"Kid, you're quick on your feet." The "doctor" suddenly chuckled, a hint of femininity in his eyes, and even his voice became soft and seductive. Then, the muscles in his face seemed to twitch a few times, and his facial muscles twisted and changed rapidly, quickly transforming into the face of a charming woman! His gaze towards Chen Xiao held a slight curiosity: "You're quite strong... Hehe, an interesting little kid."
"Grab her!" Young Master Xu roared and was about to rush forward, but Chen Xiao pulled him back—this woman could withstand one of his punches, so her strength was definitely beyond what Young Master Xu could handle!
"I'll do it!" Chen Xiao twisted his body and charged forward, but the woman twisted her body and chuckled lightly: "Catch me? Do you think you can do that, little guy?"
Chen Xiao had only taken two steps upstairs when suddenly, all the lights in the once brightly lit hall went out! The entire hall instantly became pitch black!
This sudden turn of events caught Chen Xiao off guard, but the woman's cold laughter came from the darkness. Chen Xiao felt a chill rush in front of him and instinctively dodged to the side, but he still felt a sharp pain in his right arm!
Sizzle!
The sharp blade easily sliced through Chen Xiao's right upper arm, clothes and flesh! If he hadn't dodged quickly, his arm would probably have been ruined by that cut.
Even so, the paper-thin, sharp blade cut into the muscle nearly two centimeters deep, and blood gushed out immediately. In just a few breaths, Chen Xiao's sleeve was already soaked with blood!
In the darkness, the woman's sinister laughter seemed to come from both sides simultaneously, carrying a hint of disdain: "Little one, does it hurt? Do you want your big sister to pamper you a bit?"
The sound seemed to come from afar, but suddenly, Chen Xiao felt a chill brush against his throat! He immediately shrank back, narrowly dodging the knife, but when he touched his throat, he found a thin line of blood on it!
He felt a gust of wind brush past his body, and without thinking, he exhaled and threw a powerful punch!
In the darkness, the woman moved with incredible speed, clearly far surpassing Chen Xiao in skill. Although Chen Xiao's powerful punch didn't land squarely, the force of the blow still grazed a soft spot. The woman's voice faded into the distance, tinged with laughter: "Ouch, little guy, you hurt me so much! You're quite the lecher, aren't you? You only hit me there, not anywhere else..."
Chen Xiao remained wary. Based on his experience earlier, the other person's voice was clearly far away, but in the next instant...
really!
A gust of cold wind shot towards him without warning. Chen Xiao was already prepared, his body suddenly crouching down, but instead, he landed an uppercut...
Bang! This time it finally hit! A woman's painful groan came from the darkness. Chen Xiao felt a cracking sound of bones where his fist had struck. The woman's panting voice rang out, filled with anger: "Good...good lad!"
Just as Chen Xiao was about to rush towards the sound, he suddenly heard a familiar voice in the hall: "Ah ha, I thought it was someone else, but it's you, you little viper! What's wrong, bullying our newcomer? Did you ask me first?"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a loud bang was heard!
Suddenly, a burst of flames erupted at the entrance to the hall! A woman's graceful figure, enveloped in the raging flames, walked step by step into the hall!
Zhu Rong!
She was dressed as a hotel waitress, her long hair flowing in the flames like countless dancing fire snakes! She seemed to have become one with the raging fire!
Amidst the firelight, Zhu Rong shook his arms, and two fireballs quickly condensed in his palms. A strange smile flashed across his lips: "Come on, come on, it's been a long time since we fought!"
Whoosh! Two fireballs shot out instantly!
With the help of the firelight emanating from Zhu Rong, the hall was instantly illuminated, and Chen Xiao was finally able to see that the woman dressed as a doctor was leaning against the wall. Her figure was like that of Spider-Man, standing on the corner of the wall with both feet on the wall!
Two fireballs shot over the heads of the numerous bodyguards. The doctor glared hatefully at Zhu Rong, then leaped into the air. With a loud bang, the corner where she had just been standing was struck by flames. The embers of the flames brushed against her hair. She landed somewhat disheveled, her gloomy eyes falling on Chen Xiao: "Hmph! I thought it was some little brat from somewhere, turns out to be a newcomer in your organization!"
As he spoke, he slowly moved his feet, retreating step by step towards the door on one side behind him.
