Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1061 - 1104: Encountering Another Sandstorm

Chapter 1061: Chapter 1104: Encountering Another Sandstorm

At this time, the sky was pitch black, which was a decidedly unfavorable situation for Li Yifei and the Holy Maiden. Without night vision goggles, they couldn’t see their opponents and could only rely on their keen senses to dodge the attacks. Therefore, even though they were significantly more skilled than their adversaries, they still didn’t hold any advantage. If it weren’t for the difficult feat of immediately dispatching five enemies, being surrounded by ten people would have actually placed them at a disadvantage.

However, even with such advantageous conditions, it was still extremely difficult for the opponents to harm Li Yifei and the Holy Maiden, and the battle quickly reached a stalemate.

The fight involving seven individuals was intense when suddenly, a wind abruptly swept through. This wind was not only sudden but also strong and carried moisture in the air. Then, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky.

This lightning was a tremendous opportunity for Li Yifei and the Holy Maiden, who immediately intensified their assault and quickly injured two more people, breaking the balance. Even without the lightning, Li Yifei and his partner began to gain the upper hand.

The Holy Maiden entangled another two men, while Li Yifei focused on attacking the blond man. Li Yifei wanted to extract useful information from this man’s mouth; these people had tracked him down with clear premeditation, and he felt that they were likely from that mysterious organization. After several encounters without getting any clues from them, he certainly couldn’t miss this opportunity.

Another flash of lightning cut through the sky, and Li Yifei’s palm struck the blond man’s neck, knocking him unconscious, and at that same moment, the Holy Maiden took down the other two men.

Having captured an important figure, Li Yifei was somewhat excited. If he could extract important information from their mouths, find out exactly which organization they were from, and what they were planning to do, then he could target this organization in the future and wouldn’t have to be as passive as he was now.

"Who are these people?" the Holy Maiden asked at this time. "Their combat skills are very impressive; they would definitely be considered masters in our Holy War Organization. I really wonder who could gather so many skilled fighters."

Li Yifei shook his head and said, "I only know they’re likely from an organization I’ve had several conflicts with."

"There’s actually such an organization," the Holy Maiden muttered under her breath. As the Holy Maiden of the Holy War Organization, she had a general understanding of organizations around the world. Now that she didn’t recognize this one spoke volumes about the enigmatic nature of this organization.

At that moment, the wind grew stronger, and it even began to rain in the desert. Other than the most dangerous blond man, Li Yifei checked the others and found they were all dead. The Holy Maiden was ruthless, not leaving a single survivor.

The desert was already cold, and with the rain pouring down without shelter, it was bone-chillingly cold. Li Yifei quickly found a pair of night vision goggles and put them on, calling out, "Wait for me, I’ll be back really soon."

Xu Shanshan and the Holy Maiden didn’t know what Li Yifei was planning, but in less than fifteen minutes, he returned, laden with bags containing numerous items. These were the equipment of the assassins who had attacked them; obviously, they couldn’t carry these items during the assault. Li Yifei had gathered them up, including tents for sleeping at night.

Quickly setting up two tents, Xu Shanshan and the Holy Maiden shared one, while Li Yifei took the blond man to the other.

Li Yifei didn’t rush to interrogate the blond man. Such an individual would not easily spill his secrets. Pressuring him now would likely be futile, so Li Yifei left him out in the rain to soak and went to sleep to save his energy, planning to deal with the man the next day.

Rainwater is precious in the desert, but Li Yifei had no need for it now. After a good night’s sleep, the next morning, Li Yifei, Xu Shanshan, and the Holy Maiden packed up and set off once again, blond man in tow.

With the willpower this guy must possess, Li Yifei planned to starve and dehydrate him for a couple of days to wear down his physical strength and willpower, making it easier to extract useful information from him.

The blond man indeed had great physical endurance. Despite being chilled all night and injured by Li Yifei, he was still full of vigor now and occasionally sneered, clearly understanding Li Yifei’s intentions, but he was by no means ready to submit. All Li Yifei’s efforts seemed to be in vain.

Xu Shanshan felt quite upset about Li Yifei bringing such a man along. In her view, he was clearly an unwanted burden, a third wheel; just looking at him was bothersome, and she would rather have killed him outright.

Having been through life and death with Li Yifei, Xu Shanshan had also become ruthless, seemingly untroubled by the thought of killing the blond man.

