Chapter 11 Who Dares to Touch Her! The Veteran's Spirit
A snowy night, a night for murder.
Lai Tou Li held the pig-slaughtering knife in his hand, the blade gleaming palely in the snow.
He was followed by five or six hooligans, all of whom were idlers in town. Now they were bewitched by the "treasure," and their eyes were all red.
“Brother Li, that Lin the Cripple used to be a soldier, and he seems to have some real kung fu skills.”
The pockmarked man leaned closer, shrinking his neck as he spoke.
Lai Tou Li slapped him on the back of the head.
"What's there to be afraid of!"
"His leg has been broken for eight hundred years, he's practically useless now!"
"Besides, with so many of us, we could drown him with a single spit from each of us!"
Although Lai Tou Li was tough on the outside, he was actually quite nervous inside.
He remembered the vicious three-headed dog he had seen that day.
But he comforted himself, thinking it must be a magic trick; what monster could there be in this world?
As long as he snatches that magic trick, Lai Tou Li will be the boss of this whole area!
"Go! Hurry up!"
With a low growl, Lai Tou Li kicked open the already dilapidated wooden door of the Lin family's house.
"Bang!"
Wood chips flew everywhere.
The cold wind, whipping up heavy snow, howled and poured into the warm cave dwelling, like a white wild beast.
Inside the cave dwelling, the brazier was burning brightly.
Lin Jianguo stood at the door, like an iron tower.
The rusty triangular bayonet in his hand gleamed with a bloodthirsty coldness in the firelight.
"Lazy Li, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Lin Jianguo's voice was very calm, so calm it was frightening.
That's the composure of someone who's crawled out of a pile of corpses.
Lai Tou Li was so frightened by this imposing aura that he trembled and subconsciously took half a step back.
But soon, greed took over.
"Lin Jianguo, if you know what's good for you, hand over the treasure!"
"Don't think that's some kind of divine intervention. I've already found out everything; it's just an antique you dug up in the back mountain!"
"Hand it over, and I'll spare your life!"
Lai Tou Li brandished his pig-slaughtering knife and shouted in a show of bravado.
Lin Jianguo sneered, a cruel smile curving his lips.
"baby?"
"I have."
"It's in my daughter's hands."
"If you're so capable, come in and take it."
As Lin Jianguo spoke, he took a step forward.
This step was heavy and powerful.
Beneath the trouser leg, the exoskeleton, hammered from scrap metal, emitted a soft, hissing sound.
The spring is compressed, storing energy.
Lai Tou Li didn't hear the strange sound; he only saw that Lin Jianguo was a cripple.
"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences! Brothers, smash it!"
Lai Tou Li roared and waved his hand.
The thugs behind him couldn't hold back any longer and rushed forward, brandishing wooden sticks and iron bars.
"Old Chen, step back!"
Lin Jianguo shouted without turning his head.
Chen Zhiyuan was clutching a wooden stick, intending to rush forward and fight to the death.
But looking at Lin Jianguo's back, what a back it was!
It is broad and solid, like a mountain.
Chen Zhiyuan gritted his teeth, retreated to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and tightly protected Zhao Di, who was still sleeping.
"kill!"
Lin Jianguo made a move.
He did not act slowly as Lai Tou Li had expected.
On the contrary, he was as fast as a cheetah!
That rudimentary exoskeleton gave his injured leg unimaginable support.
Lin Jianguo suddenly stomped his left leg on the ground, and the iron frame made a crisp "clang" sound, leaving a deep pit in the ground.
Using the reaction force, he charged into the crowd like a cannonball.
"Pfft!"
The triangular bayonet, without any fancy embellishments, pierced straight through the thigh of the thug charging at the front.
"ah--!!!"
The screams instantly drowned out the sound of the wind and snow.
Lin Jianguo flicked his wrist, drew his knife, turned around, and delivered a whip kick!
That injured leg, bound with an iron frame, had now become the most terrifying weapon.
The heavy iron plate, combined with the enormous centrifugal force, created a gust of wind when the kick was delivered.
"Bang!"
The kick landed squarely on the pockmarked man's stomach.
Without uttering a sound, the pockmarked man flew backward like a tattered sack, crashing heavily against the wall and instantly losing consciousness.
"This...this is a cripple?!"
Lai Tou Li was dumbfounded.
That's incredible!
This isn't a cripple, this is practically Zhao Zilong reincarnated!
"This is a tough one! Everyone, attack together! Kill him!"
Lai Tou Li's eyes turned red. He knew that if he couldn't take down Lin Jianguo today, he could forget about living in the village in the future.
The remaining four thugs swarmed forward.
Two fists can't beat four hands.
Lin Jianguo was getting old and had suffered from long-term malnutrition, so his physical strength couldn't keep up.
In addition, they also had to protect the door behind them, so they couldn't retreat and could only tough it out.
"when!"
