Free Web NovelChapter 129: Taking A Hostage
Chapter 129
Her instincts as an elite assassin, that had been honed over a lot of years, saved or at least tried to save her.
Pushing all her strength to the absolute limit of her ability, Annie abandoned the glowing orb and threw her body into a desperate backward leap mid air to distance herself from what was coming.
The fast moving rock struck the center of the unstable energy sphere with perfect accuracy.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
An explosion far louder and bigger than any previous one rocked the entire area as a massive ball of energy radiating heat like a miniature sun expanded outward in every direction within a thirty meter radius.
Even though Annie had somehow managed to jump backward, she was still caught within the explosion. The fiery shockwave and heat caught her mid air, instantly burning away most parts of her shirt and black pants, scorching the smooth tender skin of her body.
Then the force from the explosion hurled her through the air. Her body flew for nearly twenty meters backward before crashing violently across the ground.
She rolled for at least several meters before finally stopping.
Looking at her figure from the distance, Alex noticed that her clothes were partially burned. Part of her exposed skin including a small portion of her beautiful face suffered severe burns. And her appearance right now looked really pitiful.
Annie slowly pushed herself up, her face twisting with fury and screamed in rage as she prepared to move and tear Alex apart limb from limb.
"AHHHHH!!! YOU...!"
RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT!
The sudden, deafening roar of gunfire most probably from a high caliber gun tore through the air.
Before Annie could even completely lift her body off the ground, several but highly precise bullets from a standard mini sub-machine gun tore through the distance.
The worst thing for Annie was that every single round was aimed precisely at the exact same square inch of her right plump thigh.
The first three bullets slammed into her flesh, penetrating inside by a mere half an inch before stopping, a ridiculous testament to how remarkably durable a Vanguard Realm Awakened truly was.
However, the shooter didn’t stop firing. Whoever it was kept on shooting until they were sure that it had shredded her femoral tendons and incapacitated her for the time being.
"ARRGGHH!"
Annie shrieked as her right leg completely failed her. The injury forced her body to buckle violently, her knees smashing into the ground as she knelt down, gritting her teeth in blinding, agonizing pain while clutching her bleeding thigh.
Alex, clutching his burned side, turned his head back toward the shadows in surprise, wondering who had just fired those shots, then his brain thought of a certain someone, which turned out to be correct.
Walking out from behind the thick smoke was Nyx. Her beautiful amber eyes were entirely cold, devoid of any emotion as she gazed at the furious pair of light blue eyes staring daggers at her.
In her delicate, snow white hands, she held a smoking mini sub-machine gun that must have probably scavenged from one of the dead assassins Alex had silently put down earlier.
Alex continued to stare at Nyx for a brief moment before anger replaced the relief he had initially felt upon seeing her unharmed.
This damn woman, didn’t he tell her to stay put and wait for him? How would he live with himself if she had gotten caught up within the blast range, after all no matter how smart or powerful she was, she was still a normal human.
He strode toward her despite the painful protest from his battered body.
"Are you crazy? I thought I told you to stay behind those rocks, Nyx. What on earth were you thinking for Christ sake? What if you had been caught up within the blast range of that explosion? You could have been seriously hurt, or worse!"
Nyx didn’t even flinch a bit at his tone, instead she calmly lowered the smoking sub-machine gun, though her fingers never left the guard. Looked at him with those beautiful amber eyes and replied in an even tone
"But nothing happened in the end."
Alex almost choked.
"That isn’t the point."
"It is exactly the point."
Her gaze softened slightly as she looked at the serious burns covering his body.
"I absolutely hated being left behind to watch helplessly as my man was out here bleeding and fighting for my life. I am an underworld queenpin, not a damsel in distress."
For a moment, Alex didn’t know what else to say. There was no arrogance in her voice or any attempt to sound impressive. She just simply sounded honest. And in a way he felt touched.
Nyx then slowly glanced toward the kneeling Annie.
"Besides, if I had remained hidden behind those rocks, who knows what crazy suicidal attack she could pull up? So I don’t care if you yell at me or shout at me. I will not stand there and watch something bad happen to you."
Annie’s face twisted with hatred. Blood continued to drip through her fingers as she clutched her injured thigh.
"You little American Bitch!" Her scream echoed through the night. "Do you think you’ve won?!" freёweɓnovel.com
She said, spitting out blood, while glaring murderously at Nyx. ƒrēewebnovel.com
"I swear to you, if you don’t end my life right here, right now, you will regret it. It won’t matter where you run to or which corner of the world you try to hide in. I will hunt you down and I will find you."
She pointed a trembling finger toward both of them.
"You hear me?! I’ll find you! And after that, I will kill you! I’ll kill the both of you! So kill me before I kill you! Hahaha!!"
