"One minute is one minute, I'll finish the fight in forty seconds and show you!"
Old Lin's competitive spirit was instantly ignited.
Though the exchange between the two was brief, high-level duels often happened in the blink of an eye. The gray-robed man, while astonished by Li Chonglou's strength, saw him hesitate at such a moment and a cold sneer appeared on his face.
"It seems he's just so-so."
The gray-robed man thought Li Chonglou was still digesting the previous force. His vigilance, which had been raised, instantly vanished. The aura within his body transformed into a sharp blade, piercing directly towards Li Chonglou's heart. Simultaneously, he followed up, swinging his fist directly at Li Chonglou's head.
The movement was simple and swift, but before the fist even landed, the aura attached to it was already whipping Li Chonglou's hair wildly.
"Kid, I was being arrogant before you were even born."
After Old Lin's soul took over, Li Chonglou's entire demeanor changed drastically. His first action as he spoke was to directly rip off his mask.
"Uh, what are you doing?"
"Why would a strong person hide their head and tail? Wearing a mask affects performance."
The elder chuckled, bent his body, and dodged the gray-clothed man's punch. Simultaneously, he threw a hook punch directly towards the opponent's heart.
Affects performance? It affects your show-off, Li Chonglou thought to himself, while his attention was fully on the gray-clothed man.
The fact that this person dared to attack someone from the Upper Directorate and set up such a grand scheme in the airport clearly indicated that they were not local forces from Shangjing.
As soon as Li Chonglou knew there was a mastermind, he had guessed it would be an international force. He also recalled the events that happened when he left Shangjing for Tielin.
At that time, the situation in Shangjing seemed as if some hidden hand was orchestrating something, and the entire city was in a state of impending storm.
He had originally thought that things would erupt by the time he returned from Tielin, but unexpectedly, it had suddenly returned to calm.
Now, it was obvious that something he was unaware of had happened, which caused the opponent's plan to change.
And this gray-clothed man in front of him, Li Chonglou guessed, should be one of their people.
He didn't fear how strong the enemy was, but feared them hiding in the dark. Since they had now emerged, Li Chonglou naturally wanted to observe their moves and strength carefully.
At their level, many of the things they learned had a lineage. For example, Yang Dongtian of the Shangjing Samurai Association, as soon as they started fighting, Li Chonglou could roughly guess the opponent's lineage and preferred moves, which was why he could hold his own against the encirclement of three people at that time.
Similarly, as long as he could discern something from the gray-clothed man's moves, he could roughly guess which forces in Shangjing were colluding with them!
Returning to reality, Li Chonglou's sudden removal of his mask clearly stunned the gray-clothed man. Moreover, Old Lin's words were not spoken in his mind, but directly out of his borrowed body.
After blocking Old Lin's attack with his backhand, the gray-clothed man also removed his mask.
It was an unremarkable face, but his deep-set eyes and hooked nose did not look like they belonged to someone from Huaxia.
Old Lin was stunned: "What are you doing?"
The gray-clothed man chuckled: "Didn't you say that strong people never hide their heads and tails? If I don't reveal myself, wouldn't that be going against your words."
Old Lin raised his middle finger: "You're so ugly, you shouldn't reveal yourself, okay?"
The gray-clothed man's expression froze; he was clearly taken aback.
"What did you say?"
Old Lin said contemptuously, "It seems not only are you ugly, but your ears are also not working well."
Although Old Lin didn't deliberately speak very loudly, his voice was quite clear. The three people behind him immediately stiffened and turned around in disbelief.
The gray-clothed man was trembling with anger, and the aura around him suddenly surged. His deep-set eyes seemed to be spitting fire, staring intently at Li Chonglou with intense killing intent.
But this appearance held a different meaning in Old Lin's eyes.
"Ineffectually enraged? Kid, your temperament still needs training."
As soon as he finished speaking, the gray-clothed man exploded.
"I'll kill you!"
A gray bear phantom suddenly appeared behind the man, and in everyone's sight, the gray-clothed man's figure actually vanished into thin air!
"What kind of technique is this?"
Even the well-traveled Old Lin was momentarily astonished. However, his reaction was extremely fast. The moment the gray bear appeared, he immediately created distance.
In the next second, the gray bear, with its colossal body, lunged ferociously towards Li Chonglou.
Although it was an illusory figure, every strand of hair on the gray bear was clearly visible. In its gaping maw, numerous pieces of flesh were being spewed out amidst its roars, as if a real gray bear had appeared here!
This was certainly not real. Old Lin stared intently at every part of the gray bear's form, trying to find the gray-clothed man's figure. However, even when it reached him, Old Lin could not discern the slightest flaw.
"Could it be real?"
Seeing the gray bear raise its almost sky-obscuring paw, Old Lin quickly retreated to create space.
Boom!
The bear paw slammed heavily onto the ground. The originally solid ground instantly split apart, and cracks extended to Old Lin's feet, raising a sky full of dust.
"Damn it! For real?"
This made everyone present jump in shock. Even the seven-person team in the distance couldn't help but twitch their eyelids.
The gray bear's body was nearly three meters tall, and one of its paws was as large as a child's. The power of this paw strike, let alone for them, would likely shatter a sturdy tank placed there into pieces!
Green Bull and Ah Niu were already stunned into silence. However, Long Fei, who had never trusted Li Chonglou, seized the opportunity when the seven-person team was momentarily distracted and suddenly dashed towards them with his agility.
"Careful!"
The leading gray-clothed man immediately shouted and aimed his peculiar gun at Long Fei's figure, decisively pulling the trigger.
With a shot, an electric net sprayed out from the gun. As Li Chonglou had said, although this net could be considered an area attack, its flight speed was not fast, more than twice as slow as ordinary bullets.
With Li Chonglou's warning, Long Fei naturally wouldn't fall for it. He directly dodged to the side with a flick of his foot and instantly appeared in front of the leader.
"You won't succeed!"
The leader naturally understood Long Fei's intention. He let out a low cry and pulled out a staff-like weapon from his waist, one that Li Chonglou had never seen before.
The staff was about an arm's length long, smooth and flat, but with a pattern at the top. The tip had a lotus-shaped mechanical opening. As the leader aimed the mechanical opening at Long Fei, a green liquid shot out from it.
The green liquid was fired much faster than the electric net! Long Fei's pupils suddenly contracted.