259: Chapter 259 The Silver-Red Light in Desperate Circumstances

His gaze was terrifyingly cold.

The laziness, casualness, and indifference he usually displayed vanished completely at this moment.

All that remained was an intense, suffocating killing intent.

Lu Li never expected this.

Even though he had reached his current position, someone actually dared to reach into his home.

And it was aimed at Su Qingxue, no less.

That was his absolute taboo.

Number 18 saw him, and her eyes flickered slightly.

"Master."

Lu Li glanced at her.

Seeing the gunshot wounds on her body, his already icy gaze instantly darkened further.

"Leave the remaining one to you."

Without waiting another second after finishing his words.

The thrusters fired violently.

The Silver-Red Battle Armor turned into a blur, charging directly toward the stairs.

Amidst the dust on the first floor, a surviving agent struggled to get up, attempting to raise their gun again.

But before the muzzle could be fully raised, Number 18 had already appeared in front of him.

She raised her hand, gripped the opponent's wrist, and twisted it gently.

"Snap."

The sound of snapping bone was exceptionally clear in the hall.

The pistol dropped to the floor and slid far away.

The agent's expression changed drastically, and he tried to retreat.

Number 18 looked at him expressionlessly, her short golden hair hanging slightly, her eyes as cold as if she were looking at an annoying piece of trash.

"You are boring."

The next second, she punched down.

A dull impact sound suddenly exploded.

The agent was hit as if by a high-speed heavy truck; his body snapped violently, slamming heavily into the wall, and he stopped moving completely.

...

Second floor.

Su Qingxue had been forced to the window.

The pink Battle Armor on her was still intact, but three agents were firmly restricting her movements.

One person grabbed her ankle, almost pressing their whole body against the floor, using their weight to forcibly drag her down.

One person held a short blade, continuously hacking and slashing at the joints of the Battle Armor, trying to find even the slightest gap.

The other person aimed their gun near her head and neck, the muzzle moving slightly, searching for potential weak points.

Sparks burst repeatedly on the surface of the Battle Armor.

The piercing sound of metal colliding was enough to fray anyone's nerves.

"It's useless."

Su Qingxue's voice was cold, but her breathing was already somewhat unstable.

"You can't break it."

The leading agent with the injured wrist had a gloomy expression, but there was no sign of retreat in his eyes.

"We don't need to break it."

"As long as you can't move, that's enough."

Just as he finished speaking, heavy metallic footsteps suddenly came from the end of the corridor.

One step.

Two steps.

Every step felt like it was stepping on their hearts.

The expressions of the three agents changed in unison.

The leader turned his head abruptly.

In the corridor, the Silver-Red Battle Armor walked slowly.

Lu Li's visor was fully opened, revealing a face so cold it had no expression.

The moment Su Qingxue saw him, her heart, which had been stretched to the limit, finally felt like it was being gently supported by something.

"Lu Li…"

Her voice was very soft.

Lu Li glanced at her.

After confirming she wasn't injured, the coldness in his eyes didn't dissipate; instead, it deepened.

"Let go."

He looked at the agent holding Su Qingxue's ankle, his voice terrifyingly calm.

The agent didn't let go.

Instead, he suddenly drew his gun and pulled the trigger at Lu Li.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Bullets hit the chest of the Steel Battle Suit in succession, only sparking a few faint flames.

Lu Li didn't even dodge.

The next second, he raised his hand.

The palm energy cannon lit up.

"Boom!"

A blinding beam of light instantly pierced through the air.

The agent was sent flying backward, crashing through half a wall, and landed heavily in the next room.

The other two's expressions changed drastically.

They moved almost simultaneously.

One person lunged at Su Qingxue, attempting to take her hostage at the last moment.

The other pulled a micro-explosive device from their waist, wanting to create chaos.

Lu Li's eyes didn't fluctuate at all.

The shoulder armor deployed instantly.

Two micro-warheads were fired simultaneously.

