Chapter 96: Sequence 8 vs. Sequence 6
Mrs. Sharon's dagger, burning with black flames, lunged towards Lu Ze's chest. Her assassination moves were sharp and vicious, and her timing was far superior to Triss's.
Lu Ze, having just dodged the ice spear, was in a state where he couldn't easily adjust his body. Seeing the dagger aimed at his chest, he could only twist his waist muscles with all his might, and with a crisp snap of bones, he forcefully turned his upper body to dodge.
"Boom!"
The dark flames brushed past his chest, and the terrifying high temperature made his face feel hot.
Taking advantage of Mrs. Sharon's missed attack, Lu Ze rolled forward with the momentum, then bounced up like a ball. At this moment, he seemed to have become a top-notch acrobat, performing continuous somersaults to dodge the ice spears that shot at him one after another.
Mrs. Sharon, who had just shot a wave of ice spears, sneered and was about to continue her pursuit with the dagger when she saw a metallic glint suddenly flash under Lu Ze's armpit.
"Bang! Bang!"
Gunshots suddenly rang out in the quiet night.
Lu Ze had already drawn the revolver from his holster while curling his body in the air. After landing, two demon-hunting bullets shot out from Mrs. Sharon's blind spot.
He fired these two shots not to hit Mrs. Sharon, but to cause her some trouble and delay her steps. Moreover, firing a gun on the street late at night would naturally disturb the residents, and Mrs. Sharon would certainly not want people to see her appearance.
By now, Lu Ze had given up on his sneak attack plan. Mrs. Sharon was clearly more powerful than Triss, possibly even a higher Sequence, and she was clearly prepared for his attack.
At this moment, he had transformed from a hunter into prey.
And the most important thing for prey to do is to escape the hunter!
The bullets from the revolver briefly delayed Mrs. Sharon, and sounds of commotion faintly came from the surrounding residences. Seeing that his goal was achieved, Lu Ze no longer delayed, accelerating his escape. His Sealed Artifact only had a one-minute time limit, and before that, he had to try to get as far away as possible!
Fortunately, the East Borough was not far from the Tasok River. If he ran another dozen meters, crossing a block, he could jump into the river. Just like the two Assassins did when they escaped earlier, the river at night would be his greatest sanctuary.
So, while relying on his sensitive hearing to dodge the black flames and ice spears that Mrs. Sharon occasionally shot at him, he ran with all his might towards the Tasok River. When the clockwork clown was only a few seconds from stopping, he finally saw the dark river flowing in the deep night.
Saved!
Lu Ze's spirits lifted, and his body accelerated again. He rushed onto the riverbank and then leaped into the river.
"Clang!"
The imagined scene of being embraced by water did not occur; he fell onto hard ice. Because he couldn't react in time, his knees, head, and arms all hit with a painful thud.
Damn it, Mrs. Sharon froze the river!
Lu Ze was startled, ignoring the pain in his body, and tried to roll over. However, the ice surface was emitting bone-chilling cold, making his movements extremely sluggish. He had just gotten up when he saw Mrs. Sharon already appearing on the riverbank.
Accompanying her cruel smile were seven dark flames floating around her, and an ice pick.
"Click."
The clockwork on the Clown's back had reached its end, and the ear-piercing laughter and the swaying of its head stopped, causing Lu Ze's heart to sink to the cold bottom of the Tasok River.
"Whoosh!"
A chilling white light struck, and a powerful force pushed his body to fall backward to the right. Lu Ze fell again, sitting on the ice. He subconsciously looked towards the source of the force and found that his right leg had been pierced by an ice pick, pinning his entire body to the ice.
Intense pain and bone-chilling cold spread upward along his spine, exploding in his mind.
"Ugh—"
He couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, his vision momentarily darkened, and the crimson blood that flowed out congealed on the white ice.
Mrs. Sharon walked down from the riverbank, circled him a few times, and then smiled.
"Luckily, I kept Triss's blood. I finally caught you. I seem to have hurt you, I'm so sorry," Mrs. Sharon said in a seductive tone. "However, this is much lighter than the harm you caused me."
She stroked her scar and said.
What was she saying?
Lu Ze looked up at Mrs. Sharon, and from her wound, he seemed to detect a familiar scent, as if it came from himself.
Could it be that she was the person he cursed last time at the transportation company?
No, that person must be dead. So, was she the one who stopped him at that time?
"Your curse carried the aura of the True Creator; you must be a Secrets Supplicant, right? I'm very curious, why would a Secrets Supplicant become a Nighthawk? But you came alone, tracking Triss, without your teammates, why is that?"
Xuelun asked.
Lu Ze just gasped in pain, not answering.
Beside him, Ms. M's eyes calmly watched everything, seemingly with no intention of rescuing him.
"You don't want to talk?"
Seeing this, Xuelun gently stroked her ruined face, her tone gradually becoming resentful and sinister. "It's alright, I'll take you back and interrogate you slowly. But before that…"
The seven flames beside her flew out one after another, heading towards the inescapable Lu Ze.
"First, let your handsome appearance become like mine!"
The dark flames landed on Lu Ze and began to burn, engulfing his body in an instant.
"Ah ah ah ah!!"
Pain!
The sharp burning sensation stimulated Lu Ze's nerves. Every inch of his skin was bathed in extreme high temperatures, making him, who was accustomed to pain, unable to help but scream.
He struggled on the ice, trying to extinguish the flames, but the black flames seemed to cling to his flesh, impossible to put out. Instead, they spread into his mouth and throat, making him unable to even howl.
The most peculiar thing was that only Lu Ze's body was burning; his clothes were even intact!
Mrs. Sharon enjoyed Lu Ze's struggles, her eyes filled with sadistic pleasure. Only after Lu Ze's entire body had no intact skin did she wave her hand in satisfaction, retracting the black flames.
Lu Ze curled up on the ice, no longer moving, only his slightly heaving chest proving he was still alive. The smell of burning permeated the air, but it was quickly dispersed by the night wind.
"Don't think you can die easily. I will keep you alive until I extract all your secrets and torment you until I'm satisfied."
Mrs. Sharon said the most terrifying words with a smiling face, slowly approaching Lu Ze. Invisible spider silk began to emerge around her, as if she was preparing to wrap Lu Ze up and take him away.
The lingering pain was still tormenting Lu Ze's nerves. He awoke from a brief coma, struggling to open his sticky eyelids.
Below him was the quietly flowing Tasok River, and above him was the deep black sky dotted with stars. Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.
Why did it turn out like this?
Lu Ze asked himself blankly.
Transmigrating to another world, he had accepted it. He asked for nothing else but to live peacefully with Cecilia. However, the Aurora Order, evil gods, goddesses, Ms. M, human trafficking organizations... everything was forcing him forward, with the threat of death constantly looming over him.
Even now, he was still doing his best for his sister's life, and this was the result.
A fierce surge of anger gradually rose in his heart!
"Go to hell."
He said softly to Mrs. Sharon with his damaged throat.