Chapter 555 - Putting Oneself at Risk (2/2)

After making a shrieking sound, Shadow Slave felt great pressure coming off him and he was about to leap up like an eagle taking flight.

“Watch it!”

Zhu Yan yelled from within the door. Before his hand stopped moving, arrows shot out towards Ambassador White Dragon with much force.

Shadow Slave gave up pursuing Lin Mengya on his own accord but turned back to protect Ambassador White Dragon by blocking in front of him again.

Everything had happened according to Lin Mengya’s plan.

If she was able to bypass the pool at the center of the room in a few steps, Lin Mengya would be able to find a way of escape.

However, to her surprise, Shadow Slave, who was fighting valiantly, still had the strength to deal with her.

He stretched out his right arm and the black steel sharp knife on it instantly went towards Lin Mengya’s right chest.

Coincidentally, a few arrows shot towards Ambassador White Dragon in this instant.

Shadow Slave put his arms around Ambassador White Dragon and together, they rolled onto the floor. However, he lost control of the black steel sharp knives attached to his hands.

“Look out!”

Zhu Yan cautioned Lin Mengya by shouting out to her, but as she turned to look, the black steel sharp knives penetrated her waist.

This scene of being impaled by sharp knives had not appeared in her preconception.

Instantly, the great impact threw her into the air.

With a “Splash!”, Lin Mengya fell into the pool of water.

Now, not only Zhu Yan but Shadow Slave and Ambassador White Dragon were shocked at how the situation had ended up this way.

“Son of a bitch! Do you not know how to do things? I want to catch her alive, but you have dealt a blow on her and sent her flying in the air!”

Ambassador White Dragon roared. Shadow Slave could very well hit the target with one strike.

However, Lin Mengya had ended up in the pool.

Shadow Slave did not try to explain but continued protecting Ambassador White Dragon by staying around him.

Perhaps he had begun to be confused by the situation.

He had never ever lost control of the knives on his hands so he wondered why he was not even able to cut open a woman’s body with it.

Lin Mengya, who had been totally unprepared when she was forcefully pushed into the pool, swallowed a few mouthfuls of water.

Fortunately, she was a good swimmer and was soon able to adjust her breathing.

The pool was also not deep. People had merely used it to soak themselves in human blood. Lin Mengya kept a little of her head over the water and she could hear Ambassador White Dragon’s angry roar.

After this blow by Shadow Slave, she had ended up on the other end of the pool.

Although she could feel her breath churning and blood boiling, she still managed to spit out the water in her mouth and climbed out of the pool with agility.

“Get hold of her! Otherwise, you might as well die!”

Ambassador White Dragon roared once again, but Shadow Slave could not bear to move away.

Zhu Yan’s heart finally settled when he was the Lin Mengya had gotten out of the pool. After this, he was able to operate the mechanisms with more ease.

At that moment, it was almost impossible for Ambassador White Dragon to escape although Shadow Slave was still able to keep him safe for now.

Despite being totally drenched, Lin Mengya remained agile and nimble.

She went along the secret passage and finally emerged from it.

By this time, there was great chaos out in the courtyard with all kinds of mechanisms and traps being activated.

Zhu Yan had quietly told Lin Mengya earlier about where the various mechanisms were, therefore she was eventually able to escape those spots where the mechanisms worked.

The night had become her best camouflage.

All the people in the courtyard were preoccupied with defending themselves against the mechanisms so much so that few had realized that their target was sneakily heading towards the main gate.

Lin Mengya had never gone to the front gates, but Hongyu had told her earlier that the front gates opened up to a busy high street. The reason being that this way, it would be able to hoodwink people.

The backyard was quieter and more secluded therefore there would be more people guarding by the back gate.

If she was going to look for help, the front yard would be the safest place to go.

While there were many mechanisms, there were even more enemies.

There were already many corpses lying randomly on the floor.

However, these men seemed to be fearless. They seemed to have learned their lesson and they were using their comrades’ dead bodies as shields.

Lin Mengya tiptoed quietly through the front gates. Along her way, she managed to detect Hongyu and Xiu’s whereabouts.

She had to admit that Hongyu was indeed an intelligent lady.

The place where they were was closer to the front gate, therefore there were not many mechanisms and also fewer enemies in comparison.

After all, if there was too great a commotion in the front yard, the people outside would be able to detect the stir.

The bright red gate was right before her eyes now.

It only took a few steps for Lin Mengya to reach the main gate.

Just when she was about to open the gate, she sensed danger rising in her spine.

Instinctively, she dodged, and immediately she heard a “swoosh”. In the next instant, there was a long shiny silver sword stuck on the main gate just in front of her.