I Received Messages From Future Self!
Chapter 565 - 561: A Fight to the Death

Chapter 565: Chapter 561: A Fight to the Death

Since I can’t beat you one-on-one, let’s go for a group attack. One focuses the assault, three surround the target—Bao Yuan refuses to believe that Hummingbird is Sun Wukong and can transform seventy-two times.

Hearing Bao Yuan’s shout, the dumbstruck trio including Jiang Shisan snapped back to their senses.

Immediately obeying Bao Yuan’s orders, they grabbed their weapons and closed in on Hummingbird.

"Damn it!"

Watching this unfold, Hummingbird knew trouble was brewing.

Four people attacking at once—Hummingbird realized her situation was dire.

Facing Bao Yuan alone was daunting enough, not to mention the added threat of three more.

Her eyes scanned the surroundings, but helplessly she saw no allies, nor any advantageous terrain.

Not even a geographical edge to attempt a breakout, let alone to kill leveraging the terrain.

Hummingbird gritted her teeth quietly and tightened her grip on the Tang Dagger.

If escaping isn’t an option, then she must kill.

Fight to the death, even if it means losing her life.

At least she wouldn’t shame her Princess Your Highness.

Hummingbird locked her gaze on one individual.

Not Bao Yuan, nor Jiang Shisan.

Those two were the hardest to deal with.

Hummingbird wasn’t confident she could deliver a decisive blow against either.

If she got entangled with them in combat, she’d face a four-man assault.

But the other two were relatively weaker.

If luck favored her, maybe she could take one down instantly.

Eliminating even one would lighten her burden—and if she could kill both,

she’d only have Bao Yuan and Jiang Shisan to contend with, significantly reducing the pressure.

If she could figure out a way to slaughter the weaker Jiang Shisan next, the situation would revert to one-on-one against Bao Yuan.

As long as she maintained her speed advantage, even if she couldn’t kill Bao Yuan, if Blacklist and Pawnshop’s assassins arrived, Hummingbird could still escape.

With her strategy mapped out, Hummingbird didn’t hesitate and acted immediately.

She purposely feinted an escape attempt to mislead them—Bao Yuan and Jiang Shisan reacted immediately, not attacking her directly but moving to block her route.

The trap worked, and Hummingbird struck.

She turned abruptly to her chosen target.

With a flash, Hummingbird swung her blade.

Her chosen victim was scared out of his wits.

Clumsily raising his blade to parry.

But little did he know—her strike was another feint.

The slash was merely a deception.

The real killing blow came in the moment she baited his defensive move.

Hummingbird sneered coldly.

Ka-cha—

The Tang Dagger’s hilt emitted the sound of a mechanism activating.

In the next instant!

Hummingbird drew out a Tang Heng Blade embedded in the Tang Dagger’s hilt. Using her opponent’s exposed stance while he raised his blade to block, she stabbed at lightning speed.

Pfft—

The Tang Heng Blade pierced through, igniting a crimson burst of blood.

The blade plunged directly into his abdomen.

Hummingbird twisted the hilt, pulling out the blade.

Taking advantage of her opponent’s weakened grip caused by the severe injury, she flicked his weapon away with the Tang Dagger, then swiftly slashed across his throat.

Hummingbird flicked the blood off her blade, not pausing a step, heading directly toward the second target.

Hummingbird was confident—he wouldn’t survive.

There was no need to waste time on a dead man.

Seeing his comrade brutally slain, the remaining Tomb Raider Captain trembled with fear.

But instinctive combat training pushed him to react—he immediately swung his blade toward Hummingbird.

At the same time, Bao Yuan and Jiang Shisan realized they had been tricked by Hummingbird.

Furious, they charged toward her together.

Hummingbird didn’t care—her eyes were fixed solely on her target.

Killing him was her sole path to survival.

Fury overtook her; she began fighting like mad.

She wagered recklessly.

Betting that she could kill the Tomb Raider Captain before Bao Yuan and Jiang Shisan closed in on her.

