“BOOM—”
As they spoke, another monstrous wave crashed in from the left side of the Cangjiang River, its power no less than the previous one.
Shen Ye raised a hand, summoning another curtain of night to block it.
This time, the splash from the residual wave struck the water bridge, forcing Jiang Jianxin to yank the steering wheel.
These two waves seemed to be simple probing attacks.
In the few short minutes that followed, massive waves continuously slammed into them, all locked onto Jiang Jianxin’s little black sedan.
Lin Xin’an watched Shen Ye’s face grow paler and paler, and his tone became grim.
“This is bad.
He can’t beat Yin Ju.”
The relentless waves were also having a huge impact on Jiang Jianxin.
She could feel the car beneath her becoming harder and harder to control, and the water bridge also seemed to be growing unstable.
“BUZZ—”
“BUZZ—”
The Tang Guang Sword sensed the danger and vibrated ceaselessly by her side.
A series of Sword techniques flashed through Jiang Jianxin’s mind for an instant, but she managed to suppress the urge.
‘If I drew Tang Guang and swept it across this bridge, the bridge would break.
Not only me, but the hundreds or even thousands of cars still crossing would all fall into the river.’
Jiang Jianxin took a deep breath, trying her best to drive faster.
But Yin Ju was clearly determined to see them dead.
After one more giant wave crashed down, the water bridge suddenly began to tremble.
“WHOOSH…
SPLASH—”
A few seconds later, the water bridge broke apart right where the little black sedan was.
Jiang Jianxin and the others plunged into the river along with the car.
“SPLASH—”
The water bridge reformed, and the rest of the traffic continued across it in an orderly fashion.
The surface of the river below returned to calm, with only the ripples stirred by the heavy rain visible.
In the white SUV, the young man in the suit jacket, who had moved to the passenger seat, unhurriedly took out a thermos and drank a mouthful of goji berry tea.
Inhaling the steam from the tea and gazing at the curtain of rain ahead, he spoke with a placid expression.
“The bastards from the Madhouse deserve to soak in the river.”
The burly man in the back seat was utterly shocked.
Although he knew the young man before him was ruthless, this was the first time he had seen him make a move on such a large scale.
“Lord Yin is right.
It’s just…
I think there was a normal girl in that car.”
A savage look flashed in Yin Ju’s eyes.
He said slowly,
“She was with people from the Madhouse.
What kind of good person could she be?”
“We must consider the common people of Dawn Base.
Naturally, we must pull out the weeds by the roots.”
Chen Xinran’s mouth fell open, wanting to say something, but after a glance at the young man’s emotionless face, she was too afraid and couldn’t speak.
For some reason, she was exceptionally afraid of this person.
He clearly looked younger than her, but she just felt he was unfathomable.
Zhao Ping’an had never formally introduced him, but it was obvious his status was extraordinary.
Even her brother had to bow and scrape before him, respectfully calling him Lord Yin.
What right did a normal person like her have to speak?
Chen Xinran covered her mouth and forced herself to look out the window.
The SUV had already crossed the Cangjiang River safely and reached the opposite bank.
The water’s surface receded from view, and the gray-black sky became the dominant color.
Amidst the roar of the downpour, a sharp sound suddenly rang out, like a fine blade being unsheathed.
Chen Xinran only saw a flash of silver light in the gray-black sky before a pale-green Sword Qi swept towards them.
“BOOM—”
Yin Ju reacted extremely quickly, raising a water curtain to intercept the attack just before the Sword Qi struck.
He opened the passenger side window and looked out to see a three-foot-long silver sword flying through the air, keeping pace with the SUV.
A young woman stood straight upon the sword, wearing a white jacket and gray pants.
Yin Ju recognized her at a glance.
It was the “normal” girl from the driver’s seat of the little black sedan.
Now, she was standing on the sword, flying as fast as the car was driving.
Seeing him in the passenger seat, she formed a spell with her hands and sent another wave of Sword Qi straight at his face.
“BOOM—”
The second wave of Sword Qi was blocked again by a shield coalesced from the downpour.
Yin Ju smiled and said in a low voice,
“So, you’re not a normal person.
Are you also a Talent User from the Madhouse?”
“You guys go on ahead.
Let me deal with her.”
After speaking, he took another sip of his goji berry tea, screwed the lid back on the thermos, tucked it under his arm, opened the passenger door, and jumped out of the car.
“WHIR…
WHIR…”
The puddles on the ground swirled into a vortex of water, catching him steadily.
Jiang Jianxin looked at the handsome young man in the suit jacket before her, and a surge of rage rose in her heart.
“Yin Ju, you’re quite good at making waves, aren’t you?”
Yin Ju curled one side of his lip, snorted arrogantly, and raised his hand, sending another sheet of water flying at her.
Jiang Jianxin leaped off her sword, raised the Tang Guang Sword, and cleaved the sheet of water in two.
As she jumped down towards the ground, Yin Ju’s smile widened, and he clenched his fingers.
“WHIR…
FWOOSH—SZZZ—”
The puddles on the ground erupted into three-meter-high Water Blades that shot directly toward the airborne Jiang Jianxin.
A typical Talent User would never have anticipated this move and would have been shot down in mid-air.
But Jiang Jianxin’s reaction speed was incredibly fast.
She swiftly swung her sword downward, shattering all the Water Blades in one blow.
After landing, she even launched a backhanded strike toward Yin Ju.
“WHIR…”
The boy’s figure was enveloped by the rain and vanished into the downpour.
Jiang Jianxin quickly formed a spell, erected a protective Air Shield, and held her sword horizontally in front of her.
Sure enough, the next second, she heard the gushing sound of water behind her.
Yin Ju had appeared there, and a Water Blade was slashing toward her neck.
“CLANG—”
Jiang Jianxin listened to the wind, turned, and blocked.
Tang Guang successfully deflected the Water Blade.
The young man, a meter away from her, calmly opened his thermos in the rain and took a SLURP of his goji berry tea.
He smiled slowly, then with incredible speed, flung the tea at her and said softly,
“You’re already dead.”
“FWOOSH…
FWOOSH—SPLASH—”
The tea transformed into steaming hot Water Blades that flew at Jiang Jianxin’s face.
She blocked the move with her Tang Guang Sword, but then heard the sound of more Water Blades erupting behind her.
“FWOOSH—SPLASH—”
The moment she blocked the tea, transparent Water Blades shot directly toward her heart.
Jiang Jianxin’s heart pounded violently.
Almost as a subconscious reaction, she sidestepped in an instant, then turned and swung her sword, successfully parrying the seamless combination attack.
“CLANG—”
In the downpour, Yin Ju tapped the tea leaves off the lid of his thermos, his expression turning grim for the first time.
“That reaction speed…”
He had seen Talent Users of the Sword Holder Sequence fight before.
None of them were like Jiang Jianxin.
It was as if she had eyes in the back of her head; not only did she see everything clearly, her reactions were unbelievably fast.
Having blocked that combo, Jiang Jianxin was also breaking out in a cold sweat.
She looked at the young man standing quietly in the downpour.
This was the most powerful Talent User she had fought since the apocalypse began.
His every move was sharp and filled with killing intent.
Yin Ju screwed the lid back on his thermos, raised one hand, and said indifferently,
“You’re strong, but you can’t beat me.”
A pale blue light emanated from him, extending five meters in all directions.
All the water elements transformed into droplets and flew into the air.
“BUZZZZZ—”
Jiang Jianxin could see that she was surrounded by a dense swarm of water droplets, each one glittering like a gemstone.
Yin Ju instantly dropped his hand and commanded,
“Water Domain, Strangulation!”