Just as Xie Litang left,
a dozen or so people came pursuing right behind her.
Jiang Youde looked at the situation reported to him, his expression darkening completely.
"Are you saying that right after we started, seven of us died and two were severely injured?"
The burly man who had awakened the Iron Man ability spat out a mouthful of blood and stood up shakily, saying, "Major, I'm fine. I'm definitely going to kill that trash."
Jiang Youde felt his blood pressure soaring as he roared, "Even now, you still think she's trash? If she's trash, then tell me, what were those seven people who got killed?"
The pink-haired girl, Xu Ling, spat out the chewing gum in her mouth and spoke in an unconvincing, indignant tone, "Major, that doesn't count. It was clearly because she ambushed us."
Jiang Youde was speechless: "I..."
Foolish youths, utterly hopeless to teach.
However, with the current situation, there was no time to continue reprimanding them. Jiang Youde waved his hand and issued the combat order.
Soon, the group began their pursuit. Xu Ling had awakened an ability from the Limitless Speed Sequence, rushing ahead of everyone at extreme speed wrapped in a gust of wind.
"Xu Ling, get back here!"
"Major, don't worry. With my speed, no one can even touch the corner of my clothes."
"I fucking want to teach you about combat discipline!"
"After I catch that trash, you can lecture me about your discipline all you want, hahaha!"
Jiang Youde nearly ground his teeth to pieces. This was precisely why he hated leading these so-called geniuses—yet he couldn't do anything to them.
Xie Litang wasn't running exceptionally fast because she was thinking about leading them into the trap.
A faint sonic boom echoed behind her.
"Oho."
"Did someone catch up?"
In just one second, Xie Litang judged that in terms of pure speed, she was definitely no match for the person behind her.
She immediately whipped out a handgun.
She fired several shots backward.
Bang, bang, bang.
Unfortunately, not a single shot connected.
That ghostly figure caught up quickly, sending over a sneer, "What era do you think this is? Only trash like you still relies on firearms."
The next moment,
a dagger jabbed straight toward Xie Litang's shoulder.
"Sweeping Blade."
Xie Litang's mind had long since locked onto her target. Using Sweeping Blade directly, she left behind an afterimage and dashed behind the woman.
Xu Ling's dagger struck empty air, and she gasped in alarm, "What?"
Immediately following that, she felt a sudden chill run down her spine, goosebumps breaking out all over.
Her Limitless Speed Sequence ability activated instantly, pulling her body across a vast distance in a flash.
Right at that moment,
Xie Litang's sword slashed right through the spot where Xu Ling had been standing a split second prior.
Xie Litang knitted her brows slightly and muttered, "An ability from a speed Sequence?"
No matter.
Xie Litang's Sweeping Blade skill had already been upgraded to zero cooldown against the same target.
If her speed wasn't enough, she would make up for it with skill mechanics.
Whoosh.
Xie Litang used Sweeping Blade once more, sliding behind Xu Ling and executing another sword strike.
Xu Ling narrowly dodged again. Her instinct was to fling a few more taunts, but the words turned into, "You really have some tricks up your sleeve. No wonder those guys didn't die for nothing."
"But do you think..."
"...that this is all I've got?"
"Limitless Speed: Phantom!"
Xu Ling pushed her speed to the absolute limit, and seven or eight afterimages instantly erupted across the area.
Seeing this, Xie Litang smiled.
Wasn't this just Feeder Yasuo... ptui, she meant, a Wind-Style Swordmaster never fears a crowd; in fact, the more targets there are, the smoother the dashes feel.
"When playing the Swordmaster class..."
"...of course you gotta dash all over the place, teehee."
Xie Litang used Sweeping Blade in rapid succession, leaving behind her own stream of afterimages. The biting cold edge of her blade pierced through phantom after phantom until the final remaining figure was the real one.
Forced out of hiding, Xu Ling panted heavily.
The speed she took so much pride in was like a joke in front of Xie Litang.
"You... very good."
"But you can't catch me either, can you?"
At the same time,
Chen Linling's voice came through Xie Litang's earpiece: "Sis, leave there right now. In twenty seconds at most, the group behind her will catch up to you."
Xie Litang narrowed her eyes slightly and whispered, "Give me five more seconds—that'll be enough."
She used Sweeping Blade once again.
But the slash missed.
Sweeping Blade.
Missed again.
Missed, missed, missed.
Xu Ling, looking as if she had figured out Xie Litang's pattern, regained her confidence and laughed, "Hahaha! Even if I gave you another hundred years, you wouldn't touch a single finger of mine!"
The corners of Xie Litang's lips curled up. "Is that so?"
After missing yet another slash,
she suddenly flourished her sword.
"Wind-Style Sword Qi!"
A surge of wind pressure gathered on her blade, and she immediately slashed toward the spot where Xu Ling was about to land.
All those missed slashes were far from useless—they had been forcing Xu Ling's movements into a predictable path.
A majestic wave of sword Qi...
...tore open the courtyard walls on both sides of the alley.
Deep fissures were carved into the ground, heading straight for the exact spot where Xu Ling was landing.
"No!"
Xu Ling shrieked.
Just as the sword Qi was about to tear her to shreds, a tower-like burly man slammed down in front of her like a cannonball.
【100x Strength Amplification.】
【Break for me!】
The tower-like burly man threw out a blast of wind from his fist.
A loud explosion echoed through the entire alley, immediately followed by a muffled groan from the man.
His right hand, which had thrown the fist, was blown into shreds of flesh by the sword Qi.
"Lucky you."
Xie Litang cursed under her breath.
She continued running toward the pre-designated building.
When Jiang Youde arrived with the team, his face grew even darker, though he didn't say much.
He simply ordered his people to briefly bandage the wounded before the group continued the chase without pause.
An ability user of the Eagle-Man Sequence spread his wings, scouted from mid-air, and reported, "Major, she ran into a high-rise building!"
With a grim expression, Jiang Youde ordered, "After her! If she stayed in the alleys, she'd give us more trouble. Now, she's chosen a coffin for herself."
The eagle-man ability user said cautiously, "Major, could it be a trap? This woman is far too cunning."
Jiang Youde frowned slightly. Just as he began to catch a train of thought...
...Xu Ling interrupted him through gritted teeth, her tone icy: "What trap could there be? She's just driven into a corner! Besides, we have so many people, plus the Major is here. What are you afraid of?"
"This time..."
"...I'm definitely going to kill her with my own hands!"
Hearing her words,
everyone subconsciously nodded in agreement.
Shortly after Xie Litang entered the residential building, they pursued her inside.
Flying upward along the exterior wall near the stairwell, the eagle-man ability user indeed spotted Xie Litang climbing the stairs.
He immediately reported:
【Target is passing the ninth floor, eleventh floor, thirteenth floor. Do you require harassment and interception?】
Jiang Youde replied immediately, "No need. Just keep an eye on her and see which floor she stops at."
They were chasing far too hastily, completely failing to notice that inside the underground parking garage,
specially made explosives were strapped to every single massive pillar.
Though under normal circumstances, who would be bored enough to inspect an underground parking garage anyway?
Therefore, this was...
...an unavoidable lethal trap.
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