My daughter has been possessed.

Chapter 199 Unexpected Surprise

After witnessing Cheng Feng and Gao Shu swiftly eliminate the Black Tiger Gang's gatekeeper, Li Jiuhe gained a general understanding of their sequence abilities.

Cheng Feng seems to excel in strength. As his strength increases, his physical strength also increases simultaneously, and he is likely to reach a level where he is invulnerable to blades and spears.

Of course, this refers to ordinary firearms.

Once the enemy's weapon contains sequence runes, it remains to be seen how long they can hold out.

Gao Shu's methods seem to be much more sophisticated than Cheng Feng's, resembling telekinesis, allowing him to directly control and severely injure enemies.

Li Jiuhe had initially guessed that since Gao Shu was an assistant at the office, his sequence ability should be purely ability-based. However, he was surprised to find that his attack power was so formidable.

"There are sequential energy fluctuations!"

Just as the guards were dealt with, a voice came from inside the manor walls.

Gao Shu and Cheng Feng didn't stop. One of them moved nimbly and climbed over the wall to enter, while the other smashed a hole in the wall and rushed in.

Xu Wanshou and Li Jiuhe followed and crawled through the hole that had been smashed open.

Upon entering the manor, they looked up and saw Gao Shu and Cheng Feng besieging the man who had spoken earlier.

The middle-aged man had a full beard and looked excited and somewhat frightened. He fought with the two men while retreating, shouting loudly to attract the attention of more people in the manor.

This man was clearly one of the four generals of the Black Tiger Gang. At this moment, he was no match for the four men and was already injured.

"Hurry up and kill him!" Xu Wanshou said in a deliberately hoarse voice.

He winked at Li Jiuhe and then rushed deeper into the manor.

During this process, ordinary guards armed with weapons rushed towards them, but the bullets fired at the two men all stopped in mid-air and then fell.

These people's faces contorted, they threw away their guns, their hands unconsciously gripped their necks, they had difficulty breathing, and they quickly collapsed to the ground.

Li Jiuhe glanced at Xu Wanshou in surprise, wondering what kind of sequence ability he possessed.

Because throughout this process, Xu Wanshou did not make any physical movements, but simply kept moving forward.

He seemed very familiar with the place until they entered a garden, where two men, hurling insults, came running.

These two were clearly the other two Black Tiger Gang generals.

Xu Wanshou quickly said to Li Jiuhe, "I'll stop them. You continue walking inside. The Black Tiger Gang leader should be in that blue building."

Just then, the two men who had intercepted them suddenly felt a tightness in their throats and couldn't breathe. They instinctively reached out to scratch their necks, but then their body energy fluctuated, and the feeling of their necks being tightly constricted immediately loosened.

The sequence energy of the two people clashed with Xu Wanshou's energy, making it impossible for Xu Wanshou to deal with them as he would with ordinary people.

The other person drew his gun and fired. Both the gun and the bullet were covered in runes, clearly designed specifically to target Sequencers.

Xu Wanshou immediately dodged, but while dodging, he bent down and kicked another Black Tiger General in the side waist.

Because that Black Tiger General clearly wanted to stop Li Jiuhe.

Li Jiuhe was incredibly fast. He took a step to the side and twisted his body to dodge the interception. The man could no longer chase him because Xu Wanshou kicked at him, forcing him to dodge first.

Li Jiuhe brushed past them, leaving everyone behind, and rushed quickly toward the blue building three hundred meters away.

Xu Wanshou successfully intercepted the two men, using either a punch or a kick. He did not use any weapons, but his attack movements were much more agile than Gao Shu's earlier.

At the same moment, he noticed another familiar face rushing past from outside the garden, heading towards the direction where Gao Shu and Cheng Feng were fighting together with the bearded man.

This man was clearly the fourth Black Tiger General; he was rushing to help his colleague who was surrounded.

While attacking the two people in front of him, Xu Wanshou observed that Li Jiuhe's figure had disappeared, estimating that he had probably arrived at the Blue Building.

He suddenly took a few steps back and stopped launching an attack.

The two Black Tiger generals, whose movements were disrupted by his unpredictable attacks, finally had a moment to free their hands. With a roar, they were about to launch a full-scale attack on Xu Wanshou.

Xu Wanshou didn't even look at them again, but instead gently pressed down with his right hand, causing the two men's heads to immediately tilt to the side.

With two sharp cracks, the heads of the two Black Tiger generals slumped onto their shoulders. Judging from the angle, their cervical vertebrae were clearly broken, and the broken bones pushed up the skin of their necks. Their faces showed expressions of terror, and their lives were frozen at that moment.

