"Come here!" Zhang Lin beckoned to him with his finger.
Li Chuan snorted coldly, holding the knife in both hands, and slowly approached Zhang Lin, but he did not rush to make a move. Instead, he first probed.
Having witnessed Zhang Lin's swift and decisive killing, Li Chuan dared not underestimate Zhang Lin. His only advantage now was his rich experience.
Li Chuan, a seasoned veteran who had survived several apocalypses, was completely different from his subordinates. He wielded a long cleaver and moved around Zhang Lin, occasionally brandishing his blade to test him, but most of these were feints. Zhang Lin, lacking experience, was often fooled by him.
With a flash of cold light, Li Chuan attacked again with his blade. Zhang Lin instantly slashed back, but this was just a feint. Li Chuan dodged the attack and then, taking advantage of the moment when Zhang Lin couldn't retract his blade, he slashed directly at Zhang Lin's throat.
If this strike lands, Zhang Lin is doomed.
But Zhang Lin remained calm and raised his arm to catch the knife with his bare body. When the knife made contact with his skin, it made a muffled sound. The blade only cut his shirt, leaving only a white mark on his skin.
Dragon bloodline is a passive skill. His base attributes are already high, and with the double effect of dragon bloodline, his physical attributes have reached a terrifying level.
Li Chuan had already relaxed a bit. Zhang Lin was very strong, but not experienced enough. He had already noticed Zhang Lin's weakness and was confident that as long as he could stall for a while, he could defeat Zhang Lin with his rich experience.
Just as he expected, after his feint, Zhang Lin immediately lost his footing. Even if this slash didn't reach Zhang Lin's throat, it would still cripple one of Zhang Lin's arms.
However, when Li Chuan slashed down, there was no burst of blood as he had hoped. Instead, it was as if he had struck a large tree. Not only did it not harm Zhang Lin in the slightest, but a huge recoil force almost knocked his sword away.
However, what was even more terrifying was that after Zhang Lin reacted, he slashed directly at Li Chuan's face. Li Chuan had no time to dodge, and the blade struck him squarely in the face.
A sound of bones breaking.
Li Chuan's head wasn't split open by a sharp blade; rather, it looked as if it had been smashed by a heavy object.
"Fancy and over-the-top!"
Zhang Lin looked at Li Chuan's fallen body and cursed disdainfully.
Li Chuan is indeed very experienced and has many tricks up his sleeve in battle, but they are nothing compared to true strength.
By this time, the people around were no longer surprised.
Having witnessed Zhang Lin's decisiveness in killing two people and the city lord's generous treatment, they all understood that Zhang Lin was a ruthless person.
It can be predicted that, at least for a while, no one will dare to make a move on Villa No. 16.
Zhang Lin looked at the last two people, raised the tip of his knife and pointed it at one of them, "You come here!"
The man immediately knelt down. "Brother, we were tricked into coming here by Li Chuan. Now that Li Chuan is dead, we have no grudge against you and have no reason to challenge you. Please spare us."
Zhang Lin remained completely unmoved by such words.
"Stop talking nonsense. If you don't come, I'll go over there," Zhang Lin said coldly.
The two of Li Chuan's men stared wide-eyed.
Does it have to be this ruthless?
Must we exterminate them all?
Neither of them had any desire to fight. In their eyes, Li Chuan, who was incomparably powerful, had been easily killed by Zhang Lin, so if they went up against him, they would only be throwing their lives away.
So he had no choice but to continue begging for mercy.
Both men knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy to Zhang Lin, but Zhang Lin remained unmoved. He slowly approached with his knife in hand. The two men sensed something was wrong and tried to turn and run away, but Zhang Lin chased after them for two steps and chopped off their heads one by one with his knife.
"Tsk, just as expected, not a single one left!"
The onlookers watched this scene without any surprise.
Upon seeing the deaths of Li Chuan and his group, the city lord announced, "The ownership of house number 16 has been determined. Does anyone else wish to challenge it?"
"..."
Everyone quietly took a step back.
Anyone who does that is an idiot!
Some people, upon hearing that the city lord had changed the rules and that challenges could be made before the new era, were even planning to build a house to live in or exchange their current house for a better one.
But at this point, everyone temporarily abandoned the idea.
Who knows if there are any other ruthless people like Zhang Lin!
Let's find out more about the strength of the target before making a decision.
“Very good. This challenge is now over. If any of you still wish to take on the challenge, come and apply to me.” The city lord nodded slightly, then looked at Zhang Lin, “After the new era begins, you will serve under me.”
"Hmm." Zhang Lin nodded casually, seemingly not caring much.
The city lord didn't care and left with the guards of Hope City.
A crowd still surrounded number 16. Zhang Lin stood proudly with his knife in hand, surveyed the surroundings, and asked, "Gentlemen, is there anyone else who wants to challenge me?"
No one spoke.
"Then let's all go home. Don't bother me again," Zhang Lin said calmly.
This was a rather arrogant statement, but most people didn't object. A small number of people who felt uncomfortable with it didn't dare to speak out.
So, the onlookers all went home and went back to their own mothers.
"Zhang Lin, you're so handsome!" Ji Yuetong skipped over, wincing in pain the whole way, but she didn't care at all because she was so excited.
This woman usually calls Zhang Lin "Brother Lin" in a joking tone, but when she gets emotional, she calls him by his full name.
"Let's go back."
Zhang Lin casually put his arm around her shoulder, then looked at the two sisters, An Qingge and An Qingwu, on the other side.
An Qingwu glared at Ji Yuetong and cursed, "You shameless bastard, you're seducing my brother-in-law!"
Ji Yuetong was speechless.
That's how little girls are; they see people in black and white. An Yi Qingwu thinks Zhang Lin is a good person, so Ji Yuetong must be a vixen who seduced her brother-in-law.
Therefore, this whole thing must be Ji Yuetong's fault, and her good brother-in-law was seduced.
She ignored An Qingwu and said to An Qingge, "From now on, we are family. In the apocalypse, only by uniting can we survive!"
An Qingge nodded silently, saying nothing, but her eyes were fixed on Zhang Lin.
Zhang Lin said, "Yue Tong is right. Let's live well as a family and try to make our lives even better than before the apocalypse!"
"Alright, let's go." She didn't say anything, but Zhang Lin smiled and put his arm around her waist, and together they went up the stairs to the second floor.
An Qingwu followed silently behind, watching Zhang Lin with women on his left and right. She felt strange, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Upon arriving at the room, Zhang Lin had the three of them sit on the living room sofa, while he himself took out a purple gemstone:
"Yuetong knows what this is. Explain it to them, and then discuss the ownership of the gems!"
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