Two Old Sneaks

Lacking a sufficiently skilled Sequence Holder to protect him, Ren Yisheng's greatest fear is being shot in the back.

This kept him and Zhang Xuezhou lying still.

However, compared to before, there was now a corpse beside them.

The two undoubtedly wanted to contribute, but not only was Ren Yisheng powerless, even Zhang Xuezhou didn't dare to run around in such a chaotic battle.

Skills such as sound localization, muscle memory, and sequential dodging will face significant interference in chaotic battles, and the dense barrage of attacks makes it difficult to completely evade them.

Even a single moment of negligence could lead to death.

This is also why Zhang Xuezhou and others frankly stated that the Sequence Committee had laid off staff.

No one could guarantee they would escape unscathed from such an attack, not even Zhou Rihui. Zhou Yueyan even threatened to use rocket artillery to cover the area and clear the field.

The chaotic fighting made it difficult to infiltrate, so Zhang Xuezhou thought that lying down and launching surprise attacks would be a good idea. As long as they had someone to cooperate, they could take down anyone who passed by, which would prevent the rioters from blaming them for their deaths.

He initially sent the message to a few people, but considering the inconvenience of receiving communications during the chaos of battle, he eventually sent the message to a group.

We can attract as many as we can. If we can take out most of the people sniping around here, they won't have to lie on the ground to avoid being shot.

"Is anyone responding?" Ren Yisheng asked in a low voice.

"Please don't worry, the situation is a bit chaotic right now. It's difficult to get people to check communications in this environment, and their communicators are probably on silent mode to avoid being located by sound. It will take some time for them to get their attention!"

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at his communicator with a sullen expression.

Clearly, no one responded to him.

As for the eager inquiries from off-site spectators like Zuo Teng, they were of little use.

The main battleground was near the Old Age Mansion, and the rioters' commander seemed to want to complete the encirclement, putting Zhou Yueyan and other first-wave Sequence Holder in a pincer attack. The fighting outside the palace was also fierce.

"Someone's coming!"

Just as Zhang Xuezhou was about to escape his Yang Soul again to investigate, he heard Ren Yisheng whisper a reminder.

This made him quickly regain his composure.

With a quick glance, Zhang Xuezhou saw someone leaping and bounding through the palace, running erratically along the corridor walls.

When they turned the corner, Zhang Xuezhou noticed Jiang Feng's face, which was covered in sweat.

Clearly, Jiang Feng has encountered an invincible opponent.

If her opponents hadn't also been afraid of stray bullets and sniper shots, Jiang Feng might have been caught up long ago.

As Jiang Feng lowered her head and leaped out, a flying stone was already embedded in a pillar of the palace hall in front of her.

As the name suggests, a flying stone is a weapon used to throw stones to kill or injure enemies. It is made of stones, and the size of the stones can be either as small as a soybean or as large as a chicken egg.

These are the cheapest and easiest weapons to obtain, and the guards at Louvre Palace wouldn't refuse entry just because someone brought some small, pretty ornamental stones.

But in the hands of a high- Sequence Holder, this is a weapon powerful enough to kill.

Jiang Feng leaped out, rolling several times on the ground before fleeing again in an erratic manner.

This method allowed her to dodge some attacks, but it was far slower than a straight sprint. Moreover, Jiang Feng was also afraid of being shot at from the side, which caused sweat to stream down her forehead.

In such a confrontation, it is very difficult to implement any small-scale teamwork.

After she and Zhu Shengnan were shot, they dodged in different directions. When they were shot a few more times, they were almost completely separated.

They were clearly not facing novices, but rather experts with far superior combat experience.

In a short period of time, they had already been divided and were being devoured by the other side.

"Let's take a gamble!"

Jiang Feng had found cover to engage her opponent while waiting for her companions. When she felt her communicator vibrate, she thought it was a message from Zhu Shengnan, but it turned out to be a message from Zhang Xuezhou.

