"One, two, three, four..."
Lin Qiye scanned his surroundings with his mental energy. To his left and right, two figures were rapidly approaching. They were wearing white camouflage helmets, earpieces, and weapons were hidden all over their bodies.
Although the four people were wearing snow camouflage clothing, they were still clearly exposed within Lin Qiye's mental perception range.
Creak, creak…
Their footsteps made a soft sound as they walked through the thick snow, and with a flick of their wrists, they pulled several guns from behind their backs.
Da da da da da—!
All the guns had been silenced, and with the sound-absorbing effect of the falling snow, not a sound could be heard. Only the tongues of fire could be heard, and the deadly killing intent was hidden in the falling snowflakes as they whistled past!
Bullets flew in from all directions, and a touch of night crept into Lin Qiye's eyes. The extreme darkness spread out from him, like a drop of ink on a snowy field, exceptionally conspicuous.
With the added advantage of the darkness, Lin Qiye's speed increased several times over. He swayed and dodged the dense bullet attack. Using the momentum, he spun half a circle in the snow. With a flick of his wrist, the black boxes in both hands spun out at the same time!
Click—!
With a soft sound, two straight swords were launched out.
Lin Qiye stood still, the darkness in his eyes growing ever deeper, and he lightly traced a line in the air with his finger!
Clang—!
In mid-air, twin swords were drawn!
The pale blue blade sliced through the glistening snowflakes, clearly reflecting the figures of the four members of the Mad Scorpion Clan. They spun half a circle in the air, flying towards Scorpion Four, who was closest to Lin Qiye!
Lin Qiye's Darkest Ruins range is only 20 meters, which means that he can only control the Star Blade within this 20-meter range. This distance is not long, but it is not short either.
Seeing two Star Blades flying towards him, Scorpion Four decisively threw away his gun and drew two short knives from the outside of his thigh.
Clang—!
The Mad Scorpion was a veteran of countless battles. Scorpion Four steadily parried the attack of a Star Blade with his short sword, and then rolled away to avoid the attack of another sword.
He sneered and flung the short knife in his hand, which flew straight at Lin Qiye's face.
Lin Qiye moved like a ghost, dodging bullets in mid-air while gently hooking his hand. The short knife that flew into the air was suddenly embedded in the darkness and then flew backward at an even faster speed!
At the same time, the two Star Blades that Scorpion had just parried also turned around!
Three swords combined!
Scorpion Four's pupils suddenly contracted, and he swung out another short sword to block the blow, but immediately a Star Blade flew from behind him and easily pierced through his chest!
Scorpion Four let out a muffled groan and fell backward to the ground.
Although he killed one person instantly with two Star Blades, Lin Qiye's current situation is still dangerous. The other three people seem to have realized that firearms cannot pose an effective threat to Lin Qiye, so they simply get close and fight with him.
Scorpion Five and Scorpion Six gripped their short swords in reverse and engaged in close combat with the unarmed Lin Qiye. The tip of the sword, the blade, their fists, elbows, knees, shoulders... every joint of their limbs had become a terrifying weapon!
They are seasoned mercenaries, so close combat is naturally their forte. They are ruthless and their moves are deadly!
Lin Qiye, unarmed, simultaneously withstood the storm of attacks from the two men and was forced to retreat step by step.
Although Lin Qiye's close-combat skills were not bad, he had only been learning for half a year. At this moment, he was really struggling against these two mercenaries who had fought their way through life and death.
If it weren't for the speed and strength boost from the Starry Night Dancer, and the terrifying dynamic visuals from the Mortal God Realm, he would have given up long ago.
Just then, the two Star Blades flew back into Lin Qiye's hands.
With two swords in hand, Lin Qiye's aura immediately changed. The two Star Blades in his hands flew around, blurring the blade shadows, easily blocking the attacks of Scorpion Five and Scorpion Six, and even slightly overpowering the two of them.
Since finding his own path, Lin Qiye has put a lot of effort into the dual-wielding style. As it turns out, he does have a good talent in this area. Now, in the training camp, in terms of cold weapon combat alone, although he is not as good as the top masters from those martial arts families, he is not far behind.
Lin Qiye's blade trembled, forcing back Scorpion Five and Scorpion Six. Immediately, two more people flanked him from behind and engaged Lin Qiye in battle.
So far, the nine-member Mad Scorpion team has only lost four members: two to Leng Xuan and two to Lin Qiye. Of the remaining five, one has yet to appear, but the combined attacks of Scorpion Two, Scorpion Five, Scorpion Six, and Scorpion Seven alone are enough to keep Lin Qiye tightly occupied.
Lin Qiye realized that they were trying to slowly wear down his strength by taking advantage of their numbers, but unfortunately... they were destined to be disappointed.
With the added power of the Starry Night Dancer, Lin Qiye alone could wear down all four of them!
The only uncertainty now is that last person who has yet to appear, namely Scorpion One.
Just as Lin Qiye was fighting the Mad Scorpion team alone, no one noticed that a blurry figure quietly drifted across the snowy battlefield and landed in the stairwell of the low building.
As the light and shadow faded, the figure of a middle-aged man was revealed.
He stood by the window in the stairwell, lit a cigarette, gazed at the distant battlefield, and chuckled.
"A bunch of idiots... With this level of competence, they dare to be followers of Miss [Snake Woman]? Disgraceful."
He took a deep breath, exhaled a smoke ring, and flicked his cigarette ash. "To subdue that guy, all you need to do is grab that woman and the child. Such a simple thing, yet so many people have died... Hmph."
He threw the cigarette in his hand on the ground, stomped on it hard, put his hands in his pockets, turned around and walked up the dilapidated stairs.
He is Lü Liang, the sixteenth seat of [Believers], a "River" realm expert, only half a step away from entering the "Sea" realm.
He is strong, but he is cautious.
He rose from obscurity to where he is today not through brute force, but through strategy and caution. He would never engage in direct combat unless necessary, even if the enemy was just a young man at the "Pool" Realm.
Faced with a mysterious and unpredictable agent of two gods, and two ordinary people who are powerless to even kill a chicken, Lü Liang knew which choice to make.
As it turns out, it's always better to be cautious in this world. Over the years, those so-called "strongmen" he knew who once looked down on everyone because of their great power are now buried with grass growing half a person's height.
Only he survived to the end and became the sixteenth seat of the [Believers].
As Lü Liang climbed the stairs, he could almost picture the boy's family kneeling before him, begging for their lives...
This kind of scene is his favorite!
His lips gradually curved into a smile, and just as he was about to reach the next floor, he paused slightly and suddenly stopped.
Above this flight of stairs, a small, black, mangy dog was lying there, seemingly out of nowhere.
When the little mangy dog saw Lü Liang, it lazily opened its mouth and yawned.
Lu Liang raised his eyebrows slightly, carefully examined the mangy dog for a moment, and then laughed heartily.
"This dog is really ugly..."