Seeing Feihu General lunging at him, Rulu quickly used the wind to fly towards the center of the pond. The water surface beneath his feet rapidly froze, forming a floating ice platform two to three meters wide. Rulu stood on the ice in the middle of the pond and stopped there.

  Feihu General surveyed the pond, seeing it was about thirty to forty meters wide. He thought that if he pursued the assassin, he would definitely fall into the water, which wouldn't be good. So he stood on the shore, waiting patiently, planning to attack Rulu when he came back to land.

  "Now I'm temporarily safe. The remaining question is how to deal with Feihu General." Rulu stood on the floating ice in the center of the pond, looking towards Feihu General on the shore. He waved his hand, and water from the pond rose into the air, transforming into three ice swords that flew rapidly towards Feihu General.

  Feihu General didn't dodge, swinging his fists to smash the ice swords. With several crisp "crack" sounds, the ice swords shattered under Feihu General's punches, falling to the ground in pieces.

  "Ice swords don't work. Let's try this move." Rulu waved his hand again. A white vortex mixed with tiny ice particles appeared out of nowhere in front of him. The vortex grew larger, and after a minute, it became a freezing vortex two meters in diameter.

  With a "whoosh," the white freezing vortex rotated at high speed towards Feihu General. Feihu General moved from his spot, trying to dodge the freezing vortex. However, the vortex's range was wide and its speed was fast. Within seconds, it caught up with the fleeing Feihu General, enveloping him completely. Ice formed visibly on Feihu General's body. After ten seconds, his entire body was encased in crystal-clear, solid ice, turning him into an ice sculpture.

  "Did it work?" Rulu stared intently at the frozen Feihu General, thinking that normally, people hit by this attack would lose consciousness within a very short time due to the extreme cold, even die. He wondered if this attack would be effective against a level four Refining body Ultra-capable.

  A crisp "crack" sound was heard as a fissure appeared in the solid ice covering Feihu General. Feihu General straightened his body, violently stretching his hands outward. Instantly, all the solid ice on his body shattered, with pieces of broken ice falling onto the ground with a "clatter."

  "Kid... you... you think you can defeat me with this?!" Feihu General said fiercely to Rulu, shaking with cold. Although his body was trembling, his voice remained full of strength. It seemed the freezing vortex hadn't caused him much damage.

  "It's not working. The recovery ability of a level four Refining body Ultra-capable is too strong. Unless I can inflict fatal damage in a short time, I simply can't kill him." Rulu kept thinking of ways to defeat Feihu General, but couldn't come up with anything even after pondering for a while. Voices began coming from the distance—soldiers inside the governor's mansion had noticed the commotion by the pond and were heading in that direction.

  "This won't do. I can't drag this out any longer. I'll have to take a gamble and try my luck." Rulu thought to himself. He jumped off the ice surface of the pond, landing on the shore. Seeing Rulu come ashore, Feihu General quickly moved along the pond's edge towards him. Rulu didn't flee. He waved his hand, causing water from the pond to rise and form a column of water directed at Feihu General.

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  "I don't fear bullets, why would I fear water?" Feihu General smiled coldly. He made no effort to dodge the water column, continuing straight towards Rulu.

  The water column suddenly expanded and scattered, transforming into an extremely widespread, thick white fog. This fog enveloped both Feihu General and Rulu, obscuring Feihu General's vision and causing him to lose sight of his target, preventing him from continuing his attack on Rulu.

  Feihu General walked quickly through the white fog, carefully observing his surroundings, trying to locate Rulu. However, the fog was exceptionally dense with very low visibility—nothing could be seen beyond five meters. Feihu General searched in the fog for quite some time but couldn't find Rulu.

  Suddenly, Feihu General heard hurried footsteps behind him. He quickly turned to look back and saw a black figure approaching from behind, holding what looked like a handgun. Feihu General immediately turned and rushed towards the shadow. Seeing Feihu General approaching, the black figure immediately moved away in the opposite direction, hiding in the white fog and disappearing without a trace.

  "You little punk, always hiding. If you have the guts, come out and face me!" Feihu General shouted, trying to provoke Rulu into showing himself. There was no movement around him; the black figure didn't attack again.

  "Fine, you like hiding? Our people will be here soon. Let's see how long you can hide." Feihu General said again. About half a minute later, Feihu General heard faint footsteps behind him, as if someone was stealthily approaching.

  "Finally decided to come out? Good, this time I'll definitely catch you." Feihu General bent over, lowering his head, pretending not to notice the person behind him, standing motionless on the spot.

  The black figure came closer and closer, entering within five meters of Feihu General. The black figure aimed the gun-like object in its hand at Feihu General's upper back, attempting to attack his head. However, Feihu General was bent over with his head lowered, presenting his broad back. The black figure couldn't directly attack Feihu General's head, so it continued to sneak closer from behind, wanting to deliver a fatal blow.

  Feihu General monitored the movement behind him from the corner of his eye. When the black figure was less than two meters away, he suddenly turned around. The black figure quickly aimed the gun at Feihu General's head, trying to shoot, but before that could happen, Feihu General's left hand shot out, grabbing the black figure's right wrist.

  "Lie down!" Feihu General shouted, grabbing the black figure's wrist and swinging him up. The black figure's feet left the ground, passing over Feihu General's shoulder, hurtling toward the ground.

  With a dull "bang," the black figure landed on its back, hitting the ground hard. The powerful impact left the black figure sprawled on the ground, unable to move.

  "Hehehe, I win. Die now." Feihu General's face showed a triumphant smile. He picked up the gun that had fallen to the ground, pointing it at the black figure lying there, and pulled the trigger.

  With a clear "click," after the trigger was pulled, no bullet was fired from the gun. Feihu General was stunned. He raised the gun to examine it and saw that the magazine had been removed beforehand, making it impossible to fire.

  "What's going on? Coming at me with a gun without bullets—aren't you just asking to die?" Feihu General was momentarily confused by the situation. Suddenly, he felt a chill at the back of his head. A hard object was pressed against his skull. Looking back, he saw a black handgun floating in midair, its barrel aimed at his head.

  Before Feihu General could react, the trigger of the floating gun was automatically pulled. With a "bang," flames shot from the muzzle, and a bullet was fired, hitting Feihu General's forehead. A bloody hole immediately opened in Feihu General's forehead. His body swayed, and with an expression of disbelief, he collapsed to the ground.