In the world of martial arts, one works tirelessly to attain enlightenment.

Chapter 14, A Battle Without Grace

In the dimly lit room.

Several figures surrounded a blood-red bead.

A pale-faced middle-aged man cut his finger, and his blood dripped onto the beads.

A flash of blood appeared, its intensity changing several times like the breathing of a breath, before the light faded away.

The middle-aged man's face turned even paler.

"Still can't get in touch. Perhaps the butler has already been captured."

Silence fell over the crowd, and despair settled in their hearts.

The middle-aged man looked around at the crowd. Originally, there were dozens of people in the group, but only the five of them remained. They had fled here in a sorry state.

He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't say anything. He couldn't even convince himself that he could escape Lincheng.

dong dong dong~

"Hello, takeout."

……

Time rewinds slightly.

Lin Ran let go of the cat ears, and Yun Zhu's breathing became much more rapid.

"Do me a favor. There's a convenience store at the intersection. Could you buy me a bottle of alcohol and a bag of cotton swabs?" He patted Yunzhu on the head.

"Okay, sure." Yunzhu obediently left.

Lin Ran looked around, pulled out a steel pipe stuck in the green belt, and walked towards the house.

The earth's spiritual energy was infused into the land, and feedback was gathered to create a map, confirming the structure of the houses and the location of the evil god's members.

There were five people in total, all of whom were awakened and could sense a vague amount of spiritual energy.

Lin Ran compared the spiritual energy of the five people with his own, and only one of them was stronger than him, so a direct attack wouldn't be a problem!

So he went up and knocked on the door.

dong dong dong~

"Hello, takeout."

After knocking on the door, go around to the back of the house, where there is a window.

The earth's spiritual energy constantly provided information about the enemy's location. Two people went to investigate, while three others hid in three corners.

Lin Ran picked up the stone and threw it forcefully.

boom!

The window shattered with a crash.

[Entry successful]

[Aiming at LV1: 1/500]

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Lin Ran, filled with doubt, ran back to the front door.

The enemy guards hurriedly retreated and ran into the room with the broken window.

Boom~

Lin Ran kicked open the door, closed her eyes upon seeing the dim light, strode inside, and raised a steel pipe to stab an enemy.

puff!

The change in light caught the enemy off guard, and they were pierced through the body by the steel pipe, letting out a scream.

"Ah! Enemy attack!"

Lin Ran pinned him to the ground and grabbed his neck.

The opponent fought back fiercely and struck his abdomen, but the force was weak and did not penetrate his protective aura.

Click!

Lin Ran snapped his neck, pulled out the steel pipe, and lifted the corpse with one hand as she walked toward the second enemy.

"Go to hell!"

The enemy's roar echoed in the dim light.

Lin Ran kept her eyes closed, her hand holding the corpse still, and moved her body to the left based on the feedback from the earth's spiritual energy.

puff!

A sharp weapon pierced the corpse.

Lin Ran released the corpse, gripped the steel pipe tightly with both hands, and swung it with all his might.

boom!

Something was hit, and the earth's spiritual energy indicated that someone had fallen to the ground.

Lin Ran went up and kicked the man squarely in the head with all her might, sending him flying and crashing into the third person who rushed out of the room through the broken window.

boom!

The man was knocked away again, crashing into a table in the room and then falling silent.

Lin Ran opened his eyes and saw a middle-aged man with a distorted face, and two other people in the room behind him.

The middle-aged man also possessed the greatest spiritual energy among the five, with the other four showing a clear difference in ability.

Suddenly, Lin Ran grabbed the chopsticks, flicked her wrist, and the chopsticks pierced straight into the middle-aged man's eyes.

The middle-aged man's face darkened, and he raised his hand to throw a punch. A blood-red light shone on the surface of his fist, which then shattered the chopsticks and struck Lin Ran with undiminished force.

boom!

The wall shattered, and Lin Ran rolled to her feet, shocked by the middle-aged man's move.

He felt his body become more excited, but his mind remained calm.

