Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 767 - 805: The Intense Gun Battle

Chapter 767: Chapter 805: The Intense Gun Battle

Who was Li Yifei? He was the second-in-command of the Flying Hawk Squad yet the true Head Eagle. Among all the leaders of Flying Hawk Squad, his strength was absolutely within the top three. Having encountered countless gunfights, being targeted by snipers was not something new to him. In such moments, it wouldn’t be easy for anyone to score a hit on him.

When the enemy sniper had his sights on Li Yifei, there would always be a slight movement of the gun barrel. However, at that moment, Li Yifei had already started to act. With a flick of his hand, a dark shadow flew towards the direction the bullet came from, while his body, swift as a cheetah, pounced toward the spot where Zheng Yuling and the other two women had landed.

Snipers, when aiming, relied on scopes, and these were monocular, allowing them to lock onto their targets with great accuracy. Although what Li Yifei threw could not compare to a bullet, its trajectory was incredibly clever, creating the illusion for the sniper that something was coming straight at him through the scope. Instinctively, the sniper dodged, and as he fired, his bullet strayed from its path, and Li Yifei narrowly avoided it.

While this may sound simple, the execution was extraordinarily difficult. It required a precise assessment of the enemy’s location, and the object thrown had to align perfectly with the enemy’s scope to create such an optical illusion. Even the slightest deviation would be inconsequential to a skilled sniper.

The enemy’s reaction speed was so fast that it caught Li Yifei by surprise. The sniper shot down the fruit plate that Li Yifei threw, then fired another bullet following his direction, but Li Yifei had already used an armchair to block the incoming shot. He quickly caught up with Zheng Yuling and hid behind a long sofa.

The sofa was right by the stairwell, and Xiao Ling’er on the sofa, Zheng Yuling crouching on the ground, and Su Mengfei all let out screams.

Li Yifei hurriedly shouted, "Stop screaming!" Their panic would affect his ability to discern sounds.

However, the three were completely terrified and seemed deaf to Li Yifei’s shouts.

Making a split-second decision, Li Yifei smacked each of their butts with a strong slap, jolting their senses to a brief clarity with the physical pain.

"Now, I’m going to stand the sofa up to block the stairwell, and we’ll head upstairs," Li Yifei quickly said in the moment, promptly lifting Xiao Ling’er off the sofa. Not bothering with gentleness, he threw her onto the floor, then, with a surge of strength, stood the several-hundred-pound sofa up on its end.

The sofa perfectly obstructed the stairwell, but Xiao Ling’er and the other two were confused and didn’t know to run upwards. Li Yifei had no choice but to hoist Xiao Ling’er over his shoulder and, stretching out his arms, grabbed hold of Zheng Yuling and Su Mengfei, and charged up the stairs in just a few strides.

This villa was a standalone property with no tall structures nearby. The initial shots had come from behind a rock by the sea. At ground level, the sniper could only fire horizontally, but from the second floor, the shots had to be angled upwards. Once out of the sniper’s line of sight, they were completely safe.

Moreover, Li Yifei couldn’t yet determine how many enemies there were, so finding a relatively safe spot for the three women was essential.

This was a seaside villa, which meant most rooms faced the ocean. Consequently, those were dangerous areas. Naturally, Li Yifei couldn’t choose such a room for the three women to stay in. Instead, he led them straight into the bathroom, a closed space with only one window that did not face the sea.

But Li Yifei was not careless. He first avoided the bathroom window while setting the women down, then used a makeup mirror from the bathroom to check the window’s position. After confirming there were no snipers in that direction, he reassured them, "Okay, it’s relatively safe here now. Don’t move around."

In such a confined space, the three felt a sense of security, but they were still weak in the knees, struggling to stand.

Li Yifei then said, "Stay here, I’m going to check outside."

"No!" Xiao Ling’er and Zheng Yuling reacted immediately, each hugging one of Li Yifei’s legs. Xiao Ling’er’s tears streamed down as she choked out, "You... don’t go out, I’m scared."

Li Yifei was somewhat speechless; Xiao Ling’er usually seemed so bold, but in times of danger, she was the most cowardly—or perhaps her usual boldness was a cover for her actual timidness.

