Chapter 2581 You Are Surrounded!

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"Come out..."

At such close range, the threat of firearms is much less. The Mercenary King, Ling Hu, discarded his Desert Eagle and pulled out that sharp military spike, holding it in his hand... When brave men meet on a narrow path, the boldest wins. What follows will be a face-to-face bloody battle.

Ling Hu had no intention of backing down. Although he was known for his exceptional assassination skills, this didn't mean he was an assassin like a ninja...

After all, he always claimed to be a mercenary!

A free mercenary!

If long-range sniping is not possible, then face-to-face killing will do... In any case, the result is the same, the mission's completion.

"You are surrounded..."

At this moment, Qin Fang's voice came faintly...

"Surrounded?"

Although a little stunned, Ling Hu felt it was disdainful...

As a Grandmaster-level Peak Strongman and the Mercenary King of the Underground World, he was very confident in his own strength... If he was truly surrounded without the slightest detection, even if he had nine lives, he would have lost them all already.

"Stop pretending and get out..."

The Mercenary King Ling Hu didn't take Qin Fang's words to heart, directly shouted, then wielded the military spike in his hand, charging straight at the nearby bushes... Even before reaching, the howling gale blew and the cold killing intent was incredibly chilling.

The air around was filled with a murderous aura, making it hard for people to breathe.

Whoosh~~~

Almost at the same time Ling Hu made his move, a black shadow emerged immediately. Only one could see the flickering silver lights, crisscrossing and aggressively attacking Ling Hu!

"Hmm?"

Seeing this scene, Ling Hu was not happy at all; instead, he became alert, his face showing an extremely weird expression... because in front of him wasn't Qin Fang but a creature with an extremely peculiar appearance.

Wielding two sharp blades, this exotic beast looked very much like... a mantis?

This scene was somewhat unexpected for the Mercenary King Ling Hu. His mind was momentarily distracted, even though he felt that the exotic beast, which looked very much like a mantis, was quite powerful.

Whoosh~~

At this time, a chilling blade wind came howling from his side...

With a quick glance, he immediately saw two flashes of silver coming his way, resembling the scene when the mantis-like exotic beast appeared earlier...

Could this be the second one?

The Mercenary King Ling Hu felt his mind couldn't keep up, causing his body's reaction to be slightly slower.

Puff~~~~

However, after years of life-and-death struggles, his body had long formed a reflex action; at the critical moment, his body instinctively stepped back just a bit... The sharp blade wind just grazed past Ling Hu's body.

Aside from tearing a small corner of his clothing, it didn't harm Ling Hu's body...

Whoosh~~

But, the first mantis-like exotic beast that appeared also acted immediately, with its hind legs suddenly exerting force, cutting down towards Ling Hu's body with fierce dual blades!

These pair of blades, though transformed from the body of the Youming Gui Tang, were no less than actual weapons...

Especially since Youming Gui Tang poured almost all of its energy and spiritual power into enhancing these dual blades, they were almost comparable to the Flowing Shadow Divine Sword in Qin Fang's hands!

Clang clang clang~~~

The Mercenary King Ling Hu was no pushover; the black military spike in his hand rapidly clicked in mid-air continuously... Only a series of sounds could be heard, and each time the Youming Gui Tang's dual blades failed to fully extend, they were thwarted by the Mercenary King Ling Hu.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~~

Undoubtedly, such actions by the Mercenary King Ling Hu thoroughly enraged the Youming Gui Tang... not only the two Youming Gui Tangs that appeared were furious, another one charged out from the side to attack Ling Hu.

The three Youming Gui Tangs joined forces, instantly increasing their power, forming a siege to fiercely assault the Mercenary King Ling Hu.

"Damn..."

Having roamed the Underground World for over a decade, the Mercenary King Ling Hu was quite experienced, yet today he couldn't help but curse.

He's no fool; how could he not see that these three Youming Gui Tang are all exotic beasts of the Spirit Beast Level? This is equivalent to three Great Grandmaster Level experts besieging a Mercenary King Ling Hu.

Spiritual Beasts are rare enough, not to mention those of the same race, which are even rarer... But today, he unfortunately encountered them.

Although with the cultivation of a Great Grandmaster Peak Mercenary King, it should be relatively easy to deal with the three Youming Gui Tang, which are at most mid-stage Grandmaster level... But the three of them forming a faint battle formation together instantly increase their power significantly, making the Mercenary King's expression a bit heavier.

