Chapter 79

The sky grew darker, and clouds formed, obscuring the moon. In the misty, humid air of the mountains, the fire in the grass had long since gone out.

Phil finally couldn't hold it any longer.

The Chinese driver had already gone to the bathroom twice, but he had to stay and watch with his thermal imaging glasses.

It was fine to watch for an hour or two, but it had been four or five hours, and there was still no sign of Ding Ning in the forest.

Although Phil was sure the target was there, he was still human, and the cold mist in the mountains was making his stomach uncomfortable.

He let out two farts and finally couldn't bear it any longer.

"Hey, buddy, can you take this for a bit? I need to go to the bathroom."

The driver was taken aback. "But what if the target comes out now? I don't have your shooting skills."

"Don't worry. It's 300 meters from here to the forest, and it's uphill. Even if the target comes out, it will take at least two minutes to get here. You'll have plenty of time to give me the glasses and let me take a shot."

Phil handed the glasses to the driver and explained how to use them and the precautions.

In the forest, Ding Ning's eyes gleamed. This was the moment!

Now that neither of them had the thermal imaging glasses, and it was almost pitch black in the mountains, this was the best time to strike!

The little fox sensed that Ding Ning was about to move and clung tightly to his clothes.

The speed-enhancing talisman shattered instantly, and its power was added to Ding Ning's legs.

He kicked off the ground with great force, creating two pits, showing how powerful his start was.

Like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain, Ding Ning burst out of the forest, moving silently and swiftly up the hill like a ghost in the night.

The driver put on the glasses and looked around.

"Remember, if you see a red figure, that's the target. Tell me immediately."

Phil unfastened his belt, took a few steps back, and started to relieve himself.

"Red figure... I got it."

The driver, wearing the glasses, stared ahead.

He saw a figure moving quickly through the forest, arms swinging powerfully, much like Usain Bolt during a 100-meter sprint.

Even if Usain Bolt were there, he couldn't sprint up the hill at this speed. The driver had a moment of doubt, thinking he might have seen wrong.

He took off the glasses, rubbed them, and put them back on.

But in that instant, Ding Ning had already covered 100 meters and was less than 200 meters away.

"Ah! That person... that person is coming out!"

The driver screamed, grabbed the gun beside him, and tried to shoot, trembling.

His strength was in piloting, not in using firearms. The bullet flew off in an unknown direction, and the recoil almost made him drop the gun.

"Damn it! Give me the glasses!"

Phil, with his pants still down, rushed over but accidentally stepped in his own waste, nearly falling over.

Ding Ning felt the distance was right and activated the wind control talisman.

"Whoosh!"

The wind rushed past his ears as he soared through the air, like a large bird, arms spread, gliding toward the two men.

This speed was more than twice as fast as before. Ding Ning aimed to reach them in the shortest time possible and deliver a fatal blow!

Phil, ignoring the filth on his feet, rushed over and grabbed the glasses, putting them on.

The moment he picked up the gun, he instinctively aimed at the hill.

This hesitation cost him the last chance. He didn't expect Ding Ning to come from the air. Although he was only two meters off the ground, this unexpected move made him hesitate, and he didn't have time to adjust his aim.

Ding Ning, without waiting to land, activated the lightning talisman in his hand. The target was within range.

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning struck Phil.

"Click, click, click!"

Phil, hit by the lightning, mechanically pulled the trigger. The bullets were wild, but if one hit, it could be fatal.

At this moment, the little fox on Ding Ning's back suddenly leaped out like a red lightning bolt, jumping onto Phil's arm.

With something suddenly landing on his arm, Phil's arm naturally dropped, and the gun, which was aimed upward, now pointed downward, creating a series of bullet holes in the ground.

Ding Ning was pleasantly surprised. This little fox was indeed remarkable. However, he couldn't encourage it at the moment. After the lightning strike, Ding Ning landed and immediately launched another lightning talisman.

This time, the target was the driver. Ding Ning had no mercy for his fellow countryman, aiming to kill without hesitation!

The driver was far less skilled than Phil. After being hit by the lightning, his body turned black, and he fell to the ground, convulsing and foaming at the mouth, clearly on the verge of death.

The wind control talisman's power waned, and Ding Ning landed. Using the momentum from his run, he jumped and delivered a powerful flying kick to Phil's face.

Sunny had undergone electric shock training, and Phil was clearly stronger. Ding Ning couldn't give his opponent any chance!

With the impact of the wind control talisman, the momentum from the speed-enhancing talisman, and Ding Ning's 180-pound weight, this kick was incredibly powerful.

"Crack!"

The kick landed on Phil's face, distorting his features.

For the first time in his life, he saw his own back, his last view of the world.

Ron, ranked 95th in the world of assassins, owed half his success to Phil. They were a team, with Ron being the public face.

This information would never be known. Phil silently fell to the ground.

His finger continued to pull the trigger, emptying the AK47.

Ding Ning was impressed by his opponent's tenacity. Fortunately, his tactics were sound. If the opponent had been allowed to fight, this black man might have caused significant trouble.

After dealing with Phil, the little fox jumped back onto Ding Ning's shoulder. Ding Ning patted the fox's head to encourage it and took a deep breath.

There were still Ron and another Chinese man, but Ding Ning wasn't too worried. As a cultivator, he had means and methods they couldn't imagine. Given a little time, they would only meet their end.

Both of them had thermal imaging glasses and could rely on each other to observe and rest, leaving no blind spots. Ding Ning didn't want to confront them head-on immediately.

Ding Ning believed that even if they heard the gunshots, they wouldn't come to check without first confirming the situation.

Sure enough, about half a minute after the AK47 shots stopped, the radio beside Phil crackled to life.

"Phil, how's it going? Did you take out that scum?"

Ding Ning, annoyed, grabbed the radio and shouted into it, "F**k you, you scum! F**k you!"

He cursed in both Chinese and English, then crushed the radio with his foot.

"I know English too. He must have understood that! Hmm... What's this?"

Ding Ning saw a small device hanging from Phil's belt, still running.

"A camera!"

Ding Ning was startled. No wonder someone came immediately after Sunny's death. This device must have been transmitting a signal.

Ding Ning was confident he hadn't been seen face-to-face. The camera wasn't even pointing at him. He pulled it off and crushed it.

"Stop recording. Let me have some peace."

After destroying the camera, Ding Ning looked at the helicopter in the distance. In the night, Ron and the other Chinese man quickly ran to the helicopter. Ding Ning had already left the forest from the other side, so they didn't need to monitor him anymore.

However, the two men didn't immediately leave. They stayed in the helicopter.

"Greedy to the end. Typical of those who want money but not their lives. Is my money so easy to earn? But since you're willing to stay, let's play a bit."

Ding Ning glanced at the helicopter, circled around, and came to the hot spring cave.

He took out the small bottles of pebbles and carved tiny qi-attracting talismans on them, allowing the geothermal energy to flow into the bottles.

This wasn't a quick process. Although there was only a small pocket of geothermal energy behind the cave's walls, it would take more than a day to absorb it completely.

But Ding Ning wouldn't be lonely during this time. Before the geothermal energy was fully absorbed, he wanted to see how skilled these assassins were.