898: Chapter 887: Shadow Guard, Kill Ning Fan 898: Chapter 887: Shadow Guard, Kill Ning Fan Finally, seeing Ning Fan admit to knowing his identity, Konstantin’s expression turned exceedingly grim.
Earlier, because he had underestimated Ning Fan, he was thrown into disarray by nothing more than a tiny Silver Needle, utterly lacking the poise of a master.
At this moment, Konstantin felt as if he had swallowed a fly, absolutely disgusted.
“Ning Fan, so you do know me?
Then why were you pretending not to earlier?
Feeling guilty, perhaps?”
Konstantin’s face was flushed with anger, his eyes blazing as if flames were about to erupt.
In stark contrast, Ning Fan’s face remained calm with a smile.
Compared to Konstantin, the difference was night and day.
“Feeling guilty?
Why would I feel guilty?
Why must I know who you are?
Who do you think you are, anyway?” Ning Fan sneered.
Then he patted his head, as if suddenly enlightened, “Oh!
Almost forgot again.
So, it’s the big shot Konstantin from Umbrella, coming all this way to find me personally.
What could I have done to deserve the honor?”
Ning Fan’s mocking tone was unapologetic, further fueling Konstantin’s rage.
“Hmph, Ning Fan, who’s behind you?
If you obediently tell me, maybe I’ll let you die in one piece.
But if you keep being stubborn, be careful, or those around you might pay the price!”
Konstantin threatened, his words making Ning Fan’s face change drastically.
The audacity of Konstantin to use the people close to him as leverage enraged Ning Fan beyond measure.
He erupted in fury: “Konstantin, do you really think I’m afraid of you?”
Anyone who dared to threaten the people around him deserved to die!
Konstantin was no exception!
Xu Ruolan was Ning Fan’s reverse scale, his untouchable bottom line.
He would not allow anyone to harm her!
But despite Ning Fan’s livid outburst, to Konstantin, this was exactly the reaction he wanted.
His face turned cold as he sneered maliciously: “What, you think I won’t dare?
That woman, Xu Ruolan, right?
Even though she’s in Huaxia, for Umbrella, killing someone like her is a piece of cake.
Wiping out the little Xu Family in Zhonghai?
That’s child’s play.
Ning Fan, you’d better think this through!”
“You!”
At this, Ning Fan could no longer contain himself.
Konstantin’s direct threat left no room for calmness.
“If you obediently reveal the one pulling the strings behind you, I’ll leave your corpse intact, and the Xu Family won’t be touched.
But if you dare resist, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Konstantin’s malicious tone was filled with venom.
In his mind, Ning Fan had long been marked for death.
The animosity Konstantin held, especially due to the Nine Souls Jade in Ning Fan’s possession and the earlier assassination attempt that clearly involved him, made it impossible for Konstantin to spare Ning Fan’s life.
Yet, at that moment, Ning Fan’s expression gradually calmed.
Noticing the change on Ning Fan’s face, Konstantin grew puzzled.
Why would someone who had just been raging with anger suddenly become so composed?
“Hahahahaha!”
Before long, Ning Fan unexpectedly burst into wild, unbridled laughter.
The sound was manic and incomprehensible to Konstantin.
“What’s so funny?”
Frowning, Konstantin questioned coldly.
Looking at Konstantin with disdain, Ning Fan replied sarcastically, “I’m laughing at your arrogance!”
Laughing at his arrogance?
Konstantin was baffled.
Ning Fan dared to call him arrogant?
Clearly, Ning Fan was the more arrogant one here!
“You little bastard!
I should rip that mouth of yours right off!
If we’re talking about arrogance, no one surpasses you.
How dare you act so brazenly in front of me!
You’re the first!”
“The first?
Heh… you flatter me.
But I’ll also be your last!”
There was an ominous gleam in Ning Fan’s eyes as he spoke, his tone laced with meaning.
That gaze sent a chill down Konstantin’s spine, unsettling him in a way he couldn’t rationalize.
Why did Ning Fan’s demeanor spark such unease within him?
Was it because he had taken too many lives?
And yet Konstantin, forged in the crucible of Blood Sea, had slain far more than Ning Fan ever could.
What was it about Ning Fan that struck such primal fear into him?
Konstantin was riddled with confusion, staring intently at Ning Fan.
After about five seconds, Konstantin shook his head and glared icily at Ning Fan.
“Yes, you are the first… and the last.
Looks like you’ve realized it yourself!”
In Konstantin’s eyes, Ning Fan’s words signified his resignation to death.
This was the only explanation…
But Ning Fan sneered, “Hmph, you’ve got it wrong.
I was talking about you.
Are you truly so clueless?
You’re a dead man walking!”
“Ning Fan, you’re asking for death!”
Konstantin’s face contorted with rage.
To think Ning Fan saw him as a corpse!
He!
The number one figure in Umbrella!
The indomitable Konstantin!
And Ning Fan dared to label him a dead man?!
If anyone deserved death, it had to be Ning Fan!
“Who the dead one is, we’ll soon find out.”
Ning Fan smirked slyly, his eyes brimming with mysterious confidence, further unnerving Konstantin.
“…I’ll admit you’re talented.
At your age, to have reached the True Origin Realm—it’s extraordinary,” Konstantin begrudgingly acknowledged, though his voice carried a trace of fear.
It had taken Konstantin decades of cultivation to reach the Intermediate Stage of the True Origin Realm.
And now, before him stood someone far surpassing that—Ning Fan.
His growing apprehension forced Konstantin to reevaluate Ning Fan.
This was no time for underestimating his opponent.
Any carelessness in battle, Konstantin knew well, spelled certain death.
He was a seasoned Jianghu survivor, one who had narrowly escaped countless perils.
The air of danger emanating from Ning Fan was now something even he couldn’t ignore.
“I don’t deserve your praise.
It’s just that you’re too pathetic, that’s all!”
Ning Fan’s words cut like a blade.
Even as Konstantin fought to remain composed, a seething urge to tear Ning Fan apart surged within him.
Yet he restrained himself.
First, because he believed Ning Fan wasn’t worth his personal effort.
Second, as Umbrella’s top figure, he couldn’t afford to lose face before Ning Fan.
It was clear Ning Fan was intentionally goading him.
Konstantin refused to take the bait and opted to ignore his insults.
“Ning Fan, I’ll ask one last time—are you truly unwilling to reveal who’s backing you?”
Issuing a final ultimatum, Konstantin’s eyes narrowed, flickering with a chilling light.
“Fine, I’ll tell you.
Why wouldn’t I?” Ning Fan sneered, his lips curling mockingly.
“The ones behind me?
Every single member of Umbrella except for you, including Teng Yungechang himself.
How’s that for a surprise?”
“Shadow Guards, kill him!”