Chapter 365 54: I Hope They Have Eyes

The dozens of meters between them vanished in an instant. The figures rushing the villa's balcony and rooftop from all directions could only stare, their eyes wide in disbelief.

PFFT PFFT PFFT!!

Their brows exploded, their chests were pierced.

The power of the Superpower Level was immense, and Lu Chao had further amplified it with force-channeling techniques from his Needle Throwing Skill and the art of dark pearls.

Each marble was wreathed in the explosive power of his Qi Flame, accelerating with a secondary burst mid-flight and striking its target like a bullet from a hailstorm.

Even those at the Elite Level were powerless to stop them. They could only watch as the marbles tore through flesh and shattered bone, extinguishing their lives on the spot.

THUD THUD THUD!!

In the space of a few short breaths.

Assassin after assassin toppled like harvested wheat, their bodies making dull thuds as they hit the ground. Splattering blood stained the lawn and rooftop, gradually forming pools of crimson.

In the blink of an eye,

a deathly silence fell over the entire villa complex. Submerged at the bottom of the lake, "Green Frog" felt his pupils contract in terror. He wanted to retreat.

'This Superpower Level expert is even more troublesome than the intel suggested. If I don't leave now, I'm afraid I won't get away.'

BOOM!!

The thought had barely formed when a brown streak of light, like a comet, smashed into the lake.

The explosive Qi Flame generated intense heat, instantly vaporizing the surface of the lake. "Green Frog", still in his diving suit, could only stare wide-eyed as he was sent flying backward before he could even react.

The exploding object was a single brown marble. Its fragments burst outward in all directions like shrapnel.

The powerful impact churned the lake, creating surging waves before transforming into an invisible hammer blow that smashed into his chest. He was sent flying backward on a torrent of water, crashing into the muddy bank.

A searing pain shot through his chest. Gurgling, he spat out a mouthful of blood and instinctively looked down.

The explosion had obliterated half the flesh from his chest, blasting a massive hole through skin, muscle, and bone.

Pain, terror... An endless cold enveloped him.

'Even in his final moments, he couldn't understand. He hadn't made a single sound or movement. How had the man spotted him?'

SPLASH!

He received no answer. His body went limp and fell, only to be caught by the churning waves and left to float on the surface of the lake.

Seeing this,

"Run!"

"Dammit, run!"

WHOOSH!!

The remaining assassins in the villa complex were stunned, their courage utterly broken.

Lu Chao remained expressionless. Like a piece of driftwood, he stood steadily on the surface of the lake, then walked across the waves to its center.

His face was a calm, emotionless mask. Yet with every flick of his fingers, a brown streak of light shot forth.

PFFT PFFT PFFT!!

Body after body fell. The metal-and-stone dark pearls were deadly weapons, their lethality comparable to sniper rounds when empowered by his strength.

He had even prepared a few of them in advance. Ever since breaking through to the Superpower Level, he had been using the art of dark pearls to infuse them with his Qi Flame, constantly refining them.

The moment they struck their targets, the balance of Qi Flame within them was broken, and they detonated like high-explosive bombs.

BOOM BOOM BOOM!

Instantly, seven or eight more bodies were blasted into the air, some crashing onto the lawn outside the villa, others plunging into the artificial lake.

Walking on water, Lu Chao was like a merciless killing machine. Each metal-and-stone dark pearl acted like a homing bullet, unerringly and precisely striking its target.

He had witnessed this firsthand. A dark pearl had even grazed past him as it went on to kill a peak Elite Level expert.

'Dammit, is this guy really just at the Limit-Breaking Level?'

"Gecko", hiding by the side of the road, was terrified. He completely abandoned any thought of assassination.

With a burst of power, he used his ability as cover and dashed toward the perimeter wall of the villa complex, desperate to escape.

He was getting closer and closer, success just a few meters away.

"Where are you going?"

A calm, cold voice reached his ears.

"Gecko's" pupils shrank as he glanced to the side.

Lu Chao was standing on the artificial lake, looking at him from across the water.

A heavy, brown Qi Flame flowed around his body, and the water beneath his feet constantly evaporated into a mist that drifted away behind him.

"I..."

"Gecko" opened his mouth to speak, but a sliver of desperate hope surfaced.

