Chapter 107: 103, continuous moves, ingenious to the tip
BANG, BANG, BANG!
Just as Lu Lin had left Guan Yue’s table, a burst of rapid gunshots suddenly echoed through the hotel hall.
"AH—"
"Murder!"
A woman’s scream pierced the air.
Lu Lin sobered up instantly and looked towards the source of the disturbance.
Among the tables where Lu Lin’s classmates sat, a man held a gun in one hand, firing into the air, while his other arm was wrapped around a middle-aged woman’s neck, choking her.
"Mom!" Lu Lin shouted and rushed forward.
"Don’t come any closer, Lu Lin!" the gunman shrieked, his expression agitated, almost unhinged. "Don’t you dare come closer! Take one more step, and I’ll kill your mother!"
"Jiang Yamin?! Have you fucking lost your mind?!" Lu Lin froze, incandescent with fury. Jiang Yamin had the gun pressed to his mother’s temple, ready to fire at the slightest provocation.
The crowd quickly retreated. Lu Lin then saw a girl lying in a pool of blood near Jiang Yamin’s feet. Shot multiple times in the chest and abdomen, she looked beyond saving.
It was Ma Yan.
Lu Lin couldn’t believe that his kindness in bringing Jiang Yamin in would lead to this.
Was this premeditated? Or a spur-of-the-moment act?
Lu Lin wasn’t concerned about that question. His gaze was fixed on his mother, who was being choked, her face flushed red. He felt extremely anxious.
"I’ve gone crazy?" Jiang Yamin let out a wild, crazed howl. "Hahahaha... This woman agreed to go on a date with me, but then she invited two other girls, and that wasn’t enough, she had to bring two more men along.
"I, Jiang Yamin, am an honorable man! I would never coerce a woman.
"Hahaha, since you all think I’m a bad guy, then I’ll be a bad guy for you to see!
"Now, this bitch is dead, and I’m still alive.
"Indeed, the good die young, hahaha..."
As Jiang Yamin spoke, Zhao Lei, Xiao Yan, Xiao Li, and Hu Nan gathered around Lu Lin. Their strength was more than enough to save Lu Lin’s mother easily.
But Lu Lin waved his hand, refusing their help. First, he had to stabilize Jiang Yamin’s emotions. His mother absolutely could not suffer the slightest harm.
Although Zhao Lei and the others were all at least Seventh Level—some possessing Golden Body, Breaking Delusion, or even Leakless Realm abilities—Lu Lin didn’t dare let them try. Jiang Yamin was choking his mother.
"Jiang Yamin, what do you really want?" Lu Lin pleaded. "I apologize. It was my fault for going to dinner yesterday. I’ll transfer the money to you right now. Don’t be agitated. However much money you want, I’ll give it to you. Please, don’t hurt my mom. I’m begging you."
"Beg me?" Jiang Yamin sneered. "Hmph. So even geniuses like you have days when you have to beg?
"Didn’t you draw a clear line between yourselves and us ordinary folk right after high school graduation?
"Aren’t you all high and mighty now that you’ve become Star Core Warriors?
"So, even you, Lu Lin, have to beg someone?
"Hahaha.
"I can let your mom go, but you have to get Bai Jingwei to come here and beg me.
"As long as he begs me, I’ll not only release your mom, but I’ll also surrender myself to your judgment.
"What do you say, Lu Lin, you great genius?"
A trace of mockery flickered across Jiang Yamin’s face; he knew Lu Lin would never ask Bai Jingwei to intervene. Even if Lu Lin told Bai Jingwei, Bai Jingwei, as the Saturn Governor, wouldn’t possibly come all this way just to beg him.
"You!" Lu Lin faltered. Jiang Yamin clearly had no intention of negotiating. Ask Bai Jingwei to beg for his mother’s release? Lu Lin felt that he and his mom combined didn’t have that much clout.
"Jiang Yamin!" Lu Lin exclaimed. "Stop making impossible demands! Ask for something else. You can even take me hostage, just stop hurting innocent people!"
"Innocent?" Jiang Yamin glanced at Ma Yan, who lay bleeding profusely on the ground, her breathing faint. He laughed. "You think this bitch is innocent? If she’s innocent, what about me? Am I not innocent?
