Chapter 607 - 367: Fighting the Round Table Knights Again, Lin Qi’s Terrifying Instant Kill

Chapter 607: Chapter 367: Fighting the Round Table Knights Again, Lin Qi’s Terrifying Instant Kill

It came from beneath the feet of Ludwig, the eighth Round Table Knight!

"Die!"

The floor burst open, revealing a gaping hole that led from the underground pipes straight into the center of the building.

King Arthur burst out from the sewers, like an Evil Spirit Knight from Hell come to claim a soul. Wielding the Sword in the Stone, her body was wreathed in the crimson flames emanating from the blade.

The terrifying Will Power originated from this crimson flame.

Tier Four Peak!

This was definitely the combat power of a Tier Four Peak!

Her face impassive, King Arthur wielded the Sword in the Stone and charged ruthlessly at Ludwig.

The Will Power from the crimson flames, King Arthur’s own Will Power, and the Will Power Master Ma had deliberately diverted—these three forces twisted together like a single rope, threatening to utterly strangle the eighth Round Table Knight right then and there.

Ludwig’s expression changed drastically. He felt the shadow of death!

No!

’How can this be?’

’How can an outsider wield the Sword in the Stone?’

’How does she know the method to activate it?’

’That’s a core secret of the Round Table Conference!’

’Only the Round Table Knights are supposed to know the secrets of the Sword in the Stone.’

’Who the hell is she?’

’Could it be... she’s...’

Even if a thousand theories were racing through his mind, King Arthur wasn’t going to give him the chance to voice any of them.

At her current power level, King Arthur could only keep the Sword in the Stone activated for a very short time—a little over a minute, at most.

She had to use that one minute of Tier Four Peak power to kill Ludwig. Only then would she not be letting down Master Ma and the Wizard for taking this risk with her.

"Stall for time! She’s only in the first stage of Tier Four; she can’t wield a Tier Five Extraordinary Item for long! The Sword in the Stone is inflicting more damage on her than it is on you! Just drag it out and she’ll be finished!"

Billson’s reminder snapped Ludwig out of his fear of death.

’Yes, stall for time!’

’All I have to do is stall!’

’The commotion from this battle is huge. Even if reinforcements from the Round Table Conference can’t make it, powerhouses from the other regions will surely be drawn by the disturbance.’

’Openly attacking and killing a powerhouse from one of the Four Major Regions is a severe violation of Super Alliance law!’

’Anyone from the Four Major Regions who arrives on the scene will be obligated to intervene!’

’Not even powerhouses from the Asian Administrative Region will be an exception!’

...

As the battle between the four Tier Four Powerhouses raged on, things weren’t exactly peaceful aboard the vehicle carrying Lin Qi and Liu Xuan.

The vehicle had just endured a barrage from S-Class Weapons, and the aftershocks were only now subsiding.

Xu Tianyun had no intention of joining the fray. He recognized the two attackers as Round Table Knights.

Those two Round Table Knights had been clean in their attack; Xu Tianyun had no direct evidence that they were the culprits.

They had merely interfered with him using their Will Power, and no instrument could record a clash of wills between Tier Four Extraordinary Professionals.

Xu Tianyun had no legitimate reason to retaliate.

If he attacked the Round Table Knights, he would be breaking Super Alliance law.

He had no choice but to swallow his pride and endure it.

"The Tier Four who attacked us is now tied up with someone else, so it’s not convenient for me to get involved. We’re less than two minutes from the Remote Conference Mansion. Let’s get Xiaoliu there first; she’ll be safe once we arrive."

Xu Tianyun concluded calmly.

Lin Qi naturally nodded in agreement.

Although Lin Qi appeared docile on the surface, his Spiritual Vision was actually wide open.

He was observing the mercenaries, who were lying in wait for an opportunity.

If this group of mercenaries chose to abandon the mission, Lin Qi would be more than happy to see them go.

But if they chose to press their attack, or to interfere in the battle between King Arthur and Master Ma, Lin Qi wouldn’t go easy on them.

...

"Is that the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps from yesterday again? They’ve got some nerve, targeting the Round Table Conference on two missions in a row."

