My eyes were blocked by his blood, I couldn't open them. I grabbed his arm with one hand, and flailing my fingers with the other, but somehow I grabbed something hanging from a metal chain around his neck, something like a small piece of metal. I pinched one corner with one hand, and then with a jerk, I snapped the chain off his neck! I held that small, square piece of metal and forcefully plunged it into his neck...
"Uh...uh..." His body stiffened! Suddenly, his eyes bulged out of their sockets! Then I saw him open his mouth as if trying desperately to gasp for air, but his face only grew redder and redder until blood was seeping from his skin! Blood kept flowing from between my fingers onto his neck, faster and faster! Finally, I felt his arm gradually weaken, and I pushed him away, only to see him fall stiffly to the ground, his body writhing violently like a molting snake! I had pierced a horrible wound on his neck with that piece of metal! Not just blood. A cloud of bloody foam also sprayed out...
I immediately realized that I had probably slit his throat!
I got up from the floor, my neck still aching from his grip. Then I saw the other terrorist in the room, already grappling with Lei Xiaohu, Lei Xiaohu holding his wrist.
The two men were struggling for the pistol in the terrorist's hand. After a brief struggle, Lei Xiaohu had already grabbed his wrist. I had just gotten up from the ground, and seeing the gun barrel about to be pointed at me, I instinctively lunged to the ground. Almost simultaneously, a burst of rapid gunfire erupted; a magazine of bullets grazed my scalp. Lei Xiaohu finally managed to twist the terrorist's wrist, dislocating his wrist joint in a single twist. Then, Lei Xiaohu delivered a flying kick to the terrorist's abdomen, sending him flying backward in a shrimp-like motion.
With a thud, his body slammed heavily into the makeshift wall. Lei Xiaohu, now as swift as a leopard, pounced, instantly reaching the man. With both hands on either side of his head, he unleashed a "Double Wind Piercing the Ears" strike, followed by a cracking sound. The terrorist's head lolled to the side; his skull was likely nearly shattered!
Lei Xiaohu finally loosened his fist, turned around, and looked at me. I got up from the ground and couldn't help but curse, "Damn it! You almost killed me!"
I looked at the string of bullet holes on the ceiling behind me. If I had fallen a fraction of a second earlier, I would probably be riddled with bullets by now.
"Uncle-Master, why did it take you so long to deal with that guy?"
I said irritably, "That guy is really strong, he's amazing."
I bent down and searched the terrorist's body. I found a dagger, then picked up the gun and pulled the bolt, but unfortunately, there weren't many bullets left in the magazine.
"Find something usable; we might need it later."
"There's probably nothing left here." Lei Xiaohu looked around.
I quickly walked to the wall and took down all the weapons hanging there to take a look, only to find to my dismay that those gleaming weapons, which looked like metal, were actually all wooden weapons with a painted surface.
"There?" I pointed to the shelf on the table, rummaged around for a while, and found a strange thing that was about twice the size of a matchbox. It was square, with a small hole at one end and a pick at the bottom.
"What's this?"
I glanced at Lei Xiaohu, who was carefully searching the rows of clothes racks: "Uncle-Master! There are so many strange things here!"
He pulled a red jumpsuit from the clothes rack with one hand. It had patterns on it, and I recognized it at a glance as a Spider-Man costume, made entirely based on the movie.
"Do you think if I wore this to fight those guys, wouldn't it scare them to death?"
I glared at him, and almost instinctively pulled the paddle at the bottom of the small wooden box in my hand, and then…
Pfft!
A long, thin white shadow shot out from the small nozzle at the blind man's end, but it hit Lei Xiaohu's face directly, turning him into a blurry white blob! Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a spider web-like object about half a meter in diameter!
I immediately realized that this was probably a prop for a performance, something that allowed actors to dress up as Spider-Man on the spot.
"What is that!" Lei Xiaohu ripped off the net covering his face, but unfortunately, the sticky mess had stuck half of his body inside. Although it could be easily pulled off, it had blinded him, and it took him a while to get the sticky stuff out. Muttering to himself, Lei Xiaohu said, "Damn, what is that!... Hmm, it's cotton!"
"It's just a prop for a performance. Stop messing around and find something useful!" I told him, but Lei Xiaohu already understood what it was. After taking it from my hand, he stuffed it directly into his pocket.
"And this!" He rummaged through the shelf and found a thick, glow stick-like object. It was about a meter long and as thick as a regular fluorescent light tube. He held it, paused for a moment, then twisted it from the handle. Suddenly, the entire tube lit up, radiating a bright, silvery light. Extremely dazzling!
"I know, that's the lightsaber used by Jetta Knights in Star Wars!" This guy seems to be a true movie buff.
I was getting a little annoyed: "Kid, then you take these lightsabers and fight those terrorists!"
When I scolded Lei Xiaohu, he immediately became somewhat timid, but he still tucked the "laser sword" under his arm.
I took the wooden axe off the wall. Although it wasn't metal, it felt quite heavy in my hand, making it a good choice for hitting someone.
