Chapter 18 – Ghost Knife
“Run!” At this point, that was the only word in the minds of these two men.
Run?
Could Lin Ling be silly enough to let them get away that easily? He twirled the dagger in his hand and made a reverse grip. With a sudden burst of speed, Lin Ling narrowed the gap between him and the two men.
“Die!” But before Lin Ling had a chance to attack his opponents, a line of white light cut through the air, aiming at Lin Ling’s head.
Subconsciously moving his body, Lin Ling barely evaded the fatal sneak attack moving his head to one side. A few strands of his hair fell to the ground after being cut off by the white light.
Dangerous!
Fortunately the passive ability of [Mortal Strike] gave Lin Ling some battle experience, making it possible for him to miraculously evade that throwing knife.
“Is that the kid you said?”
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Lin Ling heard a clapping noise, making him turn his head towards the source of the sound.
The shotgun man! But the person who made Lin Ling stand on guard was the one standing beside the shotgun man. A man of about 2 meters tall with bulging muscles, holding a giant sword of approximately the same size as him. The eyes of the man were emanating a terrifying murderous intent.
“Your whole team of useless people can’t deal with a single rookie? Really a bunch of trash deserving to die!” The brawny man slapped the shotgun man in the face, making a few teeth fly out of his mouth. The cheek that was hit turned swollen instantly.
The shotgun man didn’t think his boss would hit him in front of outsiders. He had done it before but just in front of the gang members, never in broad daylight.
“Boy, I think you have really good skills. Why don’t you become my younger brother? Have you heard of the infamous name “Ghost Knife”?” Seeing that Lin Ling evaded his own throwing knife, the tone in the man’s voice turned different from the one he used to talk with the shotgun man. This youngster was really capable!
In this world there’s only the rule of the survival of the fittest. Only if you got strength you can have the right to talk and the weak can’t even voice their opinions.
As a Level 2 Warrior, Lin Ling actually evaded his ghost knife. This is enough for him to put Lin Ling in the same level as him.
“What Ghost Knife, I never heard of it. I will only ask you this, did you kidnap a little girl?!” Lin Ling’s left hand was clasping his now shorter hair as his heart kept beating wildly. If he were just a bit slower a moment ago then his head would have rolled to the ground already.
Ghost Knife glanced at the shotgun man next to him, and couldn’t help having a headache when the latter nodded.
Can someone able to evade his own attack be weak? He really hoped this was a misunderstanding, but the facts showed otherwise. Also, two people died on his side. Those two people were thugs he himself picked from the slums, so his loses weren’t light this time.
The shotgun man was feeling wronged. He really had nothing to do with the kidnapping of Annie, but when his boss looked at him he nodded unconsciously. Because of this nod, Lin Ling thought that it was true. Previously he thought these people were helpers of Lub, and now he confirmed his guess was right. (TLN: Big bro! This a misunderstanding!)
“Little brother, I think you are also in the wrong here, you killed two of my men after all. How do you think I should pursue this matter?” Ghost Knife asked tentatively.
“You can pursue your mother!” Although Lin Ling was feeling nervous, he was not afraid. In his view, if he can face this man then he can’t save Annie, and that would be unbearable for Lin Ling. He burst in foul language and picked up his dagger.
How can he retreat right now?
“So that is your answer.” Ghost Knife said deeply: “I really don’t want to fight you, but you clearly are incapable of differentiating right from wrong. Do you think I’m afraid of you? If you want to die that badly, I’ll grant you wish!”
The great sword with the same length as his own height and a weight of more than a dozen ponds was lifted by Ghost Knife above his head with just one hand. The muscles of his right arm bulged out as the sword fell down at top speed towards Lin Ling. The gigantic sword was like a mountain about to smash Lin Ling in the face!
Instead of using the sword to cut, it was more appropriate to say he was using it to hit. Although that thing was a sword, it was a terrible sword. However, Lin Ling was sure that even with the upgrade in strength, he can’t meet it head on.
But power does not determine everything in a fight. As long as Lin Ling can avoid being hit by the great sword, then it was possible for him to beat his opponent!
With a burst of speed, Lin Ling’s feet left the ground. Propelling himself away from the range of attack of the great sword, Lin Ling avoided the sword. Having lost its original target, the sword hit the ground heavily. The floor cracked open under the weight of the sword, and pieces of broken rock scattered around.
Seeing the place hit by the sword, Lin Ling sucked in a mouthful of cold air. “This is not a sword but a f*cking hammer!”
With the dagger in hand, Lin Ling constantly made large scale movements to escape the continuous attacks of Ghost Knife. At the same, he continuously analyzed his opponent movements in search of a weakness. Rushing blindly towards an experienced foe is tantamount to running towards a bullet.
Lin Ling is waiting for a chance to counterattack!
Along with the appearance of more pits in the ground, Lin Ling discovered that he was getting more and more proficient evading the attacks of Ghost Knife as the battle progressed. This way, not only he was evading every attack, but also attacked a few times with his dagger.
Lin Ling is taking this opportunity to practice! He is training using a Level 2 Warrior as a training partner! During this short time, his practical experience has grown by leaps and bounds.
Boom!
He did not know how many times he had hit the ground, but Ghost Knife was beginning to lose his patience while fighting this f*cking guy who is as nimble as a fly! On top of that, he didn’t know at what moment his great sword began to show that many dagger marks!