PDLP Chapter 144 Rebirth
Chapter 144 Rebirth
Chapter 144 Rebirth
The hotel wasn't far from the square. Li Jiuhe sped along and soon saw a large square at the T-junction ahead.
When Li Jiuhe got into the car, he saw a wired earphone in the official vehicle, which Su Qin or another investigator must have left behind.
He immediately plugged it into his phone and put the earphone in his ear.
This frees up his hands, making it easier for him to stay on the phone with Luo Shuo in real time.
During this time, Luo Shuo kept telling him the distance between himself and You Hong, which allowed Li Jiuhe to roughly determine You Hong's exact location in the square.
Soon, a man wearing a mask came into his sight; it was You Hong.
After the first two tests, Li Jiuhe deduced that this guy probably had no other plans and that he could not find any more secrets on him for the time being, so this time he was prepared to kill You Hong completely.
However, capturing You Hong alive is almost impossible for him with his current strength, unless Tong Cheng is here.
He quickly pulled up a low-quality label, consuming one point, and set You Hong, who was in sight, as his target.
Soon the words appeared before my eyes.
[The target has been identified. Please select the impending negative effects.]
[1. Slowed movement, lasting ten minutes; 2. Deafness (aphasia, blindness) for half an hour (one can be specified); 3. Hesitation, lasting fifteen minutes; 4. Pain triples, lasting ten minutes; 5. Misfortune strikes, the probability of a low-probability unfortunate event increases to 100%, lasting twenty minutes.]
Li Jiuhe quickly glanced at the negative effects that were displayed.
He discovered that the negative effects of this inferior label, starting from the third item, changed from the content of the label previously affixed to Pastor Guan.
Although he could only choose one option, these options were clearly more suitable for You Hong's current situation.
So which option should we choose?
The options "Hesitation" and "Triple Pain" don't seem to offer much help in defeating You Hong.
"Slowed movement," "blindness," or "misfortune" are more effective in helping to kill this guy.
Because the use of the label this time is different from last time. Last time, Li Jiuhe was no match for Guan Chuandao, the difference in strength was too great.
Therefore, they had no choice but to take a risky approach and use those vengeful ghosts to kill Guan Chuandao.
This time, he has to do it himself, so the first purpose of the label is to reduce You Hong's strength.
After a slight hesitation, Li Jiuhe chose "slow action".
Based on his experience during the first mission, he knew that You Hong was still a bit weaker than him if they went head-to-head.
He then stared intently at the masked man standing on the edge of the square, near the roadside, and floored the accelerator, crashing into You Hong.
At this moment, You Hong had not yet killed today's target. His strength was not as good as it was before the previous two mission resets, and he had not yet received the latest improvement.
He was somewhat confused, but more than that, he was puzzled. Standing on the edge of the square, he looked in surprise at the direction of the hotel, which was more than 500 meters away from the T-junction. Then he turned his head to look in another direction, where the clothing store was located.
"Why do I have this inexplicable feeling of palpitation?" he muttered to himself.
In fact, it wasn't just a feeling of palpitations; at this moment, You Hong also felt a strange tension rising up in his heart from time to time.
This terrified him, as if he were being suppressed by some kind of force.
This kind of suppression is usually something he brings to others.
Now, no matter which target he chooses to kill first, this feeling persists.
"How could this be? According to the pass's display, the lines in the sequence diagram are divided into ordinary lines, silver lines, gold lines, and purple-gold lines, etc. My sequence line is a powerful purple-gold line, but it needs to evolve through the gold line first to reach this level. So, the one who can suppress me, could their sequence line already be a purple-gold line?"
This thought sent chills down You Hong's spine.
He quickly looked down at his outstretched palm: "The pass, the pass... without you, I wouldn't have been able to evolve so quickly. So, should I continue evolving today? Something's not right—"
Just then, a sense of alertness arose, overwhelming You Hong's thoughts like a tsunami.
He looked up and saw a black SUV roaring ahead, seemingly out of control, suddenly surging onto the curb, smashing the flowerbeds and stone railings to pieces. The vehicle continued its journey straight towards him without slowing down or veering off course.
