As the crowd charged, A Li, unable to suppress the violent impulses stirring within her, was about to rush forward when Ling Tian stopped her.
"Leave this to me. You wait behind and don't get your clothes dirty!"
A Li glanced down at her cute princess dress and her fluffy white boots. Imagining them stained with blood, she frowned and compromised.
However, A Li didn't stand idle. She opened her very kawaii bag and took out fake fingernails, putting them on.
Luo Tonglu and the others watched with wide eyes as a delicate little loli put on fake fingernails made of copper. They looked so chilling.
Especially when Luo Tonglu recalled the scratches on his own son and his subordinates, he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
Meanwhile, the battle had already begun.
A steel pipe swung towards the back of Ling Tian's head. Ling Tian dodged slightly, and the pipe missed. The person holding the pipe felt their wrist grabbed, followed by an immense force. Their wrist snapped with a crack, and Ling Tian snatched the pipe, then smashed it into the man's knee.
The man screamed and collapsed to the ground, clutching his knee. At that moment, Ling Tian bent down and a cleaver grazed past his head, about a centimeter away. Ling Tian raised his hand and struck the man's knee with the pipe.
Ling Tian's strength was far beyond that of ordinary people. This blow shattered the bones in the attacker's knees.
More people kept charging. Ling Tian weaved through the crowd, not using any martial arts techniques, just basic dodges, and then swinging the steel pipe.
In less than ten seconds, over ten men lay on the ground, writhing and groaning. Their limbs were broken, and they were in a miserable state.
Ling Tian had already seen that these people were not good. There were no innocent people among them, which was why Ling Tian had shown no mercy.
These people were severely injured, with fractures in their joints. Even with hundreds of thousands spent on the best specialists for surgery, it would be a miracle if they could walk like normal people again. Forget about returning to their old ways or walking the streets with knives; it was out of the question!
Luo Tonglu, standing nearby, was completely stunned. The men who had charged were all his thugs, his trusted subordinates.
Yet, facing Ling Tian, they were all taken down as easily as slicing vegetables.
At this moment, a man about 1.6 meters tall walked out from beside Luo Tonglu.
"Boss Luo, this guy is unusual, but you don't need to worry. Leave him to me!"
As the man spoke, he drew two daggers from his waist. He held the daggers reversed, with the tips pointing down and the blades facing outward, crossing his arms in a defensive stance.
Ling Tian sized up the man, recognizing from his posture that he was a trained fighter.
This man was named Sun Guangchen, a subordinate of Jin Peng. This time, Luo Tonglu had spent tens of millions to hire Jin Peng's men to deal with Ling Tian. Jin Peng had recommended two people to him, and Sun Guangchen was one of them.
This fellow came from a martial arts family. He had only studied martial arts and, in his youth, had gone to the transsexual country of South Asia to fight in underground boxing matches. He was proficient in Muay Thai and skilled in using daggers.
Later, he worked as an assassin and a mercenary. During one mission, his true identity was recognized by a victim. The person he had eliminated was someone with immense influence in the underworld of that country, and as a result, he was wanted by the country's underground forces.
Under duress, Sun Guangchen fled back to China. By chance, he met Jin Peng and was recruited by him.
This time, Jin Peng had asked him to help Luo Tonglu deal with two women. Sun Guangchen was initially reluctant, but when ten million yuan in cash was placed before him, he excitedly exclaimed, "You really know how to pick people."
Initially, Sun Guangchen believed that this mission was not difficult and that Luo Xiande and the others had exaggerated.
However, after witnessing Ling Tian's actions, Sun Guangchen felt that something was amiss. With Ling Tian's skill, it wasn't just ten men; he could handle twice that number.
In such intense combat, dispatching over ten people in less than ten seconds, Ling Tian hadn't even broken a sweat, indicating he was fighting with ease. Sun Guangchen didn't believe he could achieve the same.
Ling Tian saw Sun Guangchen but didn't pay him much mind. After all, no matter how skilled an ant was, it was still an ant!
Sun Guangchen moved, launching himself forward with a burst of speed. Both daggers struck simultaneously, blocking Ling Tian's path. Ling Tian faintly saw a faint blue-green glow emanating from the two daggers, clearly indicating that the blades were coated with poison.
Ling Tian didn't hesitate. He swept the steel pipe horizontally. Sun Guangchen ducked, using his left-hand dagger to press down on the pipe while his right-hand dagger continued forward, aiming for Ling Tian's throat.
His movements were incredibly swift, and this move was executed with unparalleled mastery. Although it looked simple, this move had been refined through countless trials and training to be so smooth.
"Well done!"
Ling Tian shouted, suddenly releasing his grip on the steel pipe. Simultaneously, Ling Tian retreated half a meter, perfectly evading the dagger's attack.
However, Sun Guangchen was relentless. He continued to charge forward, his arms spread wide, daggers attacking Ling Tian from two directions. At the same time, his right leg swept out, aiming directly for Ling Tian's legs.
This move was incredibly fierce, attacking three directions at once, making it impossible for the opponent to defend against!
Sun Guangchen had used this move to defeat countless opponents. His techniques were honed on the ring and during assassination missions.
However, the next moment, he was dumbfounded. His attack had missed. Even more chilling was that Ling Tian had vanished from his front as if out of thin air!
This could only mean one thing: Ling Tian was now behind him!
Even worse, to execute this fatal move, Sun Guangchen had pushed his body to its limit. He couldn't even retract or change his attack now.
At this moment, Sun Guangchen heard the whistling wind behind his head.
"Crack!"
A brick violently struck the back of Sun Guangchen's head. He immediately collapsed to the ground, his body convulsing – a result of severe damage to his autonomic nervous system.
At this, Luo Tonglu and the others were utterly dumbfounded. The expert they had hired for tens of millions was taken down with a single blow?