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As if losing control, premonitions flashed wildly through Lu Yibei's mind, almost overwhelming her normal thoughts.
Using the faint light cast from within the Sanxia Mental Hospital building, Lu Yibei's golden-red eyes vigilantly scanned her surroundings.
Her gaze swept over large patches of dim shadows, and faint flickers of flame danced at the edges of her vision, as if about to spread and burn everything in sight to ashes.
A few seconds later...
Those uninvited guests finally appeared before her.
They were a group of individuals dressed in dark grey tight-fitting clothes, at least five of them at a rough glance.
Their pulled-down hoods and masks made of a special metal concealed most of their faces; only a pair of eyes, with more black than white, glowing eerily like those of a beast, were vaguely visible.
On the leather bracers of their arms, there was a special emblem embroidered with red thread.
They moved through large patches of shadows, and the shadows within their sight seemed to undulate like flowing water in a strange manner, with them being like fish in the water, light and swift.
Are they the Assassins' Nameless Assassin Group?! Lu Yibei's eyes trembled as ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) she noticed the emblem on their bracers.
A few days ago, when Void left, she had already handed her the relevant intelligence on Psychic members who might target her.
Concerning her own safety, Lu Yibei only read it once, and relying on her extraordinary memory, she committed all the information to her mind.
The Nameless Assassin Group, skilled in assassination; Kasuga Grand Shrine, whose members are mostly female and possess the special ability to tame urban legend; White God Group, blessed by deities and somewhat similar to the Miracle Order; Aptya, whose abilities are bizarre and who are proficient in the way of Spell...
There were at least a dozen Psychic organizations of various origins and beliefs.
To be honest, among these Psychic organizations that wanted her dead, the one she was most concerned about was the Assassins' Nameless Assassin Group. She didn't expect these guys to be the first to come knocking.
There are about two minutes left, I must get rid of them within these two minutes... Lu Yibei thought.
Although being interrupted from her peeking gave her an urge to go on a killing spree, reason told her not to stay too long.
Silently, one of the Nameless Assassin Group members transformed into a black mist, almost merging with the surrounding shadows, and shot towards her.
The next moment, a premonition flashed again.
He swung a scythe at your neck.
In the blink of an eye, a chilling bone-white scythe closed in.
Lu Yibei instinctively wanted to summon Lingtai Pure Karma, but in a flash, she reconsidered. The surging Spiritual Energy fluctuations from summoning Lingtai Pure Karma would likely accelerate the process of the surrounding Spell circuits detecting Spiritual Energy and locking onto her whereabouts. So she immediately responded with the Body Technique from the Taihe Gentleman Sword Illustration.
However, as she used her agile Body Technique to flash out of the scythe's attack range and create a small distance, leaving ample space to react, something unexpected happened.
That Nameless Assassin Group member actually gave up the attack, quickly retreated, and re-hid in the dim shadows.
Lu Yibei, "???"
What the hell? Why did they suddenly retreat? Are they not here to assassinate me, but to scare me?
As the King of Weird Tales of Hua City and a key suspect for world destruction among various Psychic organizations, she naturally wouldn't be scared. After a brief moment of surprise, she quickly realized the key point.
Unlike Assassins in games or TV shows who, upon failed assassination, immediately switch to an invincible mode, these Assassins' Nameless Assassin Group members seem to always seize the right moment, striking with the belief of a single, fatal blow.
If they realize through keen judgment of timing that a single fatal blow is not possible, they would rather give up than rashly expose themselves to the enemy's counterattack range.
However...
All of this is based on the premise that their locked-on target cannot see through the disguise they weave with shadows, nor can they capture their aura.
If they unknowingly possess a method to track their movements, the roles of hunter and prey will be completely reversed.
Their well-trained assassination techniques and almost instinctive timing judgment will instead become a burden.
Just as described in Void's intelligence, when the Nameless Assassin Group members attempted to assassinate the Shaman King in Sanlongsha, the Shaman King captured the momentary burst of killing intent, leading to a failed assassination and a counter-kill.
And now, Lu Yibei, like the Shaman King, has gained an absolute advantage by capturing their movements through the special abilities of her eyes.
"..."
Although I feel a bit of admiration for all you silver coins, for my own safety, I can only say sorry this time.
Next, you will experience how terrifying it can be when an ability becomes a habit!
With this thought, Lu Yibei turned around, found the direction she came from, and suddenly unleashed the Body Technique of the Taihe Gentleman Sword Illustration to its extreme, soaring forward.
