Hidden Assassin 293

“Dwarf…”

The word surfaced in his mind, and Jia Ming stood up, a slight smile appearing on his face. To Tian Yu Zhengze, the atmosphere at that moment seemed to become somewhat strange. But this feeling was fleeting, vanishing as quickly as it came. Jia Ming buried all his emotions deep within.

In the decades before his rebirth, the first ten years of his memory had been artificially erased. Afterward, he became an assassin, constantly fighting, and had seen many things that would seem strange and bizarre to ordinary people—all sorts of psychics, geniuses, perverts, and even monsters born from failed human experiments—but he had become accustomed to it all. And once you become accustomed, you ultimately understand that even if you possess abilities that are different from ordinary people, at the very core, you are still just a human being. However, in certain situations, there were those who could transcend the realm of humanity and could be considered by him as difficult to comprehend, difficult to defeat. There were roughly four of them.

The Fire Phoenix who gave him a chance at rebirth, Natalie Annis after her psychic awakening, the dwarf who killed Yuan Lai Chao Chuang, and… Jian Suyan.

In the previous world, he encountered the dwarf with his extraordinary psychic ability for the first time after ten years. The reason they ended up fighting was also somewhat bizarre. But according to this person, the dwarf may have been created by the laboratory of the Dark Lyra. However, in this life, it was because of the information he released that the Dark Lyra found something beneficial to their experiments. The trajectories of the two worlds had already diverged completely. How should this be accounted for? Moreover, why did he come to Jiang Hai…

These thoughts swirled in his mind for a moment, but he didn’t think much of it. Perhaps there were other powerful dwarfs in the world. To be safe, even if the dwarf with the incredibly powerful psychic ability had come, with his current strange constitution that could suppress psychic abilities and even induce them to backfire, he might not be as helpless as he was in the last battle. Taking another small piece of blood-solidified ice from the corpse and putting it in his mouth, the pain and the feeling of clarity appeared in his mind simultaneously. With a wave of his hand, he threw the short sword back and then removed his gloves.

“I don’t care about the rest. You can ask slowly. You’ve been in the bathroom for so long, they’re probably going to be looking for me.”

“I’ll let you know if I have any news.”

Taking the items, Tian Yu Zhengze nodded. An interrogation didn’t end just like that. Many details needed to be investigated. Then, the brown-haired giant would have to be interrogated as well. After killing these two, Tian Yu Zhengze would undoubtedly inform the Yan Huang Jue Xing people to take over some of the corpses. After all, this was Chinese territory, and such matters would ultimately have to go through government channels. However, he had already dealt with three people, so it would be easier to take back some of the already sliced-up psychic corpses for research.

“These Thai people, do you think they should be killed?” Seeing Jia Ming about to leave, Tian Yu Zhengze asked. In fact, this was a kind of polite inquiry. Jia Ming shrugged. “What does it matter to me? If there’s a problem, it’s between you Japanese and the Thai people. I’m just a normal high school student. Don’t ask me such violent questions, okay…”

He had just used the most violent methods to kill two people, leaving them in a state of neither life nor death. The words he spoke had a rather ironic meaning. Tian Yu Zhengze chuckled. “Then let them live a little longer. Honestly, I really wanted to go directly and kill that Siriwan. But in the ring, without using psychic abilities, I’m afraid I couldn’t beat him. By the way… there’s also that one in the corner. Even though you deliberately knocked him unconscious before you were willing to act, judging from your conversation, you two don’t seem to be very friendly. If I were you, I would take the opportunity to take him out.”

“Ying Hai Sheng’s son. If I kill him, I’m afraid you won’t be able to leave China.” Jia Ming looked at the unconscious man, frowning. “My life would be over too…”

As he opened the door and walked out, he heard Tian Yu Zhengze whistling behind him. As he placed the ‘Out of Order’ sign in front of the door, his head ached slightly again. Evidently, Tian Yu Zhengze had started using his psychic abilities again.

All the way out, he pondered over the dwarf, the undead, and the series of events related to Kelly’s arrival in Jiang Hai, trying to connect all the pieces together. But he was ultimately unable to. In addition, he was also thinking about Tian Yu Zhengze’s current mood and thoughts.

It’s good to have malicious intent, but it’s essential to be cautious—this was the iron law of the dark world. Tian Yu Zhengze, by nature, was a good-natured fellow. However, as soon as he got involved in this business, he inevitably got entangled in many things. Unlike many ruthless assassins or power-holders, if Jia Ming had no power at the moment and was just an ordinary person who was no help to anyone, he could perhaps trust Tian Yu Zhengze completely and consider him a friend. Because, at his core, he was a热血人士 (a passionate person) suitable to be the protagonist in a manga, someone who didn’t like killing innocent people. But the problem was that Jia Ming’s existence could currently threaten many people and was uncontrollable, so a lot of caution and probing were inevitable.

