1194 Surprise Attack 2 (2/2)
The saber in his hand had also been broken in half from the impact of the explosion.
”They really seem to think highly of me, don't they… This power… It's enough to kill an elephant with just the impact…” Even if his Saber Arts were unparalleled, against these types of surprise attacks, he would still have incurred heavy damages despite the Savior's vitality enhancements.
Yuria tried his hardest to scan the area with his blurred vision. He dropped down from the branch and slowly tried to regain his stability. Under the dark lighting, he vaguely saw a large silhouette slowly moving towards him.
Thump… Thump… Thump…
It was the sound of heavy footsteps.
”Humans… How could they have such heavy footsteps?” Yuria was lying flat on his belly, desperately attempting to push himself up. However, he could not stand up for some reason. He tried mustering up all his might but somehow felt his entire body being completely powerless. The power of the Savior he used to have absolute control over had completely disappeared.
”Bro…” He could vaguely hear someone call out to him.
”Xiaojie…” He reached out at the direction of the voice, seemingly grabbing on to something but his grip immediately loosened.
After a moment, the large silhouette finally walked up to Yuria. Looking at it up close, he was shocked to see that it was a giant robot standing at more than two meters in height.
He had a triangular head and his body looking as sturdy as a tank. The robot lifted up one of its legs, before furiously stomping down on Yuria's back.
Bam.
A sudden intense pain.
Yuria's vision turned red as he completely passed out.
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Pitter Patter…
The rain slowly splattered onto the ground. The icy cold water dripped down along Yuria's cheeks.
It was already night time. A tiny figure walked up to him and squatted down. She slowly turned Yuria's body over before lightly slapping his face.
”Hey, wake up!”
Yuria remained motionless, his blood being washed off by the raindrops on his face. The mixture of blood and rain slowly flowed down his still unconscious body onto the ground, dying the grass below him a pale red.
The tiny figure did not have an umbrella, her body had already been completely drenched by the heavy rain. Looking at the situation, she rapidly applied pressure on to Yuria's chest, placing her ear on it to check for his heartbeat. He was still alive.
This person then stood up and looked around, but there was no one in sight who could lend a helping hand. Seeing no other option, she once again squatted down. With some difficulty, she carried Yuria's body on her shoulders, slowly moving out of the forest onto the road ahead.
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”What? Yuria is also missing?!”
Garen stood in the restaurant, frustratedly talking on the phone with one of the special agents from the National Security Bureau giving him a report.
”When did this happen?”
”Just a few moments ago. Our contact with the Yuria siblings suddenly got cut off. At the same time, all the communication devices on his body had also been disconnected. Our satellite monitors found the vehicle they were riding abandoned in the middle of the road. The area had traces of an explosion.” This female special agent was someone the National Security Bureau specifically tasked to give these reports and updates to Garen. Her speech was short and concise, not wasting any time when conveying the messages.
”Yuria's movements was something that only the National Security Bureau and us would know about. Do we have a spy in our midst!?” Li Hua stood up and said in a low voice.
”This is bad,” Garen nodded, his expression starting to pale, ”Yuria is a key figure in our plan. This type of incident wasn't accounted for in our original plan. Furthermore, Ah Xue is also missing.”
”Could it be the work of the same people?” Nine-Tailed Fox stood up and said. Her current emotions had completely calmed down.
”Vulture would never attempt this stunt on their own. Maybe it's one of the other two countries' forces,” Garen guessed, ”Red Nation and Black Federation. It should be one of them?”
”The possibility of it being the Black Federation is much higher,” Nine-Tailed Fox replied. ”They are an ambitious bunch, always trying to start wars and challenges. Yuria is one of the Four Cornerstones, this is something that most of the higher-ups all over the world acknowledged. Their intentions and goals are very obvious, but why would Ah Xue also be targeted?”
”Let's continue this when we get back.”
Garen walked out of the restaurant and arrived at the deck. Both hands holding on to the railings at the sides of the ship. He felt the waves of the blue sea violently crashing about causing the cruise ship to rock. He could also see a few ships moving in the distance.