Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1133 - 1179: Successfully Ambushing the Kamikaze Squad

Chapter 1133: Chapter 1179: Successfully Ambushing the Kamikaze Squad

Li Yifei had completed several missions in Japan and had even killed the leader of the Yamaguchi Group by himself. It seemed that there weren’t many experts in Japan, but during his last mission there, after encountering those high-skilled ninjas, Li Yifei gained new respect for the Japanese masters.

Moreover, after encountering Meng Qianjun and the other expert from when they met the leader, Li Yifei knew there were still many hidden masters in the world, and that his own strength was far from invincible.

Because of World War II, Japan never had an official Special Forces team. The Eastern Kamikaze Special Forces had never participated in various Special Forces competitions before. However, their decision to participate in the most challenging competition this time was indeed abnormal.

In addition, Japan’s new prime minister seemed to be following the previous militaristic path, with frequent aggressive movements to showcase Japan’s strength. Therefore, their participation in this competition undoubtedly meant they intended to place highly, which also meant they would definitely send highly skilled masters to compete, possibly including those who were even stronger than the three high-skilled ninjas Li Yifei had encountered before.

Li Yifei’s judgment in this matter was indeed accurate. As soon as those five people appeared in their sight, Li Yifei immediately identified that there was a ninja among them whose strength was definitely much greater than the three ninjas he had encountered last time.

As for the other four people, they were certainly not weak, but without taking action, Li Yifei wasn’t sure if Zheng Mingrui and the others would prevail.

Zheng Mingrui looked at Li Yifei, with a questioning look in his eyes. He too could sense the strength of the opponents and was uncertain if they could win if a fight broke out.

At this moment, Li Yifei slightly nodded at Zheng Mingrui. The honor of the nation was important for this outing, but it was also about challenging the strong. Encountering such a powerful ninja, how could Li Yifei miss this opportunity?

He also assessed that even if they didn’t have a great chance of stealing cards, it was impossible for the opponents to snatch their cards as well.

Li Yifei then signaled to Zheng Mingrui that he would take the first move and asked them to wait for his signal to take action.

Zheng Mingrui relayed Li Yifei’s commands to the other three using simple hand signals, silently carried out, so the five people below from the Eastern Kamikaze Special Forces wouldn’t notice anything.

At this time, those five people had already reached the tree where Li Yifei was hiding. The strongest ninja suddenly looked up and then leaped, moving between two trees with astonishing speed, lunging straight at Li Yifei.

This confused Zheng Mingrui and the others; the ninja hadn’t discovered them but had somehow noticed Li Yifei first, which seemed illogical.

But since Li Yifei had not given the signal, they remained hidden, motionless.

"Come out and die!" the powerful ninja shouted as he soared five or six meters into the air, swinging his arm at Li Yifei’s hiding spot.

Li Yifei, however, didn’t engage in combat with him. His feet furiously kicked against the tree trunk, propelling his body down like a cannonball, aiming for one of the other four members of the Eastern Kamikaze Special Forces on the ground.

Li Yifei was primed to strike, while the ninja had mustered all his strength to attack upwards. Like two trains speeding past each other, they swiftly crossed paths.

"Dammit! Be careful!" the ninja in mid-air shouted. He immediately understood Li Yifei’s strategy: to draw away the strongest ninja and then target the weaker members below. Though he wanted to provide support, he was inevitably a step too slow and could only warn his teammates below.

The four men below weren’t weak; while they were surprised, they weren’t panicked and prepared to face Li Yifei’s attack.

Indeed, these four men were no pushovers, but their strength was, at most, comparable to an ordinary member of the Flying Hawk Squad. Li Yifei could take on the entire Flying Hawk Squad alone, so how could these four stand a chance against him? Plus, Li Yifei’s attacks against them wouldn’t be as merciful as those against the Flying Hawk Squad. His strike was thunderous and overwhelming, like Mount Tai crushing down on one of them.

Boom!

Li Yifei launched punches and kicks while in the air, hitting all four men in an instant. Even without any support, this move made the four feel a salty taste in their throats as they involuntarily staggered back several steps.

And just as Li Yifei landed, only lightly touching the ground with the tips of his toes, his body spun like an agile leopard, pouncing towards one of the four—specifically the weakest among them.

Having tested them with one move, Li Yifei had already determined this person to be the weakest, making him the first target. Successfully taking down one would make it five against four. If he could then hold off the most formidable ninja, allowing Zheng Mingrui and the others to fight three on four, their chances of victory were significantly increased.

