Starforce Warriors

Chapter 222: Killing In The Snowy Night

"Li Xiaofei..." Su Yuke was severely injured. She looked up at him, speaking urgently, "Quick... take me away from here, don\'t... don\'t let anyone else see me, hurry, hurry..."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she passed out. Li Xiaofei stared at the unconscious police officer for a moment, his mind filled with countless questions.

What happened? Why is this young police officer always so unlucky?

He took off his coat, wrapped it around her, and held her in his arms. He decided to take her to the police station first. Just as he was trying to figure out which way the police station was, he heard the tell-tale sound of something cutting quickly through the air.

Swish, swish, swish.

Four figures dressed in black combat suits and wearing masks raced across the ground as swiftly as arrows loosed from a bow. They quickly blocked Li Xiaofei\'s path.

One of them, with eyes as sharp and cold as an eagle’s, scanned Li Xiaofei from head to toe.

He ordered quietly, "Silence him."

Whoosh!

The black-clad figure on the far right suddenly lunged forward, and slashed down at Li Xiaofei with a standard long blade.

An expert at the Acupoint Opening Realm!

Li Xiaofei was startled. An Acupoint Opening Realm practitioner would be a top-tier figure within any gang and definitely not an unknown entity in the government or military. Yet here he was, dressed in a black suit and hiding his face to assassinate Su Yuke.

What kind of trouble did this young police officer get herself into this time?

As these thoughts ran through Li Xiaofei\'s mind, he flicked a finger. A blast of sword energy shot out.

Bang!

The standard long blade shattered instantly. The black-clad assailant groaned, his arm that held the blade severed by the sword energy.

Swish, swish, swish.

The other three black-clad figures attacked almost simultaneously. They all wielded identical standard black long blades. Their blades flashed, executing a coordinated attack technique in an instant.

Li Xiaofei, holding the young police officer with one hand, used the Six Meridian Divine Sword with the other as he sent out waves of sword energy with a flick of his fingers.

The three black-clad figures were all Acupoint Opening Realm experts; they were incredibly powerful. But they couldn’t last even a single move against the current Li Xiaofei. A single strike from sword energy was all he needed to to cut them down in the snowy night.

Li Xiaofei showed no mercy. These people were clearly not to be trifled with; their intent to silence him was a clear indication of their ruthless and vicious nature. Moreover, they had driven the righteous police officer into such a dire state, which proved they were far from being the good guys. Killing them was entirely justified.

The black-clad figure with the severed arm quickly realized they had encountered an unstoppable force. He instantly turned and fled. It was a professional decision but unfortunately, it was in vain.

Whoosh!

A streak of sword energy whistled through the air. The black-clad figure, who had managed to run twenty meters, fell to the ground, blood spilling out and staining the white snow red.

Li Xiaofei moved swiftly, treading lightly on the snow as he approached. He had intended to question the man to get to the bottom of things. But before he could, the black-clad figure’s head slumped to the side as a pool of black blood started oozing from the corner of his mouth.

He had bitten through his tongue and crushed a hidden poisonous capsule in his teeth. There was no doubt—he was dead beyond any hope of revival. He was gone in a heartbeat.

Li Xiaofei had hoped to keep one alive, but it seemed like that was too much to ask. He moved closer to examine the body. He quickly found that these black-clad figures didn’t have anything that hinted at their identities.

Their combat suits and black long blades were standard and they had no tattoos or martial arts traits. Most importantly, none of them had undergone New Martial Arts surgery; there were no Inscribed Treasure Bones implanted in their bodies.

There was no traceable lead. They were even more untraceable than the undocumented residents he had encountered in the slums.

Death warrior!

Li Xiaofei\'s heart tightened.

An Acupoint Opening Realm death warrior—what kind of powerful force could afford to raise such warriors?

Among the five major families in Liuhe Base City, only the Ye family had the financial power to support something like this. The other four families simply couldn\'t manage it. It seemed that the trouble this young police officer had herself gotten into was far from ordinary.

Li Xiaofei took out an Iron Dissolver and used it to dispose of the black-clad corpses, leaving no trace behind. Then he left with the young police officer.

Moments later, a silent, dark shadow swept through the area. A four-meter-tall beast power armor carrying a scythe appeared at the scene. It was a power armor modeled after a beast, with no visible identification number. It was clearly an unregistered undocumented unit.

The dark-colored power armor had a matte finish and resembled a grim reaper patrolling the night. After briefly scanning the area, it activated its six pairs of thin steel wings, which started to vibrate at a high frequency. It lifted the power armor just enough to skim the ground as it flew off, disappearing into the snowy night like a hunting night demon.

***

At the same time, Li Xiaofei’s portable light core suddenly started vibrating with an incoming call. Li Xiaofei took out the portable light core and a smile immediately appeared on his face at the caller ID.

It was Tan Qingying. The young lady’s call had finally come. He held the motorcycle upright with one hand and quickly answered the call.

"Hello? Idol, where are you?" The young lady\'s voice came through the line.

Li Xiaofei replied, "On my way home from school... What about you? Where have you been lately? You\'ve been completely off the radar."

The young lady immediately began to vent, "Ugh, don\'t even get me started. A few people from out of town came over for these past few days, and it\'s been so annoying, but I had to entertain them... By the way, are you free right now? How about we meet at the usual spot?"

Li Xiaofei replied, "Of course, I\'ll be there in half an hour."

After hanging up, Li Xiaofei suddenly felt a wave of relief wash over him, and his mood lifted instantly. However, he needed to get the young police officer back to the station first.

Riding his ever-reliable, traffic-proof modified motorcycle, Li Xiaofei roared down the road. A short while later, he could see the police station just ahead.

At that moment, a bump in the road jolted the unconscious young police officer awake, causing her to scream as she regained consciousness. She instinctively struggled, then recognized Li Xiaofei.

"Don\'t move, I\'m taking you to the police station," Li Xiaofei said. "We\'re almost there."

"No, don\'t... please, don\'t." Su Yuke\'s expression suddenly changed dramatically.

She began to struggle violently, saying, "Don\'t take me to the station. Quickly, we need to leave this area. Make sure the surveillance cameras don\'t capture us. I can\'t go back there; if I do, everything will be over... Take me to see City Leader Tan."

Li Xiaofei was taken aback.

He stopped the bike and steadied the young officer, "Calm down. What\'s going on?"

Su Yuke looked disoriented. Her body was burning with fever, and her starforce qi was in chaos. She was clearly in bad shape and could barely speak clearly.

"Don\'t... don\'t ask. The more you know, the more dangerous it becomes. Just... take me to City Leader Tan... I know you can get me to him. This is critically important... we can\'t waste any more time..."

She fainted once again.