Yunyi went over to check. After confirming the man was down, she delivered a few more kicks, sending him to the afterlife, before rushing straight for the sniper.
As the saying goes, "Strike while the enemy is sick, take their life." Since they dared to attack her treacherously, she couldn’t afford to be compassionate.
But it was clear this person had undergone special training; even though his eyes were blinded by the dagger, he endured the severe pain and faced Yunyi head-on.
At first, Yunyi had underestimated him. Specializations mattered, she’d thought; a sniper’s close combat skills couldn’t possibly surpass those of the two ninjas.
However, during the fight, Yunyi realized her mistake—the man’s every move was ruthless.
If it weren’t for Yunyi’s Inner Strength, she feared she might not have been able to cope.
Huo Jingrui and his teammate, having taken care of the first wave sent to silence them, hurried over to support Yunyi.
With Huo Jingrui joining in, the man quickly lost the upper hand.
Kill one to break even, kill two to make a profit, he perhaps thought. He looked at them with bloodthirsty eyes. "Let’s die together!" Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by novel(ꜰ)ire.net
After saying this, he began to laugh loudly, his mouth smeared with blood.
He raised his hand and tore open his clothes.
Both Yunyi and Jingrui saw the explosives strapped to the man’s body. As he laughed, he moved rapidly towards them.
Just then, Huo Jingrui reacted swiftly. Giving Yunyi a deep look, he pushed her away with all his strength, shouting, "Get out of here!"
But Yunyi’s reaction was just as quick; the moment he pushed her, she grabbed his clothes.
With a tip of her toe to the ground, mustering all her strength, she leaped up with Huo Jingrui. Kicking off a nearby rock, the two were propelled away from the center of the explosion just as it erupted.
The blast wave hurled them several meters.
As they were about to make rough contact with the ground, Huo Jingrui’s fast reflexes kicked in. He turned mid-air to embrace Yunyi, cushioning her fall with his own body.
The two slid several meters across the ground before coming to a stop.
In Lin Zi, a fire surged, accompanied by shouts: "Boss!"
Then, the sounds of fighting and the screams of the wounded were heard.
Huo Jingrui’s back was severely injured by the stones on the ground, but his first thought was for Yunyi in his arms. "Are you hurt?"
In the light of the flames, she saw the pained expression on Huo Jingrui’s face. "I’m fine. Where are you hurt?"
Saying this, she hurriedly climbed off him.
What neither of them noticed was that Yunyi’s neck had been cut by a piece of shrapnel. As she got up, blood dripped onto Huo Jingrui’s jacket pocket.
After kneeling up, Yunyi was about to check on Huo Jingrui.
That’s when Huo Jingrui urgently said, "Your neck is injured! You need to treat it first—"
But he stopped mid-sentence. Since Yunyi couldn’t see the wound on her own neck, he struggled to sit up, but the movement pulled at his injuries. He grimaced, clenching his jaw against the pain.
Yunyi quickly said, "Don’t move."
As she was thinking about retrieving the backpack she carried with her, she heard someone running towards them.
When Yunyi recognized the approaching person, she called out, "Your Company Commander is injured! Quickly, go to our resting spot and find my backpack."
The person halted their rush towards them and swiftly turned around. "I’ll be right back!"
By the time the person returned, Yunyi had already helped Huo Jingrui to sit up.
Upon seeing the person return, Huo Jingrui, ignoring his own condition, asked, "How’s the situation over there?"