Chapter 660 A Clean Break

"Looking for me..." Li·Austin instinctively pressed his hand against his lower back, while simultaneously getting up from his seat, creating distance, and looking at the man who spoke.

It was a young man with radiant golden hair, possessing sapphire-like eyes, handsome, elegant, and cold. He stood in the dirty and chaotic bar like a pure white rose blooming in a mud puddle.

Such a dazzling man entered the bar, and no one noticed?

Li·Austin stared at the young man dressed in white, his pupils dyed with a granite-like paleness, and he said in a low voice:

"Who are you?"

As an experienced poisoner, he instinctively sensed danger. His question was to buy time. Just two seconds, two seconds, and his petrification skill would activate.

Regardless of whether this man in the white suit was friend or foe, controlling him first was definitely the right move.

"So you are Austin," the golden-haired man nodded slightly, then picked up a glass from the bar and threw it casually. A "bang" came from the ceiling, and the surveillance camera was smashed.

Then, he raised his hand and grabbed Li·Austin's neck. A "crack" was heard, and Li·Austin's neck twisted.

At the same time, Zhang Yuanqing, disguised as a handsome blond man, raised his left hand and flicked it against his chest.

"Puff!"

The force penetrated his chest, and a jet of blood spurted from his back, splattering on the drinkers beside him.

Li·Austin's thick lips trembled, the pale color in his pupils extinguished, and a level 3 Poison Master died just like that, without even having time to say his last words.

The bartender behind the bar continued to wipe the glasses, ignoring the scene.

The drinker who was splashed with blood did not react either and continued to drink.

Zhang Yuanqing pulled out a large-caliber pistol from Li·Austin's waist and fired two shots at the bartender's head.

"Bang, bang!"

The bartender's head was like a torn watermelon, his skull split open, white and red splattering everywhere, his body tilted, and he fell heavily.

Zhang Yuanqing took out his phone, took a video of Li·Austin's body, then put away his phone, removed his illusion, and aimed the gun at the ceiling, pulling the trigger.

The loud gunshot drowned out the noise, and the customers and prostitutes in the bar were suddenly shocked, either crouching down with their heads in their hands or looking for cover, so skilled that it was heartbreaking.

The thugs guarding the bar drew their guns, the dark muzzles aimed at the young man in the white suit.

Suddenly, these thugs seemed to have lost hope in life, and with numb expressions, they aimed their guns at their temples and pulled the trigger.

One after another, the thugs fell in the midst of the gunshots.

At this moment, Zhang Yuanqing slightly tilted his head and looked into the bar, sensing an extreme malice and anger approaching.

It was an enemy at the Saint level.

There were too many ordinary people in the bar... He immediately used the Illusionist's ability to manipulate emotions, creating panic, causing the customers in the bar to lose their minds, rushing towards the door in terror, screaming as they fled.

In the corridor leading to the interior of the bar, a black shadow shot out.

This was a half-human, half-beast monster with a human body, but the head on its neck was that of a hellhound, its ferocious eyes blood-red, filled with violence, and its blood-filled mouth, covered with sharp fangs, spewed out wisps of highly corrosive black smoke.

An Aberrant!

Zhang Yuanqing's mind quickly flashed through the Aberrant's information. The core skill of the Aberrant was "Aberration." A certain part of their body would undergo aberration, thereby possessing corresponding extraordinary abilities.

This was similar to the Gu Master's transformation of Gu, but once an Aberrant underwent aberration, they could no longer return to their normal human form.

In the Middle Ages, legends about demons mostly originated from Aberrants.

In addition, Aberrants also had the skills "Poison Smoke" and "Demon," the former being a highly corrosive poison, and the latter being a physique bonus. The passive skill was "Cold-Blooded," which kept Aberrants always in a calm state, never feeling pity, and losing reason.

This passive skill countered the Illusionist's mental manipulation.

"Demon Hound" Henry, who rushed out of the passage, quickly scanned the bar, ignoring the panicking customers. His gaze froze on the bodies of the bartender and Li·Austin.

He immediately looked at the young man in the white suit in front of the bar, his throat bulged, and he opened his blood-filled mouth, spewing out a glob of black mist as thick as syrup.

Zhang Yuanqing dodged to the side.

The black mist shot out and smashed into the floor covered with liquor, sizzling, melting a deep pit.

"Demon Hound" Henry's throat bulged again, just as he was about to launch the black mist, he suddenly lost sight of the enemy in his vision. The golden-haired youth with blue eyes had disappeared.

