Chapter 482: Chapter 478 Desperate Situation

Hummingbird shook her dizzy head, her chest feeling heavy from the impact of the airbag.

Her head, unclear where it had hit, had a trail of crimson blood.

Zhi Qi, in the passenger seat, wasn’t doing much better, her face pale as paper.

Hummingbird glanced at the rearview mirror and saw the SUV driven by the assassins had stopped on the road.

Hummingbird felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

“Zhi Qi, get out of the car quickly!”

Hummingbird nudged the dazed Zhi Qi.

Zhi Qi came to her senses and nodded.

Fumbling to unbuckle her seat belt.

If it weren’t for the seatbelt, Zhi Qi and Hummingbird would’ve already smashed through the windshield.

“Brainless, get out of the car quickly!”

Hummingbird shouted while unbuckling her seatbelt.

Hearing Hummingbird’s shout, Brainless lifted his head lethargically, his once bright and shining eyes now dull and lifeless.

Brainless nodded, opened the rear door, and stumbled out of the car.

Brainless was smarter than Unhappy; at least Brainless knew how to open a car door, while Unhappy did not.

Hummingbird and Zhi Qi also got out of the car, looking at the crumpled front of the wrecked car, Hummingbird shook her head, the car was beyond driving.

“What should we do?”

Looking at the assassins who had already opened their car doors not far off the road, Zhi Qi asked in a low voice.

Hummingbird glanced towards the road, cursed inwardly, and quickly scanned the surroundings, her eyes lighting up upon spotting a cornfield not far away. “Into the cornfield!”

In this situation, only by using the cornfield did they have a hope of escaping safely.

“Brainless, let’s go.”

Without waiting for Zhi Qi’s opinion, Hummingbird supported the staggering Brainless and ran towards the cornfield. Zhi Qi also realized there was no time to waste, and immediately followed Hummingbird’s lead, helping the seriously injured Brainless into the cornfield.

“Chase!”

The assassins arrived just as the trio dashed into the cornfield.

Of course, the assassins wouldn’t let go of the trio, the prey they had almost caught, and immediately followed them into the cornfield without hesitation.

Half an hour later!

The trio was caught by the assassins.

Seeing the assassins surrounding them, sweat beaded on the foreheads of both Hummingbird and Zhi Qi.

Zhi Qi’s eyes were full of despair.

Hummingbird silently drew the dagger from her waist.

Although she knew they couldn’t win the fight, she was unwilling to live on her knees.

Seeing Hummingbird’s action, Zhi Qi too pulled out a dagger. Although she wasn’t skilled in combat, Zhi Qi had often fought for Fang Xiaocao growing up and wasn’t afraid of a fight.

Anyway, it was a matter of life or death.

Then let them fight before dying!

The dispirited Brainless, looking at the assassins, had eyes full of killing intent.

Brainless remembered Fang Xiaocao’s task for him, to protect Hummingbird and Zhi Qi.

Though called Brainless, lacking normal human thinking, he had a beast’s instinct that surpassed human thought.

At this moment, no one’s mind was more active than Brainless’s, and the beast’s intuition was helping him find an escape opportunity.

Soon, Brainless had a plan.

He forcefully released himself from the support of Hummingbird and Zhi Qi, dragging his heavily injured body into an offensive stance.

Brainless pointed at the assassin directly in front.

Then pointed at the distant cornfield they had come from, signaling to Hummingbird and Zhi Qi.

Hummingbird was stunned, shaking her head at Brainless, suggesting not to act rashly.

Brainless stared at Hummingbird, stubbornly pointing at the cornfield.

Hummingbird took a deep breath and nodded.

She understood what Brainless meant.

Having worked together for many days, Hummingbird had come to understand the meaning behind Brainless’s gestures.

Brainless wanted her to take Zhi Qi and run.

Brainless meant to hold back the assassins, allowing her and Zhi Qi to break through. Following the cornfield, they could return to the road without worrying about him, finding a way to leave.

Despite her reluctance to abandon Brainless and leave alone, Hummingbird chose to agree after a brief consideration.

Hummingbird knew that even if she stayed, it wouldn’t change anything; the end would still be the three of them dying together. However, according to Brainless’s plan, sacrificing him might give her and Zhi Qi a chance to break through.

Seeing Hummingbird nod in agreement, Brainless grinned, but blood dripped down his mouth.

Brainless was too severely wounded; even in peak condition, he couldn’t hold against eight top-level masters, let alone now in his injured state.

Hummingbird knew that leaving Brainless was akin to sending him to death, merely buying them a few seconds or at most a dozen seconds.

The eight assassins encircled the trio but didn’t hurry to attack.

They were all top-tier experts.

If they let the trio, one and a half First-Class Assassins, escape, they might as well find a crack to crawl into.

Hummingbird was one, the severely wounded Brainless was half, Zhi Qi…

Was at most a decimal point!

In their eyes, she was no different from a regular person, posing no threat.

Brainless lowered his body slightly, preparing to attack. Noticing his small movements, Hummingbird immediately grabbed Zhi Qi’s hand, ready to escape at any moment.

Zhi Qi was stunned but upon seeing Hummingbird’s serious expression, the smart Zhi Qi quickly understood that Hummingbird was planning to break through.

Zhi Qi got ready quickly, determined not to hold back.

The next second!

Brainless moved!

With a “whoosh,” he darted out.

Charging directly at the assassin in front.

The assassin was stunned, then laughed.

As a top-tier master, the assassin could tell that Brainless, with his bizarre behavior, had long since reached the end of his strength.

Though he was a First-Class Expert, how much combat power could Brainless still exert when severely injured?

Thus, the assassin didn’t take Brainless seriously, not even bothering to make a basic defensive move, simply watching as Brainless charged towards him.

The other seven assassins didn’t move either.

They also thought that Brainless, at the end of his strength, couldn’t cause any trouble.

So they didn’t plan to help at all.

All of them simply watched coolly.

Seeing this, Hummingbird breathed a sigh of relief.

It was fortunate amidst misfortune that the other assassins didn’t plan to help.

At that moment–

Hummingbird felt that perhaps Brainless’s plan might work.

But–

Looking at the resolute Brainless charging towards an assassin, Hummingbird’s eyes carried a trace of sorrow.

Brainless was bound for a doomed fate.

No, it was certain death!

Hummingbird gripped Zhi Qi’s hand tightly, signaling her to be ready, to which Zhi Qi squeezed back firmly, indicating she understood.