Zhu Rong had already swiftly approached, her eyes sharp, but she deliberately wore a smile on her face: "How about it? Our newly recruited person isn't bad, is he? Kid, you'd better watch out for this beautiful snake. Don't be fooled by her pretty appearance; she'll devour people without spitting out the bones—especially handsome young men."
"...You guys are ruthless! Service company, you're really domineering! Hmph, but can you cure the poison I gave you? Haha!" The woman threw out a hateful sentence, then slid out of the door in a flash!
Upon hearing the last sentence, Chen Xiao's expression changed drastically, and he shouted, "Don't go! Leave the antidote!!"
Just as Zhu Rong behind him was about to shout to stop him, Chen Xiao had already rushed out of that door without regard for his own safety!
"Damn it!!" Zhu Rong stomped his foot angrily and chased after him. He was furious: This kid was too impulsive! How could the other party come alone! He had been careless today, only taking turns keeping watch, and had just happened to leave for a few minutes, and then this happened!
This woman disguised as a doctor was Zhu Rong's old nemesis. Zhu Rong knew her methods best. Originally, Zhu Rong wasn't afraid of her, but she knew this woman never acted alone and must have companions around tonight! With her own strength, she could only drive her away. If she wanted to pursue her, she would definitely suffer losses. She never expected that Chen Xiao, this newcomer, would be so bold as to dare to chase after her all by herself!
...
Chen Xiao rushed out of that door. The corridor outside was silent, but he could hear footsteps coming from around the corner in the distance. He didn't have time to think. He had only one thought in his mind: Old Man Xu had been very good to him, and he absolutely could not sit idly by and watch his friend's father die like this!
He chased after them quickly, bypassing the corridor and rushing to the terrace outside this floor. The terrace door was ajar, obviously the other party had just rushed out from there. Chen Xiao smashed through the door along with himself. In his desperation, he displayed all his strength, even smashing the thick door panel away!
On the huge terrace of several hundred square meters, looking left and right, there was no sign of that woman.
Chen Xiao was anxious, but suddenly he heard a cold voice.
"A power-type ability user? Hmph!"
He turned around abruptly and saw a man sitting calmly on the balcony railing to his left, one leg dangling from the railing, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and his fingers flying across the fingers of his other hand as he fiddled with a Zippo lighter.
From a distance, the man had long hair, and because he was facing away from him, his hair covered half of his face, making it impossible to see his true features. However, even though he was far away, Chen Xiao immediately sensed a strong signal of danger!
This man gave me an indescribable sense of danger!
"Where...that woman is!" Chen Xiao forced himself to walk up, carefully glancing left and right. "Is she hiding?"
"What an arrogant newbie." The other person casually took a drag of his cigarette, exhaled a smoke ring, and then seemed to turn his head to look at Chen Xiao properly. Only then did Chen Xiao notice that the other person also had something on his left ear that looked very similar to the detector from the service company.
“B-level strength? Overall strength is less than C-level… Heh…” The man glanced at Chen Xiao, shook his head disdainfully, and seemed to be talking to himself in a lazy tone: “What kind of world is this? A mere C-level ability user dares to yell at me.”
Chapter Sixty-One: The Metal Maniac
The person nimbly jumped down from the fence and faced Chen Xiao directly!
He was tall and slender, with long hair that carried a hint of decadence. His eyes were blue, clearly not of Asian descent, and held a faint melancholy. Judging by his appearance, he was a classic example of a handsome, decadent man. However, the cigarette between his fingers and the nonchalant smile on his lips made Chen Xiao extremely uncomfortable!
"Call your companions out!" Chen Xiao clenched his fist cautiously. "What's wrong? Trying to pull the same trick again, launching a sneak attack?"
"...Hahahaha!" The man suddenly laughed, his laughter tinged with absurdity: "A newbie, you really are a newbie. You probably don't even know who she is, do you? I really don't know how the service agency trains its newbies. A complete novice like you is out on a mission?"
After a pause, the man flicked his finger, sending the cigarette butt flying. He let out a long breath and looked at Chen Xiao: "That woman's name is Alice, nicknamed Viper. Hey, newbie, you messed with her of all people. She's incredibly petty and vengeful. From now on, you'll have to sleep with one eye open!"