Chapter 18 A Close Call

After Bai Jingyan fell, the dark shadow grabbed his arm like the wind, using him as a weapon to swing around, shielding its body.

The guards nearby didn't dare to shoot, fearing they might hit Bai Jingyan.

At the same time, Xiao Hei reacted, pouncing forward and knocking one of them down, biting down hard on the arm holding the gun.

Crack!

The other man's gun fell from his hand as he screamed in agony.

Now, only two of the six men chasing Xiao Hei were still capable of fighting!

Bang!

The dark shadow smashed Bai Jingyan over like a stone; one of the two remaining guards subconsciously reached out to catch him, but as soon as he touched Bai Jingyan's body, he felt a tremendous force slam into him, knocking him heavily to the ground, sending him flying two or three meters!

The last man standing immediately aimed at the shadow and fired.

The dark shadow shuddered, as if hit, but its speed didn't diminish at all, and it delivered a knifehand strike to the neck of the guard who fired the shot!

Bang! Bang!

Two more shots rang out!

This guard possessed extremely high combat skills. He had maintained a distance of seven or eight meters from the dark shadow to begin with, and now he retreated while firing, using the distance to his advantage to keep shooting and limit the shadow's speed.

But the dark shadow's speed was simply too fast!

So fast that it exceeded the limits of human physical ability!

Bang!

The dark shadow dodged the opponent's bullets like lightning and struck down with a knifehand, the guard feeling as if he had been hit by a large iron hammer, his vision going black as he fell to the ground!

At this point, all of Bai Jingyan's men had been taken down!

It hadn't even taken twenty seconds!

Li Tianran felt the surging, violent power within him, crushing the albino corn he had already taken a bite of; once it was bitten, it became ordinary food, with no further effect.

He looked down at the bullet wound on his body, which was now starting to cause intense pain, causing his body temperature and speed to decrease.

That's right, the dark shadow that attacked Bai Jingyan and the others was Li Tianran!

"Damn it!" Li Tianran gritted his teeth in hatred, suddenly turned and leaped, picking up an off-road motorcycle nearby and blowing a loud whistle.

"Woof!"

Xiao Hei, who was nearby, quickly jumped onto the back seat of the motorcycle upon hearing the sound. The roar of the engine sounded, and Li Tianran twisted the throttle and sped away!

While Bai Jingyan was chasing Xiao Hei, he had already called for backup; his men would soon arrive again.

What Li Tianran had to do now was get away as quickly as possible!

However, Bai Jingyan, that old schemer, had almost caught him at Ren Xiao's villa last time, and now he was targeting Xiao Hei again. He had to kill him to be at peace!

Li Tianran twisted the throttle, the motorcycle wheels rapidly heading towards Bai Jingyan!

The guard who had been knocked down by Bai Jingyan earlier felt a chill run down his spine at the sight, and with a forceful tug, he pulled Bai Jingyan's body away. The motorcycle, which should have run over his lower abdomen, sped past his legs, making a "crack" sound!

Bai Jingyan, who had already been punched in the face by Ning Qing'an, didn't react at all, really seeming to be in a state of life or death!

Bang!

Li Tianran put all his strength into kicking Bai Jingyan's Adam's apple.

This place was a vital point; once struck, it would surely lead to death!

But at this moment, the guard who had already saved Bai Jingyan once again threw himself on Bai Jingyan's body, taking this fatal kick for him. His entire shoulder caved in, as if run over by a heavy truck!

Bang bang!

The guard whose arm had been bitten off by Xiao Hei earlier picked up the gun that had fallen on the ground with his left hand and fired two shots again.

Li Tianran felt the violent power within him rapidly decreasing.

The thirty-second time limit was approaching.

Immediately afterwards, a feeling of weakness surged up.

"This thing has side effects..." Li Tianran cursed in a low voice, immediately deciding not to entangle with these people any longer, directly twisting the throttle and speeding away!

...

Li Tianran sped all the way back to the farm.

He covered the wound on his left rib with his left hand, his face somewhat pale.

The muscles in his abdomen had contained the bullet, preventing him from losing too much blood, but the pain brought by the bullet was still unbearable.

Li Tianran tried hard to suck in cool air to numb his brain and reduce the degree of pain.

The weakening effect of the albino corn wasn't actually that serious, but now that Li Tianran was injured, it seemed very deadly...

