Chapter 32: Lightning Cutter Scroll
"Thirty thousand ryō…"
Li Jie xuan stared at the bill, and tears of sorrow flowed uncontrollably down his face. That Akimichi fatso could really eat. He had only spaced out for a moment, and the guy had devoured a full thirty thousand.
An entire day's worth of protection money—wasted!
But… it wasn't a complete loss.
"Boss Jie xuan, from now on I'm sticking with you!"
Seeing that Li Jie xuan didn't look too good, the Akimichi fatso hurriedly patted his chest in reassurance. "From now on, if I hear anything from my family, I'll tell you first thing, Boss."
Night had completely fallen, and dark clouds filled the sky, making it clear that a heavy rain was about to arrive.
After the Akimichi fatso left, Li Jie xuan looked at the pitch-black, rain-soaked night, and a thought stirred in his mind.
They say a dark and stormy night is perfect for killing—maybe tonight was the chance?
Stage Task: Kill Hetian.
Task Reward: Kunai Throwing (Intermediate)
Time Limit: One week.
Looks like tonight it was time to pay an old friend a visit…
Behind the quiet infant daycare center, the back door was silent. A massive trash bin gaped open in the darkness like a hideous maw, as if waiting for something.
Suddenly, shrill arguing shattered the silence!
"What are you yelling for, you crazy woman? I just went out for a few drinks with some girls…"
The man's furious roar carried not the slightest hint of guilt.
Hetian lay on the bed, irritably covering his ears. Yet the argument between the man and woman still poured relentlessly into them.
Suddenly…
The woman completely lost control. Screaming, she grabbed something and hurled it straight out the window.
"Crash!"
The sound of shattering glass was especially piercing.
The man shouted in terror, "Are you insane, woman?! There was a million ryō in there!"
Hetian, who had been extremely annoyed, leapt out of bed almost by reflex when he heard that.
"Money!"
Hetian wasn't a ninja, so he liked money even more.
Because only money could narrow the gap between him and the ninja!
"A million ryō!"
Hetian no longer bothered cursing. He rushed out the back door. The man and woman upstairs were still arguing. In the dark, rainy night, a huge black leather suitcase lay quietly in the shadows of the street…
At first, Hetian felt a bit suspicious. But when he saw adorable banknotes scattered all over the ground outside the suitcase,
there was nothing left to doubt!
"One bill, two bills!"
Hetian picked up every last scattered note, then excitedly walked up to the suitcase, whose opening was slightly ajar.
"My precious, I'm coming!"
Hetian yanked the suitcase open, but inside were none of the banknotes he had been dreaming of.
Waiting for him was only a sharp kunai…
"Thud…"
Hetian collapsed helplessly to the ground. Bright red blood gushed from his neck, mixing with the rainwater and flowing in torrents into the filthy sewer…
Ten minutes later…
Several ninja wearing animal masks quietly observed Hetian's corpse.
Meanwhile, back in Might Guy's dilapidated ancestral house, Li Jie xuan was soaking comfortably in a medicinal bath.
"You smell like blood."
Might Guy frowned as he tossed Li Jie xuan's clothes into the wash tub.
"It's nothing, I just got into a fight with a classmate today."
Li Jie xuan waved his hand with a smile. "Don't worry, I'll take care of it…"
Or rather, this downpour would help wash everything away…
Li Jie xuan smiled, closed his eyes, and opened the system.
"Kill Hetian Task (Completed). Claim reward?"
"Claim!"
That familiar surge of heat flowed through him once more. Li Jie xuan could feel his strength growing even greater.
Character: Li Jie xuan
Wis: 6. Sta: 0. Seal: 0. Con: 0.8. Ninjutsu: 0. Genjutsu: 0. Speed: 0.8. Strength: 5.
A full five men's worth of strength!
Besides that, Li Jie xuan still had thirty-one unopened beginner treasure chests.
"System, open ten!"
As expected, Li Jie xuan gained ten more green stamina potions.
"Open another!"
Another ten stamina potions.
"Again!"
The green glow left Li Jie xuan feeling a little dazed…
"Could it be that beginner treasure chests only contain stamina potions?" Li Jie xuan muttered greedily to himself. It wasn't that stamina potions were bad, but if that was all there was, they might as well be called stamina potion boxes.
Thinking this, Li Jie xuan casually opened the final treasure chest…
In truth, he wasn't holding out any hope anymore.
However, a faint shimmer of light flashed, and a scroll unlike the others appeared.
"Lightning Cutter Scroll!"
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