On the Ark.

Despite knowing all this, Lin Ye put these negative thoughts aside. Now was not the time to dwell on it, after all, there was a life behind him that needed his help.

Carrying the unconscious Ifrit on his back and holding onto the frail Nightingale, Lin Ye ran all the way to the top floor like an old father dragging two children to kindergarten. The helicopter was still there, but it must have exploded once; only its charred frame remained, along with flames that hadn't been extinguished and thick smoke that hadn't dissipated.

To prevent Ifrit from inhaling the harmful gases, Lin Ye deliberately ran a little further away before putting Ifrit down.

"Knock on that window," Nightingale instructed Lin Ye, "let the wind in."

Lin Ye looked around but couldn't find a suitable tool, so he took out the python and used his few bullets to shatter the window.

The strong wind of the night rushed in instantly, bringing a rare sense of comfort to the exhausted Lin Ye.

Ifrit's body temperature also stopped rising.

Lin Ye looked at Nightingale: "Is this all you need?"

Nightingale nodded: "That's about it. Next, we just need to..."

Before he could finish speaking, a flurry of footsteps echoed in the hallway. Lin Ye sensed something was wrong and looked up to see that the thugs had indeed returned.

"There are still people there!" A sharp-eyed thug spotted them. "Use them as hostages! Move in!"

So he rushed towards Lin Ye.

Lin Ye felt a headache coming on. He looked down and pressed the magazine of the python, which only had two bullets left.

"Damn it!" he couldn't help but curse, but he was also furious at the moment, so he pressed the magazine back and turned to Nightingale and said, "I only have two bullets left. I'll go up and make a desperate attempt, and then it's up to fate."

Nightingale shook her head: "It's not a gamble."

"Ok?"

Nightingale raised her staff and aimed it at Lin Ye. The next second, a pale green light enveloped Lin Ye, healing all his wounds.

"Go for it," Nightingale said earnestly. "I won't let you die so easily... You've been enhanced."

Chapter 59 Cargo Transportation (Part 1)

You've been enhanced!

Hearing Nightingale say those words in such a serious tone, Lin Ye felt a pang of annoyance, because he couldn't help but think of the second half of the sentence. But there was nothing he could do; he was really going to die now, and one of the thugs was practically in his face. No matter what game you're playing, if you want to die slowly, you can't let your healer get hurt. Lin Ye knew this very well, so he charged forward, quickly thinking of his strategy.

With only two bullets left, the python was clearly not enough to help them escape their predicament, so Lin Ye had to take the weapon from the first thug.

To avoid missing with the last two bullets, Lin Ye fired the shot when he was practically right next to the first thug's face.

A shot rang out, and the first thug took the bullet to his face, shattering his mask and head in the process. Lin Ye immediately took the machete from him, but before he could get a firm grip on it, another thug caught up and slashed him on the shoulder.

The tearing pain was fleeting, as the wound healed in an instant before any blood could be drawn.

The second thug was clearly unfamiliar with this tactic. He paused for a moment, then Lin Ye chopped off his head with a single blow.

He immediately stepped back a few paces, looking in surprise at Nightingale, who was holding up her staff.

That's incredibly powerful!

Only then did he understand what Nightingale meant when she said, "I won't let you die so easily. Go all out and fight. You've been enhanced."

It has indeed been enhanced.

Lin Ye gripped his machete tightly, turned to look at the remaining thugs, and suddenly felt a surge of confidence. Even if he was weak, as long as he possessed immortality, he would become incredibly powerful.

The thugs weren't stupid either. After losing two people, they noticed Nightingale behind Lin Ye.

"There's a medic behind him!" one of the thugs shouted. "Don't even think about grabbing him, just kill him! Cut his head off!"

These words immediately calmed Lin Ye down, who had become somewhat arrogant because he had a wet nurse.

Yes, if someone's head is cut off, even a nightingale couldn't save them.

It's still very dangerous!

After losing two thugs, the remaining thugs not only stopped trying to capture Lin Ye alive, but they also stopped charging blindly. They split into three groups: one group of unarmed men hid at the back, raising their hands and doing something unknown; another group, armed with machetes, slowly approached Lin Ye; and the last group maneuvered around Lin Ye, trying to bypass him and head straight for Nightingale and Ifrit.

This gave Lin Ye a real headache. He had originally thought these guys would swarm at him, but he hadn't expected them to have such a cautious approach even when dealing with him and Nightingale.

But he quickly figured out the reason.

These guys are also very afraid of their lives!

Or rather, they were unwilling to pay a greater price facing Lin Ye and Nightingale, two people who were certain to be captured, so they chose a safer approach. It's also very likely that they wanted to preserve their strength; after all, this was Lungmen, and judging by the time, even if the Lungmen Guard Bureau was slow to react, they should have arrived by now, perhaps already engaged in fierce combat with other thugs below. Therefore, their cautious choice wasn't bad for Lin Ye; it was perhaps even the optimal solution.

He also knew that even with Nightingale's endless healing, he couldn't defeat all the thugs here; at best, he could only take a few down with him before he died. So, stalling for time and waiting for reinforcements from Lungmen Guard and Rhodes Island was his only chance of survival.

Moreover, judging from the fact that these thugs initially wanted to take him and Nightingale hostage, their battle below was not going well. The Lungmen Guard Bureau and Rhodes Island might be able to attack soon, so they needed Lin Ye and the others as bargaining chips, just like the cliché plots in police and gangster movies.

So he had to hold on, hold on until reinforcements arrived!

"Go!" one of the thugs shouted.

