Still Had to Save Her

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Hearing He Wang's words, Huo Hai did not know whether to marvel at how uncannily accurate his words had been, or lament that he had truly run into such a melodramatic plot. Who would have thought it really was a scene of a tyrant forcibly snatching away a young woman—and that he would be the one to encounter it?

"Hehe, should I save her or not? I'm a bad guy, but no rule says bad guys can't save a beauty." Huo Hai muttered to himself, unsure what to do. In truth, what he was really conflicted about was not whether he was good or bad. It was that the methods he used could not yet see the light of day and could not be exposed carelessly. That was the true reason he did not want to act this time.

Before his eyes, Ji Mu was already close to being unable to hold on. He Wang's people surrounded her. If this continued, Ji Mu would eventually have her physical and spiritual strength drained away before being subdued by He Wang. Even Ji Mu herself had begun to consider taking her own life to preserve her honor.

He Ya stroked his chin and muttered, "At a time like this, shouldn't I say, 'Put down that girl and let me have her first'?" After muttering those words, Huo Hai's face suddenly turned red.

As a virgin across two lifetimes, there was no problem thinking such words in his heart, but saying them aloud was truly embarrassing. Besides, there was a genuine beauty not far away, and his blush was completely beyond his control. Huo Hai slapped his face hard, cursing himself over and over in his heart. He was truly humiliating himself. With skin this thin, how could he become a bad guy?

The smacking sounds of Huo Hai slapping his face were immediately heard. "Who's there? Who is hiding there? Get out here at once, or you'll be an enemy of the He Family from now on." He Wang stared toward the bushes, his face full of vigilance.

If he was discovered at this time, things would become troublesome. He Wang secretly signaled for his men to move faster. Once the deed was done, what could anyone do even if they found out? Could the Ji Family afford to lose that much face?

Huo Hai froze, inwardly sighing that he still lacked experience. He had actually been discovered at such a moment—and by a foppish young master who was just about to achieve his goal. Looking again, Ji Mu was already completely at a disadvantage and was about to be captured. Huo Hai shook his head. "Sigh, I still can't bear to watch this sort of thing, especially when it involves a beauty." Huo Hai felt helpless with himself.

No matter how much he wanted to become a bad guy, at heart he was still a good person. He truly could not stand to witness such a thing. "Hmph, even bad guys have principles. People like us disdain doing such things."

Huo Hai found himself a reason, a reason to interfere and save someone. As for how to conceal his abilities, he had already thought that through. While Huo Hai muttered to himself, He Wang no longer wished to wait.

He signaled for his men to quietly approach, then shouted, "Who exactly are you? What kind of hero hides his head and shows his tail? Hmph, if you want to save someone, come out now. If you're too late, this will become our own family matter." It was a provocation. Unfortunately, Huo Hai's mental age was far too great to be swayed by it.

The Star Gu scouted the area and had already discovered people quietly closing in. The moment he exposed himself, they would attack him at once. "Hmph, since you're seeking death yourselves, don't blame me." A cold gleam flashed through Huo Hai's eyes.

With a thought, several Star Gu swiftly stirred into motion. Their speed instantly accelerated to the limit, their targets the men's throats. With the Star Gu's hardness added to their speed, they pierced through those throats in an instant. Under Huo Hai's command, the Star Gu did not feed. Instead, while no one was looking, they drilled back out through the wounds and left.

Only a few muffled groans came from the bushes before all sound vanished. Huo Hai once more felt his stomach churn. He had killed people yesterday, and this was the second time. It was not as unbearable as yesterday, but it still felt awful.

Huo Hai knew that he still needed training. Training himself through killing people—was that bad enough? Huo Hai let his thoughts run wild to distract himself. After waiting for a while, there was not the slightest movement in the bushes, and He Wang could no longer sit still.

"Young Master Three, look—they're dead." At that moment, someone took advantage of Huo Hai's inattention to drag a corpse back. There was a tiny hole in its throat, striking directly at the vital point. That was the true cause of the thug's death. Even He Wang's scalp went numb at the sight. "Who exactly are you, sir? Must you truly become enemies with our He Family?"

Huo Hai had no idea that, because he had wasted time adjusting to his discomfort, he had invisibly placed enormous psychological pressure on He Wang. Facing such an assassin, being able to speak at all was already impressive.

Hearing He Wang call out again, Huo Hai finally broke free from his wandering thoughts. His stomach was still somewhat unsettled, but it would not hinder him. "These are all bad people. They deserve to die." Huo Hai kept numbing himself, already forgetting that he himself wanted to become a bad guy. It seemed the numbing worked, and Huo Hai quickly returned to normal.