Patting their heads, Li Yifei spoke softly, "The people are likely here to kill me. If I don’t go out, they may storm in, putting you in danger. Besides... if I don’t take them out, wouldn’t you be in danger too?"

Su Mengfei gritted her teeth and said, "Then... go, but be careful. If anything happens to you, we are doomed."

Li Yifei chuckled, "I don’t take these petty thugs seriously. Remember, I can even kill sharks, which you’ve seen. How could I fear them? They’re just marching to their deaths."

Xiao Ling’er and Zheng Yuling, though they didn’t want Li Yifei to leave at the moment, they knew they should listen to him, so they slowly let go of his hand.

Li Yifei then flashed a radiant smile at the three of them, swiftly exited the bathroom, and thoughtfully closed the door behind him.

Once Li Yifei left, the three immediately huddled together. Their usual status and backgrounds were useless now; they felt a helplessness they had never experienced before. Their only reliance was now Li Yifei.

"He... he won’t be in any trouble, right?" Xiao Ling’er stammered.

"No... no trouble, right?" Zheng Yuling said this as though comforting herself more than talking to Xiao Ling’er.

Su Mengfei, however, was biting her lip and said, "He must be fine. My sister has always had him protect her alone, and nothing has happened, right? Plus, I heard that once when my sister came back from the border, dozens of people were after her; all the bodyguards were dead except for him. But he killed them all and safely got my sister across the border. That had to be much more dangerous than now, and he was fine, so he will be now as well."

The more Su Mengfei spoke, the more confidence she seemed to have, her speech became more fluent, and her eyes began to shine. The thought of such a scene was invigorating.

Influenced by Su Mengfei, Xiao Ling’er and Zheng Yuling eventually weren’t as scared. Yuling said, "That would be best. Now, we can only wait for him. Even if we called the police, by the time they arrived, everything would already be over."

Xiao Ling’er’s lips trembled as she said, "He must protect us."

The bathroom was enclosed, and it wasn’t easy for outside noise to penetrate, but gunshots still echoed like a fierce battle, and these rapid shots made them feel as though they had been transported back to a wartime battlefield. Their faces turned pale again. Such intense gunfire signified that the opponents were more than one, and they were all armed. They couldn’t help but wonder if Li Yifei could handle it.

Though the gunfire was loud, the three women hadn’t heard any voices, neither talking nor the screams of someone getting hurt, which made them even more anxious.

"As long as the gunfire doesn’t stop, it means brother-in-law is still alive," Su Mengfei said, sounding the calmest, and the term ’brother-in-law’ came out most naturally.

"Yes, yes! He’s still alive," Xiao Ling’er and Zheng Yuling agreed fervently, nodding and holding their breath. They were truly afraid the gunfire would cease.

But the gunfire soon became more sparse, like a downpour turning to steady rain, and then after a while, a drizzle until no sound remained.

The three turned pale, clinging tightly to each other, for the silence meant the gunfight outside was over. One possibility was Li Yifei was dead; the other, he had killed all of them.

The best outcome would be Li Yifei wiping out the enemy, but if he were dead, what would come next... They couldn’t bear to imagine. Mainly, they felt it was more likely the latter would happen since there were so many of them, and Li Yifei, being only one man without divine powers, especially in a gunfight, wasn’t expected to overcome the opposition.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside the door. Although the sound was not loud, the three were so focused that it sounded like drumbeats in their ears, making their hearts pound, almost as though they would leap out of their chests with each beat.

It was like a horror movie; an unknown monster loomed just beyond the door, and their fear was palpable.

Su Mengfei suddenly grabbed a toilet brush and whispered, "We can’t just sit here waiting to die."

At that moment, Zheng Yuling and Xiao Ling’er were jolted to action, realizing that sitting there was akin to waiting for death. They scrambled to find anything handy in the bathroom, but there was little to use. Yuling found a trash can, and Xiao Ling’er... picked up a toothbrush.

Such weapons were useless, not just against an assassin, but even in a scuffle with a child.

But as they prepared themselves, the door creaked open...