Chapter 90: Ambush

Just then, Gong Xiao also poked her head over the edge. The few men on the raft immediately noticed Gong Xiao and their eyes lit up. One bald man instantly shouted, his eyes gleaming, “There’s a stunning beauty! Ni Jianrong, didn’t you say it was a little girl? You call that a little girl?”

Ni Jianrong’s eyes also shone with unconcealed excitement. “The little girl I mentioned isn’t her. I don’t know how another woman showed up; she must have arrived later.”

“Ni Jianrong, your contribution this time is significant.” Among the five men, a short man, only about 1.65 meters tall, but very burly with a dark complexion, suddenly spoke. He looked up, staring intently at Gong Xiao.

His eyes radiated an unconcealed hunger. The predatory stare made Gong Xiao instantly retract her head, her eyes flashing with anger.

She could tell that the way those men looked at her was the ravenous hunger of wolves who hadn’t eaten in days, suddenly spotting a sheep.

“Those perverts,” Gong Xiao muttered, biting her lip.

The raft was completely moored against the 30th floor of the building. Ni Jianrong, basking in the praise from the dark-skinned man, smiled and said, “Brother Xiang, after you’ve had your fill of enjoyment, can we also get a share?”

The dark-skinned man, referred to as Brother Xiang, chuckled. “You’re getting ahead of yourself, kid. The girl is still on the roof. Let’s capture her alive first. Don’t let her escape.”

As they spoke, the men jumped off the raft and entered the 30th floor of the building.

“Wait, the number of people is wrong. Didn’t you say there were two adult men and one little girl? We only saw one adult man and that woman just now. Where are the other two?” The thinnest man among the five, a young man with squinty eyes, suddenly spoke.

Ni Jianrong replied, “That one on the roof is called Ding Longyun, a brute, nothing to worry about. The other one is named Su Li. Fang You and Wang Kaikang were both killed by him. That guy’s a bit tricky; we need to be careful of him.”

“So, this Su Li hasn’t shown up? Is he hiding somewhere to ambush us?” The thin youth shuddered, displaying a cautious demeanor.

“Xu Haishui, you’re such a coward! With Brother Xiang here, what the hell are you afraid of! I told Brother Xiang not to bring you. You’re useless here!” The bald man among the five cursed loudly.

Xu Haishui’s face flushed. Being chastised by the bald man, he felt angry at being patronized by the shorter Brother Xiang, but he dared not show it.

Brother Xiang smiled and said, “Don’t underestimate Xu Haishui. Even though he’s a coward, he followed me yesterday and gained many benefits. He’s already advanced to Level 4.” As he spoke, he reached out and patted Xu Haishui’s head, like an elder addressing a junior.

Xu Haishui was extremely embarrassed, but despite the contemptuous gesture from the much shorter Brother Xiang, he dared not show his internal anger.

Su Li, who had quietly positioned himself on the 30th floor, was two rooms away from them. He silently crouched in a corner of the stairwell entrance, listening to the five men’s conversation.

“The leader of these five is Brother Xiang; he needs to be the priority target…”

Su Li thought to himself, listening to the five men’s movements. If they wanted to reach the roof, they would have to take the stairs. He decided to launch a surprise attack the moment the five men entered the stairwell.

In this life-or-death battle with no retreat, there was no room for morality or gentlemanly conduct.

“Alright, hurry up and go! Whether that Su Li is hiding somewhere or has already escaped, the priority is getting up to the roof and grabbing that chick.”

Brother Xiang spoke loudly, then gave a signal to the other four, and abruptly lowered his voice: “You four go up the stairs. I’ll climb the exterior wall. Remember to be fast. Try to get to the roof simultaneously.”

As he spoke, he retreated. He suddenly stretched out his right hand, and a visible fluid secreted from his palm. A film of skin appeared between his five open fingers. He stuck his palm to the exterior wall like a gecko. His right hand adhered to the wall. He reached up with his left hand, and like his right, fluid secreted, and a membrane appeared between his fingers. He then alternated his hands, suspending his entire body on the exterior wall, and began slowly climbing upward.

Brother Xiang climbed the exterior wall. The other four didn’t have his ability and immediately charged toward the stairwell. They understood Brother Xiang’s plan: let the opponents assume they were all using the stairs, but Brother Xiang would secretly climb the exterior wall. A two-pronged attack—one overt, one covert—would catch the enemy completely off guard.

The four men rushed toward the 30th floor stairwell. Ni Jianrong intentionally lingered in the middle of the group. He was still intimidated by Su Li. He hadn’t seen Su Li on the roof, which made him uneasy. But the thought of Brother Xiang bolstered his courage instantly.

Brother Xiang was powerful. The combined strength of the four of them might not even match Brother Xiang’s. No matter how strong Su Li was, he would be easily defeated by Brother Xiang.

The four men were just rushing to the stairwell entrance when Su Li, hiding in the corner, suddenly struck. He activated “Spider Walk.” Afterimages appeared around his body, and he moved like a phantom, launching himself toward them.

None of the four were weaklings. Although they pretended to be nonchalant, they were all very cautious. Each man held his weapon tightly, ready to counterattack at any moment.

But Su Li’s strike was simply too fast. Even with their full vigilance, they couldn’t defend against it.

The bald man charging at the front only saw a blur before his eyes. He knew he was in danger. He raised the steel rod in his right hand and opened his mouth, about to shout, when a chill ran across his neck. He felt the world spin. His entire vision was rotating.

He didn’t know what happened until he saw his own motionless body spinning. The body had no head, and blood gushed from the neck like a fountain. Only then did he realize.

His head had been cut off.

Su Li, hidden in the dark, had launched a surprise attack with all his might. Combined with “Spider Walk,” he swung the machete in his right hand horizontally, slicing the man’s neck. Even if the bald man had been stronger, he couldn’t have defended against the strike. His head flew off.

A Spiritual Source appeared and merged into Su Li’s forehead. A message appeared in his mind.

“Level 4 Spiritual Source Wielder: Spiritual Source 17/50”

Xu Haishui, right behind the bald man, saw the horrifying sight. His pupils contracted. He let out a scream of terror and instinctively retreated.

“Damn it—” Ni Jianrong roared. His right hand shot out, and the bone spur emerged from his palm.

The other man, who had a tattoo on his right arm, also lunged.

(End of Chapter)

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