Chapter 1469: Chapter 1518 Escape and Reunion
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Li Yifei was originally being held by two men in black, but seeing him in such a state, they let their guard down and just dragged him along by his arms.
Right now was a good opportunity, Li Yifei faked a cough, suddenly bent down, exerted a little force with his arms, pulling the two men in black closer, and at the same time, Li Yifei suddenly struck, hitting the acupoint between the ribs of the man in black on the right.
His attack was too sudden and the angle was cunning. Even if the man in black was on guard, he didn’t have time to block it. He was hit on the painful spot between his ribs by Li Yifei’s two fingers and didn’t even have time to cry out before his body went limp.
The person on the left realized something was wrong and tried to control Li Yifei, but Li Yifei’s left hand firmly gripped his while his right hand quickly swept over after knocking down the right-side man in black.
Li Yifei grabbed the weapon at the opponent’s waist. After observing for tens of meters, Li Yifei had already determined it was a gun at the opponent’s waist, but not a submachine gun.
Li Yifei pulled out the gun and found it was a pistol, joyous thoughts arose in his heart.
As soon as the pistol was in hand, Li Yifei confirmed there were bullets in it and quickly unlocked the safety.
The man in black on the left was wrestling with Li Yifei, but Li Yifei’s right hand had already aimed at his thigh and fired swiftly.
Not only did this gun have bullets, but it was also equipped with a silencer. With a puff, the bullet hit the leftside black-clothed man’s thigh, and the opponent cried out, letting go of Li Yifei.
The black-clothed men in front immediately turned around, especially the leading man, who felt a shock in his heart, turned his body swiftly to see Li Yifei’s gun aimed directly at him.
"Dodge quickly!" The leader of the men in black shouted and immediately lunged towards the big tree beside him. The other men in black did not dare face Li Yifei directly, all scrambled to lie prone or seek cover, leaving poor Yanagio Inujiro thrown to the ground with a thud, his head knocking against a stone.
No one cared about his life or death at that moment, seeing Li Yifei holding a gun, these men in black were all utterly terrified.
In some circles of this world, the Flying Hawk Squad is a formidable team, and the squad captain, Golden Eagle, made a famous mark a few years ago. Golden Eagle’s marksmanship is legendary, and these men in black also knew it.
The men in black’s leader had just leapt behind the tree when two additional bullet holes appeared where he had been standing.
Twenty bullets in total, Li Yifei fired ten shots in less than two seconds, seven hitting the men in black, two hitting the original position of their leader, and the last shot Li Yifei placed on the tree trunk.
The bullet hit the tree, sending a spray of wood chips that tore several lines in the clothes of the black-clothed leader.
Only then did the men in black remember to pull out guns and prepare to counterattack. Li Yifei shot two more times, hitting the wrists of two men in black, immediately rendering them unable to fight as they clutched their wrists in pain.
The leader of the men in black wanted to curse, and as soon as he moved, a bullet came flying his way, grazing his ear, scaring him into retreating.
In just a few seconds, Li Yifei fired thirteen bullets, almost none missing, quickly causing the group of mysterious black-clothed men to be hit.
Subduing them, Li Yifei did not pursue the victory but instead dodged away, dashing into the forest. Li Yifei used the moment to delay them, unleashing all the strength he had accumulated and recovered.
Though gravely injured, Li Yifei was like a leopard in the woods, escaping more than twenty meters with only a few bounds.
The forest was dense with trees, and as long as Li Yifei distanced himself further from those people, the threat their guns posed would be minimal.
These were all calculated by Li Yifei, and just walking those tens of meters earlier, Li Yifei appeared listless but was actually observing the surroundings, making this the best place to make his move.
The leader of the men in black cursed bitterly, stepping out from behind the tree holding two guns, aiming at the faintly visible figure of Li Yifei in the forest for a moment, before firing several shots, missing Li Yifei completely, only startling a flock of flying birds clucking and cawing in the air, seemingly mocking his marksmanship.
The few men in black who were not shot ran out and asked, "Should we pursue?"
"Chase? There’s no point in chasing, we’ve already caught this old thing. As for Li Yifei...damn, this kid is damn tough, still able to counterattack and escape even in this state." The leader of the men in black glared at his subordinates, tearing off his mask to reveal a Huaxia person’s face with a bloody scar from the debris shattered from the tree Li Yifei shot.
He wiped his face with his hand, looked at the blood on it, drew a sharp breath, and said, "Damn it, let him run. Someone, call those Yamaguchi Group people, tell them the old guy was killed by Li Yifei, and let them deal with it."
His subordinates immediately took out a phone while others went to tend their wounded companions.
Li Yifei slipped into the mountain forest, quickly orienting himself, and ran back in the direction from which he came. Having previously broken through Yanagio Inujiro’s formation, the forest was now free of mist, saving Li Yifei a lot of trouble.
