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"Damn, this feeling really sucks. I never want to go through it again..."

Although it turned out to be a false alarm, Qin Fang definitely did not want to experience it a second time, because he had come so close to actually dying.

He ate ten baozi, and only one had an effect. Qin Fang didn't know if it was the last baozi that worked, but the fact that he nearly didn't make it was indisputable.

Pu pu pu~~

The enemy clearly hadn't given up on the chase just because Qin Fang was shot and fell to the ground; bullets continually landed near him. If it hadn't been for a depression near the mountain area, Qin Fang would have been shot again when his Life Points were already at their limit...

At that moment, even a bullet grazing his skin could have been lethal for Qin Fang!

"Let's focus on escaping..."

While quickly swallowing more than ten Superior Soup Dumplings, Qin Fang didn't have time to think. He suddenly rolled over, forcefully dragging himself and Chu Qianqian across the uneven, weed-covered ground. They successfully broke through the enemy's blockade and dashed into the bushes at the edge of the forest. They sped deeper into it and temporarily vanished from the enemy's sight.

Pu pu pu pu~~

Bursts of gunfire echoed from the bushes, but alas, there was still no response; Qin Fang had completely disappeared like a dragon returning to the sea or a tiger entering the forest.

The hill wasn't very large, and the forest wasn't very dense. Moreover, it was winter, and the trees had long shed their leaves, leaving only bare trunks which offered limited cover.

If it hadn't been a pitch-black night but rather broad daylight, Qin Fang and Chu Qianqian wouldn't have been able to hide even if they had dived into the forest...

"Did we... make it out?"

The rolling and the scratches from the thicket left multiple scrapes on Chu Qianqian's back and arms, with some still showing traces of blood. Her clothes were torn in several places... Fortunately, it was winter, and she wore relatively more layers, even if Chu Qianqian's attire was meek in places, revealing just a bit of her fair skin.

But Chu Qianqian clearly wasn't paying attention to the pain. She asked with an incredulous look... The barrage of bullets, although she hadn't faced it directly, the recurring pu pu sound by her ears was hard to ignore.

"It's too early to say that... Stay here and don't move; I'm going to check the situation!"

Qin Fang was clearly not as optimistic as Chu Qianqian. By hiding in the forest, they had only temporarily escaped danger, far from being safe.

After quickly settling Chu Qianqian, Qin Fang moved like a nimble monkey, swiftly climbing up a nearby tree to gain a bird's eye view of the enemy's movements below. However, he was surprised to find that instead of giving up because Qin Fang had fled into the mountains, a small group of three to five people had formed a team and started to continue the pursuit within the mountain.

"Damn it, they just won't disappear..."

Upon seeing this, even Qin Fang couldn't help but curse, but soon his eyes narrowed slightly, and an intense sense of danger rapidly overwhelmed him.

Bang~~

In the gloom, a muffled gunshot suddenly startled a few birds in the woods, fluttering their wings as they fled.

At the same time as the gunshot, Qin Fang's hands that were gripping the tree trunk suddenly loosened, and he quickly fell toward the ground as if in free fall.

Almost as soon as Qin Fang began to fall, a loud impact was heard above him. A bullet had hit the trunk of the tree he had just been climbing, and the force of the impact knocked a chunk of the wood away...

The very spot he had just been peering from!

If Qin Fang hadn't sensed the danger in advance, he would have been shot in the head just then...

"Damn it! That was close..."

Qin Fang was relieved once again. Today's chase had indeed been too perilous, repeatedly bringing him to the brink of death, grazing past the Reaper time and again.

But Qin Fang's gains were also quite remarkable: a purification of the mind, a transcending of his realm, and an epiphany in the Martial Way had significantly enhanced his senses, making his premonition of danger even more precise...

It was like the sniper shot that had just occurred; Qin Fang, relying on a martial artist's instincts, noticed it before the System's crisis alert even appeared, which is why he managed to dodge in time. If he had been even a slightly bit slower, Qin Fang definitely could not have escaped…

The power of a sniper rifle is much more formidable than ordinary firearms; even a graze could be too much for Qin Fang's 40 Life Points...

"They've even resorted to using a sniper rifle? Who exactly wants to kill me?"

