An Attack by the Lake
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All of a sudden, Ling Yun seemed to have sensed something. He abruptly stood up from his chair and shouted, Not good! Third brother is in danger!
Twin brothers were telepathically connected. This was a very strange feeling, and no one could explain it clearly. The moment Ling Feng, who was standing guard at the outskirts of the villa, encountered danger, Ling Yun, who was in the command center, was immediately shocked.
* Whoosh! *
With no time to think, Ling Yun and Xia Fei rushed out of the hovervan and headed for the shore of Blackwater Lake.
Where is Third Brother Ling? Xia Fei anxiously asked. He was a Speed Ability User, so he would undoubtedly be slowed down if he went with Ling Yun, so he might as well go ahead first.
Over there! Ling Yun pointed to a pine forest a dozen or so kilometers away and said, There are three of them, and they're currently engaged in a fight.
Ling Yun did not care that it was already late at night and that his voice was a little loud. There was even a hint of unease in his voice. His brother was in danger, so he was naturally very anxious as the older brother.
Pushing off the ground with both legs, Xia Fei dashed toward that dark forest as fast as he could, carefully listening for any sounds coming from that direction.
Fortunately, Xia Fei was wearing a decent quality Star River-grade nocturnal combat suit, which he had borrowed from Pang Xing at the last minute. Although it was not as good as the original Windshade Mark IV, nor was it a combat suit for Speed Ability Users, it could at least ensure that Xia Fei would not feel any pain from the wind resistance when he was moving at high speed.
A dozen or so kilometers was covered in a matter of seconds!
Under the moonlight, Xia Fei darted through the forest like a bolt of lightning, searching for traces of Ling Feng.
Over here.
All of a sudden, Xia Fei heard a voice not too far away. He quickly turned around and followed the sound.
After advancing about two hundred meters, Xia Fei found Ling Feng leaning against a crooked tree, one hand on his shoulder, his face pale.
Xia Fei approached Ling Feng and crouched down to support him. At the same time, he carefully sensed his surroundings to prevent any sneak attacks.
How are you?
"It's alright. It's just a cut on the shoulder. Don't worry, it's just a flesh wound."
Xia Fei moved Ling Feng's arm away and used the moonlight to examine the wound. There was a curved knife wound on his left shoulder, and the wound was very deep. Another half an inch would have injured his tendons and bones.
The wound looked very strange, like a crescent moon. Xia Fei suddenly felt that it was very familiar, but he could not quite put his finger on it.
It's a Plumager! Phantom had unknowingly appeared by Xia Fei's side as he exclaimed.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, this is a wound from the Silver Feather Scimitar. Only this kind of weapon can cause this kind of wound," Phantom said seriously after checking the wound.
Silver Feather Scimitar? Xia Fei was confused.
You've seen it before. It's the weapon used by Ariel's kidnappers. This weapon is called the Silver Feather Scimitar. It's forged from a special kind of heat-type metal, and only Plumagers can use it.
"This kind of weapon contains heat poison. Pry open his mouth. See if there are any red spots on his tongue, "Phantom said.
Xia Fei got Ling Feng to open his mouth, and with the aid of the moonlight, he could see that there were red spots on his tongue, and these spots seemed to be spreading rapidly.
"Yes, it's definitely the Silver Feather Scimitar. He's already poisoned, but it's not too bad yet. Chew some Snake Eye Berries and apply them to the wound, and give him three more."
Xia Fei immediately took out some Snake Eye Berries from his spatial ring and applied them to Ling Feng, giving him three more. "Hurry up and eat this. This kind of weapon is poisonous!"
Snake Eye Berries had an antidote effect, and though it could not completely remove the poison, it could slow down the spread of the poison. Ling Feng practiced martial arts all year round, so he was naturally more sensitive to poison than the average person. At this moment, he could already feel the abnormality in his body, so he swallowed the berries without hesitation.
"What do we do next?" Xia Fei asked.
Phantom pondered for a moment. "First, cut off the outermost layer of flesh on the wound, then immediately send him to the hospital. Try not to make him move as much as possible, so that the blood flow will accelerate, and the poison will also spread faster."
Xia Fei nodded firmly and took out a delicate knife from his spatial ring. This was the knife he usually used to peel apples and cut meat. Though it was not the best, it was of decent quality and had a sharp edge.
* Snap! *
Xia Fei broke off a tree branch and stuffed it into Ling Feng's mouth. "It might hurt a little."
Ling Feng nodded, not saying a word. Seeing Xia Fei's nervous expression, Ling Feng could sense some danger, so he did not object to what Xia Fei had instructed him to do.
* Shing! *
The sharp knife quickly made a circle around the wound, and the entire process only took 0.01 seconds. The knife was stable and accurate, only cutting off a thin layer of skin and not touching the inside at all.
Xia Fei had an outstanding mental acuity, and coupled with his own speed ability, he was like an experienced surgeon when it came to treating wounds, and he was even faster in terms of speed.
"Come, I'll carry you."
"No need. I'm also a speed ability user, so I can walk on my own. Besides, the wound isnt on my leg," Ling Feng retorted. Ling Feng retorted. A Speed Ability User needing to be carried by another Speed Ability User was a very shameful thing in his opinion.