Bye-bye, I'm out of here, Sister!
Although her absolutely advantageous position was enough for her to kill all the Nameless Assassin Group members even without conveniently releasing Spiritual Energy, the time required would far exceed two minutes.
So, she thought of a better way to use the habits of the Nameless Assassin Group to shake them off. If successful, it might even prevent them from bothering her again for a while...
"Rustle, rustle!"
Subtle and dense footsteps echoed in the dim Sanxia Mental Hospital corridor at midnight.
Lu Yibei advanced rapidly, and overwhelming premonitions flashed through her mind, like a shadow of death, relentlessly pursuing her from behind.
Then, when a relatively slender figure quickly approached her side, suddenly burst out from under her feet, and stabbed a short knife towards her throat, she unexpectedly accelerated, flew a short distance, and then abruptly turned back, her fierce gaze sweeping over the large shadows.
The next moment, the Nameless Assassin Group members she had captured in her sight all stopped in place.
After waiting for two seconds, Lu Yibei turned again and ran forward.
Then, she turned back again, and stopped again.
Thus, a bizarre scene unfolded in this somewhat eerie Sanxia Mental Hospital corridor—a one-armed beautiful girl in a pristine nurse's uniform ran and stopped, ran and stopped in the corridor, with a group of dark figures chasing behind her, following her steps, stopping and moving with her.
It was as if they were playing some underworld version of 'Red Light, Green Light'.
After several such repetitions, the Nameless Assassin Group members finally realized something was amiss, and Lu Yibei had finally reached the base of the wall, with less than twenty meters remaining until she was out of danger and her plan succeeded.
She took a deep breath, ignored the Nameless Assassin Group members rushing towards her from behind, and directly summoned Lingtai Pure Karma to cover her entire body, suddenly launching into a full-speed charge.
The Nameless Assassin Group members came to their senses, no longer aiming for a single fatal blow, and she no longer intended to pretend.
She planned to rely on Lingtai Pure Karma to withstand all attacks and break through the remaining distance.
With only twenty meters left, there was no longer any need to worry about the Spiritual Energy agitated by Lingtai Pure Karma triggering an alarm prematurely.
The next moment, she was met with a dense flurry of blades and swords.
Hidden blades, short hammers, short knives, bone-white scythes... various weapons attacked from tricky and insidious angles, scraping against the surface of her heavy armor, accompanied by piercing metallic sounds, sending out a series of sparks.
They wanted to keep the Disaster, but Lu Yibei, relying on her astonishing physical strength, ran with her heavy armor, like a speeding, impenetrable tank, even forcefully knocking away a Nameless Assassin who was attacking her head-on.
A few seconds later.
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By the time the Nameless Assassin Group members reacted, Lu Yibei had already climbed back onto the wall.
The moment she climbed onto the wall, Lu Yibei, covered in the heavy armor formed by Lingtai Pure Karma, spread her hands and shrugged at the black figure who retreated after one strike and his companions.
Her expression seemed to say, "I let you cut me, but you couldn't hurt me. What can I do?"
Then, looking back at the pursuing Nameless Assassin Group members, she silently pulled out a Paper Cicada Immortal from her Pregnant, and threw it towards them.
The Paper Cicada Immortal traced a parabola, landing almost simultaneously with Lu Yibei jumping over the wall.
One inside, one outside.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
Once outside the Sanxia Mental Hospital, there was no risk of being trapped, so Lu Yibei shamelessly shouted at the top of her lungs.
"???"
Enemy attack? Are you talking about yourself? Amidst the bewildered glances of the Nameless Assassin Group members, the Paper Cicada Immortal exploded with a bang!
"Boom—!"
A huge roar erupted, the ground trembled, and a wave of air carrying Spiritual Energy spread in all directions, causing a large number of Spiritual Energy detection devices to instantly light up with faint glows.
The next moment, alarms blared within Sanxia Mental Hospital.
Amidst the alarms, a large number of sealing-type solidified Spells were activated one after another, and dazzling Spell circuits emerged from the thick walls, unleashing terrifying suppression.
A few seconds later, a group of Night Watch Special Operations Team members, dressed in white and armed with Alchemy firearms, arrived at the scene, surrounding the Nameless Assassin Group members who had just escaped the aftermath of the Paper Cicada Immortal explosion. Their dark muzzles were aimed at their heads.
"Lay down your weapons, hands on your head, and squat!"
The Nameless Assassin Group members, "..."
