Archer God (Master Level): Mastery of continuous arrows and three-arrow shot, guaranteed critical hits within 200 meters, 100% hit rate within 300 meters, and 80% hit rate within 500 meters.
At this moment, Long Jingtian was only fifty meters away from Li Nianlong. Li Nianlong released a three-arrow shot, targeting Long Jingtian's upper, middle, and lower body. If hit, the critical effect would ensure that even with his dragon aura protection, Long Jingtian would suffer greatly.
Long Jingtian, feeling a sharp pain in his head, chest, and abdomen, instantly switched from extreme motion to extreme stillness, defying physical laws. He stopped abruptly and then dodged to the right. The three arrows grazed his head, chest, and abdomen. Even so, the wind blades generated by the arrows caused him pain, cutting open two buttons on his chest and leaving a scratch on his forehead.
Aghast, Long Jingtian abandoned his underestimation of Li Nianlong and quickly lunged at him.
"Rapid-Fire Arrows!"
Bang bang bang bang bang—
Arrows shot out like lightning. Terrified, Long Jingtian found himself too close to dodge completely. In a split second, he didn't panic. He shot out dragon aura from his hand, blocking each arrow. The arrows, not infused with true energy, shattered upon contact with the dragon aura. Using this, Long Jingtian closed the distance to just over ten meters, gathering dragon aura for an attack.
But in the next moment, Long Jingtian saw Li Nianlong draw his longbow without any arrows. Shocked, he felt an intense sense of danger. Frightened, Long Jingtian roared and shot out incomplete dragon aura. Li Nianlong, having already prepared, shouted, "Meteor Chasing Moon!"
Meteor Chasing Moon: Consumes 100 true energy to form an invisible energy arrow, shooting like a meteor, increasing attack speed by 500%.
With a 500% increase in attack speed, it was an unavoidable lightning arrow for Long Jingtian. He chose to face it head-on.
The dragon aura and energy arrow collided closer to Long Jingtian. No explosion occurred; Meteor Chasing Moon's speed advantage pierced the incomplete dragon aura, slowing down but continuing towards Long Jingtian.
Terrified, Long Jingtian rolled on the ground, narrowly avoiding the energy arrow, and used the roll to get closer to Li Nianlong. As he stood, he gathered strength and shot a golden dragon aura from his right hand: "Die, scoundrel!"
At close range, the bow was useless, but Li Nianlong had a flying knife ready. With a flash of cold light, the knife pierced the dragon aura and hit Long Jingtian's right shoulder. The dragon aura, in turn, hit Li Nianlong.
Long Jingtian grunted. The knife's powerful penetration and impact shattered his shoulder blade, rendering his right arm useless. Li Nianlong was worse off, hit by the dragon aura, he flew into a wall, creating a dent.
Falling to the ground, Li Nianlong spat blood, severely injured. He quickly took a healing pill, instantly relieving the pain and returning him to peak condition.
Long Jingtian also took a secret family pill, but it couldn't compare to Li Nianlong's premium system-bought pill. He only alleviated some pain without immediate recovery. Seeing Li Nianlong stand unscathed after taking the pill, Long Jingtian was horrified.
Realizing the situation, Long Jingtian roared and charged at Li Nianlong, shouting to Long Zongheng, "Run! Run!"
Long Jingtian attacked Li Nianlong with a mutual destruction mindset, despite his crippled arm. This desperate fighting style brought Li Nianlong to a stalemate. Long Zongheng and Nalan Rugang, seeing that Long Jingtian couldn't defeat the assassin, were terrified. Nalan Rugang kicked the driver out and sped away, crashing into people and cars in a frantic escape.
This reckless escape resulted in numerous injuries and deaths, recorded by many phones and cameras, later uploaded online.
Within days, news of the assassination of the Long family in Tianfu and Nalan Rugang's reckless driving causing many casualties spread like wildfire. While the public sympathized with the Long family's plight, there was even greater outrage towards Nalan Rugang.
But that is another story.
Seeing the car with Long Zongheng escaping, Li Nianlong was anxious to chase but was blocked by Long Jingtian. After a few seconds, the car disappeared around a corner.
