Ye Ling looked at the dark muzzle pointed at him, feeling a mix of speechlessness and nostalgia.
The opponents he had encountered recently were capable of destroying worlds, and if they got even slightly serious, the universe itself might not be able to withstand them.
It had been a long time since he had been pointed at by such a toy.
The blonde girl, pinned to the ground, endured the pain and twisted her body, shouting at the gunman, "Come at me! That uncle is just an innocent bystander! He doesn't know anything!"
The leader in black smiled at the blonde girl. "If you hadn't run back into this alley, he naturally wouldn't have to die. But since you came back, and he saw us kill someone, we can't leave any witnesses alive."
"You lunatics!"
The blonde girl gritted her teeth and cursed. However, she had been shot in the abdomen and was being held by two burly men. Even with her formidable skills, she was powerless to change her fate.
Seeing the blonde girl's helpless state, the leader in black sneered, then looked at Ye Ling. "Brother, if you have to blame anyone, blame your bad luck."
Saying that, the leader in black pulled the trigger.
Bang!!!
A gunshot echoed from afar, followed by a bloody hole appearing in the leader's head. He fell straight down, his body stained with blood.
The surrounding black-clad men were all shocked, staring blankly at their fallen leader, unable to react.
Ye Ling, however, looked towards the alley entrance and saw a masked man on the roof of the opposite building aiming his sniper rifle at the burly men holding the blonde girl.
Bang!!!
Another gunshot, and one of the black-clad men holding the blonde girl was headshotted. The blonde girl seized the opportunity to break free from the other man restraining her and kicked him in the jaw, sending him flying!
Bang!
Another shot, and the black-clad man who was sent flying into the air was headshotted.
Seeing this, the other black-clad men were terrified. They dropped their weapons and fled in panic towards both ends of the alley.
However, before they could escape the alley, a woman wearing a fox mask, a tight-fitting suit, and wielding twin swords blocked the alley entrance.
"Hei, Hei Hu!"
The black-clad men seemed to recognize the masked woman and shouted in terror.
Bang!!!
Another gunshot, and a panicked black-clad man was headshotted. The masked woman, known as Hei Hu, then charged into the fray like a phantom. With a flash of her blades, all the black-clad men in the alley had a bloody gash on their necks before collapsing to the ground.
The entire process took less than ten seconds, and Ye Ling did nothing as the situation completely reversed.
"Sister Jin!"
The blonde girl seemed to recognize the masked woman and called out joyfully after the masked woman had dealt with all the black-clad men.
"You snuck out again. We'll deal with you when we get back," the masked woman said calmly. She tossed a roll of bandages to the blonde girl, then looked at Ye Ling, who was sitting in the alley, and Nuo Ying, who was lying on the ground.
Seeing that someone had intervened, Ye Ling was happy to benefit from it. He thanked the masked woman, "Thank you for the rescue."
The masked woman did not respond to Ye Ling. Instead, she took out a black pen from her pocket.
Seeing this, the blonde girl immediately knew what the masked woman was about to do. She skillfully put on her sunglasses and said to Ye Ling with a hint of embarrassment, "Uncle, I'm sorry for dragging you into this. Don't worry, you'll forget soon."
Ye Ling looked at the pen, a flicker of confusion in his eyes. "Hmm?"
The masked woman removed the pen cap, revealing the camera inside, and pressed the button.
Click!
A white light flashed in Ye Ling's eyes.
After flashing Ye Ling with the pen, the masked woman stared directly at him. Ye Ling didn't know what to do, so he just stared back.
They stared at each other, and the alley suddenly fell silent.
After a moment, the masked woman pressed the button on the pen again, and the white light flashed in Ye Ling's eyes once more.
Ye Ling: "?"
Seeing that Ye Ling still showed no reaction, the blonde girl asked the masked woman, "Sister Jin, is your memory eraser broken? Why hasn't the uncle passed out yet?"
The masked woman: "..."
Click, click, click!
She pressed the button several more times, and white light continuously flashed in the alley. Those outside, unaware, would have thought a press conference was being held in the alley...
"Enough!"
Ye Ling finally lost his patience and stopped the masked woman. "That thing of yours is useless against me."
Ye Ling finally understood. The pen the masked woman was holding was actually a device used to erase memories. Unfortunately, such devices were only effective on ordinary people and low-level cultivators. If Ye Ling hadn't overheard the blonde girl, he wouldn't have even felt any effect from the device.
"It seems I need to have a talk with the technical department when I get back."
The masked woman also realized that the memory eraser was ineffective against Ye Ling. She put away her pen and then drew her twin swords.
Seeing this, the blonde girl's expression changed slightly. She quickly stepped in front of Ye Ling and asked the masked woman, "Sister Jin, what are you doing?"
The masked woman said calmly, "He saw your face. And even if we didn't act, he would have been found by the people from Black Tower and would have inevitably died."
The blonde girl said, "We, we can take him back with us!"
"You should know that we can't let strangers into the base," the masked woman said calmly. "Move aside."
"Sister Jin! There must be another way! Uncle is innocent! We can't just kill people!" The blonde girl stood firmly in front of Ye Ling, refusing to budge.
A cold glint flashed in the masked woman's eyes, and she said sternly, "Ye Miaomiao, move aside!"
"I won't!" Ye Miaomiao said firmly. "We can't kill innocent people!"
"Hmph!"
Seeing that Ye Miaomiao refused to back down, the masked woman simply snorted and, with lightning speed, used the back of her sword to strike Ye Miaomiao's neck, knocking her unconscious!
Then, the masked woman looked at Ye Ling and said calmly, "My apologies, friend. If you have to blame anyone, blame your bad luck. I'll try to make your death quick."
With that, a fierce light flashed in the masked woman's eyes, and she lunged at Ye Ling with her sword!
"Sigh... Who did I offend?"
Ye Ling looked at the sword lunging at him and sighed slightly. "If you don't value your own life, you can't blame others."
As soon as Ye Ling spoke, the masked woman felt an immense sense of danger surge within her, her pupils contracting sharply.
At that moment, she felt as if the Ye Ling she was facing was a world-destroying ferocious beast from primeval times!
"Not good!"
The masked woman exclaimed and tried to retract her sword to escape, but felt a chill on her neck.
The next moment...
The masked woman's head flew off.
Her headless corpse fell in front of Ye Ling.