Faced with the choice between waiting for Zhu Shengnan or seeking Ren Yisheng's protection, Jiang Feng chose the latter.

The former is full of uncertainty, while the latter only requires her to step into the area where Ren Yisheng had laid an ambush.

As a member of a prominent Lineage in Western Capital City, Luofu Palace was a place Jiang Feng could easily visit whenever she wanted. She was familiar with the layout of the palace and knew exactly where the pillars in front of Jianing Hall were.

Her local advantage also brought her many conveniences when moving around the palace.

When Jiang Feng's gaze swept over the special task force members who were urgently sealing off the palace and the rocket launcher that had been urgently deployed, her heart couldn't help but tremble.

The rockets, upon impact, clearly wouldn't recognize whether they were part of Western Capital City or not; they would simply cover them during the attack.

The competition within the Luofu Palace was far more intense than she had imagined, and Zhou Yueyan and her group were likely at a disadvantage.

"If Professor Ren has truly defeated Zuo Lianguang as rumored, and the old mansion is sealed off and people can't leave, Professor Ren may very well be the only one who can turn the tide of the battle!"

A thought quickly flashed through Jiang Feng's mind.

She rolled to the ground and then ran forward at top speed.

As she turned toward the main gate of Jianing Palace, she couldn't help but tremble, unsure where Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Yisheng were waiting for her.

"Whoosh!"

The sound of flying stones came sharply from behind, and Jiang Feng had to roll on the ground again to dodge.

The "rolling on the ground like a donkey" move is the most pathetic, but it's also the most effective and quickest way to dodge.

The disadvantage of this move is that it makes escaping afterward more difficult.

Amidst the hurried footsteps, the pursuers' cautious footsteps reached Jiang Feng's ears; the distance was less than thirty meters.

If you're being relentlessly pursued, this distance can be enough to force you into close combat in just two or three seconds.

Jiang Feng rolled around repeatedly, her forehead soaked with sweat, almost soaking the blue bricks in front of the hall. Only when a familiar voice called out from the front, "Stop rolling," did she gasp for breath.

"He left... and that's it?"

A thud came from behind her as she fell to the ground. Jiang Feng wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, completely surprised that the Grim Reaper chasing her had been killed so easily.

"He's just momentarily confused. Go finish him off!"

Zhang Xuezhou urged her on, which prompted Jiang Feng to stretch out her hand towards the fallen body without hesitation.

A dart with a thin string attached was thrown, and when it returned, it was covered with a little white and red liquid.

The blow pierced directly through the opponent's head at the temple. Jiang Feng was certain that even the most advanced medical treatment would be insufficient to save the opponent, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"Zhang Xuezhou, where are you and Professor Ren?"

"If you roll ten more times, you'll roll right onto us!"

Jiang Feng asked a question, and Zhang Xuezhou's voice came from the corpse lying in front of her, followed by Ren Yisheng's slightly embarrassed cough.

"Thank you for saving my life. How should we fight?" Jiang Feng asked quickly after calming herself down.

"I don't know how to fight either. Anyway, I've sent messages to everyone I know. If anyone comes over like you, we'll launch a surprise attack. We can't do anything else," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"But... Professor Ren is in the Sixth Sequence or even Seventh Sequence!" Jiang Feng said, finding it hard to believe.

"I still need crutches to walk, and my body can't move normally, so I can't dodge gunfire and genetically engineered weapons!"

Ren Yisheng responded with a headache.

Let alone letting him take charge of the overall situation, he had just been in a situation where he was too far away and Jiang Feng was in a high-risk situation, and it was Zhang Xuezhou who assisted in the deterrent strike.

As for Ren Yisheng, he is currently powerless to do so.

Without launching a sudden attack during a peaceful standoff, he would have had a hard time wiping out the rioters in one fell swoop, and in the end, all that would have been left was for Lao Liu to lie there and launch a sneak attack.