290: Chapter 290 Couple Turns Against Each Other

The smell of gunpowder?

So that was it. The lingering scent of gunpowder on Death Knell's palms was as bright as a lighthouse in the thick fog.

Demon Dog had a keen nose. With this scent of gunpowder, it was enough for him to find Yin and Wu in the dense fog!

Even Death Knell, whose sense of smell was inferior to Demon Dog's, could clearly catch the familiar, distinct scent of his atonement silver coffin.

There was no one in the world more familiar with the gunpowder used in these special bullets than him!

Thus, thanks to this move by Death Knell, the battle situation changed instantly!

Yin and Wu also realized something was wrong! How could they not smell the thick odor of gunpowder on themselves?

In that very instant, Demon Dog and Death Knell had locked onto their positions!

The two Black List assassins erupted with terrifying speed, charging forward without any flashy moves. They intended to kill with a single strike!

Wu was targeted by Demon Dog. With a flick of the Bone-Eating Claw, Wu's short blade was caught by the bone claws.

Demon Dog thrust again. Wu didn't hesitate, abandoning the weapon and retreating. But he was still cut by Demon Dog's claw, drawing blood!

Things weren't going well for Yin either.

Although he had a knife and Death Knell only had his fists.

However, Death Knell didn't play by any rules or techniques!

With just a brutal charge, he sent the scrawny Yin flying backward. He only stopped after crashing into the thick tempered glass of the observation deck.

Seeing the situation was critical, Yin and Wu immediately pulled out a walkie-talkie from their waists: "Fire support!"

Death Knell and Demon Dog heard the roar of helicopters approaching again.

The people above raised their machine guns one by one, ready to fire inside!

Death Knell shouted: "Find cover, quick!"

Demon Dog lunged toward a bronze sculpture at the edge of the observation deck, while Death Knell knocked over a long wooden table to shield himself.

Bullets instantly rained down on the bronze sculpture and the wooden table, sparks flying everywhere!

Downstairs at the Shenhai Center, a senior police officer exclaimed: "Damn it! Who authorized them to use guns!"

"Go tell Lu Jinhong! If he dares to order fire again without authorization, we police will take over this place!"

Lu Jinhong's face turned livid when he heard his subordinate's report. He snatched the walkie-talkie and roared: "All helicopters, ascend immediately! Do not fire at the observation deck again!"

"Fast-rope down! Support Yin and Wu!"

Static and heavy breathing came through the walkie-talkie: "Understood! Boss!"

Demon Dog and Death Knell were relieved; the hail of bullets soon ceased.

It seems China has its perks! Not only do we terrorists have to be careful, but it turns out their own people have to follow rules too? Haha!

However, their joy only lasted for three seconds.

Because the main force from the helicopters had already begun to fast-rope down in the same way Yin and Wu had, coming to reinforce them.

Demon Dog, nursing a chest injury, said: "Death Knell, we should retreat into the room. This place is too open; it's disadvantageous for us!"

Death Knell nodded.

The observation deck was shaped like the character 'hui'.

Once there were too many people, they would immediately be surrounded.

"Alright, let's go down!"

With that, the two went downstairs and rushed back to the suite.

As soon as the door closed, Shangguan Lingwei ran over.

She completely ignored the injured Demon Dog, only caring about Death Knell: "Are you okay? You aren't hurt, are you?"

Demon Dog watched the two, feeling even worse than if he had eaten excrement!

Death Knell waved his hand: "I'm fine, but the situation isn't good. They've attacked from above, and I suspect the stairwell is full of people too!"

Shangguan Lingwei reacted quickly: "Then why don't we take this chance to go to the service elevator?"

"They've all concentrated their forces here, maybe the basement is empty!"

Death Knell's eyes lit up: "You're right! Then we shouldn't delay!"

Demon Dog was still holding a bottle of brandy, pouring it over the wound on his chest to disinfect it. At the same time, he didn't forget to take a swig himself!

Death Knell's voice came: "Stop drinking, let's go!"

Demon Dog: "What the... Damn it!"

The trio set off again, heading straight for the stairwell.

However, a group of people had already rushed into the corridor.

Death Knell didn't spare his bullets; the terrifying power of the atonement silver coffin forced these people to slow down.

A single bullet would split a head like a watermelon. With watermelon pulp all over the floor, how could anyone not have weak knees?

Arriving at the stairwell, oh no, the underlings below had indeed climbed up and were advancing toward the top floor.

There was no choice; they had to break through!

Thus, Demon Dog gloomily acted as the vanguard again. Who else but him had a pair of bone claws that were especially useful in this cramped space?

