"I almost forgot, it's strapped to my back." Beichen reached behind him and drew the Money Sword to give to me.
Then he continued to fiddle with the two hairpins, sweating as he picked the lock.
The moment I gripped the sword's hilt, I suddenly felt my blood boil with heat.
It felt as if strength surged through my entire body, and without needing any fancy moves, I thrust the sword toward Xia Xi's abdomen, "Swift as a decree!"
The Money Sword was bound with coins, making it blunt without any edge.
Yet, it pierced through Xia Xi's body like splitting bamboo, clean from front to back.
"Puh," Xia Xi spat out blood unexpectedly, spraying Ye Jiqing's face with foul-smelling blood.
I had turned around in time to avoid it, with only a few splatters on my clothes.
The Money Sword, hence, was pulled out from Xia Xi's body.
Xia Xi, who had been frenzied just moments ago, stiffened and collapsed.
That hand was still clenching Ye Jiqing's neck, and I hurried over to try to pry it off.
Touching her hands felt like touching cold stone, devoid of any warmth and terrifyingly hard.
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"Huff huff huff... huff huff..." Ye Jiqing gasped for air fiercely after being choked for less than a minute; he seemed completely drained as he lay on the ground, shaking.
Out of responsibility, I asked him, "Are you alright? Your neck isn't broken, is it?"
"Wanwan! If my neck were broken... I'd be dead..." Ye Jiqing's face showed a trace of helplessness as he reflexively touched his neck.
His neck was covered in hand-shaped bruises, hardly a spot without injury.
"Click," the sound of the lock opening came.
Beichen turned around with a sigh of relief, "Are you guys okay, the lock I opened..."
Seeing the blood dripping from the Money Sword in my hands and the bloody wound on Xia Xi's abdomen.
Beichen's lips twitched, "Ha~ worthy of the Snake Lord... People you choose are really too fierce! Let's go! Xia Xi is waking up!"
"Waking up so soon? Does she have an indestructible body?" I also felt a chilling, far more intense coldness from behind than before.
I hastily helped Ye Jiqing off the ground, picking him up into the dilapidated, dusty warehouse.
After I threw Ye Jiqing down, I immediately turned back to help Beichen.
Beichen had already closed the warehouse door, bolting it from the inside.
I helped him secure the heavy wooden bolt, listening to the banging noises outside. Through the door's glass window, I saw that grotesque, shattered face.
The expressions on our faces were of sheer panic as we hurried to move cabinets and boxes to block the door.
"She will get in eventually; we are trapped in a dead end," Beichen gravely said.
I shook my head, looking up at the dome, "No, I checked online while on the bus; this nightclub's dome can be opened."
"Are you sure?" Beichen looked up, joining me in gazing at the steel skylight, "It might be possible to open it, but how?"
I said to Beichen, "Skylights are usually remote-controlled, but there is a button on top too. I can climb up there and operate it manually. I'll go up, you stay below to keep guard against anything trying to break in."
"You climbing? No, you are pregnant!" Beichen said sternly.