Chapter 1414: Rough Escape method
Ambella, a clean and prosperous city.
For people from other countries, the kingdom was a country where people lived with a certain attitude about the superiority of a single nation.
Was this really the case? Obviously not. In this war-torn era, with the exception of perhaps the alliance, which was kept afloat by one successful war after another, the lives of ordinary people from other countries were somewhat poor.
If the citizens of the kingdom really believed that they were a superior nation, the middle-aged driver that Su Xiao had met so well wouldn't have run away from the scene for the sake of saving an expensive pocket watch.
Basically, ordinary people on this planet had the same thoughts. Compared to the image of the state, they cared more about their families. They were just ordinary people. Only when they provided themselves with food, clothing, and time off work did they begin to think about the affairs of their country.
The high-ranking officials of the kingdom were indeed obsessed with one single idea, but it was rare to find such sentiments among ordinary people. Yes, Ambella's main roads were indeed spotlessly clean, but this city also had muddy alleys and slums, and the crime rate in the kingdom was on average 2% lower than in the same alliance.
The royal family and the divine court tried to hide the dirt in every city of the kingdom, unlike the alliance, which was open to the world and didn't try to hide its ugly sides.
As the sun slowly rose, Ambella's residents began a busy new day, but before they went to work, they prayed at home or directly at their work..
As for whether the Goddess of Dawn, who had lost her head earlier, would help them, that was already a good question.
Smoke began to appear above the houses, and the streets of the city gradually came to life. A pleasant aroma of food began to appear in the air, and from time to time, classic cars started to pass through the streets.
The roar of steam engines in small workshops made the city even more lively...
Su Xiao mingled with the crowd on an ordinary street. In his hands was a paper bag containing a freshly baked bun. It was very soft, but the taste of the jam inside was not to Su Xiao's taste.
This jam was sour, slightly sweet and astringent.
Su Xiao seemed to be just walking around, but in reality, he was slowly walking towards his destination.
*Beep-beep-beep...*
A soft electronic sound came from the small device in Su Xiao's sleeve. The assistant wasn't far away from him, but considering what he could see around him, the assistant could only be underground right now.
After walking a few hundred meters, he saw that he was literally right above her, and since the signal coming from her was green, it meant that she was still alive.
Soon, Su Xiao entered the alley between two high-rise buildings, lifted the manhole cover with ease, and jumped down.
With a pop, not-quite-clear water flew out in all directions. Su Xiao, who was chewing on a bun, didn't pay attention. He could enjoy his meal even sitting on a pile of corpses, not to mention the usual sewer system.
After throwing away the empty paper bag and brushing the bread crumbs off his hands, Su Xiao took out a tablet.
There was no satellite network in this world, so if Su Xiao wanted to find his assistant, he could only rely on the two-way signal receiver. Fortunately, the transmitter that the assistant had swallowed was a notarized item, so there shouldn't have been any problems with it.
Wading through the sewage, he soon came to a cement platform next to a drainage ditch. A few rats were swarming around, but they didn't dare get any closer to Su Xiao.
These rats were about the size of domestic cats and given their size they were quite capable of attacking humans.
Su Xiao certainly wasn't worried about being attacked by those rats. When the rats saw him, they immediately turned around and ran away. Some of them dived into the water or even pretended to be dead.
Ambella's sewage system was very complex, but considering the size of the city, that was normal.
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300 meters from Su Xiao.
— Khe-khe-khe...
A dry cough went down the drain.
A frail figure was curled up in a thick iron sewer pipe.
Blood kept seeping out from between her fingers.
— Uh, ha, and why is it so unlucky.
Su Xiao's assistant was curled up in the chimney. Earlier, she was able to get into the plane, but after that, her luck turned away and she was forced to wait for a suitable opportunity until the plane landed.
The landing turned out to be tough — during the landing, one wing fell off, which caused the plane to shake violently a couple of times, and in one of these shocks she hit her head hard.
Fortunately at that time she was in the luggage compartment.
When the assistant regained her senses, several kingdom soldiers had already started unloading the luggage.
After a short exchange of fire, she managed to escape after killing eight soldiers, but in that short exchange of fire, she took two bullets. Fortunately, she was smart enough. Out of boredom, she painted her face while sitting on the plane, and since the soldiers were unloading the plane in the early morning, memorizing her face was not an easy task.
But the assistant still could not apply to any medical institution for treatment. The city was obviously actively looking for her, so she could only hide in the sewers.
If she was going to die, she would rather die alone than give her opponent important information..
Blood dripped from her fingertips into the murky water.
Several black beetles immediately floated to the surface of the water.
— Well done, " the assistant muttered, and tore off a piece of her clothing, caught one of the black beetles, and wrapped it in a cloth, then began to clean it of dirt..
After that, she pulled up her clothes and bit them.
Two bullets had hit her in the stomach and both wounds already showed signs of infection.
Taking a beetle from the cloth, she applied it to one of the wounds.
Smelling the smell of blood, the black beetle immediately opened its mouth, bit through the skin, and started sucking on the blood.
After repeating the procedure several times, the assistant breathed a sigh of relief. Although this checkered beetle was a blood-sucking insect, the saliva it released when sucking out blood had a disinfecting effect.
Just as the assistant was about to get some sleep, she heard light footsteps.
The footsteps gradually approached her.
Pulling the pistol from her belt, she flipped the safety off and looked directly at the entrance to the iron pipe.
Her vision was a little blurry due to the heavy blood loss.
Along with a crunch, something fell into the iron pipe.
— That's all, " the assistant muttered, and smiled miserably.
The enemy was more cunning than she'd thought.
*Boom!*
A flash of white light suddenly appeared in front of her, and just as she was about to pull the trigger, something yanked her arm and took the gun away, and then someone pinned her legs to the pipe.
Ten seconds later, the assistant's vision returned to normal.
— Judging from your injuries, you won't be dying anytime soon, " Su Xiao said as he pulled up her clothes and examined the wounds.
When the assistant heard Su Xiao's voice, she was surprised for a moment, then realized what had happened.
If Su Xiao stuck his head out at the entrance of the iron pipe, she would most likely shoot him.
— I've found the target's location, " the assistant said, and felt a little sleepy.
— Yep, " Su Xiao replied, hoisting the sleepy assistant onto his shoulder and heading for the sewer exit.
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