave the entire space apart, whistling as it sliced ​​through the air, as if mocking the umbrella's vulnerability.

Lee Jae-seok gripped the dagger and cleaved the umbrella in two from bottom to top.

"Bam—"

"what……"

The sound of the umbrella seemed like a final farewell to the world. She stared wide-eyed at the expressionless Lee Jae-seok, her gaze splitting, the whole world shattering, her breath fading away.

"No no no!!!"

Lee Jae-seok grasped the crystal core left in the air after dismembering the umbrella. The level four ice crystal core, unstained by blood, looked exceptionally beautiful.

Before he could even get a good look at himself, he was swept up by the irrational white-browed water snake and thrown to the ground.

Wan Hongdong gritted his teeth and caught Bai Mei. Lee Jae-seok, who had fallen into the pit, was pressed down on the ground. Wan Hongdong manipulated the soil to hold Lee Jae-seok down. Lee Jae-seok's entire face was covered with soil mixed with water. When the oxygen was cut off and he was about to suffocate, Lee Jae-seok was like a tireless weapon. Not only did he not struggle instinctively when he was suffocating, but his fighting power was still online.

Even without being able to see the outside world, he relied on his memory and his body's perception of the ground to determine the locations of Wan Hongdong and Bai Mei.

Although Lee Jae-seok was buried alive, his weapon, a dagger, was still on the ground.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang——"

The scattered daggers continued to converge, forming several curved blades that spun in the air.

"White Eyebrows!"

Wan Hongdong stared with bloodshot eyes at Bai Mei, who was engrossed in his own world. He used all his strength to use his water-based powers to press down Lee Jae-seok, who was sinking into the ground, but he neglected his own safety.

Wan Hongdong's earthen shield rose up around Bai Mei, the thick soil blocking the curved blade.

"Pfft-"

The scimitar was embedded in the soil, firmly held in place by Wan Hongdong.

Suddenly, Wan Hongdong coughed up blood. Looking down, he saw a small dagger piercing his heart from behind.

It turns out that Lee Jae-seok had made two preparations. He took advantage of Wan Hong-dong's concern for his companions, and on the surface, he only attacked the irrational Baek-mei with a curved knife, but in fact, he had also prepared a trap for Wan Hong-dong.

Wan Hongdong stared at the ground in disbelief. Even though he couldn't breathe, Lee Jae-seok was able to suppress the two of them with his superpower. Was this person really just a level four metal-type superpower user?

No wonder, no wonder South Korea only sent two people.

Shaken, Wan Hongdong knelt on the ground, and the earthen shield surrounding Xia Bai Mei collapsed and shattered into dust.

However, the soil that buried Lee Jae-seok had already taken shape, so it did not free Lee Jae-seok. Moreover, Baek-gei was still holding Lee Jae-seok down with his water-based supernatural abilities, as if he would not give up until he was dead.

Even if Lee Jae-seok schemes and plots, he will still die here!

Wan Hongdong's eyes were unfocused. He knew he had been stabbed in a vital spot and would likely die without immediate treatment. But he was truly uneasy until he witnessed the death of Lee Jae-seok, this dangerous man.

So he pulled the dagger out of his heart, plugged the wound with soil, and repeatedly stabbed himself in the thigh with the dagger, using the pain to stay conscious.

Just then, the scimitar that had fallen to the ground due to the disappearance of the earth shield trembled and floated in the air, swiftly and accurately slashing at Bai Mei.

Wan Hongdong's heart skipped a beat when he caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye. He then saw Bai Mei glance at the curved sword and see it shatter into pieces, falling to the ground and mixing with the soil.

It turns out that Baek-mei, who had lost her mind, had lost some of her ability to process information around her. She only wanted to kill Lee Jae-seok. She would not let herself die before Lee Jae-seok died. When her emotions exploded, her control over her superpowers reached its peak. She used the water vapor on her scimitar to easily neutralize Lee Jae-seok's attack.

Lee Jae-seok seemed to know he was doomed, and even buried underground, he struggled desperately, kicking his exposed legs with all his might, looking like he was on his deathbed.

Baek-mei patiently continued to coil the water snake into a ball and press it against Lee Jae-seok's body, sensing Lee Jae-seok's breathing through the water in the soil, and was not fooled by his apparent weakness.

Wan Hongdong ultimately couldn't witness Lee Jae-suk's death; he lost too much blood and fell into a coma, unwilling to accept his fate.