However, Qin Fang was also increasingly perplexed; he had many enemies—Ninghai had Li Rui, Capital City had Xu Ling, Lei Peng, Shangguan Tianling... and several others who hated Qin Fang to the bone, wishing nothing more than to eliminate him quickly.

Yet among these people, Qin Fang couldn't guess who could possibly mobilize such a formidable force against him...

After all, Dragon Country has very strict firearms control. To have so many gunmen and firearms appear at once, even bringing out heavy weapons like sniper rifles... was truly incredible.

It seemed in Dragon Country, aside from the official military, it was unlikely for civilians to possess such formidable armaments, not even underworld figures like Li Rui had the capability.

Li Rui was obviously Qin Fang's biggest suspect, but Qin Fang felt it was unlikely to be him...

Neither Lei Peng nor Shangguan Tianling were likely candidates; these two despised Qin Fang enough to want him dead, but they'd probably resort to brute force. Lei Peng might not be a match for Qin Fang, but Grandmaster Level Shangguan Tianling could definitely kill him... and they also lacked the capabilities to find such a powerful armed force.

"Could it be a foreign Mercenary Corps?"

Qin Fang suddenly thought of this possibility; his elder brother Ling Feng was a mercenary in the Mercenary Corps—a very formidable armed force that appeared in any country with ongoing wars, engaging in all sorts of assassination, raid, protection... and other mercenary contracts.

Though this force wasn't regular military, their combat prowess was even stronger than ordinary special forces because every mercenary had grown up from a pile of corpses, boasting not only extraordinary team capabilities but also terrifying individual prowess...

The team hunting Qin Fang seemed to meet these criteria, with coordinated organization, offensive setup, weapon equipment, etc., all clearly preplanned and arranged...

If Qin Fang's luck hadn't been relatively good, they would have succeeded already!

Taking all this into account, Qin Fang was pretty sure this small team was a Mercenary Corps, but this team probably wasn't particularly formidable, or else Qin Fang wouldn't have possibly escaped.

"Damn it, Mercenary Corps or not? Want to kill me... Humph, let them taste the power of the future King of Assassins!"

Who exactly hired this Mercenary Corps to assassinate him was something Qin Fang clearly couldn't guess, but for now, he had temporarily escaped danger, and yet these people still relentlessly pursued. Qin Fang was not someone to be trifled with...

Let's not forget that aside from his other identities, Qin Fang was also an assassin in the Assassin's Alliance, an assassin who must ascend to the throne of the King of Assassins!

The King of Assassins is the king of the assassin world, just as the King of Mercenaries is the king among mercenaries; both are immortal beings in the dark world, an entity whose name alone makes everyone tremble...

Since the path to his coronation was destined to be built on piles of corpses, Qin Fang didn't mind letting his path of slaughter begin from here, showcasing the sharp fangs of the future King of Assassins!

When the sniper rifle had sounded earlier, that small team had already started moving towards Qin Fang's location. Qin Fang certainly couldn't stay here any longer.

So, Qin Fang once again picked up Chu Qianqian and quickly continued deeper into the dense woods; he must find a safe and concealed place to settle Chu Qianqian before he could focus on dealing with these mercenaries.

Clearly, Qin Fang's luck was very good; as he infiltrated deeper into the woods, he finally found a very secluded and small cave in a remote corner, barely large enough for two people to nestle inside, probably a nesting place for some large animal long ago.

However, Qin Fang checked and rechecked, ensuring the cave was quite safe—it had been vacant for a very long time—before he reassuredly settled Chu Qianqian inside.

"Stay here, don't make any noise, and don't move…"

After settling Chu Qianqian and camouflaging the small cave, Qin Fang solemnly instructed before leaving... Qin Fang acting alone was certainly most efficient, but Chu Qianqian was currently his biggest vulnerability. If she were captured by the enemy, Qin Fang would be very passive.

Despite being very scared of staying there alone, Chu Qianqian understood that she could not become a burden to Qin Fang, and she solemnly nodded her head.

"Take this, protect yourself!"

Qin Fang hesitated for a moment, then took another loaded and cocked gun from the Props Box, providing Chu Qianqian with another layer of protection.

After taking care of these things, Qin Fang resolutely disappeared into the darkness, his strong and resolute silhouette vanishing from Chu Qianqian's sight!

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