When I turned around, I saw that Lei Xiaohu was wearing a strange leather belt around his waist, with all sorts of odd things stuck in it, its design quite peculiar. I knew it was probably some kind of weird movie prop again, so I ignored it.
I glanced at the time and sighed, "Alright, we don't have much time. Yang Wei and the others have probably started digging the tunnel by now. Let's cause some more trouble to cover them!"
"What are we going to do? Are we going to rush out and shout that we're here!" Lei Xiaohu was somewhat excited. He had not only killed someone today, but also used his martial arts without any restraint for the first time, instantly unleashing the rebellious and impulsive nature of youth.
“Think about it!” I said in a deep voice, “We’ve already taken out at least five guys! There are at most ten terrorists on this floor, and now they’re half-strength! And those guys upstairs are unlikely to come down to support them. In other words, the terrorists on this floor are severely undermanned! If we can take out five of them, we might be able to take them all out! If they’re smart, they’ll concentrate their main force on guarding the hostages!”
I thought for a moment: "Even if there are other people searching for us around, there probably aren't many. So, why don't we just go for it! I remember Jessica saying there's a large dressing room on this floor where most of the actors get their makeup done. I think the terrorists probably kidnapped them there!"
"OK! Let's go rescue them!" Lei Xiaohu said excitedly.
“Use your brain! We can’t just rush in. They have guns, what do we have? Are we just going to rely on this thing in our hands?” I weighed the wooden axe in my hand.
After thinking for a while, I said to Xiaohu, "Take off your clothes and give them to me!"
"What?" Lei Xiaohu stared wide-eyed.
"I said take off your clothes!" I went over and started pulling at his shirt. Lei Xiaohu had no choice but to take off his clothes, and this time he was completely shirtless. I tore his clothes open and then looked around the room.
"Too bad we're out of grenades." I said helplessly. "But in a bit, we'll both rush to that underground dressing room. If I'm not mistaken, a typical dressing room doesn't have just one entrance or exit! We'll split up. You storm in through the main door, and I'll launch a surprise attack!"
"How do I do it?"
I smiled, then pulled him aside and whispered a few words in his ear.
"Why do I have to climb the ventilation duct again? There's so much dust in there! I almost choked to death just now!"
"Sure, if you don't want to climb the ventilation ducts, you can choose to storm the front door! But I'm warning you, there are heavily armed guys behind the front door! If you don't want to get riddled with bullets."
Lei Xiaohu sighed helplessly, "Alright! I'll listen to you."
I carefully recalled Jessica's words, then roughly calculated the layout of the entire floor in my mind. I jumped onto the table and punched off the mesh cover of the ventilation duct above: "Hurry up and get in! If I'm not mistaken, go in and climb to the left, just don't turn any corners. Just keep going forward, and remember, when you get to the fifth spot, look down, that should be the room! Let's check the time, it's now..."
I glanced at my watch: "It's 11:05 now. Remember, we'll move in about five minutes! I'll make a commotion at the front gate first! You must remember that. When you hear me start moving, immediately smash open the net cover from above and throw your clothes down! Remember that! Don't forget!"
After a pause, I cautioned, "Also, when you're in the ventilation duct, remember to be quiet! Be quiet, and absolutely do not make any noise. Otherwise, if someone discovers you in the ventilation duct, you won't be able to hide or escape! They could shoot you dead through the ventilation duct!"
Lei Xiaohu licked his lips and gritted his teeth, saying, "Alright! We're going to risk it all anyway! Let's give it our all this time!"
He climbed into the ventilation duct, and after I watched his legs go in, I went straight to the other side of the room, took the bandit's bulletproof vest off the floor, and put it on myself.
It's not that I didn't want him to wear a bulletproof vest, but rather that it would hinder his movement inside the pipes. And since I was breaking in through the front door, I needed the vest even more!
Then I kicked the wall hard, and the simple wooden wall immediately cracked open. I broke through the wall, slipped into the other room, and came out through a door in the opposite direction.
The corridor outside was winding and deserted. I held my breath and carefully made my way down. No one stopped me along the way, but I could faintly hear footsteps... The terrorists must be not far from me.
"One...two, three..." I calculated the distance between the rooms and finally found my target location.
I didn't wait at the door. The walls here are fragile anyway. I quietly waited for time to pass, huddled in a corner.
Finally, just as time was running out, I sprinted towards the door and kicked it hard. Without pausing, I ran straight out the room. I'd barely reached it when I heard bullets whizzing from inside! They kept firing at me!
The terrorists inside didn't even need to look at me, yet they could still track my running route! I was prepared for that, though, because there were cameras right above my head!
At the same time, I could hear the terrorists shouting and yelling inside. I also vaguely heard a woman screaming.
At the same time, a loud bang was heard inside...
I immediately dropped to the ground and then slammed my elbow into the wall next to me...
I used almost all my strength in that punch! And I used the kind of heavy punch my master taught me! The kind of heavy punch that can smash a leather sandbag with one blow!
