Chapter 2579 Mercenary King Ling Hu!

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"It's getting late, if that old man Qingyuan wants to make a move, he should show himself by now..."

Qin Fang was sitting in a taxi heading towards the airport, casually observing his surroundings, muttering to himself as if he was a bit impatient from waiting.

But this was clearly just a facade he put on; he remained vigilant all along...

Even sitting in this ordinary taxi, the position he chose was quite strategic, allowing him to easily observe the environment outside while avoiding being sniped from a distance...

Although Qin Fang himself did not wish to be hunted, someone always showed up to do so, and Qin Fang had no choice but to face them head-on.

Mercenary King Ling Hu!

A legendary figure in the mercenary world!

He was one of the few exceptions in the Mercenary Alliance...

He didn't belong to any mercenary group, big or small, because he was a free mercenary!

The term "free mercenary" originally referred to those with weak skills, unaccepted by any mercenary group, but Ling Hu was the exception... not only was he not weak, he was abnormally strong.

The Mercenary Alliance consists of hundreds of mercenary groups, with a total number of mercenaries exceeding a million.

However, the Mercenary Alliance also has certain special rankings, such as the top ten mercenary groups and the top ten Mercenary Kings...

Among the ranks of the top ten Mercenary Kings, there is a special name... Ling Hu, the only one without a mercenary group suffix attached to his name!

Although he ranks tenth among the top ten Mercenary Kings, seemingly at the bottom of the list, it's not the truth... many know that the tenth-ranked Mercenary King Ling Hu had once severely humiliated Rossi, the Cerberus of the third-ranked Satan Mercenary Group.

And afterwards, Rossi, though extremely angry, did not dare to make a sound...

Insiders revealed that Rossi attempted to rely on his position as the vice-captain of the Satan Mercenary Group to retaliate against Ling Hu, but not only did he fail, he was nearly killed by Ling Hu... this, even after losing over a dozen top experts under his command, he barely managed to save his life.

Since then, Rossi cautiously stayed low for a long time, only showing up after confirming Ling Hu had given up the chase... but the thought and plan of getting revenge against Ling Hu was never mentioned again!

Though merely a rumor, neither party openly acknowledged the incident...

Yet, judging by Ling Hu's style in executing certain mercenary tasks, many believe this story could be true... some even say Ling Hu, rather than being a mercenary, is more suited to being an assassin.

Unfortunately, among the famous assassins documented in the Assassin's Alliance, none seem to match the profile of Mercenary King Ling Hu...

But this does not affect the immortal legend of Mercenary King Ling Hu in the mercenary world...

If only Ling Hu had a powerful mercenary group backing him, he could rank much higher in the top ten Mercenary Kings... at least he could have ousted Rossi and taken the eighth position, if not higher.

A legendary figure like this originally had nothing to do with Qin Fang; he is a registered assassin in the Assassin's Alliance and a registered boxer in the Black Fist Alliance, yet had no connection to any mercenary group.

If one had to forcibly link them, then Qin Fang would be the arch-enemy of the Hand of the Demon Mercenary Corps...

The Hand of the Demon Mercenary Corps lost hundreds of mercenaries to Qin Fang, with a significant number of elite mercenaries being personally killed by him...

But does the Hand of the Demon have any relation with Ling Hu?

Clearly not!

So theoretically, Qin Fang also has no relation to Ling Hu...

But in reality, they are about to become related.

"He's really a cautious man..."

Qin Fang was sitting in a taxi, while in the distance, on a small hill, a slightly refined-looking man was watching the taxi with half-closed eyes, murmuring softly.

He was none other than the legendary powerful free mercenary Ling Hu in the mercenary world!

No one has truly seen the appearance of Ling Hu, but it's hardly believable for many that the Ling Hu, who has made a name in the mercenary world for over a decade, is not some middle-aged Uncle, but a thirty-something... still "young" man.

That is to say, if the name Ling Hu wasn't just a code name, but an actual person, then he would have been only around sixteen or seventeen years old at the time he started his career...

And when Ling Hu first started, his initial battle was against a very powerful underworld boss of the American Mafia... At that time, almost no one believed he would succeed, all wanting to see this rookie fail in his first battle and then spill blood in America!

But the result left everyone dumbfounded, as the underworld boss had already stationed guards heavily around his residence, and he himself possessed extremely strong martial skills, yet he still died... killed almost silently.

