As someone who prioritizes killing others, I'm forced to stream a death game.

The Martial Arts Festival is a very important and special event.

Basically, every influential force in the entire eastern region sent representatives to participate.

Unless something special happened that caused the delay.

"Are you from the Sky-Piercing Gang here to participate in the Martial Arts Festival?"

While passing through the territory of a certain powerful force, Liu Ren, who had been traveling smoothly, was suddenly stopped.

"Yes."

"Ha, the Sky-Piercing Gang—didn't they give up on this martial arts competition?"

The man who stopped Liu Ren questioned.

"I don't know the specifics, but can't the terminal's identity verification be done clearly?"

Liu Ren's words seemed to have touched a nerve with the man.

His face immediately turned cold, and he said in an unfriendly tone, "I don't care about any investigations or anything. If you want to pass through my Black Crow Clan's territory, you have to pay a toll!"

"Really?" Liu Ren smiled. "Then, may I ask how much toll you intend to charge?"

"Twenty life points!" the man demanded.

Twenty points? You're really ripping people off!

[Is this guy really that brave? He actually dared to stop people on their way to the martial arts festival... Doesn't he know what kind of people are eligible to participate in the martial arts festival?]

[They must have some confidence.]

[This is outrageous! Twenty points is enough to bankrupt a person.]

However, those who are sent to participate in the Martial Arts Festival don't seem to care about twenty life points?

[P5s generally have their own savings.]

【…】

Liu Ren sized the man up and down, then said disdainfully, "Twenty points? Why should I? Just because of you?"

"If you don't pay this money, you're not getting through here!" the man sneered, pointing to the roadblock not far away. "Or you could try driving over it?"

Liu Ren definitely can't drive the car.

This is the central courtyard.

Everything is connected to the terminal.

Without authorization, even if Liu Ren floored the accelerator, the car wouldn't move.

As for the AI ​​that is already controlling the car, it won't try to break through roadblocks.

It will only travel along a fixed route at a fixed speed.

When you encounter an obstacle, you will stop—but generally speaking, you won't encounter one.

In order to participate in the Martial Arts Festival, all the major factions have formulated agreements.

If you follow the proper channels, as long as your identity is verified, you can proceed without any obstacles.

This point now seems to have been broken.

There are always some things that hide within the rules, thinking they are outside of them.

Liu Ren opened the car door, got out of the car, and while glancing at the man in front of him, he also glanced at the group of people holding crossbows on the side.

"Is this all you're confident about?" Liu Ren asked indifferently.

"Pay up, or die, and then you'll have to give back all your points!" The man said with an arrogant and confident expression.

Holy crap, so many crossbows?

[This group is definitely not ordinary; how could an average person get so many crossbows?]

In the Central Courtyard, where firearms are banned, crossbows can basically be considered guns.

No, in some ways, this thing is better than a gun. After all, if there are guns, there are cannons, but in Midgard, nobody uses bows and arrows...

Is it because you don't want to?

No, there are no sales outlets. Even if there were, not just anyone could use them.

[What a fantastic story of fighting an ancient war in a modern city!]

It looks like the streamer is about to have a mishap.

The streamer's knife was fast, but unfortunately, the other person's crossbow had a long reach.

Liu Ren held the knife in his left hand, narrowed his eyes, and quickly calculated the situation in his mind.

With so many crossbows aimed at him, even if he had an invisible shield, it wouldn't be easy for him to break out unharmed.

Once injured, recovery is a troublesome process.

Now, all four attributes on his panel have reached 29 points.

The remaining kill points are 26.

Although he could double all four attribute panels, he still needed to save kill points as a trump card to deal with the Martial Festival.

In the blink of an eye, a solution to break the deadlock took shape in Liu Ren's mind.

This solution is so detailed that it even specifies when to apply each of the four attributes.

With a slight exertion of his left hand, Liu Ren tensed his right hand muscles as he made eye contact with the man in front of him for the third breath. In the next instant, he was about to draw his sword to break the deadlock.

