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Alex Qi saw the injured Linda as soon as he emerged. Even though Linda was now a large golden cat, Alex Qi recognized her immediately. He possessed the skills of all thirteen vampire clans and had received guidance from Cain.
He originally planned to stabilize Linda's injuries briefly before immediately dealing with the assassin before him. He could also sense that Jack's life was slipping away in the hall. The two had clearly suffered greatly because of him.
However, seeing Hans finish his self-introduction and then envelop himself in dark energy, Alex Qi looked at Hans with a serious expression. He also stopped treating Linda; he had sensed that Linda was "shattered," and he had to quickly eliminate the assassin before him to save them both.
"So Mr. Asamatt has come to take my head? Then why do you want my head? I don't seem to have offended you at all," Alex Qi glared hatefully at the black mist before him, a strange, bloodthirsty glint in his eyes.
Alex Qi awaited Hans's answer, and also his next move. But just then, a piercing scream echoed from within the black mist, and its area suddenly expanded, the surrounding dark energy converging towards it.
The word "burst" flashed through Alex Qi's mind. "Looks like this guy's ruthless. He unleashed his family's ultimate technique the moment he saw me; it seems he's determined to kill me." If Alex Qi knew that Hans had already unleashed his power twice, he wondered what he would think.
"Three-stage burst"—that's incredibly powerful. Members of the Asamatt family use the number of "bursts" they can unleash as a measure of their potential. Hans has already achieved a "three-stage burst"—truly a prodigy of the family's younger generation!
Then, the black mist suddenly converged at the center, revealing Hans's figure. Hans had completely absorbed the dark energy, and his injuries had mysteriously disappeared, though his face was deathly pale. A pair of hazy black wings appeared on his back, clearly formed from condensed dark energy.
Hans raised his head, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at Alex Qi. This was his last chance. "Three-Stage Burst" was his limit; he had to finish him off within this timeframe. "Three-Stage Burst" could unleash and gather a large amount of dark energy, and temporarily heal injuries.
However, "Three-Stage Burst" had a drawback: its duration was significantly shorter than the first and second stages. Now, with the first and second stages still running out, the addition of "Three-Stage Burst" brought his strength close to that of a count.
A black shadow flashed past. Hans, wielding a dagger in his right hand, thrust it towards Alex Qi's carotid artery, while his left fist slammed into Alex Qi's abdomen. Whether Alex Qi is struck by a fist or stabbed by a dagger, the consequences will be severe.
Hans's attack was swift and decisive, without any hesitation. Deciding to finish Alex Qi off quickly, he acted without reservation. Just like his previous two defeats of Jack, he employed a burst of instantaneous attacks.
Alex Qi showed no fear in the face of Hans's attack. Hans assumed Alex Qi lacked combat experience. However, this was not the case. In Cain's divine realm, Alex Qi had faced attacks from the Crimson Giant Wolf that were far more dangerous than this. Furthermore, Cain had consciously allowed Alex Qi to accumulate combat experience, so Alex Qi's combat experience was, on the contrary, extremely rich.
Just before the dagger was about to pierce his body, Alex Qi's left hand flashed out, grabbing Hans's right wrist. His right leg also bent with lightning speed, directly blocking Hans's left hand that was attacking his abdomen, instead striking Hans's own abdomen. Simultaneously, Alex Qi's right fist slammed directly into Hans's face. Struck by this blow, Hans was sent flying out of the room, crashing heavily onto the floor outside, tearing a large c***k in the floorboards.
Hans was now filled with questions, muttering to himself, "What kind of damn intelligence is this? Is this what they call lacking combat experience? Is this what they call having strength but no skill? What exactly defines a master?" Although Hans was beginning to regret coming on this mission, he couldn't just give up. If he did, he wouldn't be a true member of the Asamet family's younger generation of experts.
Hans's backward slide on the floor had barely stopped when he sprang into the air, flying towards Alex Qi, who had just chased after him from the room.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The sounds of impact echoed as Hans and Alex Qi darted back and forth across the room.
This time, Hans didn't recklessly close the distance to Alex Qi. He fully utilized the hardness of his dagger, wielding it with impenetrable precision in his right hand. The constant compression of Alex Qi's movement space actually left several wounds on his body.
Alex Qi was now genuinely struggling to defend himself. He couldn't parry Haas's dagger bare-handed. He could only occasionally attack Hans's body, but this time Hans was much smarter. Instead of aiming for Alex Qi's vitals, he primarily targeted Alex Qi's outstretched arms and legs, then occasionally stabbed his body.
"Damn it, if I had the Blood Drinker I used in Cain's Divine Realm, I definitely wouldn't be so passive," Alex Qi muttered, constantly dodging Hans's attacks while thinking about the feeling of having the Blood Drinker in his hand.
Suddenly, Hans felt something in his right hand, and a faint feeling of blood connection. "This feeling is so familiar," he muttered, raising his right hand with surprise and joy—it was the Blood Drinker! He had thought it was also energy infused into him by Cain and absorbed, but it had appeared at the crucial moment!
At this moment, a sudden realization dawned on Alex Qi. The Blood-Drinking Blade, forged from essence blood, normally resides within the body as blood, constantly nurtured. In battle, it can be summoned with a single thought.
"Hahaha! Hahaha!" Alex Qi laughed wildly, and with a resounding clang, he forced Hans, who was relentlessly attacking, back with a single strike.
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