Starforce Warriors-Chapter 467: Comrade

Blade light came down on them like the Milky Way from the heavens. The female archer, who was already at the doorway, reacted swiftly. She gripped her bow with both hands and raised it as a shield to block the incoming strike in order to protect the four girls behind her.

Boom!

The blade energy exploded and the female archer braced herself against the full force of the attack.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The relentless waves of blade energy kept striking. She struggled to hold her ground, her face flushing bright red from the effort. Blood began to seep from her nose and mouth. Her old internal injuries that had been suppressed until now flared up uncontrollably. She was forced to retreat step by step.

The stone tiles beneath her feet cracked and shattered with each step back, leaving deep imprints before exploding into rubble. Eventually, the female archer and the four ethereal girls were driven back into the lobby.

A Jiepeng man with a red-sheathed horizontal blade hanging at his waist stood at the entrance. He stepped forward slowly from behind Yagyu Jueichiro. He was unusually tall and broad-shouldered for a Jiepeng individual. His long black hair was tied back casually. His face was stern, his eyes sharp and bright like stars and moons.

He appeared to be around thirty years old and radiated an aura of absolute confidence. His presence was akin to a peerless treasure blade, its edge concealed yet radiating a sense of imminent danger, as if ready to unleash its brilliance at any moment.

"I’ve heard that Hua Wuying of the Great Xia Dragon Group, known as the Lightning Shadow, is said to be peerless with her bow. It’s said that her arrows are so swift that they're invisible. But seeing you today, hmm... It seems your reputation was rather exaggerated," said the Jiepeng man as he strolled leisurely into the lobby.

Everyone instantly felt a suffocating pressure. It was as if a massive boulder had been forcefully dropped into a pool already filled to the brim, threatening to push everyone else out of existence.

"That’s Chiyo Tsukio, the second disciple of Tsukiha Tensō, a Saint of Jiepeng. He is rumored to be invincible below the Divine Realm." An Xiaohu whispered into Huang Fulai’s ear.

Huang Fulai gave a slight nod. Invincible below the Divine Realm meant he was still at the Dao Union Realm. But even so, Huang Fulai knew he was not someone he could challenge.

Huang Fulai had been quietly observing the female archer and the four peculiar young girls behind her. It was an odd group, especially the four ethereal and otherworldly girls. They lacked the aura of ordinary human beings, and faintly radiated a beast-like presence.

Could they be the so-called Dragon Maidens that Yagyu Jueichiro had mentioned? What exactly is a Dragon Maiden?

Huang Fulai had no idea. But judging by the situation, it seemed they were of great importance to Jiepeng. He continued to silently observe the situation.

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At that moment...

"I am a member of the Great Xia Dragon Group. Your open pursuit of me is a blatant act of war!" Hua Wuying declared her identity outright.

As expected, her words triggered a wave of commotion and whispers throughout the hotel lobby. The Great Xia Dragon Group was an official and legitimate organization of Great Xia.

"And so what?" Chiyo Tsukio replied coldly, his tone laced with disdain. "Even if I were to kill you, would Great Xia dare declare war on the Jiepeng Empire?"

Huang Fulai and the others turned pale at these words. The arrogance of the Jiepeng people was utterly insufferable.

"Hand over the Dragon Maiden," Chiyo Tsukio demanded as he advanced steadily. "If you do, I might spare your life. Otherwise, my blade will surely taste blood, leaving no one alive in its path."

Hua Wuying sneered coldly. "Dream on."

The eyes of the four girls behind her betrayed their fear and hatred upon seeing Chiyo Tsukio’s attire as they slowly retreated.

"Then die," said Chiyo Tsukio as he gripped the hilt of his blade and suddenly swung it.

The blade remained in its scabbard as he slashed, delivering a powerful blow. Hua Wuying gripped her bow tightly with her right hand, while her left hand’s index and middle fingers plucked the bowstring in unison.

Buzz.

