Chapter 81

Curtain Behind the Scenes was not a particularly brave person. His courage, composure, and confidence were all built on the premise that he was stronger than his enemies. Once he realized that the enemy before him was powerful and that he might die, his inner cowardice and fear would consume him.

People with such a character exist in many worlds, but Curtain Behind the Scenes was more obvious in his manifestation.

Of course, cowardice is still cowardice. As a title holder, Curtain Behind the Scenes still had his strength, and his determination to survive was far greater than Tang Cheng's. Therefore, when he saw Tang Cheng approaching step by step, Curtain Behind the Scenes still burst out, driving his power of belief to launch an attack on Tang Cheng.

As a person who usually stayed behind the scenes and rarely engaged in direct confrontation with enemies, the weapon Curtain Behind the Scenes held was clearly not a melee type. The weapon he took out from his backpack was a flying sword. Although it was just an ordinary flying sword with no special abilities other than flying to attack enemies and had significant limitations in range, it still had a good synergy when paired with the power of belief.

Curtain Behind the Scenes originally planned to lure Tang Cheng to the front of the capital, use the encirclement of the constabulary to pin down Tang Cheng, and then use the flying sword to take his head when Tang Cheng was preoccupied. He had absolute confidence that he could eliminate this thorn in his side, and the remaining four challengers would not detect his existence.

But what he never expected was that Tang Cheng had already seen through his existence and launched an attack first, then fought his way to this place. With no choice, he could only engage in a direct confrontation under these unfavorable conditions.

Pierce his heart!

It must be done!

The power of belief enhanced the flying sword, which shot out like lightning. Tang Cheng seemed not to notice, allowing the flying sword to come straight at him without dodging. The sharp blade then pierced his left chest, passing through his body.

Success!

Curtain Behind the Scenes was instantly overjoyed, not expecting victory to come so easily. He believed that even Tang Cheng could not survive after being pierced through the heart. However, before he could finish rejoicing, a sound like glass breaking echoed in his mind, followed by intense pain in his chest.

He instinctively looked down and saw a cold, gleaming dagger embedded in his left chest, having pierced his heart.

"Sorry, while in battle I like to gradually crush my enemy's will and spirit, making them gradually collapse, but when it comes to killing, I always prefer to decide life and death in one move."

Tang Cheng's voice reached Curtain Behind the Scenes' ears, but he did not hear it clearly, his eyes fixed on the flying sword embedded in Tang Cheng's chest, unable to believe the sudden turn of events. "Why... your heart was clearly pierced?"

"Oh, you mean this?" Tang Cheng lightly tapped the flying sword with his left hand, speaking nonchalantly, "I just slightly changed the position of my heart, moving it to the right. It seems this was the right choice."

The three most fatal parts of the human body are the head, neck, and heart. With ranged weapons, the neck has the lowest hit rate. Even if Curtain Behind the Scenes could add a guaranteed hit attribute to his attack, he would not choose to attack the neck. The head, though the most fatal, was instinctively avoided by Curtain Behind the Scenes due to Tang Cheng's previous feat of blocking a bullet. Therefore, the only part he could choose to attack was the heart.

After all, the power of belief was different from other abilities; it emphasized a single effective strike, a one-hit kill. If the first strike did not achieve the desired effect, the power of belief would be rendered useless after the confidence was shaken.

Tang Cheng's preference for instant kills was out of interest, but Curtain Behind the Scenes had to instantly kill Tang Cheng.

However, Curtain Behind the Scenes' intentions were completely within Tang Cheng's expectations. But he did not choose to block with a piece of iron because, although the power of belief was a nearly bug-like ability with great limitations, it also had great power. His iron could block bullets, but he did not think it could block a flying sword enhanced by the power of belief. Therefore, he had already changed the position of his heart in advance, so being pierced was not a major issue.

It was only at this moment that Curtain Behind the Scenes finally realized the terrifying nature of the man before him... what seemed like a casual action on the surface actually had a clear purpose, and what seemed like a clear purpose actually hid deeper meanings. What he thought was just a way to intimidate him by pointing a gun at his head actually laid the groundwork for the next attack. Such a person... why did he encounter such an opponent? Why did he have to be an enemy of such a person?

"You... you shouldn't even be in... a world of this level..." Curtain Behind the Scenes said weakly, blood seeping from the corners of his mouth.

"This is not my fault." Tang Cheng shrugged slightly, looking at the dying Curtain Behind the Scenes, "By the way, I actually enjoyed our conversation. I haven't met an opponent as cooperative as you in a long time. So, before you die, do you have any last words?"

"Last words... I... want to know, who... are you?"

"The coolest and most invincible man in the universe."

Tang Cheng answered coolly. As he spoke, the Frost Blade was pulled from the opponent's chest and swiftly slashed upward. With a hiss, the head, with a layer of frost on the cut, flew into the air.

"Your... wound... is it... okay?" After Curtain Behind the Scenes' headless body fell, Hrista quickly ran over, asking cautiously, her red eyes almost on the verge of tears.

Tang Cheng gave her a strange look, "When I was slaughtering earlier, you didn't cry. Why are you crying now over such a small scene?"

"I'm just worried about you..."

"What's there to worry about? It's just a flesh wound." Tang Cheng's tone became even stranger, "Didn't you see how dominant I was just now? If you're worried, you should be worried about how to deal with the Armored Titan next. Focusing on unnecessary details... that's just women for you... sigh."

Tang Cheng sighed helplessly, then reached out to pull the flying sword from his chest. To Hrista's surprise, despite the severe wound, no blood spurted out when the flying sword was pulled out. When Tang Cheng took off his outer coat, she saw that the muscles on both sides of the wound had tightly closed, leaving only a barely noticeable dark red scar.

Then, Tang Cheng took out two simple bandages, one for the front and one for the back, and was done.

This wound, which could be fatal to many people, was just a flesh wound to Tang Cheng, and he handled it so simply that Hrista was both amazed and worried.

Of course, her worry was a bit excessive. Before the attack, Tang Cheng had not only moved his heart but also shifted the positions of the organs near his heart to both sides, completely avoiding the flying sword's attack. Therefore, it was indeed just a flesh wound for him. As for stopping the bleeding, it was just a matter of adjusting the cells.

Afterward, Tang Cheng put on his clothes, turned around gracefully, and patted Hrista's shoulder, "Next, we need to eliminate the Armored Titan. But this time, you won't have the chance to just stand by... by the way, you can use this."

Saying this, Tang Cheng handed the flying sword to Hrista.

This flying sword clearly had a special relationship with Curtain Behind the Scenes. After his death, it had lost its flying ability, and Tang Cheng could not find a way to activate it. Thus, it had become an ordinary long sword. Since he had no use for such a weapon, he gave it to Hrista. Even if it couldn't fly, the quality of the sword was still far superior to the superalloy blades in this world, which would be helpful in the upcoming battle.

Holding the beautifully crafted long sword and following behind Tang Cheng, Hrista felt a mix of emotions.