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Crash, crash, bang, bang!
Iron rods and baseball bats struck the car, but at that moment, the thugs realized there was no one inside. Looking up, they saw that the Black Brother they expected to overpower was already down, while the man who should have been attacked stood beside the fallen Black Brother.
"Brothers, get him! How tough can one person be?" A figure among the thugs, clearly second in command to Black Brother, shouted. Following his command, the group raised their weapons and charged at Xiao Yefeng.
Scanning the crowd, Xiao Yefeng counted thirteen thugs. Based on their positions, he quickly anticipated their movements. As his brain and body synchronized, he prepared to meet the first attack.
These street thugs had a predictable style: raising their weapons and striking fiercely at their enemy. Relying on this pattern, Xiao Yefeng calculated their trajectories and the order of their attacks. One thug rushed forward, shouting as he swung his bat towards Xiao Yefeng's shoulder. However, Xiao Yefeng darted forward and kicked the bat away just before it could land.
The bat flew several meters before crashing heavily onto the concrete ground. Fortunately, there was space behind him; otherwise, it would have caused serious injury to anyone it hit. At that moment, two more thugs reached Xiao Yefeng. He stepped back sharply to evade a steel pipe aimed at him and delivered a powerful kick to the wrists of both men holding it. With a couple of cracking sounds, they fell to the ground in agony, clutching their broken wrists.
Meanwhile, the remaining ten thugs had formed a circle around him. One of them had abandoned his weapon and lunged at Xiao Yefeng, intending to grab him. If he succeeded, Xiao Yefeng would be at their mercy. The five or six incoming sticks showed no intention of holding back either. Faced with this encirclement, Xiao Yefeng suddenly crouched low into a horse stance and swiftly dodged the attacker from behind.
Using this momentum, he sprang up and collided headfirst into the attacker's chest and abdomen. The impact nearly made the thug vomit. But that wasn’t all; the incoming sticks were still coming for him. Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Yefeng grabbed the falling attacker by the wrist and executed a shoulder throw, bringing him from behind to in front of himself.
Seeing their comrade thrown towards them made it impossible for the other thugs to retract their swinging sticks in time. Bang! Bang! Bang! The sticks struck hard against this thug's back, causing him to lose consciousness from the excruciating pain.
Taking advantage of this moment when six of them were momentarily weakened, Xiao Yefeng charged at them—punching, kicking, slamming—taking them down in an instant. Within mere seconds, ten out of thirteen thugs were incapacitated. The remaining three stood frozen in shock as they witnessed this rapid defeat. But Xiao Yefeng had no intention of letting them off easy; he launched a dual punch at two thugs standing side by side who were still stunned by what had just happened. Before they could react defensively, both were struck hard on their temples and collapsed together with a loud thud.
In less than ten seconds, out of fourteen members in total—including the leader—thirteen lay on the ground unconscious. Only two who had suffered broken wrists remained conscious but were screaming in pain. The last thug—a colorful-haired man with a golden nose ring—met Xiao Yefeng's gaze and dropped his steel pipe with a clatter in sheer terror.
"Oh my God! Help! This isn't human! Vulture Brother! Help me!" cried Nose Ring Guy, turning to flee down the stairs where Brushhead Man had gone. However, Xiao Yefeng was determined not to let this thug escape. Although no lives were lost here, he learned from Brushhead Man that there had been seventeen others like him who had suffered unimaginable abuse at the hands of these thugs before him. If he let this one get away now, it would only benefit him further down the line.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yefeng quickly ran out, leaping forward to kick the baseball bat that had fallen to the ground. The bat rolled up and spun directly towards Nose Ring Guy.
"Clang!"
The bat struck Nose Ring Guy on the back of his neck, causing him to fall flat on the ground. However, at that moment, Xiao Yefeng sensed a cold wind rushing from above. Instinctively, he rolled away, covering two meters before landing under a corner covered with iron plates. Turning back, he saw a one-foot-long crossbow bolt embedded in the concrete floor.
