Chapter 790: Death

Chapter 790: Death

Li Huowang's breath came in short gasps as his pupils contracted to mere pinpricks. He crouched low, watching Qian Fu sprawled on the ground, spewing blood and foam from his mouth. His face twisted in agony, he reached toward the wound in his chest, trying to staunch the flow with his fingers, but no matter how hard he pressed, the crimson liquid seeped through his digits.

He was wounded—badly, perhaps fatally.

"Five Sister! Five Sister!!" Li Huowang heard the voice of Wu Qi, her face streaked with blood, rushing over with a case in hand to tend to Qian Fu.

With a snarl, Li Huowang drew two military knives and charged from the corner of the wall. "I'll hold them off! You all get out first!"

As soon as he emerged, he saw that the enemy had already crept along the wall and were approaching from that direction.

"Aaaahhh!!" Li Huowang roared, lunging forward and slamming his opponent against the wall, driving his blade deep into the man’s abdomen and twisting it violently.

There was a loud *bang*, a tremendous force striking his shoulder, sending him flying backward—his own body riddled with bullets.

Just as he staggered to his feet, two bullets struck his helmet, sending him crashing to the ground.

When he finally managed to rise again, leaning heavily on the wall, his eyes burned with hatred at the enemies hiding behind cover—those who served the Law Cult!

They knelt there, weapons in hand, their expressions cold as statues.

"Fuck you!" Li Huowang hurled his knife with all his strength; it spun and pierced straight into an enemy’s skull.

Taking advantage of the momentary confusion, he kicked hard against the floor, leaping into the cover and yanking the blade free from the man’s head, swinging it wildly at others around him.

*Bang!* A massive impact sent him crashing into the wall, his head ringing. When he looked up, he saw a tall man standing before him, raising his rifle butt and smashing it down onto his helmet.

Just as his head was about to hit the ground, Li Huowang pushed with both arms, halting the blow.

"You dare to ambush us?! You dare to kill Qian Fu?!" He rose abruptly, lifting his head and slamming it into the man’s chest, denting it inward.

A club whistled past his ear, striking his left arm and bending it into an unnatural L-shape.

Li Huowang screamed in pain, raising his blade and hacking down at the man’s neck. Blood sprayed everywhere, crimson soaking the ballistic glass of his helmet, turning everything he saw red.

In the chaos, a smoke grenade, thick with smoke, flew from afar and exploded beneath his feet.

The acrid stench seeped through his clothes—this wasn’t ordinary smoke.

The choking fumes made him cough violently. Soon, dizziness overwhelmed him, as if his mind had gone numb.

"Huowang! Retreat!" Hearing this, Li Huowang, still coughing, clutched the wall and retreated quickly.

At the staircase, he saw Chen Hongyu carrying Qian Fu down the stairs.

After a moment of vigilance, seeing no more enemies emerging from the smoke, Li Huowang hurried after them.

But when they reached the bottom, everyone’s faces darkened further.

The entrance was blocked by three pickup trucks. Some men were using the doors for cover, raising their black guns toward them.

The sound of footsteps above grew dense. Li Huowang took a deep breath and charged forward, leading the way.

Bullets tore into his abdomen. Soon, blood began to seep through his clothes.

Without hesitation, he used his own limb to cover the wound and kept running.

*Crack!* His right ankle twisted, and he fell to the ground. Though bulletproof, the impact was enough to shatter his leg.

As enemies closed in from both sides, a sudden explosion erupted—the front truck exploded in flames, engulfing everything.

Then, the glass on the left shattered, revealing Ba Shengqing and Ba Naxu, the brother and sister on motorcycles. “Qingzi!! Over here!”

Hearing the voice, everyone turned toward them. Li Huowang, his left foot broken, moved the slowest. Zhao Lei finally came over and helped him limp forward.

As footsteps echoed behind him, Qingwanglai didn’t look back. He pulled three test tubes from his pocket and tossed them backward.

Finally reaching the vehicle stop, everyone scrambled aboard. The cars started moving.

Li Huowang noticed that besides Wu Qi’s RV, Qingwanglai’s sports car, and his own and the Ba siblings’ motorcycles, there were also a red sedan and a jeep parked nearby.

Clearly, help had come not just from the Ba siblings.

But now, Li Huowang paid no attention to that. He mounted his motorcycle, twisted the throttle, and roared away, evacuating the unfinished building complex.

Just as they thought they were safe, a green truck suddenly turned the corner ahead, barreling toward them like a beast.

Li Huowang slammed the throttle, charging ahead on his heavy bike, revving to full power and crashing into the left tire of the truck.

Just as he stood up from the bike, ready to jump, he saw the driver in the cabin panic and swerve to avoid him.

With the truck forced back, the chaos finally quieted.

All vehicles slowly stopped on Orange Island. As Li Huowang limped into Wu Qi’s RV, blood-soaked the bedding where Qian Fu lay motionless.

Through the blood-red visor, he saw Wu Qi shaking her head solemnly.

The news hit him like a punch. His voice trembled as he shouted at Qingwanglai, “Where were your backup plans? Where was your preparation?”

“You just led us right into their trap! What side are you even on?!”

“Calm down,” Qingwanglai said with a faint smile. “We’ve got people waiting for us. How else would we have gotten out?”

Li Huowang painfully removed his torn helmet and flung it at Qingwanglai’s feet. “Qian Fu is dead! Are you blind?! His life is gone!!”

Qingwanglai bent down and picked up the helmet, placing it aside.

“I’m deeply grieved by Qian Fu’s death,” he said calmly. “But this wasn’t just a simple ambush. During our thirty minutes of conversation with them, I gathered some useful intelligence. Our chances aren’t bad.”

Li Huowang stepped back, eyes wide in shock, staring at Qingwanglai as if seeing him for the first time.

(End of Chapter)