Become a Knight Across the World

Chapter 143 Swift Wolf

He Yuan's hand holding the knife trembled slightly; she was struggling internally.

Lin Yue gently tugged at her sleeve: "Sister, let's go first. It's not safe for so many of us girls to stay here."

Looking at the group of pitiful girls behind her, He Yuan took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "Cao Shou, I will let you go for now."

Cao Shou finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright! Then I'll go with you."

...

Li Yuejiao, like a phantom in the night, moved with the lightness of a swallow, silently leaping onto the city wall. Her steps were so light they seemed weightless.

Under the moonlight, her icy face was obscured by shadows, revealing only a pair of sharp, hawk-like eyes that were fixed on the enemy patrolling the city wall.

Approaching her first target, the dagger in her hand flashed coldly in the darkness, instantly severing the man's throat. Then, she repeated the process, sending one enemy after another from the city wall to their doom.

The whole process was as fast as lightning, without making a sound. The victim didn't even have time to scream before he was killed.

As the last enemy fell, Li Yuejiao carefully surveyed her surroundings, confirming that there was no one else on the city wall. Then, she disabled the surveillance system and swiftly moved to the lighting equipment at the city gate, decisively pulling the switch and turning off all the lights.

Meanwhile, the people below the city walls were feigning panic, frantically searching for their ID cards. They deliberately created chaos and noise. The guards, however, were completely focused on the crowd below, oblivious to the bloody massacre taking place on the city walls.

The guards were jolted awake when darkness suddenly descended and swallowed everything. The leader, terrified, shouted in a trembling voice, "What happened? Why did the lights suddenly go out?" The other guards also became alert, quickly drawing their guns and nervously looking around.

However, it was too late. At that very moment, the group below the city walls swiftly disappeared into the darkness. Each of them was agile and their weapons gleamed with a chilling light. In the blink of an eye, the two sides clashed in close combat.

Without hesitation, Li Yuejiao leaped off the city wall and killed a guard with a single blow. Her figure was as elusive as a ghost. The dagger in her hand was like a venomous snake's tongue, each strike accurately targeting the guard's vitals.

Swords clashed and flashed, blood splattered all around, staining the ground red. Unbeknownst to the guards, a red light swiftly passed them and rushed into the city.

Despite their usual rigorous training, these guards were struggling against such a fierce and well-prepared enemy. Before long, the guards were forced into retreat, suffering heavy casualties.

Li Yuejiao noticed the red light signaling the way into the city and immediately understood: "Let's not get entangled with them anymore, let's go! Follow me into the city!"

The people Li Yuejiao brought were all elites. The group understood each other perfectly and escaped the chaos, successfully blending into the darkness before the lights were restored.

The red figure entered the city and quickly found a hidden place to hide.

"Mobile Pegasus! Conduct a thorough search!"

...

Before long, the group swiftly and silently traversed the winding, dark, and deep secret passage, finally reaching the outskirts of the city. There, on the shimmering riverbank, a small, exquisite boat lay quietly moored, as if it had been waiting for their arrival.

"The people on the ship are absolutely trustworthy! Also, please be sure to accept this USB drive. It contains a detailed defense map of the entire city of X and a list of contacts with the outside world! In addition..." Before he could finish speaking, a figure suddenly rushed forward, slapped the USB drive in the other person's hand hard to the ground.

"Shut up! Who exactly are you? You have committed so many unforgivable crimes, cruelly murdered so many innocent lives, and now you are handing this over to me. Do you want to atone for your sins? Or are you plotting some conspiracy in secret?" He Yuan glared angrily at the man in front of him and questioned him with a face full of resentment.

After so many years apart, she could no longer see through him. She now loathed him. Yet, at this moment, faced with the USB drive he handed her, she simply couldn't understand his intentions.

Cao Shou was not angered by He Yuan's strong reaction. He slowly bent down and carefully picked up the USB drive that had fallen to the ground: "I know that the trust between us is almost completely gone, but please believe me, I will explain everything to you in the future."

He Yuan subconsciously reached into her pocket to take the USB drive out: "I don't want to... uh!" Just then, taking advantage of her momentary lapse in concentration, Cao Shou suddenly swung out a chop to the back of He Yuan's neck.

With a muffled groan, He Yuan's body went limp and collapsed. The girls behind her were shocked and rushed forward to support He Yuan as she was about to fall.

"Sister!" they exclaimed in unison, their eyes filled with a mixture of fear and anger as they glared at Cao Shou.

"Please, you must bring her back safely! I'm really not a bad person, please believe me! As long as you get on this ship, you'll be able to leave here safely. Please, help me!" Cao Shou was extremely anxious, his eyes filled with pleading and fervor, his hands clasped tightly together, trembling slightly with tension.

