novelraw Chapter 1693 - 1692: Attack
Chapter 1693 - 1692: Attack
Richard was momentarily stunned, his eyes instantly widening.
Seeing his nervous expression, Ling Feng couldn’t help but tease, "What’s wrong, didn’t you expect this kind of situation to happen?"
"Uh..."
Richard was a bit embarrassed, then laughed, "Of course I did, otherwise why would I have asked you, Mr. Ling, for help?"
Ling Feng nodded and continued, "But don’t get your hopes up too high. Although I promised to help, I didn’t say I could definitely ensure your safety. I can only do my best. If the opponent is too strong, there’s nothing we can do!"
Richard: "...."
At this moment, more explosions came from the forest, flashes of light erupted, clearly indicating a battle was happening, attracting everyone’s attention.
In Ling Feng’s Divine Sense, Tian Lian was fighting with several people, all dressed in black with headscarves covering their faces, only exposing their eyes.
Judging by their moves, they weren’t using Huaxia martial arts; it seemed more like Western swordsmanship.
Tian Lian was holding her own against four or five opponents, still gaining the upper hand. Seeing this scene, Ling Feng wasn’t too worried, knowing she could handle it herself.
Meanwhile, Little Hei and Little Chong had already moved beyond the range of his Divine Sense to a farther perimeter, and the explosions had come from that direction.
Ling Feng thought to himself, these two guys seem to have new functions. In the future, if they encounter mines or something similar, they could be used to test the waters.
While he was lost in thought, a faint sound of something slicing through the air caught his attention, causing Ling Feng’s pupils to constrict!
Someone nearby was lying in ambush, and his Divine Sense had failed to detect them!
Shouting a warning to be careful, Ling Feng immediately leaped into the forest!
Richard and Rick were startled, quickly ducking into the tent without saying a word.
Several superpower users from the investigative bureau also followed Ling Feng, charging into the forest together.
The sound of something slicing through the air persisted, but the source was nowhere to be seen!
Ling Feng frowned deeply, looking somewhat perplexed.
The other superpower users felt the same, looking around with confusion and wariness, but unable to spot any figures!
"Whoosh!"
At that moment, a shrill whistle came from behind, followed by a superpower user gasping in horror as he lowered his head to see a bright spike piercing through his chest!
"Damn it!"
Ling Feng was alarmed at the sight, seeing the person get pierced through the chest from behind, clearly not going to make it!
Such a vicious trick!
"Everyone be careful, protect yourselves!"
Ling Feng had no other options now. After shouting, he immediately activated the Invisibility Ring.
He wasn’t worried about his own safety, but mainly about the attacker’s sharp skills remaining hidden from his Divine Sense—he didn’t know how to deal with them.
The best he could do was hide, making the opponent wary and less likely to strike so easily.
The spontaneous idea actually worked; apart from the one who was killed, no one else was ambushed.
However, seeing one of their own killed, the remaining three superpower users felt sorrow and anger on their faces.
Ling Feng stood still, constantly scanning the area with his Divine Sense, looking for any possible hiding spots for the attacker.
The camp side was temporarily calm, Tian Lian had already injured two people in black, and the remaining three were trapped and struggling, devoid of any fighting power.
It wouldn’t take long for the battle to end. Once she and Little Hei returned, the camp’s safety could be ensured.
Ling Feng thought time was running out, wondering what the enemy’s next move would be!
At that moment, he suddenly saw a few points of white light appearing, heading straight for the camp!
Their speed was incredibly fast, faster than a bullet, making it impossible for Ling Feng to stop them!
A few screams echoed from the camp as the attack succeeded.
Ling Feng didn’t bother to check who was hit and headed straight for a nearby big tree with the God Slayer Saber in hand.
Though he hadn’t seen clearly, he had traced the direction from which the white light had been fired to this spot.
Standing under the tree, he looked around, seeing it was just an ordinary tree, large enough for one person to embrace, and about ten meters tall.
This tree was no different from the others around it, but Ling Feng was certain those white lights came from here.
Examining it closely, he found nothing unusual. Squinting his eyes, he thought, no matter how cunning or well-camouflaged you are, I won’t believe I can’t expose you!
Gritting his teeth, he raised the God Slayer Saber, sending a blade arc straight toward the tree!
In an instant, the tree visibly trembled!
Ling Feng was less than a meter away from the trunk, the blade arc hit so swiftly there was no avoiding it!
He watched as the blade arc cut the tree trunk into two!
Immediately after, a gush of blood spurted out!
The illusion vanished, revealing a man in black, his upper and lower body dropping separately onto the grass with two thuds.
"..."
Ling Feng was speechless, looking at the corpse on the ground before turning to the three stunned superpower users, "Return to the camp and check who’s injured!"
"Yes!"
The three didn’t hesitate, nodding and rushing back to the camp.
Ling Feng’s gaze rested on the corpse. His palm flipped, sending out several blade arcs!
He suspected there were more attackers disguised as trees around, so this was an indiscriminate attack, cutting down all the surrounding trees!
Just in case, he didn’t stop, chopping down all the trees within dozens of square meters around him!
He was right, a muffled groan was heard, and another was inadvertently struck, also sliced into two!
"What a bizarre method?"
Ling Feng approached the other corpse, checking it over, feeling speechless.
The unsettling feeling he’d sensed earlier was gone, indicating all enemies had been eliminated, allowing Ling Feng to relax.
However, sweeping the camp with his Divine Sense and seeing the chaos there, he hurriedly turned back.
Pushing through the crowd into the tent, Ling Feng froze at the sight of the person lying on the ground.
Richard had a bright metal spike embedded in his forehead, already dead.
"..."
Ling Feng was speechless again, thinking how unlucky he was?
But then it hit him; this might not be about luck, since Richard was the direct leader of this mission, also the prime target of the attack!
After a moment of silence, Ling Feng looked at the bewildered Rick beside him, "He’s dead. Who’s in charge now?"
Rick: "I....."
Ling Feng looked at him, "Then tell me, what now?"
"Uh, I don’t know either."
Rick looked bewildered, unprepared for Richard’s death.
Seeing this, Ling Feng could only suggest, "Okay, call HQ and ask what they should do!"