Chapter 1022: My Mission Is You

"Asura, hurry and go..."

Laoqi gritted his teeth, barely daring to think about what Lao San's situation was right now.

But everyone knew, with such dense gunfire just now, he was most likely already...

He had originally held the intention of using his own sacrifice to buy time for them to leave.

"Bang!"

The interwoven sound of gunfire rang out once again.

Several people nimbly reached out and dodged behind a pillar for cover.

Further ahead was that pitch-black stretch of road they had come from.

As long as they could get through there, they would be able to escape.

But the people behind them had already caught up.

"Bang!"

A bullet struck directly into the pillar where the few were hiding, kicking up a cloud of smoke.

"Split up! There should be more than one exit here!"

Li Xiao made a prompt decision.

After saying this, without giving Laoqi and Lao Si any chance to speak, he immediately flashed out from behind the pillar where he was hiding and ran in the opposite direction.

It didn't matter who escaped now...

Someone had to go back to report to Mu Liusu!

As for whether the person who went back was him...

Leave it to fate.

Li Xiao gritted his teeth, barely grazing past the gunfire as he ran toward another fork in the road, but he felt a sudden heat in his shoulder!

Immediately following that was a surge of heat accompanied by pain that spread rapidly.

His shoulder had been grazed by a bullet.

Li Xiao took a quick glance, his feet not stopping for even a second, continuing to dodge while listening to the footsteps catching up behind him.

But for some reason, ever since he was hit by that shot, the gunfire behind him was not as dense as before; instead, it had a tendency to stop.

He had no time to think it over, quickly pulling out his phone and taking a swift look.

Sure enough, just as expected, there was no signal at all in this parking garage.

Now it was just a matter of which of the three of them could find a way to escape!

Li Xiao's gaze darted rapidly through the lanes, pondering which direction to head next.

But just at this moment—a flurry of footsteps suddenly rang out ahead of him, running straight toward him!

Li Xiao's footsteps came to an abrupt halt.

He wanted to turn back, but the footsteps behind him were also closing in.

With no time to hesitate, he flashed into the shadow of a pillar on his left.

A few seconds later—the crowd indeed gathered at the spot where he had just stopped.

Li Xiao held his breath, peering into the darkness ahead.

That was another area where the lights were not on.

If he rushed in, he didn't know if there would be other ambushes.

But at this point, wanting to turn back was already impossible.

He gripped the gun in his hand tightly, focusing his attention on the movements behind him.

The other side also dared not act rashly, carefully approaching his direction bit by bit.

Just at this moment—"Still haven't caught him?"

Luo Wanwan's voice suddenly rang out.

Immediately after, someone replied in a low voice: "He disappeared once we reached here; he must be hiding somewhere. If he makes a move, we'll be able to hear it."

This place was indeed incredibly empty; any tiny sound would be amplified countless times.

That was why Li Xiao could hear the person who just spoke clearly.

Immediately following—"Li Xiao, if you can hear me, come out yourself. I don't want to hurt you."

As Luo Wanwan spoke, she suddenly took two steps toward a certain direction.

Then she suddenly raised her foot and stomped onto the abdomen of someone beside her!!!

"Ugh..."

A man's muffled groan rang out, seemingly trying his best to suppress some kind of pain.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao's pupils shrank violently.

It was Lao Si...

Lao Si had been caught by them...

Luo Wanwan's foot was still applying pressure.

The air instantly filled with a thick, bloody scent and the sound of fabric rubbing together.

"Ah..."

Lao Si's abdomen was almost soaked through with blood; under the deliberate stomping, blood gushed out endlessly like a sluice gate, and he was in so much pain he was almost numb all over.

"Li Xiao, still not coming out? He can still be saved right now..."

Luo Wanwan cruelly continued to increase the force of her foot.

"Asura! Don't come out!!! If you have the guts, let them kill me!

!! Ah!!!"

Lao Si roared, using almost all his strength for every single word.

Yet it only earned him even more cruel treatment from Luo Wanwan.

Li Xiao stood behind a pillar and closed his eyes; the scent of blood had already surged to his throat.

The next second—"Bang! Bang!"

He emerged directly from behind the pillar, raised his hand, and killed the two closest to him instantly!

Blood bloomed from his wrist in that same instant!

His arm went numb from the graze of a bullet, and the gun in his hand flew out, hitting the ground with a clatter.

Li Xiao still wanted to raise his hand again.

But the rest of the people had already swarmed up.

They did not fire, however, but reached out to snatch the weapon from his hand!

"Clang!"

Li Xiao raised his foot and kicked one of the men in front of him, sending him flying by the waist.

But immediately after, more people swarmed up, every move attacking the hand holding his gun.

Luo Wanwan, however, kept watching from the side, not saying a single word.

Finally—his physical strength was completely exhausted.

No matter how powerful a person is, it is impossible to resist pressure dozens of times greater than oneself single-handedly.

"Shura..."

Lao Si lay on the ground, dying, his eyes filled with hatred as he watched Li Xiao being forcibly pressed down in front of Luo Wanwan.

Li Xiao, however, did not say a word.

His calm eyes just stared fixedly at Luo Wanwan, cold as if she were a stranger.

"Take your foot off."

He looked at the foot Luo Wanwan still had pressed on Lao Si's wound, his gaze sharp.

"Heh..."

Luo Wanwan chuckled, not bothering to argue; she shifted her posture and curled her lips at Li Xiao in a good mood.

"If you had been this cooperative earlier, why would Brother Si and the others have to suffer like this?"

As if to deliberately disgust Li Xiao, her tone when calling him "Brother Si" was as intimate as it had been in the past.

Yet the scene before them was utterly ironic.

"Why?"

Li Xiao ignored her provocation and asked in a deep voice.

The smug look on Luo Wanwan's face instantly intensified.

"Why?"

She stepped forward twice, meeting Li Xiao's eyes.

"Li Xiao, you think I'm a traitor, right?"

She spoke what was in Li Xiao's mind.

Immediately after, her tone suddenly became light again.

"Wrong."

"I am not a traitor; I am simply here to carry out my mission."

Hearing the word "mission," Li Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then something seemed to flash violently in his pupils.

Those thoughts he hadn't been able to grasp seemed to suddenly reveal their most crucial point.

Luo Wanwan's voice fell upon his ears and echoed through the vast parking lot.

Each word smashed through Li Xiao's tightly strung nerves.

"Still don't understand?"

Luo Wanwan turned to look at Lao Si, the smile on her lips becoming somewhat mocking.

"My mission is them, and you."

The last word fell.

Lao Si on the ground widened his eyes abruptly, as if frozen in time.

A flash of sharpness also quickly crossed Li Xiao's eyes, only to be buried by boundless darkness.

Luo Wanwan took one last deep look at Li Xiao, turned around, and gestured to the subordinates beside her.

"Alright, take them away."