"I’m really not used to this…"
The completely dark outer city was almost devoid of any lights.
The faint glimrs that did appear were either from fortress-like structures or gang strongholds.
From afar, one could see the magnificent walls of the Inner City with their lights and the neon lamps of high-rise buildings towering over the walls.
But in other areas of the outer city, it was pitch black, without even the glow of a single light.
However, this environnt had no effect on Tao Yu, who easily avoided the mosaics on the streets.
He walked on through the darkness.
As he left the streets of the Chaoyang Society, the malice hidden in the shadows gradually increased.
But apart from his Spirit Perception, even with Tao Yu’s comprehensive strength enhancing his hearing and perception, he couldn’t catch any signs of danger, which sowhat surprised him.
"Completely rged with the sounds of the wind? I don’t know what kind of skill it is, but the stealth capabilities are quite strong."
A wave of admiration surfaced in Tao Yu’s heart, acknowledging that if he himself were to hide without using Shadow Evasion and just opted for the normal mode, he would at most achieve this level of concealnt.
And as he had already walked two streets away from the Chaoyang Society’s territory, entering between the patchwork houses of the outer city,
the hidden malice finally could no longer restrain itself.
Da da da~
The first to break the silence was a series of gunshots.
In the darkness, both the muzzle flashes and the sounds were extrely conspicuous, as a barrage of bullets whooshed towards Tao Yu!
The specialized armor-piercing bullets were hard to stop even with a bulletproof vest!
However, these bullets, three feet in front of Tao Yu, hit an invisible barrier, creating ripples in the air.
The bullet tips shattered, sending out sparks and fragnts.
The dense gunfire fell like rain, yet not a single bullet could penetrate the barrier!
"Oh, finally showing yourself, pretty cautious…"
Before opening fire, Tao Yu truly couldn’t pinpoint the assailant’s location.
But now he instantly locked onto the direction, charging straight towards the source of the gunfire, leaving trails of afterimages in the air!
The face of the one firing in the dark imdiately exhibited a startled expression, hastily tossing the firearm and turning to flee!
What had he just witnessed?
The opponent had effortlessly blocked the sweeping fire of the AT200 with an invisible shield!
Gang Qi? Telekinesis?
No idea!
But being able to withstand so much and still charge forward already sufficiently revealed the opponent’s identity!
An advanced partner!
"Impostor!"
Agent Eleven’s leg muscles deford, coiling like a grasshopper to suddenly burst forth with power—the person shot out like a dart against the wind, unfolding his arms in the air, his wing-like appendages carrying him swiftly through the night.
Every landing was followed by an explosive leap, covering a distance of twenty ters each ti, coiling his leg muscles like gears in mid-air before springing forward upon touching the ground.
However, when he started to look back, his eyes almost bulged out in disbelief!
Even with his wings aiding him to glide, and the explosive speed granted by his modified legs, the opponent was drawing closer and closer!
The pursuer seed to rely touch the ground and float forward like a drifting leaf, leaving behind an afterimage.
The speed was even faster than his own!
Clearly without any augntation, nor was it the raw power of rapid movent, how did he achieve such agility?
This was indeed a trap set for him!
That realization made Eleven’s expression ferocious.
How could this happen, how is it possible!
So young, and I heard from your conversation that you co from the Developnt Zone, why is this happening!
I was so cautious!
Before he could think any further, Tao Yu perford the Flicking Flower Finger technique, flicking his hand and sending a beam of light flashing past, blowing Eleven’s leg to pieces—a howl of agony as he crashed to the ground and tumbled over, rolling in the foul-slling stagnant water on the uneven ground.
Tao Yu, on the other hand, descended gracefully from the sky, gently alighting on a relatively clean spot.
Now with his proud mutated leg broken, pressed into the mire, Eleven clutched his severed limb with a face full of despair.
How could this be!
How did he run into such a powerful opponent!
Gang Qi is bulletproof, unmatched in speed, and ferocious in attack, what is your weakness?!
Soon, what caused Number Eleven’s pupils to contract was the sight of Tao Yu’s shoes, which stood on the relatively clean and dry ground without any dirt on them!
How is that possible...
He clearly caught up to so quickly...
Is he maintaining such speed while leisurely choosing only the cleanest spots to step on?
This is utterly inconceivable...
