"Hey, kid, if you fall from here, your bones will probably shatter," the assassin said, standing on a protruding ledge at the edge of the rooftop. Half his foot dangled precariously in the air. It wasn't courage that made him do it, but a natural flair for the dramatic, a penchant for showing off.
"Indeed, neither of us has a way out now."
Although Ren Yuanhao wasn't afraid of heights, standing nearly eighty meters up, with the wind whistling past his ears, on a platform only about eight or nine square meters, he felt an indescribable dread. It was as if a stronger gust of wind would drag him down to hell.
The sky above seemed within reach, clear and vast. The wind continuously poured into his nostrils, making even his breathing feel heavy.
"No, you're mistaken. As an assassin, there is never a way out."
Upon hearing this, Ren Yuanhao suddenly thought of Cheng Li. If there had been a way out, she wouldn't have met such a tragic end, existing only in Ren Yuanhao's memory.
"Since we are both gifted, there's no need for further probing. Fate dictates that we can only consume or be consumed; there is no other path. Now, this divinely bestowed stage is built for us. Get excited, kid!"
The assassin flicked his sleeve. Ren Yuanhao expected some steel needles carried by a strong wind, but instead, out came white rose petals!
The petals danced in the wind, scattering like a shower of flowers. Some fluttered upwards, others drifted down. The moment the petals touched the ground, the assassin's eyes changed, and a green light burst forth.
Ren Yuanhao had suffered greatly from eye-based abilities in Donglü City. This scene was just like that day. Astonished, Ren Yuanhao immediately activated his "Soaring Dragon Reaching for the Clouds" technique and retreated frantically. His feet hooked onto the ground, and he dodged the emitted green light in an exaggerated, ninety-degree backward lean!
Simultaneously, those inside the mansion cried out in surprise. Xia Xiaomo clenched her fists, her heart leaping into her throat.
Xia Yun'er had been holding her gun like a fool. Only when the immediate threat was gone did she collapse to the ground. Xia Yu quickly took her gun and moved her to a safe place. Their eyes were as still as dead water, then they followed everyone's gaze, their legs feeling weak.
Ren Yuanhao, skilled and bold, evaded the opponent's eye technique with one move. He lightly tapped his toes and spun to the right, shouting, "Eye ability! Did you take this move from someone named Zhu Qingfeng?"
He held a steel needle, his angry gaze causing the assassin to burst into laughter. Then, like a dancer, he grabbed a handful of white rose petals and began to twirl amidst the falling blossoms.
Ren Yuanhao felt a chill crawl up his spine. "Big brother, please, no more of this magical attack. It's not easy to make a grown man like me covered in goosebumps."
"Zhu Qingfeng? I don't know his name. However, this eye ability was indeed taken from a man with a penchant for cross-dressing. What is it, do you know him, or do you have unspeakable secrets?"
—Damn it, don't say such disgusting things in that weird voice, alright?
Ren Yuanhao calmed himself, silently enduring the dual onslaught of magic and physical attacks. Although the assassin's words were disgusting, he had already guessed Zhu Qingfeng's fate.
"So, you've activated two abilities in your body. Zhu Qingfeng is probably already—"
"Already dead. If he was your friend, I apologize. You can still take wine to mourn him every Qingming Festival. I can even tell you where his remains are buried, so you don't go to the wrong place. But speaking of which, you will be the second gifted individual I consume. Tell me, what do you want to drink, what do you want to eat next Qingming? Within my financial capacity, I might buy it for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ren Yuanhao suddenly launched an attack. The steel needles were like sharp light swords, swift and unrestrained. Combined with his footwork, he actually gained a slight advantage in close combat!
"You brat, as a gifted person, not using your abilities when fighting another gifted person, are you looking down on me?!"
The assassin used the steel needles lodged in his arm as a weapon for blocking. However, his footwork was suppressed everywhere, and he was on the verge of being cornered by Ren Yuanhao.
"My abilities are so strong they make your hair stand on end. Your level isn't enough. Besides, you just used your eye ability. Now is your weakest moment!"
Ren Yuanhao struck the steel needle away with a palm. His figure suddenly vanished before the assassin. A swirling gust of wind enveloped him. Just as the assassin was about to evade sideways, Ren Yuanhao had already appeared in the direction of his evasion. The prepared "Star Sucking Great Technique" landed on the assassin's shoulder like a giant dragon sucking water. The assassin's robe immediately billowed wildly, and moments later, it turned to dust.
However, a sense of foreboding flashed through Ren Yuanhao's mind. He looked closely, and after the robe was shattered, the assassin, who should have been beneath it, had vanished without a trace!
While he was still surprised, a gust of wind blew away a piece of the tattered robe, and a shattered mirror appeared before him.
"A mirror?"
Ren Yuanhao picked up the mirror. The reflection wasn't his handsome face but some scenery from who-knows-where: a naked man was sprinting at full speed!
"What the hell kind of mirror is this?"
As he was marveling, a steel needle suddenly flew out of the mirror. If Ren Yuanhao hadn't reacted quickly enough, this steel needle would have blinded him!
"Didi, this is a medium ability. Since he left this, you won't be able to escape his sight even if he runs to the ends of the earth."
"What do you mean? Such a heaven-defying ability exists? How come I feel like I've entered Doraemon's high-tech world? Isn't this thing a replica of the Anywhere Door? Damn."
Ren Yuanhao's mind was racing.
"Don't worry, the fact that this guy used this move means you've already posed a threat to him. Otherwise, he would never have left behind a medium imprinted with his curse."
"Speak plainly, will you?"
"Fine. It seems I need to make time to give you a lesson on ability classification. What you need to do now is buy my Green Skin Worm. It can not only track but also traverse the space created by medium abilities. The key is, it's not expensive and it's a good deal. Don't miss out~"
Ren Yuanhao's face was covered in black lines. He thought that if he lost track of this strange gifted individual this time, coupled with his unpredictable skills, he would always be a threat in the future. Therefore, spending some money to let the Green Skin Worm stealthily track him across the medium was a life-saving measure.
With that thought, he spent 200 points without hesitation to buy the Green Skin Worm. The nearly transparent, slightly greenish little worm suddenly flew out, flapping its extremely delicate wings. It truly traversed the medium, and soon, a red highlighted moving dot appeared on the map in his mind.