Chapter 256 – Double Kill
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Pengji had efficiently taken several heads.
Her decisive and ruthless manner even shocked these seasoned assassins.
Originally, they stood no chance against her, yet now, with hesitation creeping in, they were completely outmatched; one moment of doubt meant a swift severing of limbs.
At Jiang Pengji’s feet lay over a dozen corpses, each struck down in a single blow. Some had their throats cut, gasping for breath, while others were decapitated, heads flying into the air, blood splattering everywhere, but a few remained hanging on, half-cut and quivering.
Compared to these heavy losses, Jiang Pengji remained unscathed, blood dripping thickly from her blade.
“Charge! What are you afraid of! Just attack!”
One Bandit shouted bravely, yet his comrades found no inspiration in his words; instead, they trembled with fear.
The foot that had initially moved forward hesitated, then discreetly retreated a tiny step, faces awash with doubt and dread.
These people were nearly paralyzed with fear after watching Jiang Pengji’s brutal efficiency. Despite their overwhelming numbers, none dared to step up.
Who would be bold enough to charge ahead?
The one who had been at the forefront now lay dead on the ground, the blood still steaming from his body.
As they hesitated, their fear only grew, the large blades in their hands offering no semblance of safety.
Seeing this, Jiang Pengji coldly scoffed, “Tch, cowardly rats.”
If these guys could swarm her as a hive, working together against her, she might have respected them a little and taken them seriously.
After all, no matter how powerful she was, she couldn’t ignore a tide of blades converging on her.
Yet here they were, shaken to the core by watching just a few comrades fall; losing their nerve and retreating, people like these couldn’t wield a knife, even armed with advanced laser weapons, they were still nothing but weaklings—Jiang Pengji could harvest them at any moment.
They retreat, but Jiang Pengji would not.
With a sudden burst of energy, she propelled herself forward, closing the gap between them in an instant.
To the eyes of these Bandits, Jiang Pengji seemed to teleport right before them, her speed terrifying.
“Ghost…”
One Bandit exclaimed in fright, yet before he could finish his sentence, a chilling sensation swept across his throat; warmth drained out, leaving his brain in a dizzying void. Everything before him faded to black and white.
This was a one-sided massacre where the advantage lay not with the numerous Bandits, but with the blood-soaked Jiang Pengji.
Cheng Cheng and his wife could only stare, stunned; what they thought was an inevitable demise turned into a miraculous survival at the most desperate moment.
Mrs. Cheng bit her lip, helping her wounded husband retreat to the side to avoid being dragged into the fray.
Cheng Cheng remembered Jiang Pengji’s earlier words, gripping his wife’s hand tightly, a torrent of thoughts racing through his mind.
“Husband…” Mrs. Cheng looked up at him, silently asking for reassurance.
“Don’t worry, my lady, let’s wait a bit longer.”
He gently pat her hand, soothing her inner turmoil.
In the midst of their exchange, Jiang Pengji effortlessly claimed more lives; her clothes stained so deeply with blood that their original color was unrecognizable, she looked like a vengeful ghost rising from hell. The Bandits were truly frightened, shaking in their boots, restlessly anxious.
However, they still remembered their mission; failing to take down Jiang Pengji would mean a death sentence from their clans.
Holding onto this grim thought, the remaining few banded together to distract Jiang Pengji while two others aimed for Cheng Cheng and his wife.
“Husband!”
Mrs. Cheng spotted two figures breaking through the chaos, knives raised to strike her husband. She rushed forward, putting herself in harm’s way.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Cheng Cheng saw the incoming threat, but he was so battered that he could barely stand. With his wife shielding him, he instinctively reached to push her aside, but the blades were already inches away.
“Lady!” Cheng Cheng cried out in terror.
Yet, whether it was him or Mrs. Cheng bracing for the pain, the expected blades never fell.
The raised swords came to a sudden halt at their peak, as if time itself paused. The Bandits held expressions frozen in glee, convinced they’d witnessed the brutal end of the Cheng couple…
But that was impossible now.
“I said, go ahead, crossing the line counts as my loss.”
Jiang Pengji’s knife had somehow slipped from her grasp, and the two “frozen” Bandits were cut down by the “disappeared” blade. At this moment, aside from the live stream’s Audience, nobody knew how Jiang Pengji had done it.
After all, those two Bandits weren’t side by side, but neither were they perfectly aligned, so how could she have taken them both out with one swing?
She had her back turned to them, and they even had her restrained—how could she have achieved this?
In the life-and-death urgency, no one had the focus to ponder this mystery, but the Audience with a god’s-eye view was keenly aware of exactly what had transpired in that fleeting instant.
【Old Driver Alliance】: Wow, that blade really turned a sharp corner when she threw it!
【Musician Zhuge Qinmo】: That double kill was gorgeous!
【The Great Landlord’s Wife】: I screamed so loud just now that my roommate thought something was wrong. That was intense!
【Moonlit Wilderness】: That move from the streamer was downright cool, I really want to send you a 666!
The Audience didn’t just spam 666 but also flooded the background with all sorts of gifts.
Normally, if there was such a huge wave of donations, the System would be buzzing around Jiang Pengji excitedly, but now it maintained an eerie silence as if it had ceased to exist. Others didn’t know, but Jiang Pengji understood why the System was behaving this way.
【Coca-Cola】: Wait, wait, wait—what’s the streamer going to do now? She has no weapon!!!
This message stood out vividly, jolting many who had just typed 666. They finally realized the precarious situation.
To save people, Jiang Pengji had used her long knife to ambush two Bandits. Although she saved Cheng Cheng and his wife from imminent danger, she found herself in a dire predicament—now unarmed, facing a group of Bandits armed with sharp blades!
Cheng Cheng, filled with dread, clutched his wife, keenly aware of Jiang Pengji’s situation, his lips parted as if to warn her, but he swallowed the words back down.
