"You are looking for someone named Jiang Wuming, correct?"
Under the cover of night, Li Lianyi smiled as she addressed the dark figures rushing towards her.
"Bang—"
In response to Li Lianyi's words was a dull thud.
Not far away, Yun Yan crashed to the ground, spitting blood and foam, completely unconscious. He had suffered a severe blow, and coupled with his worry for Li Lianyi's safety, his internal injuries and surging emotions had caused him to pass out!
At the same time, the black-robed man's right hand stopped less than ten centimeters from Li Lianyi's face.
The black-robed man stood before Li Lianyi like a black bear, his ferocious face contorted with shock, "How did you know?"
"Because I've watched videos of Jiang Wuming fighting people from your world. Those people descended to this world to find Jiang Wuming and kill him..."
Li Lianyi spoke leisurely, as if she were chatting with an old friend rather than facing a menacing extraterrestrial enemy.
"What is video?"
The black-robed man's interest was piqued by Li Lianyi's words, and he uttered the word "video" somewhat indistinctly, asking with confusion. He had learned a lot of information about this world before descending. In fact, their current operation had been planned specifically based on this world's information. However, he had never heard the word "video."
"You're deliberately stalling for time?!"
Just as Li Lianyi was about to answer the black-robed man, he saw the second Coaster minivan drive out of the research institute's gate. He immediately realized something and glared at Li Lianyi, "You're deliberately stalling for time?!"
Swish!
As soon as the words left his mouth, without waiting for Li Lianyi's reply, he abruptly reached out, grabbed Li Lianyi by her fair neck, and lifted her like a hawk carrying a chick.
Facing the black-robed man's brutal action, facing the advent of death, Li Lianyi's exquisitely beautiful face still wore a smile. This was because she could no longer hear the sound of cars—the second Coaster minivan had left, and the experts inside could live! Her purpose of stalling for time had been achieved! Moreover, she had also helped Jiang Wuming extract a piece of valuable information—the enemy was not just the black-robed man before her; there would be more enemies arriving from the Great Curtain later! Besides, her rationality told her that the black-robed man would not kill her! Because she had heard his vicious words earlier—he wanted to ravage her body! Similarly, she had also sensed something called desire in the way the black-robed man looked at her.
As expected, after his anger subsided, the black-robed man lessened the force of his grip and grinned menacingly, "You native woman are truly courageous, showing no fear of death! Don't worry, I won't let you die so easily. I will make you scream until you die beneath me!"
This time, Li Lianyi did not speak, nor could she—her neck was being gripped by the black-robed man, making it impossible to speak, and even breathing was difficult.
Seeing Li Lianyi's face turn red from lack of air, the black-robed man once again reduced the pressure on his hand and asked coldly, "Where is your surveillance here?"
"At the entrance."
Upon hearing this, Li Lianyi was startled for a moment, then answered. Although she didn't know why the black-robed man was looking for the surveillance, what she could do now was to try her best to stabilize the black-robed man's emotions, preserve her life, and then wait for Jiang Wuming to come to her rescue!
Hearing Li Lianyi's words, the black-robed man glanced back at Yun Yan and found him covered in blood and silent. He then directly carried Li Lianyi and swept towards the gate. Although he could hear Yun Yan breathing, his breaths were very weak, and death was only a matter of time.
The black-robed man possessed strength between the ninth and tenth stages of One-star War God. His movement speed was extremely fast. Li Lianyi only felt the wind whistling past her ears, making it even harder to breathe, but she made no sound. Instead, she opened her mouth and took large breaths.
Soon, the black-robed man arrived at the entrance carrying Li Lianyi. He pointed at the surveillance cameras at the courtyard entrance and asked, "Which one is the surveillance?"
"The one hanging on the wall."
Li Lianyi took several breaths, making her breathing smoother. She first answered the black-robed man's question and then asked, "What are you looking for the surveillance for?"
This time, the black-robed man did not respond to Li Lianyi. Instead, he carried Li Lianyi under the surveillance.
"This woman's skin is so tender it could pinch out water. I will make her enjoy herself thoroughly! Also, I will crazily kill the natives here—this is the price for you killing Lord Mu Ming and Lord Mu Qing!"
The black-robed man stood under the surveillance, pinched Li Lianyi's face, and spoke fiercely.
"Bang!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the black-robed man leaped up and smashed the surveillance camera into pieces with his palm.
Hmm?
Seeing the black-robed man's actions, Li Lianyi's heart stirred, and she continued to smile, "You deliberately exposed yourself to the surveillance, made harsh threats, with the aim of attracting the attention of our world's martial arts department, and then leaving here to let them chase you, so that your companions can successfully emerge from the Great Curtain and infiltrate this world, correct?"
"Heh... you native woman are quite clever! You know what? The person I hate the most in my life is a smart woman! Since you're so smart, then I won't only ravage you severely, but I will also drink your blood and eat your flesh!"