This scene was extremely bizarre.

Xu Wanshou walked right past them, as if his move was just a casual gesture and he didn't care at all about killing the Black Tiger Generals.

He was now eager to see how Li Jiuhe would deal with the Black Tiger Gang leader.

Because he hadn't told the truth earlier. He told Li Jiuhe that the Black Tiger Gang Leader was a normal-line super-tier sequence user, whose strength was basically equivalent to a low- to mid-tier silver-line sequence user.

But in reality, the Black Tiger Gang leader is a solid mid-level Silver Rank, and he is skilled at infiltration, making his whereabouts unpredictable.

Xu Wanshou didn't believe Li Jiuhe was 100% capable of handling the other party. He would only intervene if Li Jiuhe truly couldn't manage the situation.

Anyway, with him backing him up, Li Jiuhe won't be in danger.

On the contrary, it would allow him to get a general idea of ​​Li Jiuhe's strength.

He glanced back in the direction of Gao Shu and the others.

Gao Shu and Cheng Feng have most likely already killed the first bearded man, and the one who arrived later will probably be unable to withstand their combined attack.

Xu Wanshou sped up and arrived at the blue building, where he found more than a dozen guards lying haphazardly downstairs, some dead and some unconscious.

But the building was quiet at the moment, and there were no sounds of fighting.

Xu Wanshou immediately rushed into the small building and went all the way to the second floor. Before he even entered the Black Tiger Gang leader's training hall, he heard Li Jiuhe talking.

"That's right, I came here for the Golden Skull Armor. I just didn't expect Chief Chen to already be making a deal, so I'm sorry, your deal may have to be terminated."

"trade?"

Xu Wanshou was surprised. He hadn't expected Chen Hu to be so impatient, immediately contacting someone to start a transaction with the armor and arm guards he had just acquired.

It seems he also wants to get rid of this thing as soon as possible, because if he keeps this hot potato by his side, he might have the chance to get it but not the chance to use it.

But with whom is he making this deal?

Just then, another voice rang out: "You didn't run away from me, so you're either from out of town or you have backup. You're so confident!"

The voice sounded so familiar to Xu Wanshou.

The next second, cold sweat beaded on Xu Wanshou's palms: "Oh dear, how could it be him? This old man's luck isn't so good today!"

He could tell that the speaker was a notorious assassin from Dan City, whose number of Sequencers who had died at his hands was countless, and he was definitely a mid-level Silver Rank.

Most importantly, this assassin belongs to a powerful assassin organization.

The organization has a secret method: once an assassin in the organization is killed, a "dead knot" will automatically lock onto the person who killed him.

Unless it is cleared by extremely powerful sequence energy or some special means, the "dead knot" will only disappear when other stronger assassins from the assassin organization arrive and kill the murderer to take revenge.

Therefore, everyone should think twice before facing an assassin from this organization.

Sometimes it's not that you can't kill the other person, but that you have to weigh whether you can withstand the endless pursuit of more powerful assassins from the organization after you kill the killer.

Moreover, the assassin codenamed "Slender Serpent" is already very strong, and with Black Tiger Gang leader Chen Hu present, the two of them working together is already quite troublesome, which has disrupted Xu Wanshou's plans.

If the slender snake manages to hold off Li Jiuhe, given Chen Hu's sequence abilities, even if he fails to kill Li Jiuhe, he will have a very high chance of escaping.

Once he escaped, the armor and arm guards would essentially never be found again.

Most importantly, not only did Xu Wanshou and his men fail to silence the witnesses or achieve their goal, they also created hidden dangers. No matter how you look at it, it was a losing proposition.

Having considered this, Xu Wanshou decided to stop hiding and quickly go out to prepare to help Li Jiuhe deal with the two of them as soon as possible with swift and decisive measures, and then see how to solve the problem of the assassin "dead knot".

Just as he was about to take a step forward, a scream rang out; the voice belonged to the assassin, Snake.

Xu Wanshou quickly peered over and saw that the slender snake's body had turned into a puddle of flesh on the ground, mixed with the torn clothes, no longer recognizable as human.

The air around Li Jiuhe's body exploded with loud bangs and sparks, each explosion causing a violent tremor, as if the air itself was being torn apart.

Even as he stood at the door, Xu Wanshou felt a sharp pain on his face, as if he had been cut by a blade.

He suddenly realized that the loud attack in the air must have come from the thin snake.

No one expected Li Jiuhe to be so strong. The two attacked at the same time, and the thin snake died instantly, turning into a lump of flesh and blood.

