Chapter 79: Slaying the Heart-Plucking Wolf, Carnage
After Lu Qing chased the Heart-Plucking Wolf away, it was a long time before the gamblers, who had been scared silly in the wooden tower, finally crawled trembling from the ground.
Looking at the headless corpses on the second floor and the blood flowing from them, they trembled.
But they still dared not run out of the tower.
Who knew what would happen if they went out? They might run into that jinx.
What they hoped for now was for the chief to kill that jinx so that they could truly be safe.
It didn't take Lu Qing long to kill several bosses of the Happy Tower.
So when he leaped out from the second floor, he had already spotted the Heart-Plucking Wolf with a sweeping glance while still in mid-air.
That guy had just flashed behind a small building, intending to use the building to block Lu Qing's line of sight and escape.
"Heart-Plucking Wolf! You can't escape!"
Lu Qing roared, his voice carrying for several miles. He landed, his blood and energy surging, and dashed towards the small building like lightning.
"Kid, don't push me too far!"
The Heart-Plucking Wolf didn't expect Lu Qing to chase after him so quickly. Once his trail was exposed, he immediately ran in another direction.
"You will undoubtedly die today!"
The two of them began a deadly chase through the village.
"Brother Lu really did infiltrate them!"
On the other hand, outside the Happy Village, Ma Gu, who had already been waiting impatiently, wondered whether he should forcefully break into the Happy Village.
Hearing these loud roars, he was greatly delighted.
But soon he felt puzzled.
"How come it sounds like Brother Lu is at an advantage inside?"
However, no matter what, Ma Gu was no longer willing to wait.
This afternoon had been torturous for him.
On the one hand, he was worried that Lu Qing might have already been silently dealt with by the people of Happy Village.
On the other hand, he was afraid that if he rashly broke in, he would ruin Lu Qing's plan.
This uncertain wait was excruciating for Ma Gu.
If he had known it would be like this, he would have insisted on coming with Lu Qing from the start.
"Let's go. The fight has started inside. We should get ready to go in."
Boom!
Just as Ma Gu and the others were rushing over.
Lu Qing finally caught up with the Heart-Plucking Wolf.
After all, the two of them had similar realms, but the Heart-Plucking Wolf was injured first, which affected his mobility.
After catching up, Lu Qing slashed with his knife, and the Heart-Plucking Wolf blocked it with his hand, parrying the knife and backing up a few steps to lean against a wall, panting.
"So it's an armguard. No wonder it's so hard and can block my two knives."
At this time, Lu Qing also saw the iron armguard hidden under the Heart-Plucking Wolf's slashed sleeve.
"Kid, do you have to be so ruthless?"
The Heart-Plucking Wolf glared at Lu Qing, his eyes full of ferocity.
"A scum like you, no matter how many times you die, you can't wash away the sins on your body," Lu Qing said indifferently.
"What do you want to let me go? Money or women? I have plenty of both here; I'll give them all to you!" The Heart-Plucking Wolf roared.
"I want your life!"
Lu Qing no longer wasted words with him and slashed with his knife.
"You want me to die? It won't be that easy!"
Knowing that Lu Qing would not let him go, the Heart-Plucking Wolf also became desperate.
His face was ferocious, and he gushed out his blood and energy, rushing towards Lu Qing.
Every inch was dangerous. The Heart-Plucking Wolf, who was skilled in martial arts, was at a disadvantage against Lu Qing, who was holding a long knife, because of the distance between them.
Only in close combat did he have a chance to win.
But how could Lu Qing not see through his thoughts?
The information obtained through his ability had already told Lu Qing that the Heart-Plucking Wolf was skilled in martial arts.
So when he saw that the Heart-Plucking Wolf wanted to close the distance and fight him at close range, Lu Qing waved his long knife, and with just one slash, he forced him back.
The Heart-Plucking Wolf did not give up after being forced back by the knife. He nimbly avoided the blade and shook his arms, rushing forward again.
