The veiled woman's face was completely covered by a black cloth, revealing only a pair of stunningly beautiful eyes. Her eyes were clear and bright, with a distinct black and white. However, there was a hint of weariness and anger in her gaze.
The five figures were all dressed in standard, tight-fitting black clothing, except that the last one, standing to the right of the masked woman, had a bronze sphere embroidered on his arrowhead. The others did not.
The man looked to be in his thirties, with a cold expression and a small mustache covered in dust. He stepped forward, extended a hand, and said, "Gu Xiaorou, hand over the things quickly. You are already seriously injured. Don't risk your life for this."
While he spoke, the other three remained silent, clearly indicating that this man was their leader.
Gu Xiaorou reached up and touched her neck, took off the silver ball-like pendant, held it in her hand, and said coldly, "Come and take it."
The leader remained unmoved and said curtly, "Throw the thing over here."
"Aren't you afraid I'll throw away a fake one?" Gu Xiaorou said calmly.
The leader was taken aback, his expression becoming hesitant. "You'd better not try anything funny, Gu Xiaorou," he warned, then winked at a tall woman behind Gu Xiaorou, signaling her to take the thing from Gu Xiaorou's hand.
The woman understood and cautiously approached Gu Xiaorou from behind, looking as if she were facing a formidable enemy. Gu Xiaorou, however, remained indifferent, neither turning around to look at the woman nor even changing her posture.
The air grew increasingly tense. Despite the night, the group's gaze remained unobstructed. The four mysterious figures stared intently at the even more enigmatic veiled woman.
The woman had already approached Gu Xiaorou to within half a meter of her back, and a hint of excitement appeared on her face. Suddenly, she lunged forward with lightning speed, grabbing at Gu Xiaorou's hand with one hand, while her other hand suddenly shot out a gleaming blade of light, stabbing it fiercely into Gu Xiaorou's back.
The other four breathed a sigh of relief. The woman was known for her speed, and with such a close-range sneak attack, Gu Xiaorou, who was already seriously injured, would definitely not be able to dodge it.
But immediately, all four people's eyes widened, because Gu Xiaorou suddenly and mysteriously disappeared into thin air. The woman's attempts to snatch things with one hand and launch a sneak attack from behind with the other all landed in empty space.
Gu Xiaorou, who had mysteriously disappeared, suddenly reappeared behind the woman.
The leader shouted urgently, "Get out of the way!" He then leaped into the air and threw a punch at Gu Xiaorou. A visible fist imprint flew swiftly toward Gu Xiaorou.
The woman sensed danger and was about to dodge when she felt a sudden chill in her back. A slender, pale finger lightly touched her back, and she screamed in agony. Suddenly, she was launched into the air, but before she reached mid-air, a cloud of icy mist rose from her back, and in the blink of an eye, a thin layer of ice froze over her skin. The icy chill had even frozen her body.
After pointing her finger, Gu Xiaorou floated back several meters as if weightless. The leader's fist imprint flashed by, and with a bang, a chimney on the rooftop platform was shattered.
The leader caught the woman as she fell from the sky. At that moment, the woman's entire body was glowing with a bluish light as she struggled against the thin ice that was spreading across her skin. However, the pure, cold energy generated by her supernatural power had already entered her meridians, and all the woman could do was slightly slow down the process of being frozen.
The leader carefully placed the woman on the ground, a flash of anger in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Gu Xiaorou, out of consideration for your mother's high-ranking position within the organization, this lieutenant is unwilling to make things difficult for you. However, if you do not hand over that thing, don't blame us for being impolite."
Gu Xiaorou gave a sarcastic smile: "I've been hunted down by you for years. If I could hand it over, I would have done so long ago. Don't pretend to care about my mother's sake. You're just afraid you can't beat me."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Xiaorou suddenly swayed and staggered back two steps.
The lieutenant hesitated, unsure how much more Gu Xiaorou had to reveal. She was clearly seriously injured, so why was she still able to make such a move? They had already lost one of their men; if they couldn't capture her now, it would be rather unreasonable.
Just as they were about to leave it at that, the lieutenant suddenly noticed that Gu Xiaorou seemed unsteady on her feet and was overjoyed: "Let's go together, her injury has flared up."
As he spoke, the lieutenant led the charge towards Gu Xiaorou. Before he even arrived, a powerful gust of wind from his fist had already shot into the sky, causing Gu Xiaorou's long hair to flutter wildly. The three subordinates had obviously also seen Gu Xiaorou's injured hair, and immediately, an invisible mental force field surged out, attacking Gu Xiaorou's unsteady body.
Gu Xiaorou gritted her teeth and retreated with lightning speed, dodging the telekinetic attacks of several ability users. In the blink of an eye, she had retreated to the edge of the building's platform, when suddenly she lost her footing and plummeted downwards like a shooting star. While still in mid-air, she lightly touched the glass windows of the building like a dragonfly skimming the water, her slender body launching into the distance like a cannonball. After bouncing between obstacles several times, her figure was already far away.
"Trying to run? Chase after him!" The lieutenant gave a cold laugh, and with a shout, he leaped off the building first, his momentum even faster than Gu Xiaorou's.
At this moment, a weight was lifted from his heart. Since the opponent's injuries had flared up, he only needed to keep a close watch to subdue them and seize the Heavenly Eye. Judging from the opponent's weak state, they might collapse at any moment without even lifting a finger.
