After arranging for cover, some people quickly approached. Huo Jingrui cursed inwardly as he saw their movements, then quickly adjusted his strategy. He headed straight for Yunyi. Yunyi had asked Wei Zijia to pick up some small stones, but Wei Zijia was shivering with fear. Even so, she bravely crouched down to pick up the stones from the ground. Although she dropped three of the five she picked up, fortunately, Yunyi had stockpiled plenty in her dimensional space and was merely using Wei Zijia’s stones as a pretense. Still, Yunyi regarded Wei Zijia more highly for at least not faltering at such a critical moment. However, Yunyi hadn’t expected them to have reinforcements, let alone ninjas. By the time Yunyi noticed, Wei Zijia had almost been taken hostage again. Thankfully, her quick reflexes allowed her to intervene in time. But this disrupted her plans. The enemies charging at them, no longer properly blocked, quickly reached their position. To protect Wei Zijia from harm, Yunyi couldn’t afford to hold anything back and even used her Inner Strength. Seeing Huo Jingrui approach, she pushed Wei Zijia out of the encirclement and shouted to him, "Get her to a safe place first!" Huo Jingrui handed Wei Zijia to the soldiers following him. "Take her to Qiao Wenyu. You don’t need to follow me; stay by their side and ensure their safety." The soldiers hesitated, but Huo Jingrui shouted, "That’s an order!" The two soldiers had no choice but to drag Wei Zijia away, heading straight for Qiao Wenyu. Wei Zijia cried out anxiously, "Don’t worry about me! Go and save the others!" When they ignored her, she shouted again, her voice cracking from the strain. The two soldiers didn’t leave Wei Zijia until they had handed her over to Qiao Wenyu. After quickly exchanging a few words with other soldiers nearby, they sprinted towards Huo Jingrui. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel⚑fire.net Once Yunyi saw Wei Zijia was safe, she threw herself entirely into the fray. She was grateful she hadn’t slacked off in her training; otherwise, she would have been at a disadvantage today. With Huo Jingrui joining the fight, Yunyi found her task much easier. The two of them cooperated seamlessly. This gave Huo Jingrui a strange sense of familiarity, a feeling of déjà vu. However, the assailants charging towards Yunyi and Wei Zijia had already reached them, leaving no time for further thought. No one had expected that this wasn’t their final gambit; there were still hidden attackers. SWISH! A sound tore through the air. Huo Jingrui couldn’t concern himself with anything else and lunged towards Yunyi. The bullet grazed Huo Jingrui’s arm and, by a stroke of luck, killed an enemy combatant. At that moment, two ninjas charged straight at them. Both rolled on the ground to dodge their fists. Yunyi knew she couldn’t give them another chance. She flipped to her feet. She saw an opponent draw a dagger from their boot and charge at them. Using her Inner Strength, she struck the attacker with her palm, sending him flying several meters. He would have flown even further if a tree hadn’t blocked his momentum. Huo Jingrui saw this clearly. Luckily, no one else had noticed what happened here. Huo Jingrui quickly weighed his options. They absolutely could not leave any of these people alive; otherwise, Yunyi would face endless trouble in the future. He didn’t know why he felt so strongly about this, but one thought dominated his mind: the two ninjas before them, and the three men who had broken through their lines, must not leave this place alive.