“Uncle, you should choose your targets carefully before robbing me!” I shouted, looking at the driver’s back.
In the rearview mirror, I saw the driver’s bitter face, sweat pouring down his face. He stammered, “Young…young man, I’m…I’m sorry, I…I didn’t want to do this, but…if I don’t do it, I’ll be dead!”
Dead? Could this driver not be an unlicensed taxi driver? No, I have to get him to stop first. Since leaving the Hao family, I’ve had a sense of unease.
I pulled out a black dagger and held it to the driver’s neck: “If you don’t stop, you’ll be dead right now!”
The driver slammed on the brakes, the sudden stop nearly slashing his neck.
“Spare me!” the driver pleaded, flustered.
I ignored him and turned to Qin Mengdie, saying, “You get out first!”
Qin Mengdie looked at me, seemingly deep in thought. Even at a time like this, this woman was still so calm.
I said, somewhat angrily, “Get out!”
Qin Mengdie hesitated for a moment, then got out of the car.
Then I said to the driver, “You get out too!”
“Yes, yes!” the driver quickly replied, getting out of the taxi.
I got out as well, but while I was getting out, the taxi driver actually ran away.
“Damn it!” I was still trying to get some information from him, but he just wanted to escape. I was about to give chase.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of the driver, scaring him so much that he fell to the ground: “No, don’t kill me! I, I’ve brought them!”
The person glared at the driver, then coldly sneered, “Useless!” Saying this, he raised his hand and placed it on the driver’s head.
The moment his hand touched the driver’s head, the driver instantly turned into a dried-up corpse!
“What is this thing? Its blood-sucking speed is faster than a vampire’s! Damn it! When did I get involved with someone like this?!”
Qin Mengdie frowned upon seeing this, turned away, and began to gag.
No matter how strong she was, she was still a girl. While the scene wasn’t gory, the driver’s desiccated corpse was truly gruesome.
The man walked towards Qin Mengdie and me step by step, his features becoming clearer.
His face was angular, with a high nose, thin lips, and triangular eyes. Most importantly, he had no hair on his head—clearly not a good person.
Furthermore, I saw the two red letters “SR” written on his left chest. Although small, I could see them clearly.
The SR organization sent someone again! And it seems they deliberately waited until I was near Qin Mengdie before attacking.
This man was far more ruthless than the vampire. Without a word, he moved abruptly, charging directly at Qin Mengdie.
I quickly mobilized my inner energy, moving with incredible speed to protect Qin Mengdie.
Although he was fast, he was still somewhat inferior to me. The instant he attacked, I raised my dagger to block his attack.
The bald man, having missed his strike, immediately retreated cautiously.
“Now I know why those two died…” the bald man said grimly.
I didn’t know what he wanted. I said to Qin Mengdie, “Qin Mengdie, you stay behind me. Don’t go anywhere, understand?”
I originally wanted Qin Mengdie to drive away first, but then I remembered that she couldn’t drive, so I had to keep her behind me.
This bald man was far stronger than the vampire, by a significant margin. Judging from our earlier exchange, he was decisive in his killings and meticulous in his calculations—definitely a formidable opponent.
The bald man continued muttering to himself, “I investigated everyone around Qin Mengdie. The strongest was her family’s guard, but even that was only a Profound-level expert.”
“But I didn’t let my guard down. Although they were low-ranking, our SR assassins almost never miss a shot. So I assumed she had other powerful figures around her, but I never expected it to be her fiancé.” The bald man spoke each word carefully.
I remained silent. My experience told me these assassins would stop at nothing to achieve their goals. His words were likely a distraction, a ploy to create an opportunity to strike.
“I don’t know how the Qin family offended your SR, but let me tell you, Qin Mengdie is now a member of my Xia family. You’d better stop!” I said fiercely to the bald man.
The bald man burst into laughter: “No one has ever dared to speak to our SR members like that! Even your ancient martial arts sects in China have to be wary of us! You, a mere secular clan leader, dare to spout such arrogant words? Aren’t you afraid we’ll wipe out your entire clan?!”
I didn’t doubt the bald man’s words at all; after all, the Li family was a prime example. However, I didn’t like hearing such talk. In my life, what I hated most was being threatened.
“I’d like to see how you’re going to wipe out my entire Xia family!” With that, I unleashed two wind blades.
The bald man seemed to have anticipated my sudden attack, easily dodging my wind blades.
The bald man looked at me with a disdainful smile: “I thought you were something special, but it turns out you’re just a wind-type ability user, yet you dare to spout such arrogant words!”
“A wind-type ability user?” I was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, “How about this then!” With that, I conjured two fireballs in my hands and threw them at him! Although the bald man was momentarily stunned, his reaction was extremely quick, and he dodged the fireball.
I didn’t expect the fireball to hit him, because the wind blade was much faster than a fireball. If I could dodge a wind blade, I certainly could dodge a fireball.
“Fire-type ability? You’re a dual-attribute ability user!” The bald man looked at me with some surprise.
I didn’t speak, but conjured a water ball in my hand and quietly looked at the bald man.
The bald man was stunned for a long time, then smiled and said, “You’ve given me a big surprise. A three-attribute ability user hasn’t appeared in a long time. I didn’t expect to see one in China!” Seeing that I didn’t speak, the bald man continued, “If you join our SR, we might consider letting Qin Mengdie go!”
“Sorry, I don’t have the habit of being someone’s lackey!” I wouldn’t believe what these assassins said, nor did I need to. Although this bald man was strong, he was only about the level of an ancient martial arts master. I had the ability to kill him, but right now I needed to protect Qin Mengdie, and the situation was somewhat unfavorable for me.
“Hmph! You ungrateful ba$tard, then I’ll show you what’s what!” the bald man said, charging forward at lightning speed. At the same time, a pair of sharp claws had appeared on his hands without anyone noticing!