As if this deep and dark mountain tunnel was a lawless land cut off from the outside world, the masked man at the forefront, burly as a military saber, acted with impunity. Holding a phone with a tripod to record and taking a loudspeaker from his companion behind him, he shouted:
"Chen Xiao, you have nowhere to run. Surrender immediately and beg for death, and you might at least keep your body whole. Otherwise, with one command from me, you and your big companion will be torn to shreds!"
As a soldier of the Northern Border Army, sworn to protect the country, Saber could not tolerate these terrorists who endangered the city's safety. Enraged, he assembled his M416 assault rifle in a few moves, then put on his bulletproof vest and confidently got out of the car:
"Doctor Chen, you wait in the car. I'll handle these scum who only dare to bully their own people."
Even facing dozens of enemies, Saber was confident he could wreak havoc and be invincible with the M416 in hand.
Chen Xiao had never faced such a dangerous situation. It would be a lie to say he wasn't scared.
But he knew that fear was useless. Besides trusting Saber, the only thing he could do now was to circulate the Great Dream Vajra Divine Skill to its utmost.
However, he had greatly overestimated the strength of the masked attackers.
Seeing Saber, armed and holding an M416, step out of the car, the masked men, who had been arrogant moments before, were stunned into silence. The burly leader was so terrified that he fell to the ground, his recording phone and tripod shattering into pieces.
This... this was a god of war seen only on television screens! Who could tell them why intercepting an unknown minor doctor would lead them to encounter a human weapon wielding an assault rifle? Had the assassin industry become this ridiculously competitive?
Without a word, Saber raised his rifle and fired into the air.
"Da da da! Da da da—"
Accompanied by the deafening roar of gunfire, the muzzle of the M416 spewed blinding flames. The masked men watched as the concrete ceiling of the tunnel crumbled like tofu. Dust flew everywhere, and they were thrown into utter chaos, crying out as they scrambled back into their vehicles and fled for their lives.
In the blink of an eye, only scattered clubs and daggers remained at the scene. The large truck that had blocked the rear of the old van was abandoned on the spot.
Furthermore, a very cool-looking off-road vehicle was parked at the tunnel exit. Its presence was like an untouchable taboo to the fleeing masked men. The dozen or so masked men who hadn't managed to get a car to escape chose to flee on foot out of the tunnel rather than approach it.
"Hmm?"
Saber felt an unprecedented sense of pressure. He frowned slightly, his tiger-like eyes widening, and he swiftly drew the fine pistol from his waist.
In a flash!
With a "bang," the rear window of the off-road vehicle exploded. A deadly bullet, with terrifying speed imperceptible to the human eye, easily pierced Saber's bulletproof vest in the chest, and blood instantly stained his torso.
"Doc... Doctor Chen, quick... run..."
Saber staggered back several steps before falling to the ground unwillingly, but he still worried about Chen Xiao in the car, desperately warning him.
"Bang—"
The next second, another shot rang out from the off-road vehicle. Before Saber could finish speaking, he lost consciousness, his chest a bloody mess, a horrifying sight.
Only then did the door of the off-road vehicle slowly open. A mysterious figure, dressed in a black suit and black leather shoes, wearing a ghastly Ghost King mask with bared fangs, stepped out and directly fired at the windshield of the old van.
"Bang!"
The bullet, enhanced with internal force, had astonishing penetrating power but failed to break the windshield.
When the mysterious figure realized that the old van was a modified military-grade armored vehicle, he turned his gun towards Saber, who lay bleeding in a pool of blood, and menacingly threatened Chen Xiao in the car:
"Doctor Chen, you wouldn't want to see this big guy's head blown off by me, would you?"
The windows of the old van were all fitted with military-grade privacy film, so the mysterious figure couldn't see inside and dared not approach rashly.
Chen Xiao, inside the car, saw the mysterious figure's every move clearly.
Saber's fall gradually helped Chen Xiao overcome his fear. Clenching the silver needles in his hand, he secretly circulated the Great Dream Vajra Divine Skill to its utmost and said word by word:
"Threats are useless. If you want my life, come and take it yourself!"
His phone had no signal, there were no spare guns in the car, and the pistol that had been given to him had no bullets. The only thing he could rely on was the silver needles he carried.
"You..."
Seeing Chen Xiao hiding like a turtle in its shell, the mysterious figure was almost choked speechless. He simply turned and fired at the old van again.
"Bang bang bang—"
He emptied his pistol, but the van remained unharmed. The mysterious figure completely lost his temper. Relying on the internal force he had cultivated for many years, he hesitated for only a moment before charging forward bare-handed.