Capítulo 896: Chapter 896: Reinforcements from the Outside World
“Don’t get excited, watch me.” Wuyan gently pulled Ye Shikai’s arm, signaling him not to act rashly. Right now, Su Ziqing is in the hands of those assassins, and any slight mistake could lead to injury, but Wuyan seems to have a more reliable way.
“So, Mr. Ye, just come over and meet your fate. At least we can release this young lady,” an assassin said coldly. Ye Shikai pretended to be anxious, inserting the metal sword into the ground and walking forward unarmed.
“Don’t worry about it, I have a way to deal with them. Just follow my lead.” Wuyan smiled faintly, looking confident. Ye Shikai believed in Wuyan’s ability, but if it came to the worst, he could still dodge.
Speaking of which, the highly skilled black-clad person who could even fight Ye Shikai to a draw earlier seemed to have disappeared. Though all were masked, Ye Shikai could sense the aura with his inner strength. The aura of the black-clad person earlier was no less than that of the Main God, and he was extremely skilled in close combat, so he had even gained the upper hand earlier. However, the black-clad people in front of him now seemed ordinary, not particularly powerful, which was precisely what Ye Shikai dreaded. Where was that person hiding, and what was their purpose?
“Meet your death.” Seeing Ye Shikai approach unarmed, a black-clad person immediately drew a long knife and thrust it at Ye Shikai. Before he could dodge, something unexpected happened. The black-clad person with the long knife and the one beside Su Ziqing suddenly lost consciousness and fell to the ground, as if they had died instantly.
“Now, attack!” Wuyan suddenly shouted, and Ye Shikai responded sharply, rushing forward to support the falling Su Ziqing.
“Kill them.” The other black-clad people shouted loudly as they charged towards Ye Shikai.
“Fire Element.” Ye Shikai shouted, his inner strength circulating to the extreme, fully infused into the Fire Element. The raging fire surrounded him, with flames as high as several yards. The Fire Element is Atlantis’s treasure, and its power varies with the user’s inner strength. The deeper the inner strength, the greater the power. With Ye Shikai’s current strength, he could unleash flames of four to five thousand degrees, which would char anyone who got too close.
Ye Shikai embraced Su Ziqing, who seemed completely oblivious to what was happening around her.
Aahhh.
In the flames, there were heart-wrenching screams. Even cultivators couldn’t escape such temperature, as a dozen fiery figures frantically scrambled before collapsing into the fire shortly after.
From a distance, Wuyan also held a slender sword, easily parrying the black-clad people’s attacks. Her toes lightly tapped, leaping into the air, and with a flick of her sleeve, several silver needles shot out, downing the black-clad people instantly. The needles were coated with the Worm Sect’s deadly poison, penetrating and killing so swiftly that there was no time to administer an antidote.
“Don’t panic, kill that man first.” The remaining black-clad people couldn’t save their companions and calmed down, but seemed to let it slip; their target was Ye Shikai. This meant these people were all targeting him, and Wuyan’s arrival was unexpected for them. Anger welled up in Ye Shikai’s heart, having endured for too long, today he would unleash a massacre.
“Wuyan, take care of Qingqing for me.” Ye Shikai gently handed the sleeping Su Ziqing to Wuyan, lifted the sword from the ground, and charged into the crowd, killing one instantly.
“Kill.” Ye Shikai emitted a low growl, like a wounded beast about to launch its most deadly attack.
Indeed, his attack was deadly and without restraint. Even surrounded by more than twenty people, his movements made it difficult for the opponents to defend. The metal sword cut through iron like mud; some had their weapons and arms severed simultaneously. Such fierce attacks left the opponents stunned.
“Come on.” Ye Shikai kept attacking, wielding a sword in his right hand and a blade in his left, relentlessly pursuing the black-clad men.
“There they are, hurry up.” Just then, a tumultuous sound came from afar. Ye Shikai halted his actions as several dozen uniformed individuals emerged from the bushes.
“National Security Bureau, put down your weapons.”
Ye Shikai couldn’t be more familiar with those uniforms. They were the uniforms of the National Security Bureau’s combat group members, pillars of the bureau. At a glance, there were forty to fifty of them, and they immediately surrounded the black-clad men, some of whom attempted to break through but were disarmed due to the bureau’s numbers.
“Mr. Ye, are you alright?” At this moment, Dongfang Lian ran over. Seeing the ground littered with corpses, she was momentarily terrified, but she steadied herself and approached Ye Shikai bravely.
“Mrs. Dongfang, why are you here?”
“I notified the National Security Bureau, and they came,” Dongfang Lian explained to Ye Shikai.
“I see, they came just in time.” Ye Shikai smiled knowingly. This ‘slaughter mode’ was extremely taxing on one’s inner strength.
“Let’s hurry up and leave.”
“Mr. Ye, I recognize you. You often work with Team Leader Tianjing.” At this time, a member of the National Security Bureau approached.
“Is that so? I didn’t expect you to have seen me.” Ye Shikai felt slightly awkward; he didn’t recognize the member in front of him.
“We received the information and came immediately.”
“By the way, why didn’t Team Leader Tianjing come?” Looking around, Ye Shikai didn’t see the four members of the Divine Weapon Special Group.
“Team Leader Tianjing is currently on a mission outside, so he didn’t come.”
“Alright then.”
“Mr. Ye, as well as the three ladies, it’s not safe here. We should leave now.”
“Alright.”
Being led by the National Security Bureau members, Su Ziqing woke up and was startled by the crowd around her.
“What’s your position at the National Security Bureau now?” Ye Shikai chatted with that bureau member on the road.
“Uh… Squad Captain, these are all my subordinates.”
“Is that so? How many years have you been with the bureau?”
“Twelve years, going on thirteen.”
“An ‘old-timer’ then.” Ye Shikai said lightly, ending the conversation before slowly walking over to Wuyan’s side.
“What’s on your mind? Everything’s over, do you have something to say?” Wuyan felt puzzled and impatiently asked. Ye Shikai leaned in close to her ear and whispered a few words, causing Wuyan’s expression to change slightly.
“Are you sure?”
“Almost certain, I’ll need your help later.” Ye Shikai said firmly, and Wuyan scanned the surroundings, her expression gradually turning serious.
“Cough, cough, are we sure we’re going the right direction, seems like it’s not the way out.” Ye Shikai suddenly said loudly.
“Rest assured, Mr. Ye, we won’t make a mistake.”
“Mr. Ye, do you feel something’s off with the route?” Dongfang Lian also came over, asking curiously.
“Oh, no, maybe I was mistaken.”