He rose and slowly walked out. Huo Hai cast them a disdainful glance. "Want to be enemies? Fine by me. I'll keep you company."

Huo Hai did not launch a sneak attack. Instead, he openly walked out. What was going on? In an instant, both He Wang and Ji Mu widened their eyes, wanting to see what this fellow intended to do. He Wang even cautiously retreated several steps.

"Could there be an ambush nearby? Is this brat here to test us?" a servant whispered.

He Wang froze, then viciously smacked him. "Nonsense! Don't you recognize him? Isn't he Huo Hai, the one who lost his memory and became an idiot? That moron killed our men. Does he think he can still run?"

As He Wang spoke, he stalled for time while having people search the area. Sure enough, there was no ambush nearby. His instincts had been right. This idiot was just an idiot. If Huo Hai had remained hidden in the dark, he would have had to be wary, but now that he had come out, he was useless. He signaled, and everyone slowly surrounded Huo Hai, preparing to seize him—or simply kill him.

"Young Master Huo, don't take any risks. After you leave, tell my father that I died at the hands of He Wang, the third son of the He Family." Having gained a chance to catch her breath, Ji Mu held a dagger to her own neck.

As long as those people made the slightest move, she would stab herself without hesitation. So many sudden changes had occurred that He Wang could barely react. Was all his effort going to end with a bamboo basket drawing water—nothing but emptiness? No, he absolutely could not allow that to happen. Damn Huo Family brat. As long as he died, she would have nothing left to hope for. Once he made up his mind, He Wang gave a signal.

These men had all been carefully trained by He Wang and were absolutely reliable. Upon receiving the signal, savage expressions appeared on their faces as they charged at Huo Hai. Huo Hai had not yet decided whether to act, but now he no longer needed to think about it.

No matter what kind of person someone was, no one wanted to die. Faced with a choice as simple as himself dying or others dying, what was there to ask? Naturally, the others would die. Huo Hai shouted, "You bastards, take my hidden weapons!"

As he spoke, he flung both hands outward. Dots of fluorescent light scattered through the air with astonishing speed. At such close range, no one could dodge. The people surrounding Huo Hai had their throats pierced by the fluorescent lights in an instant. Once the throat was broken, even a tiny wound was enough to kill. Several people clutched their necks and collapsed to the ground, struggling incessantly.

They struggled, yet could not make a single sound. The sight immediately terrified everyone else. With one move, he had effortlessly slaughtered more than a dozen experts. Among them were even two experts of the Spirit Blood Realm.

Even though they had underestimated Huo Hai and had not gone all out, such a display was still shocking. At that moment, Ji Mu's eyes suddenly lit up. Perhaps she would not have to die this time. She had never expected the Huo Family's very low-profile young master, who rarely showed himself, to possess such formidable strength. Hidden weapons? She had never heard that the Huo Family possessed any exceptional hidden-weapon techniques.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and attack! Kill this brat! If we let him escape today, none of us will have a good end." Seeing that these useless fools had been frightened stiff, He Wang was filled with rage.

These people were ultimately more like mercenaries. No matter how loyal they were, their quality was still inferior to the Lineage's deathsworn. Unfortunately, this time the quota had gone to his second brother, while the Lineage's deathsworn had to devote their full support to the fifth.

As though awakened, and as though ashamed of what they had done before, the group exchanged glances. With a roar, they raised their weapons and charged at Huo Hai. "Brat, hand over your life! No one will know who killed you."

A pack of villains charging at him nearly intimidated Huo Hai with their momentum. The disorderly mob reminded him of street gangsters, though these people were not comparable to such gangsters. Yet in this world, their status was not even as high as that of Earth's hooligans. "Hmph, since you've made your move, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Huo Hai grabbed several Star Gu that had flown back and hurled them out. That throw concealed the Star Gu's true form. They were tiny, and unless one looked closely, one would never realize they were actually beetles.

The Star Gu were incredibly fast. As they streaked through the air, they left only faint trails, like meteors in the night sky. Having suffered earlier, everyone was on guard against Huo Hai's hidden weapons. Seeing him throw something, they instinctively dodged aside.

After dodging, the group inwardly sneered. What an inexperienced idiot. Throwing hidden weapons right in front of others—wasn't that simply inviting them to dodge? Those people who had died earlier had truly been useless, to be killed so easily. If these had been ordinary hidden weapons, they really could have avoided them this way. But were the things Huo Hai threw ordinary hidden weapons?

Huo Hai himself moved slowly, but the Star Gu did not. And the Star Gu were alive. Even after they dodged, the Star Gu continued flying toward their throats. Beating their wings, they traced arcs through the air and continued toward their targets.