899: Chapter 888: My Sword Has Not Tasted Blood Yet!
899: Chapter 888: My Sword Has Not Tasted Blood Yet!
As Ning Fan finished speaking, Konstantin wasted no time and ordered the Shadow Guard to strike.
From the shadows behind Konstantin, a dark figure sprang forward, charging directly at Ning Fan.
“You’re truly impatient.
As soon as you learned the answer, you’re already making your move against me.
But do you really think this person alone is enough to deal with me?!”
Ning Fan’s gaze turned cold as he looked at the dark figure.
Showing his dissatisfaction, he lashed out with a kick, intercepting the figure effortlessly.
The Shadow Guard, clad in black, raised their arm to block Ning Fan’s kick.
However, the immense force still sent the Shadow Guard stumbling several steps back.
“Half-step True Origin Realm, impressive—but it’s nowhere near enough against me!”
With a piercing gaze, Ning Fan scrutinized the Shadow Guard.
How quickly time had passed, yet here was another Half-step True Origin Realm martial artist.
It seemed Konstantin had more formidable subordinates besides Night Five.
So this was the Shadow Guard?
Ning Fan recalled hearing about them from Fei Peilie—it was true that they were extraordinary!
Konstantin raised his brow, stepping to the side as he spoke calmly: “Everyone assumes that Night Five is my finest blade.
But they’re wrong.
In my eyes, the best blade is the Shadow Guard—because I crafted it myself.
It embodies the perfect tool!”
They were also his most trusted allies.
Compared to Night Five, Konstantin favored them even more.
The Shadow Guard—his shadow, one with him—was the blade Konstantin deemed his best weapon.
“A blade is but a mere instrument for killing, a tool.
Your blade does seem impressive, yet it’s still lacking.
Are you not afraid this prized weapon of yours will snap, given that you won’t wield it yourself?”
Ning Fan smirked dismissively, clearly uninterested in hearing Konstantin’s sentimental musings.
Instead, he chose to mock him with a taunting remark.
Though the Shadow Guard’s skills reached the Object-Manipulating Realm peak, with half a foot into the True Origin Realm, they were far from being a match for true True Origin Realm masters.
And that slight gap might as well be an insurmountable chasm lying between them.
“Mr.
Ning is correct.
I am a weapon, a tool.
Whoever my master commands me to kill, I must kill.
So…”
Killing intent surged as cold light exploded around the Shadow Guard, releasing over a dozen hidden projectiles.
As the hidden projectiles flew out, the Shadow Guard moved simultaneously, charging straight at Ning Fan.
“Petty tricks!”
Ning Fan’s eyes gleamed sharply as he unleashed his True Qi, shattering all the projectiles mid-air.
At the same moment, the Shadow Guard was already in front of him, their brutal attacks unrelenting.
However, Ning Fan easily fended off every single strike without breaking a sweat.
“I already told you—you’re destined to be broken!”
As Ning Fan prepared to deliver a fatal blow to the Shadow Guard, several more dark figures suddenly lunged toward him.
Three similarly dressed figures emerged.
Spotting them, Ning Fan furrowed his brows.
If he insisted on killing the Shadow Guard in front of him, he would inevitably suffer injuries.
This trade-off was not worthwhile.
Quickly, Ning Fan made a decision: striking to wound the Shadow Guard before him, he immediately dodged the attacks of the three approaching shadows.
“So this is the truth—the Shadow Guard isn’t just one person!”
Bright-eyed, Ning Fan realized Konstantin had hidden his cards well.
The Shadow Guard was not an individual, but an entire group!
They were Konstantin’s trusted aides.
With them, he could rest assured and place his back in their hands.
“Hmph, everyone has misunderstood.
They think the Shadow Guard is just one person.
But the truth is, my Shadow Guard is not a single entity!”
Konstantin sneered.
People assumed the name “Shadow Guard” referred to a lone individual, but they failed to see past the lie—it was, in fact, a collective, not a solitary existence!
A truth known to few aside from Konstantin himself.
Even Teng Yun Geshang was likely in the dark.
“What intrigues me now is your plan—banking on these individuals to kill me.
But if you succeed in killing me, how do you intend to handle Teng Yun Geshang and his forces afterward?
I am but bait.”
Ning Fan spoke evenly, laying out a hypothetical scenario.
If this group of Shadow Guards truly possessed the ability to kill him, then how would Konstantin confront Teng Yun Geshang thereafter?
The exposure of his plan meant Konstantin couldn’t avoid engaging in open conflict with Teng Yun Geshang—a development Ning Fan found highly curious.
“Spare me your stalling!
Do you think I’d fall for your nonsense?
At this point, now you’re slandering Umbrella’s upper ranks—you really are a dead pig unfazed by boiling water!”
Konstantin’s words left Ning Fan somewhat stunned.
Was this man seriously delusional enough to treat his words as lies?
“Don’t come crying for sympathy in death.
Xu Ruolan and the others—it’s because of you that they’re dead!”
Those words finally revealed Konstantin’s true intentions to Ning Fan.
The man had never believed him to begin with; rather, he planned to use this situation to pin the blame on him!
Furious and amused, Ning Fan realized Konstantin’s insidious nature remained unchanged.
He wanted complete annihilation.
Instantly, pointing a finger at Konstantin’s nose, he cursed vehemently: “What a cunning bastard!
Don’t think for a second these people can truly handle me.
Once I finish them off, you’re next!”
At this moment, Ning Fan’s killing intent had fully ignited due to Konstantin’s provocation.
Without hesitation, he extended his hand toward the bedroom.
The Black Sword inside the room seemed to sense Ning Fan’s True Qi.
It began to tremble, and in the blink of an eye, it abruptly unsheathed itself, piercing through the wall and flying directly into Ning Fan’s outstretched hand.
“My sword has yet to taste blood.
You should feel honored to be the first!”
Ning Fan spoke icily, gripping the Black Sword glowing with sharp Sword Radiance.
The room was instantly filled with an oppressive cold light!
His swordsmanship, derived from Ghost Valley yet uniquely self-taught, manifested at this moment to its fullest.
Recent breakthroughs had strengthened him immensely.
In that instant, Ning Fan transformed into a bloodthirsty Demon God—once the Black Sword began its killing spree, it could not be stopped!
“Ahhh!”
With a slash of cold light, a bloody arm flew through the air.
Ning Fan pierced one Shadow Guard’s heart with his sword before turning to confront the others.
With one Shadow Guard decisively eliminated, the remaining three were under mounting pressure.
A sword-wielding Ning Fan was incomparable to a swordless Ning Fan—the former’s combat prowess skyrocketed, rendering him unstoppable!
Konstantin observed the scene from afar.
Silently, he raised his palm before launching a strike aimed fiercely at Ning Fan.
A tumultuous Palm Wind surged toward Ning Fan—a ferocious burst of Qi Force targeting his back.