One accurately hit the explosive device, completely knocking it away before the opponent could release it.

The other grazed past Su Qingxue's side and slammed into the shoulder of the agent lunging at her.

The man groaned, his body instantly lost balance, and he slammed heavily onto the ground.

The leading agent with the injured wrist, seeing the situation completely collapse, turned around and tried to escape through the window.

Lu Li took a step forward.

The thrusters gave a short burst.

The Silver-Red Battle Armor appeared behind him instantly.

A metal hand gripped the back of the opponent's neck and slammed him hard against the wall.

"Bang!"

The wall cracked with large, spiderweb-like lines.

The agent let out a muffled groan, and his whole body instantly lost the ability to resist.

From the moment Lu Li appeared until all three fell.

It took no more than a few seconds.

The bedroom finally quieted down.

Only the low hum of the Battle Armor's energy core remained.

Lu Li released his hand, letting the agent slide down the wall to the floor.

Then, he turned and walked toward Su Qingxue.

The Silver-Red Battle Armor stopped in front of her.

The visor retracted.

The killing intent in Lu Li's eyes was finally suppressed bit by bit the moment he looked at her.

"Are you hurt?"

Su Qingxue shook her head.

She was clearly wearing Battle Armor, and she clearly knew she wasn't injured, but the moment she saw Lu Li, the string that had been pulled tight in her heart suddenly slackened.

She raised her hand, wanting to touch him.

But with two sets of Battle Armor between them, her movement stopped in mid-air.

Lu Li didn't speak; he reached out and pulled her into his arms.

Metal collided gently with metal, making a low sound.

Su Qingxue leaned into his embrace and finally let out a soft breath.

"I'm fine."

Lu Li looked down at her, his voice very soft.

"Hmm."

"It's good that you're fine."

But when he said this, his gaze had already moved past Su Qingxue, landing on the incapacitated agents on the floor.

Japanese.

Overseas connection.

Elite agents.

And this style of operation, preferring to die rather than leave any clues.

Putting all these things together, the answer was actually quite obvious.

It must be a counterattack from the United States.

He had just gone to the United States to stir up a huge mess, and immediately after, his own villa was raided.

And the people who did it happened to bear traces of the Island Country.

The coldness in Lu Li's eyes grew more intense.

That group from the Island Country always liked to act as the knife in the United States' hand.

But this time, they chose the wrong target.

Lu Li slowly raised his head, his eyes turning cold again.

He had originally thought that the rats in the gutters back home were just small-time troublemakers hiding in the dark, making a few harassing phone calls.

Now it seemed that some people were no longer satisfied with just being annoying over the phone line.

Footsteps came from the first floor.

Number 18 walked upstairs.

The synthetic skin on her body still had several damaged spots, and her short golden hair was slightly messy, but there was no extra expression on her face, which was so exquisite it was almost cold and glamorous.

"The situation downstairs is handled."

Lu Li hummed in acknowledgment.

"Are there any survivors?"

Number 18's voice was flat.

"None left."

"They ingested a slow-acting poison beforehand; they were likely only supposed to receive the antidote after completing the mission."

Lu Li nodded.

He wasn't surprised.

These kinds of people were never ordinary desperados hired with money.

From the moment they stepped into this villa, they had no intention of leaving themselves a way out.

Lu Li looked toward the pitch-black night outside the window.

On the outskirts of the villa, the lights of military reinforcements were already rapidly approaching from the distance.

But there was no relaxation in his eyes.

He just gently patted Su Qingxue's back, his voice so low that almost no emotion could be heard.

"Don't worry."

"I probably know who sent them."

Su Qingxue looked up at him.

There was no smile on Lu Li's face.

The lazy, nonchalant appearance he usually wore had been completely put away.

At this moment, he was calm, quiet, yet dangerously heart-stopping.

"They had better pray they are hidden deep enough."

He said calmly.

"Otherwise, I will make them understand one thing."

"Some people are not for them to touch."