Then, he failed again and was forced back by Lu Qing's knife once more.
Chapter: A Desperate Battle
And this time, he failed to completely avoid Lu Qing's blade.
A bloody gash appeared on his right shoulder, and if he hadn't dodged quickly enough, his entire right arm would have been chopped off.
Already injured internally, he now had an additional external wound, causing the Heart-Plucking Wolf's movements to slow even further.
But he had no choice.
At this point, it was either he died or Lu Qing perished.
In the current situation, his only chance for survival was to get within three feet of Lu Qing.
Otherwise, he would eventually be hacked to death by Lu Qing's blade.
Thus, the battle between the two entered a stalemate.
Heart-Plucking Wolf desperately tried to close the distance, intending to use his skilled martial arts to kill Lu Qing.
But each time he moved, Lu Qing's sword forced him back.
However, due to Lu Qing's agility, he was also unable to land a killing blow.
After all, the two were of similar realms, and their intense battle continued with neither gaining the upper hand.
It seemed like neither could do anything to the other, but Heart-Plucking Wolf was becoming increasingly desperate.
He couldn't understand how Lu Qing's swordsmanship could be so formidable.
The techniques seemed simple, but no matter what method he tried, he couldn't break through the blockade of that battle sword.
To have reached the minor achievement of the Qi and Blood Realm at such a young age was impressive enough.
But to have also cultivated such exquisite swordsmanship, this young man was truly a monster, one that Cang County had never heard of before.
In his despair, Heart-Plucking Wolf made a mistake, and his body sustained yet another injury.
What was even more deadly was that this time, his leg was wounded!
Feeling the pain in his leg, Heart-Plucking Wolf's movements stalled.
A gleam flashed in Lu Qing's eyes as he seized this opportunity, his qi and blood erupting as he slashed his sword towards the wolf's neck.
"Spare me..."
This time, Heart-Plucking Wolf couldn't dodge in time. Terror filled his eyes as he begged for mercy, but before he could finish his plea, his head was sliced off by Lu Qing's sword.
After beheading Heart-Plucking Wolf with a single strike, Lu Qing didn't hesitate for a moment.
He shifted his stance and charged towards the other trembling members of Happy Tower who were watching from a distance.
He had never forgotten his purpose for coming here, which was to completely annihilate Happy Tower.
"Ah! Spare me! Spare me!"
The battle between Lu Qing and Heart-Plucking Wolf seemed complicated, but to the onlookers, it had been incredibly swift.
Those members of Happy Tower had already been terrified when they saw Lu Qing behead their leader with a single strike. Now, as he charged towards them, their hearts shattered with fear.
However, their pleas for mercy were destined to evoke not even a shred of sympathy from Lu Qing.
A slaughter was about to begin.
...
"Spare me, brave warrior! Spare me!"
"I have silver here! Take it! It's all yours!"
"Just spare my life, and all this silver is yours!"
In front of the wooden tower, Zhao Laosan knelt on the ground, took out a bag of silver, and tremblingly held it out.
At the same time, his heart was filled with resentment.
Perhaps because he had gotten rid of that losing bet, his luck had turned around, and he had won back not only the silver he had lost before but also several times more.
He could have continued winning if it hadn't been for the young man in front of him ruining everything. How could he not hate him?
But no matter how much he hated Lu Qing, Zhao Laosan didn't dare show it.
The young man before him was a true jinx, as evidenced by the corpses littering the area, all of them victims of this jinx.
On the contrary, he was terrified, afraid that Lu Qing would chop him down like the others.
Looking at Zhao Laosan, who was kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy, Lu Qing's eyes remained calm and unmoved.
He waved his hand lightly, and the sword light flashed. Zhao Laosan's pleas for mercy abruptly stopped as a line of blood appeared on his neck, and he fell to the ground, his head rolling away from his body.
This scene was also witnessed by Ma Gu and the others as they entered Happy Village.
(End of Chapter)
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