Chapter 205 Bloodbath
Kogia Hideki, Jubei, and Mikiko, along with six subordinates, raced forward with their hands behind their backs, their bodies hugging the ground.
They deliberately chose a route within the garden that was hard to detect and then stepped on a landmine near the garden wall.
The first thing they encountered was a tripwire landmine. This device spiraled into the air and exploded above the enemy's head as soon as someone passed by, simultaneously spraying shrapnel.
This thing posed a great threat to those below the Organ Refining Realm, but it didn't cause much damage to those in the Marrow-Cleansing Realm or the Blood-Exchange Realm.
Especially for the three leaders of the Blood-Exchange Realm, even bullets from an AK rifle couldn't harm them much; as long as the landmine didn't explode in their embrace, it wouldn't cause them much damage.
But the activation of this device would trigger the real killer—the Claymore anti-infantry landmine.
Claymore anti-infantry landmines were like an upright lunchbox. The side that read "This side toward enemy" would, upon detonation, blast out 700 steel balls like a giant shotgun, covering a 50-meter range with a 60-degree arc.
Fearing insufficient firepower, Lu Yao arranged them in groups of three, forming a minefield.
"Bang bang bang," a series of loud explosions rang out as 3*700 steel balls were ejected!
The 2100 steel balls shrieked through the air like a tidal wave, there was no way to dodge, and the only option was to take the hit.
The Marrow-Cleansing Realm underlings each took hundreds of steel balls, "thud thud thud" the sound of them embedding into flesh filling the air followed by plumes of blood mist, before they were turned into various chunks flying through the air.
The three in the Blood-Exchange Realm managed to shield their heads and faces in time, their bodies embedded with steel balls as they were blasted away.
But they were not seriously harmed and squeezed the steel balls out by twisting their muscles and bones.
The three had been engaged in dangerous espionage for years, battle-hardened and cold-hearted, they didn't take this minor injury to heart at all.
This injury instead fueled their ferocity. With fierce expressions, they stomped the ground, creating large craters, and used the fastest movements to kill toward Jin Garden!
Having lost their assistants mattered little; with three against one, victory was still assured. They didn't take the Liao Family Sisters in the Marrow-Cleansing Realm seriously at all!
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The sound of the landmines exploding alerted the three women to the incoming enemies.
However, with the Blood-Exchange Realm unleashing their full power, their speed reached 150 kilometers per hour.
The three Izumo experts arrived in an instant, and the first sight they saw was Li Pei and Liao Qe tussling in the yard. Without a word, they attacked!
Li Pei immediately shouted upon realizing there were three Blood-Exchange experts, "Sister, run fast! Call Master for me!"
With that, she fearlessly stood her ground to meet the oncoming assault!n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Liao Qe hesitated slightly, knowing this wasn't the time for modesty, and turned to run.
The three Izumo experts, who had years of experience in assassination and kidnapping, were incredibly skilled in combat, even among those in the Blood-Exchange Mirror, they were among the most formidable.
They confidently split their forces on the spot, Kogia Hideki and Mikiko engaged Li Pei while Jubei went after Liao Qe.
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However, they underestimated the Liao Family Sisters.
The sisters' brilliance had been overshadowed by Lu Yao, unknown to the outside world. Both of them were bona fide Spirit Refinement Firmness practitioners!
With a sharp whooshing sound, Jubei threw a chained sickle aiming for Liao Qe's thigh.
Liao Qe entered Firmness mode, with everything around her slowing to half-speed, she easily dodged the attack, causing it to whizz harmlessly past her body.
Jubei, refusing to believe what he saw, threw two sickles simultaneously, filling the air with the whooshing of their flight.
But all missed Liao Qe by a whisker as she deftly dodged; the two sickles could only futilely deeply gouge the ground, failing to touch the girl by even the slightest amount.
Furious, Jubei's legs burst with power as he shot toward his prey like lightning.
Liao Qe agilely dodged left and right, and surprisingly, the distance between them grew wider and wider.
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Kogia Hideki, Mikiko, and Li Pei were so evenly matched it was hard to call the winner.
