Chapter 688: Chapter 688

Hanging up the phone, Lin Chen looked at a grim-faced man standing not far away.

In front of the man in the plaid shirt floated seven daggers gleaming with a cold light.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Tang Qi, from the Tang Clan of Huaxia," the man in the plaid shirt said coldly.

"Your ability is to control objects through space, right!" Lin Chen said indifferently to Tang Qi.

This Hei Ze really held him in high regard, to go so far as to use Tang Qi, ranked tenth among ability users on the assassin list, to silence him.

Tang Qi snorted coldly, "Kid, do you still need to struggle? Would you rather stand still and let me finish you off with one blow, or continue to resist and let me flay you one slice at a time?"

Lin Chen gave a light smile, "I choose my way, to kill you and then leave this place."

Hearing Lin Chen's words, Tang Qi suddenly laughed, "Just with you?"

As his voice fell, Tang Qi waved his hand, and the seven daggers swiftly stabbed towards Lin Chen.

Lin Chen's body moved like lightning through the shadows of the blades, but the seven daggers, under the control of the plaid-shirted ability user, followed closely after him like shadows.

"Kid, locked by my Tang Qi's Deathly Seven Blades, no matter how capable you are, you can't escape," Tang Qi said coldly.

Lin Chen snorted coldly and charged towards Tang Qi.

A trace of disdain flashed in Tang Qi's eyes, "You want to play close combat with me? You're oversimplifying things."

As Tang Qi's voice fell, he shook his hand and scattered a box of silver needles into the air. However, under the control of his qi, the needles quickly started hovering midair.

"Kid, today you'll taste what 'Thousand Needles Piercing Heart' feels like." As soon as the words were out, the silver needles converged in a blanket attack towards Lin Chen.

Lin Chen was only five meters away from Tang Qi, and the needles were fast and fierce, covering the entire alleyway.

A sanguinary glint shone in Tang Qi's eyes; his enhanced version of the Rain of Blossoming Pearls needle trick left no room for anyone to dodge.

However, just as the silver needles were about to pierce Lin Chen, Tang Qi's expression suddenly changed.

Because Lin Chen had suddenly disappeared.

"How is this possible?"

Tang Qi's complexion turned pale suddenly, and at that moment, a chilling voice sounded from behind.

"You're not the only ability user here." As the words ended, a stream of Purple Flame Golden Fire instantly engulfed Tang Qi.

Soon, the alley fell silent, and the fluttering daggers in the air dropped to the ground.

With a cold gaze, Lin Chen walked out of the alley.

But at that moment, his expression suddenly became sharp.

Before him, a bullet appeared instantaneously.

"Damn, a spatial attribute sniper!"

Lin Chen's body twisted abruptly, but it was already too late; the bullet pierced through his shoulder in an instant.

The opponent was too strong; a sniper's ability to assassinate was formidable, and with bullets that could appear right in front of the enemy through spatial attributes, it was enough to be deadly.

Lin Chen quickly took cover behind a wall, but to his shock, the bullets seemed to grow eyes, appearing in front of him once more.

This time Lin Chen was prepared and naturally did not let her succeed again.

On top of a building hundreds of meters away, a woman lay prone. What was more astonishing was that the woman wasn't holding a sniper rifle but a lightweight Lady's Beretta pistol.

A phone was placed in front of the woman, with Lin Chen's image crisply displayed within the phone screen.

Consider that the power of a pistol, both in terms of range and lethality, cannot compare with that of a sniper rifle. Most importantly, this woman was a full four hundred meters away from Lin Chen, yet her bullets managed to appear precisely before him.

The sniper's name was Moss, and just as Lin Chen had predicted, she was a possessor of spatial attributes, with remarkably acute vision to boot.

The woman's eyes narrowed slightly. This shot should have hit Lin Chen's head, fatally, with one strike, but he dodged it.

And all of her subsequent shots, Lin Chen managed to evade each one without exception.

Moss possessed spatial attributes; as long as she knew the coordinates, she could make the bullet appear at any location.

Suddenly, Moss's gaze sharpened as she noticed Lin Chen disappearing from the monitor.

Seeing the sneak attack fail, Moss furrowed her brow and hurriedly turned to descend the building.

Following a route already planned out, Moss leaped swiftly from the high-rise and hopped into a sports car, speeding away.

Moss was an experienced assassin. She knew that since her target could kill Tang Qi and dodge her fatal shot, he must be significantly skilled.

If he discovered her, once he got close, she would be in great danger.

Lin Chen watched the speeding car, unable to help but punch the stone wall in frustration.

He was just one step short of capturing this assailant with supernatural abilities.

At that moment, Lin Chen's phone rang with Mina's anxious voice coming through.

"Lin Chen, be careful. Hei Ze has put up a bounty of ten billion for your life," Mina said anxiously.

Hearing Mina's words, Lin Chen's gaze intensified, "Ten billion, that's enough to tempt even the top assassins to take the risk."

Lin Chen gave a faint smile, "Don't worry. Just stay put in Huaxia, and wait for me to handle the situation. I'll come to get you later."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Chen opened an app on his phone, and sure enough, his name had appeared on the bounty list.

It seemed Hei Ze was determined to put him to death, offering a ten billion reward with no rank restrictions to claim it, meaning any person could take on the assassin mission. If they killed Lin Chen, the money would belong to them.

As expected, the entire assassin app was abuzz - the number of people taking on the task to kill Lin Chen had reached over a thousand.

Lin Chen could imagine that assassins of varying ranks from around the world were probably on their way to him right now.

The Blood Rose, having killed Hei Li, had now soared to number ten on the leaderboard.

Lin Chen chuckled coldly and used the hundred thousand bounty he just received to issue an SSS task, which he took upon himself to complete.

"Kid, we'll see who dies. Killing you would propel our Blood Rose into the top three," came a voice.

With a swift movement, Lin Chen vanished into the crowd.

Lin Chen had to be vigilant at every moment now, for an assassin could spring out at any time to attempt his life.

Just then, Lin Chen's phone rang again, this time it was Hei Ze calling.

Lin Chen smiled faintly, "Hei Ze, you really went all out, spending ten billion to have me killed."

"You killed my sister. Spending ten billion to kill you doesn't seem too much to me. Not only can I kill you, but I can also win the hearts of Heaven's gang. I find this deal very worthwhile," Hei Ze laughed.

"You still owe me a Life Stone!" Lin Chen said calmly.

"Boy, if you want the Life Stone, come to the Peace Hotel. But I'd advise you better to run for your life. Being hunted by the world's assassins isn't a pleasant experience," Hei Ze laughed loudly.

Lin Chen smirked coldly, "There isn't a person born in this world yet who can kill me! I'll keep our appointment. By the way, I used the money you gave me to put a bounty on your life, and I've taken it upon myself to claim it. We'll see who dies first!"