An Nuan felt a pang of regret.
Those people looked like seasoned professionals, likely forming groups to attack others as soon as the downpour began. They must have had a lot of supplies.
It was a shame none of them were left alive. Otherwise, she would have thoroughly looted them and hung them from a tree after getting Hai Changfeng back, just for satisfaction!
Seeing that time was running short, An Nuan quickened her pace and arrived at the old mansion five minutes early.
"Sister Nuan, your old house is so beautiful!"
"It's worth hundreds of millions, of course it's beautiful."
The old mansion was a traditional Chinese courtyard built in the late Qing Dynasty. It was once the residence of a *juren* (successful candidate in the imperial examinations). Her grandmother and grandfather loved traditional places, and they had spent a fortune acquiring the land back then. Little did she know, An Dong had now occupied it.
The walls were encased in ice, three layers deep, like a giant ice shell. An Dong was holed up inside, like a trapped turtle. The more An Nuan thought about it, the angrier she became, cursing, "Turtle grandson!"
Juanzi rubbed against her and nudged her necklace. An Nuan touched the necklace. In her past life, she had trusted An Tianxin implicitly, giving her anything she asked for. Only this necklace, a memento her grandmother had personally placed on her before she died, had An Nuan never conceded. But An Tianxin hadn't given up, always trying to touch it. Even before she was pushed into the zombie horde, An Tianxin had asked for it and almost resorted to force. Back then, An Nuan hadn't thought much of it, but today, it struck her as increasingly strange.
"Sister Nuan, what's wrong?"
"Those two, father and daughter, are cunning. When we move, be quick and decisive."
"Don't worry, I'm always decisive with outsiders!" An Nuan smiled. She took off the necklace and hung it around Juanzi's neck. Its thick fur hid the necklace completely. "Anyone who comes near you, I'll shoot them dead!"
Juanzi wagged its tail: Received!
An Nuan pulled her down jacket tighter and entered with Chang Kaiming. As soon as they reached the entrance, two people emerged from above, pointing guns at their faces.
"Sister, you're quite something, bringing a young stud here to die."
"I don't want to waste time. Where's Hai Changfeng?"
"Follow us."
The main gate was frozen shut, but a small gap had been made. An Nuan and Chang Kaiming squeezed through sideways. They passed the front hall and courtyard, with no mercenaries in sight. When they reached the inner courtyard, seven or eight mercenaries were gathered around the yard. Hai Changfeng was hanging from a thick banyan tree, his body a deep purple from the cold. His face was bloody, half of it obscured, but the other half was still recognizable.
An Dong stood by a second-floor window. "You little bitch, you actually came!"
"I've come for him. Stop the nonsense and release Hai Changfeng. I'll give you a whole corpse."
"Are you fucking crazy? Don't you see what's happening?" Ten mercenaries raised their guns, aiming at An Nuan and Chang Kaiming.
Hai Changfeng’s lips trembled, and he let out a faint sound. "Run… run fast…"
Hai Changfeng was almost frozen to death, yet he still worried about them. For that alone, An Nuan felt coming here was the right decision.
"Run? Today, I'll send all of you to hell!"
"Dad, remember the necklace!"
Just as she suspected! An Tianxin was after her necklace!
An Dong: "Attack!"
An Nuan: "Attack!"
The instant the bullets were fired, Chang Kaiming's magnetic ability activated, repelling all metal objects with reverse force. The pistols exploded, their barrels blasting the users' hands to bloody pulp. An Nuan spun her fingers, and a ring blade danced in her hand as she swiftly severed the necks of two men.
"Eight."
An Nuan wrapped her legs around one man's neck and spun. Crack!
"Seven."
She turned and threw her ring dagger, hitting the opponent’s throat.
"Six."
The remaining six mercenaries were stunned. How could this little girl be so slippery, like an eel! An Nuan knew they were mercenaries and she couldn't compete with them in terms of strength. But she excelled in agility and surprise. As An Nuan was about to attack the next man, An Tianxin suddenly shouted, "Left! Be careful!"
The opponent reacted and lunged at An Nuan. She immediately changed her trajectory, entangling his arm and dislocating it. She then grabbed the dagger from his waist and pressed it against his throat. Bang! One shot, finished.
"Five left."
By this time, Chang Kaiming had also freed Hai Changfeng. He took off his down jacket and covered Hai Changfeng, wiping the blood from his face. He let out a surprised "Huh?"
An Dong roared, "Idiot, shoot that kid! Kill him!"
Chang Kaiming heard the sound of a gun being cocked and glanced behind him. A bullet passed through from the back, piercing the opponent's entire arm. An Nuan aimed for his neck and fired again.
"Second Uncle, you only have four men left!"
An Dong was dumbfounded. Did bullets really rebound? Old Tao was also stunned, but he quickly realized something was amiss. "Little girl, what tricks did you play?"
"Guess, and I'll tell you if you're right." Old Tao jumped down from the second floor, dropped his gun, and flexed his muscles towards her. Even through his thick padded clothes and bulletproof vest, An Nuan could see the outline of his muscles, indicating how powerful this man was. "Come on! I'll have a man-to-man showdown with you!"
"Heh heh." Bang! A bullet shot out from the center of his forehead. Old Tao's lips quivered. "You... you have no honor." As soon as he finished speaking, he fell straight to the ground. An Nuan stared coldly at his corpse. "First, I never agreed to a fistfight. Second, I'm not a man."
Seeing this, An Dong was completely stunned. Old Tao had been with him for over a decade, faced all sorts of vicious people, so how could he be defeated by a little girl! "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Uncle, let's go quickly. They can control bullets, they're not normal people!" Mo Shu limped and grabbed An Dong.
An Dong roared, "Kill her! Whoever kills her, I'll give them a billion!"
Only three mercenaries were left. Knowing they couldn't use guns, they intended to rush in and defeat An Nuan in close combat. But they miscalculated. Their guns were useless, but An Nuan's weren't. As the three charged forward, they shortened the aiming distance. Bang bang bang! Three shots, three men. All ten mercenaries were dealt with. It was so satisfying to see an ability user fight normal humans!
"Sister Nuan, they're trying to escape!" An Nuan saw it too. She still wanted to let An Dong and his daughter live. Death would be too easy for them! But Mo Shu had to die! For how he beat Hai Changfeng, An Nuan couldn't let him live.
"Daizi!"
Daizi: Coming!
A jet of fire shot from the frozen banyan tree towards the second floor, tearing the room apart.
"Mo Shu!"
"You still have time for him! There's a monster outside!" He grabbed An Tianxin and ran. Mo Shu climbed up from the ground, only to fall again. An Nuan walked behind him and grabbed his hair. "We meet again, scumbag!"