Ye Lan struggled more fiercely, and the restraints tightened, her pretty face turning ashen. Shen Lan Ni and Yang Ling Xue on either side were also desperately struggling, their mouths making unintelligible muffled sounds.
Meanwhile, their peerless hero was snatching the near-death Xiao Chong back from the man who was nearly two meters tall, completely unaware that Ye Lan was experiencing the most humiliating moment of her life.
Ren Yuan Hao held the blood-soaked Xiao Chong. Xiao Chong was covered in bloody gashes from the battle axe, some so deep they exposed bone. If not for the Six Qi Blood-Replenishing Pill sealing his blood vessels, he would have died on the spot.
"Hey, R-Ren, I-I don't owe you a favor anymore~" Xiao Chong coughed up blood continuously, but his eyes were fixed on Ren Yuan Hao, his fists clenched, as if he still wanted to stand up.
"Don't move. That's right, you don't owe me. Now, I owe you a favor."
Ren Yuan Hao looked at the guards and reinforcements he had beaten to pieces ahead, and immediately channeled his energy to seal Xiao Chong's major acupoints.
"Your mission is complete. Next, it's time to settle the score with this bastard."
Ren Yuan Hao abruptly removed the effects of the secret medicine. To deal with the giant's special ability, he only needed to block the axe's line of sight. Moreover, by this point in the battle, it was time to let the other ability users behind him witness his strength, to enhance their belief in escaping the building.
"Yo, the little bastard finally decides to show himself. Looks like you know it's not an easy thing to get past me."
The giant patted his battle axe, roaring at Ren Yuan Hao like a mad beast, his voice like thunder, spitting saliva everywhere.
"I think you might have misunderstood. There's only one reason I'm showing myself: to let you die a clear death." Ren Yuan Hao's tone was chillingly cold. He then drew Cun Xue, its sword qi flashing, the blade seeming to tear at the incoming wind, hissing like a dragon's roar.
"Still putting on a show at this point! Draw your sword!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the giant raised his battle axe and hurled it at Ren Yuan Hao!
"Draw my sword? Against you, that's not necessary!"
Ren Yuan Hao suddenly thrust Cun Xue into the ground, his hands empty. The axe, carrying a strong gust of wind, flew directly towards his face. He didn't dodge or evade. The ability users behind him cried out in alarm and were about to intervene when the axe blade, as if distorted by space-time, bypassed Ren Yuan Hao's nose. At the same moment, Ren Yuan Hao's movement became extremely erratic, leaving behind afterimages. He moved like a feather in the wind, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared behind the giant!
"Did you ever imagine you'd die by your own axe one day?"
As Ren Yuan Hao uttered this softly, the axe, which was still flying forward, suddenly seemed to receive an order. It made a semi-circle and spun back with lightning speed, striking towards the giant's neck!
This sudden turn of events happened in a flash. Cheers erupted from the ability users, and the giant, reaching out to grab the axe chopping towards him, suddenly found an extremely chilling surge of energy pressing into his dantian!
As the flying axe approached, he suddenly froze like a wooden dummy. No matter how fiercely he roared and spat, it was useless.
*Screech!*
Before everyone's astonished eyes, the axe accurately and ruthlessly struck its owner's neck, blood splashing everywhere. The giant, who enjoyed eating human blood, let out a long, desperate whimper. He collapsed silently like a mountain, while Ren Yuan Hao, standing like a divine being upon the giant, was like a piercing beam of heavenly light cast upon a sky shrouded in dark clouds.
Ren Yuan Hao's move was daring and meticulous. Having flashed behind the giant, he naturally activated the Flying Dragon Grasping Cloud Hand movement technique. As for why the flying axe attacked its owner, it was because Ren Yuan Hao used the secret medicine's buff to induce the flying axe's line of sight, combined with his own circulation of the鲛人泪 (Jiaoren Lei - Mermaid's Tears) ice-cold internal energy, forcing it into the giant's body, causing him to enter a brief frozen state for a decisive blow.
The ability users cheered. At the same time, more guards and ability user watchmen poured into the side passages, surrounding Ren Yuan Hao and the others in a pincer formation!
A moment later, an extremely peculiar scene unfolded in the passageway. The guards and ability users seemed to be fighting an invisible monster. Energy blasts and gunfire continuously erupted, dust swirling, creating a chaotic spectacle.
"Everyone, we won't get bogged down in a protracted fight. Just draw their fire and converge at the rear exit passageway when the opportunity arises!"
Ren Yuan Hao, in the zoom state of the 'Deaf and Blind Bell' pill, could only communicate with those who received the buff. Although those people were ability users, their strength had not fully recovered. They could only hold the situation for now. If there were more reinforcements, they would be at a disadvantage, which was why Ren Yuan Hao devised this strategy of fighting and retreating.
"Brother, you find those three girls when you get a chance. We'll hold them off here. We can manage!"
This was exactly what Ren Yuan Hao wanted. He leaped up and moved towards the red dot on his phone's map.
At this moment, in a certain room, the blond-haired man had already unbuttoned Ye Lan's collar.
The blond-haired man chuckled, then pulled a bottle of purple spray, about the thickness of an index finger, from his pocket. His bloodshot pupils flickered with a perverse gleam. He curled his tongue towards Ye Lan's fair white neck and said excitedly, "Goddess Ye Lan, this stuff, just a tiny bit sprayed on your nose will make you addicted, unable to extricate yourself. So, my little darling, be good and let me cherish you!"
Ye Lan closed her eyes tightly, shaking her head from side to side, tears streaming down her face. She had no strength to unleash, and her heart repeatedly called out that man's name.
"My goddess, don't struggle anymore. That kid might have already been taken down by the 'Axe Ghost.' You should just obediently come to me, and I'll guarantee you won't die."
Shen Lan Ni and Yang Ling Xue's muffled sounds seemed to be cursing this blond-haired beast. Shen Lan Ni's eyes flashed with a ferocious, predatory light.
"Mmph~!"
The blond-haired man's gaunt left hand suddenly gripped Ye Lan's throat, almost making her unable to breathe. The more she struggled, the more oxygen she consumed, and the more blurred her vision became. Then, she felt a strange aroma pass by her nostrils, and within moments, her face and body began to feel slightly hot.