"I was a perfectly good boxer! Why did the martial arts hall have to dissolve? Why were we, and even our Master Shao Xiaolong, defeated by you? And Guan Pingchao, that gutless coward, even blocked our main gate and mocked us in front of everyone on the street!
"Guan Pingchao, you’re not even worthy! You bastard! You do nothing useful all day, and your disciples are all useless trash! You’re brainless too! My master tricked you for a year, and you didn’t even realize it! Bah! What right do you have to come to our Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall and curse at us?
"And Guan Yue!" Jiang Yamin spat. "You bitch! Wouldn’t it have been fine if you just stayed a Star Guide? Why did you have to bring Lu Lin, this Ominous Star, to the Martial Arts Hall?
"This is great, isn’t it? If Lu Lin’s mother dies at my hands, Lu Lin will never forget you for his entire life! You bitch, you like Lu Lin but don’t dare to admit it, huh? Heh heh, that blockhead Lu Lin probably doesn’t even know, does he? Haha, he’s about to leave, and you still don’t dare confess your feelings. Truly... truly pathetic!"
In the crowd, Guan Yue heard Jiang Yamin’s words, feeling a mixture of anger and shame. She had thought she’d hidden her feelings well, but this boxer from the Dragon Tiger Martial Arts Hall, whom she’d never met, had seen right through her.
At the same time, she was even angrier. Jiang Yamin was venting his frustrations from the feud between the two martial arts halls on Lu Lin.
Guan Yue knew that no matter how today’s events concluded, she and Lu Lin could never be together.
"Jiang Yamin! That’s enough!" Lu Lin roared, cutting Jiang Yamin off. What was this guy even here for? He was like a mad dog, snapping at everyone.
Most importantly, Lu Lin saw his mother Meng Yu’s face turning purple. Her breathing was labored; she was clearly at her limit.
"Jiang Yamin, let go of my mom!" Lu Lin suddenly pointed. Just as Jiang Yamin was about to speak, he felt his entire body sag. The hard ground beneath his feet seemed to turn into a muddy mire.
Star Skill: Swamp.
Seizing the opportunity, Lu Lin circulated Star Power to his legs.
Star Martial: Inch Step.
Jiang Yamin had just shifted his attention to his feet, seeing the hotel floor tiles beneath him turn into a swamp and his feet sinking rapidly. By the time he realized something was wrong, a fist the size of a clay pot was already hurtling towards his face.
"Go to hell!" Lu Lin roared in fury, smashing his fist into Jiang Yamin’s chest.
Star Skill: Earth Shattering.
Jiang Yamin’s chest caved in abruptly. Blood gushed from his mouth copiously. The immense force of Lu Lin’s blow sent him flying.
Not good, Meng Yu is still in his hands!
Lu Lin rushed forward, grabbed his mom’s arm, and hoisted her onto his back. Then, he charged at Jiang Yamin again and kicked him.
This time, Lu Lin didn’t use Earth Shattering, relying purely on his own extraordinary strength.
CRACK!
With a sickening sound, Jiang Yamin’s thighbone snapped at an unnatural angle. Before he even hit the ground from the first blow, Lu Lin’s kick sent him flying further, and he crashed heavily onto the floor. Blood poured continuously from his mouth. He didn’t even have a chance to scream before he lost consciousness.
All of this happened within seconds.
Aside from Zhao Lei, Hu Nan, and a few other Bosses whose cultivation had reached Seventh Level or higher, no one else could clearly see Lu Lin’s movements. They only heard a series of dull thuds before Jiang Yamin collapsed to the ground, severely injured and unconscious.
Zhao Lei nodded slightly. As expected of the talent I’ve taken a liking to, he thought. That combination of Star Skills and Star Martial techniques was simply ingenious. If he’d made the slightest mistake in any move, Jiang Yamin might have reacted.
Huh? Wait a minute! Zhao Lei suddenly remembered. Didn’t Lu Lin only have two Star Skills: War Cry and Stone Skin? That sudden Swamp, and the punch to Jiang Yamin’s chest—those were clearly Star Skills too...