Dong Qi had just stepped down from the armored vehicle.
He looked up and saw a figure suddenly appear in front of him.
Before he could react, he was grabbed by the neck and lifted into the air.
Qin Shilei's eyes turned cold as he quickly shoved Kong Qingshu, whom he was holding with his left hand, into Su Xiaoxuan's embrace. "Take good care of her."
With that, he teleported to the attacker's right and casually swung his hand, sending a razor-sharp sword qi slicing towards the attacker's right hand that was holding Dong Qi.
"Heh heh!"
The attacker chuckled again, then with a forceful grip, snapped Dong Qi's neck and hurled Dong Qi's body towards the incoming sword qi.
"You will die!"
Qin Shilei spun his wrist forcefully, making Xue Po graze Dong Qi's body as it sliced sideways, gouging a meter-deep trench in the concrete road.
A raging inferno burned within him.
This was the second time. The attacker had killed two of his subordinates right before his eyes.
Although Dong Qi and Yin Xiaoxue had only followed Qin Shilei for four days.
They had gotten along well during those four days, and both had left a very good impression on Qin Shilei.
Now, they were both killed by the same person in front of Qin Shilei.
Killed simply and brutally.
Qin Shilei, as their City Lord, not only failed to save his subordinates but also watched them get killed by the attacker with an almost mocking expression.
It was then that he had the chance to examine the attacker more closely.
Although the attacker had a monstrous appearance, he looked increasingly familiar the more Qin Shilei looked.
Qin Shilei exclaimed in surprise, "You are Xiao Zi'ang."
The attacker revealed a sinister smile. "You can think of me as Xiao Zi'ang, but I prefer it when people call me Andrew."
Qin Shilei's eyes instantly turned purple as he looked at Andrew ahead of him.
Name: Andrew
Introduction: A projection clone of an Abyss Lord, peak Silver realm, dark attribute demon.
"Oh!"
Andrew saw Qin Shilei's eyes suddenly turn purple and felt a sudden urge to recruit him.
He said, "Become my subordinate, and I will bestow upon you supreme power."
"Hmph!" Qin Shilei snorted, "Go to hell."
With that, he released a phantom and attacked the opponent from both sides.
Instantly, sword qi crisscrossed, and sharp cold lights enveloped Andrew.
"Ungrateful wretch, I'll let you witness the terrifying power of an Abyss Lord."
Andrew drew Xiao Zi'ang's long sword for the first time.
With a gentle swing, a three-meter-long, dark sword qi, like it was tearing through the sky, cleaved through Qin Shilei's and the phantom's sword screen.
With irresistible force, it slashed towards Qin Shilei.
Flash Step!
Qin Shilei activated his acceleration skill and dodged the incoming sword qi with a flicker.
The phantom, seizing the opportunity, pressed forward and thrust its straight sword towards the opponent's chest.
Andrew turned to the phantom with a smile and suddenly vanished from his spot.
As fast as lightning, he appeared to the phantom's right and slashed at the phantom's sword-wielding right hand.
"So fast!"
Qin Shilei's eyes narrowed, stunned by the opponent's speed.
The speed the attacker had just displayed was actually a fraction faster than his own Flash Step.
Facing such a rapid attack, the phantom, which had not yet activated Flash Step, was in grave danger.
As expected, despite the phantom's desperate attempt to dodge, its forearm was still cut off halfway.
Andrew, pressing his advantage, then swung his sword towards the phantom's neck.
The phantom rapidly retreated, while Qin Shilei unleashed a move called Thunder Strike, aiming for Andrew's back.
"Well done!"
Andrew suddenly turned, a smile on his face as he swung towards Qin Shilei, completely ignoring the Thunder Strike aimed at his body.
Qin Shilei, of course, would not trade blows with the attacker.
He had no choice but to change the direction of Thunder Strike, twisting his wrist to make Xue Po thrust upwards at the incoming sword.
The scattered sword qi at the tip of Xue Po converged into a single beam, accurately striking the opponent's sword.
The sword qi shattered, and the physical blades of the two swords collided.
A ripple of energy emanated outwards from the point of contact.
Qin Shilei felt a tremendous force surge from the opponent's sword, and he almost lost his grip on Xue Po.
But a smile appeared on his face.
Andrew's face showed confusion. He suddenly felt a powerful pressure emanating from behind him.
He instantly activated some sort of acceleration skill, turning into a blur as he dodged to the side.
Before Andrew could take two steps, a massive sword qi descended fiercely towards his head.
Andrew turned around rapidly, raising his sword to block.
It was only then that he realized the attacker was the phantom whose arm he had cut off earlier.
The phantom's arm had grown back, and it emanated an aura that even he found threatening.
The phantom, being formed of energy, could regenerate its limbs even if they were severed.
When he attacked Andrew earlier, he had already activated the One-Punch Man attribute.
Facing the phantom's full-power attack, Andrew was caught off guard and couldn't block it.
His raised sword was sent flying, and the sword qi continued to slice from his chest to his lower abdomen, nearly splitting him in half.
"Ah!"
Andrew let out a scream and suddenly vanished from his spot.
This not only caused the phantom's subsequent attack to miss but also caused Qin Shilei's attack from behind to miss.
Andrew reappeared over ten meters away.
With a furious expression, he said, "Good, very good. You've actually wounded a noble Abyss Lord. Then, you shall bear the wrath of the Abyss Lord."
Countless dark energies erupted from Andrew's body, instantly enveloping him.
The wound previously inflicted by the phantom stopped bleeding under the shroud of the dark energy and began to heal rapidly.
Qin Shilei, of course, would not wait for the opponent to unleash a terrifying ultimate move.
Along with the phantom, who was still empowered by One-Punch Man, he teleported forward and fiercely slashed at Andrew.
Andrew clenched his fists and slammed them towards the phantom.
As his fists swung, the dark energy formed two energy fists, hundreds of times larger than his own, which also slammed towards the phantom.
The phantom's energy longsword shattered into pieces and vanished in mid-air under the impact of the fists.
Seeing the terrifying power of that attack, Qin Shilei's heart stirred. He commanded the phantom to teleport away again, thus avoiding being shattered as well.
As Andrew shattered the phantom's longsword, Qin Shilei's Xue Po slammed into Andrew's back.
However, the sharp sword qi was fiercely blocked by the swirling dark energy outside Andrew's body, making it impossible to advance.
Qin Shilei watched as Andrew turned and swung his fist towards him, a sense of fatal crisis suddenly arising.
He also teleported away without hesitation.
However, at the moment of teleportation, he was still brushed by the wind of the opponent's punch.
"Pfft!"
Qin Shilei, who had teleported dozens of meters away, spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.
"He must have taken some sort of potion. He's incredibly fierce."
Qin Shilei couldn't help but whisper.
Was peak Silver realm really this powerful?
Qin Shilei, without activating One-Punch Man, was struck by the wind of the punch and felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, suffering serious internal injuries from a single blow.
Even the phantom, after activating One-Punch Man, couldn't withstand a single move from the opponent.
This Andrew was definitely not an ordinary peak Silver realm cultivator.