Furious, Li Nianlong glared at Long Jingtian, roaring, "If you want to die, I'll grant you your wish!"
Li Nianlong didn't use any skills but relied on the Xingyi Bagua taught by Uncle Guan. With the physique of a martial artist, each move was powerful, flexible, and unpredictable. Despite his rich combat experience, Long Jingtian had never faced such a strange fighting style. After several clashes, his body stiffened as he looked down at his chest.
Li Nianlong's fist had pierced his chest, emerging bloodily from his back.
Feeling life slipping away and seeing flashbacks, Long Jingtian's desire to protect his grandson made him grip Li Nianlong's arm with his remaining hand. Blood dripped from his mouth, dragon aura surged, and he gasped, "Scoun…drel…"
Not good!
Li Nianlong tried to pull back but was tightly held by Long Jingtian. In the next moment, Long Jingtian gathered all his dragon aura and exploded.
Boom—
The scene resembled a bombing, with flesh flying and a huge ten-meter crater appearing. Shops on the roadside were also affected, but being single-story buildings, their collapse didn't cause significant casualties.
In the crater's center, Li Nianlong lay bloodied, life quickly fading. Unconscious and unable to help himself, a few seconds later, the system's voice spoke.
"The host is dead, level down by one, all attributes decreased by 100 points. Please choose a resurrection location."
Regaining consciousness, Li Nianlong chose his home from the many resurrection options.
In a flash of white light, his 'corpse' disappeared, reappearing on the third floor of his villa, his body and appearance restored.
Li Nianlong: Level 41: (0/172200)
Strength: 441
Speed: 441
True Energy: 1713
Intelligence: 451
Seeing his current state, Li Nianlong smiled bitterly but felt fortunate. He thought he was finished at the moment of Long Jingtian's self-destruction. His mind went blank, filled with an unfulfilled desire for revenge and regret for not being able to care for Nalan Ruyue.
Fortunately, the system revived him. Despite losing a level, 100 points in all attributes, and over 80,000 experience points, he was still alive.
At least he was still alive, right?
"Host, you were too careless," the system fairy Dragonfly appeared, looking displeased.
Reflecting on the battle with Long Jingtian, Li Nianlong sat on the bed, feeling dejected, "Yes, I made too many mistakes. If I hadn't been overconfident, if I hadn't let my fist pierce his body, he wouldn't have grabbed me. If I had worn him down, if I had kept my distance, if I had used the Flying Needle… I wouldn't have died."
Seeing Li Nianlong deeply introspect, Dragonfly's expression softened. Perching on his shoulder, it comforted, "It's not entirely your fault. You lacked experience in fighting top experts. Learn from this, and don't repeat the same mistakes."
With Dragonfly's comfort, Li Nianlong felt better. Dragonfly asked, "Do you still want to hunt down Long Zongheng?"
"No," Li Nianlong replied, a trace of loss in his eyes. "Long Jingtian died saving him. He's like Uncle Guan, someone I respect. For his sake, I'll spare him this time. But next time, I'll ensure he pays his blood debt."
Dragonfly looked at him, speaking softly, "Long Jingtian's death will drive Long Zongheng and the Long family to seek revenge. Although you altered your appearance during the battle, the Long family won't let it rest. Do you want to take over the Liu family?"
Li Nianlong fell silent, recalling his promise to Shao Meiyun a few days ago. He hadn't expected to fail in this assassination, which involved the Liu family. Now, he couldn't extricate himself.
After a moment of contemplation, Li Nianlong took out his phone from the item space, intending to call Shao Meiyun. The phone rang first, showing her number. He answered, "Cousin."
"Long, are you okay!" Shao Meiyun's voice was filled with anxiety and concern. "I saw Long Jingtian grab you and self-destruct. The site surveillance was destroyed. What happened after? Are you badly hurt?"
Feeling a warm current in his heart, Li Nianlong replied softly, "I'm fine, don't worry."
"Really?" Shao Meiyun seemed unconvinced.
"Do you wish I were hurt?"
Hearing his light-hearted and joking tone, Shao Meiyun breathed a long sigh of relief and scolded, "You brat, you scared me and Grandpa." Pausing, she asked, "Where are you now?"