CHAPTER 283: CHAPTER 243: DON’T BLAME ME FOR EVERYTHING!

"Ah——"

Kato Junwa clutched the severed leg with both hands, writhing on the ground in agony, a pitiful howl erupting uncontrollably from deep within his throat.

Li Zheng landed, watching the unceasingly struggling Kato Junwa, his emotions showing no fluctuations.

He didn’t know when it had started, but he had turned so indifferent that even when a life slipped away in his hands, his expression remained unchanged.

"Don’t... don’t kill me!" Kato Junwa begged repeatedly amidst the pain, his continuous rolling tearing off the badge on his chest, a faint blood qi unexpectedly appearing, entwining around him.

Li Zheng pointed his gun at Kato Junwa’s forehead, saying coldly, "There’s no need to plead, a red-name should be prepared for death."

"No! No! You can’t kill me!" Kato Junwa’s eyes widened, gritting his teeth as he yelled, "If you kill me, there will be no one left to clear your name about your disgrace!"

"Disgrace?" Li Zheng sneered and said, "If you’re referring to that incident where Shinoda Chizuru slandered me, then forget it. After killing you, I’ll go find her. I believe her bones are much softer than yours."

"This thing isn’t as simple as you think." Kato Junwa’s forehead was already sweating from the pain, "Several people were involved in planning the slander against you, we’ve set up countermeasures for all possible ways you might retaliate!"

As if trying to increase his survival odds, Kato Junwa disregarded the pain from his severed leg and continued to speak incessantly, "If you go now and use violence to suppress Shinoda Chizuru, the public opinion will only ferment further against you!"

"Trust me, spare my life, I can help you resolve this issue!"

"In five days, not only can you shake off the stigma of being a rapist, but I can even elevate you to be a hero!"

"Aren’t you patriotic? Don’t you want a good reputation? I can fulfill that for you, I have people who used to be professional in entertainment circle hype, they’re experts in this field!"

"I can not only make you a national hero of Dragon Country, but even help you seize some speaking authority within the player group of Nihong Country!"

"Spare me, I can help you!!!"

In order to survive, Kato Junwa not only revealed that Shinoda Chizuru’s slandering of Li Zheng was their plan, but also proposed that he could help deal with the matter and achieve even more.

Unfortunately, all the conditions he proposed did not entice Li Zheng, instead, it even made him want to laugh a little.

What did they think all of this was for, that they believed it was for reputation?

So naive indeed.

The only reason Li Zheng hadn’t ended Kato Junwa with a single shot was to extract more information before his death, but now he suddenly lost interest.

"I’ll deal with Shinoda Chizuru myself. Not just her, but every player involved in this matter, I’ll seek them out one by one and slowly settle scores." Li Zheng’s eyes sharpened, "In your next life, don’t be a Bloody!"

Bang——

The gun fired, and Kato Junwa’s head exploded like a watermelon, scattering red and white matter all over the ground.

"Phew."

Li Zheng exhaled, and as his opponent died, the rented sniper rifle in his hand also disappeared, returning to the lender.

The Identity Card floated above the corpse, Li Zheng bent down to pick it up, took out the Star Thief, and teleported away.

Target: Channel Twenty-Four.

Player Lock-On: Shinoda Chizuru!

Before that, Li Zheng did one more thing, which was taking out the Mysterious Declaration to check the information of other rooms.

With one of the two players deceased, even the Mysterious Declaration could only lead to ordinary exploration rooms.

This also meant that if Li Zheng explored here alone, he would have the equivalent of twenty exploration opportunities a day!

Teleporting to the room where Shinoda Chizuru was located, Li Zheng was surprised to find that there were actually two capsule residences here.

One of them undoubtedly belonged to Shinoda Chizuru.

The other belonged to a player named "Kitajo Akemi."

Judging by the name, it should also be a female player of Mud Furnace nationality.

"Sakura."

Without hesitation, Li Zheng directly ordered the little pet behind him to wake the two of them up.

"Awoo." Sakura nodded and glared at the two capsule residences.

The next second, rumble, the ground trembled.

The two capsule residences were directly overturned, and Li Zheng vaguely heard two faint exclamations from inside the one belonging to "Kitajo Akemi."

In an instant, his expression turned quirky.

Because the two exclamations had different tones, obviously not coming from the same person.

Sure enough, as the capsule residence stopped rolling, the door was violently opened, and a petite yet robust figure leaped out quickly.

It was a short-haired woman, looking rather androgynous, not particularly attractive, even slightly unattractive.

She had been asleep before the attack, and now, rushing out with just a few close-fitting garments, her figure unexpectedly caught the eye.

[Kitajo Akemi (1)]

Also a Bloody, but having only killed one player, the blood qi around was so faint it was almost invisible.

Although her ferocity was relatively subdued, facing her, Li Zheng dared not be careless and tamped down on any contempt.

Only because her ability line read: Dagger Specialization, Swordsmanship Mastery!

One mastery and one specialization, if ignoring physique factors, her melee combat strength actually exceeded Li Zheng’s!

Li Zheng realized this might be the strongest player he had encountered since Zhan Zhouzhou!

"Kitajo Akemi, first in the power ranking of Channel Twenty-Four, no wonder Shinoda Chizuru had the audacity to slander me, she had you, such a bigshot, backing her." Li Zheng drew his sword, gesturing Sakura to fly overhead, ready to support him at any moment.

"Who are you?" Kitajo Akemi seemed to have poor eyesight, with some distance from Li Zheng and the night as a cover, she couldn’t recognize him immediately.

Behind her, Shinoda Chizuru also appeared at the door of the capsule residence, her complexion changing greatly at seeing that familiar figure in the dim lighting: "It’s him, he’s Li Zheng!"

Li Zheng glanced that way, swiftly averting his gaze: "I don’t like bullying women, so could you both put on some clothes before we fight?"

Kitajo Akemi ignored his request, instead assuming a combat stance from afar, asking hostilely: "Are you the one who killed Okama-left?"

"Huh?" Li Zheng was bewildered, when did he take another fall for the wrong person?

"Not thinking to deny?" Kitajo Akemi lowered her body, her agile form under the cover of night resembling a leopardess merging into the darkness.

"Divine Charm Intelligence Bureau, Team Two Leader, Kitajo Akemi, codename Meikawa Kukiko reporting!"

With a self-introduction filled with chuuni vibes concluded, Kitajo Akemi completely merged into the night, vanishing from sight.

The next moment, Li Zheng suddenly took a step back, a bright dagger slashed past his chest and abdomen, cutting open a slit in the carefully designed outfit by Li Chun.

With the first strike missed, Kitajo Akemi vanished once more.

In the night, it was as if a viper had suddenly appeared, targeting Li Zheng’s vital points, ready to deliver a deadly strike at any moment.

Li Zheng was irritated, he hadn’t said anything, and now he’s being attacked?

Am I so easy to bully?

"Power Demon·Frenzy!"

His form enlarged, roaring out, scarlet eyes igniting with purple flames, illuminating the ground before him.

"Shaking Mountain!"

With a double punch pounding the earth, everything around trembled.

In the night, a shadow appeared for a flash, then vanished once again.

"Ground Quake!"

Li Zheng stomped fiercely, the ground quaking more intensely, as though a mini earthquake was underway.

This time, the shadow switched positions, appearing slightly longer.

"Damn it!" Swatting heavily, Li Zheng cursed, "Don’t shove every damn black pot on my head, damn it!"