Chapter 364: Skinny Dog! Can You Do It or Not?
With Chen Ye's current mental attributes, his five senses had been strengthened to an incredible degree.
Any sound in the villa was impossible to escape his ears.
Even though the person sneaking in under cover of night was being extremely careful and didn't make a sound, Chen Ye still detected him.
Chen Ye didn't get up.
Instead, he closed his eyes again and listened closely to the other person's movements.
If they were coming for him, pretending to be asleep would allow him to counterattack instantly.
However—
The intruder's footsteps went straight toward the master bedroom.
They were after Old Gao!
To be fair, this was indeed the time of night when people slept the deepest.
Chen Ye immediately got up, also without making a sound, then stepped onto the balcony, preparing to approach the master bedroom from there.
Before lying down earlier, he'd deliberately left the balcony door unlocked.
Chen Ye's figure moved like an ape. With a light leap, he landed on the master bedroom's balcony.
Old Gao was still sleeping soundly, completely unaware that danger was near.
Conveniently, this guy hadn't closed his own balcony door either.
After a moment's thought, Chen Ye dug a chunk of concrete from the exterior wall and hurled it at Old Gao's foot.
Since he hadn't recovered his strength yet, it was best not to expose himself if possible.
If Old Gao woke up and could take care of the enemy himself, Chen Ye would pretend nothing had happened.
"Pfft!"
The stone flew through the air and landed squarely on the sole of Old Gao's foot.
Even though Chen Ye hadn't used much force, Old Gao nearly jumped out of bed from the pain.
His alertness was decent—he woke up, rushed to the nightstand, grabbed a revolver, then rolled and assumed a defensive posture.
Strangely, the revolver in his hand emitted a faint blue light.
This was clearly no ordinary item.
It was a special tool from the Lord God's Space.
Just then—
The master bedroom door opened.
A man in a leather jacket stepped out of the darkness.
Thanks to his sharp eyesight, Chen Ye recognized him at a glance—it was the same middle-aged man from before.
It seemed he really was the notorious psycho killer on the wanted list.
Did Gao Ming's words in the restaurant provoke him, so he came here to kill?
Chen Ye didn't think it was that simple.
…
Inside the room.
Old Gao was obviously stunned when he saw who had come in.
The middle-aged man was also surprised when he saw Old Gao awake and holding a gun, his eyes filled with astonishment.
He was sure he'd been extremely cautious!
Even so, this guy had still woken up? Such a high level of alertness?
"Bang!"
A gunshot suddenly rang out.
Old Gao was the one who fired.
He was decisive—he chose to strike first and ask questions later.
After all, he thought, anyone sneaking into his house at this hour had to be up to no good.
Better to act first than fall victim!
"Whoosh!"
The fired bullet cut through the air, heading for the middle-aged man.
Oddly enough, even though it was a revolver, the bullet was purely energy-based.
It was actually some kind of high-tech energy gun!
The middle-aged man's reaction was lightning fast. Almost the instant Old Gao pulled the trigger, he moved—sidestepping to dodge the blue bullet, then pouncing at Old Gao like a panther.
The first shot missed.
Yet Old Gao's expression stayed calm; facing the pouncing man, he didn't panic at all.
Because—
The bullet suddenly curved in mid-air, swooping toward the middle-aged man's back.
The man's expression changed, and he quickly abandoned his attack to dodge again.
He was indeed fast—he managed to avoid the bullet a second time.
But after those two dodges, the energy of the bullet seemed depleted and it vanished in mid-air.
Old Gao frowned slightly.
Then—
He raised his revolver and fired a dozen more shots at the middle-aged man!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
For a moment,
The whole room was filled with blue energy bullets shooting at the man from all directions.
And Old Gao kept shooting!
It was as if the revolver had unlimited ammo.
The middle-aged man glanced at the revolver in Old Gao's hand, greed flashing in his eyes.
Next—
He gritted his teeth, and a piece of silver metal appeared in his hand.
Clearly, with so many bullets coming at him, he couldn't rely on speed alone and had to use his special tool.
