Chapter 5: Instinct (1/2)
Chapter 5: Instinct
In the end, Luo Jian did not see Feng Yu Lan at the usual place because halfway through the walk, Luo Jian chose to take a shortcut, rounding the corner to an alley For soht, the alley was eerily dark and vacant; the humid air was filled with the scent of iron, the smell of blood
Luo Jian felt shi+vers run up his spine; he felt nauseous and wanted to vomit He subconsciously quickened his pace; his fever see worse and worse by the second His newly changed clothes were i and unbearable, he couldn’t help but cover the cold area on his neck
How strange…was this alley always so long?
After walking for a long tian to realize soh this alley a few times because it was relatively close and it would take hih the road was narrow and quite remote, there were still people who normally liked to take this shortcut, as it was convenient and fast Each time he took it, Luo Jian always met one or two passersby
But there was no one here today
Luo Jian lifted his head once again and looked up at the sky Because of this cramped alley, the sky also see above Luo Jian’s head, and he didn’t knohy, but there was this stifling feeling of restriction bearing down on hi fro, and each step issued a solid sound So! Luo Jian ie, and his right hand reached for his back His fingers touched the handle of his knife
The handle of his coer through it This design allowed Luo Jian to draw his knife even faster; furthered handle gave better retention, a ‘fixed’ effect
The unexpected visitor soon revealed hirey vest and a rather bulky jacket His hood covered his head, and he even went as far as to wearing a greyblack trousers and so shoes
The alley was very dark, so Luo Jian couldn’t make out the other person’s face And it didn’t help that on a hot day like this, the man not only wore such a thick coat and a hood, but he even wore a ly bizarre Luo Jian carefully observed him and found he was also armed with a weapon It was actually a hand-held crossbow!
The small hand crossboas aler Moreover, there was an arched bowstring near the top, which shot out arrows, not bullets He’d once seen this weapon from that friend of his as a military fanatic and an arms collector That friend treasured it as if it was his most precious baby, and he never let Luo Jian touch it
The two sides stopped about five or six meters from each other While Luo Jian warily sized the other party up, he knew that the stranger on the other side was sizing him up as well It wasn’t appropriate to rashly start an attack, so Luo Jian decided to quietly wait and see
As a matter of fact, Luo Jian didn’t understand why he knew he’d be attacked; he just carried his weapon as a precaution It was truly an odd presenti him what to do and how to act It was quite the pheno, it was indescribable It was si n
“You a rookie?” The opposite side spoke first
“What? Rookie?” Luo Jian had one hand behind his back; he gripped onto his weapon tightly
The other party raised his hand, showing his weapon to Luo Jian, “How you got that knife at your back is how I got my crossbow”
Luo Jian finally understood that
“You’re talking about that daht?”
However, before Luo Jian could receive an answer, the masked man suddenly launched an attack!
It was all too unexpected The masked man raised the crossbow in his hand, aier The piercing sound led then stuure when evading that attack He couldn’t help but peek in the direction where the arroas shot The arroas deeply e only the tip of its tail
At this very moment, Luo Jian broke out into a cold sweat He didn’t doubt that if he had dodged any slower, that arroould definitely have penetrated his body!
The first strike failed, but the masked man was unperturbed; he calmly carried out his second strike He took out another arrow froain, aimed at Luo Jian The process seemed fairly complex, but it was actually couy’s for real! Luo Jian knew he couldn’t do anything, the enelance, Luo Jian could evidently see the other person’s intention to kill It wasn’t uided by one’s hot blood, it was cold and calculative; thehis ht you!” Luo Jian was certainly no cohts he’s had since he was a child up until now could be counted with just one hand This man’s ; he was obviously not a ht back! Otherwise, I’ll bust your head open in the next second!” The masked man relentlessly threatened His cold tone and the crossbow in his hand proved to Luo Jian that the h on his word1
If I don’t fight back, I’ll really die!
Luo Jian pulled out his own knife At this moment, he remembered the murderer in the chamber, the reality of it, how the God of death himself approached him Luo Jian didn’t remember how he finally escaped from the chamber, but he knew he should’ve been dead And yet, he was still alive
Since I’m alive, I can’t die here Luo Jian muttered to his were tree! Even though the odds of hih Luo Jian couldn’t see a sliver of hope, he was betting on all of the strength he had left
Just as he’s never used a gun before, Luo Jian has never fought with a knife In norwith a dagger The blade in his hand ive him a chance to think, as he shot another arrow
I have to get close to hiht as he avoided the second arrow The other person’shis weapon, but for some reason, his aie
This gave Luo Jian a sense of ease, and he rushed towards the enemy with the knife in his hand