Chapter 43 Attack
"Abandoned dock? It's a nice place indeed."
Leonard laughed.
"Why do you say that?"
Lu Ze asked curiously.
The ceremony is over and they are cleaning up the scene. They must restore everything to its original state, otherwise Mr. Pound, who comes to work the next day, will find something unusual and be on guard.
"Think about it, that place is definitely not visited normally, so you can do your business without worrying about it. Plus, the environment is great too. Doesn't the feeling of the boat bobbing on the water create a sense of romance?"
Leonard explained, the gas lantern in his hand swinging back and forth, imitating a boat on the water. The light surrounded him, causing his shadow to sway with it. The "Sleepless" path had excellent night vision, and the lantern was mainly used to illuminate Luze.
You have a very rich imagination.
Lu Ze was speechless. He put away the blood-stained map and stood up.
As he put away the bloody map, he subconsciously rubbed his fingers, but felt no pain—the wounds had healed. This had happened the last time he performed a ceremony for Old Neil. For some reason, his wounds always healed incredibly quickly.
According to the Nighthawks' internal information, the high-sequence members of the Secret Prayer Path possess powers over flesh and blood. Is this the reason?
Never mind, it's better than not healing at all.
Lu Ze put it aside for the moment and asked Leonard, "So what should we do next? Retreat, or go over there and take a look?"
"Of course we'll go check it out. They're not like us, and they know how to clean up the scene," Leonard said. "Maybe we can find direct physical evidence there."
"Evil, it is better not to see it."
Lu Ze said with a bit of disgust, opening the door in front.
call out!
A bright light suddenly flashed out from the shadows outside the door.
A cold feeling filled my chest.
"puff."
A gentle sound of flesh piercing was heard.
Lu Ze belatedly looked down and saw a dagger piercing his chest. Because of the remaining force, the arm holding the dagger was still rushing forward, and the force pushed along the dagger and pushed him straight to his body, causing him to fall backwards.
Bang!
As his body hit the ground, he heard Leonard's roar of shock and anger.
"Lu Ze!"
Leonard's eyes were bloodshot. One second, the two were still chatting and laughing, and the next, Lu Ze in front of him had been attacked. He saw the attacker's appearance. The other person was thin, covered in a hood and cloak. Taking advantage of the moment when the two opened the door, he stabbed with all his strength with the dagger in his hand.
The opponent's assassination was so swift and fierce that Leonard didn't even have time to react!
At the same moment Lu Ze fell to the ground after being stabbed, Leonard rushed forward and kicked him fiercely. In the darkness, his strength was greatly enhanced, and the kick actually brought up a whistling sound.
But the hooded assassin retreated nimbly, dodging Leonard's attack as lightly as a feather in the wind. He looked at the fallen Lu Ze, then at the shocked and angry Leonard, and turned and ran without hesitation.
"The stars burn with my rage, the night wind is my sad song"
Leonard's voice came from behind the assassin. The magnetic voice seemed to carry endless tranquility and sadness, echoing in the dark corridor, confusing the listeners' minds.
The assassin's running steps stopped, his body began to shake, his head drooping, as if he was about to fall into a beautiful dream. At this moment, he suddenly raised the dagger and stabbed his arm!
"Woo!"
He let out a stifled cry, but it also woke him up and he ran to the end of the corridor at a faster speed.
"hateful!"
Leonard immediately pulled out his revolver and shot at the figure.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The gunshot was loud and the muzzle flashed with fire at the moment the shot was fired.
The assassin ran without slowing down, rushed to the end of the corridor, broke the glass and jumped down.
Leonard chased after him and saw him leap from the three-story building effortlessly, vanishing into the lightless darkness. He gritted his teeth and didn't chase him, instead turning and running back to the manager's office. Lu Ze's injuries were still unclear; he needed to be rescued quickly!
Lu Ze lay on his back on the floor of the manager's office, breathing deeply.
He could feel the burning pain from the wound on his chest, the pain rising and falling with his breathing, but besides the pain, there was another feeling feeding back into his mind.
He could feel the flesh and blood wriggling, as if every muscle and every tissue had its own thoughts, wanting to repair and mend. Then, amid the subtle wriggling of flesh and blood, the blood stopped flowing out, the internal organs automatically closed, the muscles stretched and connected, and the tissues healed.
"Luze! Luze!"
He heard Leonard's anxious cries, the sound of his footsteps trembling across the floor as the "Midnight Poet" rushed back to him, then suddenly stopped, his cries pausing. Needless to say, he must have witnessed the astonishing sight of his own flesh and blood healing.
Lu Ze endured the pain and stood up to look. Sure enough, Leonard was staring at Lu Ze with wide eyes, his face full of disbelief.
"What are you doing?"
"Stop arguing and help me."
Lu Ze stretched out his hand, asking him to pull him up, "You should thank me. If I hadn't opened the door first, you would have been the one stabbed by the dagger."
Looking at the hand he offered, Leonard hesitated for a moment, but still reached out to shake it back and pulled him up with force.
"Damn, that hurts."
The movement of getting up was too big, and Lu Ze grimaced in pain, and the muscles at the wound began to tremble. The scene was so bizarre that it frightened Leonard.
"Lu Ze, are you okay?"
"Oh, I'm fine."
Lu Ze looked down at the wound. His internal organs had healed, leaving only the muscles and blood vessels still slowly repairing. Unfortunately, his shirt was torn and stained with blood. "Did you catch that bastard?"
"No."
Leonard was a little embarrassed. "I wanted to come back to save you, so I just shot him and drove him away."
If he chased after them, regardless of whether he could catch the enemy, his teammates would definitely be doomed, so there was nothing wrong with this choice.
Lu Ze nodded, then said, "This person's skills are extraordinary, right?"
Being able to fight a Sequence 8 Midnight Poet and escape successfully, it is basically certain that the other party is a Beyonder!
"Very strong, a Beyonder." Leonard also realized, "He came specifically for us because we entered the manager's office!"
Then the question is very strange. Is it necessary to arrange an extraordinary person to guard just to prevent infidelity?
Of course not, there must be something hidden behind this.
"Hurry, we have to go to that abandoned dock right away! There must be some hidden secret there!"
Both of them ran, and when they reached the corridor, Lu Ze saw a bloodstain on the ground. It should be left when Leonard grazed the hooded man when he shot. He had an idea, squatted down, and collected the blood in a small bottle.
Damn it, if you dare to stab me with a dagger, I will definitely kill you!