The tip of the bolt had already penetrated the ground, while the fletching continued to quiver. The moment he saw the bolt, a name flashed in Xiao Yefeng's mind: Alloy Piercing Arrow!
This was a specialized crossbow bolt designed to penetrate armored targets and was highly lethal. Judging by the position of the fletching, the archer must be on the roof across from him. Wait, on the roof across from him—could it be!
With this thought, Xiao Yefeng swiftly darted out from the corner and took cover behind another massive concrete pillar. Sure enough, just as he moved away, another Alloy Piercing Arrow tore through the iron plate above where he had just been standing and lodged itself into that very spot. Witnessing this scene made Xiao Yefeng break out in a cold sweat; if his reaction time had been even slightly slower, he would have been pierced through by that bolt.
At that moment of distress, the Armor-Piercing Bolt that had just penetrated the iron plate fell to the ground with a thud. Seeing this, Xiao Yefeng understood: the attacker was not using their most powerful crossbow; otherwise, that arrow wouldn't have fallen down. But what good did this realization do him? The four massive searchlights illuminated the factory area blindingly bright; looking up was already painful to his eyes, and now with the lights shining down, he could see nothing of whoever was hiding on the rooftop.
Xiao Yefeng finally understood that these thugs had turned on the searchlights not just to intimidate him but also to set up for whoever was on the roof.
Standing behind a huge concrete pillar, Xiao Yefeng found himself at a complete loss. His current situation was too unfavorable. If this were two years ago, he could have easily taken out the person on the second-floor rooftop with a single shot. Even if he couldn't eliminate them outright, that shot would have allowed him to regain control of the situation. But now he was unarmed and trapped under this so-called Rocket Crossbow, unable to fight back.
He searched around desperately and spotted a nearly two-meter-long steel pipe nearby. However, what good would it do? Still adhering to the principle that having a weapon was better than having none at all, Xiao Yefeng grabbed hold of the steel pipe tightly. He attempted to use its reflection to look towards the rooftop across from him, but his heart sank when he realized that it had clearly been used multiple times by these thugs; its surface had lost all shine and could not reflect anything.
Time ticked away slowly. Just then, the glimmering Alloy Piercing Arrow caught Xiao Yefeng's eye. Overjoyed at this discovery, he used the length of the steel pipe to successfully retrieve the Alloy Arrow. Indeed, this type of Armor-Piercing Bolt had a tip polished smooth like a mirror; although it couldn't help him locate his enemy, it could still be useful in a fight.
With his right hand gripping the Alloy Arrow tightly and his left hand holding onto the steel pipe firmly, Xiao Yefeng charged towards the stairs under the glaring sunlight and searchlight beams. This was his only way out: to go upstairs and take out that crossbow sniper; otherwise, there was no way for him to outrun them in an open area. At this moment, Xiao Yefeng also gambled on whether this person was using a sniper scope crossbow—a weapon so easy to use that even beginners could handle it effectively.
At that moment, Vulture saw Xiao Yefeng finally emerge from behind the concrete pillar, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy. Just as Xiao Yefeng had wagered, Vulture closed one eye and aimed through the sniper scope. However, in that instant of aiming, a blinding flash of golden light reflected in the scope, causing Vulture to momentarily lose his vision. By the time he regained his senses, he realized that Xiao Yefeng had vanished from his sight.
"Damn it! What is this kid's background? How can he have such excellent combat experience?" Vulture cursed under his breath as he grabbed his beloved crossbow and prepared to move to another sniping position on the rooftop. The rooftop offered a wide view, and there was only one spot that would allow him to effectively target Xiao Yefeng.
However, just as Vulture picked up the crossbow and was about to run, a one-foot-long golden Alloy Arrow whistled through the air, heading straight for his right arm that was gripping the crossbow.
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