“Are you brain-dead?”
Shen Yuan said speechlessly, “I’m holding the knife, and you’re the meat on the chopping block.”
“You keep shouting at me to kill you?”
“If I don’t kill you, you’ll wipe out my entire family?”
Shen Yuan sighed, pulled out the pistol he had just obtained, and loaded it.
“You dare kill me?”
Ling Zhantian sneered. “Do you know who’s behind me?”
“My backer is someone your Shen family can’t afford to offend!”
From beginning to end, Ling Zhantian still wore a confident expression. He said arrogantly, “You can’t kill me!”
“Dislocate his jaw,”
Shen Yuan ordered.
With a loud crack, Chu Yang dislocated Ling Zhantian’s jaw.
“Ling Zhantian!”
“Male, twenty-five years old!”
Xiao Ce spoke calmly. “Disciple of Li Shaxing, a renegade from the ancient martial arts sect known as the Heaven-Burning Sect!”
Ling Zhantian looked up in shock.
“I’ve been keeping an eye on you these past two days!”
“After Black Whirlwind showed up, I basically confirmed the origins of your sect!”
“Li Shaxing and Black Whirlwind were caught red-handed for secretly learning the Heaven-Burning Sect’s forbidden techniques!”
“On the day of their judgment, the two suddenly went on a killing spree…”
“And escaped down the mountain!”
“Li Shaxing went into hiding, while Black Whirlwind fled overseas!”
“Li Shaxing disappeared without a trace after secluding himself from the world.”
“After going abroad, Black Whirlwind joined the Night Kill organization and became an assassin! He even made a name for himself on the Asura List!”
“Ling Zhantian, you cultivate the Heaven-Burning Body-Tempering Art. After Li Shaxing modified it and infused it with sinister energy, it causes your desires to burn out of control, so you often need dual cultivation!”
Xiao Ce spoke with complete composure. “Do you really think the state knows nothing? Do you seriously think we at Bureau 789 are just sitting around doing nothing?”
Ling Zhantian: “…”
They’ve investigated me down to the smallest detail?
Wait a second. What kind of place is Bureau 789?
“Li Shaxing is already dead. What organization could you possibly have backing you?”
“You think your martial uncle’s organization is impressive?”
Xiao Ce said disdainfully, “That stupid bastard is even more brain-dead than that moron Lin Yu!”
Ling Zhantian: “…”
“Can we kill him now?”
Shen Yuan asked.
“Sure!”
Xiao Ce smiled calmly. “Old Shen, this is your first time killing someone. You’ll have to kill a few more and get some practice. After all, the first time can make you feel sick.”
Shen Yuan aimed the muzzle at Ling Zhantian’s mouth.
Although Ling Zhantian’s jaw had been dislocated, he was terrified at this moment!
He began wailing incoherently and struggled frantically…
Unfortunately, Chu Yang and Xiao Ce’s hands held him down like iron shackles, leaving him utterly helpless.
Bang!
Shen Yuan fired without hesitation.
The recoil made his hand tremble.
The bullet entered Ling Zhantian’s mouth and exited through the back of his head.
Ling Zhantian: “Mmph! Mmph!”
Shen Yuan: “He’s not dead?”
“Ding! Negative emotions deducted!”
The sick feeling Shen Yuan had just experienced instantly vanished.
Shen Yuan: “???”
“Ding! What the hell are you confused about?”
“When killing someone or seeing a dead body, the sensation of disgust is caused by the central nervous system rapidly triggering a stress response after receiving visual and olfactory stimuli.”
“It’s a physiological aversion reflex.”
“Because it involves the coordinated release of multiple hormones and neurotransmitters, it produces feelings of nausea, retching, and even heart palpitations.”
“To put it simply…”
“The amygdala triggers a stress response. Adrenaline and cortisol are secreted, while serotonin and dopamine are released, causing all those reactions!”
“I just cut off those hormonal responses for you. That’s all!”
The system sounded utterly calm.
Shen Yuan: “…”
I thought you were using some mystical trick to instantly eliminate the adverse effects of killing someone for the first time.
But instead…
You’re actually bringing science into this!?
You’re a system!
Your very existence is unscientific, and you’re talking to me about science?
What kind of fantasy cultivation system talks science with its host!?
“You didn’t kill him. Shoot again,”
Xiao Ce said.
Shen Yuan didn’t hesitate and fired another shot.
