Who could have predicted that a person's strength could reach such a formidable level?
Otherwise, what then?
In truth, issuing an assassination order while protecting the target was inherently a trendous risk. Assigning Shen Zuimo to carry out a secret mission by herself was also an unavoidable decision.
Yet, without having real power in his hands, Elder Fan could only let Shen Zuimo hold on for a few days.
The reason Shen Junjie didn't oppose this was because he had no grounds to do so, for... his sister's strength had already far surpassed his own.
That antidote, the White Scorpion's antidote... could suddenly make Shen Zuimo's strength progress so rapidly. Of course, after Shen Zuimo had trained with Xiaofan for such a long ti, her strength wasn't much different from Shen Junjie's already, and the antidote was just an opportunity for her to surpass Shen Junjie.
Inside the consulate, while surprised by Shen Zuimo's formidable skills, their competitive spirits were also kindled. Although there was no gender discrimination, admitting that a group of n was not as good as a woman was truly embarrassing.
With the help of four AK47s, the opponents couldn't set foot near the iron gate without any vehicular impact.
On Shen Zuimo's side, she quickly dashed to a hiding place. A cold bullet suddenly shot towards her.
Dodging aside, the Cold Blade unsheathed once more.
Those beautifully cold eyes staring at soone would leave them with no chance of life.
"￥￥%...￥&...￥...*&...#￥%...#"
The opponent knew Shen Zuimo's strength was terrifyingly overwhelming, and at this rate, they were just waiting to be beaten.
So, after hurling a few curses, he untied the bombs wrapped around himself, ignited them, and threw them toward Shen Zuimo.
Moreover, he also ignited the remaining bombs on himself and dashed toward a position behind Shen Zuimo.
Seeing the bombs coming, Shen Zuimo instinctively retreated quickly, unaware that the opponent would use such a suicidal attack thod against her.
As the fuse was rapidly burning down, the opponent's face was teasingly mocking.
No escape, just as Shen Zuimo stood her ground, the fuse reached its end.
Was she careless? So be it... After all, she'd wanted to die for a long ti.
"Be careful!"
Just as Shen Zuimo, with no regrets, slowly closed those suffocating eyes, a silhouette quickly rushed over, holding an unknown object to shield her.
'Boom.'
A loud explosion echoed. The powerful shockwave instantly knocked both of them to the ground.
It wasn't anyone else but Penghai, who had just prepared to drive away...
He just turned to pack up his stuff when he heard the gunshots here, and imdiately drove back.
Penghai was shocked when he saw Shen Zuimo charging out amidst a hail of bullets. If it were him, there was no way he could have done it.
Though unable to do so himself, Penghai still forcibly removed the car door and cautiously approached the hidden spot where the shots were being fired.
Just as the bomb was about to explode, he disregarded everything to shield Shen Zuimo. His only purpose was to repay Ye Xiaofan a favor...
The human bomb blasted to smithereens, scattering disgusting fragnts everywhere. The remaining people fled the scene, and the consulate's bodyguards killed all five attackers.
The sirens finally arrived...
Looking at Shen Zuimo, the powerful impact had knocked her aside, but she soon got back up. Her face was a bit pale, her hair slightly disheveled, but besides a few torn spots on her clothes, she was essentially unhard.
However, Penghai, standing at the forefront, was pushed by the bomb's impact, managing, even in the most critical mont, to push Shen Zuimo away from the blast center. He fell heavily to the ground, with the door pressing on him.
A mouthful of blood spurted out, an indication of internal injury. Nurous abrasions covered his body. He couldn't even speak.
Seeing this, Shen Zuimo quickly helped move the car door off Penghai. But she dared not lift him up imdiately, fearing a broken rib might cause fatal damage if moved improperly.
"Are you okay?"
"Ah, cough cough... I should be fine. Luckily, they used makeshift bombs, not very powerful," Penghai nervously replied.
Struggling a bit, he slowly stood up, supporting his body, looking quite disheveled.
"Why did you save ?"
"Ah, I didn't have to save you. I can barely protect myself, why risk my life for you? It's just... I owed that kid a dozen lives. After all, you are the woman he'd protect even at death's door. Before he went to Demon Island, he sent a ssage saying that if we ever ended up on a mission together, I should take care of you a bit more. Maybe, he knew he might not co back after going. What I did was only to repay him a favor, nothing more.
That kid...?
No need to explicitly ntion his na, Shen Zuimo imdiately knew who Penghai was talking about...
Suddenly, Shen Zuimo had the urge to cry. Yes, her eyes glistened with tears.
Must you be so thorough? Even after being gone for over nine months, you're still protecting in another way.
Although not directly by his hand, it was his instruction.
"Thank you..."
"Ah, now I finally have an excuse to report back. An unexpected accident shouldn't get punished, right?" Penghai wryly smiled, stood up straight. Fortunately, aside from the tumbling blood in his chest, none of his bones were broken.
"Let's go..." Actually, Shen Zuimo was genuinely grateful to him, but all she could muster was a simple thank you. Yet, since he was that fool's friend, she wouldn't treat Penghai so indifferently anymore.
"Truly the legendary coldness. Hey, wait for . I'm wounded, rember," Penghai replied while twisting his body to catch up: "By the way, how did you know there'd be trouble here?"
"I didn't. My brother just gave a secret directive to protect Mr. Consul. As for the mission over there, it's not a necessity," Shen Zuimo said bluntly.
"A directive? Share with ..."
"No worries, it's going public anyway, and I believe support will arrive soon. Let's lay low for now, and visit Mr. Consul after the police leave."
"Alright."
The police from M Country were quite heroic, promptly driving in pursuit around, the loud sirens echoing for a couple of blocks. If I were the assassin, I'd run faster than a rabbit too.
Luckily, this ti it was a close call but safely passed; however, the assassination order is not a usual task, and with a failure, the next wave of assassins should arrive swiftly...
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