Chapter 519

Chapter 519 Let Me Lend You a Shoulder

This sudden collision caused the entire car body to instantly deform, the doors were crushed flat and jammed shut on both sides, making it absolutely impossible to escape by opening them!

Over all those days that had passed, this kind of situation had happened no fewer than ten times!

However, because this collision was unprecedentedly violent, Portillo in the driver’s seat bore the brunt of it, his head slamming hard against the left side window!

A dull thud rang out, and the glass was already covered in cracks! Then it shattered with a crash!

Portillo’s hands were tough and skilled, but he had never trained his head to withstand blows, and this time blood streamed freely from his forehead, staining half his face red!

Danielle Sharp was shaken up just as badly. Since the impact had hit directly on her side, the door and center console were completely deformed, and her right leg was even trapped in the wreckage!

Danielle Sharp fought hard against the intense dizziness surging through her mind and pounded furiously at the deformed center console, but to no effect whatsoever!

“This time we can only escape through the front!”

Portillo slapped himself hard on the head to try to clear his mind, then drew his pistol and pulled the trigger wildly at the windshield.

The windshield was struck by so many bullets that it instantly exploded into pieces!

Portillo was truly a stand-up person. He didn’t leave first, but instead worked hard to help Danielle Sharp pull her trapped leg free!

The two of them struggled with great effort before finally stumbling and crawling out through the windshield opening!

However, just as they were about to flee, they immediately stopped in their tracks!

Because standing before them was a row of people!

These people had quietly watched them crash, watched them smash through the glass, watched them crawl out of the car in a wretched state!

Without exception, the eyes of every one of these people carried looks of pity and mockery, and these expressions remained unmistakably clear even in the darkness of night!

Danielle Sharp and Portillo looked at the people across from them and could not help but feel a deep and burning humiliation.

These were the very people who had been chasing them for so many days, running back and forth, dusty and exhausted beyond measure, utterly wretched to the extreme!

This row of people was not entirely made up of the Twelve Divine Guards. There were also many high-level combat forces from the Temple of Apollo.

In fact, from start to finish, not even the powerful Temple of Apollo’s Twin Stars had ever shown their faces!

“After running around for so long, the net can finally be pulled in. I imagine that for the two of you, this should also come as a kind of relief.”

At that moment, a voice carrying a slight tone of mockery rang out from beyond the encirclement.

Upon hearing this voice, the members of the Temple of Apollo immediately parted to open a path, and Su Rui was seen walking slowly forward from the rear.

He had also been following behind Danielle Sharp for several days, though he had simply never made a move each time. In his view, this woman’s escape and disguise techniques were really not all that sophisticated. If it weren’t for the intention of continuing to lure out other undercover members of the Hades Palace, Su Rui would have long since lost his patience following along behind her.

It was only today that he had finally confirmed it: Hades had abandoned Danielle Sharp and Portillo.

If that man had wanted to mount a rescue, he would have come to China swiftly and decisively long ago. Why drag it out this long?

“Apollo!” Upon seeing Su Rui, Danielle Sharp’s eyes instantly blazed with fire.

Sure enough, this guy had been deliberately letting her run, and then used the opportunity to sweep up all of the Hades Palace’s undercover operatives in one fell swoop!

Luring the snake out of its hole, using one’s knife to kill another person!

Danielle Sharp was overwhelmed with regret. The other party’s scheme had actually been quite simple. If she had thought carefully, it would not have been impossible to see through it. But in her desperation to flee, she had completely forgotten that she was dealing with a man full of cunning tricks!

“That’s right. It’s been a long time. Does it feel good to see me?” Su Rui asked, his face all warmth and sunshine, stopping just short of reaching out to embrace Danielle Sharp.

Good to see him, my ass!

The beautiful Comrade Danielle wanted nothing more than to tear Su Rui apart on the spot!

Su Rui walked up to Danielle Sharp, looked her over from head to toe with a grinning smile, and said, “It looks like you’ve had a rough time these past few days. The great beauty of the Hades Palace is practically no different from a beggar now. Tsk tsk tsk, I almost didn’t recognize you.”

Danielle Sharp was a person who loved cleanliness above all else and even had a mild obsessive streak about it. Going so many days without being able to wash up had nearly driven her to the breaking point. But the relentless days of fleeing had left her body and mind so utterly exhausted that she had no energy left to even think about being clean.

Right now, prompted by Su Rui’s words, she looked herself up and down for the first time, and what she saw was not a trivial matter. She let out a shriek of considerable volume!

Was this still the proud and lofty white swan? Was this still the spotlessly beautiful woman?

The long-sleeved T-shirt grabbed from some clothing store along the way was now covered in grime, to the point where it was nearly impossible to make out its original color. The sweatpants were equally filthy, and were even crisscrossed with numerous tears and cuts, all of them the work of the blades and bullets of those wretches from the Temple of Apollo!

As for her breathtakingly beautiful face, it too was obscured by grease and grime. The only thing that still looked passable were her large, bright, shining eyes.

If she were thrown back into the Western dark world looking like this, probably no one would be able to recognize her!

“Come back with me. I can let you take a hot bath. There are clean sheets and bedding there. After you’ve bathed you can get a good sleep, for as long as you want.”