Li Yifei found equipment from these men, but to his annoyance, these fellows had neither a satellite phone nor radio equipment; otherwise, he could have managed to communicate with his family now.

However, he did find a map and a positioning system, which were incredibly important for the three of them. After ascertaining their location and consulting the map, Li Yifei knew that after another day’s journey, they would encounter an oasis, and after three more days, they would reach a highway. Then, they could leave the desert.

They only stayed one night at the oasis, and then the three of them set off again. By the fourth day, they were getting closer and closer to that highway. The golden-haired man was unusually exhausted by now. Li Yifei knew it was time to interrogate this guy. With his methods, he didn’t believe he couldn’t get something useful out of this guy’s mouth.

"Brother-in-law, what is that over there?"

Just as Li Yifei was about to interrogate the golden-haired man, Xu Shanshan pointed at something dark pressing in from the distance and cried out.

Li Yifei’s heart tightened, cursing his luck. They were already about to leave the desert, and yet they had run into this unfortunate event.

What’s the most extreme weather in the desert... There’s only one answer, that would be a sandstorm.

When the sandstorm struck, the wind swept up the wild sands, darkening the skies, it truly felt like the end of the world. Li Yifei and his companions had set off again only to encounter a sandstorm after several days of good weather.

The Holy Woman and Xu Shanshan had never been in the desert before and already found walking there to be the most exhausting thing. Now, seeing this sandstorm, they gained a whole new understanding of the desert, realizing that their previous knowledge of the desert was too superficial.

Li Yifei had executed missions in the desert before, but he had always been well-prepared, and even if it was hard, he could always come out with ease. Now, without preparation, he encountered a sandstorm like none he’d faced before, and it made him feel utterly doomed.

However, Li Yifei had an understanding of sandstorms. Seeing the sweeping yellow sand enveloping the sky, he immediately picked up Xu Shanshan and ran towards the shelter of a sand dune. The Holy Woman had completely lost her ability to judge the situation and hurriedly followed Li Yifei.

At this moment, Li Yifei couldn’t care less about the golden-haired man; he had no choice but to leave him behind.

Unfortunately, the sand dune was still far from where they were, and the sandstorm moved indescribably fast. In the blink of an eye, it was already less than a hundred meters away from them.

"Get down." Li Yifei knew they couldn’t possibly make it to the sand dune now, and standing or running in a sandstorm was undoubtedly looking for death. So without hesitation, he shouted.

The Holy Woman didn’t hesitate and lay down beside Li Yifei, who lay between the two of them, sheltering them beneath him. He also pulled out a piece of clothing, wrapping the shoulders of the two women with his arms and draping the cloth over their heads.

No sooner had they lain down than the fierce wind, carrying a sky full of yellow sand, struck them. Even clothed, the sand whipping against their bodies was painful, and it would have been much worse if their faces weren’t covered by the cloth.

In a sandstorm, if you lie down, you generally won’t encounter too many problems. Unless it’s an exceptionally strong storm, there’s no worry about being buried by the sand; you simply wait for it to pass.

But Li Yifei and his companions must have been incredibly unlucky. This sandstorm was brought on by a tornado, and to make matters worse, the tornado was directly sweeping over the three of them.

Li Yifei was strong, and so was the Holy Woman, but under such a force of nature, they seemed incredibly small. Compared to others, their strengths were great, but now they felt as weak as ants, their bodies fluttering like three torn pieces of paper, swept up in the wind.

Li Yifei felt extremely unlucky, truly too unlucky. This trip to Australia was so cursed, and now, in this situation, all he could do was desperately hold Xu Shanshan tightly in his arms; there was nothing more he could do but let the wind carry them higher and higher.

The Holy Woman did the same, holding tightly onto Li Yifei’s waist.

The three of them spun in the air with the gusts of wind, quickly becoming dizzy. The sand whipping in the wind against their faces was as painful as being cut by a knife. Xu Shanshan and the Holy Woman instinctively buried their faces in Li Yifei’s chest, while Li Yifei’s face was completely exposed, making the pain unimaginable.

However, what was most important was that Li Yifei didn’t know when they would be thrown down. That was the most fatal. If they were too high, they would surely be smashed into a pulp even if they fell onto the sand. A plane crash would at least offer a significant cushioning effect, not instantly taking their lives. But if their lives were claimed by a tornado, it would truly be a tragic end.