Chapter 97
Those five words seemed to be the key to opening Pandora’s box. The sleeping monster instantly opened its eyes, and with a chilling coldness, it sat up.
Gu Minzhi was pulled behind the crowd for protection, and countless black muzzles were aimed at Sang Lu.
She was horrified by Sang Lu’s sudden awakening, but how could a gambler easily retreat when the outcome was about to be revealed? She stared straight at Sang Lu, her eyes filled with a greedy desire to win.
She wanted to get Sang Lu. This was the purpose of this trip. How could she give up so easily?
Sang Lu… was looking at her.
Those eyes were as cold and terrifying as a beast’s. At a certain moment, or rather, when she sensed the crowd’s attacking intent, a chilling killing intent suddenly appeared.
Gu Minzhi actually did not dare to look at her directly. Her gaze subconsciously moved down and landed on Sang Lu’s lips.
Sang Lu licked the corner of her lips. There was a little bit of coagulated red, which was blood.
Gu Minzhi’s heart skipped a beat, and she said sharply, “Attack!”
Bang, bang, bang, bang… The endless sound of gunshots echoed through the room.
In that instant, Sang Lu disappeared from where she was, and Xia Weishuang was pushed into a corner.
The paintings on the wall fell onto the broken glass on the floor. The sofa was riddled with holes, and the sponge filling flew everywhere. The tables, chairs, and cups were all destroyed, and the entire room was a mess.
Xia Weishuang was curled up in a corner, hiding behind the insect wing shield, and was not injured.
This group of people’s target was Sang Lu, and they did not specifically attack Xia Weishuang. But the occasional stray bullet hit the shield, and the impact also made Xia Weishuang’s arm numb.
“She’s on top!”
“Be careful!”
“Quick, retreat!”
The messy shouts, footsteps, and gunshots filled her ears. Xia Weishuang’s line of sight was blocked by the shield, and she could not see what was happening in front of her.
She raised her head and saw a tentacle that was sliding and disappearing quickly on the ceiling from the gap above. It was originally pure white, but then it was stained with a dazzling bright red.
More and more, more and more…
When Xia Weishuang gently moved the shield away, besides herself, there was not a single living person on the fifth floor.
Sang Lu was standing in the corridor, covered in blood. Several miserable corpses were lying at her feet. Large patches of blood had soaked the carpet in the corridor and stained the walls.
Xia Weishuang licked her stinging mouth. There was a small wound on the inside of her lower lip. Hiss, it hurt when she touched it.
She stood up, took two steps forward, and called out to Sang Lu, who was standing there in a daze, as indestructible as a high mountain.
“Sang Lu.”
Her voice was her motivation. Sang Lu slowly turned around. The blood had stained her long hair, and had drawn a ferocious and strange pattern on her pale face. Her sharp chin was hidden in her long hair and black down jacket, which made her look particularly pitiful.
Besides, she was squinting her eyes, and it was not known what she was thinking. If it weren’t for the fact that she was the most terrifying executioner in this slaughter, she would probably be mistaken for a poor little thing who was scared by the bloody scene.
“Are you hurt?” It was rare to see Sang Lu in such a state, which made Xia Weishuang a little worried.
Besides, Sang Lu had not killed them all. Gu Minzhi and her remnants had fled downstairs. The people she had brought with her were not only soldiers with guns but also espers, and Sang Lu was not in a good state.
Thus, it was hard to say if Sang Lu was injured or what.
Seeing that she did not answer, Xia Weishuang simply took a few steps forward to check herself, but there was no problem. The down jacket on Sang Lu’s body was the most damaged. There were a few bullet grazes, and the fur was flying everywhere, and it was covered in blood.
Xia Weishuang looked at the corpses at her feet again. They were so rotten that they hurt her eyes. She understood that Sang Lu had learned to be smart. She knew that she could not completely avoid the bullets at close range, so she had used the corpses to block the bullets for her.
Finally, Sang Lu spoke.
“I can’t? What can’t I do?”
Xia Weishuang: “…?”