You Hong felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly released all his sequence abilities, covering the surrounding area, and instinctively ducked and darted to the side.
However, almost simultaneously, he suddenly realized that his conscious reaction was much faster than his physical reaction.
In other words, he was thinking about avoiding the collision with the out-of-control car, but his body was acting completely differently than usual, unable to keep up with his thought process.
A few seconds after he had the idea to dodge, he managed to move two steps to the side, not as easily avoiding the collision as he used to do with a simple side roll.
So, after crashing through several obstacles, Li Jiuhe's black SUV sent the guy flying with a bang.
Li Jiuhe was overjoyed, knowing that You Hong had been affected by the "slowed movement" effect, otherwise he would not have been able to avoid the collision with the car.
The front of the car was now badly dented, the hood was flipped up, white smoke was billowing out, and a hoarse, clattering sound was being emitted.
Li Jiuhe quickly got out of the car and saw You Hong fall on the open ground of the square more than ten meters away.
Meanwhile, passersby near the square looked on in horror and rushed forward, some wanting to check on You Hong's injuries.
Li Jiuhe took out a rune pistol and fired a shot into the air, causing the onlookers to scatter and flee in terror.
Yu Hong, who had been knocked to the ground, struggled to get up. His left arm was bent at an odd angle, and his left cheek was slightly sunken with a broken bone.
He struggled to escape, but Li Jiuhe's rune bullets immediately came whistling through the air.
Puff puff puff —
Most of the bullets hit their target. You Hong fell down again, blood gushing from the bullet holes in his body, and blood also gushing from his mouth and nose, soaking through his mask.
Grinning, the man could hardly hide his fear, yet his face also showed resentment: "You—you—are from headquarters—"
In his view, his body was acting abnormally and was noticeably slower at this moment, which should be due to the influence of Li Jiuhe's sequence ability.
On the contrary, his own proud ability to suppress the opponent could not shake him in the slightest, so Li Jiuhe is most likely still a sequence user of the purple-gold line, whose ability completely suppressed him.
This guy is really resilient. He was hit head-on by an off-road vehicle and shot several times, but he can still talk. It seems he's probably not going to die.
Li Jiuhe did not answer him. Instead, after emptying the bullets from his pistol, he took out the silver-plated dagger, approached, and stabbed him.
He used ruthless methods, leaving no room for compromise.
The stab was originally aimed at You Hong's heart, but You Hong was still able to move. Although his movements were slow, he still managed to turn his body and avoid the vital point.
The knife pierced the center of his chest.
Li Jiuhe immediately took out several more rune badges from his bag and slapped them onto You Hong's body repeatedly, not caring where they were placed, as long as they were on.
You Hong, who was already slow to move, was about to counterattack with his triangular dagger, but under the dual suppression of the "slow movement" negative effect and the rune badge, he was soon unable to move.
Li Jiuhe plunged the knife into his heart again, the blade exiting through his back.
Not feeling safe, he gripped the knife handle and twisted it violently, then pulled it out sharply and slashed You Hong's throat deeply.
You Hong was no longer able to fight back; he could only struggle frantically with a terrified expression, but it was all in vain.
The creature made a gurgling sound, blood flowed all over the ground, and its body began to convulse.
Li Jiuhe ripped off his mask, stood up, took a step back, and just looked at him, waiting quietly.
He knew that without using points and tags, he would have a hard time killing this guy, let alone capturing him alive.
You Hong's face turned as pale as paper. Soon his body stopped convulsing, and he curled up on the ground, completely silent.
Police cars nearby arrived after being alerted, and two police officers got out of the cars.
The two police officers were about to approach the scene with their guns drawn when they suddenly realized that the SUV that had crashed into the square belonged to the Bureau of Investigation.
They hesitated for a moment, then saw Li Jiuhe take out his investigator's badge, show it to them briefly without even looking at them, and then put it away.
The two police officers understood each other, quickly retreated, and at the same time pushed the surrounding crowd back. The other police officer returned to the car, took out a walkie-talkie, and said something.
