NOVPUBComing to his senses.
The other assassins exchanged glances, seemingly reaching some unspoken pact and agreement in an instant.
Immediately, they charged like a pack of thoroughly enraged wolves, their eyes bloodshot, letting out deafening roars and surging forward like a tumultuous black tide.
Their stance suggested they wouldn’t stop until they had devoured Chen Nan alive and torn him into countless pieces. The murderous aura almost seemed to ignite the very air around them.
"Be careful!"
Jiang Yan couldn’t help but cry out in alarm upon witnessing this scene, fear and anxiety evident in her beautiful eyes.
"A bunch of weaklings, not worth mentioning!"
Despite being surrounded by these ferocious thugs, Chen Nan remained calm and composed, strolling leisurely as if in his own garden, even sporting an indifferent smile on his face.
His figure moved like a ghost among the dazzling blades and shadows, skillfully dodging wave after wave of brutal attacks.
He waited for his moment to strike.
Once he made his move, his speed was like lightning cutting through the night sky, so fast one couldn’t even react, let alone defend.
He either swung his fists with the force of a heavy hammer, accompanied by the whooshing of wind, powerful and heavy; or he would kick with the sharpness of a steel whip, his legs drawing deadly arcs in the air.
Every attack landed precisely, hitting the vital points of his enemies like a sharp blade, causing the assassins excruciating pain.
For a time,
The dull thuds of fists and feet colliding, the painful cries of the wounded, and the angry curses intertwined, creating a cacophony like a roaring storm, shattering the tranquil, picturesque quiet of the night.
Despite the agility and swiftness of the assassins,
Under Chen Nan’s eagle-eyed scrutiny, their moves were full of openings, like paper walls that couldn’t pose any real threat to him.
Amid the continuous screams, none of the assassins escaped; all were sent flying by Chen Nan with the force of thunder.
Their complexions turned ashen in an instant, devoid of color with traces of blood at the corners of their mouths, making for a horrific sight.
Upon seeing this scene,
Jiang Yan’s hanging heart also settled, admiration shining in her eyes.
She had not expected that even against a group of desperados, Chen Nan could still knock them all to the ground.
"Who exactly are you? How could you be so powerful?" The lead assassin stared wide-eyed at Chen Nan in terror, his forehead vein bulging, clearly not anticipating that despite their numbers, they couldn’t gain the slightest advantage against him and instead were thoroughly beaten.
"Just a bunch of losers, what right do you have to question me?" Chen Nan replied with a slight upward curl of his lips, outlining a cold, mocking smile, his expression one of endless disdain.
With one hand elegantly placed behind his back, he stood tall like a deity looking down on mortals, gazing at his opponent from on high: "Now tell me, who are you? Who instructed you to target Mr. Jiang?"
"Taking someone’s money is to court their disaster, don’t even think about making us reveal our employer!" The lead assassin huffed heavily.
Even though they were as weak as ants before Chen Nan, they regarded themselves as a group with steadfast beliefs and principles.
Even faced with the threat of death, they were unwilling to divulge the identity of their employer.
Chen Nan chuckled dismissively, his smile seemingly mocking their overestimation of themselves, "Showing off in front of me is utterly meaningless."
"Then kill us if you can," the assassin said contemptuously, chin slightly raised, his eyes filled with a hint of resolve and provocation, as if certain Chen Nan would not dare to take their lives so easily.
"Killing you would only dirty my hands," Chen Nan slowly shook his head, his black hair gently fluttering in the wind, adding an air of carefree defiance.
His tone shifted as he looked at them, half-smiling, his gaze teasing like a cat toying with a mouse, "Don’t you know there’s a saying, ’Better dead than alive’?"
The assassin’s pupils violently trembled, as if electrified, a foreboding feeling welling up within him, "What do you mean?"
Chen Nan didn’t address his question, but with a mere thought, the Gu insect inside him seemed to receive a silent command, instantly darting like black lightning straight into the man’s chest.
In that instant.
The middle-aged assassin let out a blood-curdling scream, his wails cutting through the night like a night owl’s screech, chilling to the bone.
His hands tightly clutched his chest, as if trying to stop the spread of excruciating pain, but it was futile.
He felt as if his chest was being mercilessly sliced open by an incredibly sharp knife, the blade tearing through flesh, penetrating bone marrow, every nerve crying out in agony.
Meanwhile.
He could distinctly feel some unknown, terrifying entity burrowing into his chest cavity, rampantly tearing at his internal organs in that dark space.
It was a pain beyond words, like surging tides relentlessly battering his reason and willpower, twisting his expression into something grotesquely terrifying, his screams growing even more pitiful, echoing in the silent night, lingering on and on.
Seeing this spectacle.
The other assassins involuntarily gasped in shock, the cold breath stabbing into their hearts and lungs like needles of ice.
They looked at each other, eyes brimming with horror and confusion, completely clueless as to why their leader had suddenly descended into such a horrific state.
Especially the ghastly screams, like a demon’s curse, raised goosebumps on their skin instantly, sending shivers down their spine, leaving them cold with fear.
Jiang Yan was also terrified, her normally beautiful face draining of color, her large, beautiful eyes wide with shock and confusion, not understanding why the middle-aged man would suddenly fall into such a frightful predicament.
The middle-aged man writhed on the ground in agony, his clothes soaked with sweat, his body convulsing continuously, each twist accompanied by pained gasps.
Chen Nan stood quietly to the side, his gaze cold and resolute, his expression unmoved. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
"Stop... stop it!"
Finally, after several minutes of relentless screaming, the lead assassin couldn’t endure any longer and cried out with all his might.
"So you’re giving in already?" Chen Nan slightly raised an eyebrow, and with another thought, the onslaught of the Gu insect finally eased.
"I’ll talk... I’ll tell you everything!"
Panting heavily, the assassin’s previously defiant eyes now held only endless fear and a desire to live.
He didn’t know how Chen Nan was able to make him wish for death.
But he had a feeling that the man before him was too powerful, his methods endless.
If he didn’t reveal the real culprit behind the scenes, he surely would be tortured to death!