The middle-aged man squeezed the silver metal hard. Instantly, it transformed into a shield in front of him!
Pew! Pew! Pew!
The energy bullets struck the shield, bursting into ripples of blue light and leaving lots of small dents.
But not a single shot broke through to hit the man hiding behind the shield.
The next moment—
Something even stranger happened.
The shield flashed silver, and in the blink of an eye, it was completely restored—good as new.
When he saw this, Old Gao's expression finally changed.
"Silver Guard Shield? You're the killer from Case 822!"
Old Gao hadn't originally recognized the shield.
But the Reincarnation Bureau had briefed him on the suspect, with a detailed description of this very shield.
"The gun in your hand must be 'Jack's Revolver,' right? That's a real treasure!" the middle-aged man said, greedily eyeing Old Gao with one eye. "Hand it over, and I'll let you live!"
Old Gao, of course, didn't believe a word of it.
He drew a dagger and assumed a fighting stance.
At the same time, he couldn't help glancing at the door, worried about Chen Ye.
"Don't bother looking!" the middle-aged man sneered, clearly trying to provoke him. "I've already gutted your friend!"
Hiding on the balcony, Chen Ye: ???
Old Gao really was provoked. With a furious snort, he charged straight at the middle-aged man.
With the other man wielding the Silver Guard Shield, Gao Ming's gun was useless. To take down his opponent, he had no choice but to fight at close range.
Seeing Gao Ming charge at him, the middle-aged man's eyes flashed with a vicious smile.
Hand-to-hand combat?
That was his specialty!
The next moment, the two collided.
But whether in speed or strength, Gao Ming was far inferior to the middle-aged man.
He couldn't even withstand ten moves before being sent flying.
"Bang!"
Gao Ming was knocked back, slamming hard into the wall, and fell to the ground coughing up blood. One arm hung limply.
Clearly, he was no longer able to fight.
Watching from outside, Chen Ye shook his head.
He figured that Gao Ming had managed to survive in the Lord God's Space mainly thanks to that revolver in his hand.
Inside the master bedroom—
The middle-aged man saw Gao Ming injured and grinned again, pouncing toward him.
Gao Ming immediately grabbed his dagger with his left hand and struggled to his feet, preparing for a desperate fight.
Just then, something unexpected happened!
"Whoosh!!"
A fireball the size of a basketball suddenly shot in from the balcony, hurtling toward the middle-aged man.
More importantly, the flames were actually purple.
The middle-aged man's face changed instantly.
Another Reincarnator?
He had a special ability to sense Reincarnators.
He'd already noticed in the restaurant that Gao Ming was a Reincarnator, while his companion was just an ordinary person.
So where had this new Reincarnator come from?
But there was no time to think.
The fireball was too fast.
The middle-aged man immediately hurled his restored silver shield toward the fireball.
The silver shield collided with the fireball in the middle of the room.
And then—
"Boom!"
A tremendous explosion erupted.
The balcony glass shattered.
Both the middle-aged man and Gao Ming were blasted back by the shockwave!
Gao Ming was relatively safe since he was already in a corner.
The unlucky one was the middle-aged man!
Although his reflexes were fast, he'd underestimated the power of Chen Ye's fireball and was hit almost directly by the shockwave.
When the dust settled, the middle-aged man was covered in blood, lying in the ruins.
But he wasn't dead—he was struggling to get up.
As for his silver shield, it was now charred black and couldn't recover its shape.
Obviously, its defense had a limit!
The middle-aged man saw his prized shield in such a state and was filled with anger and shock, his eyes immediately darting toward the balcony.
"Who is it?"
Gao Ming also looked toward the balcony.
Chen Ye said nothing, strolling into the master bedroom from the balcony.
Then, with a wave of his hand, another purple fireball appeared in his palm.
The intense heat from the purple flames caused the room temperature to soar!
But the middle-aged man's heart had already gone cold.
When he got a good look at Chen Ye, his expression turned even more shocked!
He had an excellent memory, and of course remembered—the guy drinking with Gao Ming at the restaurant was this fire-wielding man.
But!
How could he possibly be a Reincarnator?
