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Li Cheng watched the charging gang members without dodging or avoiding them. He kicked the round wooden table in front of him, sending it flying towards the crowd. Then, he drew the one-handed sword from his waist and slashed at the crowd.

This was a longsword that Ella had obtained from a player who called himself "Sword Pavilion Master" after the island auction. Its sharpness was so great that the arc of light it emitted directly cleaved the wooden table in two, tearing a bloody stain from the chest of the guild member who was charging at the front behind the table.

The fierce force of the sword wind knocked the leaders to the ground, but Li Cheng, with his strong physique as a heavy warrior, charged into the crowd through the flashing blades.

Chapter 103 The Double-Edged Mage

Unlike Ye Xiao's light and agile swordsman style, Li Cheng, as a heavily armored warrior, has a much more aggressive fighting style.

Aside from the occasional blade strike aimed at his joints or neck, which Li Cheng would intentionally avoid, he would simply withstand the rest by relying on his body, which was burdened with heavy, sturdy inner armor.

The clanging of metal and flashing sparks around him obeyed, but only left some insignificant scratches on the steel plate under his outer garment. A few sharp cuts on the muscles not covered by the inner armor could only leave a shallow bloodstain due to the domineering skill that protected him with his protective aura.

When the gang members saw that their knives couldn't even break through Li Cheng's defenses, they rushed forward with shouts, trying to grab Li Cheng's arms and fight. But Li Cheng just grabbed them all together like chicks and slammed them onto the bar, where they rolled around in pieces.

A seasoned, proficient heavy armored warrior's battle-hardened physique is like a humanoid Gundam driving into a flock of sheep when dealing with a group of skilled gang minions; whoever it touches is crushed.

"Holy crap, is this for real? This guy's fighting like a monster!"

Seeing Li Cheng moving like a dragon among a group of burly gang members with his sword, the bald man's terrified expression began to falter. He quickly patted the back of the black-haired youth beside him, "Stop standing there, Zhang Fan! What are you waiting for? Go and kill him!"

The player named Zhang Fan sighed softly, drew his staff from his back, and slowly walked through the crowd toward Li Cheng, the center of the chaos.

Li Cheng, who stood like a war god in the crowd, noticed the strangely shaped mage joining the battle. He silently turned around and locked his gaze on him.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, the two faced off briefly for two seconds. Then, Zhang Fan flicked his staff, and a dazzling ball of light suddenly erupted from the tip of the staff.

"buzz"

A white light instantly filled the entire tavern, like a rising sun suddenly bursting forth in the hall.

The sudden burst of intense light blinded Li Cheng, and he squinted instinctively, only to feel a chilling sensation on his neck.

Li Cheng immediately quickened his pace, narrowly avoiding the blade that slashed across his neck.

A slight stinging sensation came from it. Li Cheng ran his fingers over it and placed them in front of his eyes, which were barely recovering from the dazzling light. He was shocked to see a glaring bright red.

His protective aura was breached.

Li Cheng pursed his lips, his illusory gaze catching sight of the staff Zhang Fan held in his right hand not far in front of him.

At both ends of the staff, azure magic flowed and condensed into two long, sharp blades, transforming the originally stick-shaped staff into a double-edged sword with a sharp edge.

"How come there's a mage who plays melee combat here..."

"Judging from your tone, you've seen others do this?"

Zhang Fan held the staff, raising his eyebrows slightly.

"Hey, the one I met was way better than you."

Li Cheng smiled.

"Really,"

Zhang Fan twirled his staff, saying, "I hope he doesn't come looking for revenge on your behalf. I'm just doing this for money."

"Don't worry, he won't come looking for you."

Li Cheng stretched his neck. "After all, my older brother doesn't have a penchant for desecrating corpses."

"Ok?"

Looking at Li Cheng's completely unperturbed eyes, Zhang Fan suddenly sensed something was wrong. The next moment, all the windows on one side of the tavern shattered.

Amidst a series of sharp cracks, a group of people burst through the window. They were dressed in various styles, but all wore a dark blue seven-pointed star badge on their chests.

The gang members who hadn't yet fallen saw these unidentified intruders raise their knives to fight, but they were no match for them and were quickly taken down.