All three groups sprang into action. The unarmed men at the very back began chanting, and red and black elements gathered above their heads.

"Warlock!" Lin Ye realized the other party's identity, and then watched helplessly as the spell came crashing down on him.

However, these spells failed to hit him, and a white light shield reappeared in front of him, blocking the warlock thug's attack for him.

"Grab that doctor!"

The torrential rains quickened their pace.

Lin Ye turned and fired a shot.

Whether it was exceptional marksmanship or sheer luck, Lin Ye's last bullet pierced through the heads of two men. The two thugs, who had been running wildly, collapsed to the ground, their heads bearing gruesome wounds.

But this is the limit.

The Colt Python had fired its last bullet, and the remaining thugs charged at Nightingale. Lin Ye tried to save her, but he himself became entangled.

puff!

A gash appeared in his chest cavity, wide enough to expose his ribs, but it was healed instantly.

Lin Ye cut down the first person.

The thigh was slashed, but healed.

The second person also fell down.

Lin Ye didn't know how many times he had been slashed, nor how many times he had slashed others. But soon he couldn't slash anymore. A thug hit him on the head with a club, and he fell to the ground. At the same time, he saw that Nightingale had also been subdued by the thugs. Her staff fell limply to the ground. The determination and maturity in Nightingale's eyes slowly faded, leaving only helplessness and fear.

She looked at Lin Ye, her lips moving slightly. Although Lin Ye couldn't hear what she was saying, he could tell.

That's clearly a "pineapple bun".

The effects of the medicine Kal'tsit gave me have worn off.

She transformed from that white devil back into the caged nightingale. Lin Ye watched helplessly as the vengeful thugs slapped her across the face, her fair cheeks instantly turning red and swollen.

"Damn it!"

Lin Ye, with a burst of strength from who knows where, grabbed the nearest thug and bit down on his neck.

"Aaaaaah!" the thug yelled, "You fucking dog!"

Lin Ye ignored it, biting down hard and refusing to let go, his mouth filled with a sweet, fishy taste.

“Why keep him alive!” another thug shouted. “Two hostages are enough. Kill the man.”

The thugs approached Lin Ye, brandishing machetes.

At this point, Lin Ye didn't have many thoughts left. He just increased the pressure of his teeth, thinking that even if he was hacked to death, he would bite this bastard to death.

then.

His phone rang.

In this deathly silence, a sound rang out abruptly.

The phone call distracted him, giving the thug beneath him an opportunity to throw him over his shoulder. He was slammed onto the hard marble floor, feeling as if his entire body was about to fall apart.

His phone was thrown out of his pocket, bounced twice on the ground, and then surprisingly connected to the call.

"Yo ho!" A lively female voice came through the loudspeaker, "Sorry, I seem to be ten minutes late. After all, climbing stairs takes time."

Everyone involuntarily looked at the phone, as if the female voice inside possessed an innate power to draw attention.

"Well, your goods were delivered safely," the woman said. "Please check."

Chapter Sixty: Cargo Transportation (Part Two)

Lin Ye will probably never forget what happened next.

After the communication was disconnected, a loud bang came from above the rioters' heads. They instinctively looked up and saw dozens of tempered glass panes shatter at the same time. Thousands of shards of glass fell like snowflakes, reflecting the cold moonlight from all directions.

When the shards of glass hit the ground, they made a series of crisp sounds, like wind chimes being swayed in a strong wind.

Then the main character appeared.

Like the rioters who had previously stormed the building, she rappelled down from the rooftop. But unlike the rioters, whose intrusion was sudden, hers was like a grand entrance that had been meticulously planned. As she descended, lights shone on her, and her graceful movements made her appear to glide, as if wings had sprouted from her back.

Hmm... wait a minute, it seems like it really does have wings?

Lin Ye wasn't sure if he was seeing things, because in his vision, the other person not only had floating wings of light, but also seemed to have a halo above their forehead...

"Yo-ho!" She landed, her face still flushed, and greeted everyone in all directions. "Hello? I'm from Penguin Logistics, here to deliver goods to my employer. May I bother you?"

The thugs exchanged glances.

Is this reinforcements from the Guard Bureau or Rhodes Island?

But why is there only one person?

And she clearly just seems like a crazy girl.

In fact, not only the invading thugs, but even Lin Ye, who had regained some consciousness, thought this suddenly appearing girl was crazy, and probably a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur). You could tell from her attire: a black and white uniform top, a skirt and black stockings, heavy hiking boots, and a black duffel bag slung over her back. She really did look like a delivery person… oh, she already said she was a delivery person.

Most importantly...

Lin Ye squinted, scrutinizing the girl's appearance.

Her appearance was undeniably flawless; a vibrant, athletic girl with short red hair, her bangs covering half her eye, the other eye being a bright red. But none of that mattered. What mattered was that Lin Ye saw no trace of "beast" in her. No animal ears, no horns; she looked like an ordinary, pure human, just like Lin Ye. This was why Lin Ye wasn't optimistic about her. What could a pure human possibly accomplish in this situation? If she were a Sarkaz, Lin Ye might hope she could bring about a miracle, like Ifrit, whose small body concealed the explosive power of a demon.

But the girl in front of me is clearly not a demon. Does she still think she's an angel with that halo around her head?

Lin Ye didn't rely on the girl; he decided to rely on himself. The girl's dazzling entrance had already attracted a lot of attention, and he planned to use that to rush to Nightingale and Ifrit's side. Leaving Nightingale aside, if he could wake Ifrit, then they still had a chance to survive.