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Chapter 408 - 383: Who is in the Shadows

Chapter 408: Chapter 383: Who is in the Shadows

The mountain wind was still blowing and seemed to have gotten stronger, with the scent of blood spreading far and wide. Li Chen’s gaze suddenly turned towards the distant jungle!

A sense of crisis appeared out of nowhere, as if emanating from within, causing the hairs on his body to stand on end instantly; this terrifying sense of crisis was akin to facing a master scarcely different from himself!

Main God?

This doubt flashed through Li Chen’s mind, but he immediately dismissed the idea; there weren’t many Main Gods in Huaxia, and even if there were powerful individuals, they would usually be hidden experts, not listed on the Main God Ranking.

Moreover, apart from Brahma and Apollo as well as a few personal enemies, there was no one else who gave him such a strong sense of crisis!

Who is it?

Several doubts flickered through Li Chen’s mind when suddenly, in the distant mountain wind, a crisp "snap" was heard as a small bullet spiraled out of a gun barrel, heading straight for Li Chen!

As if following the direction of the wind, the bullet passed through the concealing grass and leaves and headed straight for Li Chen in the distance.

Then, the crisp sound of a trigger being pulled rang out again, in a highly regular pattern. As soon as one person pulled the trigger to shoot, the second person would continue; the intervals were very precise, merely around 0.5 seconds, but the bullets flying towards Li Chen quietly formed a bullet formation, aiming to block his escape route!

The ones hidden in the shadows were a group of snipers!

If Li Chen could see their attire, his heart would undoubtedly sink; they were top-tier mercenaries from Africa, ranked within the top three in the world, with unparalleled coordination among them. A single team could even clash with the masters on the Heavenly List, and even fight against the Main God placed twelfth!

Li Chen’s foot was still mid-air, but at the moment his sense of crisis exploded, he didn’t hesitate to retreat backward, tapping rapidly on the ground with his foot, moving at an extremely swift pace. And in the very instant he moved, the place where he previously stood erupted with "bang bang bang" sounds!

The bullets, hitting the ground, raised countless specks of dust, which formed into a long dragon, chasing and biting at Li Chen as he retreated towards the back.

And then, from within the jungle, countless mercenaries clad in combat gear charged forward, carrying a multitude of submachine guns.

"Da da, da da!"

The crisp sounds arose, with orange-yellow bullet casings falling to the ground, and with the terrifying group of snipers suppressing from afar, Li Chen had no choice but to retreat backwards, finally planting his feet and retreating directly into the courtyard.

After the group of mercenaries surged forward, it was clear they were well-drilled in combat; some aimed their guns at the temple in front, while others tried to pull Li Yang, who was lying on the ground, to his feet.

Were they here for a rescue?

Seeing their actions, Li Chen confirmed this idea, but Li Yang had finally fallen into his hands, how could he let him escape so easily?

Just like Li Xinmei, if Li Yang were added, the two of them would conspire against him all the time. His days would surely be difficult.

If it were just him, it wouldn’t matter; he had never been afraid of anyone alone, but now, he couldn’t be at peace with the few sisters who had love and affection for him. From Shadow to Li Yang, none spared his women!

This, Li Chen could never permit.

So, Li Chen was determined to keep Li Yang today, to execute him on the spot!

The mercenaries were obviously skilled as well, but they didn’t look like Huaxia people; instead, they were black people, all masked and quick to act. In just a moment, they had propped up Li Yang, then attempted to retreat towards the back.

But just then, a thunderous explosion rang out, the mercenaries were shocked to find that the walls of the temple in front had been blasted open, and then a huge Incense Burner spinning through the air came flying their way!

What is this?

The mercenaries were stupefied for a moment, unfamiliar with such ancient Huaxia artifacts.

It was only a brief moment before the mercenaries opened fire, unleashing a frenzy of bullets towards the Incense Burner, "da da da da", the sounds echoing incessantly, the submachine guns spouting Flame, to no avail.

The Incense Burner emitted a "clang clang clang" sound of metal striking metal, but that was all; all the bullets were blocked by the Incense Burner.

The mercenaries retreated while firing, the group of snipers in the distance watching this scene closely as well.

A few of the mercenaries soon realized, guns were useless against this Incense Burner. They gestured to each other to scatter, and one of the mercenaries even pulled the pin on a grenade, ready to throw it at the Incense Burner!

"Bang"

A sudden loud noise erupted from the Incense Burner as Li Chen’s right palm struck down hard upon it, causing the originally spinning Incense Burner to tilt and fall mid-air, and the accumulated incense ash fluttered out at that moment.

