Serial Player
Chapter 44: The Top of the Pyramid? (Seeking Recommendations, Collections, and Investments)

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: The Top of the Pyramid? (Seeking Recommendations, Collections, and Investments)

The phone was quickly answered, and the customer service representative’s voice came through: "Hello, this is Jiuzhou Sea Transport Company..."

Yun Ting thought she had dialed the wrong number, but Li Changhe spoke up, using a sharp female voice: "Hurry to the unfinished building near the three bridges in the suburbs of Yanyun City! There’s a perverted murderer!"

"I’m sorry, you mean..." The customer service representative’s voice changed a bit.

"So many problems with the Great Wall?" Li Changhe laughed. Listening to her voice, she really sounded like a girl complaining about something.

With the mention of [Great Wall], the customer service representative’s voice turned serious: "Yanyun suburb, right? Miss, please hold on for five minu..."

Before the person on the other end could finish, Li Changhe had already hung up the phone and turned into a small lane, once again increasing the distance from the attacker behind him.

"Great Wall didn’t handle that well. It’s past one in the morning, and a sea transport company still has customer service?" Li Changhe turned into another yard, then made a sliding kick out of an opening on the edge of the yard.

The attacker’s veins bulged with anger. That guy’s agility was almost on par with his own, probably using some kind of agility-boosting skill.

He was also too familiar with the area, repeatedly causing the attacker to miss and giving him the opportunity to recover some physical strength.

On the other side, Li Changhe took out the SIM card from his phone and crushed it.

"Alright, now the Great Wall has no reason to suspect me." Li Changhe cleared his throat, changing his voice back to normal.

Looking at the unfinished building not far away, Li Changhe calculated that his physical strength value was about 50 points at the moment. Under the effect of[Low Efficacy Stamina Potion], he could recover to over 60 points in a few minutes.

With his familiarity with this area, delaying the attacker for a few more minutes wouldn’t be hard.

As soon as the Great Wall gets close, the attacker will have to be cautious, and Li Changhe would be able to retreat safely. The[Task]would be considered completed then.

Li Changhe didn’t plan to kill the attacker. Not to mention whether he could beat him, even if he did kill the attacker, there would likely be other complications. If the attacker was a member of a[Player Group], Li Changhe would be in trouble.

Moreover, it’s hard to say if Li Changhe’s current strength was enough to deal with him.

From his ability to perceive beyond ordinary people, the attacker’s energy attribute must be high, even giving Yun Ting the sense of encountering someone like herself. His energy attribute was estimated to be above 10 points, achieving the[energy traits].

Agility, on the other hand, was easy to judge – it should be 8 points. Li Changhe’s agility after activating[Breath of Thunder]was also 8 points. There was no significant difference in their speeds.

Conservatively estimated, the attacker who dared to commit a crime in Yanyun was likely a level 5 or higher[Player].

Then it would be difficult to deal with. When Li Changhe dealt with[Unseen Red Dust], the main reason was that the explosion of dust severely injured him. In the end, [Unseen Red Dust]didn’t know why he didn’t save himself and just died.

[Players]are tough to kill. Not to mention, with Li Changhe’s current physique of 9 points and the[High-Efficiency Healing Liquid], he could still get up as long as he wasn’t instantly killed.

Other[Players]are similar, with many means to survive. The reason why Li Changhe took various detours and dragged it out was partly to restore physical strength, but more importantly, he was worried that the attacker had long-range attack skills.

For Li Changhe, fighting a level 5[Player]head-on would be too dangerous. Even Yun Ting might not be able to win. The[Task]completion conditions were to kill or stop.

In fact, Li Changhe had already stopped the attacker from attacking the girl. However, with his intervention, the target of the attacker had become him. As long as the attacker retreated, the[Task]would be considered complete. There was no need to fight to the death.

On a small road without any cover in front of the unfinished building, Li Changhe suddenly felt a chill behind him.

"Be careful! He’s going to attack you!" Yun Ting roared in Li Changhe’s mind. As she was attached to Li Changhe’s body, she could use her ghostly senses to predict moves ahead of time.

