"You won't be smiling soon! Get up, all of you!"
The woman in red ignored Ye Fei's taunt, took a deep breath, and let out a sharp cry!
In the next moment, fine needles shot from between her fingers, piercing the corpses of the fallen black-clad men!
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Faster than the eye could follow, the needles embedded themselves into the bodies of the dead men.
But that wasn't the most unsettling part. The truly bizarre phenomenon occurred next!
As the woman in red spoke, the corpses lying on the ground suddenly opened their eyes and stood up!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
This sight startled not only the onlookers, including the buzz-cut man and his group, but also made Ye Fei's eyelids twitch, his expression turning serious.
"Kill him!"
At this moment, the woman in red spoke.
Her voice was cold, yet eerily calm!
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Following her command, the black-clad figures who had risen from the ground lunged towards Ye Fei.
Their speed was lightning-fast, far exceeding their previous movements!
Clang! Clang!
Seeing this, Ye Fei quickly picked up a saber from the buzz-cut man nearby and engaged them.
To Ye Fei's surprise, these reanimated figures were impervious to blades and spears!
"Puppets!"
Ye Fei retreated, his eyes narrowed as he observed the puppets, speaking with a deep voice!
At first, Ye Fei hadn't understood what was happening.
But now, clarity dawned upon him. He understood!
These puppets were indeed dead.
The black-clad men he had just dispatched hadn't truly revived!
They were standing up and obeying the woman in red's commands because they were under her control!
Though Ye Fei didn't know how the woman in red controlled these puppets, he surmised it had something to do with those fine needles.
Who was this woman in red?
And why were her methods of attack so sinister?
Ye Fei's mind raced with questions, but he found no answers!
"How does it feel? Utterly hopeless?"
The woman in red's gaze fell upon Ye Fei, and she spoke with a cold sneer.
She looked at Ye Fei as if he were a pathetic insect.
Ye Fei merely glanced up at her, ignoring her words.
His mind, however, was already racing, contemplating how to deal with this situation!
He realized these puppets were completely immune to swords and blades.
Even with all his might, his saber strikes barely left a mark!
While the puppets were unaffected by his attacks, the opposite was true. If Ye Fei were to be injured by them, the consequences would be dire!
"There's no point in thinking about escape. Today, your dog life is forfeit!"
The woman in red, as if seeing through Ye Fei's thoughts, spoke again with a chilling smile.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
As soon as her words fell, the puppet figures roared and charged at Ye Fei once more.
Clang! Clang!
Slash! Slash!
The two sides once again clashed in a new round of battle!
Unlike their initial encounter, Ye Fei was now in a perilous situation!
Even the saber in his hand was starting to bend.
Yet, even when he managed to knock these puppets down, they would revive within moments, only to stand up again.
"I've got it!"
At a certain moment, a flash of inspiration struck Ye Fei, and he suddenly understood!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ye Fei then raised his head and looked towards the woman in red not far away.
"You control these puppets. If I kill you, they'll be useless. Am I right?"
Ye Fei said with a cold smile, looking at the woman in red!
"Heh! Not stupid, are you? But... are you sure you can kill me?"
The woman in red's gaze fell upon Ye Fei, and she gave a cold laugh!
"Whether I can or not, how will I know if I don't try?"
Ye Fei responded, abandoning the puppets and lunging directly at the woman in red!
Seeing this, the woman in red immediately began to retreat.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Then, the puppets, as if gone mad, roared and charged furiously at Ye Fei!
Slash! Slash!
After a fierce exchange, Ye Fei realized the woman in red was incredibly cunning, staying far back, making it difficult for him to find an opportunity to strike her down!
"I can't afford to delay any longer! If this continues, I'll be exhausted to death!"
Feeling his energy draining rapidly, Ye Fei declared.
"Get out of my way!"
A furious roar erupted from Ye Fei's lips. In the next instant, he violently flung a puppet aside!
Then, Ye Fei rapidly moved towards the woman in red in the distance!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Seeing this, the woman in red's expression suddenly changed.
Ye Fei even saw a flicker of panic in her eyes!
"Trying to escape? Do you think you can?"
Ye Fei sneered upon seeing this, and spoke!
In a flash, Ye Fei was right in front of the woman in red!
"Haha! Fool, you've fallen for it!"
At this moment, the woman in red, who had been frantically retreating, suddenly stopped.
She laughed heartily at Ye Fei, and instead of retreating further, lunged directly at him!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ye Fei's expression changed drastically. He knew he had been tricked!
"You sly, wicked woman!"
Ye Fei cursed under his breath and swiftly retreated.
But before he could take two steps back, an extremely dangerous aura suddenly emanated from behind him!
Without a second thought, Ye Fei dodged to the side!
Slash!
A muffled thud echoed, followed by a searing pain!
Ye Fei knew he was wounded without even looking down.
Moreover, with the accompanying numbness and itchiness, Ye Fei knew the wound was poisoned!
"Despicable!"
Ye Fei staggered back a couple of steps, then glared furiously at the woman in red, shouting with exasperation.
"Ye Fei!"
Not far away, Qin Lan, witnessing this, was filled with anxiety and started to rush forward!
"Don't come here!"
Ye Fei immediately yelled at Qin Lan!
Hearing this, Qin Lan was forced to stop, but her face remained etched with worry!
"How is it? Feeling weak all over? Your limbs gradually going numb?"
At this moment, the woman in red walked over, her gaze fixed on Ye Fei, and suddenly spoke.
"You damned bitch... I'll kill you!"
Ye Fei's face was filled with rage, and he glared defiantly at the woman in red.
As he spoke, Ye Fei struggled to lunge forward, intending to kill her.
Clang!
Unfortunately, before he could even take a few steps, the saber in his hand slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground.
He himself swayed precariously, unable to stand steadily, as if about to collapse at any moment.
"Keep cursing! Go on, curse! I want to see how long your tough mouth can last!"
The woman in red watched Ye Fei with a cold smile, unfazed and unangered by his curses.
Instead, she regarded Ye Fei with an expression brimming with mockery.
Ye Fei stopped cursing and instead glared at her, his eyes wide with fury!
"Tell me, how do you want to die?"
At this point, Ye Fei had become the woman in red's prey.
Therefore, she wasn't in a hurry to kill him, and instead, her demeanor was filled with a sense of playful torment.
"I have a wish! Can you grant it?"
After a moment of silence, Ye Fei looked at the woman in red and took a deep breath before speaking.
Thump!
At this moment, Ye Fei could no longer stand and collapsed to the ground!
"You want me to let that woman go?"
Hearing Ye Fei's words, the woman in red's expression froze, and she spoke with a hint of playful amusement.
"What if I say no?"
The woman in red savored Ye Fei's helpless and enraged expression. Before he could speak, she added!
"Who sent you to kill me?"
Ye Fei stared intently at the woman in red, his voice filled with fury.
"Why should I tell you?"
The woman in red looked genuinely surprised!
She had expected Ye Fei, facing imminent death, to plead for Qin Lan's life.
However, to her surprise, Ye Fei's only question was about the mastermind behind it all.