Jiang Chen, I’ll admit that you’re a genius!”
In the darkness, the raspy, bloodcurdling voice of the boss sounded once again. His tone was remote, without any emotions, as if the death of his three companions were like three ants being stepped on, and didn’t serve to elicit any ripples of emotion in his heart at all.
“Killing three true qi masters, although you used a bit of trickery, I have to admit that I’ve underestimated you.”
“However, you’ve been injured twice and you are now an arrow at the end of its flight. These catacombs are destined to become your burial place. I swear in the name of the Hidden Hand that I will kill you and torture you slowly, letting you taste true despair before you die!”
“Kill me?” Jiang Chen’s voice also sounded out coldly in the dark. “There were four of you just now and you still haven’t succeeded, what makes you think you can kill me with just one?”
“Four? One?” The boss sneered. “Do you think it’s a numbers game when killers kill people? Sometimes too many are a burden.”
“Being a slick talker? Forgive me for not being in the mood!”
Jiang Chen had once again raised his foot as he talked, using the strong intuition of “Boulder’s Heart”, he could already perceive that the other’s bow had likely once again locked on the area that he was in.
It was a good thing that there were countless grotesque rocks, intersecting stone walls, and row and rows of protruding stones that impacted the other’s movement.
However, Jiang Chen’s heartstrings dared not slacken.
The pressure from an eleven meridians true qi master was like a sharp blade that hung over his head, able to fall down at any time and kill him!
He couldn’t let down his guard, especially since his injuries were not yet fully healed.
The bow twanged again.
Jiang Chen subconsciously moved his foot, but then halted his movement afterwards.
The instinct of the Boulder’s Heart didn’t capture the traces of a great strength coming to attack in that delicate moment.
“No arrow? He only pulled the bowstring?” The notion flashed through Jiang Chen’s mind.
The bow sounded once again.
Jiang Chen remained as unmoving as a mountain, having entered the finest realm of the Boulder’s Heart. It was as if all minute changes were unable to escape the perception of his mind.
Jiang Chen thought of a story, the story of birds being startled by the merest twang of a bow string.
“Is the boss thinking of me as a frightened bird? He only pulls the bow without shooting an arrow in order to wear away at my fighting spirit and to test my nerves?”
Jiang Chen suddenly understood something, and traces of a cold smile leaked out from the corners of his mouth. “If I hadn’t trained ‘Boulder’s Heart’ and my mental strength wasn’t steadfast enough, I would have been affected by this parlor trick.”
Twang, twang!
Consecutive bow twangs!
Jiang Chen moved this time!
Truth and falsehood mixed in with the bow twangs, two false and one true. The one in the middle was the attack of an arrow!
Truths and falsehood, truths and falsehood.
One had to say, the boss had a thorough understanding of attacking the heart, and a deep grasp of the way of hunting.
What a pity that he’d met Jiang Chen, an opponent with an exceedingly strong heart.
A rock wall was utterly demolished into rock dust by this arrow.
“Currents of true qi, an explosion of true qi! He’s an eleven meridians true qi master alright!” Jiang Chen was also privately astounded by the power of this arrow.
He had to admit that his opponent was quite strong.
Even if he hadn’t been injured, the only way out would most likely have been to make a clean getaway if he was faced with this person in combat.
It was a good thing that the Boundless Catacombs led in all directions, and was an endless underground world with no end.
“With my strength, it would be incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to kill this person in return. He’s a killer, and has more than enough time to play with me. I have a mission to execute. Although I’m only a few green spirit pearls short, almost half of the month’s time has passed already. If I’m dragged down by him, it would be quite severe if I’m unable to complete the mission.”
Although Jiang Chen held an abiding hatred for this person, his reason told him that it would only waste his time and effort if he continued to be entangled with him. He was beset with danger on all sides and it’d be difficult to have any results.
Out of the thirty-six stratagems, running away to fight another day was the best policy.