Li Xiang stood in place, wiped the sweat off his face, his eyes showed no signs of fatigue, only excitement.
In this fight, he single-handedly defeated more than twenty opponents. Although they were just a group of ordinary thugs without any skills, they were still not something ordinary people could handle.
Relying on his master-level Military and Police Combat Technique and accompanying battle experience, he successfully defeated them.
This scene left his informant stunned.
"When did you become so formidable?"
The woman looked at Li Xiang incredulously, as if meeting him for the first time, as she gazed at the thugs moaning on the ground.
Just now, they were swaggering and chasing after him. Now, they were fleeing in panic. The thugs lying on the ground wanted to escape too, but their legs were too sore to move.
"Don't say so much, give me the USB. You find a place to hide, leave the rest to me."
Successfully saving the informant, Li Xiang felt his thoughts clear up. All that was left was to deliver the USB to the anti-crime unit.
"Okay!"
The woman didn't think much. She had already been prepared to die, but now that the situation had reversed, it was naturally better to live.
Handing the USB to Li Xiang, the woman turned to leave. Unexpectedly, a man in a jacket approached, and as he neared the woman, a knife suddenly flashed in his right hand.
"Watch out!"
Shh~
In an instant, the blade flashed, and the woman only had time to glance back at Li Xiang before her throat was slit, and she fell to the ground.
"You..."
Li Xiang was shocked and enraged, never expecting the enemy to arrive so quickly and deliver such a blow.
Before he could finish speaking, the opponent rushed toward him like a speeding bullet, slashing the dagger towards his face again.
Expert!
Li Xiang didn't have time to think, lifted the stick in his hand for a close-range block, followed by a stick jump strike to the head, which the opponent dodged.
"Not bad, no wonder you took them all down."
The attacker tested him with a move, but seeing no advantage gained, he moved his neck and launched a kick attack towards Li Xiang.
A combo came at lightning speed.
Fortunately, Li Xiang's agility was far superior, quickly blocking the combo, although a cut was left on his arm by the opponent's blade.
After two exchanges, Li Xiang realized this person's combat technique was no less than his own, even slightly stronger, adept in close combat.
He had to create distance.
The dagger was more nimble than his stick. In a close match, Li Xiang had no advantage, needing to create distance and use the stick as an extension of his body to increase attack range.
Li Xiang played to his strengths and managed to gain a slight edge.
The jacketed man's attack was stifled and determined, taking a blow to pummel Li Xiang further, disrupting his next move, only to block with his arm.
Though not injured, the advantage was instantly wiped out, drawn back into close combat.
"He can take a hit from me, but one stab from him and I'm done."
Li Xiang's mind raced, quickly strategizing a counter-attack.
"No, I must disarm him of that dagger."
With the dagger in the opponent's hand, the margin for error was very low. A single mistake could make him a casualty under the knife.
With this in mind, Li Xiang tried to create distance again. Naturally, the opponent didn't want the advantage gained with pain to disappear, immediately closing in to target his left shoulder.
Unbeknownst to him, Li Xiang's move was a decoy to lure the attack.
The dagger stabbed towards his shoulder blade, getting stuck at the bone. Li Xiang tensed his muscles, trapping the dagger firmly, then swept at the opponent's temple.
The jacketed man couldn't draw the dagger and saw the stick about to hit his head, forced to retreat empty-handed.
Li Xiang pursued aggressively, enduring the pain to expand his advantage.
After all, in the game, he couldn't die, so he fought with reckless abandon.
The jacketed man was now shocked by Li Xiang's ferocious and fearless approach. He had seen reckless fighters, but none so fearless.
Without the dagger, he could only use his arms to block Li Xiang's attacks, soon trembling severely.
Realizing he would be destroyed if this continued, he charged Li Xiang, trying to bring him into a ground grapple.
Li Xiang understood his aim and was determined not to let him succeed, planting his feet firmly like roots in the ground.
For a moment, they were locked in a stalemate, and Li Xiang's stick was difficult to maneuver. Spotting the dagger on his shoulder, he discarded the stick, withdrew the dagger from his shoulder, and thrust it into the opponent's lumbar spine.
"Ah!"
The lumbar spine, dense with sensitive nerves, was incredibly delicate, and this critical attack immediately broke his defense.
With utter resolve, Li Xiang executed a decisive guillotine choke, which no divine intervention could unravel.
The jacketed man repeatedly struck Li Xiang's waist, but to no avail.
Li Xiang's eyes appeared hollow as he gazed at the informant's corpse, exerting constant force on the man's neck.
He could clearly hear the sound of the bones in the opponent's neck dislocating until death followed.
This was Li Xiang's first kill, yet inside he felt no fear, perhaps due to the adrenaline rushing through his body, leaving him numb.
Releasing the opponent's lifeless body, Li Xiang moved to the informant's side, realizing he never knew her name.
Another nameless heroine.
Li Xiang carried the body, finding a place to hide. Three days later...
When the anti-crime unit arrived, Li Xiang handed over the USB evidence to the unit leader, and the mission prompt finally sounded.
[Ding, main quest completion: 90%, mission rating: A-level, reward: Skill Experience +2000]
Not achieving full mission completion, Li Xiang speculated it was due to the informant's death. He wanted to replay the quest to amend the regret, but all his diamonds were spent, forcing him to wait for the next free opportunity after midnight.
Exiting the game, Li Xiang returned to reality, his stomach immediately grumbling. Upon returning home, he had only fed Coal Ball milk, not having time for dinner himself.
He could have eaten dinner at the cafeteria before returning, but wanting to quickly address the quest, he chose to return early. Of course, part of returning early was to feed Coal Ball.
Opening the fridge revealed emptiness, prompting a trip to the supermarket for some meat.
Having just mentally taxed himself in the game, he now felt intensely hungry, his body signaling the need for fast protein intake.
His brain processed the signal as a craving for meat.
After a hearty meal, Li Xiang washed up and played with Coal Ball, who seemed unaccustomed to being handled, flailing cutely with all four paws in the air.
Time flew by, and soon Li Xiang's midnight alarm sounded.