“JARRGGHH! Quit running! Come die like a man!”
“Haha, Qiu Gonggong! Catch me if you’re still a man!”
“Trash! TRASH! I SWEAR, once I kill you, I’ll roast your skin and eat your flesh, JAA!”
Those bulging veins spiderwebbing on the enemy chaser’s forehead were coloring black, but the desperado didn’t seem to care and pushed his battered body even harder...
His speed exploded, gaining some shadows of his heyday, yet the slippery prey was always barely out of reach.
Any mentally sound folk can see something was wrong here.
Alas, the maniac in over his head still kept chasing like a rabid dog, all the way until the spasms seized his thigh.
A leg buckled, causing the drunk driver to lose control…
His body rolled across the slippery ground like a human tumbleweed, finally face-planting into a murky puddle.
“Kek- kek...” Pushing himself up, Qiu Feng coughed out some water and glanced at his disobedient limp leg.
Some of the anger fogging his mind evaporated, and he finally noticed the unnatural stiffness taking over the rest of his body.
Like a searchlight, his glare found the predator in black chilling at a safe distance not far from him. A snarl threatened for answers. “What did you do to me, ja?!”
Smiling back, Bubai didn’t even bother explaining and simply aimed the igniting talisman at the sitting duck. “Have a nice trip~”
Fwoom! The blazing comet roared over!
Gritting his teeth, Qiu Feng did his best to roll out of the way, but still couldn’t escape the blast radius…
“JAAARGHH! NOO-”
The anguished cry of unwillingness got swallowed up by the firestorm, but Bubai didn’t even bat an eyelid, only watching on coldly.
Talking too much is the job of a third-rate villain. Him?
He can’t wait to hit them while they’re down!
But when Bubai saw the ashes of his last mid-grade fireball talisman scatter from his fingers, he almost cried. “Ugh, I can’t believe I actually burned all that money!”
Still, all that fireball spamming wasn’t for nothing.
Bubai glanced at the leftover puddles and smiled. “Hey, the water sponsored by that martyred hero in the last round finally got its time to shine!”
How can something prepared for dealing with him, Grandpa Fang, be simple?
Since he got his hands on some leftover water pots, he naturally didn’t forget to conduct a quick poison test.
Lo and behold, the needle came back black! Ain’t no plain water in those pots!
A quick taste confirmed it was a paralytic drug of some sort.
Colorless. Nearly odorless. Slow reaction. Still effective once mixed into water or gasified.
Based on its properties, Bubai guessed it was a horny villain’s sidekick and every maiden’s nightmare: Frozen Beauty’s Wedding Night Powder.
Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings.
Nefarious yet clever stuff.
Since it can be administered gradually through various sneaky ways, it’s hardly noticeable.
In small doses, it’s not fatal. Nor did it have much effect on strong bodies like his own.
But once the concentration reaches a certain point, even an elephant can be taken down!
Even a true blue foundation realm cultivator can’t be immune to heavy doses of poison, let alone this fake.
Let’s not forget an intense fight meant lots of heavy breathing.
To top it off, the messy air currents getting funneled toward the black hole was the perfect delivery system.
How can this poor dog not be affected when he literally ran laps breathing in that poisonous air?
“Pity, this game was set in stone from the very start.”
Bubai dusted off his black robe and sighed. “If only this guy was half as clever as the rest...”
But when Bubai looked at the dying flames and thinning fumes of smoke, his heart skipped a beat.
Anyone should understand the legendary anime logic: when there’s smoke involved, the job’s usually not done!
Bubai doesn’t know if he’s just being paranoid, but...
“Just to be safe...”
Seal! Then, a finger gun twisted the ignition key and the molded lighting gathered at his finger tips.
Lighting Crusher: Finger Gun Variant!
Truthfully, the most effective place to unleash this was at the start, when the pool of water was practically begging to give others a shock.
Alas, that level of child’s play only works against Qi Refiners.
The game changes entirely once the power level rises.
Even if this cheater had subpar innate qualities, foundation realm is still foundation realm.
If he wanted to get this cheater good with any sort of shock, he’ll need powerful voltage at the level of that high-grade lightning spear!
Theoretically, there was no upper limit to the power of his own Lightning Crusher technique, but...
The enemy had to give him the time to charge up!
With how fast-paced the battle was, charging this hand was a no-go.
Even if it somehow got charged, can it hit the alive and kicking monkey?
A leap of faith was all it takes. He can do it, so can others.
It would’ve been a waste of effort then.
But now…
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz...
Every passing second, the lightning was searing his arm, but Bubai only had eyes for the clearing smoke...
As soon as his gaze made out the roasted possum playing dead on the ground, he grinned. “Ready for round two?”
He stopped holding back and fired at will! Bang! Bubaidori: Sharp Spear!
Splitting the air with a forking tail, the streak of lightning shrunk the few meters to nothing in the blink of an eye!
The practice dummy... did nothing to defend himself and got struck by the zap strong enough to turn even the “dead” into a crisp memory!
Just as quickly as it arrived, the currents of lightning died out.
Buzz... Buzz… The wet tattered rags sang the last electrifying elegy, but the charred dummy didn’t even twitch.
Exhaling, Bubai relaxed his stance and muttered, “Dead? Boring…”
That’s what he said, but…
Bubai slipped his black hood back on.
Brotherhood’s code: Never be careless. No announcement is the best evidence.
Clasping his hand behind his back, Bubai walked over, quietly circulating his Qi…
Step. Step. Step. Splash…
The melee bubble—that’s where everything loves happening.
Just when Bubai’s foot popped that bubble, the charred dummy on the ground instantly jerked over!
A claw went after the ankle and the mouth on the blackened face opened, shooting out a needle!
The “Gotja!” was practically reflected in those ferocious eyes!
But the dummy’s eyes widened when his claw passed cleanly through the ankle! In the same heartbeat, the needle popped the bubble in front of his eyes.
Illusion!
Just when the dummy wanted to roll back away, a claw came out of nowhere and landed on his head!
Then, the world around warped and collapsed inward, filling with mist...
In the haze, warm water licked his skin and he felt an unbearable pleasure squeezing his precious brother.
A black-haired succubus was born from the mist...
Intoxicating red pupils stared into his soul, and a pair of fair, slender arms hooked his neck.
“Hehehe, just let it all out… surrender… and Weiwei’s hole will be owned by you forever and ever~”
That seductive siren’s call from the abyss made Qiu Feng want to sink in forever...
But suddenly, a dissonant thought strayed into his mind.
“Ja wait… isn’t my precious brother already dead? How can I still... feel it?!”
The strangeness jolted him out from his muddled state.
But before he can react further, the world around him was shattered by the agonizing pain punching through both his throat and heart like a molten spike.
A blink later, he stared up at the smiling grim reaper pulling out a bloody dagger.
“I-” He tried to say something, but the grim reaper’s hand covered his mouth.
“Shhh, you’re tired. Just take a good rest…”
The man’s eyes bulged, as if trying to brand the appearance of the grim reaper into his very soul...
But all power in him flowed away like running water.
Those vengeful eyes dulled, losing its fire until it stared blankly into nothingness… seeing nothing, capturing nothing.
The grim reaper’s claw relaxed.
"Good night... and goodbye."