After running for some distance, Li Yifei stopped, gasping for breath. Such running wouldn’t normally trouble him, but now he was indeed feeling challenged.
Once he was sure no one was chasing him, Li Yifei plopped down on a large rock, taking deep breaths.
Not daring to rest for long, he knew the sooner he left, the better. Li Yifei rested only for a moment, tucked his gun into his waist, and immediately dashed off.
The foot of the mountain might not be safe either, but Li Yifei felt it was at least safer than the direction of those men in black. Moreover, Sophia was successful by this time and should have attracted quite a bit of attention.
Five minutes later, Li Yifei, exhausted, reached the foot of the mountain. Through the trees, he saw many bodies around the small house, all dressed as ninjas. Licking his lips, he imagined the previous scene there.
To his surprise, there was no one alive there. Seeing a car parked nearby, Li Yifei rushed over. Just as he was about to get in, he saw a car driving back from a distance—it was the same one he had driven earlier.
Li Yifei immediately drew his gun, aiming, when he heard a scream from inside the car, "Brother Li, it’s me, it’s me!"
The car sped towards him, and just as Li Yifei thought whether he should dodge, it suddenly spun half a circle in mid-air and came to a stop.
Then, Meng Xiaofei jumped out of the car and ran over in a few steps, wrapping her arms around Li Yifei.
At this point, Li Yifei’s body couldn’t withstand such an impact, and he was immediately slammed into the car door behind him by Meng Xiaofei’s embrace.
Li Yifei struggled to steady himself, not falling over, and slightly pushed Meng Xiaofei away, asking, "Uh... cough, cough, Xiaofei, why didn’t you leave?"
Meng Xiaofei suddenly seemed to remember something, inspecting Li Yifei up and down. Upon seeing his tattered clothes and bloodstains all over him, she couldn’t hold back her tears.
"Wuwuwu, I’m so glad you’re alive, Brother Li." Meng Xiaofei wiped her tears and continued, "It was Sister Sophia. After we fought our way out, she was worried about you, and I couldn’t just leave you either. If something happened to you, we wouldn’t want to live either."
"Silly girl! It’s over, everything’s settled." Li Yifei raised his hand to wipe Meng Xiaofei’s tears, comforting her.
With a sigh in his heart, Li Yifei grabbed Meng Xiaofei and headed towards the car. He hadn’t seen Sophia, and he was very worried.
Opening the rear car door, Li Yifei saw Sophia, her body covered in blood, with multiple injuries on her shoulder, waist, legs, and arms. Lying in the back seat with her eyes closed and face pale, Li Yifei felt a pang of pain at the sight.
Sophia alone faced the attack of so many ninjas. She was injured all over, and this battle must have been both arduous and brutal. Sophia fearlessly charged into the crowd, her ninja swords flying, facing enemies who were equally unafraid of death—Sophia had to be even braver.
Without the support of True Qi, she relied on years of training to fight, driven by sheer will.
Li Yifei entrusted her with the task of saving Meng Xiaofei, and Sophia did not want to disappoint Li Yifei.
Moreover, if she failed, not only would she be doomed, but the enraged ninjas would likely kill Meng Xiaofei as well. The consequences were too dire, Sophia had to fight, had to kill.
In her early years of training, Sophia survived many life-and-death challenges. Only those who lived could continue training, could earn the right to endure further trials of life and death.
Thus, in a matter of minutes, Sophia became a killing machine, with fewer and fewer ninjas standing before her, and more and more bodies lying around—none alive.
It wasn’t until the last enemy fell that Sophia stopped. She didn’t glance back at the fallen, but leaned on her ninja sword, staggeringly walking back to the small house where Meng Xiaofei rushed out to support the staggering Sophia.
Even without seeing Sophia in her current state, Li Yifei could imagine the horrific battle that had just taken place from the scene alone.
Meng Xiaofei approached, sniffled, and softly said, "Brother Li, let’s get in the car quickly. We need to take Sister Sophia to the hospital. Her injuries aren’t fatal, but she’s lost too much blood; it could kill her."
Li Yifei nodded vigorously, just about to get in the car to drive when he felt dizzy, his body overwhelmed with fatigue. This tiredness wasn’t from overexertion but from mental and physical exhaustion, leaving him with no energy at all.
Seeing him like this, Meng Xiaofei immediately said, "Brother Li, just sit down. I’ll drive!"
Li Yifei nodded, got into the back seat, and held Sophia’s hand. He couldn’t muster any True Qi; otherwise, he could help heal Sophia’s wounds.
He tried several times, but the Innate Vital Energy from the Kunlun Mountain Stone Wall was uncooperative and didn’t reappear.
Meng Xiaofei drove the car, heading out. She didn’t know exactly where, but as long as they left there first, they could find a hospital to treat Sophia and Li Yifei.