Cutting through them like vegetables, bone claws flew amidst the mist of blood, and the stairwell echoed with the harsh screech of metal scraping against concrete.

They finally finished descending three floors.

Fortunately, there weren't many enemies on this floor. Death Knell kicked open the control room, and the elevator was in the inner room of the control room.

Shangguan Lingwei felt it was so exciting; she had never had so much fun as today. It was like a scene from a movie playing out in her own life.

Escaping with her beloved made her heart race and her adrenaline spike!

The elevator doors slowly closed!

The numbers started from 124, rapidly counting down to 123, 122... 100, 99...

The elevator cables emitted a low hum, and the gears seemed to be grinding violently.

20, 19... 10, 9, 8... 0, -1, -2, -3... Shangguan Lingwei felt like she could barely breathe!

With a "ding!", the service elevator doors finally opened!

However, it wasn't directly the garage outside the door; they still had to run through a long corridor!

However, the corridor was already full of people; they were there to block the assassin and the lady.

However, the situation was still okay.

The three of them had judged correctly; experts like Yin and Wu had all run upstairs.

In this basement, other than the intimidating number of people, there weren't many who could actually fight.

Moreover, they didn't have to worry about danger from behind.

Death Knell and Demon Dog could leave the lady safely in the rear. The two of them built a barrier and pushed straight toward the gate of the corridor.

Bone claws tore through the air, and the Silver Coffin roared deafeningly.

After a few minutes of fierce fighting, a blood-soaked path over ten meters long was finally cleared.

However, when the door was pushed open, the three, who thought they had finally escaped, discovered that the underground garage was still brightly lit, with dozens of black sedans surrounding them in a fan shape.

There were also over a hundred men in black, holding machetes, forming an airtight formation of blades.

Lu Jinhong, leaning on a golden cane, slowly stepped out from behind the blade formation.

His face was no longer angry, but filled with a cold, scrutinizing gaze.

Lu Jinhong had never spoken to Shangguan Lingwei in such an icy tone before.

"Madam! One day apart, and I already fail to recognize you!"

"Initially I thought you were a victim, and I wanted so much to use all my energy to save you immediately!"

"But I discovered I was wrong!"

Lu Jinhong pointed his cane at the disheveled woman before him.

"This fiery pit—you jumped into it voluntarily!"

"You personally tore apart the century-old reputation of my Lu Family, and you cut off the last retreat for both you and me!"

"You are an unfaithful, unchaste, dirty woman!"

Shangguan Lingwei, who had just been feeling nauseous in the corridor from the body parts covering the floor, now felt much better after being called dirty to her face by Lu Jinhong.

Her appearance was indeed disheveled. The expensive gown that had been ruined by Demon Dog earlier could no longer be worn. She had just casually put on a hotel female employee's uniform skirt.

Paired with a pair of high heels, she looked exceptionally tawdry.

It made her still aristocratic and beautiful face look like a stark contrast, somewhat ironic.

But Shangguan Lingwei was very defiant; since her husband was so heartless!

She likewise shouted sternly: "Lu Jinhong! Stop being hypocritical here! Your Lu Family's reputation? Does your Lu Family have any reputation?"

"Isn't your Lu Family just getting rich by seizing property, occupying residential homes, and manipulating land prices in Shanghai? What kind of good person are you?"

"Also, I am the eldest daughter of the Shangguan Family! You are just a businessman from Shanghai; what are you pretending to be a noble family for in front of me?"

"I've been married to you for so many years, have you ever given me what I wanted? Do you think buying me this and that makes you good? Do I lack these things from you?"

"You only know how to take from me, using my status as the eldest daughter of the Shangguan Family to satisfy your vanity. Do you think I really admired you?"

"Perhaps at the beginning, yes, I wanted to live a good life with you. But day after day, year after year, I've long been tired of it!"

"So Lu Jinhong, I'm telling you, I don't regret the decision I made today! I've had enough of that disgusting old-man smell on you!"

Lu Jinhong hadn't expected his wife to launch a verbal bombardment against him in front of so many people, giving him a piece of her mind.

Moreover, these words not only stabbed into his heart like knives, but they also made him unable to save face!

Demon Dog laughed out loud: "So the Madam has such a personality?"

Shangguan Lingwei shouted at Demon Dog again: "None of your business! The person I want to kill the most is you!"

Demon Dog's laughter came to an abrupt halt.

Seeing Demon Dog, Lu Jinhong was even more agitated and trembling. He could no longer hold back and roared: "Kill him! Kill him!"