I punched through the makeshift wall in one go, and with a few more blows, the wooden planks collapsed with a loud bang.
I know that these simple panel walls aren't made of a single piece; they're pieced together from individual panels during construction! I slammed down one of the panels, and immediately, screams erupted from inside, mostly from women.
I sprang to my feet and rushed into the room, just as I heard two gunshots! I immediately felt a sharp pain in my chest, as if I had been hit by a sledgehammer! The pain made my vision go black!
I bit my tongue hard and rushed into the room. The terrorist closest to me hadn't even put down his gun yet, but I was already there. I swept an axe across his head, and as he fell, I rolled over him, pulled a dagger from his boot, and plunged it into his throat!
The room was about 40 or 50 square meters in size, with long vanity mirrors on all four walls. Many people, mostly women, were squatting in the middle, their hands covering their heads. The room was now filled with thick smoke. Just as I broke through the wall, Lei Xiaohu, inside the ventilation duct, had already set his clothes on fire from above, smashed open the mesh cover of the duct, and thrown the clothes down…
I first struck the front door, then ran along the wall while Lei Xiaohu threw clothes down from above. This drew the thugs inside in at least three directions!
When we finally came in, I broke through the wall, while Lei Xiaohu jumped directly down from the ventilation duct in the ceiling, shouting, "Grenade!! Explode!!"
This is what I taught him, and his shout really threw the terrorists into disarray!
I rolled on the ground and took down one of them. Immediately, people started shooting at me in the chaos! I rolled behind the terrorist's body, lifted his body to shield myself, and bullets pierced him, but I yelled, "Everyone down!!!"
With a shout, I sprang to my feet. Then, almost simultaneously, my hand reached into my pocket…
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Several cold beams shot out from my hand at the same time!
The knives I picked up from that makeshift kitchen upstairs. One of them was hidden in my clothes, but I just shot them all out in one go!
I've practiced this skill of throwing knives meticulously. I wouldn't say I hit the target every time, but it's very accurate!
When I rushed in, I saw a terrorist on my left and another on my left front, and another one had already been taken down by Lei Xiaohu!
I don't need to worry about the one who gets entangled with Lei Xiaohu; I trust Lei Xiaohu's abilities in that regard!
Throwing two knives at once. I don't consider myself that good; even in my regular knife-throwing practice, my accuracy with two knives simultaneously is only about 60%. But now…
I just threw out at least six knives in one go!
With six knives, even if the accuracy is a bit low, the chances of hitting the target shouldn't be too low!
As for the possibility of accidental injury... to be honest...
I'm not a good person. My only purpose in causing this commotion here is to help Yang Wei and the others relieve some of their burden! To cover for their actions!
As for the lives of other people... what do I care!
I heard at least three screams, and then the terrorist closest to me clutched his neck and collapsed. Unfortunately for the other one, I only managed to shoot him in the shoulder, but his gun fell to the ground!
Lei Xiaohu had already gotten up from the ground. Beside him lay a terrorist with his head tilted to the side, presumably his neck had been broken. But I noticed that the dead guy's face was covered with a white, spiderweb-like substance!
This kid actually used the movie prop he just picked up!
"Little Tiger! There's one more!" I shouted. My body was in excruciating pain; I had just been shot twice. Although I was wearing a bulletproof vest, the pain was still unbearable. I endured it for a moment and then finished off my opponent, but as soon as I relaxed, I felt my body go limp.
I pointed at the last terrorist. Lei Xiaohu was much more agile than me now. Suddenly, he picked up the belt from his waist, and then, I don't know what he pulled out of the belt, he pointed it directly at the terrorist...
"Ah!!" The terrorist had already recovered and was about to do something, but to my surprise, Lei Xiaohu pointed the thing in his hand at the terrorist, and the terrorist suddenly covered his eyes and screamed.
At the same time, Lei Xiaohu rushed over. While still in mid-air, he pulled a thin, transparent rope from his belt and suddenly appeared behind the terrorist, grabbing the terrorist's neck. Despite the terrorist's skill, he lifted him up in one go. With his neck in his hand, the terrorist kicked his legs a few times in mid-air before finally coming to a stop!
Lei Xiaohu released him, slid to his side in one step, and then delivered a graceful elbow strike to the terrorist's chest. Following this, a flurry of punches from his fists slumped the terrorist to the ground. Finally, a flying kick sent the terrorist flying backward, crashing into the wall…
A huge pit shaped like the Chinese character "人"!
Lei Xiaohu breathed a sigh of relief, then glanced at me: "Done!! See, these props were useful after all!"
Part Two: The Road to Success, Chapter 150: Desperate Situation!
"How did you do that?" I asked, a hint of relief in my eyes.
"Look! This Spider-Man web-shooting thing, I used it to spray that guy directly in the face, blindfolded him, and then easily took him down." Lei Xiaohu said proudly, "As for the last guy with the gun... hey, Uncle-Master, you should thank me now. If he had had a chance to fire, we would both be dead."
"Then what did you point at him with just now, and he covered his eyes and screamed?" I asked curiously.