SLASH!
CRASH!
The invisible shield shattered with a boom. Around Lin Yu's waist, a doll-like pendant was silently split in half from top to bottom, a brutal bisection.
Before any screams could erupt, the Sacrificial Knife Huai Shi had brought down suddenly disappeared, replaced by the sweeping blade of a Heavy Axe.
BEHEADING!
A flash of blood.
A terrified, feeble scream finally forced its way from Lin Yu's throat as she was pulled, stumbling backward, a deep gash carved across her face by the Axe Blade. In front of her, an arm detached from a shoulder, flinging blood through the air.
Relying on a personal item to block the first strike, Guo Nu, who had been protecting Lin Yu, finally reacted. In his haste, he executed the best possible countermove: one hand pulled her back to evade, while his other arm intercepted the Axe Blade.
He bought a brief moment of time…
In that instant, Huai Shi had already retreated, creating distance once more.
Huai Shi, with a blood-stained axe in hand, gazed at Lin Yu's neck and couldn't help but click her tongue and sigh. She finally experienced the helplessness Li Jian Amber felt when a target's head was right there, yet impossible to take. Such a large head, why couldn't I take it?
Lin Yu trembled, her face pale. Feeling the intense pain, she touched the wound, and her expression contorted from shock to madness.
"Kill them! Kill them!"
She screamed in a frenzy, ordering, "Go ahead and attack! The Lin family will bear any consequences!"
"A bastard girl from a branch family dares to use the Lin family name to intimidate people!" As all the mercenaries became unsettled, Yuan Zhao suddenly stepped forward, his voice booming with intimidation. "You want to talk tough? Let your elder brother do it. What the hell do you represent of the Lin family!
"—Before you little lackeys act, think it through! Don't let yourselves be sold out without even knowing it!
"I am from the direct line of the Yuan Family!"
This declaration, dripping with entitlement, was resounding and highly effective.
It brought about a moment of hesitation. The expressions of the mercenaries from both groups shifted.
Being caught in the middle of this clash of titans is truly damned uncomfortable…
But just a moment later, a loud BANG was heard. Yuan Zhao instantly flicked his spear, his Trident splitting a bullet in two.
Someone had fired a shot.
In an instant, the armless leader, Guo Nu, looked back in astonishment to see his teammate who had taken aim. The expressions on his other allies' faces changed abruptly, their gazes seeming to ask, Damn it, why did you bring such an idiot?
Guo Nu seethed internally. What a surprise! If I'd known he was such an idiot, why the hell would I have brought him along?
"Uncle Guo, hurry and attack!" the young man shouted. "There are so many of us! Can't we take down these two?"
Damn moron! Guo Nu inwardly cursed. Just because that Lin woman batted her eyes at you, you've forgotten who you are? You worthless trash, you can't walk straight when you see a woman… Do you really think she'd ever look twice at a lowlife mercenary like you?
Immediately, he felt Lin Yu's venomous gaze upon him.
"The Yuan family cannot be offended, so you think the Lin family can be, is that it?" Lin Yu hissed.
Under his mask, Guo Nu's expression instantly soured. He raised his gun, aimed at Yuan Zhao's face, and pulled the trigger. No matter what, the mission is critical. Since offense has already been given, I might as well go all the way…
Immediately afterward, Yuan Zhao vanished from his spot.
The sound of thundering iron hooves burst through the air. The wind howled, and the Trident was already swooping down with a WHOOSH!
Although a bit foolish, Yuan Zhao was, after all, an unofficial operative of the Jinling Social Security Bureau who had spent considerable time with Older Cousin. Even if he was a simpleton, he knew how to assess the situation. From the moment Lin Yu appeared, he knew this situation wouldn't end peacefully. Since Huai Shi had chosen to act, he wasn't about to stand by and watch.
At the sound of gunfire, he slashed the bullet and lunged forward.
The Sky Horse Stigmata commanded the whirlwind, merging man and spear as one, granting him unbelievable speed. No matter how much of a fool he seemed, Young Master Yuan had survived in the Social Security Bureau's action division for so long; he definitely had a few tricks up his sleeve. Even from ten meters away, the whirlwind seemed to solidify, the pressure from the advancing spear tip paralyzing onlookers and making it hard to breathe.
From a standstill to a full-speed sprint, the terrifying acceleration brought by the Sky Horse Stigmata allowed him to dash like lightning.
*A horse like Dilu, galloping furiously; a bow like a thunderbolt, its startled string twanging.*
When the piercing cry sounded, Yuan Zhao had already crossed paths with the Sublimator who had fired, his Trident leaving a trail of blood. Behind him, the Sublimator who had fired lay sprawled on his back, a gaping hole punched through his face by the spear. His heroic aspirations to save the damsel were extinguished before they could even take shape, and he made a resentful exit as a Golden Coin.
"What are you waiting for, Xi Jiang!" Guo Nu roared at the group of Sublimators behind him. "Did the Lin family invite you here just to spectate?"
Damn you, Guo Nu! Xi Jiang thought. You were the one who begged for my help, and now you're using the Lin family's name to pressure me!
Sensing Lin Yu's icy stare, Xi Jiang mentally cursed Guo Nu in a thousand different ways. Outwardly, however, he let out an angry roar and, brandishing his sword, led his team charging towards Huai Shi and Yuan Zhao.
Immediately after, he saw… Guo Nu gesture with a wave of his hand, and they all became invisible in an instant.
DAMN IT!