The Commandery Princess had a solid foundation; her strength far surpassed that of a common Blood-Exchange, plus her Innate Realm master often used True Qi to cleanse her, making her flesh incredibly robust.
Her pink fists clashing with steel blades could even spark fire! She was extremely difficult to deal with!
Kogia Hideki had initially planned to strike quickly and then flee, as this was still Shun Dynasty territory, and the Genyo Society had a notoriously bad reputation they didn't want to linger with.
But seeing his accomplice not gaining the upper hand, he couldn't help but curse, "Jubei! What are you doing!"
The offensive and defensive attributes of the Blood-Exchange Realm were supposed to crush the Marrow-Cleansing Realm, guaranteeing the enemy's death within three moves. Yet his comrade seemed to be toying around, and the two of them were about to chase each other out of the yard.
Jubei shouted angrily, "This little bitch is firm with the Spirit Refinement Firmness! Eclipse Body Explosion Technique, Fast!"
He directly activated the explosive secret technique, risking bodily harm just to catch his prey.
The two sickle chains flew out like venomous snakes biting at their prey, their speed too fast to be caught by the naked eye.
Liao Qe hastily dodged to the side, but could not adapt to the opponent's sudden doubling in speed and did not fully evade; her ankle was entangled by the sickle chain.
Li Pei, despite taking a cut from Kogia Hideki, which left a bone-deep wound on her arm, shot back with both fists to hammer at Jubei, rushing to the rescue.
Jubei curved his arms to block the blow, and with a loud bang, his own feet sank into the ground, but he was not panicked at all.
Just then, two of his companions had already taken the chance to attack; Kogia Hideki made a clean "Iai Slash," opening up a large gash on Li Pei's back. Luckily, such a wound could only be considered a minor injury for someone of the Blood-Exchange Realm.
But Mikiko had already pulled out her elephant gun and pulled the trigger!
Li Pei locked onto the direction of the gun muzzle and the finger pulling the trigger, and moved sideways in a flash to avoid it.
Mikiko, smiling, said, "Why does Shun Country have so many Spirit Refinement experts?" As she spoke, she surprisingly turned her aim towards Liao Qe.
Li Pei immediately stepped in front of Liao Qe to protect her.
Mikiko's smile became sweeter, and she instantly pulled the trigger, firing the second shot from the double-barreled shotgun!
"Despicable!" Li Pei bravely shielded Liao Qe, intercepting the bullet with her arm.
The elephant gun used 33MM caliber monolithic bullets, which tore through the flesh and were caught by Li Pei's bones. She grimaced in pain and staggered back three steps.
Such bullets could kill an elephant; the force was certainly not light!
Seeing that Li Pei cared so much for Liao Qe, the three Izumo Warriors actually drew their guns and aimed at the younger sister at the same time, forcing Li Pei to staunchly catch the monolithic bullets.
Li Pei stood her ground without moving, her expression resolute as she bent her arm.
But she could not withstand several shots from an elephant gun!
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In the Otherworld, life and death among martial artists were often decided within one minute, with no fights dragging on for half a day.
At this moment, after a brief flurried exchange, they had been fighting for less than half a minute.
Just as the three Izumo Warriors were about to fire, the support from Liao Ya finally arrived!
Amidst the noise of the electric pick drilling through the wall, the long-unheard sound of the .50 machine gun erupted. The sisters' weapons were always hidden under the bed, ready to be drawn and used!
The first to suffer was Jubei, the one with the chain sickles entangling people. He reacted quickly; after being hit by the first shot, he swung his weapon while simultaneously dodging.
But a .50 machine gun in the hands of a Spirit Refinement expert was terrifyingly powerful.
Jubei's body burst open with teacup-sized bloody holes one after another, countless mercury-like shiny blood spurting out, and he, along with his weapon, was blown into a heap of meaty fragments.
The .50 caliber bullets exited the barrel wrapped in high temperatures, presenting a bright red line in the air, akin to a beautiful streak of fire, pursuing Kogia Hideki!
Kogia Hideki managed to deflect about ten bullets with his sword, while running behind a tree for cover.
Unfortunately, he was a step too slow, and in the last moment, a .50 caliber bullet entered his temple!