Invincible Urban Evil Doctor

Chapter 834: Chapter 839: This Time, I’ll Protect You (Part 1)

Avril Jolie was close beside Zhou Yan, occasionally her legs brushed against Zhou Yan’s thighs, but of course, Zhou Yan didn’t notice.

After all, in such a cramped space, she wouldn’t sit completely still; it was too exhausting.

At the same time, Zhou Yan’s mind was elsewhere, replaying the day’s events, endlessly annoyed with herself for being too impulsive!

If she hadn’t said those words to the old man in the robe, they probably wouldn’t be in this predicament, and Lin Xi wouldn’t have almost died.

She was so guilty that she wished she could slap herself twice!

Moreover, she unexpectedly obtained this information after capturing a smuggler who was dealing in relics at noon.

After receiving the information, she didn’t report it to the station, and instead rushed over with her two subordinates at the fastest speed.

She assumed that there would be at most three to five mineral theft thieves!

Such opponents should be a breeze for her top-tier special operations skills.

But she was absolutely surprised to find that there were over a hundred people here, and their lowest strength was top-tier special forces!

However, with the arrow at the ready and no way to back down, she immediately saw the culprit who nearly killed more than a dozen police officers, and she herself was also critically injured. If not for Lin Xi, she would be dead by now, or at least disabled!

Therefore, she confronted that man, namely Howard.

Everyone knows what happened afterward, so there’s no need to mention it.

"Oh, my personality needs changing!" She deeply self-reflected.

Honestly, Lin Xi feels that this injury is the most severe he’s had in his lifetime!

He was pretty close to dying!

At this moment, he suddenly felt that his current strength wasn’t enough.

The so-called world’s strongest was in the past; now, for some reason, those elderly folks have all emerged.

It seems imperative to elevate his strength to an Innate Powerhouse!

If not, he wouldn’t be able to protect his woman; what kind of man would he be? He wouldn’t deserve the title of Dark Night King and would also bring disgrace to the old man.

He can now feel his damaged meridians and external injuries rapidly healing!

The Xuanyuan Divine Dragon Technique truly deserves its reputation as a profound cultivation technique.

But his injuries this time are still too severe; the damage sustained in the last ten minutes has only healed less than one-twentieth!

In terms of strength, he just barely recovered to a beginner King of Soldiers.

But at least it’s a positive trend!

At the same time, he knows that the rate of future recovery will greatly decrease, given that the further the recovery progresses, the more spiritual qi or other resources it requires.

Estimating mentally, it’ll take at least half a day before he can fully recover to peak condition.

"There should be enough time!" he mused, considering he had previously checked the area, finding no traces of beasts.

Not to mention the cover provided by numerous rocks and weeds outside, making it unlikely for humans or beasts passing by to notice them.

Only a person or beast with exceptionally keen senses or smell might barely discover some traces.

But events never unfold so conveniently!

Just as he was thinking this, he frowned because he sensed ten auras outside.

"Those coyotes?" he wondered, "How did they track us here?"

"Could they think we’re allied with the old man in the robe?"

"Looks like we’ve taken the fall for that situation!"

From the scent and his perception, he confirmed it was them.

"How did they find us? Could it be just passing by?"

"No, they seem to be coming directly at us!"

While Lin Xi was pondering this, Zhou Yan also noticed the anomaly!

Just as she was about to place Lin Xi on Avril Jolie and go outside to see what was happening, Lin Xi could no longer pretend to be unconscious, opened his eyes, and reached out to stop Zhou Yan, solemnly whispering

"Don’t go out; there are ten coyotes!"

At Lin Xi’s sudden awakening, Zhou Yan and Avril Jolie were utterly shocked; in that instant, they felt as if they had a backbone, a reliance. Although the two women seemed calm and composed on the outside, they had been anxious since Lin Xi’s coma, just not showing it externally.

Now, even with Lin Xi still severely injured, their energy and spirit were different.

Suddenly, no sooner had the women felt joyous for a few seconds, Avril Jolie’s face stiffened as she asked Lin Xi, "Did you just say those stone coyotes that escaped earlier are outside?"

Lin Xi nodded, sensing the tense atmosphere in the small cavern.

After all, the strength of those coyotes wasn’t much to the old man in the robe, but they were at least intermediate King of Soldiers level!

If he remembered correctly, there should be two Advanced Soldier Kings and eight intermediate King of Soldiers.

Such power wouldn’t be an issue if he wasn’t injured, but now it’s quite a problem!

With his current strength, he’s only recovered to a beginner King of Soldiers, and that too in a bruised and battered state.

How could he possibly take on ten coyotes?

Moreover, the voluptuous lady also possesses beginner King of Soldiers strength, but it’s of no use!

Zhou Yan’s face was now extremely serious. She didn’t doubt Lin Xi’s words; instead, she trusted them implicitly.

"What should we do now?" She glanced at the seriously injured Lin Xi in her arms and the unarmed foreign woman beside him, feeling overwhelmed, "Are we destined to die here today?"

But just as she was uncertain about what to do, Lin Xi spoke, indicating he’d go out to hold them off, giving them a chance to escape from the other side as far as possible!

Since this group of coyotes could find them, they had surely tracked their scent.

After speaking, he mustered strength to stand and go outside to confront the group of coyotes.

"What are you doing?" Lin Xi suddenly inquired as he looked at the voluptuous lady because just as he was about to rise, Zhou Yan pressed him down with one hand, speaking in an irrefutable tone,

"I’ll go!"

"Stay in the cavern and recover as much as possible!"

Lin Xi shook his head, "No, you’re not their match; let me go!"

But, Zhou Yan pressed him back down once more, immediately stating, "This time I go, I won’t say it a second time!"

She explained, "In your current state, you can’t hold them off for long, right? If we can’t hold them off for long, do you think we can run far enough not to be caught? Will we even have that chance?"

Lin Xi furrowed his brow, saying nothing!

Zhou Yan understood his implication, "So in the end, we’d still die!"

"This time, I protect you!"

"Moreover, hurry and recover; maybe we’ll have some hope!"

Saying this, she placed Lin Xi back on Avril Jolie’s lap. This time, Lin Xi didn’t resist or say anything more, closing his eyes to seize every moment for recovery.

Zhou Yan stood up from the small cavern, drew the handgun from her waist, and walked resolutely towards the outside.

At this moment, holding Lin Xi, Avril Jolie looked at Zhou Yan’s retreating figure. Instantly, she felt Zhou Yan was incredibly cool, completely captivated and conquered!

Walking towards the outside, Zhou Yan didn’t wholly exit but stood in a narrow passage leading to the small cavern!

As long as she guarded this path, she could secure the small cavern.

From her position, she could clearly see the ten coyotes outside, their eyes red, muzzles still stained with the old robed man’s fresh blood, looking vicious and carnivorous.

But she felt no fear; instead, there was a sense of fortune!

"Finally, the chance to protect the man who always protected me!"

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