Chapter 36

A faint voice echoed in the tense atmosphere, and everyone's gaze immediately turned to the source of the sound.

"These things are my goods. Since I've already traded them to Boss Wang, you can't take them away. After all, he has paid for them," Lin Fei said to Number Nine.

The surrounding thugs looked at the man in front of them, who was wearing a hood, sunglasses, and had a beard, as if they were watching a clown perform. They couldn't help but laugh.

"Ha ha ha! Kid, did you forget to take your medicine today? Do you want me to buy some for you?" a thug in black mocked.

"Sir, thank you for your kindness, but this matter has nothing to do with you. You don't need to speak up for us," Wang Wu said, standing in front of Lin Fei. "Since you've already gotten what you wanted, can you leave my small shop? After all, if we drag this on, the Ability Management Bureau will come."

"Yes! We should leave, but before we go, I need to take back what you owe me," Number Nine said.

"When did I owe you anything?" Wang Wu was puzzled.

"I said that those who deceive me will have their fingers chopped off. You just lied to me, saying that all the spirit stones were on the shelves here, so I'm going to chop off one of your fingers. Is that too much to ask?" Number Nine said matter-of-factly.

"You!" Wang Wu's face turned red with anger.

"Not too much, not too much," the surrounding thugs jeered.

"Go, chop off one of his fingers. I, Number Nine, always keep my word," Number Nine ordered.

"Dad~ Move back a bit." Wang Zhen, trembling, stood in front of his father, clenching his fists and staring at the two approaching thugs.

"Hurry up, don't waste time," the surrounding people urged.

The two thugs reached out to Wang Zhen, preparing to subdue him before chopping off Wang Wu's finger.

"Ah!" Wang Zhen swung his fists in resistance, but he, who had only recently reached the mid-stage of the 1st Rank, was no match for the two high-stage 1st Rank thugs. He was quickly overpowered.

"Don't hurt my son, take my finger instead," Wang Wu said urgently when he saw his son being captured.

"Dad, no!" Wang Zhen cried out in despair.

"Bang, bang." Two figures flew rapidly towards the shelves, smashing them to pieces.

"Boss Wang, I'm sorry! I broke your shelves," Lin Fei said apologetically to Wang Wu, retracting his right foot.

Wang Zhen looked at Lin Fei in shock, quickly getting up from the ground and returning to his father's side.

"Zhen, are you okay?"

"Dad! I'm fine."

"You scum of society, with hands and feet, instead of finding a proper job to earn a living, you resort to harming others to satisfy your own needs. You're really despicable!"

"Kid, you're asking for death." Three more men in black rushed forward, holding short knives with spiritual energy attached, and lunged at Lin.

"Be careful," Wang Wu said urgently.

Lin Fei sidestepped, punching one man in the face, then dodged a knife and hit the man in the back. The last man hadn't even swung his knife when Lin Fei kicked him in the chest, sending him flying towards Number Nine. In a few seconds, all three were taken down.

Number Nine caught his flying subordinate and threw him aside. The surrounding thugs were on high alert.

"Don't attack, I'll deal with him," Number Nine ordered his subordinates.

He drew a dagger from his waist, which emitted a faint spiritual light. It was a spiritual weapon.

"Kid, if you had kept quiet, you could have left here unharmed today. But now it's too late to regret. You must leave your life to compensate for my subordinates," Number Nine said coldly.

"Swift Wind!" Number Nine whispered, and a gust of wind swept through the hall. Number Nine, holding the dagger, became a blur as he attacked Lin Fei.

"So fast!" Wang Zhen thought.

Sizzle~ "How is this possible?" Everyone saw something unbelievable.

Number Nine appeared at Lin Fei's side, his dagger aimed at Lin Fei's neck, but the dagger's path was blocked by a finger glowing with spiritual light.

"Is this an ability?" everyone wondered.

"Clang, clang, clang~" Seeing his first strike miss, Number Nine launched a series of attacks. His speed was like a gale, and his attacks were like a storm, each one deadly, targeting the chest, temples, eyes...

No matter how Number Nine attacked, he was always blocked by a single finger.

"Too terrifying. I've seen the strength of a peak 2nd Rank teacher, and even he couldn't reach this level. This thug's strength should be at the 3rd Rank, and his opponent can easily block his lethal moves."

"How much more terrifying must our big customer be?" Wang Zhen was shocked.

"It's a pity that you use such great strength for evil. You could make a fortune as a beast hunter," Lin Fei said while blocking Number Nine's attacks.

Bang, Lin Fei grabbed Number Nine's right hand with his left hand, and with a forceful push, Number Nine's hand couldn't withstand the pressure and he dropped the dagger. Lin Fei then punched him in the abdomen.

"Ah!" Number Nine couldn't help but scream in pain, kneeling on the ground. Lin Fei held his right hand and lifted him up.

Number Nine's face was pale. The massive impact to his abdomen left him in excruciating pain, almost passing out.

"Run, quickly!" Number Nine, on the verge of death, managed to say. The mysterious man in front of him was too powerful to resist, and he could only hope that some of his subordinates would escape to inform Number Ten to withdraw quickly.

Lin Fei's right index finger touched Number Nine's chest, and a powerful spiritual energy surged into Number Nine's body, disrupting his spiritual energy and preventing it from functioning normally.

He casually threw the unconscious Number Nine to the ground and turned his attention to the other thugs.

"Brothers, run!"

The thugs scrambled to the door, even forgetting the spirit stones they had just stolen.

Lin Fei chuckled, disappeared from his spot, and reappeared at the door, kicking a thug who was about to run out, sending him flying back into the shop.

"Ah! Brothers, let's fight to the death." Seeing the escape route blocked, the desperate thugs unleashed their fury, swinging their knives at Lin Fei.

A punch, a kick, the thugs fell to the ground like newborn babies fighting a strong adult, completely powerless. Even those who tried to take hostages to threaten Lin Fei were stopped and received even more severe beatings.

In a short time, the floor was littered with unconscious thugs.

Wang Wu, Wang Zhen, and the freed salesgirls in the shop looked at Lin Fei, who was cracking his neck, in shock. He had taken down all the thugs in less than two minutes. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed that this man was so powerful.

"Boss Wang, contact the authorities quickly. I suggest you try the Practitioner Academy; they should be able to contact the authorities faster," Lin Fei suggested.