Chapter 59 Attacking another mountain by mistake (9)
The driver hired by the church was a burly middle-aged man, but he wasn't very brave. After hearing Shu Ningmiao's words, he immediately felt a chill run down his spine, and it took him a long time to steel himself and glance at the rearview mirror.
It was already dark, and the buildings in the new area were so densely packed that the light from the outside was barely enough to reach them; without turning on the lights, it was impossible to see anything clearly.
Although there were lights in the rearview mirror, they hadn't caught his attention until now, when he noticed something was wrong.
The shape of the lights remained unchanged, indicating that the car had been following them at the same distance.
He clicked his tongue, slammed on the emergency brake, and pulled a shotgun from under the seat—something that could only be openly displayed in Xindi: "It's alright, they're just some thugs trying to rob us. We'll scare them and they'll leave. That's how Xindi is, Young Master Shi, don't worry."
Despite saying this, the man actually had no confidence at all.
In the new land, few people would cause trouble for the Church of Blessing; this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
After he finished speaking, he realized that Shu Ningmiao in the back row had disappeared at some point.
The sunroof in the back row was wide open, and a cold wind rushed in.
A sudden rush of cold sweat broke out on the man's body.
All his words caught in his throat for a moment. He looked out the window in panic, then stammered as he looked at Shi Yu.
The headlights behind me disappeared at some point.
The car that was following them was hidden in the darkness, and the distance was not visible.
Shi Yu smiled calmly, as if it were a common occurrence.
The man felt a wave of dizziness and stammered, "Miss Shu, she..."
“She can handle it.” Shi Yu lowered her head and opened the book, without even glancing back at the situation behind her.
He seemed to have an inexplicable trust in Shu Ningmiao, or perhaps he simply didn't care.
The driver couldn't figure out what Shi Yu was thinking, but if something happened to the young lady of the Shu family on the way, he would be held responsible.
He gritted his teeth, grabbed his gun, and jumped out of the car.
While the man was still hesitating, Shu Ningmiao had already nimbly climbed out of the skylight.
Using the car's momentum and inertia while it was still moving, the girl landed steadily on the windshield of the car behind her, like a bullet fired into the howling wind.
Even though Shu Ningmiaokong's body looked light and graceful in the air, like a silent bird, the impact of the descent was still so great that there was no cushioning whatsoever.
When you step on the glass, the sturdy bulletproof glass makes a dull, crisp cracking sound, shattering like a fishing net.
If it weren't for a body enhanced by superpowers, it would be impossible to withstand such an impact.
The inside of the windshield shattered instantly on the driver's seat, and fine glass particles flew into the driver's face, forcing the driver to slam on the brakes.
The immense inertia nearly sent her flying. Shu Ningmiao bent low, grabbed the windshield wipers with both hands, and clung firmly to the car body as the impact forced her to stay upright.
She made such a decisive judgment because she felt the vibration of the heart-shaped earrings near her ear.
There are people with superpowers in the car behind us.
This person with superpowers is using superpowers.
Regardless of what this person was planning, the moment these two pieces of information surfaced in her mind, she became wary.
Having learned from her previous experience of being trapped by superhumans using preconditions, she decided to strike first.
Break the deadlock before these people even have a chance to make a move.
The sharp, shattered glass cut her hands, and Shu Ningmiao slowly got up from the car, which had come to a complete stop.
The darkness enveloped her, obscuring her expression; all that could be seen were the dangling drops of blood between her fingers.
She wiped the blood off her hands with her other hand to prevent it from dripping onto the car and leaving her biological traces, and then stomped on the glass twice.
The glass, already on the verge of breaking, finally succumbed to the pressure and snapped completely in the middle, allowing Shu Ningmiao to finally see the person in the driver's seat.
To be precise, it was a corpse.
Shu Ningmiao could neither feel his breathing nor hear his heartbeat.
In the ten or so seconds between stepping on the brakes and her breaking the window, this person silently stopped breathing.
Apart from minor cuts on his face from shards of glass, the person had no other fatal injuries, as if he had suddenly stopped breathing in a still space.
It wasn't like death, but more like pressing the pause button.
The unfamiliar face and tattered clothes made her feel like she didn't recognize the person; he seemed like just another ordinary resident in the neighborhood.
The person in the driver's seat looked up, their expression still frozen in terror, their unclosed, dazed pupils reflecting a terrifying figure that resembled a demon.
She ran her fingertips over the man's nose and wrist to confirm that he was dead, as there was no pulse.
But the heart-shaped earrings on her ears—the reaction didn't stop at all!
There was only one person in the car, but there were other people around using supernatural abilities.
She reached out and grabbed the man's collar, pulling his body out of the broken car window.
There were no streetlights, only a faint light illuminating the corpse's face. Shu Ningmiao calmed down and quickly observed the corpse for anything unusual.
The corpse's pupils appeared somewhat crystalline in that beam of light, clearly reflecting her face. The damp night wind ruffled the corpse's eyelashes, but it couldn't make him close his eyes.
Shu Ningmiao suddenly let go, realizing that something was wrong.
It's an eye.
Her reflection was in that man's eyes.
In a real corpse, regardless of whether the pupils dilate, the light reflection in the eyes will definitely disappear.
No breathing, no heartbeat, no pulse, and eyes unable to close—it certainly resembles death. But since the light reflection from the eyes hasn't disappeared, it's not death; it's more like—
It was frozen in this moment.