The girls exchanged glances, their faces showing hesitation and uncertainty. Finally, the more open-minded and generous girl broke the silence first. She took the USB drive: "I'm willing to trust you. My father is a government official. If I get home safely, I will definitely give the USB drive to him..."

However, before she could finish speaking, Cao Shou hurriedly interrupted, "No! We absolutely cannot hand it over to the government!" As he spoke, he shook his head vigorously, and a layer of fine sweat even appeared on his forehead. At this moment, he was extremely anxious because he was worried that there were still undetected masterminds behind the scenes.

After a brief pause, Cao Shou tried to calm himself down and continued, "I suggest you hand the USB drive over to the Knights Association. They are relatively more reliable! After my in-depth investigation, only members of the Knights Association have never been involved in corruption or acted as inside agents."

Upon hearing this, the girl thought for a moment, then quickly nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's do it your way!" After all, this girl wasn't stupid; she naturally understood the implications. So, the group helped each other slowly onto the boat.

As the ship sailed further and further away until it disappeared into the vast sea, Cao Shou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The ship had been sailing for quite a while when the youngest girl suddenly noticed something and looked around among the crowd.

"What's wrong?" the girls asked with concern.

"Among us... is someone missing?"

...

Cao Shou gazed into the distance, somewhat reluctant to leave, and murmured softly, "I will explain everything to you, if I have the chance..."

"I initially thought you were a ruthless drug dealer! But now it seems you have something to hide!"

Cao Shou heard a girl's voice and looked toward the source of the sound.

Lin Yue was leaning against a tree, looking at Cao Shou and the others with a half-smile.

Cao Shou thought for a moment, and realized that this seemed to be the girl who had just stopped He Yuan from wielding the knife.

"Why didn't you get on the boat? I'll have it come back to pick you up right away!"

"No need!" Lin Yue refused outright.

"How can that be? You're a girl..." Cao Shou immediately took out his phone to make a call, but then realized that his phone had disappeared from his pocket.

"Don't bother looking! It's right here with me!" Lin Yue said with a smile, taking out his phone.

Cao Shou then became serious. The girl in front of him looked young, but her strength was unfathomable. She had taken his phone without him noticing.

“Even if you’re strong on your own, it’s still very dangerous here. You’re a young girl, after all. It’s very dangerous for you to be in a place like this,” Cao Shou advised her.

“Danger?” Lin Yue raised an eyebrow. “What kind of danger do you think I can’t handle?” With that, she lightly leaped and landed steadily on a boulder next to her, looking down at Cao Shou.

Cao Shou was secretly astonished by the girl's agility. "But a person's strength is limited, and someone with your looks is even more dangerous. Women have no status in this place..."

"Therefore, this place must be destroyed!" Lin Yue said firmly, her words revealing a sense of determination and anger.

“It’s easier said than done!” The man standing to the side sighed, shook his head, and continued, “Not to mention that the drug lords here are armed and powerful, their technology is far superior to that of the outside world. Completely liberating them would be as difficult as climbing to the sky! Moreover, this city of X is involved in a wide variety of criminal businesses, such as drug trafficking, buying and selling women, and forcing others into prostitution, among countless other evils… The huge and complex profit chains behind these businesses are intricate and intertwined.”

"Not only that, but there are also many people in other cities who have intricate cooperative relationships with City X. It's a complex web of connections where a single move can have far-reaching consequences! I've spent so many years painstakingly infiltrating this place and finally managed to climb to my current position as the third-in-command, but even so, I still feel powerless and helpless in changing the status quo here!"

Hearing this, Lin Yue stared intently at the man before her, then slowly shifted her gaze to the solemn-looking subordinates behind him. She said thoughtfully, "It seems your identity is indeed extraordinary!" She paused, narrowed her eyes slightly, and continued with a half-smile, "'Infiltrator,' and you just casually uttered such a word? Aren't you afraid of being exposed?"

Faced with Lin Yue's questioning, the man called Cao Shou clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force. He gritted his teeth and answered bitterly, "These brothers are just like me. There were more than twenty of us who came in together on this mission, but to this day, only five of them are still alive and by my side! Many of our comrades either suffered a brutal fate due to betrayal by their superiors or were unfortunately exposed... It's just a pity that I don't even have the ability to rescue them!" Cao Shou's voice trembled slightly at the end, clearly filled with grief and helplessness.

Lin Yue's bright eyes darted around as she quickly pieced together the various pieces of information she had gathered, forming a rough guess about Cao Shou's identity.

