40 The Hunter Strikes (2/2)

Where is he? He was over there just now!

When the thought flashed through his mind, a burst of energy came from behind him.

His pupils shrank. With no time to think, he immediately leaped to his feet, attempting to avoid the shock.

But it was too late. A brutal palm forcefully struck his back. The man in black quivered and spewed a mouthful of blood, feeling as if he'd been hit by a speeding car. He went flying without control and fell into a posture like that of a dog eating sh*t.

Chu Yue and Bai Ling were terrified. Who sent the man in black flying in the air? They could only see a slender figure in their blurred vision. In the next second, a name popped out in both their minds: Xiao Luo. The character resembled him too much in height and body type.

But under the drug's effect, they were temporarily paralyzed and couldn't utter a word. At last, the girls passed out.

The man in black lifted himself slowly from the ground while he looked in horror at the young man wearing a white T-shirt who had super-human strength. If it hadn't been for the man in black's swift reflexes, that karate chop would have shattered his back.

Who was that guy?

According to the intelligence he received from the person who hired him, there was no one of his caliber guarding Chu Yue. He'd already lured away two of her regular bodyguards. Where did this guy come from? Was he Chu Yue's bodyguard too?

”Who are you?” the man in black shouted.

”I've been hired to do a job just like you. The difference is that you were hired to kidnap Chu Yue. I was hired to protect her,” Xiao Luo snorted.

Tonight's encounter made Xiao Luo detest Chu Yue inexplicably. But since he'd already signed a contract with her father, he wouldn't renege on the deal. He'd been taught to honor his word; this was a guiding principle in his life. Of course, he had also accepted two million dollars in remuneration.

”Talking is useless. Come!”

As soon as the words were spoken, with ghastly eyes, Xiao Luo lunged toward the man like a cheetah. His right palm turned into a claw. Taking an artful trajectory like a slithering snake, he went directly to man in black's throat against the hissing winds.

What speed is this?

The man in black turned pale.

With no time to think, he ran off, not wanting to provoke, much less deal with, this monster.

”Wanna run?”

Xiao Luo kept chasing the man. Since this kidnapper had already endangered Chu Yue's life, Xiao Luo didn't want him to get away, and this was an excellent opportunity to strike. If he seized him once and for all, he wouldn't have to worry about Chu Yue and keep an eye on her at all times.

But just as Xiao Luo caught up with the man in black, he threw a white powder into his face like a gust of dust.

Xiao Luo dodged it instinctively. When he regained his stance, the man in black had already run more than 20 meters away. This guy was agile. He leaped to a big tree, flipped his body over the walls of a residential area, and vanished into the night.

”Is his zodiac rabbit? He runs fast!”

Xiao Luo decided not to go after him. God knows if there were other hunters out there! Things would get nasty if he kept chasing this guy while others rushed in to kidnap Chu Yue and Bai Ling, who were lying on the ground unconscious. This whole thing was probably part of a well-thought-out multifaceted plan.

He turned around and went back to check on Chu Yue and Bai Ling. Looking at the two unconscious girls on the ground, he frowned.

Then he heard urgent footsteps in the darkness.

Xiao Luo focused his eyes while he thought, there are more of them.

Able to discern people when they were coming from behind him, without even thinking, Xiao Luo swiped at them in an offhand manner. His five fingers were like knives, making a whizzing sound as they tore through the air.

”Mr. Xiao,! We're Mr. Chu's bodyguards appointed to guard the young mistress!” one of the men said.