Chapter 12: Li Yao’s Overwhelming Presence, First Time Killing!
“Young Master Li, you sure made us work hard to find you!”
Three figures clad in black surrounded Li Yao from different directions: a mage, an archer, and a knight carrying a sword and shield.
Li Yao furrowed his brow. As expected, his appraisal skill couldn’t reveal their levels. Moreover, they were able to ignore monsters and calmly track him to this place, indicating their levels were at least above 20.
Li Yao pondered silently. Apart from Jiang Ningyu, he hadn’t offended anyone. Jiang Ningyu’s background wasn’t powerful enough to send three people to kill him.
“Whoosh!”
A sharp arrow shot from the darkness. Li Yao neither dodged nor blocked; the arrow stopped merely two centimeters before him.
“Oh?”
The archer in black looked on with interest as his attack was somehow avoided by Li Yao.
“As expected of a genius who dares to level alone at the border,” he remarked appreciatively.
The next second, the arrow exploded with a ‘bang’ above Li Yao, transforming into a streak of light that landed on him.
Instantly, a huge symbol appeared above Li Yao’s head, shining brightly in the night.
“A mark?”
Li Yao recalled a general skill for archers at level 25 that allowed them to mark a target, track its location, and prevent it from entering stealth.
Once marked by an archer, escaping without countermeasures was nearly impossible.
But at this point, Li Yao wasn’t worried. Or rather... he hadn’t intended to run at all.
“Don’t worry, I’m not going to run,” he said with a faint smile, secretly commanding the Void Mantis.
“If it’s convenient, could you tell me why you’re after me?”
“You don’t want to run, but you can’t,” the mage sneered coldly.
All three were level 25, well-trained, and had hunted together for years. With their combined force, not even a level 5 could escape...
Hmm?
Suddenly, the mage’s pupils contracted sharply.
“This kid is level 9?!”
“What level 9?” the knight asked suspiciously.
The mage didn’t answer, his face darkening ominously.
To reach level 9 on the first day of changing class was an absurd speed.
Such a person could rightly be called a prodigy.
If they didn’t kill him today...
“Enough talk. Attack!”
The mage raised his staff, which immediately emitted dazzling light. A massive orb of flame rose into the sky, illuminating the surroundings as bright as day.
Illumination spell!
They were not fools.
Li Yao was a summoner, yet his summoned creatures were nowhere in sight.
He must have stealth abilities.
However, even with the illumination spell active, the three still couldn’t see Li Yao’s summons.
The other two sensed something was wrong as well.
The archer jumped onto a building behind them, drawing his bow, ready to shoot at any moment.
The mage began charging spells in place, and the knight charged directly at Li Yao with a skill.
Li Yao’s expression remained unchanged.
Since they couldn’t detect the Void Mantis and he possessed the Player’s Gambit talent, he was in an invincible position!
Seeing Li Yao unmoved, the mage sneered, “You’re asking for death! Fireball!”
A massive fireball, about a meter in diameter and blazing fiercely, hurtled toward Li Yao.
Simultaneously, three arrows whistled through the air like lightning.
The knight appeared before Li Yao, raising his greatsword high.
Boom!
The three attacks collided against Li Yao, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The mage sheathed his staff and sneered disdainfully.
He had thought this so-called genius was impressive, but he turned out to be all show and no substance.
Yet, a clear voice rang out from the dust.
“If you won’t tell me, then let me guess.”
Li Yao stepped forward from the dust, completely unscathed.
“No way!”
The three black-clad figures stared in disbelief.
They were certain their attacks had landed solidly.
To endure such damage without even a scratch, much less a fatal blow, was impossible.
Li Yao ignored their shock and spoke calmly.
“Calling me ‘Young Master Li’ means you know I’m the son of the Silver Wolf Guild’s president.”
“You must also understand the consequences of killing me and wouldn’t risk it just for a silver chest.”
“I haven’t offended anyone else, so it can only be that...”
“My talents have threatened someone’s interests.”
“In Jiangzhou, only three forces dare challenge the Silver Wolf Guild.”
“The City Lord’s Mansion, the Yuwen family, and the Qin family.”
At these words, their pupils constricted sharply.
Li Yao noticed and smiled faintly—not a warm smile, but an icy one.
“Kill one!”
As he finished speaking, the long-hidden Void Mantis suddenly appeared behind the archer, claws crossed, slashing down.
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The archer didn’t even scream before being cut into four pieces by the razor-sharp claws.
Seeing this, the other two black-clad men felt as if they had plunged into an ice cellar, their brains utterly paralyzed.
“Alright, now can you speak?” Li Yao walked toward them, each step seemingly pressing down on their hearts.
“Which of the three factions are you from?”
“No... I can’t say, they’ll kill me!” The knight was the first to buckle under Li Yao’s pressure.
He dropped his sword and collapsed to the ground.
The mage trembled beside him, lost in confusion, his thoughts a mess.
Li Yao already saw that the mage was mentally stronger than the sword-and-shield knight.
In that case...
“Void Mantis.”
Whoosh!
Blood splattered as the knight’s face was stained red.
Having witnessed the mage’s death, his pupils dilated and he momentarily lost the power of speech.
“One last question: which faction?”
Li Yao’s voice was cold and merciless.
For those who wanted him dead—whether ordered by others or for their own reasons—he would leave none alive.
The knight could no longer withstand it. He stood and repeatedly charged, fleeing into the distance.
But in just an instant, a deep purple figure appeared before him, blocking his path.
The Void Mantis raised its right claw expressionlessly and slowly swung it down at the knight.
Seeing the icy talon so close, the knight knelt immediately.
“I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you!”
“It’s the Yuwen family head!”
“He found out you went alone to the border and gave us a large sum of resources to kill you!”
“Then he planned to send us to another city afterward.”
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