She sighed softly, "You've really had a tough time. But now that I know the truth, I absolutely cannot sit idly by and do nothing." When she said this, Lin Yue's tone was firm and resolute, leaving no room for doubt.

Upon hearing Lin Yue's words, a fleeting, barely concealed look of surprise flashed in Cao Shou's eyes, whose face had been tense. However, this surprise vanished like a shooting star, and his gaze quickly dimmed again, as if the flame of hope that had just been ignited had been mercilessly extinguished by a bucket of cold water.

Cao Shou shook his head and said, "Young lady, although you possess some martial arts skills, you are still just a young girl. This place is far too deep. The dangers of the battlefield far exceed your imagination; it's completely different from the sword fights of the martial world! If you rashly drag yourself into it..."

Just then, a sudden, mocking voice rang out: "Haha! Yes! I've never really played with a little girl like you who knows martial arts before! It must be very interesting, and playing with you will definitely be more exciting than with ordinary women! Cao Shou, I never thought that you, as our superior, would dare to betray the organization! And even kill Lord Shadow King! Today is your death day!"

The sudden sound exploded in everyone's ears like a thunderclap, immediately alerting everyone present.

Lin Yue glanced at the tree, and someone jumped down from it. Cao Shou looked at the newcomer and said nervously, "It's the Shadow King's personal bodyguard. This is troublesome!"

Lin Yue had actually noticed this long ago. She originally planned to find this person and kill him instantly to prove her strength to Cao Shou, but now that he had jumped out on his own, it saved her trouble.

In City X, there are three people with the highest combat power, and the number one is of course Shadow King! But many people only know that he is very strong, but almost no one has ever seen him make a move!

The third place goes to the fourth-in-command, the War King! He's a well-rounded warrior who's not only muscular but also incredibly fast! The second place goes to the Shadow King's personal bodyguard! Because the Shadow King's combat abilities are relatively weak, he's equipped with this highly skilled bodyguard.

A hint of coldness flashed in Lin Yue's beautiful eyes as she stared intently at the arrogant guard in front of her. A cold smile appeared on her lips: "Hmph, you dare to act wildly here?"

Upon hearing this, the guard's face immediately showed a hint of disdain. He looked Lin Yue up and down with a contemptuous gaze: "Oh ho, I didn't expect such a little brat to have such a big mouth. She really doesn't know her place!" Before he finished speaking, he swung his arm, drew his long sword from his waist, and rushed towards Lin Yue like lightning!

At this critical moment, Cao Shou's expression changed drastically. He was extremely anxious and hurriedly reached for the pistol he was carrying. However, the guard's movements were too fast, so fast that Cao Shou couldn't even see the trajectory of his movement!

In the blink of an eye, the guard moved with lightning speed, almost reaching Lin Yue within a foot of him. However, at this critical moment, Lin Yue seemed to sense something amiss. She narrowed her eyes slightly and murmured, "Hmm? Another expert has arrived. Judging from the looks of it, he's probably here to save me. But... there's really no need for that."

Before he could finish speaking, a flash of cold light appeared, and an extremely sharp dagger flew straight towards the guard like a meteor. The guard was shocked and tried to dodge, but it was too late. He could only retreat several steps with all his might.

"Who? How dare you ambush me!" the man roared, his eyes scanning his surroundings warily, trying to find the enemy hiding in the shadows. At that moment, Cao Shou, who had been waiting for an opportunity, seized the chance and suddenly pulled the trigger. A bullet whistled out and aimed straight for the man's vitals.

Faced with such a swift attack, the man remained completely calm. With a swift swing of his long sword, a crisp "clang" rang out, and he cleaved the high-speed spinning bullet in two!

Before the man could even catch his breath, a chilling coldness suddenly swept over his back. Terrified, he tried to turn around to see what was happening, but the intense killing intent vanished without a trace, like a ghost!

Before the man could recover from his shock, he suddenly realized that a woman dressed in a black bodysuit had silently appeared not far behind him. The woman was graceful and alluring, holding a short sword, and was silently gazing at him, like a ghost in the night.

"Your reaction time is still too slow! If I hadn't wanted to see just how fast the Swift Wolf, known for its speed, really is, I would have killed you already!"

(I write my novel every afternoon, but lately I've been overwhelmed with things! Every afternoon something unexpected happens, it's so frustrating! Yesterday, the recruitment office came to my house as soon as I left, and today something else came up when I went out! My family won't let me write my novel, saying it's trash. And it's true, they can't understand what I write anyway. I can only write outside every afternoon, I can't write at home except when I'm at work or sleeping. When I'm home, my family is like an NPC, constantly giving me tasks, but even with that little time to write, something always comes up to distract me. Sigh~)