Chapter 1303: She's Actually Blind
As for Lu Qi, her combat power in the jungle is basically negative.
"Oh my god, Brother Da Dong, how did I not notice before that Sister-in-law is so impressive!" King Kong was shocked inside the helicopter, his mouth agape.
Piao Xue taking out over eighty elite Lesotho soldiers in the jungle didn't surprise King Kong much. After all, Special Forces are like a fierce tiger in the jungle, while ordinary soldiers are merely lambs to be slaughtered.
But what is Red Striped Snake? That's Lesotho's Dragon Squad!
Piao Xue managing to take down two members of Red Striped Snake and retreat unscathed was simply miraculous. King Kong knew he couldn't achieve that.
Though Wang Dadong and King Kong hadn't arrived in the jungle yet, they kept a close watch on every move happening there. These highly classified Lesotho military secrets were naturally sent to Wang Dadong on Julia's orders.
Wang Dadong's expression didn't change much, he said calmly, "King Kong, do you believe that Red Striped Snake will lose more lives?"
"No way? Red Striped Snake suffered losses because of underestimation. Now each of them must be extremely cautious, Sister-in-law can't possibly succeed again easily," King Kong didn't think Piao Xue could take down another Red Striped Snake member.
Wang Dadong didn't speak, but the strong confidence on his face said it all. King Kong hadn't experienced the events in Delaire City, so he didn't know how ruthless Piao Xue really was. If she could be that harsh on herself, then against enemies?
The outcome was unexpected, even exceeding Wang Dadong's expectations!
Indeed, Red Striped Snake lost more lives, and not just one!
"She's injured, pursue!" Snake King said with an immensely grim gaze. By now, his mood couldn't be described with anger anymore.
After Poison Stings and Wild Wolf perished, Red Striped Snake lost two more members.
"Hurry up!"
Piao Xue grabbed the still-drowsy Lu Qi and quickly sped through the jungle.
Leaving behind a trail of crimson blood.
"Sister Piaoxue, you're injured!" After running several kilometers and suddenly collapsing, Lu Qi realized that Piao Xue was injured.
Her stomach clothing had completely turned blood red, which happened during a close combat with a Red Striped Snake warrior.
Under normal circumstances, a blind Piao Xue would've stood no chance against the extremely capable at hand-to-hand combat Red Striped Snake member Claw. To drive the dagger into his heart, Piao Xue deliberately took the hit, using her body as bait. That strike nearly pierced through her.
But she was still alive, and the other was dead.
So, she still gained from it.
"Go quickly, leave me, they're closing in fast!" Piao Xue spoke weakly, her face pale as paper from excessive bleeding.
"No, Sister Piaoxue, I want to stay with you!" Lu Qi held Piao Xue tightly, shaking her head furiously.
"Silly girl, staying with me will only lead to a dead end, and death isn't the scariest thing in this world."
What's more terrifying than death is living a fate worse than death.
She had killed several members; if captured, death might become a luxury.
Piao Xue trembled, "I'm so cold..."
Lu Qi pressed against Piao Xue's bleeding abdomen while holding her tightly.
"Run fast..." Piao Xue no longer had the strength to push Lu Qi away.
"Sister Piaoxue, keep your eyes open and look at me, don't close them." Seeing Piao Xue so weak, Lu Qi was terrified.
In her eyes, Piao Xue always stood strong like a banner, yet now she was so frail. Lu Qi couldn't leave her, for without Piao Xue, even without Lesotho soldiers or Red Striped Snake chasing, she couldn't survive more than three days in the jungle.
Lu Qi lay beside Piao Xue, her expression becoming peaceful, ready to die with Piao Xue. She was grateful to Piao Xue; although fleeing for twenty days was hard, she knew that Piao Xue suffered a hundredfold more. Without Piao Xue, she would've died already.
"Sister Piaoxue, who did you say would rescue us, who exactly?" Lu Qi finally asked the question she's long wanted to ask. Piao Xue was definitely not waiting for national rescue because they had already been abandoned by their country.
Thinking of Wang Dadong, a sweet smile appeared on Piao Xue's pale face. He was someone she once hated but now loved dearly. Though they never ended up together, she faced her truest feelings.
It's just a pity, there's no chance for farewell...
"His name is Wang Dadong..." After saying these words, Piao Xue finally fainted.
The sound of helicopter engines, the Lesotho soldiers' radio reports grew ever closer.
"With so much blood lost, she couldn't have gone far, stay alert, they're nearby!" Snake King reminded everyone.
No need for Snake King's reminders, everyone was sharpening their knives. They had already planned: once the female spy was caught, they'd extract assassination information on the King, then flay and dismember her, lastly hang her skin on the bell tower as revenge for past humiliation.
"Dadao, is that you?" Piao Xue reached out towards the Sky, smiling foolishly, hallucinating from too much blood loss.
"Found them, over here!" Seven Red Striped Snake warriors surrounded Piao Xue and Lu Qi.
When they saw the woman lying on the ground, emaciated beyond recognition, all Red Striped Snake members were stunned.
They had often imagined what kind of person could survive ten days in the harsh desert and then pull teeth from tiger's mouths, taking out four Red Striped Snake members.
Finally, they met this legendary woman, but she was nothing like they imagined.
Just an ordinary-looking woman covered in scars, her military T-shirt already tattered, her gaunt face like that of a long-ill patient.
The most unacceptable to them was that this woman turned out to be blind!
"Stay back!" Lu Qi pulled out a military knife, watching everyone warily.
All this time, Piao Xue had been protecting her, now it was her turn to protect Piao Xue. Though in front of these rulers of warriors, she was even less than a lamb.
The towering Snake King didn't even glance at her and walked straight to Piao Xue, lifting her collar.
"Let go!" Lu Qi's hand holding the knife trembled uncontrollably.
"Woman, you aren't worthy of us laying a hand on you, sort yourself out." Snake King spoke coldly, still not glancing at Lu Qi.
To him, Lu Qi was too insignificant to crush.
"Ah!"
Lu Qi drove the knife hard towards Snake King's back.
But she didn't stab Snake King.
A man with a crescent-shaped scar on his face grabbed Lu Qi's hand.