Xiao Hei, sitting on the back of the motorcycle, didn't say a word, only slowly and gently nuzzling Li Tianran's back with its head.

"You're doing well for yourself now, huh?"

"You've even learned to run away from home, haven't you?"

"You think I can't control you anymore?"

"I'm the parent, have you ever respected me?"

Li Tianran scolded sternly.

Xiao Hei seemed to have calmed down from that frenzied state as well, and now, like a child who had done something wrong, it lowered its head in silence.

"There's a little reaction... otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on..." Li Tianran's voice suddenly lowered, a little weak, a little helpless, and a little bit of resignation.

His body was strong, but not enough to resist a Lion Bauer pistol, known for its killing power.

This type of firearm was a large-caliber pistol specifically used for hunting brown bears and buffalo, and could even penetrate 0.5mm steel plates!

If his body hadn't been modified, and his bones were as hard as iron, his lungs would probably have been pierced through by now!

Li Tianran had ancient medicinal-grade crops, but he needed to take them after digging out the bullet inside his body to heal his wound.

But now the other party still had one person capable of fighting, and they could call for reinforcements at any time. Li Tianran couldn't stop here to deal with his injury.

"Awoo!" Xiao Hei seemed to understand Li Tianran's words and began to howl, very anxiously.

"Do you remember the scene when I picked you up from the roadside?" Li Tianran's voice became gentle, and he began to reminisce: "At that time, you were only the size of a palm, smaller than a cat. I brought you home, and you were very scared, always hiding by my feet..."

"You might always think that I gave you life, allowing you to live in this world."

"But in reality, it was the third day after my parents died in a car accident, leaving only me and a little girl who had just been adopted, that's right, it was Hanhan..."

"At that time, I was completely despondent. I didn't know how someone who couldn't even support himself could raise a child!"

"I even thought about taking my own life at the time."

"But at this moment, I picked you up... You were hiding in a cardboard box by the roadside, shivering in the rain, but your eyes still had a desire for life."

"I saved you, and it was equivalent to saving myself..."

"It was you who gave me the reason and perseverance to continue living."

"So it wasn't me who saved you and Hanhan, it was you who saved me."

"You are my closest family, no matter what happens, I will never abandon you!"

Li Tianran gritted his teeth, his voice suddenly rising.

He felt that his condition was very bad.

Because he began to recall the past.

He knew that only people who were about to die would recall past events.

He wanted to stop imagining, but those memories kept flooding up.

"Buzz buzz!"

At this moment, at the end of the road ahead, two more off-road motorcycles were coming towards them.

Judging by the clothes and the style of the motorcycles, they were with Bai Jingyan's group!

The other party didn't say anything at all, and directly raised their guns and fired!

Bang!

The bullet hit the tire of Li Tianran's motorcycle, and he felt that the direction was instantly out of control, and he crashed into the roadside ditch!

"Awoo!"

Seeing this, Xiao Hei suddenly jumped down and desperately supported Li Tianran's body.

"Damn it... am I going to die here?" Li Tianran's consciousness also began to blur.

The two off-road motorcycles stopped at the edge of the roadside ditch, and the four people held their dark gun muzzles at Li Tianran and Xiao Hei's heads, pulling the trigger without any expression!

Xiao Hei suddenly pounced up and blocked in front of Li Tianran's body.

Its body was trembling.

It was also afraid of death and pain, but at this moment, it resolutely pounced up.

Li Tianran's heart turned cold, and he only had one thought in his mind: he was going to die here!

Bang!

A muffled gunshot rang out.

Li Tianran's whole body shook.

He didn't feel any pain, nor did he feel that Xiao Hei had been hit.

He heard a muffled sound of a body falling to the ground.

Almost at the same time, three more muffled gunshots rang out.

Li Tianran tried hard to open his eyes and looked outside.

The four of Bai Jingyan's subordinates had all fallen down.

Beside the road pit, stood two robots with metallic luster all over their bodies, the barrels of their guns still slightly smoking.

"Respected master, adult-level combat berserkers are here to take you home on the order of the young master! We will annihilate all enemies for you, clear all obstacles, and no one can cross our defense line before our lives end!"

An extremely mechanical voice appeared in Li Tianran's mind.

He laughed loudly.

This time, he had won.