Li Changhe snorted coldly, and as he approached the unfinished building, he suddenly turned around to see the attacker throw a cold, glistening short spear.

"It’s equipment!" Li Changhe sighed with relief. If the attacker had firearm-type weapons, it might be hard to dodge. Since it was[Equipment], he’d fight it with[Equipment]!

As her body backed away, there was a spatial fluctuation in her right hand, which she swung out violently.

Using the effect of [Remote Attack Expert], she successfully smashed the [Blood-stained lead ball] onto the short spear.

The blood-splattered surface of the lead ball suddenly burst into more than a dozen metal-cutting kind of sparks, as if encountering a dozen slashes in an instant. It must be the effect of the equipment on the short spear.

The assailant’s face sank, but his speed did not stop. He pulled out a machete and charged straight at Li Changhe, who had slowed down a bit due to his turn.

It seemed he was determined not to give up on silencing the witness by killing.

Li Changhe was not surprised. If he were in the killer’s shoes, he would also choose to silence the witness. Without getting up, he took a compound bow from his [Backpack] and shot an arrow after rolling on the ground to reduce the momentum of turning.

However, the assailant didn’t even try to dodge, raised his left hand to let the arrow pierce his arm, and with his other hand, he tried to cut off Li Changhe’s head.

He wanted to trade injury for life!

Li Changhe’s brutal side surfaced in his mind too. Influenced by Yun Ting’s possession, the ferocity hidden within him was particularly easy to break free. If you want to kill me, I won’t hold back!

His left hand struck the assailant’s right wrist, which was holding the knife, making it impossible for him to twist the blade.

At the same time, his right hand took out another arrow and stabbed it at the neck of the attacker.

But the assailant’s injured left hand blocked the arrow again, allowing the arrowhead to pierce his palm, stubbornly stopping its further advancement.

At the same time, his knife-wielding right hand exerted force again, moving the tip of the blade toward Li Changhe’s chest.

"You dare to meddle, so be prepared for the worst!" The assailant revealed a sneer; he had won.

Although the two seemed to be stuck in a deadlock, the attacker’s strength attribute was higher than Li Changhe’s, and even much higher.

Li Changhe restricted the attacker’s right hand with his newly mastered Octopole Fist, but the assailant still relied on his strength advantage to force the blade closer, defying the joint restriction.

His other hand also tightly gripped Li Changhe’s right hand holding the arrow, preventing him from escaping.

He had won! So he thought.

"I don’t know what courage you have to stop me, nor why you’re making a woman’s voice. But I know you’re dead!" The assailant’s eyes showed cruelty: "As a [Player], we should be above all others! What’s wrong with me enjoying a few women? We are the pioneers of human evolution, so why not get a taste of the fruits we deserve? But you’ve actually given up that identity and come here to seek death!"

As the knife tip gradually approached Li Changhe’s chest, the attacker said viciously, "Regret it, regret not using your powers to get what you want: money, status, women. Die in regret! I’ll find out your information and send every woman associated with you to hell to accompany you! Hahaha!"

As he exerted force with his right hand, the tip of the knife instantly pierced into Li Changhe’s chest, making a ’ding’ sound as if it had hit a steel plate.

The assailant was stunned, only to see Li Changhe’s left hand, which had been holding his wrist, suddenly stabbing straight at his eyes.

Wanting to dodge but seeing a spatial fluctuation in Li Changhe’s left hand, he was then suddenly pierced with intense pain.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" The attacker screamed and wailed, clutching his head. An arrow was stuck in his right eye.

"You see...such a dangerous guy. I can’t sleep peacefully without taking him down. His mind is full of desires, believing he’s on top of the power pyramid." Li Changhe muttered, pulling a deformed piece of armor from underneath his raincoat and tossing it on the ground.

"I didn’t actually want to go to such extremes. If you had backed away peacefully, I would have considered the mission complete. But your words really annoyed me! So..."

Taking a deep breath, the assailant’s last words caused Li Changhe to decide to kill. If this is the case, then die.

"Fierce Tiger Climbing!"