Chapter 534: The Heart of Recruitment
At this moment, Louis stood more than ten meters away from Xiao Shun.
He dared not make any sudden movements, as the silver needle shot by Xiao Shun left him with a deeply unsettling feeling. As an assassin teetering on the edge of life and death, his perception of danger had always been incredibly accurate. Despite activating his spirit pattern at this moment, facing the enemy before him still left him feeling on edge, as if the situation would take a sudden turn for the worse with the slightest misstep. It had to be said that his combat abilities and his awareness of danger were top-notch!
Ghost Door Thirteen Needles were extraordinary. Even when facing Louis, who was infused with spirit pattern engravings, they still possessed a formidable killing power.
At this moment, Xiao Shun did not launch an attack. His sharp eyes roamed up and down the patterns adorning Louis’s body. He found Louis’s spirit pattern engravings to be peculiar, bearing no resemblance to the patterns his master had taught him. Furthermore, the spirit pattern engravings on Louis’s body were exceptionally complete, far surpassing the ordinary spirit patterns taught to The Chapel by his master! What on earth was going on?
A big question mark surfaced in Xiao Shun’s mind. When Zhu Que used spirit pattern bullets, they posed no threat to him at all. However, the shots Louis had just fired were menacing with every bullet.
At this moment, a dark cloud slowly obscured the bright moon, and the battle was once again underway! A red light tore through the dense night, dragging a long tail of flame as it charged toward Xiao Shun.
Observing this, Xiao Shun curled his lips into a sardonic smile. This time, he decided not to probe any longer!
With a swift movement, Xiao Shun’s slender figure created an afterimage, and the spirit energy within him seemed to surge restlessly. Following this, a fist imbued with majestic and formidable power, carrying the might of heaven and earth, surged towards Louis.
“Ah!”
As the fist wind began, as if breaking some kind of restriction, it carried a resounding dragon’s roar as it drove forward.
Hearing the dragon-like roar that echoed in his ears, Louis’s face subtly revealed a hint of astonishment. Despite this, he resolutely struck out with his own fist.
“Boom!”
The unstoppable force of his punch clashed against Xiao Shun’s. As soon as they made contact, the very fabric of space seemed unable to withstand the sudden energy burst, becoming somewhat distorted.
Following this, ripples spread through the air, slowly expanding outward from the battlefield periphery.
“Ah!”
Louis roared furiously, inhaling deeply, determined to strike Xiao Shun down.
Xiao Shun merely quirked a mocking smile, his body unmoving.
Suddenly, he chuckled lightly and uttered a sentence that left Louis bewildered.
“Two way energy!”
Before Louis could even contemplate the meaning of these four words, he felt a surge of overwhelming force rushing into his body through his fist.
“Hmm?”
Louis was taken aback. He was currently in a state of activating spirit pattern engravings, a state in which nothing should be able to breach his defenses and infiltrate his body! However, his surprise did not end there, as the effects of Two way energy had only just begun to surface.
In this moment, Louis felt as though he was in the midst of a raging sea. Wave after wave crashed into his body, severely injuring him in a matter of moments.
Observing the dimming engravings on Louis, Xiao Shun smiled faintly.
“Heh heh, feeling like your internal organs are being tossed about in a stormy sea right now?”
Louis remained silent, his expression seemingly calm. However, judging by the dense sweat on his forehead and the slight trembling of his body, his current state of mind was anything but composed.
“Oh, is the pain too much for you to even speak?” Xiao Shun teased.This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .
Subsequently, he retracted his fist, transforming it into a sword-like finger, thrusting it directly towards Louis’s rib area, aiming for the Zhong Men acupoint.
Louis’s eyelids twitched, enduring the intense pain within his body, narrowly evading Xiao Shun’s fingertip.
Unperturbed, Xiao Shun swiftly altered the direction of his attack, still targeting Louis’s Zhong Men acupoint. Louis was utterly unprepared. Even though he had seemed to hold the upper hand, he was now in a passive position, taken off guard by Xiao Shun’s unmatched prowess.
Although he had played all his cards, his opponent remained in complete control!
This battle was undoubtedly the most difficult one he had faced since his debut. Distracted for a moment, Louis forcefully extended his arm, deflecting Xiao Shun’s attack and swiftly leaping backward, increasing the distance between them.
Maintaining his stance, he watched Xiao Shun, his heart filled with anxiety. Escaping now would undoubtedly be the best choice, considering he was already injured. Continuing the fight would not lead to a favorable outcome.
Despite this, Louis never considered this option, for he was the Duke of Death. Running away was something only the weak would do, and he was inherently strong!
“The words I spoke to you earlier still hold true,” Xiao Shun suddenly spoke.
“There is only a Louis who dies in battle, no Duke of Death who lives in ignominy!”
Clutching his chest, Louis’s expression was proud.
“You’re a man. Compared to the vermin I’ve encountered before, you have something to be proud of!”
Xiao Shun nodded appreciatively. Although the foreigner before him was an undercover assassin, he still had his own beliefs and principles.
Thinking this, Xiao Shun couldn’t help but feel a sense of pity and considered recruiting this top-tier assassin, whose skills were no less than Zhu Que’s.
Thus, he continued, “It’s a waste of talent for someone as skilled as you to be an assassin. Why not follow me? I guarantee you’ll be satisfied.”
“Follow you?” Louis sneered. Even the mighty Pope of Caesar’s Voice couldn’t fully control him, let alone the current Xiao Shun.
Seeing this, Xiao Shun shook his head helplessly. “Tsk tsk tsk, seems like you’re a tough nut to crack.”
With that, he suddenly changed his tone, grinning wickedly. “But I’ve got good teeth, I love gnawing on tough nuts!”
As he finished speaking, Xiao Shun lunged forward, his figure creating multiple afterimages as he swiftly arrived at Louis’s side.
“If you don’t get yourself together, do you really think having spirit pattern engravings makes you invincible?”
A contemptuous smile played on Xiao Shun’s lips as he once again channeled his energy into his fist, slamming it heavily into Louis’s chest.