Chapter 818 - 823: Old Man
Chapter 818: Chapter 823: Old Man
Because quite a few people present knew the man with the mole at the corner of his mouth, and even those who didn’t know him could tell from the aura when he made his move that his strength was probably at the level of a mid-tier King of Soldiers.
And now, Lin Xi, with just one move, took down a powerhouse at the mid-tier King of Soldiers level.
The key point is, there was also a Peak Soldier King and another mid-tier King of Soldiers attacking him simultaneously.
Yet despite this, he didn’t receive even a scratch, and instead, seemed to effortlessly take down one of them.
This is freaking scary, isn’t it!
Bear in mind, it’s extremely difficult even for a Peak Soldier King to kill a mid-tier King of Soldiers unless it’s a head-on confrontation.
So except for the four Innate Powerhouses present, everyone who understood the strength hierarchy was somewhat doubtful, wondering if Lin Xi might be an Innate Powerhouse.
However, the four Innate Powerhouses shook their heads, as they could feel from Lin Xi that he still wasn’t an Innate Powerhouse.
"Hold on, we can talk this out!" Howard and one of his other subordinates were nearly scared witless.
From beginning to end, they had never expected Lin Xi’s strength to be so formidable, given how young he appeared.
For someone so young to possess special forces level skill is already incredibly impressive.
Yet Lin Xi ignored them because, knowing that Howard had nearly killed Big-Chest Sister last time, he had already deemed him deserving of a death sentence!
Especially considering Howard’s provocative attitude just now made him even more worthy of death!
Thus, Lin Xi never ceased his attack, and after taking down one, he made another move to eliminate Howard’s other subordinate, who also had mid-tier King of Soldiers strength.
At this point, Howard realized pleading was useless, and he had no choice but to fight for his life.
Otherwise, he’d feel like he would die here today.
Of course, fighting for his life didn’t guarantee survival, but it was better than sitting around waiting for death.
Besides, Howard had ruled various seas for many years and wasn’t easily intimidated; rather, he thought that perhaps fighting to the death, he might be able to take down this kid!
After all, his combat experience was overwhelmingly abundant, and also, he didn’t believe this kid in front of him was the legendary Innate Powerhouse.
If Lin Xi were an Innate Powerhouse, he would’ve been the first to die, not his two subordinates.
When his and Lin Xi’s fists truly collided, he was delighted, as he could sense that although this kid’s strength was indeed superior, he wasn’t beyond resistance.
Moreover, his wealth of fighting experience was enough to make up for these deficiencies in strength.
In fact, the opportunity for a counterattack was quite substantial.
"Bang, bang, bang!" As the two collided, the courage Howard had just summoned quickly morphed into surprise.
How could this kid have such abundant combat experience!
Furthermore, his fighting instincts seemed stronger!
This is freaking terrifying, isn’t it!
How could someone so young have acquired this much fighting experience.
Of course, this fighting experience wasn’t gained through sparring or training, but through life-and-death battles.
After exchanging over ten moves, Howard already had several wounds on his body, but fortunately, he dodged quickly, otherwise, he would’ve been seriously injured.
Suddenly, at this moment, he dared to take on a punch from Lin Xi, and swiftly backed away several steps.
Taking advantage of Lin Xi’s surprise, he drew two daggers from his waist and calf, one long and one short.
The daggers glistened coldly, from the sheen alone, it was clear these daggers were made from top-notch materials, crafted by a renowned artisan.
They could easily sever gold and stone!
"Pff!" Howard couldn’t help but spout a mouthful of fresh blood.
Clearly, just taking Lin Xi’s punch caused him quite severe injury.
But now, with two daggers in hand, his confidence soared, for these were his trump cards capable of greatly elevating his strength once deployed.
Furthermore, he had never displayed this method of attack in front of anyone before today.
This means no one had ever forced him to such desperation.
In the next moment, he advanced, his two daggers attacking Lin Xi from various cunning angles with his twin hands.
This made William’s face change several times, understanding Howard’s tactics.
He secretly assessed that if Howard fought him in this state, he would surely die.
Zhou Yan’s face showed signs of concern, she could see Howard’s power had increased significantly, and importantly, Lin Xi was still bare-handed.
Shangguan Nishang also appeared worried, although she wasn’t powerful, seeing Howard wield daggers amplified her anxiety to another degree.
Avril Jolie frowned; she truly worried about Lin Xi’s safety, though not out of care for him, but because she needed him, and if anything happened to Lin Xi, she’d have to immediately retreat.
Otherwise, she’d likely end up sacrificing herself, as most people present weren’t good people.
The expressions of others varied; those close to Lin Xi, like Zhao Ritian and Su Xiong, were concerned for him, while those indifferent to Lin Xi remained composed, and those who despised Lin Xi or underestimated him stood aloof, some even hoped Lin Xi would get eliminated.
But as everyone’s minds were in different places, Lin Xi remained consistently calm throughout, even when Howard revealed weapons, he maintained composure, appearing relaxed from start to finish.
This ease was only discernible to the four Innate Powerhouses.
They could tell that this kid’s strength was definitely not just this.
And as Howard continually targeted Lin Xi’s life with each attack, Lin Xi coldly remarked, "No more playing around!"
While Howard pondered the meaning of these words, he suddenly felt his neck go cold, and an indescribable pain surged in, "Bang!" He fell to the ground, consciousness fading!
He absolutely didn’t expect to be taken out so easily, and the most surprising was, how did this kid penetrate his defense?
A few seconds later, Howard lay dead on the ground, just like his two subordinates, lifeless as could be.
At this moment, the silence outside the ancient mine was many times deeper than before.
This outcome was something no one anticipated initially, not even the four Innate Powerhouses thought Lin Xi could so effortlessly eliminate the three.
Of course, they could achieve such feats, but it wasn’t expected that someone not of their level could accomplish it!
And being so alarmingly young was simply frightening.
In their families, there were no youths of such age with this level of ability.
In fact, it’s exceedingly rare for someone this young to have King of Soldiers strength.
William slowly retreated, moving beside Avril Jolie, recalling his past disdain for Lin Xi at the university gate, cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
At the ancient mine’s entrance, Elder Zhu couldn’t help but snort coldly, "What’s so impressive? Isn’t he just a bit more proficient among Peak Soldier Kings?"
Beside him, Zhu Qi couldn’t remain calm after hearing this, moving aside in embarrassment, muttering inwardly, "Isn’t this impressive? Did grandpa have this strength when young? Or could he eliminate same-level powerhouses within dozens of moves effortlessly?"
At this point, Zhao Ritian, who always speaks his mind, couldn’t resist complaining, "Some people still fall far short of King of Soldiers strength at this age!"
Well, he had long disliked the Zhao family’s old man.
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