[Warning, Bloody Hand Executioner attacks the main city]

[Warning, Bloody Hand Executioner attacks the main city]

[Bloody Hand Executioner has escalated to a Calamity Level boss, threatening the safety of the main city. Please eliminate it as soon as possible]

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After the explosion, the game announcements continued to flash.

"Bloody Hand Executioner? Isn’t this the BOSS that the Knight’s Guild went to besiege earlier?" Liu Nailiang showed a strange expression, certain that the explosion was Bloody Hand Executioner’s counterattack against the Knight’s Guild.

Beside him, a tall female player smiled and said, "They certainly didn’t expect this BOSS to make a move first. This is something new, pity those players who got accidentally hurt."

In the explosion, many low-level players dropped several levels, and their anger couldn’t be vented on Su Changxing, so they could only take it out on the Knight’s Guild.

Moreover, the Knight’s Guild’s usual domineering behavior already made them the target of everyone’s criticism.

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"You’d better behave yourself, the town hasn’t been safe these days," Old Henry warned, handing a cup of fresh tea to Su Changxing.

Su Changxing drank it all in one gulp and nodded, "Got it, old man, I’m heading back. You should be the one who’s careful."

Returning to the farm, he changed into travel gear and set off again, intending to intercept the Duke’s third son, Po Lai, before he reached Mo’an Manor.

This was the best opportunity to kill Po Lai; remote assassination was also his forte.

According to Lu Mengyao, Po Lai should be heading from the center of the kingdom towards Mo’an Manor, and here they were in the southern part of the kingdom, so Po Lai would be arriving from the north.

Dark green or drunken yellow leaves scattered on the ground, with firm or soft soil layered beneath. In the night, everything was so clear.

Su Changxing crouched on a distant hill, seeing the lights of the manor in the distance.

The manor was north of the main city, close to the center of the kingdom, covering a large area, resembling a town. Even at night, there were attendants patrolling.

"Hmm, it feels more guarded than the main city, which is not surprising."

Su Changxing chuckled to himself, waved his hand, and several dark green figures appeared around and scattered into the forest.

The night light, like a thin veil, slowly seeped away with time. The countryside at night was always chilly, devoid of human warmth.

Like a viper, he lay silently in the forest until the next morning when dew dripped from the green leaves above him.

A massive convoy slowly passed along the main road, with a luxurious large carriage, a smoking butler, and attendants occasionally chatting with each other.

This should be the convoy of the Grand Duke’s third son, Po Lai. An ordinary person couldn’t muster such a scene, more conspicuous with the golden clover on the carriage.

Po Lai had a very obvious characteristic, double pupils in his eyes.

But he didn’t see the person himself, probably inside the carriage, maybe in the largest one.

The people in this team were not ordinary; they possessed great power. The white-haired smoking butler was a Tier Seven Extraordinary, and most of the other attendants were Tier Eight.

A quite luxurious lineup, this team alone could rival half of the power of the Knight’s Guild.

Since the strength of many players was somewhat inflated, they were relatively weak within the same tier; their use of power was crude, and their combat skills were quite casual.

Of course, a few people were very strong, such as the vice president of the Knight’s Guild.

The morning was cool, and the air seemed heavy. The attendants of this convoy all appeared tense.

What were they guarding against?

Did they foresee an attack, or were they informed?

Such questions popped up in Su Changxing’s mind.

However, he didn’t hesitate for long and pulled the trigger towards the distance.

"Bang~"

With a dull gunshot, the bullet pierced through the largest carriage in the convoy, penetrating a person’s skull.

An ultra-long-range shot of several kilometers!

The area around the carriage fell into chaos. An attendant carrying a Giant Axe rushed into the carriage, shouting, "Young Master Po Lai, are you alright?"

What he saw was a broken corpse, yet the clothing seemed off, as it wore armor, resembling some attendant.

Su Changxing realized that the person in the carriage was probably not Po Lai but someone else, a substitute.

If he wasn’t in this carriage, he would surely be in another.

He believed Po Lai should still be within this convoy, just being cautious, not sitting in the largest carriage.

Next, he shot at the other carriages one by one, one of the bullets entering a carriage resulting in a violent collision and explosion, it was blocked.

Just as he was about to fire a second shot, he sensed a hint of crisis, his body suddenly sidestepping, as a half-meter long arrow slowly flew past his side, the feathers gently fluttering in the wind.

Looking in the direction the arrow came from, Su Changxing saw a person with a longbow, cloaked in a gray coat, staring at him.

Dozens of arrows were already flying in the air, raining down on him, sealing all avenues of escape.

Dusk!

He unfolded his Domain, setting the rules.

The dim yellow light refracted in the surrounding space, slowing everything down, including the dense arrows raining down on him. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Su Changxing swiftly ran to the side, leaving the cover of arrows before they landed.

He couldn’t avoid being affected by the Domain but could control the Domain’s rules, allowing "Dusk" to apply only to part of the Domain space, enabling him to move through the space without "Dusk."

The archer was stunned by the scene, feeling shocked, as though an invisible hand had lifted a large space, preventing the arrow rain from falling.

This seemed to belong only to mighty power.

In Su Changxing’s hand appeared a slender scythe, his body blooming with dazzling white light, exploding, turning into a sky full of white feathers.

