GoodNovelChapter 0227 Chapter 0227 Chapter 0227 The hallway outside was already filled with thick smoke, the acrid scent choking the air. For most people, it would have been impossible to walk through without coughing or collapsing.
Suzy moved through the thick smoke as if it didn't bother her at all. Her expression stayed calm and composed, even though she could feel the faint trace of poison lingering in the Sair.
"Let's see who's so eager to take my life." The presence of poison in the smoke only confirmed the killer's determination.
Holding her breath, Suzy strode with measured precision toward the banquet hall.
What should have been a lively event filled with clinking glasses and chatter was now eerily deserted. The guests had all fled, leaving the hall empty.
She felt a sense of relief knowing that, at least, no innocent lives had been caught up in the chaos.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHeading for the main exit, Suzy had only taken a few steps when a massive wooden beam suddenly ccrashing down from above.
The sound alerted her, and she quickly stepped back just in tto avoid it. But before she could move further, another beam churtling straight toward where she had retreated.
Only her speed saved her from being crushed. The close timing of both attacks left no doubt in her mind-this wasn't an accident.
The first could have been a coincidence, but two in quick succession? Someone was up there.
Her sharp gaze scanned upward, though the smoke obscured her view. Still, she was certain there was someone hiding above.
Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a hanging advertisement banner stretching down from the second floor. Grabbing hold of it, she swung upward with an effortless grace that resembled a dancer in mid- performance. In moments, she was on the second floor.
And there he was.
The man froze for a second before tossing aside the beam in his hands and bolting.
"Ha!" Suzy's laugh was cold, dark, and filled with menace-a sound straight out of hell. " Where do you think you're going?" Despite the lingering effects of the poison, her speed and agility remained unmatched. In mere moments, she caught up to him, her hand clamping around his neck as she slammed 1/3 Chapter 0227 him against the wall.
"If you want to live," she said, her voice low and lethal, "you know what I want." The man smirked even as his face twisted in pain. "You're barely holding yourself together. How do you still have the guts to threaten me?" Suzy narrowed her eyes. "Is that so?" Her grip tightened, inch by inch, cutting off his air. His expression grew darker, his struggles more desperate, but his defiance didn't waver.
Suzy wasn't in a rush-she had plenty of ways to deal with him unless he truly wasn't afraid of death.
Finally, the man couldn't take it anymore. His defiance crumbled, and his eyes silently pleaded for mercy. Only then did Suzy release her grip. "Talk!" "I-it was...
Before he could finish, his body suddenly convulsed. Foam bubbled from his mouth, and within seconds, he collapsed like a lifeless rag doll. In mere moments, his breathing stopped entirely.
The instant his life slipped away, flames erupted along the hallway, consuming everything in their path. The floor had been doused in gasoline.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe earlier stunt with the wooden beams had been nothing but bait to lure her upstairs.
Watching the fire surge toward her, Suzy's eyes blazed with fury.
Without hesitation, she vaulted from the second floor, leaping into the open space below.
A barrage of arrows cat her from all directions while she was still in midair.
The trap was more elaborate than she'd expected. The assailants had set up an ambush, surrounding her from the shadows.
Dodging a direct attack was one thing, but evading a volley of hidden m arrows was far more difficult. A Despite her speed and agility, one arrow struck her back, driving cleanly through her body. It narrowly missed her heart but left her gasping in pain.
She hit the ground hard but managed to steady herself. Without missing a beat, Suzy snatched up the fatten arrows around her. With precision En born from years of training, she launched them back toward the second floor like a deadly rain of steel. Chapter 0227 "Ahhh!".
Screams erupted as several black-clad attackers tumbled from above, hitting the ground with sickening thuds.
Suzy's hawk-like gaze fixed on the second floor, her voice ice-cold. "If m you want my life so badly, why not ctake it yourself? Or is it because you know you're no match for me? Is that why you're skulking around like a cowardly rat, too afraid to face me?" Chapter 0229 Chapter 0228 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliIofifl0&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1
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