Recognizing the person in front of him as Lu Heng, Kenji Ono's expression quickly changed, first shock, then panic, followed by fear, and finally pleading.
He wanted to scream for help, but Lu Heng was too close; even if someone heard, he was undoubtedly doomed.
His hand trembling, he took out the Spirit Resistance Ring and presented it to Lu Heng, saying, "We can talk, we can talk about anything. Whatever exists in this world can be used for exchange..."
Lu Heng took the ring, put it on the index finger of his left hand, and rotated it twice with his thumb. Hearing that he still wanted to reconcile, Lu Heng lightly closed his eyes and made a swift motion with his hand.
Kenji Ono then clutched his throat with both hands and fell down, blood seeping through his fingers and staining the bedsheets with a bright red blossom of death.
Lu Heng watched him take his last breath, made sure he did not trigger any life-saving skills, and then used Shadow Escape to leave the hospital.
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