Chapter 140: Only a Fierce Dragon Crosses the River [4]

ZAP ZAP ZAP!

The moment the flying cleaver struck the breaker box at high speed, a shower of sparks erupted from the short circuit! Immediately after, all the lights from the first to the third floor of the Hongde Building went out!

"Oh no!"

Mr. Qin on the stairs to the second floor, Mr. Mei on the second floor itself, and Mr. Feng and the tall, square-faced woman on the third floor all paled.

However, at that exact moment, agonizing screams suddenly rang out.

"Ah, my face!"

"Ah, my leg..."

"Ahhh, who..."

One scream after another echoed through the building. The first floor was thrown into absolute chaos, filled with an endless chorus of shrieks.

"He’s using chopsticks! Ah..."

THWACK! THWACK THWACK THWACK!

No one could see where Lin Jian was, but the successive screams were ear-piercing.

"Quick, fix the breaker! It’s on the right wall of the kitchen!" People were shouting, tripping over each other, and frantically searching for Lin Jian’s shadow.

On the stairs leading to the second floor, Mr. Qin tilted his head, listening intently. He was in the Grandmaster Realm! Indeed, he, Mr. Mei, and Mr. Feng were all Grandmasters hired for this occasion! It was safe to say that there were currently four... no, perhaps five Grandmasters inside the Hongde Building! One had to realize just how rare Grandmasters were in all of Huaxia, yet four or five of them were gathered here tonight.

Mr. Qin was also nervous. He was the first line of defense, and he had to hold it. The Qin Family owed Jin Er a favor, so if he successfully defended this checkpoint today, the debt would be considered repaid.

However, right now, his brows were tightly furrowed. Without lights and unable to see anyone, how was he supposed to fight? How could he block the intruder?

Suddenly, a sharp gust of wind pierced toward him. Mr. Qin’s ears twitched, and he swiftly dodged his head to the side. In that split second, an alloy chopstick flew right past his cheek, grazing his skin and leaving a bloody scratch.

Startled, Mr. Qin hastily continued to listen closely. But another scream erupted from the bottom of the stairs, drowning out everything else!

Just then, a sudden, agonizing pain shot through both of his calves simultaneously, feeling as though sharp daggers had been driven into his flesh. The excruciating pain forced his knees to buckle, and he dropped down.

But the moment he fell to his knees, someone suddenly grabbed one of his arms. Shocked, Mr. Qin immediately tried to shake off his opponent’s grip. However, as he jerked his arm, the other party seemingly borrowed his momentum. With a loud CRACK, his shoulder joint gave out. His shoulder had been dislocated with a clever use of force!

Mr. Qin was utterly terrified. The intruder actually knew bone-dislocating techniques! Right then, he heard the howling wind of an incoming punch! But he could no longer block it, nor was there any time to dodge!

WHAM!

Mr. Qin felt his brain turn into a muddled mess. His vision grew even darker, and an overwhelming wave of exhaustion washed over him.

THUD!

He collapsed onto the stairs and tumbled all the way down!

At that exact moment, the lights in the Hongde Building suddenly came back on! Cui and the others were still around, so they had quickly fixed the short-circuited breaker box.

However, when the lights illuminated the room, Mr. Mei on the second floor, along with the square-faced woman and Mr. Feng on the third floor, couldn’t help but gasp in horror.

At the bottom of the stairs, more than twenty people lay sprawled all over the floor! They were in a miserable state. The vast majority of them had an alloy chopstick impaled in their calves. Most importantly, almost all of their faces—yes, their faces—had been pierced completely through by an alloy chopstick! The chopsticks had gone in through the left cheek and come out the right!

Everyone was covered in blood, wailing in absolute terror.

Furthermore, Mr. Qin, a Grandmaster, was in an even worse state. His nose bridge was crooked, blood trickled from his nose and the corners of his mouth, and alloy chopsticks were embedded in both his calves. He lay there, completely unconscious.