A smile lingered in Su Rui’s eyes.

But this smile, in Danielle Sharp’s view, was nothing but pure mockery!

“Do I have any other choice?” she replied coldly.

Portillo had been standing to one side the whole time without making a sound, watching Su Rui with keen wariness, his eyes fixed on his every move.

So this was one of the Twelve Divine Gods, the Sun God, the man who could stand as an equal to the Hades yet had always been at odds with him!

He was this close to him. It seemed like all he had to do was raise his hand and he could point the barrel at him!

If… if he took this man hostage, could he get away?

If he killed him, would he be able to clear the path for his lord Hades?

At this moment, Portillo’s heart began to pound wildly!

He stared at Su Rui, whose full attention was focused on Danielle Sharp, as a bold idea slowly took shape in his mind!

Portillo was one of the Ten Dark Knights, and his exceptional skills were absolutely among the top tier within the Hades Palace. He also knew that in the dark world, many of the divine gods were not known primarily for their combat abilities, and Apollo was even more so that way. If he launched a sudden attack, Apollo might not necessarily be a match for him!

In reality, this was simply where Portillo’s thinking went wrong. Su Rui was not famous for his fearsome fighting prowess or his domineering presence, but that did not mean his fighting ability was lacking!

Almost without a second thought, Portillo prepared to raise the gun in his hand and point it at Su Rui!

With just one shot, the Sun God Apollo, who illuminated the dark world, would be reduced to a corpse! And the Temple of Apollo would be nothing but history!

But in the very instant that Portillo raised his hand, Su Rui suddenly turned his face and flashed him a smile that looked completely relaxed and easy.

Faced with that smile, Portillo inexplicably felt a chill run through his heart!

He could no longer afford any hesitation and immediately moved to pull the trigger on Su Rui!

But he saw Su Rui raise his hand just the same, and then his own index finger could no longer pull the trigger!

A streak of dark light had already shot out from Su Rui’s hand, striking with perfect precision directly behind the trigger guard, jamming it completely shut!

That speed had already reached a level that left Portillo in stunned disbelief!

“I think it’s necessary for me to give you a warning. Since you are no match for me, don’t entertain any more thoughts along those lines. It will only make you die faster.”

When Su Rui finished speaking, the combat knife in his hand gave a twist, and Portillo could no longer hold onto his pistol!

Immediately after, he felt a force of overwhelming, irresistible power surge from his chest. Caught completely off guard, he was kicked and sent flying several meters, crashing heavily to the ground!

Thud!

Portillo clutched his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood!

And yet those Sun God Guards still stood where they were, watching this side with cold indifference, not a single one even bothering to raise a gun at him!

Contempt! Naked and unabashed contempt!

Su Rui didn’t spare another glance at the unfortunate Dark Knight either, but instead fixed his gaze entirely on Danielle Sharp’s face.

“China is a very beautiful place. I wonder if over these past few days you’ve managed to take in some of our magnificent scenery?” Su Rui said with a warm smile.

These words, falling on Danielle Sharp’s ears, made her want to grab a blade and cut him down.

If she didn’t know that she was no match for Su Rui right now, Comrade Danielle would have already made her move!

These past few days she had been running for her life, filthy all over from head to toe, not even able to take a single bath. So many wounds couldn’t be treated, and many places had become infected. And this hateful Apollo was asking her whether she had taken the time to appreciate China’s magnificent scenery?

She’d love to. But was that even possible?

With her identity, she could clearly have been living in the lap of luxury, leading the kind of life that ordinary people could only look up to in envy. So why on earth had she come to China to suffer like this?

Getting slashed, chased by dogs, and then getting hit by a car!

The more Danielle Sharp thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. The more she thought about it, the worse she felt, as every kind of negative emotion flooded her heart.

No matter how capable she was in a fight, no matter how fierce and strong she was, when it came down to it, she was always a woman.

To be toyed with and humiliated like this by a man, she even felt she no longer had the face to go on living in this world!

When Danielle Sharp caught sight once more of the battered shoes on her feet, their original color impossible to determine, with her toes nearly poking through, the negative energy inside her finally erupted. She could hold it back no longer, and tears began to roll from her eyes in circles!

Danielle Sharp stood where she was, chest out and head held high, arms hanging naturally at her sides. She looked at Su Rui, and at first the tears only flowed in silence!

Yet the more they flowed, the more they seemed to surge, completely beyond control!

And she also began to sob, each little sniff carrying an unspeakable sense of wronged distress!

“Why do I have to suffer like this!”

Danielle Sharp wiped her tears with her dirty sleeve, smearing her already filthy face into an even bigger mess.

A generation’s peerless beauty reduced to this state, one could not help but feel a wave of sighing sorrow and tender heartache!

“All of you, stand down.” Su Rui said to the assembled subordinates at his side.

This group exchanged glances with one another, sharing knowing smiles, then silently melted away into the darkness.

Danielle covered her face with both hands, her vision long since blurred by tears.

“Crying it all out might make you feel a little better.”

Whether or not he had been moved by the other person’s tears, Su Rui let out a quiet sigh, stepped forward, and in a manner that looked rather rough and unceremonious pulled Danielle Sharp into his arms, saying, “Cry as hard as you want. I’ll lend you a shoulder.”