Chapter 184: Chapter 114: Cliff Murder Scene_2
The buffering of this vine significantly slowed Yan Fei’s fall, providing him with a greater opportunity to maneuver. He aimed for another vine in the distance, tumbled toward it, and finally grabbed it with one hand. Swinging from that vine, he greatly reduced the massive force of his descent. The vine likewise snapped, but Yan Fei was now in a densely packed area of vines, no longer worried about finding a point of support.
Yan Fei discarded the broken vine in his hand, set his sights on another ahead, reached out, and grasped it, swinging away again. This time the vine perfectly withstood the tremendous force of their descent and did not break. Switching hands, Yan Fei grabbed another vine below and swung again. In this way, switching hands and swinging several times, he safely reached the valley floor beneath the cliff by relying on the vines.
There was a stream at the bottom of the valley, and towering trees were everywhere beside the stream. Holding Wen Rou, Yan Fei descended as gracefully as an immortal, landing safely. After the safe landing, Yan Fei noticed Wen Rou’s cheeks were flushed, seemingly a bit scared, though she hadn’t screamed at all throughout the ordeal.
Yan Fei set Wen Rou down and asked with an apologetic tone, “Little Rou, are you alright?”
Wen Rou looked somewhat tense and took a while to catch her breath before shaking her head and saying, “I’m fine.”
Yan Fei said, “Little Rou, I’m sorry. It’s my fault for getting you involved. Those people up there are assassins, hired to kill me.”
Wen Rou shook her head and said, “It’s okay. I often saw people getting shot in Africa and even treated those who were shot, so I’ve become quite composed. It’s just that I’ve never had such a fall from the sky before; it was kind of thrilling.”
Yan Fei said, “Although we’ve made it to the valley floor, it is still dangerous here and not a place to stay for long. Let’s leave this place first!”
Wen Rou agreed, but just as she was about to leave with Yan Fei, a pained expression suddenly crossed her face. Yan Fei was startled and quickly checked on her, only to find that her right trouser leg was soaked with blood, sporting a bullet hole. His heart raced as he examined further and discovered that Wen Rou had been shot in the right leg at some point. However, the bullet had merely grazed the skin of her calf and flew off somewhere, not damaging the muscles or bones. So while Wen Rou appeared to have lost a lot of blood, fortunately, the injury was not serious.
Wen Rou, being in frequent contact with patients and deeply knowledgeable about medicine despite being a nurse, quickly assessed the wound and realized that although it looked frightening, it was not severe. She just needed to dress the wound properly and rest for a few days to heal. However, continuing to walk now was not suitable, as it could cause the wound to reopen and lead to serious problems from blood loss.
So, Yan Fei stepped forward to carry Wen Rou on his back and started walking north. Lying on Yan Fei’s back, Wen Rou felt the security of his broad shoulders and an unusual sensation began to rise in her heart. Her heart raced, her body trembled, and words she wanted to say to Yan Fei formed in her mind.
Yan Fei, feeling Wen Rou trembling against his back, also felt a strange palpitation and thought he had something to say to her. It was then that a faint buzz sounded overhead. Looking up, he saw two drones circling above the treetops.
It turned out that the unknown forces after Yan Fei could catch up to him and had set up an ambush on the cliff ahead of time, thanks to their deployment of drones. The drones, flying high, monitored Yan Fei’s movements from a distance, which explained why he felt watched but couldn’t find the observer. Caught in the pleasant sensation of physical contact with Wen Rou, he hadn’t noticed the distant drones, which had led to their ambush success.
Then when Yan Fei suddenly jumped off the cliff with Wen Rou, the unknown forces didn’t know whether he had survived the fall, so they sent drones down to check the cliff base. If the drones found Yan Fei’s body and captured a clear photo, their task would be considered complete, and they could return to collect the hundred-million-dollar reward.
Seeing the drones flitting and hovering in the sky, a ridiculous feeling welled up in Yan Fei. The turn his life had taken started with a small online-purchased drone, which became his avatar, always using drones to steal or attack others. Yet now, it was ironic that someone else had thought to use drones to spy on him.
Yan Fei surveyed the terrain and carefully set Wen Rou down under a large tree. Then, plucking two branches from the tree, he stripped them of leaves, fashioning two javelin-like weapons, one for each hand. Taking aim at the drones in the sky, he threw the branches with force, one after the other. His improvised javelins shot out like lightning, striking both drones circling above the tree canopy.
The drones were just ordinary ones; not only were they inconvenient to operate, but they were also slow, unable to dodge Yan Fei’s branch javelin attack. In an instant, both drones were hit midair and components scattered in all directions, sending wreckage tumbling down into the forest.
After his drone reached Level 4, Yan Fei finally possessed the strength he had once envied in Xiao Long and Xiao Kong, even surpassing the combined might of both. From the ground, he could easily attack drones high up in the sky, about seventy to eighty meters up. This ability filled him with joy, marking his entry into the ranks of true expert masters.