On the other hand, Lin Jian didn’t seem to have suffered even a scratch, and he was already standing in the hallway of the second floor! Just a dozen meters away stood Mr. Mei, dressed in a long gown and wearing a fedora!

Cui, who had crawled out from the kitchen, along with the square-faced woman and Mr. Feng upstairs, felt their minds buzzing with shock.

Only a true dragon dares to cross the river! They had completely misjudged the situation! This man was a genuine, fierce dragon!

But who had cut off the power just now? Did he have an accomplice? Who was it?

At that moment, Lin Jian suddenly spoke up. "Sir, you must also be in the Grandmaster Realm, right? May I ask your name?"

"My surname is Mei!" Mr. Mei cupped his hands and said, "Don’t you think your methods are far too ruthless, young sir?"

"Give me a break. I only injured them, and they’re all minor wounds. You should know, my chopsticks could have actually pierced their eyeballs!"

Hearing that the chopsticks could have pierced their eyeballs, the guys still groaning on the ground floor felt a chill run up from the soles of their feet! It was true. The bastard had only pierced their cheeks, which meant he was fully capable of stabbing them directly in the eyes! So... this bastard had actually shown them mercy!

Mr. Mei took a deep breath.

But just as he was about to speak, the sound of a door opening came from the third floor. Jin Er, his face frosty, finally made his appearance! His expression was so gloomy it looked ready to drip water, but he didn’t utter a single word.

This was also part of the rules. Only when the opponent reached the third floor would the two of them converse; only then would the opponent be qualified to make him speak! Right now, the intruder was at best on the second floor, and there were still three Grandmasters standing in his way.

However, Lin Jian looked up at Jin Er and said, "Jin Er, if you’re ready to pay up, I’ll leave right now, and we can call it quits. How about it? Otherwise, I might end up hurting your Grandmasters, and you’ll end up losing your experts for absolutely nothing."

Jin Er merely gave a cold smirk. "You may continue."

Lin Jian shook his head. He then looked at Mr. Mei and cupped his hands. "Lin Jian from Jiang City. Please advise!"

The moment his words fell, he dashed across the dozen meters separating them!

SWISH!

In less than a second, his flying knee was already about to smash into Mr. Mei’s face!

Mr. Mei was astonished. How... how was this possible? A dozen meters? He could jump a dozen meters?!

Mr. Mei immediately brought up his arms to block. But as he blocked with his arms, Lin Jian ferociously pressed downward! Since he had launched an attack, there was no reason to pull it back!

The immense impact slammed into Mr. Mei’s arms, sending a numbing, agonizing pain through them. At the same time, Lin Jian’s entire body weight pressed down on him!

Lin Jian wasn’t exactly sure how strong his physical power currently was. However, he felt it was absolutely no less than five hundred kilograms. Regardless, even if he were smashing into a black bear with this strike, it wouldn’t be able to get back up!

However, after taking such a heavy blow, Mr. Mei’s body fell backward onto the ground. But a Grandmaster was still a Grandmaster! He had Qi in his Dantian, and as it circulated throughout his body, a burst of repelling force instantly flipped Lin Jian away!

A Grandmaster was truly a force to be reckoned with!

Except, the very instant he flipped Lin Jian, Lin Jian’s body suddenly dropped. He swiftly crossed his legs and locked them in a vicious twist!

With a loud CRACK, one of Mr. Mei’s legs was forcefully snapped in half!

"Ah!"

Mr. Mei cried out in agony. Just as he shrieked, a fist suddenly smashed into his face!

SMACK!

The muscles on his face rippled from the impact, and four of his already loose teeth immediately shot out of his mouth.

THUD!

He slammed into the ground, his eyes rolling back in his head. He had been knocked completely senseless!

Lin Jian suddenly sprang up with a kip-up. Pushing off the railing with his feet, he clamped his hands directly onto the edge of the third floor, and with a quick flip, landed steadily on the third level!

By this point, the first floor had gone completely silent. Lin Jian’s series of actions had utterly intimidated them!