496 Deaths (1/2)
Outside of Julu city walls, two men walked out from an abandoned shack.
Zhang Jiao and Hua Tuo exited the secret passage and appeared inside a dummy village, located outside of Julu south walls, which was protected by intelligence agents of Lu Zhi and Sima Fang.
Nobody paid attention to this dummy slum, which was a perfect place for an emergency exit route.
”We should be safe now,” Zhang Jiao looked around, but he found no one nearby, ”Wait a minute. Something is not right.”
The dummy village should have many agents disguising as beggars, but Zhang Jiao could not find anyone. Moreover, the iron scent in the air alarmed Zhang Jiao.
It was the smell of blood!
”No! Go back to the passage. This place isn't safe!”
”It isn't safe, indeed. As long as you don't run, I can ensure your safety.”
A burly man in a black leather armor was floating over the building that Zhang Jiao and Hua Tuo had exited. His four black wings fluttered behind his back.
He looked down on them and oppressed them with his killing intent.
”Sloth curse!”
A soul detached from the mysterious black armor man, pointing his finger at Zhang Jiao and Hua Tuo. Dark gas enveloped the latter, forcing them into a slumber.
Both elders collapsed and fell asleep.
Zhou Tai looked at the two elders, expressionless. He descended and entered the shack to inspect the hidden passage.
Indeed, he found the underground route toward the city.
As Zhou Tai succeeded what he was tasked to do, he reported his duty to the clan chat.
Zhou Tai: ”I've secured Zhang Tong's father and his follower.”
Zhou Yu: ”Bring them to the government house. We'll use them as hostages to bargain with Zhang Tong.”
Zhou Tai: ”Understood.”
After getting the new order, Zhou Tai walked toward the two unconscious elders, planning to carry them.
*VHOOM*
A strange sound came from the ground below Zhang Jiao and Hua Tuo.
The moment Zhou Tai got a closer look, the two unconscious old men fell into blue holes. The portals immediately closed after the two men sunk into the warp gates.
Zhou Tai widened his eyes in shock. He sat and scoured for Zhang Jiao and Hua Tuo, but he could not locate them.
'How!?'
Baffled and confused, Zhou Tai reported to Zhou Yu right away.
Zhou Tai: ”I've lost the hostages!”
Zhou Yu: ”What!? How!? What happened!?”
Zhou Tai: ”I don't know. Some kind of blue things expanded and devoured both of them!”
Zhou Yu: ”Get out of there! That must be Li Feihong!”
Reading to this point, Zhou Tai kicked the ground in panic, launching himself to the sky.
But a blue gate opened, blocking his flight path. As Zhou Tai had not mastered in flying skills, he entered the portal unwillingly.
'Not good!'
Zhou Tai shifted his head to the left side to avoid the barrel.
*BANG*
He could see something coming out of the hole at a frightening speed. It grazed his helmet, creating a loud clank noise.
The iron helmet of Zhou Tai echoed, numbing his eardrums.
The second that Zhou Tai flinched, the gun barrel of the angel pointed at Zhou Tai's chest.
*BANG*
*PU*
Zhou Tai could feel that something hot punctured through his chest and exited his back. The leather armor could not defend against the bullet.
Zhou Tai's opponent, Li Feihong, was holding an AK-47 in his hands. Just now, he just fired two shells in a single-mode, probing Zhou Tai's fighting strength.
Li Feihong sighed in disappointment. He had expected that Zhou Tai could dodge the bullets, even though he reinforced every shell with his power.
It seemed that Li Feihong overestimated his enemy.
”Eh, boring.”
He flipped the gun-mode switch, changing it to semi-auto.
*BANG*
*BANG*
*BANG*
Li Feihong pulled the trigger, maintaining the initiative in this brief battle.
Zhou Tai was too confused about what was happening around himself. He failed to react against the follow-up shells.
*PU* *PU* *PU*
Two bullets pierced Zhou Tai's chest while the last one went through his forehead.
The legendary bodyguard of Sun Quan ended his story before he could display his true potential.
Li Feihong's apathetic eyes glanced at the dead body. He put the rifle back in his inventory and picked up a rolled cigarette from his chest pocket.
He put the joint in his mouth and searched for a lighter.
”Ah, I forgot. I don't have a modern lighter.”
He reported his progress to the clan chat anyway.
Li Feihong: ”I've secured Hua Tuo and Zhang Jiao.”
Hua Tuo and Zhang Jiao were sleeping on the ground as Li Feihong teleported them there. Next to them, Zhang Liao arranged a couple of physicians to look after their conditions.
Lu Zhi: ”Good work. Please find Minister Sima in the area. He should be around there somewhere.”
Lu Zhi: ”Minister Sima Fang, please tell us where you're at, so Li Feihong can pick you up.”
No answer came from Sima Fang.
A few minutes later…
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