Against the Tomb Raider Captain’s incoming blade, seasoned Hummingbird reacted instantly—

In a split second, she found the optimal countermeasure. Using the Tang Heng Blade to block in front, she narrowly deflected the Tomb Raider Captain’s strike. Even so, the sharp weapon still tore through her clothes.

Hummingbird had no time to worry about the state of her attire.

With her other hand, she unleashed a savage strike with the Tang Dagger.

The blade aimed straight for the Tomb Raider Captain’s neck.

He quickly pulled back his blade to block.

Clang—

The two blades collided, sending sparks flying.

The Tomb Raider Captain successfully parried Hummingbird’s dagger.

He smiled smugly.

Hummingbird also smiled.

But hers was not a smile of pride—it was a cold, ruthless smirk.

Pfft—

The Tomb Raider Captain’s smile froze.

A look of anguish took over his face.

Bewildered, he lowered his gaze to his chest.

There, piercing his heart, was a gleaming Tang Heng Blade. Its razor-sharp edge had maneuvered through the gaps between his ribs, precisely puncturing his heart. As Hummingbird twisted the blade, he could even hear the sickening sound of his heart being shredded.

The Tomb Raider Captain opened his mouth—

In the next instant!

Splurt—

Fresh blood spewed from his mouth.

Hummingbird swiftly extracted the Tang Heng Blade.

But suddenly, a sharp pain tore through her back.

Hummingbird froze in terror, instantly realizing things had gone awry.

Bao Yuan had caught up.

Without time to turn around, Hummingbird instinctively flung the Tang Heng Blade backward while lunging forward to quickly distance herself from Bao Yuan.

After rushing forward five meters, Hummingbird stopped.

The searing pain in her back left her complexion pale.

She reached behind to touch her wound.

The sticky sensation was unmistakable—she didn’t need to look to know it was her own blood.

For a brief second of neglect, Bao Yuan had managed to get a clean hit, delivering a heavy slash across her back.

Gritting her teeth, Hummingbird raised her head to glare at Bao Yuan.

Half of Bao Yuan’s mask had vanished, revealing a blood-soaked face. A ghastly gash marred his exposed skin, with fresh blood dripping, staining half of his visage.

This was the handiwork of the Tang Heng Blade Hummingbird had flung in her critical moment.

If not for the mask deflecting the blow, the blade would’ve been embedded in Bao Yuan’s face.

"Wait!"

"Where’s Jiang Shisan?"

Suddenly, Hummingbird felt danger looming.

She swung the Tang Dagger abruptly toward her rear.

Clang—

The Tang Dagger collided with Jiang Shisan’s weapon.

Hummingbird felt a sharp pain in her shoulder.

Jiang Shisan’s blade, originally aimed at her neck, deviated upon impact but still sank deeply into her shoulder, cutting through flesh.

Suppressing the excruciating pain, Hummingbird swung her dagger fiercely.

Even at the cost of her injured shoulder, she aimed to kill Jiang Shisan.

But Jiang Shisan proved to be more cowardly than Hummingbird had anticipated—just as her dagger approached him, he abandoned his weapon and fled.

Her blade hit nothing but air.

Jiang Shisan’s decision stunned Hummingbird.

In a deadly battle, abandoning one’s weapon voluntarily,

was no different from committing suicide.

Gritting her teeth, Hummingbird pulled the blade out of her shoulder.

She chased after Jiang Shisan.

Jiang Shisan had to die.

If he survived, Hummingbird would face certain death.

If Jiang Shisan died, even in her gravely injured state, she’d have a sliver of a fighting chance.

But fate betrayed her!

Behind her stood Bao Yuan.

Hummingbird had barely taken a few steps in pursuit when she felt a gust of chilling wind strike the back of her neck. Acting on pure instinct—

She ducked her head.

In the next instant!

A sharp gust brushed past.

A few strands of Hummingbird’s hair fluttered to the ground.

Hummingbird froze, chilled to her core.

If she had been a second slower in her reaction, the falling strands of hair would have been replaced by her severed head.