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Mengdie was momentarily stunned, but a cough from Niya in her arms brought her back to her senses. Now was not the time to ponder the reasons behind their situation, it was time to escape!
Holding Niya, Mengdie wiped the soot off her face and walked along the corridor. The flames around were still scorching, but they seemed to have reached an unspoken agreement, not invading the pathway any further. Apart from blocking the doors and windows and being extremely hot, they did not pose an immediate threat to life.
As Mengdie moved through the mayor's residence, looking for a door or window not engulfed in flames, a door suddenly burst open, and a person on fire rushed out with a scream, panicking and lunging towards Mengdie.
Mengdie immediately pushed Niya behind her and leaned back to avoid the embrace of the flaming person. Supporting herself with her hands on the ground, she quickly spun around and delivered a heavy kick to the person's face, sending him flying aside.
The person, struck in the face, let out a piercing scream, rolling on the ground trying to extinguish the flames. Mengdie, realizing the situation was amiss after repelling the attacker, hurriedly stepped forward and swung her left fist, doing her utmost to extinguish the flames on the person.
"Mayor?!"
Under the raging flames, it was indeed the old mayor's face, almost completely burned. The old man did not respond to Mengdie, just covering his face and moaning loudly. Before long, he fell silent, like a candlestick, letting the flames on his body burn quietly...
Mengdie's heart clenched tightly. She noticed that the most fatal wound on the lifeless body was not the flames, but his chest! There was a wound pierced by a sharp blade!
"Ha ha ha! I didn't expect such a big fire to fail to kill you? But don't worry, I'm here to take your life now!!!"
That voice... could it be?!
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Mengdie left the still-burning corpse of the old mayor and quickly rushed through the broken door! Edward was standing in the mayor's office hall, bloodied and holding his giant sword, prepared for battle. In front of him was Viba, the Black Flame Snake's small leader whom Mengdie and Edward had jointly defeated!
"Oh, I thought it was someone else, turns out it's the pretty lady!" Viba turned around, his right eye, which was pierced by Mengdie's blade, now scarred, but his remaining left eye showed an indescribable hatred and madness.
Gazing at that eye, Mengdie involuntarily gasped. She patted Niya gently, asking her to find a place to hide, then raised her fists and quickly charged towards Viba's massive body! As she sprinted, lightning and water lines burst from her fists!
Viba was slightly surprised by the magical energy in Mengdie's hands. But surprise aside, that didn't mean he would "defend"! The reason was simple: when Mengdie was almost two meters away from Viba...
"!!!"
A cold blade silently attacked from Mengdie's side. Startled, she quickly stopped, pressed down the incoming blade with her right fist, stepped aside, and precisely struck the attacker's chest with her fist!
Electric explosion! The moment the swordsman touched Mengdie's fist, his body trembled as if electrocuted. Then, with an explosion, he was thrown far away, falling into a nearby fire.
"Mengdie! Be careful! Black Flame Snake... they're not afraid of fire!!!"
Edward shouted a warning. Mengdie turned to see two swordsmen in strange clothes constantly attacking Edward! She saw that the swordsman who fell into the fire was unconscious, with no flames leaping on his body!
"Damn, they came prepared, huh?!"
Another swordsman attacked. Before he could raise his sword to strike, Mengdie stepped forward and plunged into his embrace. Her left fist struck his abdomen, and clear spring water immediately penetrated his body, exploding on his back!
In the midst of the raging fire, Viba watched with glee as Mengdie and Edward were surrounded by his men. His mouth curled into a cruel smile, and with a casual wave of his hand, more than a dozen masked men in fireproof armor rushed out from the flames, raising their weapons and surrounding Edward and Mengdie!
The cold gleam of the blades was chilling, even in such a scorching environment. What surprised Mengdie even more was the obvious difference in strength of the men surrounding her now!
"Clash..."
A blade came slashing towards her, and Mengdie, in her busy state, tilted her head to narrowly avoid the strike. Still, her cheek was grazed by the sharp edge.
"Whoo!!!"
Mengdie focused her mind, jumped up and stepped on a swordsman's chest, leaping to one side. Now, she could confirm that these masked men were definitely not comparable to the robbers under Viba's command! Their combat abilities were high, and their teamwork was so well-coordinated that they nearly forced Mengdie into a deadly situation several times!
"Swish," Mengdie's chest clothing was cut open again by a blade. Fortunately, apart from the clothes being slit open, her body was unharmed. Mengdie extended her right hand to press down on a swordsman's sword, turned around, and her left fist drew a semicircle in the air, striking the opponent's temple. Amidst the bursting water, she finally repelled another swordsman! And this one was just the third!
Although Mengdie's attack power was enhanced with the help of the gloves, her physical strength had not made much progress. Having just come out of the flames and now facing these powerful enemies, she was already breathing rapidly, her chest heaving visibly through the torn clothes, and sweat began to sprinkle.
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