"Cut the crap! Youre poisoned!" Xia Fei anxiously yelled at him.
Without any explanation, Xia Fei carried Ling Feng on his back and started running. His body had yet to fully recover, and carrying a 160-kilogram man at such a high speed was quite painful for his muscles and bones, but Xia Fei could not care less. Saving a life was more important.
Hospital, outside the surgery room.
For the sake of confidentiality, Xia Fei did not send Ling Feng to a hospital owned by the Jian family but to a regular public hospital instead.
Someone from the Plumagers actually appeared next to the Blackwater Lake villa, which made Xia Fei even more suspicious of Barty. It would not be appropriate to send Ling Feng to the Jian family's hospital for treatment.
Barty had an idiot son and a woman who wanted to be acknowledged by the Jian family. It was very likely that he would have the ambition to fight for the family inheritance. Even if Zhou Yuqing had not instigated it, Barty would not have stopped thinking about it.
As Ling Yun was poisoned, he needed to have his blood cleaned immediately. At the moment, the doctor was in the surgery room purifying his blood. Xia Fei and Ling Yun were standing guard outside, and Ling Yun was pacing back and forth, looking very anxious.
"How is it?" The eldest brother Ling Xiao hurried over from outside.
"Currently cleaning the blood. This time, it's all thanks to brother Xia Fei's emergency treatment for third brother and personally carrying him to the hospital, or else …" Ling Yun sighed.
Ling Xiao was startled, bowing deeply to Xia Fei. Xia Fei reacted quickly and held him up. "Brother Ling, what are you doing? This happened because of me, and I have yet to thank the three of you for your help, yet you're already being polite."
"Not the same," Ling Xiao said seriously. Ling Xiao said seriously, "These are two separate matters. It is our duty to come out and work for Lord Thuram, but you saving my brother is a favor. In any case, we brothers owe you a huge favor this time. From now on, no matter what you need, just give us the word and we brothers will not fail to obey."
That was when the door to the surgery room opened, and Ling Feng walked out with his arm wrapped in a bandage.
"Brother, are you alright?" Ling Xiao and Ling Yun hurriedly held him up.
"Im fine. I just got a few stitches. I'll be able to move around again after tonight," Ling Feng said as he stretched his body.
Though the Silver Feather Scimitar's poison was strong, it was only a single wave. As long as one could withstand the initial attack of the poison, one would be able to recover very quickly. It was far easier to deal with than those chronic poisons that slowly seeped into the bone marrow.
The four of them found a secluded corner, and Ling Xiao furrowed his eyebrows as he asked, "Third brother, just what happened back then, and who were those people?"
"Back then, I was patrolling the area around Blackwater Lake Villas, getting a comprehensive understanding of the terrain there and paving the way for the next step of surveillance work. When I was patrolling the forest, I suddenly sensed something strange there, so I went in to take a look out of curiosity. From afar, I saw three silhouettes hiding in the forest, seemingly discussing something. It was late at night, so it couldn't have been anything good for them to be sneakily gathered together.
"So I hid in the darkness and approached them, hoping to eavesdrop on what they were talking about, but I was discovered before I could even get close. One of them said 'Natasha', and the moment he said that, the three of them charged at me. One of them was also a speed ability user, and his speed seemed to be even faster than mine. In the process of fighting, I was slashed by that person, and right after that, Xia Fei and my second brother rushed over.
"When they saw that they couldn't kill me and that there were reinforcements behind me, they fled. I wanted to chase after them, but that was when I suddenly felt my mind go blank, my body burning up, and I had no strength left. So I leaned against a tree and rested. Brother Xia Fei rushed over to treat my wounds and sent me to the hospital. As for who those people were, I have no idea at all," Ling Feng slowly said.
Ling Xiao and Ling Yun let out a long sigh after hearing this. It had truly been a critical situation. Ling Yun had been poisoned, and if they had been any later, the poison would have taken effect, and even the others would not have been able to save him.
It was all thanks to Xia Fei's speed ability that he managed to make it in time for those people to retreat, or else the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Understanding this, the Ling brothers naturally felt even more grateful toward Xia Fei.
Xia Fei communicated with Phantom telepathically and said, Those people are Plumagers. They were also the ones who tried to kidnap Avrils that day.
Plumagers? The three brothers were shocked.
Just who are these Plumagers? Where are they from? Ling Xiao asked in a deep voice.
The Plumagers are an assassin organization hidden in the dark world. Their secret existence is in the Alliance. Speaking of which, these people are also warriors, but their style of doing things is just too cruel. As long as someone is willing to pay, they would even dare to kill the current president of the Adjudicator Union. You can say that they are machines that exist to kill, and they have no emotions whatsoever.
Rumor has it that the founder of the Plumagers organization hails from the Red Rock Empire. That empire is very strange. Every single one of their emperors has been female, and the empress will definitely give birth to a female, too. That's why the Plumagers use the names of the past queens as their secret code. The 'Natasha' they mentioned when they found Third Brother is the secret code for 'eliminate the enemy' in the Plumagers organization.
Plus, Third Brother was injured by their unique weapon, the Silver Plume Scimitar. From the appearance of the wound and the symptoms of the poison, we can determine that it was definitely done by these people.
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