The next second, the corpse she had released suddenly began to breathe heavily, abruptly raised its head, pulled out the dagger from its chest, and charged at her.
Shu Ningmiao pulled out the small knife she always carried and climbed onto the roof of the car without hesitation.
The distance between her and the man was enough for her to throw the knife in her hand. She had never missed a shooting class she took in Cornunos and was 100% confident that she could hit the man's throat directly.
But she hesitated for a moment, and instead of throwing it, she gripped the knife tightly in the same way.
Zheng—
A soft thud echoed through the alley as the blades clashed. Shu Ningmiao felt a force no less powerful than her own, which made her hands go numb.
This is a superhuman specializing in strength enhancement. As soon as they started fighting, Shu Ningmiao could sense that this person was stronger than Lin Chuiyun and the others who had attacked her before.
"You are one of Prometheus."
Shu Ningmiao coldly said, "Have all the superhumans in Prometheus come to hunt me down?"
She manipulated Rennagi to send back false information, not with the naive hope that the matter would be resolved, but to use it to determine the information Prometheus possessed.
If they ignore Rennagi's information, it means that "All-Knowing One" and "Prophet" are just excuses, and Prometheus's real target is her.
—Achini must know something she doesn't.
Flies will only swarm around her when there is something of value in her.
Shu Ningmiao is now certain that her death in the game is definitely related to Prometheus.
Upon confirming the news, Shu Ningmiao felt no fear whatsoever, but rather a sudden sense of relief.
More terrifying than tangible threats is intangible fear.
If it is indeed one person who wants to kill her, then it can be defeated.
"What do you want to do? Or rather, what does Achini want to do?" Shu Ningmiao held the narrow, long knife, and with a little effort, the tips of the two knives trembled and slowly tilted towards the man's side.
“It has nothing to do with Achini.” The man’s forehead veins bulged, unable to believe that the girl’s hand was still bleeding. He gritted his teeth and spat out a few words: “You killed my friend. Blood must be paid for blood.”
Shu Ningmiao frowned: "Who?"
She had already killed two of Prometheus's superhumans, and the superhumans she had ambushed last time were all wiped out by her brother. Now that the man said this, she didn't know who he was seeking revenge for.
The man gritted his teeth: "Don't you remember... that spatial ability user?"
She had never encountered a space-type ability user before; that was the one Shu Changyan killed. Oh well, it's all the same.
"So you were acting behind Achini's back?" Shu Ningmiao's scrutinizing gaze swept across his face.
The man sneered, "Why should I hide it from him? Since you've chosen to be our enemy, you're a threat. I'm just dealing with the threat."
It's ridiculous; this group makes absolutely no sense.
Whether it's revenge or some other purpose, if you want to kill her, you have to be prepared to be killed by your prey.
Just then, a terrified scream came from not far away from the driver hired by the church: "Get out of the way!"
Shu Ningmiao's heart skipped a beat, and she looked in the direction from which the sound came. The middle-aged man was holding an old-fashioned hunting rifle, the muzzle pointed at the man opposite her, his index finger trembling as he gripped the trigger.
Her pupils constricted instantly, and she raised her voice: "Don't shoot—"
When a person's fear reaches a certain level, they can no longer hear what others are saying.
His hand trembled at the sight of the white reflection of the blade in the dim light; his future, even his fate, rested on the tip of that blade aimed at the young lady.
The middle-aged man's finger paused for a moment, his mind went blank, and he only felt the trigger release, with a wisp of white smoke coming out of the muzzle.
The bronze bullet, like a small fireball, trailed white smoke as it arced through the air towards the man with enhanced powers opposite her.
Fearing he wouldn't be able to kill him, the middle-aged man fired three shots in a row.
The bullet flew over unexpectedly, and Shu Ningmiao's whole body tensed up. Superpowered individuals rarely use firearms because anyone who is skilled in using superpowers can control them using Pandora. As long as they are careful, bullets generally cannot get close to them.
However, she is currently unable to use Pandora for control, because such control is essentially purifying the superpower into Pandora for use, sharing the same origin as the superpower.
The power-enhanced ability user opposite her is very strong, so she has to focus all her energy on using the [Rage] state. If she is distracted by using Pandora to control the bullets, she will undoubtedly lose in this evenly matched confrontation.
Why was she distracted by controlling those three bullets?
—Because there was another superhuman present who she hadn't found yet, and their abilities were related to space!
Since the person confronting him is a power-enhancing type, the one who put him in a "frozen" state must be another superhuman.
Although we don't know the specific abilities of this superhuman, since he can "freeze" human life, he can definitely "freeze" or "change" other things as well.
A person who seems frozen in time is easily reminiscent of vacuum-packed food on a shelf.
By continuously creating vacuums in space, it may be possible to alter the trajectory and direction of objects moving in the air.
She didn't throw her weapon away when the situation was favorable, and she didn't even dare to let it leave her hand, because she wasn't sure if the knife would still be useful to her after it left her hand.
really--
The bullet, halfway through its journey, seemed to be deflected by something invisible, and sped straight toward her!
The driver who fired the shot turned pale, and the gun suddenly fell to the ground.
The blast of the bullet kicked up the surrounding dust, and time seemed to slow down and stretch out infinitely in that instant. Shu Ningmiao tilted her head slightly.
There are bullets on the left and knives on the right.
It's obvious which injury will be more serious.
In that instant, it seemed she had no choice but to give up the confrontation, take the blow from the man, and use Pandora to control the bullet's trajectory.
But what if she insists on a choice that satisfies both sides?
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