Bai Ye frowned slightly. "What's wrong with you?"
"My extraordinary ability is driven by mental power, and I've overexerted myself..."
"You go inside first, leave these two to me." He reversed his grip on the dagger, keeping a close eye on the two Gray Sparrows as they got up from the ground.
The Gray Sparrows shook their heads, then launched themselves off the ground, transforming into two gray arrows speeding towards him.
Bai Ye didn't use Time Stop. With his current physical condition, dealing with two isolated Gray Sparrows wasn't a problem.
Just as he was about to make his move, the sound of rushing footsteps came from the rooftop not far away.
Immediately after, a crisp sword hum, like a dragon's roar, echoed.
A woman in black and silver knight armor descended from the sky, abruptly entering Bai Ye's line of sight. Accompanying her was a sword light as sharp as lightning!
Clang!
The sword light flashed, and the two Gray Sparrows were split in half in mid-air, blood splattering everywhere.
The bodies of the Gray Sparrows and the knightly woman landed simultaneously.
Bai Ye's eyes narrowed. What a fast sword! He had barely seen a trace of the sword light before the Gray Sparrows were torn apart.
Considering his enhanced physical abilities, he could barely track the trajectory of a bullet from a regular handgun, yet he couldn't see the woman's sword light. This meant her sword was faster than a bullet!
Who was she? An Extraordinary Being, or a Gene-Modified Human?
The knightly woman slowly turned around, her face hidden behind a featureless silver mask, except for two hollow eye holes revealing a pair of clear, light brown eyes.
She said nothing, simply gazing calmly at the blood-stained Bai Ye.
The scorching summer wind swept yellow sand across the wasteland, blowing through the woman's long black hair. Bai Ye could even see a playful strand of black hair curling out from her slender waist.
Her fingers, hanging by her side, gripped the hilt of the cross sword tightly, the slender pure silver blade slightly raised.
Bai Ye squinted his eyes. He didn't know the woman's intentions, but he knew that if she harbored ill will, at this distance, he would need to be highly focused to stop time before she struck.
Suddenly, the woman's sword moved.
But the target wasn't Bai Ye—it was... a Gray Sparrow!
Unbeknownst to him, a Gray Sparrow hidden in the shadows launched a sneak attack from behind the woman. She didn't even turn around, merely lifted her pure silver cross sword, the blade passing over her right shoulder.
Squelch!
The charging Gray Sparrow seemed to deliberately impale itself on the sword tip, pierced through like a skewer, hanging in mid-air, while the pure silver cross sword rested on the woman's shoulder, her movements clean and fluid, like flowing water.
This scene made Bai Ye's eyelids twitch, feeling an urge to curse. Damn, so cool, are you not afraid of dying?
The woman casually flicked her wrist, and the Gray Sparrow's body and blood slid off the shiny silver blade. Her light brown eyes gave Bai Ye a deep look before she turned and left.
Her toes lightly tapped the ground, her lithe and tall figure leaping onto the rooftop like a flying swallow, heading towards the Gray Sparrows in the sky over the West District.
"It's her!?" Li You exclaimed, watching the woman's retreating figure from the doorway.
"You know her?" Bai Ye turned to ask.
Li You shook his head. "No, I don't know her, but I've seen her. I stayed in Gravel Town for a while, and when it was attacked by Mutant Beasts, she suddenly appeared and drove them away!"
Bai Ye frowned slightly. Someone who specializes in killing Mutant Beasts? It seemed her purpose was to protect the people of the wasteland towns.
In the sky over the West District, the knightly figure arrived gracefully. The woman leaped into the midst of hundreds of Gray Sparrows, which swarmed towards her, their cries piercingly loud.
In the next moment, the pure silver cross sword rang out with a clear dragon's hum, overpowering the sound of the birds. The woman twisted her waist, her body spinning in mid-air, her wrist straightening, the sword edge drawing brilliant arcs.
The silver mask and the sharp sword edge shone together, her black hair and the black skirt of her knight armor dancing in unison. For a moment, the Gray Sparrows fell like rain!
This scene directly stunned Tan Jie, Wang She, and the others hiding inside. They had run out of bullets, lost many people, and were already in despair, not expecting a savior to descend from the sky at this critical moment.
Her terrifyingly swift movements, her miraculous swordsmanship, left no Gray Sparrow able to withstand her. Her actions were crisp and elegant, devoid of the bloodiness of slaughter, more like a dance among the flock.
In an instant, the Gray Sparrows, which had loomed over Graysoil Town like a dark cloud, were swept away. The woman stood amidst the falling gray feathers, her wrist turning, the pure silver cross sword spinning before she sheathed it precisely. This chapter was copied from novelping . com without permission.
Witnessing this, everyone was dumbfounded. No one expected that the Gray Sparrows, which nearly wiped out Graysoil Town, could only last a few seconds in the woman's hands.
"We... we survived!?" Someone inside the house shouted in ecstatic relief.
Wang She and the others hesitated for a moment, then finally stepped out, their faces full of fawning humility as they thanked the woman.
They knew that in the presence of such a powerful figure, the house that barely withstood the Gray Sparrows was like paper. Rather than cowering in fear, it was better to quickly express gratitude and respect to the strong.
"Thank you, my lady, for saving our lives. We have nothing to repay you with," Tan Jie said, his large face plastered with a sycophantic smile.
The woman did not respond, instead standing still as if deep in thought.
"May we know your name, my lady?" Wang She asked cautiously. "Please don't misunderstand, we just want to know who our savior is, so we can repay you in the future."
"No need for the future, you can repay me now." The cool voice of a young girl came from beneath the silver mask, her words flowing without a ripple of emotion, like the surface of a windless morning lake, clear and still.
Wang She and the others were taken aback, not expecting the woman beneath the mask to sound so young, nor for her to be so direct.
Wang She quickly smiled. "As long as there's something we can do for you, just say the word."
The knightly girl extended her hand, saying calmly, "Money."
Wang She and Tan Jie exchanged glances, then hurriedly sent someone to fetch money. They didn't know how much was appropriate, but their experience surviving in the wasteland told them the more, the better.
Money could be earned again, but if they lost their lives, they'd have nothing.
"My lady, all the money is here." Wang She cautiously handed over a package, not daring to make any physical contact with the girl.
The girl took the package, weighed it, then said indifferently, "Silent Court."
These two words struck Wang She and Tan Jie like thunder, leaving them standing in shock, their expressions horrified.
Silent Court!? She's from the Silent Court?
"So, my lady is..." Wang She was about to say something flattering, but was stunned to find that the girl wasn't speaking to him, but to...
Wang She turned to look, and saw Bai Ye in the distance.
Bai Ye raised an eyebrow. Why are you talking to me? I didn't ask you anything.