When she heard Yao Yi's scolding, the high school girl turned around and put on an expression that was innocent, if a little confused.
"?" Yao Yi's face froze.
Before he could reflect on whether he'd overreacted, a fierce gust of wind suddenly struck from behind him.
He had no chance to look back and instinctively lunged forward.
A burning pain shot through his arm, telling him he hadn't fully dodged the sneak attack.
Acting on instinct to survive, the instant he hit the ground, Yao Yi rolled away, trying to put some distance between himself and his attacker.
Perhaps they thought there was no way Yao Yi could escape, because they made no move to finish him off.
Taking advantage of the brief respite his opponent had granted him, Yao Yi, looking battered and disheveled, pressed himself against a wall to make sure no one could attack him from behind again.
He took in his surroundings.
Aside from the high school girl, the two boys who'd appeared afterward also looked about seventeen or eighteen.
Three Parasitic Organisms?
Yao Yi silently cursed his luck. He knew exactly how much he could handle, and he wasn't some freak like Lu Bai. There was no way he could take on three monsters by himself.
What's more...
Yao Yi glanced at his arm.
Through the cut sleeve, he could see the bleeding wound.
It wasn't deep enough to expose the bone, but it was still a nasty gash.
Just letting his arm hang limp made him break out in a cold sweat from the pain. There was no way he could fight with it.
"Is this the guy?" The thin boy sized Yao Yi up.
The other boy twirled the butterfly knife in his hand. "Doesn't look like it to me."
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