Nyx’s expression remained completely indifferent.
"With pleasure."
She slowly raised the sub-machine gun and aimed the barrel directly at Annie’s forehead.
The injured assassin immediately stiffened. For the second time since the battle began, with the first time being when Alex threw the rock to her energy ball, what looked like fear appeared in her eyes.
Just as Nyx was about to pull the trigger, Alex hastily stepped forward, placing his hand firmly over the barrel of the gun to gently lower her aim.
"Wait, Nyx stop!"
Nyx paused. Annie also froze. Nyx then frowned slightly and turned her cold gaze toward him in confusion.
"Why are you stopping me? A rapid dog like this will only cause us endless trouble if left alive. She is too dangerous to be kept breathing."
Then her eyes suddenly narrowed into a suspicious slit and she said in a voice dripping of something that sounded like jealousy.
"Or don’t tell me that you’re starting to fall in love with her?"
Alex hurriedly shook his head and replied.
"No, no, no. How would I fall for someone who isn’t even as beautiful as you. The reason I asked you to stop is entirely different from that."
"Then tell me what it is?"
Alex sighed before pointing toward Annie.
"It’s because she is really important."
The assassin immediately narrowed her eyes, but Alex ignored her and continued.
"Think about it Nyx. Instead of leaving a corpse, we can carry Annie with us. We can then use her later on as a valuable leverage to prevent the Dark Lotus from blindly sending people after us or trying to stop us. Once we are safely back in America, she won’t have the backing of her organization anymore, and we can handle her however we want."
While his words sounded perfectly logical, Alex secretly harbored an entirely different motive in his mind. Annie destructive power was nothing short of monstrous, and if he could keep her alive long enough to get her back to a secure location, he could find a way to sleep with her and copy her ability and both Desire Points and Desire Energy as the ultimate compensation for all the injuries he suffered at the woman’s hand.
Nyx remained silent for a moment before slowly nodding her head in approval.
"Your idea is possible. Since to Lee Joon woo, someone like Annie, who is arguably their best Grade A assassin, would be incredibly important and irreplaceable to their organization strength. It is a massive gamble, but using her as leverage could actually work."
"Alright since you’re okay with it.."
Annie immediately laughed despite her condition.
"Haha. You idiots. Do you really think they’ll negotiate? They’ll tear apart every city just to find me. Even if it means risking a war with their rival in America...."
Before she could finish Alex moved and appeared directly in front of her.
Her eyes widened.
"What...!"
THUD!
Alex’s fist struck the side of her neck, causing Annie’s body to immediately go limp and collapse forward.
Alex then caught her before she could hit the floor, and hoisted her over his shoulders.
"Alright let’s move quickly before Lee Joon woo and his squad arrive," Alex said.
"Mm."
The two of them quickly began to run. Annie remained unconscious on Alex’s shoulders while Nyx stayed close behind him.
The private jet could already be seen in the distance. A minute later, Alex suddenly remembered something important.
He looked at Nyx and asked.
"What about the pilot?"
Nyx turned towards him.
"What about him?"
Alex frowned.
"I hope they are close by, because if they aren’t, then we’re screwed."
Nyx calmly replied.
"They are close by. The moment you went off to deal with those assassins, I immediately contacted him. I told him and the attendants to wait inside the jet for us. That the moment we safely enter inside the jet, they should immediately begin take off."
A look of approval appeared on Alex’s face.
"You really are the best, you know that?"
Nyx said nothing but a faint smile appeared on her lips, showing she was pleased by the compliment.
Soon they were only a couple of meters away from the sleek private jet waiting on the runway.
The engines were already running which was a good sign, and the stairs had been lowered. Several attendants were even standing near the entrance anxiously looking around.
The moment they spotted Nyx and Alex, a look of relief appeared on their faces.
"There they are!" One of them shouted.
Alex and Nyx increased their pace. The pilot himself appeared at the doorway. His expression immediately changed after seeing the unconscious woman on Alex’s shoulder and the burns covering Alex’s body.
Still, he wisely asked no questions.
The moment they reached the aircraft, Nyx spoke.
"Prepare for immediate takeoff."
"Yes, Miss Nyx."
The attendants hurried inside. Alex climbed the stairs with Annie still over his shoulder. Behind him, Nyx followed closely.
The moment everyone entered the aircraft, the doors immediately began closing. Alex dropped Annie on the floor and finally allowed himself to relax.
Tonight was long and crazy as hell. At least now, he could finally sit back on the comfy seats and relax.
Just as the private jet was slowly moving across the runway Alex’s ears twitched and he looked outside the window.
Not too far away, dozens of luxurious black cars suddenly burst through the airport entrance at high speed.
