“Take your own life?” Li Feng gave a cold laugh. Make him commit suicide? Impossible. He was no idiot. If he killed himself, would Asura really release Mu Xiuzhen? Only a fool would believe that.
“What, you’re not willing?” Asura’s expression darkened. Li Feng’s reaction was within his expectations, yet he was still displeased.
“Asura, are you a moron? You think this sort of pathetic threat will work on me?” Li Feng smiled with contempt, his gaze sweeping across the Blood Sand assassins present before finally settling on Asura.
“Pathetic threat? It seems you don’t care about Mu Xiuzhen’s life at all.” Asura seized Mu Xiuzhen by the hair, his face twisted ferociously as he stared at Li Feng. “Do you believe I’ll kill her right now?”
“Kill her if you want.” Li Feng sneered, a chilling murderous intent gleaming deep in his eyes.
“Mu Xiuzhen, it looks like your little lover doesn’t value your life.” Asura leaned close to her ear and laughed coldly. “Shall I decide how to deal with you now?”
Mu Xiuzhen stared at Li Feng in disbelief. His words were utterly emotionless, as if her fate were a trivial matter, as if he truly did not care whether she lived or died. Even knowing he was refusing to be threatened, his words still filled her with bitter disappointment.
In her view, even a few soft words from Li Feng would have been better. At least then she would not feel so let down.
“Asura, I thought you amounted to something. Turns out you’re nothing special.” Li Feng sneered again. “Blood Sand assassins? More like the petty thugs you find on any street corner.”
“What did you say?” Asura’s face turned ice-cold.
“Didn’t hear me clearly? With trash like you, no wonder Blood Sand has such a foul reputation. Your greatest mistake was offending me. Today, none of you are leaving here alive.” Li Feng declared with a cold laugh.
“Just you?” Asura stared at him coldly, murderous light flashing in his eyes.
“Just me is more than enough. Today I will slaughter every last one of you, and sooner or later I’ll uproot Blood Sand entirely.” Li Feng replied icily.
“As expected of Li Feng, utterly arrogant. Just you? Hah, Li Feng, let me tell you something. Did you really think you could walk in here and still walk out alive? If I were you, I would never have come for Mu Xiuzhen.” Asura lifted his head and fixed Li Feng with a stare full of killing intent. “Men, take him down. I want to see if he really has three heads and six arms.”
“Yes, boss.”
Four burly men stepped forward with vicious grins and closed in on Li Feng.
“Courting death.” Li Feng sneered. His figure blurred, and in a flash he was in front of one of the men, striking out with a palm.
Bang!
The palm landed squarely on the man’s chest. He grunted, flew backwards, and crashed heavily onto the ground.
“Kill him!”
The other three men’s expressions changed. They drew daggers from their jackets and lunged at Li Feng.
“Li Feng, if you resist, I’ll kill Mu Xiuzhen.” Asura said coldly at that exact moment.
Li Feng ignored him completely. Facing the three men charging at him, he treated them as if they were nothing. His foot tapped lightly against the ground, and he nimbly dodged one man’s dagger. At the same time, his hand turned into a blade and slashed down fiercely.
Boom!
True energy collided, producing a violent gust that swept outwards with terrifying force, as though thunder had exploded in the air.
After trading a hard blow, the man’s figure froze. He grunted and was sent flying.
Li Feng’s body swayed slightly. He spun half a circle, borrowing the momentum to slash again at another attacker.
Bang!
That man stamped hard on the ground, causing the floor within a three-metre radius to sink half a foot. Ferocious power surged into his dagger as he slashed horizontally.
Bang!
A tremendous crash rang out. A transparent shockwave rippled outwards, kicking up clouds of dust. The man staggered back three steps, while Li Feng retreated only one.
“What formidable physical strength.”
A glint flashed through Li Feng’s eyes. This man’s power had exceeded his expectations. Among the four, the other three were clearly no match for him. Although Li Feng had only used fifty percent of his strength just now, it was still far beyond what an ordinary expert could withstand.
Li Feng was merely surprised, but the burly man himself was filled with shock.
He was Asura’s right-hand man. As a child he had found a manual in a mountain cave and trained according to it, reaching his current level. Until today, no one except Asura had ever been his equal. When Asura ordered the attack on Li Feng, he had believed he could handle Li Feng alone, but he had been forced to follow orders and attack together with the others.
He had assumed that even if Li Feng was strong, killing him would be easy. Reality, however, had slapped him hard across the face.
“You really are extraordinary.” The man looked up at Li Feng, his expression grave.
This scene also caused a slight change in Asura’s complexion. He had not expected Li Feng to be this powerful. It seemed Cai Die had been right; Li Feng’s strength was indeed formidable.
Yet…
A ruthless glint flashed through Asura’s eyes. He suddenly lashed out at Mu Xiuzhen.
Slap!
Five clear finger marks appeared on her beautiful face. At the same time, Asura said coldly, “Li Feng, every time you raise a hand, I’ll slap Mu Xiuzhen once.”