"Alright, alright, for the sake of us being believers in the Holy Light, let's not kill these defenseless weaklings."

Li Cheng waved his hand and gave the order.

That's right, this group of people are members of the Seven Stars Society.

Although he didn't intend to trouble the Holy Maiden, Li Cheng still used the system to send the news of his accident to the guild group after being blocked by the gang.

The Seven Stars Society members, who were scattered throughout the city gathering information, immediately rushed to support their leader.

"This……"

The bald, burly man, who was touching his swollen and painful cheek, immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Zhang Fan also dispelled the light blade spell, threw his staff to the ground, and raised his hands.

He always knew how to assess the situation. He could try fighting that warrior one-on-one, but going head-to-head with so many people would just be asking for trouble.

"You don't really think I don't have any brothers, do you?"

Li Cheng smiled and took the coat handed to him by guild member Xiao Deng, putting it on.

A group of Seven Stars Society members formed a semicircle, surrounding the gang members whose expressions were filled with fear.

"You've got guts, but let me warn you, I... I'm a member of the Blackwater Gang, you bunch of country bumpkins!"

The bald, burly man retreated towards a window, threatening menacingly, "I can let today's matter go, but if you dare to lay a hand on me, you'd better...you'd better think it over..."

"You're the one who wants to fight, and you're the one who wants to run away."

Li Cheng flexed his wrist, "Do you think I'm some kind of cabbage that you can just pick whenever you want?"

"Hey! In Fog City, if you dare offend the Blackwater Gang, you'll definitely get what's coming to you!..."

Before the bald, burly man could finish speaking, a group of Seven Stars Society members rushed forward.

He tried to run towards the window next to him, but it was too late. Xiao Deng, a professional knight-errant, drew an arrow from his back, nocked it on the bowstring, and fired at the bald, burly man.

The arrow pierced the air and instantly struck the opponent's heel, causing the bald, burly man to scream and fall to the ground.

Two members of the Qingqiyao Society stepped forward, pulled him up from the ground, and dragged him in front of Li Cheng.

Li Cheng raised an eyebrow and casually ripped the blindfold off the other person's face. "Hey, I don't think you're blind. Are you wearing this thing to show off?"

As Li Cheng spoke, he slammed the bald man's head onto the broken bar counter that had been damaged in the brawl, and pointed a wooden awl at the man's wide-open eyes, which were filled with fear.

"Come on, tell me, who sent you to cause me trouble?"

"Of course, you can choose to remain silent. We are all law-abiding citizens and will not do anything to you. We will just help you enhance the functionality of that flashy but impractical eye mask."

"you you……"

The bald, burly man was having trouble breathing because his chin was being pressed against the table.

"Don't understand? It seems I still can't quite master Brother Ye's refined and literary way of threatening. Let me put it another way."

Li Cheng's large, fan-like hand gradually exerted force, causing the burly man's shiny bald head to swell into a liver-colored hue. "I'll give you three seconds to tell me who sent you to cause me trouble, or you'll lose this eye."

"three two……"

"It was us...our boss...!! Because a...an otherworldly traveler from Loren killed his son!!!"

Staring at the sharp cone less than two centimeters from his eyeball, the bald man finally lost his footing and shouted out the truth.

"Huh? Is that even possible?"

Li Cheng asked in surprise, "Who is that guy? He's so awesome!"

"It was... a young woman with long black hair..."

The burly man's throat trembled, "Call her... Susie Yun..."

Chapter 104 The Sin of Gouging Out the Heart

[The Saintess's Dog 2: Brother Ye, I've got news about your lover.]

After typing this sentence in the system panel, Li Cheng glanced at Ye Xiao's status and found that he was offline.

It seems the Holy Maiden is not in Coral Harbor either.

Li Cheng released his hand from the bald man's head. "Tell me in detail about Miss Su."

The bald, burly man, leaning against the bar, collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. "Brother, spare me... I don't know much about that lady."

"She seemed to have come to Chongqing alone at first... and then joined a gang. I only heard that she seemed to be investigating something, but she would occasionally do some work for the gang."

"Because of her outstanding looks, the gang leader's son, Charus, pursued her for a while. To be honest, the gang treated her quite well during that time, but she didn't respond."

