Chapter 225: Snowy Night, Killing Night

Li Xiaofei didn't dare be careless. He immediately executed the Graceful Step of the Waves again, swiftly dodging away from his original position with the unconscious young police officer in tow.

Whoosh.

A miniature missile, trailing a glowing tail, whizzed past where they had just been.

Damn!

Li Xiaofei cursed under his breath.

What the hell is going on?! Missiles? Are the people attacking me from some military unit?

No ordinary family or organization could possibly possess such high-grade weaponry. Even if they did, they wouldn't dare use it within a base city.

Whoosh.

Suddenly, the missile turned in mid-air and continued to chase after him. Li Xiaofei's eyes nearly bulged out of his head.

It can even lock onto me?!

He kept dodging, using the Graceful Step of the Waves, but the missile pursued him with the persistence of a scorned lover. With no other choice, Li Xiaofei unleashed the Six Meridian Divine Sword and detonated the missile in mid-air.

Boom!

A muffled explosion echoed through the night. Countless fragments from the specially designed missile scattered in all directions. These fragments were made of a material specifically engineered to penetrate a warrior's starforce qi shield.

Li Xiaofei folded the young police officer tightly in his arms, using his back to absorb the full brunt of the explosion's shockwave.

Thud, thud, thud.

Dozens of fragments instantly pierced through his clothes and embedded themselves in his back, turning him into a porcupine. The powerful blast sent him flying until he crashed into a roadside ditch.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

A dozen black-clad figures emerged from the distance.

"Where is he?"

"He's not down there."

"This guy isn’t dead. He got away."

"Pursue him."

The leader of the group, wearing a metal helmet and holding a palm-sized tracking device, carefully adjusted the instrument. After a brief moment, he swiftly led his men along the west side of the ditch.

Sure enough, after a few kilometers, they spotted the frantically fleeing figure of Li Xiaofei.

"Shoot him!" The leader of the black-clad group shouted out.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

The sound of arrows slicing through the air filled the night as a rain of bolts was launched at Li Xiaofei, who deftly evaded the barrage of arrows using the Graceful Step of the Waves.

He raced toward a tunnel in the distance. Its gaping entrance resembled the maw of a monstrous beast ready to devour him. Li Xiaofei didn’t hesitate as he darted into the tunnel like a cornered rat.

"Follow him."

"He’s been hit by a bullet laced with poison. He won’t last much longer."

The black-clad figures were well-trained and disciplined as they pursued him into the tunnel without hesitation.

The tunnel was likely an old, abandoned underground air-raid shelter. It had a complex layout, as every five hundred meters, it branched off. The path was filled with trash and sludge that emitted a strange, foul stench, masking any scent of blood.

This environment significantly increased the chances of escape. But the black-clad men were relentless in their pursuit. They continued to chase him without hesitation.

After about ten minutes, they stopped. They had reached the end of a wide main tunnel. A dead end with no way out. Li Xiaofei stood in the center, waiting for them. The young police officer was nowhere to be seen.

"Where is she?" The leader of the black-clad group demanded, "Kid, where did you hide that police officer?"

"Who are you people?" Li Xiaofei asked.

"You don’t need to know," the leader responded. "Hand over the police officer, and we might let you live."

"Do you take me for a three-year-old?" Li Xiaofei sneered.

𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Then die," the leader of the black-clad figures coldly commanded with a wave of his hand.

Clang, clang, clang.

The others drew their pitch-black, standard-issue long blades, slowly closing in. Murderous intent filled the air. To them, a man who had been hit by both armor-piercing missiles and poisoned arrows was nothing more than a spent force.

"Sigh... must you force me to kill?" Li Xiaofei sighed.

His body trembled as he started to exert his strength.

Ding, ding, dang, dang.

Metal fragments began to fall from his body, clattering onto the concrete floor. There wasn’t a trace of blood on them. A wave of overwhelming pressure surged out from Li Xiaofei’s core.

The leader of the black-clad group was stunned. He looked more closely and was horrified. The specially designed edges of the metal fragments on the ground had snapped off, and the fragments themselves were deformed.

Is this guy wearing some sort of protective treasure armor?

"Enjoyed chasing me down, did you?" A fierce glint appeared in Li Xiaofei's eyes. "Now, die!"

He thew a punch with all his might.

Boom!

The black-clad figure in front found it hard to breathe as he felt the force of the punch rushing toward him. He instinctively raised his black long blade horizontally across his chest, pressing his left hand against the blade's spine and unleashed all the starforce qi of his Acupoint Opening Realm. He had reached the 90th acupoint, and he hoped he could block the blow and buy his companions a moment of time. But...

Boom!

Both man and blade exploded together.

Whoosh, whoosh.

Almost simultaneously, two other black blades sliced toward Li Xiaofei's arm. Li Xiaofei didn’t dodge. Instead, he swung his right arm outward, using his arm to block the incoming blades.

The two black-clad men were momentarily elated. Their obsidian blades, forged with specialized techniques, were incredibly sharp and capable of slicing through wood and stone in an instant. Even a Meridian Expanding Realm expert couldn’t withstand their strikes with just flesh and bone.

But in the next moment, they realized something was wrong. The impact on Li Xiaofei's arm sent a terrifying shockwave through their blades, shattering the bones in their hands and fingers almost instantly. But Li Xiaofei's arm remained completely unscathed.

How is this possible?

The other black-clad figures were stunned. They were all professionally trained, and unless overwhelmed by shock, they would never cry out in surprise.

Bang! Bang!

Two more explosive sounds echoed as Li Xiaofei delivered two more punches, sending the black-clad men flying backward. They crashed into the concrete wall, their bodies shattering into pulp.

"Enjoying this?" snarled Li Xiaofei as he threw another punch.

He was currently in his first form, but the toughness of his body had far surpassed normal limits. Even the specially crafted obsidian blades couldn’t penetrate his skin. He was almost unstoppable with the strength of 50 ding and the Great Strength Vajra Fist.

In the blink of an eye, all the black-clad figures were down. When he saw the situation turn dire, the leader of the group tried to flee. But how could he outrun sword energy?

His legs were pierced through, and he collapsed to the ground. Li Xiaofei quickly closed the distance. But before he could strike, the leader bit down on something, and was dead within moments.

The man's entire head began to melt with a hissing sound, turning into a thick pool of blood. Li Xiaofei approached and picked up the tracking device that had fallen to the ground.

Bang.

The tracker exploded instantly. Sharp fragments from the blast struck Li Xiaofei's face, but they were immediately deflected by his tough skin.

The ambushers were completely wiped out, except for the mysterious sniper. Yet, Li Xiaofei still couldn’t figure out where this group had come from. Their equipment, strength, and even the speed at which they took their own lives all indicated they were far from an ordinary force.

Had he not recently been cultivating the Five Qi Origin Technique: Introductory Chapter, which had made his body as tough as iron, impervious to blades and bullets, he would likely have been killed by the very first shot, just like any other Acupoint Opening Realm or even Meridian Expanding Realm experts.

At this moment, the young police officer Su Yuke, whom he had hidden in a crevice, began to stir and wake up.

"What kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into this time?" Li Xiaofei asked in exasperation as he walked up to her. "How do you manage to cause so much chaos?"