These three Youming Gui Tang already made him feel quite pressured, but the Mercenary King Ling Hu couldn't forget that there's still a terrifying Great Grandmaster-level expert Qin Fang hidden at his flank, whom the Mercenary King Ling Hu considers a formidable opponent.

But, this isn't the worst part.

Shush shush shush~~~

The real trouble comes later...

Before the Mercenary King Ling Hu could attack these three Youming Gui Tang, five or six more oddly-shaped exotic beasts leaped out from the bushes nearby... Although they weren't terrifyingly powerful exotic beasts like the Youming Gui Tang, they were all at the Spirit Beast Level as well.

Originally, three against one was already quite troublesome, but now it turned directly into ten against one...

This isn't just causing trouble; it's practically toying with him!

"You're surrounded..."

It was only now that the Mercenary King Ling Hu remembered Qin Fang's earlier words and understood their true meaning... Qin Fang was right; he was indeed surrounded by a group of Spirit Beast-level exotic beasts.

Previously, he couldn't help but want to mock Qin Fang, but now Qin Fang used ironclad facts to demonstrate the ignorance of the Mercenary King Ling Hu...

Facing the siege of ten Spirit Beasts, even a strong person like the Mercenary King Ling Hu couldn't help but feel a tingle on his scalp.

In a one-on-one fight, he could easily defeat any of the Spiritual Beasts here.

In a one-on-two, one-on-three, or even one-on-four fight, he could kill them, at most paying a slight price.

In a one-on-five or more fight, there would be quite a danger. Although the chance of falling wasn't very high, it wasn't impossible either... Especially if these Spirit Beasts cooperated tacitly, then this possibility would become inevitable.

Shush shush~~~

The ten Spirit Beasts weren't even Qin Fang's limit; another eight Spirit Beasts leaped out from the bushes, quickly joining the encircling team, glaring fiercely at the Mercenary King Ling Hu, seemingly ready to unleash a thunderous attack to annihilate him the moment he made any move.

"Eighteen Spirit Beasts..."

Seeing so many Spiritual Beasts, the Mercenary King Ling Hu no longer had the desire to fight to the death. He was already contemplating escaping... The first hundred missions, the last one before retiring, although the Mercenary King Ling Hu really didn't want to end with failure, things had developed to such an extent that it was beyond his control.

A siege of eighteen Spirit Beasts, apart from Supreme Realm experts, even a Half-Step Supreme Realm expert could suffer great losses... Not to mention he was only at the Great Grandmaster Level Peak, still some way from the Half-Step Supreme Realm.

"Come out, I know you're around..."

After a moment's silence, the Mercenary King Ling Hu didn't take action, nor did he choose to escape. Instead, he looked around and said in a tone of forced calmness.

Spiritual Beasts are scarce, not to mention having eighteen of them appear at once...

And these Spiritual Beasts appeared so mysteriously, combined with Qin Fang's previous words, their origins were obvious... They were brought by Qin Fang, certainly one of Qin Fang's ace cards.

"You have no escape, whether I come out or not actually doesn't mean much..."

Qin Fang's voice echoed in the ears of the Mercenary King Ling Hu.

However, he slowly stepped out of the shadows...

The eighteen Nether Beasts surrounded the Mercenary King Ling Hu, cautiously guarding against him, as if ready to strike instantly and annihilate this legendary figure in the mercenary world the moment he made any move...

"Who... exactly are you?"

The Mercenary King Ling Hu looked at Qin Fang with great curiosity and couldn't help but ask.

The information he received about Qin Fang was quite detailed, yet the scene before him wasn't within the scope of that information. The Mercenary King Ling Hu even felt that Qin Fang's hidden abilities far outweighed the little mentioned in that information.

At the very least, Qin Fang's stealth methods were exceptional; even with his wealth of experience in the Underground World for more than a decade, having slain over twenty ninjas skilled in the Invisibility Technique, he still couldn't find a flaw in Qin Fang's Stealth Skill...

Although he could sense that Qin Fang was hiding around, that was due to his years of accumulated strong intuition for killing intent and death, which allowed him to know Qin Fang was hiding around... If Qin Fang hadn't harbored murderous intent toward him, he might never have discovered it.

"Who am I? Haven't you already figured it out?"

Facing the Mercenary King Ling Hu's question, Qin Fang gave an odd smile and casually counter-asked...

A killer assigned to assassinate him now asking who he was; it was truly ironic, what were you doing before?

"..."

The Mercenary King Ling Hu was left speechless by Qin Fang's retort, a bitter smile covering his face... (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), or use your monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)