Chapter 37 (1/2)

Translator: Larbre Studio  Editor: Larbre Studio

“As I thought, it is you.”

“You recognise me?”

Ling Chen sneered, “Who wouldn’t know the esteemed name of Snake Lord?”

He had never met Snake Lord personally, but he was abundantly clear about Snake Lord’s modus operandi. The opponent was a killer, but he had an eccentric personality. This person loved to cause havoc, and amidst the chaos, he would silently eliminate his target. It was difficult for others even to catch a trace of him and wanting to find him was a feat more difficult than ascending the heavens.

“I don’t recognise you, but I know that you are in the same line of work as me.”

“I’m just a mob-level character, nothing impressive enough to warrant your attention.”

Snake Lord swept a glance at the heap of junk at the corner of the wall, coldly saying, “Hand the woman over. Considering that we’re both from the same profession, I may spare your life.”

“Do you think I would believe the words of a killer?”

“Seems like you really understand the work of a killer. Since things turned out like this, I’ll send you on your way.”

With that, Snake Lord slowly raised the pistol in his hand, aiming straight at Ling Chen’s forehead.

Ling Chen however, merely shrugged. “Being able to die at the hands of Snake Lord is an honour, I guess. Just shoot.”

Nanrong Wanqing, who was hiding in the corner, could distinctly hear the conversation between them. The moment she heard the word ‘shoot’, she remembered Ling Chen’s instructions and hurriedly dialled the number.

Immediately, a shrill ringtone rang out from behind Snake Lord, along with a woman’s sweet melodious voice. “Hubby, your dear wife is calling… Hubby, your dear wife is calling…”

Hearing the unexpected noise behind him, Snake Lord unknowingly turned his head, only to see a phone buzzing in a patch of grass behind him. The voice actually came from there!

I’ve been tricked!

His heart sank, and he rushed to shift his focus back onto Ling Chen’s body, his finger squeezing the trigger in a lightning-fast movement.

However, before the bullet sound could even reverberate, he felt something striking the muzzle of the pistol and deflecting it off-centre. The bullet whizzed past Ling Chen, and harmlessly hit the wall behind him. Without waiting for Snake Lord to readjust, Ling Chen was already barrelling towards him.

Snake Lord stared intently and noticed that Ling Chen was quickly narrowing the distance between them with giant strides and was almost upon him in the blink of an eye.

“You’re courting death!”

Snake Lord roared and took a step back, readjusting the aim of the muzzle and cocking the gun again. However, in the instant before he could squeeze the trigger, Ling Chen had already stretched out with his right hand, clasping onto the weapon in a tight grip and firmly pressing down on the hammer. The bullet in the chamber could not be fired at all.

Following that, in a single deft movement, he proceeded to flick his wrist, as though performing a magic trick, removing the gun casing and the firing pin inside in an instant.

Without the firing pin, the handgun was rendered obsolete.

Fast!

Snake Lord gulped in surprise. He had never witnessed such swift hand movements before. Able to disassemble his gun in an instant, the man in front of him was in a realm beyond what most killers could ever hope to achieve.

Immediately switching his mentality, Snake Lord decisively decided to toss away the pistol and whipped a sharp dagger, fiercely stabbing towards Ling Chen’s throat.

Ling Chen tilted his head back slightly, narrowly avoiding the sharp edge of the knife, before taking a step forward. He powerfully rammed his shoulder against Snake Lord’s chest. The latter let out a grunt of pain and staggered back a few steps.

“Surrender, Snake Lord. Among the top ten killers, only the top three can go toe to toe with me in combat. The other killers can only dream of touching me, much less you, the lowest-ranked amongst them.”

“Who exactly are you?!”

“You wouldn’t know even if I told you.”

Snake Lord’s face became sunken. The man in front had a comprehensive facade of a killer, he must be someone in the same profession. But, from what he could remember, no one could match up to this man, be it in the world of killers or mercenaries.

Seeing Ling Chen take a step towards him, Snake Lord recoiled in fear, flusteredly digging a hand into his sling bag.