Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 348 Unknown danger

Seeing Xiaolu's actions, he wanted to quickly speak to dissuade him, but just as he reached out his hand to speak, it felt as if a ball of cotton was tightly stuck in his throat, leaving him powerless and unable to utter a single word.

The outstretched arm was also suspended in mid-air, out of reach, out of grasp, and out of retraction.

He stood there stunned for a moment, unable to utter a word of dissuasion, but everything before him had already settled down.

Xiao Lu charged toward Jiang Xian with a fierce look in his eyes, but before he could get close, he was decisively stopped by the two guards beside him.

The two short knives moved swiftly, one in front and one behind, one above and one below, neatly stopping the villains who tried to get close.

Before anyone could react, two more attacks were launched in perfect unison, controlled by the two guards.

After two consecutive whooshing sounds, all around was silent, and a person fell to the ground at Jiang Xian's feet.

Upon seeing the scene before him, the leader immediately closed his eyes, powerless to struggle, speechless, and unable to retreat.

This feeling was indescribable. He felt as if he were being restrained by some mysterious force, unable to control himself or move, and his mind was completely blank.

He remained frozen in place for a moment, and then realized that his legs were weak and he felt as if he had lost his balance. It was as if that invisible, mysterious force had suddenly disappeared, and he deflated in an instant.

After taking two steps back, he sat down on the ground with a thud.

Even so, he remained rational. He told himself that now was not the time; he told himself that even if something unacceptable or cruel happened, he would continue to endure it.

He needs to keep enduring it, and he has to keep enduring it.

This is not what he wanted to see.

Now it seems that although he has indeed been free of a troublesome matter, he does not feel any relief at all.

Between the two options, he preferred to spend more effort explaining to Xiaolu.

He felt not much panic in his mind or heart, but rather an increasing clarity and calmness.

What happened before his eyes was sudden, but it was also within his expectations.

He hadn't expected Xiaolu to die in this situation, but he hadn't completely disregarded the possibility that Xiaolu would die because of this incident.

Therefore, although he found it difficult to accept what happened at first, he did consider Xiaolu's fate.

He knew perfectly well that he had to face it, no matter what happened, he had to face it alone.

However, Xiaolu's words just now may have awakened him. He knew clearly in his heart that this painful state, this scene of being at the mercy of others and having to grit his teeth and endure it, would soon be over.

Everyone present was shocked by Xiaolu's behavior.

The assailants' shock stemmed mostly from his recklessness and their lack of understanding of him.

This kind of reckless act of charging into the enemy without any certainty is absolutely reckless. They don't know where Xiao Lu got such motivation to dare to do such a thing so openly under their noses.

What they couldn't understand even more was Xiaolu's behavior.

For them, harming themselves for someone else, no matter who that person is, is absolutely not worth it. Even if they work together and rush into danger together, ultimately, they are still after profit.

There's really nothing wrong with taking risks for profit.

However, if you tell them that a certain mission is for the life of another person, and that they are asked to risk their own lives for the sake of someone else's life, they will absolutely not do it.

Since such things had never happened in previous missions, their team seemed very harmonious.

They didn't actually have as much affection for their leader as Xiao Lu did, which is why they were so shocked and confused by Xiao Lu's actions.

In fact, not only were these villains shocked, but even Jiang Xian and the two guards of the Jiang family were quite surprised by Xiao Lu's behavior.

They didn't know what Xiao Lu's actions were all about, nor did they know what motivated him to carry out the assassination. They were more shocked by Xiao Lu's decision to throw his life away.

Those who knew him thought he was a man of deep affection and loyalty; however, those who didn't might have thought he felt hopeless about surviving and therefore wanted to end his own life.

But then again, even knowing Xiao Lu's character, and even knowing that his relationship with his boss was unusual, I didn't find his deep affection particularly moving.

In the eyes of most people, this is definitely an extremely irrational behavior.

Even for someone important, a person who acts rashly without thinking is by no means admirable.

Although the leader may have other plans, they must get through this hurdle first.

Just as he was trying to find the right words, Guard Liu spoke first.

"What's going on?" Guard Liu walked to the leader's side and leaned down to ask.

The leader looked up at Guard Liu, and was about to speak in his defense when he saw Guard Li grabbing the sleeve of the person sleeping on the ground and gradually approaching him.

After drawing an irregular arc on the ground, the sleeping man appeared beside the leader with a hideous face.

Upon seeing this, the leader hesitated, not daring to turn his head to look at the person who had suddenly appeared to the side.

The two guards' intentions were quite clear. The leader knew that they were trying to force him to give an explanation; he understood that they were putting pressure on him.

He reached out and closed the man's eyelids, but ultimately didn't look at him once.

Sitting on the ground like that didn't seem right, so he pushed off with his legs and tried to get up.

Guard Liu seemed to have seen through his thoughts. He took a step back, then reached out his arm and pulled him up from the ground.

Before the leader could react, he was lifted into the air and landed steadily on the ground.

At this moment, Guard Li had already returned to Jiang Xian's side. However, while they were all focused on their leader, someone was retreating at an extremely slow pace.

The man's retreating movement was completely silent, and therefore, apart from those around him, it did not attract the attention of anyone else.

The leader stood up, and Guard Liu turned around, unaware that arrows were rapidly approaching them.

(End of this chapter)