The middle-aged man missed his first attack, then took out a blood-red bead and activated it, causing the blood of the two dead men on the ground to fly in three dimensions towards the bead.

Seeing this, Lin Ran rushed out the door without hesitation, her decisiveness startling the middle-aged man, who quickly chased after her.

After rushing out of the door, Lin Ran leaned against the wall and controlled the earth's spiritual energy to cover the steel pipe. The range of sensing was greatly reduced, but she could still lock onto the middle-aged man's movements.

Two steps, one step, it's time!

Lin Ran's gaze locked onto the first blood droplet that shot out, and she swung the steel pipe with all her might.

boom!

The steel pipe struck from bottom to top, twisting the middle-aged man's finger bones and shattering his flesh; four of his fingers were broken!

The blood droplet was knocked away, flying more than ten meters high in the blink of an eye.

The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then felt a strong force coming from his waist, and was sent flying uncontrollably.

After kicking the middle-aged man away, Lin Ran spread her legs and lowered her center of gravity, throwing out a steel pipe covered with earth spiritual energy.

puff!

The middle-aged man twisted his body in mid-air, desperately trying to dodge, avoiding his head, but his neck was grazed, and blood spurted out instantly.

Lin Ran's eyes lit up; the other person's artery had been slashed.

He rushed forward, kicking the man's knee and striking the ground with the other foot. Using the continuous earth energy to press down, the middle-aged man was forced to kneel on the ground, one hand covering the bleeding wound on his neck, and the other hand grabbing the short knife at his waist.

Lin Ran reached out with both hands, grabbed the middle-aged man's neck, her expression hardened, and she inserted her fingertips into the wound on his neck and pulled hard!

puff!

A large amount of blood spurted out. The middle-aged man paused, his face filled with despair, when another hand grabbed his neck and pierced his wound.

puff!

A middle-aged man collapsed.

Lin Ran rushed towards the house, where two enemies remained.

Rushing to the gate of the house, they were met by an enemy.

The other person was stunned for a moment, and Lin Ran grabbed his throat without hesitation.

The enemy snapped out of their daze, and while dodging, they reached out with both hands, grabbing at Lin Ran's arms in a crisscross pattern, and their attack arrived faster than theirs.

Dismemberment...

The enemy was shocked and failed to twist Lin Ran's arm, but because of the pause, he was grabbed by the throat.

puff!

Lin Ran threw out some twisted flesh and blood tissue and walked towards the last person.

The person was hiding behind the door of the room.

Lin Ran picked up the dagger dropped by the cult member and strode toward the door.

The moment he entered, a dagger pierced his ribs.

Lin Ran planted her feet firmly on the ground, drawing upon more earth spiritual energy. She leaned back to dodge, raising her arms at the same time. Her clothes were only torn by the dagger on her chest.

The dagger sliced ​​down the cult member's body, starting from his left shoulder and ending at his right abdomen, causing him to fall backward with only a small amount of skin and flesh remaining connected.

Lin Ran stepped back to avoid the spurting blood, swung her knife to cut off his head, and turned to walk away.

As he passed through the living room, he beheaded two cult members.

After checking the remaining two cult members, it was confirmed that they were completely dead.

Lin Ran threw away the dagger, turned around and looked at the extremely bloody scene. She forcibly suppressed her instinct to look away, took deep breaths and suppressed her urge to vomit.

a long time,

Lin Ran let out a breath, having endured the initial period of discomfort.

After searching around, I found the blood droplet that had been knocked away and rolled it back with a steel pipe.

Lin Ran then took out her terminal and sent messages to Chang Fei and Lin Sheng respectively.

Lin Ran: Teacher, all five cult members have been executed. I've asked Lin Sheng to clean up the mess.

Lin Ran: I killed five cult members and came to clean up the mess. Your location depends on my position.

Lin Sheng: Okay.

Lin Ran turned off the terminal and heard Yun Zhu's voice.

"Lin Ran! You're injured!?"

(End of this chapter)