By his own senses, the man should have been just an ordinary person!
Did he make a mistake?
"What the hell! Old Chen!!?"
From the other direction, Gao Ming stared at Chen Ye as he walked in, exclaiming in shock.
His face was just as stunned as the middle-aged man's.
He never imagined his old classmate was also a Reincarnator—
And not just that, but one with such terrifying power?
Just based on that fire manipulation and the temperature, his overall strength had to be at least A-rank, right?
Chen Ye waved his hand, signaling Gao Ming to calm down.
Then,
He fixed his gaze on the middle-aged man.
"Who are you?"
That question came from the middle-aged man, who stared at Chen Ye in anger and disbelief. "You can break my Silver Guard Shield… your overall strength must already be at A-rank? Yet you stoop to ambushing a B-rank Reincarnator like me? That's beneath your dignity!"
Reincarnators were ranked from lowest to highest: E, D, C, B, A… and the top, S-rank.
S-rank powerhouses were terrifying, almost able to destroy the world. But there were very few of them—currently, there were only four S-ranks in the entire Lord God's Space, each one famous.
As for the second tier, A-rank Reincarnators, there were quite a lot—several hundred worldwide.
Even so, these rankings were just a rough guide!
Even among A-ranks, the gap could be huge.
"Is that your last words?"
Chen Ye stepped toward the middle-aged man, voice cold. "Then you can go to hell!"
In a moment like this, the right thing to do was be decisive and finish the enemy off, so they couldn't pull any tricks.
Chen Ye understood well the lesson that villains die from talking too much.
The only reason he was dragging things out was to get information.
He still knew far too little about the Lord God's Space.
And he couldn't question the man directly.
Because the moment he opened his mouth, he might reveal he wasn't actually a Reincarnator.
"Wait! Don't kill me!"
The middle-aged man immediately pleaded, "I can buy my life!"
Chen Ye just stared at him coldly, saying nothing.
Gao Ming opened his mouth several times, wanting to urge Chen Ye to finish the job before something unexpected happened, but when he saw Chen Ye's imposing aura, he swallowed his words.
Seeing that Chen Ye wasn't moving right away, the middle-aged man relaxed a little.
He began to offer bribes.
"That Silver Guard Shield isn't actually broken. Just add a bit of silver, and it can be used again… I'll give it to you."
Chen Ye sneered, raising his hand as if ready to strike.
A shield with such a low defense ceiling, that couldn't even withstand his fireball, wasn't worth anything to him!
The middle-aged man grew more anxious, then gritted his teeth and pulled a sheepskin scroll from his jacket.
"This is a treasure map—a personal instance treasure map. I just got it. I'm willing to give it to you."
He held it out with both hands.
Of course, Chen Ye wouldn't take it himself. Who knew what tricks might be on it? And he wasn't a Reincarnator; if the treasure map reacted in his hands, that would be a problem. So he called out, "Old Gao!"
Gao Ming instantly understood, limped over, and took the treasure map from the man's hands.
The middle-aged man looked unwilling, but didn't dare resist.
He knew that, in front of a suspected A-rank powerhouse, any resistance was suicide.
"Now, will you let me go?" the middle-aged man asked.
Chen Ye simply smiled. "No."
"You—you're not keeping your word!"
"I never promised you anything."
"You can't kill me! I still owe Tyrannosaurus three thousand Reincarnation Points—plus interest, that's five thousand! If I die, Tyrannosaurus won't get his money back. He definitely won't let you off!"
Chen Ye was startled.
Who was this Tyrannosaurus? He sounded just like a loan shark in the Lord God's Space.
He really wanted to ask about Tyrannosaurus.
But it wouldn't be easy.
If the guy was someone famous in the Lord God's Space, and Chen Ye didn't even know the name, that would give him away.
Seeing Chen Ye hesitate, Gao Ming quickly said, "Old Chen, don't let him scare you! We absolutely can't let him go today! He's a top fugitive wanted by the Reincarnation Bureau. With the Bureau backing us, even Tyrannosaurus wouldn't dare show up!"
(End of chapter)
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