Xu Zhi's driving was a little unreasonable. It was mainly because she did not have many techniques, but she had plenty of nerve. For example, just now, an exaggerated sharp turn had nearly flung Huo Ze out of the back seat. Since he could not see, the sensation was even stronger, as if the car were about to overturn. All he could do was helplessly clutch tightly at anything he could grab.
The instant after the sharp turn, several gunshots rang out behind them. Huo Ze realized belatedly that Xu Zhi's wild maneuver had probably been meant to dodge those shots.
"Have we reached the area already?"
"More or less. We should be on the outskirts," Xu Zhi replied as she drove.
The two shooters only fired that one round, then fell silent. They had been staying in the room and only gone to the window after hearing the car. The moment they showed themselves, they had only managed to pull the trigger once before Xiao Zhen dealt with them.
Although Huo Ze said that the Acolyte had gathered over a hundred Fanatics, nearly thirty of those chasing Yu Shenwei over the past several days had already been killed by Xu Zhi. Xu Zhi guessed that the other side had put most of its manpower into pursuing Yu Shenwei. Huo Ze was merely an extra little dessert. From the number of pursuers, Xu Zhi could also tell that Yu Shenwei's heart was indeed extremely important to that Acolyte.
Important to the point that she probably could not do without it.
Xu Zhi did not really understand how the ritual prepared by the Acolyte was supposed to work. Just in case, she did not intend to kill every believer they encountered outright. What if they still needed them as sacrifices?
So,