Bang!
The bullet pierced through Ling Zhantian’s mouth and exited through the back of his head.
Ling Zhantian: “Mmph! Mmph!”
Aim properly, will you?
Stop scaring people like this!
Why don’t you just aim at my forehead and shoot!?
Xiao Ce and Chu Yang: “…”
The corner of Xiao Ce’s mouth twitched. “Old Shen, why don’t you aim for his forehead?”
“We’re supposed to respect human rights here!”
“You’ve shot him twice without killing him…”
“Would you say that means you’re lucky, or that Ling Zhantian is unlucky?”
Xiao Ce muttered, “Even with a death sentence, an execution by firing squad only takes one shot. At most, they’d need one more to finish the job!”
By now, Lu Xiao and Lu Yong were already hugging each other and trembling in fear.
The security guards stared wide-eyed at the scene, completely dumbfounded.
The secretary in the corner had collapsed onto the floor.
This…
They killed someone!
They killed someone right in front of us!
All of us witnessed it!
We’re finished!
We’re completely finished!
They’re going to kill us to silence us!
Rong Yan stood there with her mouth wide open, staring at Ling Zhantian in disbelief.
The invincible Brother Zhantian she had worshiped was now like a dead dog, with a gun pressed against his head.
Bang!
This time, Shen Yuan didn’t miss.
The bullet pierced through Ling Zhantian’s forehead.
Ling Zhantian’s true qi had already been suppressed by Chu Yang and Xiao Ce.
He had no protective qi left at all.
Ling Zhantian collapsed face-first onto the ground.
His eyes were still wide open.
It was obvious he had died with grievances unresolved.
“When a man dies, everything comes to an end.”
Xiao Ce sighed. “Wouldn’t it have been better to live properly and be a decent person?”
Xiao Ce reached out and brushed down Ling Zhantian’s eyelids.
Ling Zhantian’s eyes closed, then suddenly snapped open again.
Xiao Ce smiled faintly. “Oh? You died with your eyes open?”
“You killed people, robbed them, incited others to kill…”
“You used underworld forces to suppress the Lu family and seize their projects…”
“How can you still die with grievances unresolved?”
Xiao Ce sighed and shook his head. “Fine. Since you can’t rest in peace, I do have some connections.”
“There are Taoists in Bureau 789 too!”
“I’ll go back and find someone to come over and perform a ritual for you. They specialize in dealing with vengeful ghosts!”
Xiao Ce smiled faintly before brushing over Ling Zhantian’s eyes again.
This time, Ling Zhantian’s eyes finally closed.
“See? Some people are just asking for it.”
Xiao Ce stretched lazily.
“Ding! Congratulations, host, on killing an elite-level Child of Destiny!”
The system’s voice rang out. “Congratulations, host, you have obtained one hundred thousand Villain Points!”
Shen Yuan immediately perked up.
What!?
One hundred thousand!?
I only killed this piece of trash, and I get one hundred thousand Villain Points?
Right, killing Yangzi had a guaranteed reward of two trillion!
At that moment, Rong Yan let out a shriek. “You actually killed Brother Zhantian!”
“You bastard!”
“I’m calling the police! I’ll make sure every one of you dies!”
Rong Yan screamed hysterically.
Xiao Ce and Chu Yang: Heh!
You remember the police now!?
Why didn’t you think about the police when you were doing bad things?
“Shut up!”
Shen Yuan slapped Rong Yan unconscious.
Chu Yang and Xiao Ce gave him a thumbs-up!
Old Shen, you’re a ruthless one!
It’s your first time killing someone, yet you’re this calm!
As expected of the legendary villain!
“System, can you give me a general idea of how much killing a Child of Destiny is worth?”
Shen Yuan beamed.
“Ding! Sure!”
The system calmly began explaining.
“Ordinary level: fifty thousand points or less!”
“Elite tier: a minimum of one hundred thousand, and no more than five million at the top!”
“Excellence tier: a minimum of ten million, and up to five hundred million!”
“Epic tier: a minimum of one billion, and up to five hundred billion!”
“And Legendary tier guarantees at least two trillion!”
“Mythic tier guarantees at least five hundred trillion, with no upper limit.”
The system explained this calmly.
Shen Yuan: “…”
He silently turned to look at Chu Yang.
Then, without hesitation, he slapped himself across the face.
I actually hesitated between villain points and Yangzi?
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