Chapter 113: A Hard Battle Against Snake
Surrounded by five opponents, Snake remained utterly unfazed. He pulled two strips of cloth from his body and tightly bound his dual blades to his hands. His gaze swept over the group as he let out a cold chuckle.
“I’ve trained in martial arts since I was a kid. And you lowlifes think you can kill me?”
“Tch!”
“Tonight, I’ll show you what true strength really means!”
As soon as the words left his lips, Snake abruptly turned and lunged toward Li Er Yong. Startled, Li Er Yong hurriedly swung his blade in defense. The others immediately rushed forward, attempting to corner Snake and force him away from Li Er Yong, whose injured leg still hindered his movements.
However, just as everyone committed to saving Li Er Yong, Snake suddenly shifted direction. With explosive speed, he dashed straight toward Chen Xue Wen, raising his blade for a deadly strike.
But Chen Xue Wen was not alone—Li Tie Zhu was right beside him. Seeing Snake’s attack, Li Tie Zhu wasted no time, swinging his steel pipe to block the incoming blow.
Li Tie Zhu was stronger than Snake, and despite multiple strikes, Snake found his attacks repeatedly repelled. Frustrated, he roared and sidestepped, swiftly maneuvering behind Li Tie Zhu before slashing downward toward his back.
Though Li Tie Zhu lacked Snake’s agility, he had learned well from Chen Xue Wen. Sensing danger, he immediately dove forward, rolling across the ground to narrowly evade the attack.
Meanwhile, Li Er Yong, Wang Zhen Dong, and Lai Hou charged forward, attacking in unison. Snake’s expression darkened—he hadn’t expected Li Tie Zhu to react so quickly.
He retaliated, delivering several powerful slashes that forced Li Er Yong, Wang Zhen Dong, and Lai Hou to back off, then immediately turned his attention back to Li Tie Zhu. Refusing to engage him head-on, Snake used his superior speed to circle around, forcing Li Tie Zhu to spin repeatedly in defense.
It wasn’t long before Li Tie Zhu became dizzy, struggling to keep up. Seeing his ally in trouble, Chen Xue Wen rushed in to help.
Snake swung his blade at Chen Xue Wen, only for Li Tie Zhu to hastily intervene and block the attack. But Snake had feinted—his real strike came a moment later. As Li Tie Zhu focused on shielding Chen Xue Wen, Snake abruptly stepped back and swung his other blade toward Li Tie Zhu’s neck.
There was no time to dodge.
Seeing the blade about to land, Chen Xue Wen threw himself forward, wrapping both arms around the weapon to block it. His arms, wrapped in metal rings, absorbed the blow, preventing injury. But Snake seized the opening and stabbed his other blade into Li Tie Zhu’s arm.
With a pained roar, Li Tie Zhu staggered back, blood seeping through his sleeve and dyeing his clothes crimson. Snake, seeing his most formidable opponent injured, sneered.
To him, Li Tie Zhu was the greatest threat in this fight. With him wounded, the others were nothing to worry about.
Chen Xue Wen was alarmed at Li Tie Zhu’s injury. Clutching Snake’s blade with all his strength, he prevented him from attacking further. The blade scraped against his metal rings, cutting into his forearm and causing blood to trickle down.
Enraged, Snake raised his second blade and aimed directly for Chen Xue Wen’s throat.
Lai Hou and Wang Zhen Dong arrived just in time, rushing forward to intercept. But Snake had been waiting for this. With a flick of his wrist, he struck both of them, leaving fresh wounds on their bodies. The two stumbled to the ground, groaning in pain. Li Er Yong, still at a distance due to his injury, couldn’t reach them in time.
Now, only Chen Xue Wen remained standing against Snake.
Grinning viciously, Snake swung down once more. Chen Xue Wen, still holding onto one of his blades, couldn’t let go—doing so would mean facing Snake’s dual blades in full force, an impossible fight to win. With no other option, he raised his shoulder, trying to use the iron plating hidden in his jacket to block the attack.
But at the last second, Snake changed his attack from a slash to a thrust, aiming straight for Chen Xue Wen’s throat.
The strike was lethal—he was aiming to end it all right there.
Just as the blade was about to pierce Chen Xue Wen, a furious roar echoed through the night.
Li Tie Zhu, despite his injury, had already climbed back up. Ignoring the pain in his bleeding arm, he charged forward, wrapping Snake in a crushing bear hug and lifting him off the ground.
Shocked, Snake thrashed wildly, slashing his blade into Li Tie Zhu’s back multiple times. Blood splattered with each cut, but Li Tie Zhu refused to release him. With sheer brute force, he carried Snake forward and slammed him into the distant wall.
A sharp cry of agony escaped Snake as he hit the wall hard. Li Tie Zhu collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
Infuriated, Snake picked himself up, raising his blade once more to strike Li Tie Zhu down for good.
At that moment, Chen Xue Wen rushed forward, intercepting the blow. He quickly grabbed Li Tie Zhu and shouted, “Run!”
Without hesitation, Li Er Yong, Lai Hou, and Wang Zhen Dong followed, fleeing into the darkness.
Behind them, Snake sneered. “Run?”
“You think you can escape me?!”
He took a deep breath and forced himself upright, gritting his teeth as he prepared to chase after them. He knew Chen Xue Wen was trying to lure him outside, where Zhou Jing Hui’s men lay in ambush. But he had already taken Zhou Jing Hui’s wife and child hostage—there was no way Zhou Jing Hui’s men would dare attack him now.
Rather than feeling threatened, Snake grinned with growing confidence and followed after them.
Outside, Chen Xue Wen and his group rushed toward Little Ma’s hiding place.
When Zhou Jing Hui’s subordinates saw them emerge, their eyes widened in disbelief.
“Holy shit, they’re still alive?!”
“Damn, these bastards sure are tough!”
“Not even those giant pythons could kill them?!”
The group exchanged uneasy glances before looking toward Little Ma for instructions.
“Brother Ma, do we take them down now?”
Little Ma stared at the approaching figures, his expression unreadable. After a long pause, he exhaled and spoke in a low voice.
“Block their path.”
“Wait for my signal before doing anything.”
“No one moves until I say so.”
The men nodded. Little Ma was their leader now, and they obeyed without question.
As Chen Xue Wen’s group was forced to a halt, Snake emerged from behind, laughing maniacally.
“Chen Xue Wen! Let’s see you escape this time!”
“Everyone stand back. He’s mine!”
Raising his blades, Snake stepped forward with an air of arrogance.
“I warned you before—anyone who crosses me only meets one end: death!”
“Chen Xue Wen, you brought this upon yourself!”
With a triumphant laugh, Snake lifted his blade and swung it down, only for Little Ma, standing behind him, to suddenly strike. His blade cut deep into Snake’s shoulder!
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