The three remaining ninjas were shaken by Li Yifei’s initial move. As they saw Li Yifei attack the weakest among them, it was completely too late for a rescue, and the strongest ninja in the air could only shout desperately. But Li Yifei’s actions were too fast, and he had successfully lured him away before, which now made timely support impossible.

The weakest of them all had yet to steady himself when he saw Li Yifei coming at him. Panic instantly filled his heart, but it was too late for any other reaction. He threw both fists forward, hoping only to protect himself until their strongest ninja could arrive.

Alas, he was ignorant of Li Yifei’s terrifying strength. Just now, when Li Yifei fought one against four and his power was dispersed, it had nearly caused them to cough up blood. Now, attacking just one, this guy didn’t stand a chance.

Their fists collided with a thud, and the fellow’s body immediately flew backward, while Li Yifei didn’t even pause, pursuing the man through the air. By the time they both landed, Li Yifei had acquired a card, and the unfortunate fellow lay motionless on the ground.

The whole process sounds slow in the telling but in reality, it was over in ten seconds. From the beginning, when he lured away the strongest ninja, to successfully snagging a card at the end, all had been part of Li Yifei’s meticulous plan—a textbook example of a sneak attack.

At this point, the ninja finally caught up with Li Yifei, but upon seeing Li Yifei steal his teammate’s card, he didn’t immediately strike. Instead, he stared at Li Yifei with piercing eyes and said slowly in Chinese, "You are... Golden Eagle."

Li Yifei pocketed the card, barely concealing a smile, and replied, "Exactly."

"As expected of Golden Eagle, truly formidable," the ninja said, eyes devoid of rage but filled with excitement instead.

Facing the man’s gaze, Li Yifei asked, "And you are?"

"Inoue Aoga."

"Inoue Frog?" Li Yifei’s eyes widened. "Who names themselves like that?"

Inoue Aoga remained unangered, clearly of strong mentality, and explained, "Isn’t there a Chinese saying about the frog at the bottom of the well? It speaks of the narrow point of view, just like a frog at the bottom of a well, only able to see a slice of the sky. I am the frog above the well, able to see the entire blue sky."

Li Yifei gave him a thumbs up, praising, "Admirable, truly admirable. It’s a good thing you’re Japanese—if not, this name would be explosively cool."

"Golden Eagle, despite your strength and having already taken down one of us, we now have four against your one. This isn’t very wise of you."

"True, I didn’t expect you to be so formidable, so I’ve decided..." Li Yifei blinked and suddenly retreated rapidly, saying while retreating, "I’m not playing with you anymore."

"Thinking of leaving? Dream on!" Inoue Aoga let out a cold snort and pursued Li Yifei.

Li Yifei was extremely fast, and Inoue Aoga was hardly slow. The distance between them remained around five to six meters, but the Eastern Kamikaze Special Forces’ remaining three were much slower. Coupled with the dense forest, in the blink of an eye, they had lost sight of the two.

This frustrated the trio, forcing them to halt. Continuing the chase risked getting separated, and without their strongest to lead them, the three were in danger, vulnerable to being subdued by another Special Forces squad at any moment.

Additionally, one of them had just been taken down by Li Yifei, whose condition they needed to check on. Normally, Li Yifei shouldn’t have caused injury, but there had been ongoing overt and covert disputes between Huaxia and Japan over a certain island lately. It wasn’t impossible that Golden Eagle took this opportunity to kill their man.

As the three were retracing their steps, suddenly dark objects hurled at them from the trees on both sides. These turned out to be rows of sharpened stakes fashioned as spike boards that, if landed on a person, would surely lacerate them with wounds. Instinctively, the trio dodged.

Two dodged forward, but the last one faced the predicament of being sandwiched by the spikes boards from both sides, forcing him to retreat.

With his retreat, four individuals pounced from the trees on both sides and attacked him in unison, revealing themselves as Zheng Mingrui and Sophia’s group of four.

Four against three typically meant a sure win, despite exerting a bit of energy, but four on one left the opponent utterly powerless.

By the time the other two recomposed themselves, Sophia had already found a card on the downed man, who now lay unconscious.

The remaining two cursed angrily and charged at Zheng Mingrui and his group. By then, they had ignored the difference in their abilities, which was essentially volunteering for their own demise.