"Are you really not insane? Only a pure madman knows to be this cautious, is it a side effect of a Skill?"
With a smile brimming with interest, Tao Yu watched the other party and tried to use the Flicking Flower Finger to seal the opponent’s acupoints, but found that the altered acupoints in this odd body seed different from those of normal people.
Fortunately, the overall shape was still human. After a few attempts, he managed to locate a few that were useful.
The pure True Yuan was directed into the opponent’s body from a distance using the Flicking Flower Finger, instantly causing Number Eleven to stiffen, able to move only his mouth.
"Can you... can you let off, sir? I only target the mud-legged people of the Outer City, I just need to kill one Pioneer a day, only one!"
Completely subdued, Number Eleven now showed none of the ruthlessness of a serial killer, instead begging for rcy.
He didn’t want to die!
"What kind of Skill requires you to kill Pioneers?"
Upon hearing this, Number Eleven showed a bitter smile on his face, which sohow resembled a grasshopper in its red and green hues.
"I was set up, it’s a highly contaminated and evil Skill. It allows to strengthen the jumping power of my legs by consuming the bone marrow of Pioneers. If I stop for a day, my bones will itch unbearably, and if I stop for three days, I might die! I have tried to resist, but I can’t!"
Tao Yu’s Spirit Perception could sense that the other party’s words were a mix of truth and lies, with so truth to them, but also so falsehood.
However, this wasn’t sothing Tao Yu was interested in. If he lied, so be it.
"It’s not enough to buy your life. You’re worth 120,000 alive; do you have information worth that much?"
Tao Yu looked at him calmly, clearly stating that this fellow couldn’t even co up with 120,000 in cash.
"I do, there are Heretic God Followers in the Outer City! And soone from the Inner City wants to ally with the Heretic God Followers to go against the Chaoyang Society!"
Number Eleven spoke urgently.
This information made Tao Yu frown slightly because his Spirit Perception judged that this statent was highly credible.
"Heretic God Followers in the Outer City is normal, but soone dares to cooperate with the Heretic God Followers? Is it a Heretic God Follower themselves?"
"No, no, no, definitely not a Heretic God Follower, because they are very cautious and have not made direct contact with the Heretic God Followers. They must know the locations of Heretic God Followers’ activities and tacitly dropped sothing there, which I happened to see. They’re so discreet they can’t be followers..."
Hearing this, Tao Yu understood the situation: soone wanted to covertly direct the actions of the Heretic God Followers, who also knew what that soone wanted them to do, but both parties deliberately avoided contact, maintaining a tacit form of cooperation from a distance.
If that was the case, it really sounded like the work of so force within the Inner City.
This imdiately made Tao Yu think of the Longxi Clan.
Considering their performance at Master Wang’s place, the probability was high.
If they couldn’t win openly, they’d play dirty. Though they publicly denounced Heretic God Followers, they didn’t hesitate to use them when it suited their needs. This kind of duplicity seed quite normal for those Inner City powers, in Tao Yu’s view.
"This information isn’t worth 120,000."
"I know of a Heretic God Followers’ hideout, you can sell that info."
"Where is it?"
"In the East City District, on Wild Dog Street, those three thatched cottages..."
"Still not enough."
"I also know... Die!"
Suddenly, Number Eleven opened his mouth and sprayed out a stream of corrosive liquid toward Tao Yu.
The liquid ford a mist, shrouding Tao Yu completely, and a sizzling sound could be heard as the ground began to corrode.
Tao Yu’s Spirit Perception faintly warned him that this substance was dangerous.
"Probably poisonous, not bad, not ntioned in the intel," remarked Tao Yu, raising an eyebrow. Then it seed as though a black smoke erged from his body, allowing the corrosive mist to brush past him, dissipating like an ink wash painting being washed away.
When he reappeared, he was already behind Number Eleven.
A "Spiritual Thorn" in his mind shot out, piercing Number Eleven’s body, eliciting a horrific scream before he fainted.
"Probably no more information, it’s ti to report back."
Carrying Number Eleven, whose acupoints had been sealed and who had passed out, Tao Yu’s light-footedness made him blend into the night like a ghost.
Lucky break, a great start to the venture!
It only took one day to handle one.
"Lin Chao turned out to be quite useful, I’ll take him out tomorrow for another spin..."
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