Chapter 391 - 387: On-the-Spot Breakthrough

Chapter 391: Chapter 387: On-the-Spot Breakthrough

"They’re over there, a bit far from us."

Cao Cao extended its spiritual power and took another careful look. "He’s not alone. There are nine of them in total. The others are all fighting one-on-one, but the male master is taking on two by himself. It’s not too bad, though. It looks like he’s not having too much trouble handling them; he even has a slight upper hand. But the other three are in a tight spot even though it’s one-on-one. Their opponents are surprisingly strong. Still, I can tell our guys are exhausted. Most of the people on the ground are from the other side, but wait... one of them is ours. Heavens, his guts are spilling out of his stomach! It’s a bloody mess... With an injury that severe, it’s a miracle he’s still holding on."

Cao Cao was stunned. "It looks like they’ve been fighting for quite a while. It’s very likely they were either fighting in waves before, or these new guys just arrived as reinforcements. They don’t look as tired, and their wounds aren’t as bad."

"Let’s go take a look." Gu Nuan Nuan checked that the Jade Token, which concealed her appearance from others, was still securely in place, and spoke to Cao Cao.

"Okay." Cao Cao nodded and took the lead.

The two of them quickly arrived at the scene. Seeing the tangled mess of the fight and the miserable state of Luo Hongyi’s side, Gu Nuan Nuan’s heart clenched for no reason. She didn’t realize that her sudden appearance had made everyone else on the scene’s heart clench as well.

Luo Hongyi’s heart leaped into his throat.

He knew very well this wasn’t friendly territory. From the very beginning of the mission, he knew that accepting it was extremely dangerous. But he had reasons that left him no choice.

He knew their side couldn’t send any more backup; they had to rely entirely on themselves. If they failed the mission and couldn’t return, they would die and be buried in a foreign land without any identity. There wouldn’t even be anyone to collect their remains...

’So, is it possible this newcomer is another one of the enemy’s people?’

’Wave after wave, without even giving us a moment to catch our breath. How can I accept failure when we’re so close to success? I can’t bear to think... if I don’t make it back, if I’m left here forever in this foreign land, what will my Nuannuan do?’

Luo Hongyi’s heart ached. An intense unwillingness to yield erupted in his chest. With a SNAP, he heard the sound of a barrier inside him shattering. Instantly, he felt his Inner Power Cultivation surge upward by a large margin. A new, powerful force began to flow through his body.

Luo Hongyi looked again at the two opponents he was fighting. Convinced the mysterious newcomer must be on their side, they were becoming visibly excited and losing their composure. The moment they exposed an opening, Luo Hongyi seized the opportunity. Risking a stab from one, he first sent the other flying with a vicious kick. Then, he spun at an extremely tricky angle and plunged his dagger into the heart of the man who had just stabbed him and was reveling in his triumph.

He paid no mind to the first opponent, whose face was still etched with disbelief as he collapsed with wide eyes. He immediately lunged toward the one he had kicked away and finished him off before he could even get back up.

It all happened in the blink of an eye. Luo Hongyi didn’t dare to pause for even a moment, rushing toward his nearest teammate. ’Even with a mysterious person here, even if this person is a formidable opponent, I won’t just give up and accept my fate. I don’t want to waste this second chance at life, and I especially don’t want to waste the chance to start over with Nuannuan.’

’I don’t want to die. I absolutely can’t die. I even want to get all of my teammates out of here alive. That means all of these opponents have to die—’

"Master, the male master suddenly got so fierce!" Cao Cao exclaimed in awe.

"He just had a breakthrough in the middle of the fight. From now on, just call him Luo Hongyi. Don’t call him ’male master.’" Gu Nuan Nuan gave Luo Hongyi a deep look.

Seeing him covered in blood and fighting for his life, she was struck by a dazed thought. She recalled how she had only ever seen his healed scars, never the fresh wounds before they closed. In the first few years, before things between them soured, she would ask about them, her heart aching. But every time, he would just smile and downplay it, saying they only looked scary but weren’t actually that serious.

She had always known that besides being a businessman, he had another identity she knew nothing about.

She knew that other identity was a secret. That’s why whenever he left from time to time, he would only say it was for business, yet he would always return with injuries she couldn’t ask about...

Gu Nuan Nuan’s heart was a whirlwind of emotions.

’I never saw it with my own eyes. In my past life, I never truly grasped it... that his so-called "business trips" could bring him so close to death? That he might leave one day and never come back?’

She took a deep breath, reached out, and snapped two branches from a nearby tree. With a seemingly casual toss, just as Luo Hongyi and another teammate finished off their opponents, she pinned their other two teammates’ enemies to the ground. "AGH—" The two men, now pinned and unable to move, let out terrified squeals like stuck pigs.

The battle was over in an instant.

Luo Hongyi and his teammates’ faces paled, and cold sweat dripped down their backs. Thank God this mysterious person seemed to be a friend, not a foe. With a single move, they had taken down two opponents who had been so difficult for them. If that kind of power had been turned against them, they would not have escaped unscathed today.

"Let them live for now. They might still be useful, but stop them from wailing and howling. It’s grating on the ears." Gu Nuan Nuan’s expression was cold as she gave the order to Cao Cao in her mind.

"Don’t worry, Master." Cao Cao nodded with a serious, grim face, then flew over and tossed medicine pills into each of the men’s mouths. And then, the world was finally quiet.

Luo Hongyi and his men didn’t have time to wonder why the two pinned to the ground had suddenly fallen silent. They stepped forward, and Luo Hongyi began to speak gratefully to Gu Nuan Nuan, "Thank you..."

He paused, feeling a bit awkward. Aside from being able to roughly judge the person’s height and build, he couldn’t even tell if the mysterious figure before him was male or female, so he had no idea how to address them. Helpless, he could only skip the title and give a dry laugh. "Thank you for lending a righteous hand. May I ask..."

"Just passing by. I saw fellow countrymen in trouble and decided to help. All you need to know is that I mean you no harm." Gu Nuan Nuan stood her ground, her voice altered as she coolly cut him off. She subconsciously lifted her foot to leave, but her eyes couldn’t help but glance at the heavily injured person Cao Cao had mentioned earlier, lying among the others scattered on the ground. She frowned and stopped. "You should hurry and check on your wounded tea... companion."

The moment the words left her mouth, despite her quick correction, Gu Nuan Nuan saw the deep, suspicious gazes from Luo Hongyi—no, not just Luo Hongyi, but from his three teammates beside him as well. "You? You know us?"

’We’re sure our disguises are perfect, so how does it feel like this mysterious person is so familiar with us, like they know who we are?’