Chapter 12: The Overwhelming Power!

“Pfft! Pfft!”
The muzzle erupted in flames!
Two bullets struck Ying Zian squarely in the chest, while another pierced through his skull!

“Idiot…”
Ah Hao looked disdainfully at Ying Zian convulsing on the ground.
“Claw,” Silver grade. Think you’re invincible after just two upgrades? How naive…”

A blood-red treasure chest materialized out of thin air, landing at Ah Hao’s feet.
Lu Li understood—this was the reward for a level-skipping kill.
Within the effective period of the level-skipping kill system, players outside the level rankings who kill players on the ranking list receive a Killing Treasure Chest!
Lower-level players on the rankings who kill higher-level players also receive a Killing Treasure Chest!

Tian Yuhao looked excitedly at the chest by his feet and praised Ah Hao, “As expected from my uncle! You took down the number one ranked powerhouse with just three shots!”

Ah Hao ejected the magazine and checked the remaining bullets calmly.
“Mozambique shooting technique, designed specifically for fast-moving targets. Three rounds left, should be enough.”
He reloaded the magazine and aimed at Lu Li not far away.

Tian Yuhao’s gaze revealed a sickly anticipation as he said,
“Lu Li, if you hand over all your valuables now and kneel to kowtow three times, maybe my uncle will consider sparing you.”

Ah Hao glanced at his nephew with a complex expression.
On the way here, Tian Yuhao had warned that Lu Li’s abilities seemed strange and that they should be cautious.
Why was he suddenly so brazen now?
Could it be because he saw how Ah Hao killed just now?

Lu Li’s expression darkened at Tian Yuhao’s taunts, and a killing intent gradually surfaced in his eyes:
“Tian Yuhao, on what grounds do you think you can kill me?”

“On what grounds?”
Tian Yuhao laughed uproariously, as if hearing the biggest joke in the world:
“Ha ha ha, Lu Li, have you lost your mind from fear?”
“Do you really think you’re invincible just because you used an item to learn a monster’s weakness?”
“Your awakened ability is just Black Iron grade ‘Reconnaissance’! You think you can survive three shots from my uncle?”

“Item?” Lu Li was momentarily taken aback but quickly guessed that Tian Yuhao must have misunderstood something.
He had to relive events to learn the weaknesses of various monsters.
But to Tian Yuhao, it appeared as if he had obtained some special items by chance.
Naturally, Lu Li couldn’t be bothered to explain.
He merely narrowed his eyes and taunted the scar-faced man, “Try me.”

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the scar-faced man fired!
Three consecutive shots howled like the sweeping scythe of death!
Yet the scythe missed its mark!
More precisely, it failed to hit Lu Li!

The bullets struck a monster—one that had materialized out of thin air!

“A Blade-arm Mantis?!”
Tian Yuhao’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the scene not far away.
Right in front of Lu Li, a jet-black blade-arm mantis had appeared out of nowhere!
The three bullets fired hit the mantis’s body directly.

“Tian Yuhao, you’re doomed!”
In the blink of an eye, the gray-black mantis and Lu Li moved—one to the left, the other to the right—charging towards Tian Yuhao!

“Uncle, save me!”
Tian Yuhao, caught off guard by the sudden reversal, panicked and fled, clutching his head.

Compared to his nephew’s panic, Ah Hao remained calm.
A red mist enveloped him as his speed surged dramatically!
To Ah Hao, the blade-arm mantis that appeared out of nowhere was far more dangerous than the unarmed Lu Li.
So he chose to confront the mantis first!

What Ah Hao did not know was that Lu Li had already anticipated this.
Just as Ah Hao was about to collide with the blade-arm mantis, Lu Li’s mind flickered.
He retracted his Soul Weapon.
Activated “Swift” (Silver grade)!

Ah Hao lunged fiercely but found only air.

Meanwhile, Lu Li had already caught up with Tian Yuhao.
Activated “Mighty Strength” (Silver grade)!
Activated “Blade Arm” (Platinum grade)!

What had been an ordinary right hand instantly transformed into a sharp blade, radiating a chilling aura under the platinum-grade enhancement!

“Die!”
The blade, fueled by fury, slashed into Tian Yuhao’s back.
He screamed in agony and collapsed onto the ground.

“Lu Li, Lu Li, I was wrong! Please don’t kill me, don’t kill me!”
Tian Yuhao wept and writhed on the floor like a maggot.

Ah Hao shouted, turning to run toward Lu Li:
“Lu Li, stop!”

But Lu Li had no intention of holding back now.
He stepped forward, raised the blade, and swiftly ended Tian Yuhao’s life!

Seeing his nephew killed, Ah Hao’s eyes burned with rage.
“Argh! Lu Li, I’ll kill you!”
The eerie red mist around him roiled wildly as his speed surged again.

Lu Li frowned and chose not to confront him head-on.
Instead, he retreated swiftly and summoned his Soul Weapon once more.

Ah Hao’s ability was familiar to Lu Li from his previous life.
It was a berserker-like rage that blocked the player’s perception of pain and massively boosted physical attributes.
A talent that enhanced both speed and strength.

This was why Lu Li summoned his Soul Weapon to counter it instead of fighting directly.

Ah Hao’s face twisted into a fierce grin as the gray-black mantis reappeared before him.
Instead of dodging the incoming blade, he brought his body closer!
Blood splattered everywhere as the red mist thickened again!

“What can’t kill me only makes me stronger!”
Ah Hao extended his palms, grasping the mantis’s arms tightly, then tore hard!
The level 2 mantis Soul Weapon shattered instantly, dissolving into wisps of black smoke.

“That’s all you’ve got?!”
Ah Hao roared, his aura fierce like a tiger.

But his arrogance did not last long.
Taking advantage of Ah Hao’s moment to destroy the Soul Weapon, Lu Li retreated to a safe distance.
Electric arcs danced in his palm.

“What can’t kill you makes you stronger? You’re quite the inspirational guy!”
Activated “Lightning Arrow” (Diamond grade)!

The thumb-thick electric arc twisted like a frenzied dragon, wildly charging at the scar-faced man.
Unlike Zhao Hui’s reckless bombardment, Lu Li’s control over Lightning Arrow was precise and targeted.
Nearly every lightning bolt struck the scar-faced man’s bald head!

Under these conditions, Ah Hao could not even take a half-step forward, let alone kill Lu Li.

However, Lu Li couldn’t kill Ah Hao immediately either.
The strange red mist around Ah Hao seemed to reduce damage.
The more the lightning struck, the stronger Ah Hao’s ability became.

The situation was grim.

Lu Li frowned, surprised by the overwhelming power of Ah Hao’s ability.

“Lu Li!!”
Ah Hao seemed to sense Lu Li’s thoughts and laughed amidst the lightning strikes:
“You can’t kill me!!!”

He flipped his palm and pulled out ten blood-red primal crystals!
Instantly, he shattered and absorbed them all!
A total of 200 experience points surged into Ah Hao, causing his level to skyrocket!

The rankings shifted once more—
[Congratulations to player Chen Hao for becoming the world’s first player to reach Level 4, rewarded with 7 Black Iron grade upgrade treasure chests!]

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