They quickly took out a cordon tape from the car and sealed off the surrounding area.
Seeing that You Hong had completely stopped moving, Li Jiuhe quickly moved forward, checked You Hong's breathing, and pressed on his carotid artery to confirm that he was dead.
He then began searching You Hong's body.
Before long, they found the cell phone, lighter, cigarettes, unopened mask, as well as triangular spikes, steel wire rope, and other items, and placed them one by one next to the body.
However, he did not find the "death pass" mentioned in the mission instructions.
"How could he not have it?" Li Jiuhe wondered. "Didn't this guy carry his death pass with him?"
He remembered the latest hidden address of You Hong that Luo Shuo had told him before the mission was reset.
Since the death pass isn't on this guy, there's a high probability he hid it at home.
Li Jiuhe stood up and said to Luo Shuo, who had been on the phone the whole time, "You can come over now—"
He planned to wait for Luo Shuo and the others to arrive, and then go to You Hong's house together to look for the pass.
Before the words were even finished, a bizarre scene suddenly unfolded.
Then, they saw that You Hong's corpse on the ground began to slowly fade, and soon became translucent.
"This is----"
Li Jiuhe looked surprised, squatted down and reached out, only to find that he could still grab the other person's clothes.
But soon the corpse became increasingly pale, and the tactile sensation in his hands was rapidly diminishing.
"What happened?"
Seconds later, right before his eyes, You Hong's body vanished completely, and his hand went empty, as if he had never grasped anything at all.
Li Jiuhe looked up and around. The crowd had already been cleared out and retreated outside the square.
More police officers arrived and are maintaining order.
Without his instructions, the police would not approach the area.
So although they seemed to have noticed the anomaly and looked surprised, no one stepped forward.
Li Jiuhe immediately spoke into the headset, "Luo Shuo, You Hong's body just faded and disappeared right before my eyes. Quickly search for it, hurry!"
"Ah! How could this happen?" Luo Shuo, who was taking the hotel elevator downstairs, was shocked upon hearing this. "I'll—I'll go and track them down right away!"
A short while later, his exclamation came through the earpiece: "Brother Li, You Hong is moving. He's now one kilometer away from you, to your southeast."
"What?"
Li Jiuhe quickly stood up and ran towards the police officers.
He pointed to one of the police cars parked on the side of the road and said to a middle-aged policeman who appeared to be in charge, "I need to use this police car."
The policeman nodded quickly, but still asked somewhat uneasily, "Sir investigator, how come I've never seen you before?"
Li Jiuhe took out his gold-rimmed badge from the General Bureau and showed it to him: "I am Li Jiuhe, an investigator from the Capital General Bureau, here specifically to arrest the murderer from Yuanmeng City."
"Oh, I understand."
The policeman immediately stood at attention and saluted, then quickly shoved the car keys into Li Jiuhe's hand: "Sir, please use it as you see fit!"
Li Jiuhe climbed into the SUV police car, started the engine, and jerked the steering wheel, quickly heading southeast.
This road leads to the location of the female shop assistant at the clothing store.
While driving, Li Jiuhe asked Luo Shuo about You Hong's current movement.
Luo Shuo's answer put his mind at ease: "That guy hardly moved at all; he's still in the same place."
The distance of one kilometer is covered in the blink of an eye.
Li Jiuhe saw a man standing on the opposite side of the street, reaching out to hail a taxi.
This man was none other than You Hong, who had just died in front of him.
At this moment, You Hong's face was pale and bloodless, and his body was slightly hunched over, clearly indicating that he was in great pain.
He opened his right palm and glanced at it quickly.
Li Jiuhe didn't know how he managed to disappear after his death and then miraculously revive a kilometer away, but it seemed that the price of doing so must have been quite high, as his body was still severely damaged even after his resurrection.
Just then, a taxi slowly approached the roadside and was about to stop in front of You Hong.
Li Jiuhe immediately turned the steering wheel, stepped on the gas, and sped through the guardrail in the middle of the road to the other side. He passed in front of the taxi and veered diagonally toward You Hong, who was standing on the side of the street ready to get in.