The next second, his chest hurt intensely. He looked down and saw a black and white short blade piercing out from his back.

He only had time to let out an angry, unwilling roar before his body quickly withered, and his soul and vitality dissipated.

"A level 4 Aberrant, not much of a challenge..." Zhang Yuanqing muttered, raised his hand, and snapped his fingers, turning into dreamy starlight and dissipating.

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The next day, at eleven o'clock in the morning.

Queens, outside a restaurant, Zhang Yuanqing, who had come alone, disguised as an ordinary white youth, stood on the street, looking at the interior of the restaurant.

He carefully sensed the emotions of the old white man, Kevin, in the restaurant's private room.

Nervous, expectant, impatient, no problem... Zhang Yuanqing nodded slightly and entered the restaurant.

Now he was a rogue cultivator, and every action had to be careful. He had to be wary that last night's bar action had already attracted the attention of the Heaven's Wrath. The Heaven's Wrath Execution Department followed the clues and found Kevin, and today's meeting was a trap to lure him in.

Or it was the Bio-Alchemy Society's trap.

Although the possibility of both was very small, he had to be wary.

Entering the restaurant, he first went to the toilet, changed back to "Zhang Qingyang"'s appearance, and then skillfully pushed open the door of the private room.

In the same small private room, in the same seat, the old white man, Kevin, sat anxiously and nervously, his eyes constantly glancing towards the door of the private room, and his coffee drinking frequency was getting faster and faster.

He took another sip of coffee and subconsciously looked towards the door. This time, he saw the door of the private room open, and the bounty hunter from a foreign country walked in.

Kevin's eyes lit up, and he shifted in his seat a little restlessly, his eyes fixed on the bounty hunter.

Zhang Yuanqing glanced over the private room, lingered slightly on the two suitcases at Kevin's feet, then pulled out a chair and sat down, placed his phone on the table, unlocked it, and pushed it to Kevin:

"The mission is complete, please verify!"

Kevin almost snatched the phone, his face tense, and clicked on the video.

The video was only a brief five seconds. Li·Austin's body was lying on the ground, his chest covered in blood. The photographer kicked the body to ensure the authenticity of the video.

He watched the short five-second video repeatedly more than a dozen times.

After a long time, Kevin put down his phone, his eyes bloodshot, and looked at the young bounty hunter, saying:

"I have my own channels. I want to verify it."

"That's your freedom." Zhang Yuanqing nodded, while muttering in his heart: If the King of Terror heard this sentence, he would definitely be happy.

Kevin took out his phone and dialed the sheriff's number.

"Old buddy, did your police station catch that bastard Li·Austin?"

"Oh, my old friend, from now on you don't have to look for Austin anymore, because he was killed last night. You can sleep well now."

Kevin silently hung up the phone.

He took a deep breath, as if to suppress some emotion, raised his hand, and had the bodyguard place two silver suitcases on the table, saying:

"You are an excellent bounty hunter, take your reward. This is the most cost-effective business I have ever done in my life. Thank you!"

Zhang Yuanqing "slapped" open the suitcase. Bundles of grass-green bills were intoxicating.

"Happy cooperation!" He closed the suitcase, without verifying the authenticity, and said with a smile, "You are a smart businessman. You should know the consequences of giving me counterfeit money."

Kevin nodded, shrugged, and smiled, "I've already had the chef prepare lunch, but now I just want to be alone for a while."

Zhang Yuanqing sensed the other party's emotions and smiled: "Goodbye."

He carried the two suitcases and left the private room freely.

As the door of the private room closed, Kevin's straight posture suddenly collapsed. He leaned back in the chair, lowered his head, and held his face in his hands, his shoulders trembling.

A hoarse cry came from between his fingers.

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New York County Bank Headquarters Building, 104th floor, Minister's Office.

Asano Ryo, wearing a small suit and white shirt, stood up straight and said:

"Minister Vinnie, I have sent you the list of members of Yuan Shi Tianzun's gang to your email. Regarding Yuan Shi Tianzun's relics, I have found out that Fu Qingyang and Guan Ya visited him the night before the Judgment Assembly. Yuan Shi Tianzun's relics were given to the two of them, and no other gang members obtained them."

After a pause, she added: "Regarding the portable speaker, I have not found out any information. In addition, according to Guan Ya, Yuan Shi Tianzun did not leave the Demon Lord's props to them. It should have returned to The Way of the Extraordinary with his death."