The bowstring vibrated, emitting an unusual sonic wave. Dozens of wind blades erupted from the bowstring, slicing through the air toward Chiyo Tsukio. However, his swing remained steady and unstoppable. The blade energy from his sheathed strike shattered the wind blades effortlessly.

Forced to protect the four girls behind her, Hua Wuying once again used her bow as a shield to block the sheathed slash. But her body was already gravely injured. As a long-range archer, how could she possibly withstand such a brutal strike?

Boom!

Hua Wuying was sent flying, her body crashing heavily against a nearby Roman column. She fell to the ground with a thud, blood gushing from her mouth.

"Pathetic trash, unworthy of a fight," Chiyo Tsukio remarked coldly as he put his blade away. "Take her."

Four Jiepeng warriors rushed forward.

Coughing up blood, Hua Wuying shouted desperately, "I am Hua Wuying, Deputy Leader of the Dragon Group in Haijing City. These four girls are descendants of the Divine Dragon and hold the truth behind the Jiepeng people's plot to use star beasts to attack Haijing City!"

She cast a pleading gaze toward Tie Shi, the police officer. But Tie Shi avoided her eyes. Perhaps there really was some conspiracy. But it wasn’t something he dared to intervene in.

"Help me!" Hua Wuying cried out again, her voice filled with sorrow and defiance. "The Dragon Maiden must not fall into the hands of the Jiepeng! Where are the warriors of Great Xia? Help me!"

The lobby was filled with silence, and many people's faces turned pale. Some seemed ready to step forward, but the murderous gazes of several Jiepeng ronin stopped them in their tracks. They shrank back, lowering their heads in fear.

Huang Fulai knew there was no time to hesitate any longer. He stepped forward resolutely, positioning himself between the Jiepeng ronin and Hua Wuying.

"Enough!" Huang Fulai declared firmly. "This is Haijing City, part of Great Xia. You will not be allowed to act with impunity here."

The Jiepeng warriors glared at him furiously, reaching for their blades. But Huang Fulai was a master at the Five Spirits Realm. The aura he unleashed pinned the warriors to their spots, their faces contorting in pain as they struggled madly. Yet, they couldn’t even draw their swords. At that moment, Yagyu Jueichiro stepped into the lobby, his blade at the ready.

"Bakayaro! You, a mere Five Spirits Realm expert, dare to think you can stop us?" Yagyu Jueichiro, still seething with rage after being forced to retreat by an earlier arrow, charged forward with his blade aimed at Huang Fulai.

"I am a city leader-ranked official of Great Xia!" Huang Fulai shouted, striving to dodge the strikes while maintaining his composure. "You dare attack an official in broad daylight? Are you not afraid of the Star Council’s judgment?"

"You lowly Great Xia scum!" Yagyu Jueichiro sneered maliciously. "Dead is dead, even if you're an official. Do you really think the Star Council cares about your kind?"

His strength, honed to the Golden Body Realm, far exceeded Huang Fulai's. Within just a few strikes, Huang Fulai found himself teetering on the brink of death.

"My lord!" An Xiaohu, Huang Fulai’s secretary, rushed forward in a desperate attempt to intervene.

"Die, you wretched insect!" Yagyu Jueichiro swung his blade backward in a deadly arc with a sneering laugh.

Blade light cut through the air as An Xiaohu felt a cold sensation sweep across his neck. He tried to evade, but the overwhelming disparity in strength left him no time to react.

Is this the end of my life?

As death loomed, a sudden force pulled him back. An Xiaohu found himself stumbling half a meter backward, just far enough to evade the lethal strike.

He stood trembling, unable to catch his breath as he survived by a hair’s breadth. Instinctively, he muttered, "Thank you, thank..."

He froze mid-sentence, his eyes widening in disbelief. "You?!"

To his shock, the one who had saved him was a familiar young man. The same young man who had once tirelessly protected refugees during the Xu Base City evacuation and, in a fit of righteous anger, executed the cruel and exploitative Kong Xuanzhong and his ilk.

The same young man who had willingly submitted himself to imprisonment in the dark dungeons to clear the name of City Leader Huang.

