The masked assassins attacked ferociously.
The guard company couldn't hold them back.
"Retreat, retreat into the villa."
"Rescue the injured, quick, save them."
"Damn it..."
The reconnaissance company commander roared, ordering the remaining soldiers to fall back indoors. The attack had come too suddenly, and these assassins were extremely powerful; it was impossible to hold them off outside.
Soldiers were foaming at the mouth.
Once hit by a dart, there was no chance of survival.
"What's going on?"
Lin Qingzhu pushed open the villa door and shouted.
"Get inside quickly, we can't hold on."
The reconnaissance company commander shoved Lin Qingzhu.
Out of a company of soldiers, less than fifty remained. Not a single injured soldier had been rescued. Together with the Lin family's private bodyguards, about a hundred people were crammed into the large living room.
Due to the war, most of the Lin family relatives were temporarily staying in this villa. There were many elderly people and children. They thought it would be safe, but unexpectedly, they were all trapped.
These assassins were not ordinary.
They were professionally trained.
They communicated almost no spoken language. Their leader always gave commands using sign language. Not a single assassin feared death; they attacked relentlessly as if they had no souls.
"Have you reported to the security team?"
Patriarch Lin Dong asked his daughter with a grim expression.
"I have!"
Lin Qingzhu, holding a knife, replied quickly, "The new Security Chief replied, saying there have been many violent incidents in the city, and there are no police near our home. He told us to try and hold on."
"Something is not right about this!"
"Are you saying the security team is compromised?"
"It's possible!"
Lin Dong, changing his demeanor, sternly shouted to his family, "Those who can fight, grab weapons. Those who can't, go upstairs. Zixiao's situation is greatly affected by the war. If our family has trouble, it will involve Zixiao."
"Understood!"
"Quick, open the armory."
"Grab your weapons, let's fight them."
The Lin family reacted instantly.
Led by Lin Qingzhu, Lin Feng, and Lin Bin, they, along with everyone in the family capable of fighting, opened the armory, retrieved dusty firearms and ammunition, and prepared to fight alongside the reconnaissance company.
The family members all went to the top floor.
The Lin family wasn't foolish; they knew the attack wasn't accidental. The Lin family had made too many enemies recently, and with Ye Zixiao's involvement, it was inevitable that their enemies would target the Lin family.
No one blamed Ye Zixiao.
No one complained or yelled.
The Lin family was very united now.
The entire family would face the hardship together.
Suddenly, armor-piercing sniper rounds pierced the villa's four bulletproof glass walls. With a series of clanging sounds, many small objects rolled on the ground?
"Flashbangs!"
"Cover your ears, get down."
The company commander's warning was timely.
However, it was ultimately too late.
With dull explosions, the flashbangs shattered all the glass in the villa. Most people on the first floor became dizzy, their ears ringing, and they involuntarily collapsed.
Another series of clanging sounds...
Countless smoke grenades emitted white smoke.
"We're done for!"
Lin Qingzhu said instinctively.
If it were a one-on-one fight, or a family feud, the Lin family wouldn't claim to be the strongest, but they could at least compete. Lin Qingzhu herself, as a Martial King, was not easily dealt with.
However.
The assassins who came this time were more formidable than regular soldiers. They were well-trained, well-equipped, and coordinated flawlessly. The Lin family couldn't withstand this kind of combat power.
In the smoke.
The assassins were all wearing masks.
*Tuk-tuk-tuk!*
*Tuk, tuk-tuk-tuk...*
Continuous bursts of fire ruthlessly claimed living lives. The first to be shot were the reconnaissance company soldiers, whom the assassins considered the most threatening.
"Run, run upstairs."
The reconnaissance company commander desperately shouted.
A burst of bullets flew towards him.
The reconnaissance company commander was killed on the spot.
"Get upstairs, quickly!"
Lin Qingzhu finally managed to stand up.
The Lin family bodyguards and their strong fighters immediately rushed to the second floor. It was impossible to escape now; there were definitely assassins waiting outside. The only way was to buy time.
"You bastards, die for me."
Lin Qingzhu killed an assassin with three swift strikes.
But she didn't dare to linger and immediately ran upstairs with her family. On the way to the second floor, several Lin family relatives fell, with no survivors, directly shot dead.
"Damn it, we'll fight you!"
"You bastards, die!"
