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Black Night was a relatively young assassin, around thirty years old, at the peak of his life.

Whether in terms of strength, stamina, or nerve response, he was almost at his peak state, which is why in recent years, he rose rapidly in the Assassin's Alliance, with a terrifying speed of ascent.

Of course, most of the very famous assassins erupted at this age, and after that, they gradually declined for various reasons.

Although some assassins become stronger with age, they are very few. The older they get, the less they are willing to continue down this path.

Black Night was a very peculiar assassin, or rather his initial motivation for becoming an assassin was slightly different from others. It wasn't just for money that he joined this line of work.

The true reason was somewhat similar to Qin Fang's, merely to pursue his own power and push the human body to greater limits…

If one carefully analyzes the missions Black Night undertook, it becomes clear that almost all his assassination targets were not ordinary people. They were all exceptionally strong experts, rather than those heavily protected individuals.

This time, the assassination order on Qin Fang certainly caused quite a stir, especially within the Assassin's Alliance, making many assassins restless.

But the lucrative bounty had its reasons. Although the Assassin's Alliance rated the danger of Qin Fang as four-star, Black Night, after analyzing relevant information on Qin Fang, felt that Qin Fang was far from being as simple as he appeared and that the danger level was definitely five-star or even higher…

It was precisely for this reason that he came to Dragon Country, prepared to carry out this mission…

Outside that SPA building, he witnessed Qin Fang's performance. Those six assassins were generally not strong and not in his view, but Qin Fang could complete instant kills in a very short time, and he did it barehanded, which confirmed some of his suspicions.

However, it could also be vaguely seen that Qin Fang found it easy to kill those six people. His strength was not fully displayed. In Black Night's mind, the danger level reached his prior estimation, so he followed Qin Fang without any hesitation.

Although he didn't intend to act so soon, Qin Fang had already sensed his presence and deliberately led him to such a remote place, with a bit of a provocative meaning. Black Night was startled but also slightly irritated.

Black Night had always been very confident in his own strength. Although Qin Fang's exhibited strength was formidable, it hadn't reached the level that could directly scare Black Night away.

Who would win or lose if the two fought? It's really hard to say. Black Night believed he had a greater chance of winning, so naturally, he wanted to go all out in a fight.

As an assassin, and also a genius assassin, Black Night was extremely confident. Although he might not be able to kill Qin Fang with a single strike, it wouldn't be difficult for him to make an escape.

Qin Fang seemed cautious. On the way, he left two women behind. Black Night, although knowing capturing these two women might threaten Qin Fang, disdained doing so.

Although he was an assassin, he wasn't in it just to complete tasks but mainly to enhance his own strength through constant battle…

If he needed to threaten women to win, he might as well take on those easy low-star missions instead.

When he followed Qin Fang all the way to the mountainside and saw Qin Fang quickly disappear into the dense forest, he knew it was time for them to clash.

He had been conserving his energy all the way, reaching his peak condition in body, energy, and spirit, so he followed in without hesitation.

"Where is he?"

As an outstanding assassin, Black Night was almost impeccable in assassin skills like tracking, hiding, and assassination.

But when he chased into the dense forest and started tracking Qin Fang almost immediately, he was surprised to find… he couldn't find even the slightest clue.

If he hadn't seen Qin Fang get out of the car and into the forest with his own eyes, he would have thought Qin Fang hadn't come in at all.

"Indeed a very formidable opponent…"

But Black Night trusted his eyes, which was one of his greatest strengths. His vision was far sharper than an average person, and he definitely wouldn't be mistaken.

Confirming this point, he realized Qin Fang's strength, able to leave almost no trace detectable by even him.

Yet, this only heightened Black Night's excitement, for this was an opponent that thrilled him, and it affirmed the correctness of his mission in Dragon Country.

Without any hesitation, Black Night quickly slipped into the forest at considerable speed, but very cautiously, making almost no sound. Only the leaves rustled slightly, without causing much disturbance…

With such means, it was enough for him to stand proudly in the world of assassins, and he was definitely much more formidable than most assassins.