"Targeting? This is more than targeting. It looks like they’re trying to kill that Round Table Knight."

"If I’m not mistaken, shouldn’t the Round Table Conference be our client for this Black Market job?"

The mercenaries of the Holy Relic Legion started discussing amongst themselves, finding it difficult to make sense of the situation.

"Should we still proceed with the mission? That first wave of attacks was probably arranged by the Round Table Conference to create chaos and give us an opening. But now, it looks like the Round Table Conference can’t even protect its own."

"I wouldn’t be so sure. That Highest-Level Mercenary Corps might be the ones protecting the target. Now that they’ve clashed with the Round Table Conference, this could be our opportunity."

"You have to take risks to get opportunities. The reward for this mission is more than generous. If we can get this payout, I’m planning on retiring from the Mercenary Corps. I’m not getting any younger, and my prosthetic capacity is already declining. I’m preparing to downgrade back to A-Class."

Clearly, opinions within the Holy Relic Legion were divided.

However, as a veteran T0-level Mercenary Corps, they had a strict field command structure.

No other Mercenary Corps was like the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps, which required a full vote before making any decisions.

Veteran Mercenary Corps had a single person in charge of their operations.

An S-Class Implanter who was also a Tier Four Extraordinary—the strongest mercenary present—was the one in charge of this operation.

His name was Yamabe Hiko, and he was from the Asian Administrative Region.

After a moment of contemplation, he spoke slowly. "From what I know of the Eastern Alliance, they always have a backup plan."

"Hiring that Highest-Level Mercenary Corps was probably just their most obvious move. After Plan A, there’s bound to be a Plan B, and possibly even a Plan C."

"The person in that vehicle might not even be our real target."

As an Extraordinary from the Asian Administrative Region, he was very familiar with the Eastern Alliance’s methods.

He was somewhat reluctant to take the risk.

But at that moment, he received an email.

His expression shifted slightly.

"However, I believe this is a risk worth taking. According to an email from headquarters, the client has raised the commission to three billion Credit Points!"

"That’s enough for every one of us to get another prosthetic upgrade. A mission like this only comes along once in a decade."

A hint of greed flashed across Yamabe Hiko’s face.

Three billion Credit Points!

According to the Holy Relic Legion’s rules, as the mission commander, he would get thirty percent.

That was a cool nine hundred million Credit Points.

Moreover, under the Holy Relic Legion’s system, those Credit Points could be used for internal procurement through the Legion’s own channels.

He could easily use that money to buy S-Class Potions.

No Extraordinary Professional could refuse a chance to increase their power.

Extraordinary Power was the most reliable kind of power—unlike prosthetic enhancements, where one’s capacity could be lost with age.

He was tempted!

And temptation demanded action!

Besides, as the commander, he had the final say on their course of action.

Even headquarters could only send intel about the pay increase; they couldn’t direct the operation from afar.

"Action!"

Yamabe Hiko commanded.

However...

The mercenaries didn’t react at all.

Yamabe Hiko heard no reply.

A terrible premonition suddenly seized him.

Strange sounds came from behind him—the thud of heavy objects hitting the floor and the clang of colliding metal.

Yamabe Hiko turned around stiffly to look at the members of the Holy Relic Legion.

Five men, all S-Class Implanters with full-body prosthetics, were now writhing on the ground in agony, like five squirming maggots.

No!

’No, not five maggots, four!’

One of them, a pure S-Class Implanter with no Extraordinary Power, was already dead. He had died silently, his body lying still on the ground.

His Prosthetic Body was still running self-diagnostics over and over, trying to determine the cause of the core system failure.

Only the S-Class Implanters who also possessed Extraordinary Power were able to struggle.

But it was merely struggling, not resistance.

Their enhanced bodies only served to make their deaths slightly slower.

Unless they could instantly become Tier Four Extraordinaries, there was absolutely no chance of them resisting Lin Qi’s power.

Yamabe Hiko’s eyes widened in terror.

’This is bad!’

’My words became a self-fulfilling prophecy!’

’The Eastern Alliance really did have another card to play!’

’What level of powerhouse is this?’

’To be able to instantly kill five S-Class targets!’