An iron rod slammed into Lin Jianguo's back.
Lin Jianguo groaned, his body swayed, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth.
But he didn't back down an inch.
With a backhand slash, he cut the attacker's arm.
"father!"
Da Bao was crying and shouting in the corner, trying to rush over to help.
"Don't come any closer! Watch your sister!"
Lin Jianguo roared, his voice hoarse.
He felt like his lungs were about to explode, and every breath he took smelled of blood.
But he cannot fall.
Behind me are Zhao Di, Old Chen, and this family.
If he falls, this family is doomed.
"You old bastard, die!"
Seeing that Lin Jianguo was injured and his movements had slowed down, Lai Tou Li was filled with malice.
He moved to the side, raised the butcher knife, and chopped it down on Lin Jianguo's neck.
If this blow lands squarely, Lin Jianguo will surely die!
"careful!"
Chen Zhiyuan's eyes were bloodshot with rage. He rushed over without thinking, wanting to use his body to shield Lin Jianguo from the knife.
"puff!"
The blade veered slightly off course and struck Lin Jianguo on the shoulder.
Blood instantly stained half of his body red.
Lin Jianguo felt so much pain that his vision blurred, but he gritted his teeth and didn't utter a sound.
He grabbed Lai Tou Li's wrist with his other hand and twisted it forcefully.
"Crack!"
The sound of bones cracking rang out.
Lai Tou Li screamed and dropped the knife from his hand.
Lin Jianguo bumped headfirst into Lai Tou Li's nose, causing him to fall backward and bruise his face.
But more sticks came down.
Lin Jianguo was beaten until he knelt on one knee.
But he held on stubbornly, like a nail driven into the doorway.
"No one is allowed to get in..."
Lin Jianguo was panting heavily, blood flowing down his forehead and into his eyes, turning the world into a blood red.
Just then.
Zhao Di, who was on the kang (a heated brick bed), woke up.
She was awakened by the sounds of fighting and screams.
The little girl rubbed her eyes and sat up groggily.
By the light of the fire, she saw the blood-covered figure at the doorway.
That's Dad.
My father is bleeding.
So much blood.
There were also several bad guys beating Dad with sticks.
"father--!!!"
Zhao Di woke up instantly from her drowsiness.
A tremendous fear and heartache instantly gripped her heart.
She didn't understand what fighting or robbery was.
All she knew was that her father was injured and that he was in a lot of pain.
"You bastard! Don't you dare hit my dad!"
Zhao Di cried as she climbed off the kang (a heated brick bed) and stepped barefoot onto the ground.
She wanted to save her father, but she was too small and couldn't even climb down the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
[Warning! Warning!]
[A critically ill guardian has been detected!]
[Host's emotional fluctuations have exceeded extreme levels!]
The system is searching for a solution...
That cold, mechanical voice was frantically alarming in Zhao Di's mind.
[Damn it! Have these cavemen gone mad?!]
The system panicked too.
If Lin Jianguo dies, who will feed its host? If the host starves to death, it will be finished too!
[Host! Quick! Exchange for the infrasonic repellent missile!]
This thing can cause their internal organs to resonate, instantly rendering them incapable of fighting!
[Only 50 points! Hurry!]
Zhao Di cried her eyes out.
"I need to save my father... I need to save my father..."
"Change! Change!"
The little girl didn't understand what infrasound was; all she knew was that she had to save her father.
Just as she was about to redeem it.
Sudden.
A tremendous roar came from the sky overhead.
The sound was too loud.
It's ten thousand times louder than a tractor.
The tremors caused the soil on the top of the cave dwelling to fall down in a flurry.
Even the ground was trembling.
The wind and snow seemed to be torn apart by the enormous sound.
The thugs who were besieging Lin Jianguo were stunned.
Lai Tou Li covered his severed hand and looked up in horror.
"What...what's that noise?"
"Did it thunder?"
Lin Jianguo was also stunned.
He had heard that voice before.
That was equipment that only the US military had on the battlefield.
That's... a helicopter!
"Da da da da da—"
The sound of the propeller cutting through the air grew closer and louder.
Immediately afterwards.
A blinding beam of searchlight, like a sharp sword, pierced through the swirling snow.
It enveloped the Lin family's dilapidated courtyard.
The light was so bright that it was blinding.
All darkness and all evil have nowhere to hide under this beam of light.
A majestic voice boomed through the night sky via a high-powered loudspeaker.
"Listen up, you men below!"
"We are the Chinese People's Liberation Army!"
"Stop the violence immediately! Hands behind your heads! Kneel on the ground!"
"Otherwise, kill without mercy!"
The voice was like that of a god descending from heaven.
It carried an oppressive aura that sent shivers down one's spine.
Lin Jianguo smiled.
His face was covered in blood, yet he smiled radiantly.
He knew that the letter written in blood had been delivered.
The nation has arrived.
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