Thinking of Gu Xiaorou's stunning beauty, the lieutenant felt a surge of desire. He already imagined how he would satisfy his lust after capturing the girl. After all, once he had the Heavenly Eye, whether she lived or died was none of his concern.
The three superhuman subordinates followed the lieutenant and jumped off the platform, completely ignoring the woman lying on the platform, her body already turning blue, not even glancing at her, leaving her to live or die.
In the vast darkness of the night, several faint figures moved swiftly through the city, as fast as the night wind. Occasionally, passersby and vehicles would see them, but they would only rub their eyes in surprise, wondering if they were seeing things.
After a meal, the group had already left the city.
As Gu Xiaorou slowed down, a cold smile appeared on the lieutenant's face. Gu Xiaorou had led him to the suburbs, which suited him perfectly. Although it was late at night, the city was crowded and noisy, and being the political center, it wasn't very convenient to act. Taking action in the suburbs would be much less risky.
Chapter 83 Another Fact
This is a desolate suburban field, overgrown with waist-high, nameless weeds, with a few scattered pine trees arranged in an irregular rectangle. A hollow, cold wind blows through it, making a strong whistling sound.
A damp smell filled the air. The night sky was like a black curtain, with large patches of dark clouds obscuring the stars and the moon. Occasionally, a rumble of thunder could be heard on the horizon, signaling an approaching storm.
"She's over there." The lieutenant sneered, pointing to a large tree about four hundred meters away. The pitch-black night posed no threat to his vision. Moreover, the lieutenant had already scanned with his mental field to confirm that the fleeing girl was not in disguise. Besides, even if she were in disguise, the shockwaves emitted by the miniature barrier would be unmistakable.
His superior had already told him how to track the shockwaves of the miniature barrier, so the lieutenant was full of confidence in his judgment.
The two superhumans immediately sped off in the direction their superior had indicated. Their night-vision eyes glowed with a faint green light. For superhumans, the distance of four hundred meters was merely a matter of a few breaths.
Gu Xiaorou darted out from under the tree, running away with apparent exhaustion. The three superhumans, seeing her leap, were secretly delighted; the girl's unsteady steps indicated she was at her limit. Capturing her was only a matter of time.
Seeing that its prey was seriously injured and unable to escape, the superhuman at the front was overjoyed and immediately relaxed his guard. He leaped forward like an eagle, his five claws hooked in mid-air, and swooped down to grab the girl's shoulder, who was right in front of him. He didn't even realize that the girl behind him was no match for his grab.
Suddenly, the girl's high-speed movement came to a halt, as if a speeding off-road vehicle had been slammed to the ground by a giant hand descending from the sky. The superhuman was startled and tried to stop himself, but in the blink of an eye, he couldn't react in time, and the immense inertia still propelled him rapidly toward the girl.
Thus, the superhuman watched helplessly as the girl turned around rapidly, crashing into his abdomen like a cannonball, while simultaneously avoiding his claws.
The superhuman felt nothing of the woman's softness; on the contrary, he felt as if a meteorite from outer space had slammed into his soft abdomen. The force was immense; even the strongest superhuman body collapsed instantly, his internal organs shattered by the tremendous force. His unconscious body was thrown far away like a kite with a broken string.
From the sudden pause to turning around and killing one of the superhumans, only a few seconds passed, and the other two superhumans who rushed over together hadn't even reacted yet. Gu Xiaorou didn't stop at all, and with a skillful flourish, she rushed between the two superhumans one in front and one behind, and her invisible telekinetic power was activated in an instant, attacking the two of them like a storm.
The two superhumans simultaneously snorted coldly, their eyes flashing with white light as their mental fields activated in time to resist the enemy's sudden telekinetic attack. A soft crackling sound filled the air as three distinct mental fields violently clashed, and clearly visible spatial ripples with a faint green glow emanated from between the three individuals.
Gu Xiaorou had clearly anticipated the defenses of the two's mental energy fields. After launching her telekinetic attack, she didn't pause at all. Her movements were as fluid as flowing water. Suddenly, a bright blade of light appeared on her right palm and stabbed towards the chest of the superhuman facing her. This move was extremely fast. The superhuman was caught off guard and was already flustered in his haste to raise his mental energy field. He was naturally unable to dodge Gu Xiaorou's series of attacks.
The superhuman wasn't particularly alarmed, because Gu Xiaorou was positioned between the two of them, her back facing her companion. If the other superhuman intervened in time, Gu Xiaorou would have to abandon her attack on him.
As expected, the other ability user didn't disappoint him. A ball of silver flame suddenly spewed from his mouth, shooting in a straight line towards Gu Xiaorou's back. The ability user breathed a sigh of relief; if Gu Xiaorou didn't want to be hit by the silver flame, she would have to dodge, thus abandoning her attack. However, just to be on the safe side, the ability user still did his best to erect a transparent telekinetic barrier two centimeters in front of his chest.
Unfortunately, the defense was destined to be useless. The moment the superhuman had this thought, he saw the light blade in front of Gu Xiaorou's palm easily pierce through the transparent barrier, and then deeply insert the light blade into his chest. With a "poof", the light blade flashed with a cold light and passed through his back again.
Why didn't she avoid the flames on her back? Wasn't she afraid of dying? The superhuman, filled with deep doubt, fell into the boundless darkness.