207: Chapter 207 Severely Injured

Standing on the armed helicopter, Mo Chou gazed silently at the pit of fire, watching the lingering light of the explosion and the intense flames.

In Mo Chou's view, Master Bai Mudan's strength had completely exceeded his imagination.

It was a pity, however, that under the assault of over a dozen special rockets, no matter how powerful she was, it was of no use.

These were the Dragon Group's unique rockets; under the firepower coverage of over a dozen of them, let alone Master Bai Mudan's mere flesh and blood, even tens of tons of steel could be blown to ashes.

That woman, the king of the mercenary world who made all mercenaries tremble in fear and was known as a taboo existence, had absolutely no chance of survival under such a massive explosion.

Her only outcome was to be blown to pieces, leaving not even bones behind.

Although Mo Chou understood that anyone would be burned to ashes under such powerful explosive force, a hint of unease welled up in his heart.

Would Master Bai Mudan, that king of the mercenary world who made all experts tremble, really be eliminated by him so easily?

Just as Mo Chou was staring fixedly at the pit before him, lost in thought about what Master Bai Mudan's fate might be amidst the swirling smoke.

In a sewer not far from the explosion, Master Bai Mudan crawled out from the manhole in a wretched state.

As the former Palace Master of the Nether Palace, having dominated the mercenary world for a decade or two, she was a figure who made all mercenaries tremble.

Master Bai Mudan's self-preservation instincts, combat experience, and even her escape skills had long since reached perfection. Naturally, this was not something Mo Chou and his people could imagine.

Even her disciple Ye Yun, who had learned all her skills and was a Protagonist of the War God type, could not be compared to Master Bai Mudan in these aspects at all.

When she had originally chosen this location as her foothold in the Dragon Country's Magic City, she had already designed an escape route for herself: the sewer system beneath the abandoned building.

Master Bai Mudan had come alone to the Dragon Country, known as the forbidden zone for mercenaries; naturally, she would not be foolish enough to come to her death without making any preparations, nor would she fail to leave herself a backup plan.

Before coming, she had secretly sent people to scout the area. Although the entire building had been abandoned for many years and was dilapidated, the drainage system beneath it had been built at great cost at the time and was designed perfectly, making it the best escape route for Master Bai Mudan.

"If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand." "When a lion hunts a rabbit, it must use its full strength."

Master Bai Mudan was quite fond of the culture of the Dragon Country, and she had a profound understanding of these two phrases in particular; they were her favorite sayings.

Although she understood that, in terms of personal strength, she had already reached the pinnacle of this world. Even if she was not the number one in the world, there were very few people who could defeat her.

Yet she never belittled herself due to her personal strength, nor did she ever display any arrogance.

No matter the purpose or the destination, Master Bai Mudan would always unconsciously leave herself one or even several escape routes.

This was why Master Bai Mudan had achieved so much at such an age, becoming a figure who made mercenary experts tremble and who shook the entire mercenary world.

No matter what schemes or plots she faced, even if she were trapped or surrounded, she could always turn danger into safety and misfortune into fortune.

It was simply because she always left herself an escape route in advance.

Master Bai Mudan had appeared overbearing just moments ago, as if she wanted to eliminate Mo Chou and all those Dragon Group experts, engaging in a life-or-death, all-out attack.

In fact, the moment she saw Mo Chou and the numerous Dragon Group experts surrounding her, she had already been secretly calculating how to retreat and how to use this sewer to escape.

Although it had only been a few dozen seconds, for others, such a sudden ambush would likely have left their heads in a chaotic mess, unable to make any decisions.

However, for Master Bai Mudan, these few dozen seconds were already enough—enough for her to come up with several escape plans.

Because Master Bai Mudan knew that if it were a true test of martial prowess, even if Mo Chou and those hundred-plus Dragon Group experts surrounded her, she, Master Bai Mudan, naturally would not have taken this group seriously based on her personal strength.

However, the opposition had the advantage of numbers; no matter how formidable she was, they could exhaust her to death using their numerical superiority.

The most important point was that Mo Chou had come prepared this time, carrying a large amount of lethal weaponry.

In a situation where she did not have absolute certainty, Master Bai Mudan dared not clash head-on with them.

Because once she was severely injured, in the Dragon Country—this forbidden zone for mercenaries—and having offended the Dragon Group, she would absolutely have no chance of survival.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Master Bai Mudan clutched her chest tightly; the severe injuries caused her to cough uncontrollably.

With her current strength, she had nothing to fear from bullets or even small rocket launchers.

But this time, she was facing over a dozen unique Dragon Group rockets; the combined powerful explosive force and damage were equivalent to tens of tons of gunpowder.

Although she had exerted all her strength beforehand to channel her internal energy around her body, attempting to withstand the damage from the rockets.

Her body had still been torn open in several places by the shockwaves and shrapnel from the explosion.

Dozens of pieces of shrapnel had embedded themselves into Master Bai Mudan's body through the torn wounds.

Looking at the bloody, mangled wounds was a horrifying sight.

"Damn the Dragon Group. I didn't expect them to be so well-prepared. These aren't ordinary rocket launchers; they are rocket launchers specifically designed to deal with martial artists and disrupt their internal energy."

"To deal with me, they actually brought out so many trump cards; it's simply hateful."

"The shrapnel in my body must be removed. Otherwise, if the wounds become infected, given my current condition, those wounds will be eroded by the lead poison on the shrapnel."

The moment the shrapnel had pierced Master Bai Mudan's body, she had used all her internal energy, channeling it into her muscles in an attempt to block the shrapnel from penetrating further into her body.

Although, thanks to her powerful strength, the shrapnel from the rocket explosions had not severely damaged her internal organs.

However, these dozens of pieces of shrapnel embedded in her wounds, combined with the powerful explosive force, were enough to leave Master Bai Mudan severely injured.

At this moment, she was relying on her internal energy to forcibly suppress her injuries. But how long could she keep them suppressed?