Sang Lu opened her mouth and let out a big, lazy yawn. Her whole body stretched like a cat, and then she leaned against Xia Weishuang like a pile of mud.
She was still muttering, “I’m very good… I’m not bad…”
Xia Weishuang had no choice but to let her sit against the wall and rest. She herself took the insect wing shield and walked to the window.
Sure enough, Gu Minzhi and a few people were running out of the building in a miserable state, rushing towards the three cars.
Xia Weishuang sneered and looked at them with some amusement. This group of people looked much more miserable than Sang Lu. There were many injured among them, but Gu Minzhi was really well-protected and didn’t seem to be injured much.
Perhaps it was because of the tacit understanding between enemies, but before Gu Minzhi got into the car, she looked up at Xia Weishuang.
She ground her teeth and said angrily, “Xia Weishuang, you’re really sinister and despicable!”
Xia Weishuang directly turned her head. “Sang Lu…”
Gu Minzhi: “…!!”
When Xia Weishuang turned her head back, Gu Minzhi had already gotten into the car.
The corners of her lips curled into a smile that was not a smile. On the surface, she looked like she had won with great prestige, but in fact, she did not feel excited or proud about it.
How confident she had been when she had come, and how panicked she had been when she had left.
Xia Weishuang watched as the three cars left her sight, and only then did she turn around and return to the corridor, and dragged Sang Lu back.
Dragging Sang Lu upstairs was much more difficult than going downstairs. On a cold day, Xia Weishuang’s forehead was covered in a thin layer of sweat.
Back in 612, the room was warm. Sang Lu’s ice-pop-like body seemed to be gradually recovering. She suddenly twitched and stretched her body.
She was no longer as lifeless as she had been outside.
It was quite dangerous. After Bai Qian and the others had lured Coal Ball away, Xia Weishuang actually did not have much confidence in dealing with Gu Minzhi. In fact, she had already prepared to go with Sang Lu.
It was just that Gu Minzhi had been very cooperative at times. She had actually attacked before she had even gone upstairs. The huge sound of gunshots and the smell of gunpowder had pulled Sang Lu out of her cold slumber, and the crisis had touched her.
It was precisely because of this that Xia Weishuang had seized the opportunity, used her own blood to hold Sang Lu’s consciousness, and had started a counter-kill after Gu Minzhi had gone upstairs.
Unfortunately, the cold weather still had too much of an impact on Sang Lu, which made her unable to exert her full strength, and she also couldn’t muster the energy to chase after them.
Xia Weishuang changed Sang Lu’s clothes, soaked a towel in hot water, wiped her hands and face, and let her lie on her lap, and washed her blood-soaked long hair.
As for Bai Qian’s side, after hearing that the commotion here had disappeared, if things went smoothly, they would come back to check the battlefield.
In her current state, Sang Lu was probably unable to help much. Xia Weishuang’s own combat power was not high, and she could barely protect herself, so she didn’t worry about Coal Ball.
About half an hour later, Bai Qian and the others did indeed come back.
They had already seen the tragic battlefield on the fifth floor, but they didn’t know the final result.
“Why didn’t I see the body of the leader woman? Did she run away?”
“Yes,” Xia Weishuang was drying Sang Lu’s hair with a dry towel, letting her lean against the stove to warm herself. “She ran away.”
“It’s okay,” Wei Yunlang comforted her. “I estimate that she’s scared out of her wits. She won’t dare to come and find trouble for a while.”
Xia Weishuang nodded and looked at the small cat in Bai Qian’s arms. “What’s wrong with Coal Ball?”
Bai Qian frowned and said, “I don’t know. Lele and I helped, and Coal Ball didn’t seem to be completely controlled. Then it suddenly fainted.”
Xia Weishuang thought for a moment and said, “It should be that it’s too far away from Gu Minzhi, so her ability doesn’t have that effect anymore.”
“I don’t know when Coal Ball will wake up,” Bai Qian put Coal Ball on a cushion and let it warm itself by the fire.
“It shouldn’t be long,” Xia Weishuang said. “Gu Minzhi won’t give up a new pet for it.”