Hearing Li Lianyi's words again, the black-robed man seemed to be provoked, and terrifying killing intent surged throughout his body!
Li Lianyi wisely shut her mouth. She sensed that the black-robed man's emotions were fluctuating violently. At this moment, if she continued to speak, it might anger the black-robed man, leading him to kill impulsively! More importantly, she had already obtained the information she wanted. To be precise, on top of obtaining the earlier information for Jiang Wuming—that the black-robed man had companions—she had extracted another crucial piece of information: the black-robed man wanted to lure the tiger away from its den, divert attention, and allow other extraterrestrial enemies to descend smoothly!
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Wuming abruptly stopped in his tracks. Just now, as he was rapidly heading towards the War God Drug Research Institute, he had heard Li Lianyi's entire conversation with the black-robed man and understood that the black-robed man was taking Li Lianyi away. In such a situation, if he continued to the War God Drug Research Institute, he would not be able to find the black-robed man, and Li Lianyi would inevitably fall into the black-robed man's clutches!
After stopping, Jiang Wuming first turned off his phone's microphone, then raised his wrist to contact the Legion Combat Command Center with his special communicator.
"Ding—"
Just then, the special communicator on his wrist rang. The Legion Combat Command Center contacted him first.
"General Jiang Wuming, only one extraterrestrial enemy has descended so far..."
Jiang Wuming answered, and the dispatcher's voice immediately rang out.
"I already know the situation. Now, all you need to do is one thing for me: track Li Lianyi's mobile phone location in the shortest possible time and sync it to my watch. It must be fast!"
Jiang Wuming directly interrupted the dispatcher and stated his request.
"Okay... okay!"
The dispatcher at the Combat Command Center was somewhat stunned. He didn't know how Jiang Wuming had learned about everything that happened at the War God Drug Research Institute, but he knew the urgency of the matter and did not ask further questions, directly obeying the order.
Jiang Wuming wasted no more words, ended the call, and then contacted Qin Xiaozhi.
"Brother Zhi, only one extraterrestrial enemy has descended so far. The enemy has hijacked Li Lianyi and left the War God Drug Research Institute, with the intention of luring the tiger away from its den. Next, more enemies will descend upon the War God Drug Research Institute, with an unknown number and strength!"
Jiang Wuming spoke with a hoarse voice, his face showing anxiety, worry, and sadness. The girl, while being held hostage and in mortal danger, had used her calmness and wit to extract this critical information. He didn't know what kind of strong psychological fortitude the girl needed to achieve this. But he knew that everything the girl had done was for him!
On the other end of the phone, Qin Xiaozhi fell silent. He had heard Jiang Wuming's words, felt the undeniable emotion in Jiang Wuming's tone, and knew that Jiang Wuming was facing a major decision—whether to go and save Li Lianyi or to go to the War God Drug Research Institute?
"She chose Hangzhou as the location for the War God Drug Research Institute because of me. She has also done many things for me. But I seem to have done nothing for her. I haven't fulfilled the promise I made to her, and I even disregarded her feelings and publicly canceled our engagement. Furthermore, even when facing imminent death, she did everything she could to extract valuable information from the enemy for me! I seem to owe her a lot. I must go save her, or I will regret it and feel guilty for the rest of my life!"
Jiang Wuming spoke again, his voice low and sorrowful.
"Boss, don't worry, go save her. We four will handle the War God Drug Research Institute. I promise you, I won't let a single enemy leave before you rescue Li Lianyi and arrive at the War God Institute!"
Qin Xiaozhi responded with a resolute tone. This was his military pledge, and it was also his promise to his brother!
"Brother Zhi, I'm sorry..."
Jiang Wuming spoke with a heavy heart. He knew very well what it meant to let Qin Xiaozhi and the other three face the remaining extraterrestrial enemies.
"Boss, please believe in Gun God Xiaozhi's strength!"
Qin Xiaozhi, with his mind clear, directly interrupted Jiang Wuming's words.
"Ding—"
At this moment, the special communicator rang. The Eastern Region Legion Combat Command Center synchronized Li Lianyi's real-time location to Jiang Wuming's special communicator. Jiang Wuming immediately cut off the call with Qin Xiaozhi, quickly glanced at Li Lianyi's location information, identified the direction, and with a push of his feet, disappeared into the night again, his speed exceeding his own limit! At this moment, he had activated the forbidden technique of the Daoist Sect's mysterious inner energy cultivation method, burning the true qi within his body! This was the first time in his life he had used this forbidden technique. Because, he always remembered the words of the Heavenly Dragon Daoist: "Wuming, unless you are about to fight to the death with the enemy, do not use this secret technique. It has extremely severe side effects and can even cause you to explode and die!" In this life, he had never fought to the death for anyone. After tonight, he would.
"Wait for me."
The night was as dark as ink, the youth like the wind.
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