I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 228 - 224 Accidental Injury
Chapter 228: Chapter 224: Accidental Injury Chapter 228 -224: Accidental Injury White smoke filled the air, punctuated by a dense succession of gunshots, reminiscent of fireworks during New Year’s celebration.
Fang Xiaocao’s heart skipped a beat in fear.
It seemed as though each gunshot struck directly at her heart.
Privately, Fang Xiaocao prayed, hoping that both Tom and Taotie were unharmed.
About five minutes later, the gunfire gradually subsided.
Fang Xiaocao’s heart clenched.
“So quickly, the battle is over?”
Fang Xiaocao exclaimed in her mind.
Wasn’t that too fast?
A bad feeling rose within her.
Given the recent intensity of the gunfire, there were clearly many hidden enemies. Even if Tom were incredibly skilled, he couldn’t possibly have located and eliminated all of them in such a short time, right?
Then…
“Could Tom be in trouble?”
Fang Xiaocao’s heart started pounding wildly.
This was not good news at all!
If someone as formidable as Tom could fall here, then the fate of her and Taotie…
would be self-evident!
They would surely die, with no chance of escape.
Thinking this, Fang Xiaocao felt utterly dreadful.
However, soon after, an explosion roared through the white smoke, followed by human screams and a dense succession of gunfire again.
Fang Xiaocao then realized she had been overly concerned.
Tom was okay!
The recent explosion had been Tom’s handiwork.
The battle within the white smoke continued.
Yet, Fang Xiaocao’s expression shifted as she raised her gun, aiming toward the darkness to her left rear.
Just then, there seemed to be an unusual sound there.
It was like something had snapped a dry branch.
Fang Xiaocao couldn’t be sure whether it was a person or a beast.
But either way,
it could potentially harm her.
Fang Xiaocao couldn’t help but feel tense.
The sound of rustling footsteps arose, and Fang Xiaocao could now be certain that someone was rapidly approaching.
“Friend or foe?”
Fang Xiaocao couldn’t distinguish.
She could only focus intently on that direction.
If it was a friend, all would be well!
If it was an enemy…
She would have to fight for her life!
Even if it meant dying, she couldn’t be captured.
From the dense gunfire, Fang Xiaocao knew that those approaching were a band of desperados. What would the outcome be for a girl like her if she fell into their hands?
She would certainly die a thorough death!
And before dying, she would undergo inhuman torture.
Guaranteed to be agonizing, worse than death itself.
Fang Xiaocao did not want to end up so miserably.
The footsteps grew nearer.
When they were just a few meters in front of Fang Xiaocao,
the footsteps stopped abruptly!
Fang Xiaocao was shocked.
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She quickly aimed in the direction from where the footsteps had ceased.
Due to her extreme tension, Fang Xiaocao’s heart even skipped a beat.
Fearing that a ghastly figure with green face and sharp teeth might suddenly leap out.
“Gulp–”
Fang Xiaocao swallowed hard with difficulty.
This feeling was too torturous!
It made Fang Xiaocao feel somewhat suffocated.
Under immense pressure, Fang Xiaocao was almost overwhelmed.
Suddenly!
A huge figure darted out from the darkness.
Fang Xiaocao got startled in an instant.
Her tense nerves left her no time to think.
She pulled the trigger instinctively!
A loud gunshot rang out.
The bullet surged forth!
“Damn it!”
The tall figure cursed loudly and fell in response.
Fang Xiaocao sat frozen on the spot.
It took her a long while to come to her senses!
That voice just now…
It sounded familiar!
It seemed like…
Taotie’s voice!
Fang Xiaocao was shocked and began to scramble frantically, rolling and crawling toward the motionless, large figure on the ground that she suspected was Taotie.
Did she just shoot Taotie dead?
Impossible, right?
With Taotie’s skills, could she succeed?
Shouldn’t he have been able to dodge the bullets?
Fang Xiaocao’s mind was a mess, with all sorts of things intertwining and emerging incessantly.
“It’s over…”
Recognizing the familiar voice in front of her, Fang Xiaocao fell helplessly to the ground.
Although she didn’t see the face…
But just from the figure and the equipment…
Fang Xiaocao could recognize that the person lying on the ground, whom she had just shot down, was Taotie, who had recently covered their retreat alone.
“Sob—”
“Taotie…”
“Why is it you…”
Fang Xiaocao couldn’t help but cry tears.
Fang Xiaocao never imagined that her own shooting could hit Taotie!
Since when had her marksmanship improved so much?
Wasn’t that too unscientific?
Could this be the legendary case of a blind cat running into a dead rat?
A fluke shot?
Killing the master with random punches?
The more Fang Xiaocao thought about it, the sadder she became.
The sadder she became, the more bitterly Fang Xiaocao cried.
“Princess Your Highness, wipe your tears!”
Someone handed her a tissue.
“Thank you…”
Fang Xiaocao took the tissue, automatically saying thanks.
The next second!
Fang Xiaocao’s body trembled!
She froze on the spot.
“Hallucinations?”
“Then what’s with the tissue in my hand?”
Fang Xiaocao murmured to herself.
Stiffly turning her head to look beside her, Taotie’s big face came into view.
Fang Xiaocao was utterly stunned!
Disbelieving, she rubbed her eyes.
Looking at Taotie in front of her, then back at the person she had supposedly killed…
Hmm?
Where did the person go?
Fang Xiaocao was completely baffled.
What was going on?
“Princess Your Highness, your marksmanship isn’t bad at all!”
Taotie said cheerfully.
While speaking, he plucked a deformed bullet from his high-tech bulletproof vest.
“If I weren’t wearing a bulletproof vest, I might have been bestowed with death by Princess Your Highness,”
Taotie cheerfully said.
Fang Xiaocao blinked, looking at the deformed bullet in Taotie’s palm and then at Taotie’s heart area on the bulletproof vest with its clear dent.
She could be certain now!
She had indeed shot Taotie.
And she was surprisingly accurate!
Directly hitting the heart!
“Are you alright?”
Fang Xiaocao hesitantly asked.
“I’m fine, just a bit painful…”
“At the moment I was shot, my heart felt a sudden pressure and I fainted for a while.”
Taotie spoke lightly, but Fang Xiaocao knew just how dangerous that was.
The heart!
If it weren’t for Taotie’s robust health, if it had been just an ordinary person, they might never have woken up.
“Taotie, I’m so sorry…”
“I was so nervous, I didn’t see it was you…”
Fang Xiaocao said weakly.
“It’s no problem!”
“It was my fault for not making any noise!”
“Princess Your Highness did exactly right!”
“Next time, do the same. If you’re not sure whether it’s a friend or foe, shoot first to neutralize the threat and keep yourself out of danger,”
Taotie didn’t blame Fang Xiaocao; instead, he smiled and affirmed her actions.
He encouraged Fang Xiaocao to continue on.
Telling Fang Xiaocao that this was the right approach.
Fang Xiaocao nodded.
This was the life-saving experience Taotie had summed up from the brink of death. Since Taotie said it was right, Fang Xiaocao would keep his words in her heart.
She didn’t want to be just a trophy needing protection.
She wanted to be a warrior capable of defending herself.
“Is Tom inside?”
Taotie pointed towards the white smoke and asked.
“Yes!”
“Tom went in a while ago!”
“And now there are no more gunshots.”