However, he obviously trusted his own eyes too much, without realizing that it was his own eyes that deceived him. Qin Fang never got off the car…

For a master capable of controlling grandmaster-level Thousand Skills, having the monstrous cheating tool like the Qianji Ring, in such dimly lit mountains, it was all too easy to play optical illusions.

Qin Fang did just that, creating this illusion, so much so that even a powerful assassin like Killer Black Night could hardly detect a flaw.

Yet Black Night overly trusted what was before him, dismissing his first instinct and continuing his pursuit.

Meanwhile, Qin Fang used this time to easily handle his driver, hardly exerting much effort since there was a massive disparity in strength between Qin Fang and the driver.

Black Night was very confident, and Qin Fang was equally confident. Facing such an opponent of the same level, Qin Fang was somewhat excited and, since retreat was not an option, after dealing with the driver, he swiftly delved into the dense forest to find the whereabouts of Killer Black Night.

Black Night was an exceptional assassin, though Qin Fang's assassin star rating was much lower than Black Night's, his various assassin skills were not much inferior. With the aid of scouting skills, he could execute better than Black Night…

Black Night thought he was very cautious, leaving very few flaws along the way, but he still couldn't hide from Qin Fang's reconnaissance and was tracked all the way down.

Actually, Black Night was quite perplexed himself, although he was convinced that Qin Fang must have entered the dense forest, but after searching thoroughly in the vicinity, he found not a trace, which made him find it rather incredible…

Vaguely, he sensed something abnormal, like a feeling of being duped.

"Huh…"

But just as he was about to turn back, he vaguely detected something by his ears, and his newly taken step couldn't help but stop.

"It's here…"

Precisely due to this discovery, Black Night decisively chose to hide, his body quickly slipping behind a big tree and disappearing effortlessly into the darkness.

By this time it was already midnight, with no lights in the mountains, only the bright moon in the sky provided illumination.

However, the moonlight itself was not very bright, and falling through the branches and leaves onto the ground, it was even fainter. Even though Black Night's eyes were extraordinary, he could only vaguely see everything around him.

Nonetheless, he hid behind the tree, his eyes gradually adapting to the surrounding darkness, and the surrounding scenery became increasingly clear. He thus grew more tense and excited, fixated on the direction of the subtle sound's origin.

"Do you think you're well hidden?"

The voice was naturally from Qin Fang. Unlike Black Night, he didn't carefully conceal himself and was not discreet at all, appearing rather undaunted.

Of course, his boldness was not without reason…

Black Night was cautious because he needed to guard against a sudden assassin attack from the shadows, while Qin Fang had no such worries, since within a fifty-meter radius during movement, everything was under his mini-map's surveillance.

Fifty meters might not seem that significant, but it was by no means small; almost everything around was under his control.

This dense forest was no open ground; on open ground, fifty meters for a master would be crossed in the blink of an eye, nearly making it a face-to-face encounter.

But navigating through this forest, fifty meters could consume quite some time. Moving too quickly might cause one to crash like the proverbial rabbit in the tree-waiter fable, without needing the opponent to strike…

Thus, when Black Night thought he was hidden, even controlling his breathing with utmost precision, and saw no flaws in his own concealment, Qin Fang had long determined his position via the mini-map.

It only showed that against an opponent like Qin Fang, even a natural-born genius assassin like Black Night was already at a loss from the starting point.

Qin Fang walked high profile in Black Night's direction, not deliberately hiding, appearing calm and composed, as if he wasn't about to confront an assassin no less powerful than himself, but instead was taking a leisurely stroll through the woods…

"It's here…"

Hidden in the darkness, Killer Black Night wore a rather peculiar expression. Though he hadn't seen Qin Fang's figure, from the footsteps, he already sensed something unusual.

Or rather, the opponent was too calm, so calm it made him feel oddly guilty, which only made him more nervous, clutching the weapon that had accompanied him for so long even tighter…(To be continued. If you like this story, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) and vote with recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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