“You’re courting death.” Murderous intent blazed in Li Feng’s eyes.
“Hmph.” Asura snorted coldly, meeting Li Feng’s glare without flinching. He intended to use Mu Xiuzhen for cultivation, so he could not kill her, but that did not mean he could not strike her. He was an assassin, not some pampered young master; he had no qualms about hitting a woman.
“Kill him!”
Seizing the moment, the burly man roared and leapt forward, his dagger stabbing through the air.
This strike carried one hundred percent of his power. The dagger shot forth like a dragon plunging into the sea, brimming with boundless violent energy, or like a ferocious dragon pouncing on its prey, shaking heaven and earth.
Li Feng stood motionless, letting the fierce wind tug at his clothes.
“Die!”
Just as the dagger was about to reach him, a sharp light flashed in Li Feng’s eyes. He shouted, and a dagger appeared in his own hand. He swung it downwards.
Boom!
Metal clanged against metal with a deafening roar. Energy exploded outwards like a sudden storm. Li Feng’s dagger struck the man’s wrist at a tricky angle. The man grunted, and his own dagger clattered to the floor.
Li Feng pressed his advantage. His foot stamped the ground, propelling him forward. A palm struck out.
Bang!
The palm landed solidly on the man’s chest. He grunted again. By then Li Feng was already in front of him, dagger flashing.
Spurt!
Blood sprayed into the air. The man’s eyes widened in disbelief as he crashed to the ground, dead.
“Li Feng, you actually killed him?” Asura stared at Li Feng in shock. The way Li Feng had dispatched the man was clean and decisive. Even Asura himself could not have killed his right-hand man so easily.
“If he tries to kill me, I kill him. Perfectly justified.” Li Feng replied coldly.
“Hmph.” Asura snorted, but inwardly he felt a trace of wariness. Cai Die had been right; Li Feng was no easy opponent.
Still…
A cold smile crept across Asura’s face. “So what if you killed him? I have plenty more men. Can you kill them all?”
“Asura, can this rabble really stop me? Why not come yourself and let me see what a Blood Sand silver-rank assassin is capable of?” Li Feng advanced step by step towards Asura, his eyes gleaming with icy killing intent.
“Hmph, you’ll find out soon enough. For now, deal with my subordinates.” Asura sneered.
“So the mighty silver-rank assassin of Blood Sand is nothing but a shrinking turtle. How disappointing.” Li Feng laughed coldly, yet he did not lower his guard. The men around Asura did not worry him; they looked imposing, but their actual strength was mediocre. He was confident he could kill any of them with a single move.
Asura was different. The aura emanating from him was powerful; he was clearly a true expert. Moreover, Li Feng could sense several concealed presences locked onto him from the shadows. Those were the real danger.
These were assassins. Assassins did not rely solely on cold weapons. In the previous attack on Hu Yuanyuan, they had employed a sniper. No doubt snipers were hidden now as well.
Furthermore, Mu Xiuzhen was still in Asura’s hands. Although Li Feng had claimed he did not care about her survival, how could he truly be indifferent? If he genuinely did not care, he would never have walked alone into this abandoned factory.
“Hmph, enough rubbish. My men are more than sufficient to deal with you.” Asura snorted coldly. Unlike other Blood Sand assassins, he preferred to control everything from behind the scenes and watch the despair on his target’s face. In his view, Li Feng had no hope of escape today, so he wanted to savour the look of despair Li Feng would wear before death.
“However…”
Asura glanced at Mu Xiuzhen and gave Li Feng a wicked grin. “I’m tempted to put on a good show for you right now.”
“A good show?” Li Feng frowned, a bad feeling rising in his chest.
“Exactly, a very good show.” Asura laughed evilly, seized Mu Xiuzhen by the hair, and declared, “This Mu Xiuzhen is your woman, isn’t she? Hah, since you claim you don’t care whether she lives or dies, surely you won’t mind if I enjoy her a little.”
“What did you say?” Li Feng’s expression darkened, killing intent blazing in his eyes.
“I want you to watch me play with your woman.” Asura sneered, grabbed the front of Mu Xiuzhen’s clothing, and ripped hard.
Riiip!
Her outer garment tore open, exposing the pale skin of her chest.
“Stop, stop it…” Mu Xiuzhen cried out in terror. Even though she was a police officer, she was still a woman. She had never encountered anything like this and had no idea how to cope. “Save me, Li Feng, save me!”
“Asura, do you realise what you’re doing?” Li Feng’s face was as cold as iron, murderous intent flickering in his eyes.
“Isn’t this just a live broadcast for you? Let’s see who’s faster, you killing my men, or me enjoying your woman.” Asura smiled triumphantly, then waved a hand. “Attack! Whoever kills Li Feng gets to have a turn with Mu Xiuzhen afterwards.”
At those words, the eyes of the surrounding men lit up. They charged at Li Feng with renewed ferocity.
“Beauty, let’s begin.” Asura grinned lewdly and reached towards Mu Xiuzhen’s chest.