Li Jiuhe, however, seemed completely unaffected. The explosion around him could even tear the air apart, demonstrating the terrifying power of the slender snake's attack, which could only flutter his clothes.

There were no other abnormalities around Li Jiuhe's body, and Xu Wanshou did not expect his defense to be so strong!

In a flash, Chen Hu, who was standing opposite Li Jiuhe and was nearly two meters tall, disappeared.

Also disappearing were the two arm guards of the golden skull armor that the guy was tightly clutching in his hand.

Although time was short, Chen Hu still managed to seize the opportunity during Li Jiuhe's fight with the assassin Xi She to use his "stealth" technique.

This guy's sequence energy is environmental integration; it can perfectly blend with its surroundings, becoming one with them.

In his early years, he made a living by assassinating people using this method.

Chen Hu and Xi She were colleagues before. He worked for the assassin organization for a period of time, and his strength grew rapidly. Eventually, he left to work alone, and eventually founded the Black Tiger Gang in Dan City.

After obtaining the arm guards of the Golden Skull Armor, he immediately thought of making a deal with his old employer to get rid of this hot potato and make a big profit.

Unexpectedly, at this critical juncture, someone broke into the manor and robbed them.

Moreover, Chen Hu had already realized that Li Jiuhe was very strong. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to join forces with Xi She to kill Li Jiuhe.

But before they had even exchanged blows, the scene before him terrified him.

The slender snake, whose strength was not much different from his own, died instantly, unable to even last a single round!

Chen Hu decisively changed his strategy. Once the environment was assimilated, he activated his trump card, "Stealth," in advance.

To outsiders, it was as if he had vanished without a trace.

After the gas explosion around him subsided, Li Jiuhe took a few steps forward to check, and sure enough, he could no longer find Chen Hu.

Xu Wanshou positioned himself in front of the doorway, his gaze sweeping across the window of the training room as his sequence ability emanated from him.

Bang! Bang! All the windows that were open closed automatically.

Unless Chen Hu transforms into a paper doll and slips through the window crack, or opens the window to leave, it will be difficult for him to remain undetected.

Xu Wanshou then spoke in a hoarse voice, warning Li Jiuhe, "Be careful, he can assimilate his body with the surrounding environment and merge into it. He might suddenly appear behind you and stab you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jiuhe quickly took a step to the left front. Almost the next second, a faint light flashed across the spot where he had just been standing. It was extremely fast, but it missed.

Xu Wanshou's pupils contracted as he saw Li Jiuhe continue to step forward quickly, simultaneously turning around to dodge. The movements were fluid and decisive.

Each time, he narrowly avoided the appearance of that faint light, which was clearly caused by a sharp object slicing through at high speed.

Chen Hu, who had blended into the environment and was hiding, launched a series of sneak attacks, each one sharp and ruthless, but Li Jiuhe perfectly dodged them all.

Xu Wanshou was stunned by this scene. He asked himself if he could do it as smoothly as Li Jiuhe, as if he had eyes in the back of his head.

Meanwhile, the Black Tiger Gang leader, who was making his move, was even more terrified.

His attack method, honed through long-term training within an assassin organization and backed by years of combat experience, has reached a level of mastery that is equivalent to an enhancement of his existing strength.

Sometimes, even those of higher rank can fall into his trap if they're not careful.

Little did anyone know that Li Jiuhe seemed to have eyes all over his body, able to see every single one of his attacks and thus perfectly dodge them in advance each time.

It should be noted that Chen Hu's environmental assimilation and "stealth" abilities are even stronger than those of an invisible person. He can not only hide his movements and traces, but also any element such as his aura and sound.

You could say that at this moment, he is the environment, and the environment is him.

Even so, Li Jiuhe was still able to detect it.

At this moment, Chen Hu had no intention of continuing the fight. He quickly approached the closed window, ready to leave immediately even if opening it would cause a commotion.

As for why they didn't choose to go through the door, it was because Xu Wanshou was blocking the way.

He didn't know this person, and he wasn't sure if Xu Wanshou, like Li Jiuhe, could sense his presence.

Just as he was a meter away from the nearest window, Li Jiuhe, as if he had foreseen it, suddenly moved closer and punched Chen Hu hard in the face.

In reality, Chen Hu had already merged with the environment, and most of this physical attack would be neutralized by the surrounding environment.

But Li Jiuhe's punch suddenly gave him a sense of spatial isolation, as if the other party's use of space was even stronger than his own.