As Jia Ming said, the three undead psychics just now were essentially a few hopeless rookies. If Tian Yu Zhengze had used his full strength, it would have been a breeze to take down these three people. Perhaps his initial assessment had been a little off, but they were essentially not far off. Why did he bring Jia Ming here, someone he could easily defeat, involving Jia Ming? It was because he wanted to make a real assessment of Jia Ming’s abilities.

Disguising oneself, not using one’s full strength, maintaining an aura of mystery—these were all strategies. Using full strength was also a strategy. Jia Ming’s choice this time was to respond with full force. However, after making the decision, the entire process of dealing with the matter shocked even himself.

The moment Tian Yu Zhengze used his psychic abilities, his headache began to attack as usual, followed by the powerful destructive force unleashed by his physical abilities that reached their peak and even surpassed it. Even he himself found it terrifying. His headaches had become more frequent and obvious recently, but this was the first time he had used his full strength under such intense pain. He naturally saw the shock on Tian Yu Zhengze’s face when he turned back.

I hope this power that even surprises me will make all of you who are watching feel… happy…

Late at night, the rain had stopped earlier in the day, but the dark clouds hadn’t dispersed. The pitch-black sky was devoid of any stars. This was a luxurious suite on the top floor of the hotel, with no lights on.

Through the huge French windows, the neon lights of the city shimmered, and the streets below were filled with a constant flow of traffic. Streetlights formed a crisscrossing web across the entire city. Tian Yu Zhengze sat quietly on the carpet, his eyes open.

The events of the evening were finally dealt with by the Yan Huang Jue Xing and the police. Because he had the three undead in his possession, he successfully obtained the body samples he wanted. The rest was naturally handed over to the Yan Huang Jue Xing for processing.

Due to the special nature of the incident, the entire affair was handled with the utmost discretion. He naturally also managed to slip away after exchanging some information with the Yan Huang Jue Xing people. He couldn’t get any more clues about these undead. In order to keep it a secret from Jia Ming, he had already completely killed the remaining two before the Yan Huang Jue Xing arrived.

The four Thai people, despite his slight freezing and blood clotting, hadn’t died. They were just heavily injured with only a breath left. Ying Zi Feng had been caught up in the mess but had not been harmed. The Yan Huang Jue Xing people were visibly relieved and even expressed their gratitude. As for the mention of Jia Ming by Ying Zi Feng, Tian Yu Zhengze simply gave a vague reply, which was enough to get him off the hook. After all, in the Yan Huang Jue Xing’s files, Jia Ming was probably no longer just an ordinary child, but Jian Suyan’s disciple. They might ask Jia Ming for more information later, but that would just be a matter of routine.

At this moment, however, his mind wasn’t on these matters.

He bathed, sat quietly, and practiced his breathing techniques, allowing his body to completely relax. When he felt that all fatigue and distractions were gone, he slowly stood up from the floor, bent his legs slightly, and leaned forward slightly, as if there was a powerful enemy in front of him.

He clasped his hands together and suddenly charged forward. Reaching the wall, he abruptly stopped, his left foot that had stepped forward pushed off the ground, using the reaction force to jump back! Spin! Kick!

This was the scene of Jia Ming’s move in the bathroom. He was also fighting at that time. He might have missed some details, but now, relying on his understanding of martial arts and physical techniques, he was re-enacting the scene in his mind, constantly assessing and analyzing it.

That spin-back low sweep kick, the technique wasn’t anything extraordinary. The problem was that the immense momentum that had suddenly stopped, his entire body was able to jump back, using the rotating motion to cleverly convert everything. This allowed him not only to accurately avoid the incoming kick from behind, but also to accurately kick the enemy. He had checked the injuries of the tall, thin man, and it was this sweep kick that caused him to not only fly up but also suffer a bone fracture in his lower leg. Such people who practiced leg exercises regularly have tougher lower leg bones than ordinary people. To be able to cause a bone fracture with just one kick, it wasn’t impossible for a top-level martial artist, but under the circumstances of charging forward with full force, immediately stopping the momentum, and then kicking backward, this series of movements, though seemingly simple, was truly terrifying.

Imitating Jia Ming’s posture, constantly breaking down and reassembling each movement, his own movements became slow and heavy. After that sweep kick, he immediately spun back in the direction of his body’s rotation, taking a step sideways, his hands extending from the side, parallel to each other at chest level. In his mind, the brown-haired giant was currently falling to the ground.

As a Japanese person, he was only too familiar with this seemingly simple and effortless punching motion.

Ninjutsu—Death Fist.

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