Seeing the assassins were about to ascend, Lin Feng and Lin Bin, the two brothers, displayed the courage expected of men. To buy time for their family, they fearlessly raised their guns and blocked the entrance.
After a fierce exchange of gunfire...
"Brother, retreat first, Brother?"
Lin Bin, with a bullet wound on his shoulder, rolled and prepared to retreat. But after calling out to his brother several times, he received no response. Lin Bin turned his head and saw his elder brother, Lin Feng, leaning against the railing.
A black-clothed assassin appeared.
He held a gun to Lin Feng's head.
"Brother!"
Lin Bin, who had only run a short distance, raised his gun and rushed back, aiming at the assassin from over ten meters away, shouting, "Don't do anything rash, let's talk. Please don't shoot!"
"Little Bin, run, hurry and run!"
Lin Feng, who had been shot multiple times, said weakly.
"What do you want?"
Lin Bin gnashed his teeth and roared at the assassin. He desperately wanted to shoot, but no one knew that his gun was already out of bullets. He was anxious and helpless.
"Hehehe, hehehe!"
The assassin leader let out a chilling laugh.
"Brother, take care of our family!"
Lin Feng seemed to feel his end had come.
*Bang!*
A sudden gunshot!
The assassin leader blew Lin Feng's head apart.
"Big Brother!"
"Brotherrrr!"
"Husband, my husband!"
Lin Qingzhu and Lin Bin, who were closer, and Jiang Chunmei, who was not far away, witnessed Lin Feng being shot and killed. At that moment, no one could contain their emotions. Crying out, they rushed forward to fight.
Another burst of frenzied gunfire erupted.
The Lin family was once again suppressed.
"Son, my son!"
Sun Fengzhi cried and collapsed on the ground.
"Stop firing, stop firing!"
Patriarch Lin Dong, holding a pistol, pushed past the bodyguards and rushed out of a bedroom. Ignoring Lin Qingzhu and Lin Bin's attempts to stop him, he used brute force and charged to the very front of his family.
At this moment.
The entire villa was filled with wailing.
Some were grieving for Lin Feng's death.
Others were children crying from fear!
"Cease fire!"
The assassin leader waved his hand.
The assassins instantly retreated as a whole.
"Listen to me!"
Lin Dong stepped forward, his eyes red as he glanced at his son's corpse, then looked up at the assassin leader and said, "Don't push things too far. Leave us a way to live, and leave yourselves a way to live."
"What do you want to say?"
The assassin leader's Mandarin was very stiff.
It was evident that they were all foreigners.
"Don't kill anymore. I'll go with you. I am from the Dragon Country Military Intelligence Bureau. I can be useful to you. As long as you let my family go, I am willing to cooperate with you."
"Dad!"
"Father!"
"Old Lin, don't be foolish!"
The Lin family shouted excitedly.
"All of you, shut up!"
Lin Dong suddenly roared.
The villa finally fell silent.
"Old man, I don't need you."
The assassin leader said with a chilling smile.
"Then what do you want?"
"Her."
The assassin leader pointed at Lin Qingzhu.
"What use is she, a woman?"
"Old man, listen, the order I received is to capture this beautiful woman alive. If she is willing to come with us, we will stop killing."
"I'll go with you!"
Lin Qingzhu suddenly rushed forward.
She immediately dropped her gun and raised her hands.
"Qingzhu!"
"Sister—"
"Daughter, no!"
"...!"
The Lin family members surged forward. Although it was extremely dangerous now, the Lin family no longer cared. None of them wanted Lin Qingzhu to be captured and instinctively wanted to fight again.
"Enough, all of you, shut up!"
Lin Qingzhu roared, using her inner strength.
The entire family fell silent again.
"I'll go with you, and you'll let my family go?"
Lin Qingzhu stared intently at the assassin leader and asked.
"Yes, I promise."
The assassin leader replied solemnly.
"Good!"
Lin Qingzhu turned abruptly and said to her family, "Don't worry, everything will be alright. Tell Zixiao to prioritize national affairs and come rescue me after he's finished with important matters."
Lin Qingzhu was actually very calm. She had understood the situation. If she didn't surrender voluntarily, with the strength of these assassins, the Lin family might truly be wiped out, and she would certainly die.
Helplessly, for the sake of her family.
She could only surrender!