Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1039: Chapter 722: The Corpse

Soon, there was a rustling sound nearby, someone was stepping on fallen leaves and dead branches, approaching her side, moving swiftly in a one-sided chase.

Qu Hong slowly clenched her dagger. It seemed these two people didn’t take her seriously at all. Searching for someone in this setting and still daring to split up — they must have never faced death.

Qu Hong turned sideways, hiding behind a tree without making a sound. Just as the person walked past her, Qu Hong acted. She reversed her grip on the dagger, slashing the opponent’s wrist tendon first, then swiftly slicing upward, delivering a clean, lethal slash to the throat.

All of this happened in a flash. The tall thin man, the first to give chase, had no time to react. His eyes widened in disbelief, staring at Qu Hong, clutching his gushing throat, stumbling backward before collapsing. He didn’t utter a single word from beginning to end.

The knife in the man’s hand was more handy than Qu Hong’s. She quickly stepped forward to pick up the weapon, but in the next second...

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang!"

Gunshots rang out.

This caught Qu Hong off guard. She hadn’t expected these guys to also carry guns. And they weren’t shoddy, homemade firearms either; they were semi-automatic pistols.

No time to grab the knife now. She rolled on the ground, lowering her profile, then immediately got up and ran.

No choice now but to run away from the direction of the gunfire. Without the Power of Resentful Eyes, she was just an ordinary person, definitely no match against a gun.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two more shots were fired at Qu Hong, hitting the ground nearby. In such a dim forest environment, hitting a fast-moving target depended less on marksmanship and more on luck.

The shooter was a middle-aged man, relentlessly chasing behind her. He no longer hesitated with his bullets. Why? Because this woman was too formidable.

Earlier, he had watched from the shadows as the woman acted. She slashed one wrist, then sealed the throat — clean and swift. His subordinate didn’t even have time to react before being dispatched. This skill made the hair on his back stand on end.

This was no small fry — this was a colleague, a professional assassin, and among the top echelon!

At this moment, Tong Han was desperately trying to escape, but on the other side of the forest, a faint light seemed to be shining like a flashlight beam. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

It was the other two in the car. They had looped around behind her, ready to block her path. These guys weren’t complete idiots, after all.

Now Tong Han was in a tough spot. She hid behind a large rock, gasping heavily, lifting her hand from her side, which was covered in blood.

Yes, she had been hit, shot while picking up the weapon. Thankfully it wasn’t fatal, but... it was undoubtedly adding insult to injury, with enemies both front and rear, things were looking grim.

Seeing reinforcements arrive up front, the middle-aged man slowed his pace, loudly warning: "Be careful, this is a tough one, a fellow professional, Old Three got done in by her!"

"Gather together, don’t get close to her, you’re not her match!" the middle-aged man shouted at the top of his lungs. "No rush, I hit her!" ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

The middle-aged man was a calm type, with some reputation in the industry. Earlier, he didn’t fire upon witnessing his subordinate’s death, instead waited for the right moment to shoot when Qu Hong bent over to pick up a weapon from the body.

This increased the odds of hitting her. Only hit once though, as to improve accuracy, he aimed for the easiest target, the torso, rather than the head.

"I know you’re a fellow professional too. How about this? You come out, I promise not to make things difficult for you. We also need a skilled person," the middle-aged man shouted loudly. "I can swear on my ancestors’ spiritual tablet, there won’t be any settling of scores afterward!"

The man shouted as he changed positions; he hadn’t expected to encounter this situation, bringing only one magazine, all others were in the car, and now only two bullets remained in the gun.

This talk might fool children, but Qu Hong didn’t pay any heed. She had shouted similar words before, of course, those foolish enough to surrender were always disposed of by her own hands, she had to report back to the client.

Bounty hunters earn their living this way.

The middle-aged man hadn’t expected to lure her out with this trick. Once Qu Hong acted, he knew he was up against an expert. Such people wouldn’t fall for a simple ruse like this.

He only hoped Qu Hong would respond, even cursing at him would do, then he could pinpoint her position.

"Fellow professional, I know you’re an assassin too. I think... you must have been hired as Boss Sun’s bodyguard, right? How about this, I’ll cut you in on the deal, you join us; we desperately need someone like you," the middle-aged man was still searching for Qu Hong’s location, looking for a chance to strike decisively.

"Do you believe that yourself?"

Suddenly, the middle-aged man felt a wave of elation. The opponent finally couldn’t hold back and replied, and now he confirmed the general location, quietly inching closer.

The men in the middle-aged man’s team weren’t fools either. After finding out the opponent was one of their own kind, they immediately went silent, turning off the flashlights, and the four of them started playing hide and seek in the vast forest.

Now, Qu Hong was exposed.

The middle-aged man treaded lightly, inching his way to the source of the sound, where there was a large rock about waist-height — an excellent spot.

The middle-aged man confirmed that Qu Hong was hiding behind it.

But he was spooked by Qu Hong’s two lethal moves. He had a gun, and it wasn’t wise to rush in for close combat; distance was his domain.