In the next moment, he appeared beside that person, raising the scythe high, about to strike down.

He modified a few rules within the domain, allowing "White Feather Flashing" to gain a longer movement distance, and it could move between any two points within the domain.

Amidst the clashing blades, accompanied by the sound of gunfire, Su Chang pulled out a gun and shot him dead, executing the process cleanly and decisively.

However, in fact, the opponent was also an Extraordinary of the Tier Seven, but in front of him, seemed to have no ability to resist, as if there was a qualitative gap in their strength.

The dead man’s clothes bore a golden clover, so noble and elegant, which was a symbol of the Grand Duke’s Awen Clan.

Su Changxing used a short knife to extract the Extraordinary Crystal from the corpse and threw it into the Galaxy Pocket, and at the same time, placed a newly stolen ability in the Stealing Position.

[Dark Night Swift: Increases agility by 30%, movement speed by 20%, and allows for concealing oneself to a certain extent.]

This is a simple and unadorned yet useful ability, similar to Gunfire Judgment, providing a direct enhancement to one’s combat strength.

Su Chang took a glance in the direction of the Polai Team, turned around and left. Since he failed, he wasn’t prepared to force the assassination.

In this world’s daytime, his power would be greatly weakened, and he had to leave before the day fully broke.

Not long after he left, the old butler arrived at the scene with a few attendants, and upon seeing the shattered corpse on the ground, he couldn’t help but furrow his brows:

"Dead! That person’s strength was stronger than imagined, and he possessed novel firearms... it was simply a physical destruction, but the flesh seems to have been extracted."

The butler picked up a smoking pipe and also kicked the corpse on the ground with his foot, weighing its weight.

They had already received news beforehand that someone might attack them on the road, and they were well prepared.

But the defense was still inadequate, as the opponent’s attack range was too far, frighteningly so.

If they weren’t prepared, the opponent might have succeeded.

"Could this be the same person who attacked the main city?" the young assistant beside him pondered, recalling yesterday’s horrific attack.

This naturally led people to connect the dots.

The butler nodded affirmatively: "It’s possible, this person is too terrifying. If he remains in the dark, we might not sleep well at night."

There’s no way to guard against a thief for a thousand days.

More importantly, Su Chang could easily retreat completely due to his extremely long-range attack methods, without having to risk an assassination.

Su Chang hadn’t left completely, but instead arrived at Mo’an Manor, pretending to be delivering pork.

"Why are you here?"

Lu Mengyao widened her eyes, looking at Su Changxing and said: "Didn’t you commission me to deliver the pork? Why did you come yourself?"

Su Changxing said matter-of-factly: "As the boss, inspecting work seems very reasonable, doesn’t it?"

Lu Mengyao said softly: "I don’t think it’s reasonable."

It seemed not easy to deceive... Su Changxing didn’t intend to make Lu Mengyao believe, as long as everyone else thought it was normal.

"Don’t talk nonsense later... this is also part of the commission." Su Changxing emphasized.

In a short while.

The young black butler came over enthusiastically upon seeing Su Changxing and said: "The quality of the pork you delivered is quite good. We’re very satisfied, here’s the payment."

He handed over a large stack of money to Su Changxing, far exceeding the originally agreed price.

This is probably the generosity of the nobility.

"Thank you, Butler Monet." Su Changxing collected the money, saying with a grin.

While they were talking, chaos broke out in the manor, and a servant hurriedly ran to Monet’s side, whispering:

"Master Polai was assassinated on the road and killed."

Though it was whispered, Su Changxing heard it clearly and pretended to ask: "What’s wrong?"

The black butler’s expression changed, motioning with a wave: "It’s none of your concern; you better leave quickly, if you delay too long, you might not be able to leave."

Polai was killed?

Su Changxing was full of shock inside; he certainly didn’t kill Polai, so were there others at the scene back then?

Or was it a faked death?

Lu Mengyao followed Su Changxing as they walked out, asking: "What happened?"

Su Changxing shook his head: "Not sure, but it seems to be something big, we’d better leave quickly, not to get caught up in it."

The attendants stopped them at the edge of the manor; by then, Polai’s team had already arrived, enforcing a complete lockdown on the estate, suspecting the killer was within the manor.

"The Duke’s third son died?" Lu Mengyao looked surprised, turning her head to glance at Su Changxing as if associating something.

"What is it?" Su Changxing noticed Lu Mengyao staring at him and asked.

Lu Mengyao leaned against the table, her face approaching, surreptitiously saying: "Could it be that you killed the Duke’s third son?"

"..."

Su Changxing showed a strange expression; wasn’t she usually not very bright? Why did she suddenly become insightful?

He smiled, saying: "Wasn’t I with you all the time?"

A sentence full of holes.

Lu Mengyao suddenly realized: "How could you be the murderer... no wait, you weren’t with me before. You came over after killing Polai."

Su Changxing held onto his straw hat, nonchalantly saying: "If I had killed Polai, why would I come over? Wouldn’t it be better to just leave?"

"True." Lu Mengyao nodded, finding it quite reasonable, suddenly a bit confused.

After all, she was a player, still treating this as a game plot, thinking that Su Changxing’s real identity was probably an assassin opposing the nobility, who skillfully assassinated Polai without anyone noticing.

But now it seemed that Polai wasn’t killed by Su Changxing after all.