It was as if a huge bronze object was rushing towards him, and there was no time to dodge. With a loud bang, the air rippled and half of Chen Hu's figure appeared, swaying unsteadily.

Then, the half-figure blended back into the surrounding environment.

The moment he revealed half of his figure, the outline of an arm guard could be clearly seen spreading out, blocking most of the attack from Li Jiuhe's fist.

Li Jiuhe felt a slight numbness in his fists and arms, but the numbness disappeared within seconds.

He thought to himself that this golden skull armor was indeed an extraordinary item; just one arm guard was enough to withstand a combined attack from him and the bronze weight.

However, the Black Tiger Gang Leader, who was directly involved, was in so much pain that he vomited blood. He coughed up a mouthful of blood, but he held it tightly in his mouth to prevent it from spilling out and disrupting the harmony with the environment.

He swallowed the blood back and was about to continue running away when he saw Li Jiuhe throw another punch, which accurately pinpointed his location.

After the punch, another phantom image of an arm guard flashed up.

The sounds of banging echoed incessantly.

Xu Wanshou stared in astonishment at the scene.

If Li Jiuhe's first attack on the Black Tiger Gang leader was a coincidence, then the second and third attacks were definitely not.

This shows that they had complete knowledge of Chen Hu's every move, down to the last detail.

What kind of bullshit is this environmental integration? It's nothing in front of Li Jiuhe.

This same feeling surged wildly through Chen Hu's mind.

However, only Li Jiuhe understood the reason for their surprise. After realizing that he had used up 14 reset attempts, he knew that the Black Tiger Gang Leader had nowhere to escape.

This guy's method of concealment is the most unique he has ever encountered, even more so than that of an invisible man.

If this guy doesn't attack him first, he won't be able to figure out the other party's location at all.

Now Chen Hu can only rely on his armor and arm guards to survive. As Li Jiuhe's attacks intensify, his ability to blend into the environment could disappear at any time.

boom!

This punch, combined with the power of the bronze weight, left Chen Hu exhausted. He could no longer raise his arm to block, and thus could no longer unleash the power of his arm guard.

Suddenly, a phantom image of armored back protection appeared in the void, spreading out and blocking most of the power of Li Jiuhe's punch.

"Back brace?!" Li Jiuhe exclaimed in surprise.

"This guy also has a back protector! He doesn't just have arm protectors!"

Upon seeing this, Xu Wanshou immediately shouted a reminder, his eyes almost bulging out, as if he had seen a rare treasure.

Indeed, they initially thought the Black Tiger Gang only had two arm guards, but they didn't expect Chen Hu to have also gotten his hands on the back guard of the Golden Skull Armor.

It's important to know that the back guard has the largest surface area in the stomach armor, so its defensive value is naturally greater than that of the arm guards.

"We've struck it rich! We've struck it rich! The old man's going to make a killing today!"

Xu Wanshou was immediately excited and rolled up his sleeves to go forward and help, even though he still couldn't pinpoint Chen Hu's exact location.

Li Jiuhe's eyes lit up. Taking advantage of the moment the large back guard appeared, the illusory chain followed and reached forward. Just as the opponent was about to blend into the environment, the chain head went around the back guard, pressed against the opponent's body, and passed through Chen Hu's body a step ahead.

Chen Hu immediately trembled violently, his body switching between illusion and reality several times, but he could not hide successfully.

Li Jiuhe's chains, resembling a giant python, slowly coiled around him, suspending him in mid-air, making it impossible for him to blend into the environment and escape.

"What a pleasant surprise! What a pleasant surprise!"

Xu Wanshou deliberately let out a loud, guttural laugh as he quickly approached.

He didn't care whether the gang leader lived or died. He grabbed the back brace under the man's clothes, ripped it off, and held the heavy brace in his hand. Then he squatted down, picked up the pair of arm guards that had fallen to the ground, and hugged them tightly.

Li Jiuhe said in a low voice, "Don't be too happy yet."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Xu Wanshou was taken aback.

Li Jiuhe glanced out the window: "Since he can trade arm guards with others, he might have also arranged to trade back guards with others."

The back brace is far more valuable than the arm guards, so the identity of this trader is probably—”

Xu Wanshou immediately understood, inwardly cursing his bad luck, and quickly turned to look out the window.

The four Black Tiger Generals should all be dead, but Gao Shu and Cheng Feng did not arrive to join them.

Thinking of this, an ominous feeling immediately enveloped Xu Wanshou's mind.

At the same time, the task content that Li Jiuhe had previously defined has changed slightly.

This has happened before.

He glanced at it and saw that the changes weren't significant, but for others, these changes might be fatal.