However, it was at this moment that Liu Ren's keen hearing caught the hum of the car engine.

Another car drove up from a distance.

No, that's not right, it's not one...

There are five vehicles.

Five black luxury cars drove up from a distance on the highway, drawing the attention of the Black Crows.

"Hmm? A few more fat sheep have arrived—" The leading man showed obvious excitement, took a few steps back, and stood by the roadside.

The lead car of the five black luxury cars stopped right next to him.

The man spoke as usual: "If you want to pass through here, leave behind twenty life points!"

"...This idiot is really brave." Liu Ren commented in his mind.

That statement was absolutely correct.

Ignorance is not an obstacle to survival; arrogance is.

The windows of the lead car gradually rolled down.

The driver, impeccably dressed in a sharp suit, looked out the window at the man and said coldly, "Is this how the [Red Demon] treats its guests?"

The man who had been robbing people on the road paused for a moment when he heard those two words, and the arrogance on his face, which had previously shown him to be disrespectful, faded somewhat.

"You know about the [Red Oni]?"

He asked.

Before he could finish speaking, a crimson phantom fell from the void and crashed into the man.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-"

The man immediately let out a loud scream.

However, the sound stopped completely after only two seconds.

A crimson phantom enveloped him.

He seemed like a completely different person, a smile on his face, and respectfully bowed to the driver: "Oh dear, I'm sorry, my [Red Ghost] has now developed, and there are bound to be oversights in the corners and edges. Please forgive me, sir of [Azure Phoenix Pavilion]."

The driver didn't respond to him, but instead turned to look at his right rear.

The figure sitting on the right side of the back seat rested his chin on his hand, admiring the scenery outside the window.

Two seconds later, she spoke, her melodious voice, like the gentle murmur of a clear spring, reaching the driver's ears: "Let's continue on our way."

"Yes." The driver lowered his head, then looked out the window at the man whose body had been forcibly taken: "Clear the roadblocks, and speed up."

"Okay, okay~ Please wait a moment."

The man turned around and pointed to the roadblocks that completely blocked the road in the distance.

The crimson flames poured out instantly, carrying intense heat, melting the roadblocks not far away completely.

The destructive power of that snapped fingers made Liu Ren's expression much more serious.

[Holy crap, is this art style on the same level as a melee combat scene?]

The anchor was stunned.

[Now it's hard to tell whether the streamer's knife was faster, or the other person's fingers were faster.]

[It looks like some kind of special effects...]

[Takuma is so cool!]

[That phrase is printed again! Those who don't engage in the supernatural are merely ordinary people!]

I admit the streamer is amazing. But against someone possessed by a demon, even the most amazing skills are useless.

[No, no, no, the streamer has already escaped death from the possessed once before, that's enough for the streamer to brag about for a lifetime!]

[We can't expect much more food from sparrows.]

Wow, Tamagotchi is so cool...

He's really handsome.

Its power is truly immense.

But when this person stands on the opposite side.

All that was left was a terrifying pressure.

Liu Ren silently tightened his grip on the scabbard in his left hand.

After the roadblocks were cleared, a convoy of five black luxury cars slowly drove past Liu Ren's AI taxi.

Liu Ren's solitary figure was reflected in the gleaming car body.

As the car moved, Liu Ren seemed to see a pair of eyes staring at him through the barely transparent windows...

It must be an illusion.

After glancing at the convoy that was gradually disappearing into the distance, Liu Ren turned his attention to the man who had melted the roadblock with a wave of his hand.

He did not get into the car and leave immediately.

Because that person was a possessed individual!

AI cars have limited speed.

If the other party intended to kill him, entering the car would actually limit Liu Ren's chances of escape.

After the Qingluan Pavilion's convoy left, the man with crimson shadows floating around him glanced at Liu Ren out of the corner of his eye and then raised his hand.

A terrifyingly high temperature suddenly fell from the void!

"!"