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"No need." Xun Uchiha raised a hand to stop him and looked toward the distant horizon. Rolling yellow sand blotted out the sky, and the roar of engines was deafening. Several modified heavy jeeps raced across the desert, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers mounted on their roofs. More startling still, thick iron chains attached to the front of one jeep dragged another car along.
Fayan Luo activated Three-Dimensional Vision to scan the area, and his pupils abruptly contracted. "Angelina! They've captured her!"
"Let's go!"
Xun Uchiha darted into motion, piloting a small aircraft into the sky. He stopped sharply in midair and dropped his camouflage, hovering like a falcon in front of the convoy to force the torrent of steel to a halt.
The four jeeps braked hard, sending dust flying. Inside, more than a dozen black-clad men wore vicious expressions. Through his electronic lenses, Xun Uchiha clearly pinpointed Angelina in the back seat. She was tightly bound, a wad of cloth stuffed in her mouth. Her eyes were filled with terror as she twisted and struggled desperately while two men in black brutally held her down. The sight was horrifying.
The roar of engines tore through the desert's deathly silence as four modified jeeps charged forward like snarling beasts. Just as their fronts drew near, a figure stood across the road, his right hand raised high. His sharp shout cut through the wind. "Stop!"
The driver clearly had not expected anyone to dare block the road in this land of death. Panicking, he wrenched the steering wheel. The tires screeched against the ground, and the vehicle barely managed to stop.
"Got a death wish?" The driver, dressed in black and wearing sunglasses, poked his head out with a vicious expression and immediately raised his gun to fire