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"Calamitys Death" countdown: 108h13m5s
On the Shanshi Expressway, about two hundred kilometers from Sanxia Mental Hospital, a white figure sped along the road.
The wind whistled in her ears, and Bai Kai's voice, carried by the wind, reached Lu Yibei's ears.
"Xiao Bei, what happened just now? There was plenty of time, why did the alarm suddenly go off?"
"Ran into a bit of trouble," Lu Yibei said.
Bai Kai's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly pressed, "Did you run into Sanxia Mental Hospital staff?"
"No!" Lu Yibei said expressionlessly, "Just the Assassins' Nameless Assassin Group."
"Oh!" Bai Kai nodded. "Then that's... Wait, what did you say?"
"Xiao Bei, you've really changed. You've become unfamiliar to me!"
Encountering an assassination attempt from the world's top assassin organization, yet being so calm, he suddenly worried that Lu Yibei might one day get herself killed by being too reckless, just like her father...
"Oh, didn't I shake them off?" Lu Yibei pouted. "I reckon, with the gift I gave them before I left, they should be enjoying government food by now, and won't bother me for a while."
"..." Bai Kai was silent for a moment, then said earnestly, "Xiao Bei, they won't give up easily."
"Yes, I know," Lu Yibei nodded.
The Nameless Assassin Group is a very large organization. Just getting rid of five of them won't make them give up easily.
"By the way, Shui Ge, there's something I find very strange."
"What?"
"When those guys attacked me, for some reason, besides Body Technique, they didn't use other assassination techniques like Spell or poison."
"Hmm..." Bai Kai said, "Perhaps because they didn't dare to use them? After all, assassinating you at this time would violate the agreement between Old Man of the Mountain and Black Emperor. If they were accidentally caught, it would be difficult to explain."
"Is that so? I should have played it bigger then..." Lu Yibei muttered softly.
"What?" Bai Kai frowned.
"Nothing! Really!"
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"Calamitys Death" countdown: 107h20m57s
Bai Kai lectured Lu Yibei for nearly half an hour before finally quieting down. There was still some time before arriving at Da Chunyang Palace in Shizhou City. With the peace and quiet, Lu Yibei finally had a chance to think calmly.
"..."
Although I didn't witness the Leader's entire departure, at least I confirmed that Fang Ji's words were true...
Should I go to the address Fang Ji gave me next? So many days have passed, will the Leader still be there?
Also, one thing is very strange: since she left voluntarily, why didn't she contact me?
Lu Yibei continued to ponder disconnected thoughts until Bai Kai's voice broke her reverie.
"Xiao Bei, we're here!"
Hearing this, she looked up, and an old, dilapidated small Taoist temple nestled among the mountains was right before her eyes.
This was the meeting place Lu Yibei and Zhang Huainan had agreed upon...
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"Calamitys Death" countdown: 104h20m57s
In Jin Guan City, at the Night Watch Southwest District Inspector's office.
Inspector Xing Yuan sat in front of the computer, looking at the investigation application displayed on the screen, while holding a bao sang cang xiao badge and communicating with someone.
"I've seen the application... Are you sure you want to continue the investigation? I heard your mother has been found. Is there still any point in continuing the investigation? The current clues are very insufficient, and you probably don't have many leads, do you?"
"Definitely, it's meaningful!" Jiang Li's voice came from the other end of the bao sang cang xiao badge. "Although the cause of this case was my mother, after a deeper understanding, I found that it involves a wide range of issues. More than 12,000 Spiritual Energy potential users and Psychic pass through their organization every year..."
"If it stops here, more people might suffer harm like my mother in the future!"
"..." Inspector Xing Yuan pondered for two seconds, then sighed silently. "Alright, if you insist! But I must warn you beforehand, cross-border investigations involve many troubles, and the Night Watch might not be able to provide you with timely support."
"I know, I'll be careful!" Jiang Li said.
Is this a matter of being careful or not? I'm afraid you'll die and I won't be able to explain it to that guy! Inspector Xing Yuan rolled her eyes in exasperation. "By the way, have you contacted that guy?"
Hearing Inspector Xing Yuan say this, Jiang Li realized the reason for Inspector Xing Yuan's repeated dissuasion. After a moment of silence, she said, "Thanks for the reminder! I couldn't contact him before due to the influence of Divine Kingdom Jade Gate. I'll let him know I'm safe as soon as I get there."
"Alright, that's all for now..." Inspector Xing Yuan said, stopping the Spiritual Energy supply and cutting off the communication with the bao sang cang xiao badge.