With a blow from the True Qi in his left hand, he blasted the ash towards the mercenaries. With another punch, he sent the Incense Burner flying towards the position of the distant group of snipers.

The huge Incense Burner spun through the air, perfectly blocking the snipers’ line of sight, and that was all the Time Li Chen needed.

It was just that instant, Li Chen’s Momentum erupted once again, like the Grim Reaper returning to the world. Even though the mercenaries were accustomed to living on the edge of the knife, killing as commonly as they breathe, still, upon seeing Li Chen, they felt an icy chill, as if plunging into an abyss.

"Open fire!"

A mercenary shouted loudly, and the one who had pulled the pin of the grenade was also trying to throw the bomb.

Li Chen’s figure moved like an illusion, he unleashed a massacre with a slap of True Qi from his hand; the flying grenade, not yet reaching him, was pushed back by Li Chen and exploded with a loud bang, causing nearby mercenaries to scream as their limbs were blown off.

Other mercenaries also began firing at this time, but the scattered incense ash obscured their vision; the moment one blinked, they found Li Chen already in front of them.

"Dada dada"

Instinctively, he pressed the trigger, only to find that the barrel of his gun had been twisted by the opponent and was now pointing at himself.

Blood flowed from his mouth, he couldn’t believe it, and Li Chen yanked him, throwing him violently at another mercenary.

The mercenaries unleashed their full firepower, but they were sweating bullets—damn it, such firepower couldn’t hit the target; was the opponent a ghost?

A comrade nearby screamed again, signaling another death at the hands of Li Chen; he was like the Grim Reaper, relentlessly harvesting their lives.

And so far, they hadn’t even touched Li Chen.

Cold sweat started forming on everyone’s foreheads again; as long-time mercenaries, they had never encountered such a monstrous individual.

A black mercenary’s face showed fear as he swallowed, saw a figure flash past in front, immediately swung his gun in that direction, but only saw his comrade slowly falling, then the figure disappeared again.

He felt a waft of air beside him, then his throat was suddenly seized, and the immense force twisted his neck—clean and swift!

The remaining mercenaries, in just a matter of seconds, were all killed by Li Chen.

Li Chen’s gaze turned toward a distant mercenary who was carrying Li Yang and frantically fleeing; a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and at this time, the sense of crisis around him returned once more.

Those top snipers in the distance moved within seconds and took aim at Li Chen.

Li Chen didn’t move, and at that moment, he felt his heart rapidly decaying, as if the raging energy inside him was being drained out of his body.

His time was almost up.

But, he was somewhat unwilling to just watch Li Yang escape.

No, absolutely not!

A glint of determination shot through Li Chen’s eyes as he forcibly reactivated that turbulent energy and, like a tiger descending the mountain, pursued the fleeing mercenary!

The group of snipers pressed the trigger, their precise bullets flying toward Li Chen, and in mid-air, Li Chen kicked, seizing a submachine gun in his hands, aimed to his left, and directly pressed the trigger!

Bullets spewed out of the barrel, colliding with those of the snipers’!

The snipers, witnessing this scene, remained unfazed; clearly, the man before them was also a master, but such masters, they had faced before.

All they did was press the trigger again, treating the sniper rifles almost like submachine guns, firing continuously while the shell casings were ejected one after another.

The submachine gun in Li Chen’s hands couldn’t match the range of the snipers’ rifles, meaning they were beyond Li Chen’s firing range, while he was well within theirs.

"Bang bang"

Sounds like clashing metal echoed through the air with several bursts; the bullets were deflected by Li Chen. As he wanted to continue his chase, the sense of danger intensified even more than before!

Li Chen’s advancing footsteps paused, he stopped and looked coldly in the direction of the snipers. By then, the mercenary had disappeared with Li Yang.

As Li Yang vanished, the sense of danger lessened slightly, yet it still locked onto Li Chen.

He had escaped after all.

Li Chen’s face was expressionless, but his gaze turned toward the direction of the snipers; clearly, there was someone else behind Li Yang, someone who had lent a hand, otherwise, Li Yang would have died there!

Suddenly, Li Chen dashed furiously towards the direction of the snipers, his speed was incredibly fast, but before he could reach them, a helicopter soared up in the distance.

Li Chen’s expression darkened, and when he reached the location where the snipers had been, looking for clues, he was shocked to find two blood-written characters at the scene:

Li Xinmei!