novelraw Chapter 264: Using a borrowed knife to kill
Chapter 264: Using a borrowed knife to kill
"Looking for death!"
Seeing Lin Wei not answering, the other party let out a low roar, swung both hands, and several identical bone short spears materialized out of thin air, shooting towards Lin Wei.
Lin Wei hurriedly dodged, jumping left and right.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The other party was experienced and cunning, taking advantage of the momentum to close in, their withered, sharp claws aiming straight for her heart.
Lin Wei gritted her teeth, parrying and evading, but the disparity in strength was obvious.
The other party's strength was above hers.
"Rip!"
Another bloody gash appeared on Lin Wei's arm.
"Thump!"A vicious knee strike to her abdomen sent a sharp pain through her, bending her over, almost suffocating her.
"Before hunting, you should first figure out whose territory this is. Pay attention to that in your next life."
The other party grinned hideously, raising their sharp claws.
Despair filled Lin Wei's eyes.
A wave of Pressure suddenly descended.
Like a tangible mountain, it pressed down heavily on that Aberrant's body.
Medium-risk Tenth Stage peak!
Only a single step away from High-risk!
The Aberrant's raised claws instantly froze mid-air, its entire skeleton creaking and groaning, its pupils contracting.
It looked incredulously in the direction the Pressure came from.
There was only dense shadow there.
"G... Great One! Spare me! I was blind! I didn't know she was your person! The prey... I offer all the prey to you, Great One! I beg you, let me live!"
It fell to its knees with a thud, its voice trembling, kowtowing like pounding garlic, its previous ferocity completely gone.
He was only a Low-risk Tenth Tier, utterly incapable of fighting the one across from him.
From within the shadows.
Su Zhan's figure slowly emerged, his golden vertical pupils sweeping over the Aberrant with indifference, not uttering a single word.
He casually raised his hand.
A condensed gray-white ray shot out.
"No—!"
The Aberrant's head was pierced through, and it fell straight to the ground, without even a chance to struggle.
The battle began in an instant and ended in another instant.
Lin Wei let out heavy, ragged breaths, enduring the sharp pain in her abdomen, struggling to get up.
She looked at Su Zhan, lowered her head, and said softly, "Thank you, Great One, for saving my life."
Su Zhan's gaze swept over the wound on her abdomen, then glanced at the drunkard's corpse on the ground, his tone flat and unemotional:
"Can you move? Clean this up."
Lin Wei endured the pain, stuffed the Aberrant and the drunkard's corpses deep into a nearby large trash bin, covering them with some waste.
She took a breath, leaned against the wall, and said in a delicate, weak tone:
"It's done, Great One... The Aberrant is dead, the officials won't bother investigating deeply, at most they'll treat it as an Aberrant gang fight. That human corpse left there is fine too, that's how I usually handle things. And... Great One~ I'm injured, and you're still so cold like this, you really don't know how to cherish beauty~"
Su Zhan's gaze swept over her: "Stop pretending. Also, from now on, in front of me, put away your little clever tricks."
Lin Wei's body stiffened slightly, her delicate weakness receding considerably: "...What do you mean?"
"You've been in Lincheng for so many years, how could you not know this district is that guy's hunting ground?"
Su Zhan's tone was flat, yet each word struck at the heart: "You came here to hunt on purpose. Your target was never that drunkard. You wanted to use my hand to eliminate this fellow Aberrant. Using another's blade to kill, not bad play."
Lin Wei's face instantly paled.
She hadn't expected her scheme to have been seen through clearly from the very beginning.
She immediately lowered her head, not daring to offer any more excuses, her posture extremely submissive: "...The Great One sees all. I... I was being too clever for my own good."
"For matters like this, you can tell me directly. I don't mind helping you solve trouble, since you're working for me now."
Su Zhan looked at her, his voice suddenly turning cold: "But... if you dare to use me like this again, treat me as your enforcer... then you will no longer be necessary. Understand?"
Lin Wei felt a chill run through her entire body.
She had no doubt about the truth in Su Zhan's words.
"Understood! Absolutely no next time! Thank you for your magnanimity, Great One!"
Lin Wei immediately responded, her head bowing even lower, but inwardly she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, it was just a warning, he didn't pursue it immediately.
"If you can walk, follow."
Su Zhan said no more, turned, and merged into the shadows.
Lin Wei didn't dare delay, endured the abdominal pain, and quickly followed.
They hadn't gone far.
Ahead, under the shadow of a streetlamp.
Leaned another masked figure.
Judging by the build, it was a man, his posture quite leisurely, as if he had been waiting there for some time.
His mask was a simple black half-face style, revealing his jawline and eyes.
His gaze first fell on Lin Wei: "You are Black Cat?"
Lin Wei knew this was someone from the Transcendence Society. She stopped and answered respectfully: "Yes."
"Tomorrow night, three in the morning, the usual place."
The masked man was concise: "The organization will test you."
"Understood."
Lin Wei nodded in acknowledgment.
The masked man's gaze shifted to Su Zhan, who had been standing silently in the shadows, looking him up and down. Suddenly, he chuckled: "From out of town?"
Su Zhan grew alert internally: "That's right."
"You're quite good."
The masked man's tone carried a hint of amusement. "Caused quite a stir just after arriving in Lincheng, took out that Scalpel guy's underground Clinic, both the man and his nest... Hahahaha..."
Su Zhan's pupils contracted slightly, all his muscles tensing.
He thought he had handled that matter cleanly and efficiently. He hadn't expected the Transcendence Society to trace it back to him so quickly.
"Don't be nervous."
The masked man waved his hand: "You did well. I don't think it's bad at all. On the contrary, I appreciate it. And rest assured, that Scalpel guy has no relation with our Transcendence Society. He was just scum using his Aberrant constitution to make dirty money on the side. We won't seek revenge for him either."
Su Zhan remained silent.
The other party's words seemed like reassurance, but in reality, they were showcasing strength and intelligence-gathering capability.
An incident he thought was secret.
Even the forces behind the deceased couldn't investigate it, yet the other party knew it inside out.
It was a silent show of deterrence.
"Ruthless and merciless, leaving no potential danger behind. You really are promising material. If I were to invite you to join the Transcendence Society now, you would definitely refuse, because if you wanted to come, you would have come long ago."
The masked man's gaze meaningfully glanced at Lin Wei: "Also, this one beside you is just a test stone.
If she passes the test, when you personally witness what kind of power and progress she can gain from the organization, you will naturally seriously consider joining us.
Saying more is useless. Let time prove everything."
After saying this, he didn't linger. Giving a slight nod to Su Zhan, he stepped back and merged into the darkness, disappearing.
The street returned to silence.
Su Zhan stood in place, his brow slightly furrowed.
This Transcendence Society member was not only highly perceptive in intelligence, but also had a sharp eye for people, immediately exposing his intention of using Lin Wei as a test probe.
This organization was even more troublesome than he had anticipated.
His internal vigilance rose another notch.
Lin Wei felt even more awkward.
Of course she knew Su Zhan kept her around precisely to probe the Transcendence Society, but having this unspoken understanding so bluntly pointed out by the other party made the atmosphere instantly awkward.
Lin Wei kept her head down, not daring to look at Su Zhan, afraid of provoking his displeasure.