'My ability doesn't just camouflage me like a chameleon; my skin can even refract light. It's almost impossible to be spotted. I've also lowered my breathing rate, my heat signature, and my aura. He's probably just bluffing... '

SWISH!

PFFT!

A bloody hole appeared between his eyebrows.

Blood slid down the bridge of his nose, dripping onto the ground.

"Gecko's" eyes went wide, and all his thoughts came to an abrupt halt.

As he fell, his camouflaged form became a visible, black-clad corpse that slammed into the ground. The last thing he saw was the tall figure withdrawing his gaze, dismissing him with a single, cursory glance.

"This..."

Witnessing this through the surveillance monitors, the security guards inside the villa were aghast, their faces filled with shock and horror.

They knew the Superpower Level was strong, but seeing it with their own eyes was a completely different experience.

The assassination attempt on the third night was far more intense than the previous two. There were also significantly more Elite Level assassins—well over ten of them.

Looking at the scene now,

bodies were strewn everywhere—on the lawn, by the lake, or lying face-down on the road, pools of blood gradually forming around them.

The more powerful the victim, the more gruesome their death. Some had been blown several meters away, their bodies charred black as if struck by a howitzer, with no part left intact.

"Mr. Lu... is too strong."

The head of security said in a trembling, awestruck voice.

His assistant, Xu Yao, was even more excited, her face flushed as she quickly looked over at her manager, You Qiulin.

You Qiulin's tense brow relaxed, and he seemed to let out a sigh of relief.

But soon.

"Something's not right."

His gaze hardened, and You Qiulin looked back at the monitor.

The head of security and Xu Yao both felt their hearts clench as they stared intently at the screen as well.

After killing all the assassins, Lu Chao hadn't stopped. Instead, he remained standing on the surface of the lake.

He stood alone, a solitary guardian in the center of the artificial lake, positioned directly in front of the villa.

Wreathed in his Qi Flame, Lu Chao slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the far end of the villa complex.

There, on top of the outermost yellow-and-white perimeter wall, stood a dark figure.

He was silhouetted against the moonlight, his long shadow stretching across the ground below. One could only make out a flapping trench coat and a Raccoon Cat mask.

"Interesting."

The slightly magnetic voice carried clearly to Lu Chao's ears.

The other residents of the complex were already hiding in their homes, wide-eyed and holding their breath, not daring to make a single sound.

"Care to try me?"

Lu Chao spoke coolly, his Qi Flame growing denser and heavier as the water around him evaporated into mist.

According to his Life Sensing, this was the only assassin left in the complex.

However, his powerful Life Magnetic Field was barely concealed, revealing him to be an expert at the Peak of Limit-Breaking.

In that instant, it felt as though the entire world had fallen silent.

The night wind blew, sending ripples across the lake.

The two Superpower Level experts seemed poised for a battle to the death. Hiding in the safe room, You Qiulin and the others watched with tense faces through the monitors.

"Heh."

However, to everyone's surprise,

the unknown Superpower Level assassin simply sized Lu Chao up for a few moments before letting out a soft chuckle.

"Remember, my name is [Raccoon Cat]."

"If you have any jobs in the future, you can contact me directly."

WHOOSH!

A streak of light shot toward him. Lu Chao frowned slightly, raising a hand to catch it between two fingers.

The Superpower Level assassin vanished from sight. The top of the yellow-and-white wall was now empty, with only the night wind blowing past and the bright moon hanging high in the sky.

'He's gone?'

In his Life Sensing, the man's magnetic field was rapidly fading away.

Lu Chao looked down at the object in his hand. It was a black business card.

[Deep Sea—Raccoon Cat]

Just those four simple words, along with a contact number.

Lu Chao frowned at the sight.

Without a doubt, this was a Superpower Level assassin from [Deep Sea].

'Perhaps he was deterred by my strength and didn't want to waste the effort, or maybe there was some other reason.'

'In any case, he chose to leave.'

'Raccoon Cat...'

Silently committing the name to memory, Lu Chao slipped the card into his pocket.

Then, he turned and walked back toward the villa.

He strode gently across the rippling surface of the lake.

'The night isn't over yet. As long as the contract on the Dark Web is still active, more assassins might show up. I have to stay here and keep watch.'

However.

He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the numerous bodies scattered around the lakeside.

Lu Chao walked back to the villa on the shore.

'I hope...'

'...they'll know better.'