"You... how did you..." An Xiaohu faltered, at a loss for words. He had assumed Li Xiaofei had escaped and left Haijing City.

Li Xiaofei merely smiled, giving An Xiaohu's shoulder a reassuring pat. "Leave this to me."

He stepped forward, walking calmly toward the incoming blade light.

"Bakayaro... die!" Yagyu Jueichiro’s eyes gleamed with murderous intent.

His blade slashed mercilessly down. To him, killing a few Great Xia people was no different from crushing ants; utterly inconsequential. Since someone dared to stand in his way, they would all die together.

Li Xiaofei continued walking forward without breaking stride. He raised his hand slightly and caught the blade with two fingers. The strike, which was powerful enough to obliterate a Five Spirits Realm expert in an instant, came to an abrupt halt.

Yagyu Jueichiro gritted his teeth as he attempted to force his blade forward. It didn’t budge. Staring in disbelief, he looked from his blade to Li Xiaofei's fingers.

Li Xiaofei applied a bit of pressure.

Crack.

The blade snapped. Before Yagyu Jueichiro could react, Li Xiaofei flicked his finger.

Whoosh!

The broken half of the blade pierced directly into Yagyu Jueichiro’s forehead.

His overwhelming inner qi devastated the Golden Body Realm expert’s life force instantly. The Jiepent expert collapsed backward like a decayed log, crashing heavily to the ground.

Death had come suddenly and without warning. The lobby fell into an eerie silence.

Huang Fulai and An Xiaohu exchanged a glance, each seeing the shock and exhilaration reflected in the other’s eyes.

The shock came from witnessing the young man’s incredible strength as he killed a Golden Body Realm expert as effortlessly as cutting down weeds. The exhilaration arose from seeing him again, alive and unharmed, lifting the veil of worry that had hung over them for so long.

"Who are you?" Chiyo Tsukio glanced at Yagyu Jueichiro’s lifeless body, then focused his gaze on Li Xiaofei.

This young man from Great Xia, who had appeared so suddenly, radiated an aura that posed a genuine threat... and that thrilled him.

Li Xiaofei ignored him entirely as he turned and walked toward Hua Wuying. The gravely injured female archer looked as pale as snow as she struggled to her feet.

Just as she tried to speak, her body seized with unbearable pain, and she fell forward, unable to control herself. Li Xiaofei reached out and caught her.

"Please... protect them... they must..." Hua Wuying used the last of her strength to voice her plea, her gaze fixed desperately on the young man who had come to their rescue.

He was her final hope.

"I know everything," Li Xiaofei said softly, his voice calm and reassuring. "Don’t worry. I’ll handle it all, comrade."

The last word, comrade, made Hua Wuying’s battered body tremble slightly. Her dimming eyes suddenly sparkled with brilliant light as she looked at Li Xiaofei in utter astonishment.

"Codename Jade Emperor. Comrade, I’m sorry I arrived late," Li Xiaofei said calmly.

In that moment, a faint smile appeared on Hua Wuying’s face. For the first time in what felt like forever, she felt a sense of relief. The loneliness of fighting alone had weighed heavily on her, but now, she had found her ally, her comrade. There was no one in the Haijing City Dragon Group with the codename Jade Emperor. That could only mean one thing, he was reinforcements from headquarters.

A vial of fifth-generation pure Starforce Reagent was slipped into her hand.

Li Xiaofei turned and smiled at Huang Fulai. "City Leader Huang, I’ll need your assistance."

Snapped out of their daze, Huang Fulai and An Xiaohu hurried over to support Hua Wuying, steadying her as she began to recover.

Li Xiaofei then turned toward Chiyo Tsukio.

"Be careful, that guy is strong," Huang Fulai warned from behind.

"It’s fine," Li Xiaofei replied indifferently. "He’s just a mangy dog."

The remark succeeded in thoroughly enraging Chiyo Tsukio.

"You Great Xia dog, you’ll pay for those words!" Chiyo Tsukio snarled, raising his blade and stepping forward.