The same incident unfolded almost simultaneously at another private clubhouse in Base No. 18.
However, unlike the subtlety of the bar, the atmosphere here was entirely different.
An intermediate martial general of the Lin family was enjoying a luxurious full-body health treatment provided by a beautiful woman in this opulent, top-tier private clubhouse.
After toiling for so long, how could he not reward himself properly?
Suddenly, the intermediate martial general's spiritual energy fluctuated.
He abruptly opened his eyes, grabbed the spear beside him—a weapon never leaves a hunter's hand, a standard practice among warriors who frequently hunt in remote outposts.
"Step aside for now."
He stood up and pushed the woman to one side.
The woman, unaware of what had happened, saw the seriousness on the martial general's face and knew that something extraordinary was about to occur.
The next moment, a faint slicing sound rang out, and then the door of the wellness room split into two and collapsed with a loud thud.
Amid the woman's scream, a figure clad in a black cloak and wearing a white mask appeared at the doorway, also holding a spear.
Behind him lay the bloodied bodies of the guards stationed outside.
"You're… Su Xiaobai!"
The intermediate martial general's expression changed dramatically.
Through a powerful network of connections, the Lin family had traced Su Xiaobai's real name and all related information from the villa estate purchase records. His black cloak attire had also become a widely circulated image on the bounty notice, well-known among all Lin family warriors.
Before the intermediate martial general could finish his exclamation, the shadow moved.
The clash of metal from the spears echoed in the wellness room for nearly five seconds.
Five seconds later, the intermediate martial general's head rolled to the ground, and the woman beside him let out a piercing scream!
In the casino of the entertainment complex at Base 18, A junior martial general was gambling when the figure in a black cloak barged in. In front of everyone, he executed the Lin family martial general on the spot!
At a luxury sports car club in Base 18,
An intermediate Lin family martial general was enjoying the speed and thrill of driving when a dark shadow suddenly leaped out mid-ride, severing his head. When the sports car eventually crashed and emergency rescuers arrived, they discovered the headless body of the martial general.
In just one day, the Lin family received devastating news from all corners of Base 18:
5 intermediate martial generals killed.
18 junior martial generals killed.
The number of advanced martial masters, intermediate martial masters, and beginner martial masters added up to hundred!
Countless ordinary warriors slaughtered!
All eyewitnesses reported seeing a figure in a black cloak.
However, the weapons varied: some saw a longsword, others a long knife, spear, or staff…
Lin Youyang, who was already on the brink of madness after losing his son, became even more enraged.
He issued an immediate order to the entire Lin family:
"All Lin family commanders, drop everything immediately and focus solely on hunting down Su Xiaobai!"
The Lin family had eight advanced martial generals, including Lin Youyang himself.
The other seven advanced martial generals, each the leader of a Lin family warrior team, immediately responded to the command.
Using a junior martial general as bait, they lay in wait for Su Xiaobai's appearance.
As expected, Su Xiaobai did show up!
One of the advanced martial generals, who had been lying in ambush, struck decisively, delivering a fierce and violent blow with his blade directly onto Su Xiaobai's figure!
However, the anticipated scene of severe injuries and gushing blood did not occur.
Instead, the advanced martial general's pupils contracted as a chilling realization dawned upon him—
Beneath the wound, it wasn't flesh but a pitch-black shadow!
The shadow bore the brunt of the advanced martial general's strike.
Yet it did not 'die' on the spot.
Instead, in the desperate gaze of the junior martial general used as bait, the shadow decapitated him on the spot before it was finally slain by the advanced martial generals behind it. The shadow then dissipated into a wisp of black smoke, leaving behind only a pile of clothes and weapons.
Cold sweat dripped from the advanced martial general's face, his expression grim.
He realized something—the Lin family was in deep trouble!
Their opponent was using methods they had never encountered before!
"Host, one shadow has been killed!"
"Cooling down and regenerating…"
The system's notification sounded.
"As expected, the Lin family has started to react," Su Xiaobai muttered, his eyes glinting with murderous intent. "But so what if they've reacted? None of those marked for slaughter will escape!"
Dispatching shadows to massacre the Lin family's martial generals was merely the first 'gift' he had prepared for them.
To acquire the information on these Lin family martial generals, he had specifically gone to the black market and spent a fortune. And indeed, the information proved invaluable—not only did it accurately lead him to his targets, but it also brought him substantial rewards!
The information on a single martial general cost one million spiritual coins.
Yet the spoils he reclaimed from these martial generals easily amounted to billions!
"Since they've begun ambushing shadows, there's no point in continuing this way. It's time for the second gift!"
"System, teleport the remaining six shadows to these locations!"
Su Xiaobai read out a series of coordinates.
These coordinates corresponded to all the Lin family's hunting outposts in the wilderness!
Yes, the second 'gift' Su Xiaobai intended to give the Lin family was to annihilate their hunting outposts entirely—destroying these painstakingly built bases from their roots!
"Teleportation complete!"
With the system's confirmation, Su Xiaobai no longer paid any attention. He only needed to quietly wait for the spoils to pour into his spatial storage.
Not only did he want to kill the Lin family's members, but he also planned to seize their wealth entirely!
To destroy the Lin family physically and emotionally. They needed to feel enough pain to understand the kind of enemy they had provoked!
"All right, it's time to set up shop!"
At that moment, Su Xiaobai, now in a different disguise, set up a stall in the most prominent spot in the black market.
When he placed several wooden boxes on the table and opened them one by one, the surrounding warriors, drawn by the medicinal aroma, immediately swarmed toward the boxes upon seeing the flawless pills inside!
"My God! Perfect-grade Fourth-grade Scarlet Blood Pills! Boss, how much is this pill?!"
"These are Breakthrough Pills! And perfect-grade ones at that! One, two, three, four… seven perfect-grade Breakthrough Pills?! If I could buy them all, advancing to an advanced martial master wouldn't just be a dream!"
"Boss, how much for this Bone Refining Pill? Give me a good price; I'll take them all!"
"You'll take them all? Stop joking! I need Bone Refining Pills too. My body-strengthening technique requires them!"
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