Later, some simple clues confirmed that the boss did indeed die from assassination...

After that battle, the reputation of the Mercenary King Ling Hu started to grow...

In the year following, Ling Hu continuously challenged those high-difficulty mercenary missions, most of which were assassinations, but he didn't miss a single one, eliminating all target missions... Even some top-rated assassins from the Assassin's Alliance who took the same missions couldn't accomplish with such cleanliness like he did.

Such legend continued for over ten years, and although Ling Hu was just one person, his task completion rate consistently remained at one hundred percent... Never failing!

And this time, Ling Hu marked his one-hundredth mercenary mission in his professional life, which will also be his last; he already plans that after finishing this task, he will retire entirely, return to being an ordinary person, then marry and have children!

However, the Mercenary King Ling Hu encountered the future King of Assassins Qin Fang, and which among the two will come out victorious, it's hard to say...

"Qin Fang, male, twenty years old, student at Ninghai University, owner of a hotel and a pharmaceutical company, a talented disciple of the Kunlun Sect... Some days ago reached Great Grandmaster Level, has condensed Protective Gang Qi... Cultivation in martial arts is quite diverse, involving Buddhism, Taoism, and demonic aspects, very strong power... Wears a soft sword Divine Weapon at his waist... Terrifying killing secret technique Vitality Secret Sword..."

Ling Hu has already set his sights on Qin Fang, but he wasn't in a hurry to strike, he simply confirmed some of his target's information...

Although this information has been provided by "insiders," the content is already quite astonishing, almost making Ling Hu, the youthful Mercenary King, take notice... As long as Qin Fang today remains unfallen, his future achievements will undoubtedly be immeasurable.

However, this has little to do with Ling Hu...

What he needs to do now is eliminate the target, and then officially quit and stop!

He watched Qin Fang sitting in that taxi, the distance seemingly growing further from him, and getting closer to the airport... If he doesn't act now, he will miss this opportunity.

As the car turned toward the airport, Ling Hu finally opened the nearby box not far from him, then slowly began assembling the various components inside, and after a while, a long-range equipment sniper rifle was assembled.

"Good luck..."

Setting up the sniper rifle and completing the adjustments, Ling Hu looked at the vehicle in the distance with a slight smile.

"Here it comes..."

Qin Fang sat calmly inside the car all the way, seeing he was almost at the airport, ordinarily one's mood would relax a lot... But Qin Fang didn't; almost the moment the sniper's scope fell upon the taxi, Qin Fang immediately sensed it.

When Ling Hu's sniper rifle locked onto Qin Fang, Qin Fang immediately felt a sense of crisis as if being eyed by a predator, even though they were at least twelve hundred meters apart... Qin Fang felt it very clearly.

BANG~~~

Aiming at Qin Fang, the battle-hardened Ling Hu had virtually no hesitation and immediately chose to shoot... His gun was custom-made, the bullet too, specially crafted to pierce through the Protective Gang Qi of a martial artist, allowing him to eliminate Great Grandmaster Level experts with this gun and bullets.

Ling Hu is doing exactly that now, targeting the newly reached Great Grandmaster Level Qin Fang...

However...

WHOOSH~~~

Almost simultaneously as Ling Hu pulled the trigger, Qin Fang, sitting solidly in the back seat of the taxi, suddenly opened the car door of the speeding taxi and leaped out... Quickly disappearing into the roadside ditch and thicket.

Meanwhile, the bullet from Ling Hu's sniper rifle almost brushed Qin Fang's scalp as it pierced through the taxi's window, flew past where Qin Fang had just been seated, penetrated through the car door on the opposite side, and finally struck the ground, causing a burst of sparks before slowing and falling...

The bullet was incredibly sharp, traveling such a long distance and still penetrating two layers of car doors, then hitting the hard concrete ground and creating a crater before slowing...

"Ah..."

The taxi driver seemed completely unaware of what had happened, he just saw Qin Fang open the car door and jump out, which scared him terribly...

Just as he was pondering whether to call the police and rescue, he noticed the bullet hole in the rear window, then saw the bullet hole on the door on the other side... The driver's face turned pale green, and without caring about anything else, he immediately stepped on the gas, exhaust pipe puffing black smoke, swiftly speeding away from here! (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommended tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)