"Then, about two weeks ago... that lady suddenly asked to meet little Charus to a tavern in the suburbs. Little Charus was overjoyed, thinking that his long-cherished pursuit had finally paid off."

"But the result was... when we, his gang, went to congratulate them the next day, all that was left in the tavern room was a corpse with its chest ripped open..."

The bald, burly man even shivered as he spoke.

It is easy to imagine how horrifying the scene was, which greatly shocked even him, a gangster.

“I know you may think it’s a bit much to take our anger out on all the otherworldly travelers from Loren, but the death of little Charus is something that the entire gang is really upset about.”

“Our boss only has one son, and he dotes on him. He also has great magical and academic talent. He just graduated from Osford College this year, but now he has met a tragic end, with his heart ripped out and dying in a suburban tavern…”

The bald, burly man became increasingly agitated as he spoke, and he seemed to have quite a bit of affection for the son of the murdered gang leader.

Li Cheng nodded, and then repeated these words to Ye Xiao in the chat box.

What was Susie Yun's purpose? And why did she want to kill the Blackwater Gang leader's son?

Li Cheng couldn't figure out the clues at all, but anyway, he always left these kinds of brain-intensive things to Brother Ye and let Brother Ye worry about them.

Therefore, after listening to the bald man's account, Li Cheng didn't have much to say. He could only pretend to be deep in thought to show that he was indeed listening.

After the bald, burly man finished his rambling, Li Cheng simply asked, "Alright, I think I understand. I won't say more, I just want to know for sure, will you cause us trouble again in the future?"

"Forehead……"

The bald, burly man swallowed hard. He didn't really want to deal with these guys anymore, but their leader might not change his mind.

He could certainly choose to lie to save his own life... but the problem is, their boss will most likely send him back to cause trouble for these people again.

Although he had previously boasted that offending the Blackwater Gang would be disastrous, he actually had no confidence in winning the next time. Therefore, if he were caught again, no matter what he said, the other party would not believe him, and the only outcome would be death.

In order to avoid becoming cannon fodder next time, the bald, burly man racked his brains, and his not-so-bright brain finally managed to come up with an idea in desperation, "This... actually, I can't guarantee it..."

"You're quite honest. I might as well just kill you and save you from bothering me again next time."

Without saying a word, Li Cheng pulled out the one-handed sword stuck in the floor next to him.

"Etc., etc!"

The bald, burly man raised his hands, saying, "This is, after all, the boss's decision. I'm just a nobody, and I don't have the power to change it."

"So, how about I introduce you all to our boss... This might clear up any misunderstandings, and you can also ask him any questions you may have."

Upon hearing this, Li Cheng raised an eyebrow.

Meeting directly with the Blackwater Gang leader seems like a good approach; the gang leader in the neighborhood definitely knows much more information than these ordinary henchmen.

I'm not afraid of this guy setting up an ambush; I'm just afraid he doesn't know anything. Otherwise, as long as people come, the more and higher-ranking the people, the better.

Li Cheng thought for a moment, then said, "Alright, you're smart to know what's good for you. Shall we go now?"

"It's a bit late today, how about tomorrow? I'll be here waiting for you all tomorrow morning."

"Are you trying to pull some kind of trick?"

Li Cheng stared into the bald, burly man's eyes. "Let me warn you beforehand, if you try to mess with her when my older brother comes tomorrow, the consequences will be far more severe than if you messed with me—no matter where you hide in this city, we'll dig you up from the ground."

Does this guy have an older brother too?

Hearing Li Cheng's confident words, the bald, burly man swallowed hard. "No, no."

After letting the bald, burly man and his men go, Li Cheng waved to the tavern owner who was hiding in the corner.

The latter walked over, sweating profusely. "Is there...is there anything I can do for you, sir?"

"Your cranberry wine tastes pretty good. Pack a few buckets for me to take away."

"Well... we can't take our wine to go..."

The tavern owner wore an expression worse than crying. What the hell? Why didn't they just rob them?

"I'm a country bumpkin, I don't follow your rules here."

Li Cheng casually picked up a toothpick from the bar and picked at his teeth. "Hurry up, you know I'm a country bumpkin with terrible manners, so either you pack up the wine, or I pack up your head and we're leaving. You choose."

"As ordered..."