I Received Messages From Future Self!
Chapter 528 - 524 Cutting Vegetables Like Slicing Through Melons

Chapter 528: Chapter 524 Cutting Vegetables Like Slicing Through Melons

Tom was waiting for this opportunity, the chance when Fish Gills lost his mind out of rage.

This was Tom’s chance to counterattack from a desperate situation and achieve victory in one move.

Tom’s daggers in both hands swung simultaneously, directly targeting Fish Gills’ neck and heart.

Although Fish Gills was overwhelmed with anger, his combat instincts remained.

The baton in Fish Gills’ hand swung rapidly, fiercely striking toward Tom’s dagger-wielding wrist.

It seemed Tom had anticipated this. The dagger aimed at Fish Gills’ heart spun in his palm, instantly blocking Fish Gills’ baton.

The other dagger in his hand, aimed at Fish Gills’ neck, plunged down fiercely into the shoulder of Fish Gills’ baton-wielding hand.

Thud—

The sharp dagger pierced into Fish Gills’ shoulder, and blood immediately gushed out.

Without stopping, Tom withdrew the dagger halfway and pulled it sharply down towards his chest.

The dagger cut a deep, bone-revealing wound from Fish Gills’ shoulder along the arm to the elbow.

Scalding hot blood gushed out, quickly pooling into a large puddle on the ground.

Uh—

Fish Gills let out a muffled groan, the intense pain bringing him back to his senses.

But it was already too late.

Fish Gills’ dominant arm was now useless.

The baton he held tightly fell to the ground with a "clang" sound.

Fish Gills wanted to pick up his weapon, but how could Tom give him the chance?

The dagger in Tom’s hand flickered, appearing at Fish Gills’ throat.

The other dagger followed suit, stabbing into Fish Gills’ carotid artery.

Thud—

In an instant, blood gushed out.

Fish Gills’ eyes widened in shock, staring at Tom’s handsome face.

Until finally, his eyes lost their luster, turning into a dull gray.

Fish Gills never imagined that he would lose.

Nor did he expect to lose so quickly.

A momentary loss of reason, and the price was his life.

Tom gracefully withdrew the dagger, wiping the blood on Fish Gills’ clothes.

With a casual push, Fish Gills’ body fell to the ground.

Tom looked at Qin Lan nearby and smiled slightly: "Lady Qin Lan, I believe that in this duel of life and death, I’ve won."

It wasn’t until Tom spoke that Qin Lan came back to her senses.

Qin Lan, too, didn’t expect that Fish Gills, who had initially held the upper hand, could be defeated so swiftly.

"The first death match, Phoenix Nest’s Tom wins."

Coming back to her senses, Qin Lan stepped forward to announce Tom’s victory.

Not only was Qin Lan surprised by Tom’s victory, but even the various forces who had gathered to spectate only realized what had happened when they heard Qin Lan’s announcement, looking in shock at Tom, who wore a gentlemanly smile.

Everyone’s surprise lay in the fact that Tom’s close combat skills were evidently weaker than Fish Gills’, yet in just a few rounds of duel, the one who died turned out to be the highly advantaged Fish Gills, instead of the clearly disadvantaged Tom.

At this moment, various forces whispered amongst themselves, discussing Tom’s miraculous slaying of Fish Gills in combat.

"Uncle Long, what is going on here?"

Ye Lingchen, who was watching from the side, also looked at Long Lie in utter confusion.

Long Lie smiled slightly: "I often told you to read more, practice martial arts more, but you insisted on playing around. This is the classic example of lacking combat power but making up for it with intelligence. As long as you’re smart enough, an old man can subdue a tiger, let alone two equally matched super masters with no great disparity in combat power."

"Tom used his extraordinary intelligence to provoke Fish Gills, taking advantage of Fish Gills’ loss of reason, launching a counterattack from a desperate situation."

"You could say that from their first encounter, Tom had planned every step, methodically calculating Fish Gills, who was stronger in combat, to die under his blade."

Long Lie truly deserves the title of the youngest super master, clearly seeing through each step Tom took.

Evidently, Long Lie is not only formidable in combat power but also a player of intelligence.

Such opponents are the most difficult to deal with.

Just like Tom, being enemies with such people, when you realize your combat power can match theirs, that’s when the nightmare begins, because when combat power isn’t enough to crush you, you’ll terrifyingly realize he’s using intelligence against you.

Your every move is calculated by him.

Until he calculates you to death, you might not even know how you died.

"Next, let’s welcome the participants for the second death match to the stage."

Qin Lan announced, marking the beginning of the second life-and-death duel.

Hearing Qin Lan’s words, Tom maintained his gentlemanly smile and slowly walked toward Fang Xiaocao.

"Dear Princess, your knight did not disappoint you, did he?"

Tom’s smile was so dazzling, instantly charming many of the women present.

Including Qin Lan.

Fang Xiaocao nodded: "You passed."

"Who goes next?"

Fang Xiaocao asked in confusion.

Tom was the one who filled out the lineup, so Fang Xiaocao wasn’t aware of the order of appearances.

She only knew who had been sent out for the death match on her side.

"It’s Unhappy’s turn."

Tom answered in a low voice.

Fang Xiaocao nodded and looked at Unhappy: "Unhappy, it’s your turn."

"Go tear your opponent apart, and I’ll get you a drumstick when you’re back."

The order Fang Xiaocao gave to Unhappy was as straightforward as ever.

Also the most suitable battle plan for Unhappy.

Complicated orders are still a bit hard for Unhappy to comprehend.

Upon hearing Fang Xiaocao’s command, Unhappy nodded.

He rarely chose to walk upright, moving to Qin Lan’s side.

Meanwhile, from the pawnshop side, a Store Manager named Huang Feng came on stage.

"With both sides’ fighters in place, the second death match will have Phoenix Nest’s guard Unhappy against the pawnshop’s Store Manager Huang Feng."

"Now I announce, the second life-and-death duel begins now."

Qin Lan introduced both sides participating in the death match and announced the start of the match, then swiftly retreated from the battlefield.

At the same time, Huang Feng from the pawnshop, drew out a pair of finger tigers from his arms and jumped straight towards Unhappy.

Unhappy’s eyes showed a glint of ferocity, his mouth curled into an extremely bloodthirsty grin.

In the next second!

Unhappy moved.

Swish—

A dark shadow flashed by, and Unhappy vanished.

Huang Feng instantly struck nothing but air, his foot smashing the bluestone slab beneath him.

Huang Feng’s expression turned serious, his eyes quickly scanning the surroundings, searching for Unhappy’s figure.

Suddenly, Huang Feng’s expression changed, revealing surprise.

Quickly turning, his fist, as large as a sandbag and clad in finger tigers, smashed fiercely to the rear.

At that moment, behind Huang Feng, Unhappy had somehow already donned a pair of steel claws on his hands.

Clang—

The finger tigers and steel claws clashed, sparks flying from their friction.

Just as he engaged with Unhappy, Huang Feng displayed a strong desire to attack.

Clinging onto Unhappy, Huang Feng launched a relentless assault, raining down punches on Unhappy.

The eerie, wailing sound of the punches whistled by, making the listeners shiver.