Already returned to The Way of the Extraordinary... A hint of disappointment and loss flashed in Vinnie·Berent's beautiful eyes, "I know Fu Qingyang, who is Guan Ya?"

"She is Fu Qingyang's cousin and Yuan Shi Tianzun's girlfriend."

Minister Vinnie nodded slightly and did not continue the topic of the Demon Lord and Yuan Shi Tianzun. Instead, she said:

"You go to the conference room 6 on the 106th floor now. There is a meeting that requires you to attend."

She did not explain why. After saying that, she lowered her head to read the documents.

Asano Ryo knew that she should leave and bowed before leaving.

Leaving the office, Asano Ryo called Minister Assistant Emma and told her that she was going to the 106th floor for a meeting.

Emma said, "The Dionysus Club and the Merchant Guild are fighting fiercely. The Heaven's Wrath is involved, and there is a shortage of manpower. Your next job is to cooperate with the Execution Department to investigate cases and arrest criminals."

Asano Ryo said: "Yes!"

Hanging up the phone, she took the elevator to conference room 6 on the 106th floor.

This was a small conference room. A dozen executives were sitting at a long conference table. A middle-aged man with slicked-back hair was standing in front of the projection screen, saying something in a low voice.

Seeing Asano Ryo come in, he glanced at her work badge hanging on her chest, casually pointed to a seat and let her sit down, and continued:

"The surveillance at the scene was destroyed, but according to the witnesses' testimony and the traces at the scene, as well as the autopsy report analysis, the person who killed Hellhound Henry and Li·Austin is proficient in illusion, can manipulate emotions, and is suspected to be an Illusionist from the second district, but based on the powerful close combat ability, he also seems like a Night Watcher."

Li·Austin was killed? Yuan Shi is acting so fast... Asano Ryo was taken aback, and habitually lowered her head to avoid the Seer's insight technique, even though there was no Seer present.

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[Asano Ryo: Yuan Shi, the Heaven's Wrath has noticed your actions last night. They may investigate you, but after internal analysis by the Execution Department, they believe that you are not an enemy at this time, so the investigation will not be too strong.]

[Asano Ryo: I have reported to Minister Vinnie according to your instructions, and she did not ask anything else.]

[Grandmaster of Tongtian: Well done, Ryo-chan. Your next task is to get close to Vinnie and gain her trust. Assisting the Execution Department in arresting criminals is an opportunity, an opportunity for you to make contributions and be promoted. I will help you.]

[Asano Ryo: Yes, I will definitely not let you down.]

[Grandmaster of Tongtian: Ryo-chan, the organization happens to have a matter to entrust to you. Enter the Heaven's Wrath's database and check for a person named Chen Shu. Reply to me immediately if you have any information.]

[Asano Ryo: Understood.]

Chinatown snack shop, Zhang Yuanqing put down his phone, picked up a crystal shrimp dumpling, and slowly chewed it.

After eating a plate of shrimp dumplings, he ordered a bowl of wontons. While eating, he opened the bounty hunter app and logged into the background.

The background showed that the task had been completed, and he had successfully passed the assessment and officially became a bronze hunter, capable of accepting tasks within 10 points of积分.

Zhang Yuanqing returned to the main interface and browsed the reward tasks, and found that many rewards for hunting down members of the Dionysus Club, the Merchant Guild, and the Heaven's Wrath had appeared overnight.

This should be the orderly and evil organizations rewarding each other.

These tasks are mainly for both sides to win over the civilian rogue cultivators, and also show that the conflict between the two major camps has intensified.

"Let me see what tasks I can take..."

Zhang Yuanqing swiped the screen, pulled it to the bottom. There are many and miscellaneous tasks below 10 points, including debt collection, finding people, stealing, responsible for security, and even ordering murder, rape, and bank robbery.

It is definitely not worth it to touch the legal and moral bottom line for those few积分.

Even evil occupations are unwilling to do it, because the reward amount is too small, and the moral value is very expensive.

"Let's start with low-level tasks such as debt collection and finding people." Zhang Yuanqing casually took a debt collection task, put down his phone, and slurped up a few mouthfuls of noodles. Just as he finished a bowl of noodles, Asano Ryo's reply came.

[Asano Ryo: I have found Chen Shu's information. There is a lot of content. I will send you a document.]

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ps: Wrong words will be changed after the update.