Startled, You Hong didn't have time to back away. Instead, he quickly opened the taxi door and jumped into the car.
This guy is moving so fast right now that the negative effect of "slow movement" has obviously disappeared after his "rebirth".
The taxi door was completely smashed off and flew out, causing the taxi to spin halfway around and hit the curb.
Immediately, the driver's side door was slammed open, and the taxi driver was thrown out, kicked out by You Hong, and crashed heavily into the middle of the road.
Immediately, the taxi engine roared, the wheels spun at high speed, and the ground rubbed violently against the wheels, producing a lot of white smoke. The taxi then sped onto the sidewalk, startling pedestrians who quickly swerved to avoid it.
However, You Hong quickly regained control of the car, drove the taxi back onto the road, and sped away.
Li Jiuhe quickly turned the car around, honking the horn frantically as he chased after the taxi.
He didn't expect that after You Hong was reborn, not only did he get rid of the side effects of the label, but his physical vitality also recovered a lot, and the gunshot and knife wounds on his body disappeared.
"I can't let this guy run around the streets like a madman," Li Jiuhe muttered to himself.
Before any innocent bystanders died, he used another point and his second tag.
This tag is very useful and suitable for remote attacks, without needing to get close at all.
Soon, the same labels as before appeared before my eyes, with five identical options.
This time, Li Jiuhe did not hesitate and directly chose "blindness".
Since You Hong is already in a driving state, it would be pointless to use the negative effect of "slow movement" again, especially considering the vivid example of the sloth brother named "Lightning" from the early stages.
At this point, vision becomes crucial.
The labeling worked quickly; You Hong, who was on the run, suddenly found himself in darkness, unable to see anything.
Almost instinctively, he immediately slammed on the brakes.
Seeing the brake lights come on, Li Jiuhe, who was chasing from behind, stepped on the gas and caught up from the side. He quickly turned the steering wheel to the left and crashed hard into the side of the taxi.
With a thud, the taxi jolted violently. You Hong, already panicked, veered off course and crashed into the green belt in the middle of the road.
The taxi was launched into the air, overturned, and fell to the ground, sending sparks flying and making a screeching sound.
Li Jiuhe parked the police car next to the taxi, got out of the car, and looked through the windshield into the taxi. He saw that You Hong was completely in the dark, groping around inside, and had not yet found the door.
This guy was clearly still blind, and he was completely bewildered and extremely flustered.
At the same time, he would occasionally rub his right palm with his left hand and subconsciously look down at his right palm, but obviously, having become blind, he could not see anything.
Li Jiuhe gripped the side of the overturned taxi with both hands and pulled hard, turning the car right side up with a loud bang.
The pedestrians around were horrified. Some were ready to come to the rescue, but the scene frightened them so much that they quickly retreated.
The blind man, You Hong, was completely stunned by what happened. The car door opened, and Li Jiuhe pulled him out.
This guy no longer had any weapons on him and was blind. Even though he had regained some of his strength, his threat to Li Jiuhe had been greatly reduced.
Li Jiuhe forced him to the ground, kneeling on the back of the guy's neck.
Although You Hong's strength far exceeded that of ordinary people, even at his peak, Li Jiuhe was on par with others, or even slightly better, so no matter how much the opponent struggled, it was to no avail.
Li Jiuhe grabbed his right hand and squeezed his wrist hard, causing You Hong to grimace in pain and curse loudly.
He ignored it and instead looked closely at You Hong's palm, only to find nothing there.
There were no strange patterns or lines on the guy's palms, and when I looked at his left palm, it was the same.
You Hong hurriedly said, "I—I don't—have a weapon, you don't need—you don't need to look for one."
Li Jiuhe looked suspicious, glanced at the guy, and replied, "I'm not interested in whether you have weapons or not. Where's your death pass? Show it to me."
Upon hearing this, the person kneeling on the ground trembled violently and stammered, "What—pass? I don't understand—what are you saying—what are you saying?"
"Since you don't understand, I'll let you die again," Li Jiuhe sneered.