Chapter 449: Counterattack (Part 2)
The speed of those thirteen people was extremely fast, in just a few breaths they reached Lin Tian’s side.
Currently, Lin Tian was severely injured, and he had just coughed up a lot of blood.
What was even more shocking was his body; his originally robust and smooth upper body was now crisscrossed with at least a hundred wounds, still oozing blood.
These wounds, numbering over a hundred, varied in depth. Some were from the explosion, while the rest were from rolling through weeds and branches.
If it weren’t for the Golden Core within his body driving the Spiritual Qi to stop most of the bleeding, he would have already died from excessive blood loss.
While the Spiritual Qi was circulating, besides stopping the bleeding, it also gave Lin Tian a clear understanding of his current physical condition.
The external wounds looked shocking, but compared to the internal injuries within his five organs, they were minor.
The Spiritual Qi could help Lin Tian recover, but it also required a process. This process was absolutely not enough to be completed in just a dozen seconds.
Not just the pain, Lin Tian could also feel a very strange sensation of comfort.
This comfort came from the blocked meridians in his body suddenly becoming unblocked. Feeling the power flowing through, Lin Tian couldn’t help but let out a very low moan.
Perhaps it was after breaking that things became established again, or maybe it was due to some other reason.
The meridians in Lin Tian’s body suddenly cleared, and he could feel himself ascending to a mid-level Martial Artist.
The sudden promotion greatly healed Lin Tian’s wounds. Although he was still seriously injured, it was enough for him to move.
Upgrading to a mid-level Martial Artist made Lin Tian feel as if his body had become much lighter.
This tangible feeling made Lin Tian realize that both his speed and strength had significantly improved.
However, because he was still in a state of severe injury, his mid-level Martial Artist abilities couldn’t bring out more strength than a lower-level Martial Artist.
But even so, dealing with a dozen or so ordinary experts was barely doable.
At this moment, the two guns that Xiao Yi gave him played a crucial role.
When those thirteen people were aggressively chasing, Lin Tian endured the severe pain on his body, turned over, and picked up a few smooth stones from the ground, putting them in his pocket.
He wasn’t confident that he could kill those experts with just two pistols. Keeping a few stones could also protect himself.
Those thirteen people quickly caught up, and one of them looked at the blood on the ground and sneered: "He’s behind that tree."
Lin Tian heard the man’s words clearly. Only then did he realize that his bloodstains had given away his position.
In fact, this tree wasn’t thick, even without the bloodstains, it couldn’t hide him for long.
Lin Tian was now sideways hiding behind the tree. Since he was discovered, there was no need to continue hiding.
He turned his body, keeping his head and chest completely hidden behind the tree, exposing only his two hands and the two guns.
Activating the clairvoyant eye consumed a lot of Spiritual Qi and mental energy, but Lin Tian couldn’t worry about these now.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and through the tree in front of him, his field of vision suddenly widened.
He raised the gun, not aiming, and fired at the enemies as soon as the gun pointed at them.
Bang~
With the sound of the gunshot, the recoil from the pistol made Lin Tian’s arm start to tingle, and he let out a muffled groan.
His weak body even made firing a gun strenuous.
But to survive, he could only endure it. Every time he pulled the trigger, his body would tremble slightly, making his already inaccurate shooting even more off.
Two guns, a total of fourteen bullets.
By the time he fired the first shot, those people had already reacted and found cover individually.
Although they were experts, they feared death too.
Their speed was very fast, but none were as fast as Lin Tian’s gun.
Fourteen bullets were fired in twelve shots, but the results were not impressive; only four were killed, and two were injured.
If his body was in its peak state, the results would definitely not be like this.
There were still two bullets left, both in Lin Tian’s right-hand pistol. If he had fired them all earlier without hitting anyone, it would have been better to save them.
After the gunfire stopped, Lin Tian heard a person shout loudly: "Brothers, this kid is out of bullets, he’s a spent arrow. Let’s go."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone stepped out from behind a tree.
But just as he showed his head, a black object suddenly flew over, fast, accurate, and hit him on the head with a thud.
Everyone saw that it was the pistol that had run out of bullets. When it hit the man’s head, a crunch was heard.
Everyone knew that the man’s skull had been cracked, and they could only watch as his blood spurted out like a small spring.
The remaining nine people were all killers who had slain before. Seeing this did not scare them but rather spurred them on.
"Brothers! Charge!"
As someone stuck out their head, the others charged out in unison. Before Lin Tian could raise his arm, they were already firing at him. The overwhelming firepower suppressed Lin Tian so much that he didn’t dare to raise his arm.
Bang, bang, bang...
The gunfire echoed in his ears, the tree Lin Tian was using as cover was splintered and seemed as if it could be broken or pierced at any moment.
Lin Tian clenched his teeth, through the clairvoyant eye, he could see they were getting closer and would soon be upon him.
Finally, Lin Tian raised his arm. There were two bullets left in the right-hand gun, and he fired them both.
Grinning through the pain of the recoil, he seriously injured two more people. Then, gathering Spiritual Qi, he threw the gun at another’s head, causing more blood to flow.
Only six people with any fighting capacity were left. Lin Tian touched the stones in his pocket, only four in total.
At that moment, gunfire started again.
Some near, some far.
The near ones were from the remaining six, and the far ones were the rescue from Xiao Yi and Mei Ruyan.
Hearing the gunfire from behind, the six people immediately changed positions. Two aimed at Lin Tian, while the other four exchanged fire with Xiao Yi and the others.
The result was clear, Xiao Yi and Mei Ruyan caught them off guard. After a few shots, all six in the field were down, the two severely injured were finished off by Mei Ruyan. Blood covered the ground.
Smelling the piercing scent of blood in the air, gazing at their bodies, Lin Tian could no longer hold on, his knees buckled and he collapsed to the ground. Simultaneously, he circulated the Spiritual Qi in his body, adjusting his injuries while recovering his strength.
By then, Mei Ruyan had already run over, and seeing Lin Tian in such a state, like a man made of blood, even the ice-cold beauty Mei Ruyan couldn’t help but let her tears fall.
She too seemed to lose her strength, collapsing beside Lin Tian. Extending a trembling hand, she carefully plucked leaves from his hair and cautiously asked, "Are... are you okay?"
Lin Tian grinned, showing a mouth full of blood, and said with a laugh, "I’m just fine."
Hearing this, Mei Ruyan’s tears fell even faster.