The bridge’s iron cables were widely spaced, but Wang Xiaoyun moved as if on flat ground, quickly closing the distance to Zhu Tingting. However, Zhu Tingting’s situation was becoming increasingly precarious with her feet dangling in the air. Despite Wang Xiaoyun’s impressive climbing speed, there was still a significant gap between them. Zhu Tingting, having been up there for a while, was weakening, and if she let go, even Wang Xiaoyun’s ability to walk on air might not save her in time. Wang Xiaoyun continued to shout encouragements, urging Zhu Tingting not to give up while rapidly climbing towards her. Eventually reaching the same height, the space at the top of the tower where one could stand was extremely limited. Wang Xiaoyun managed to find a small foothold, but there was still about two meters between them, with Zhu Tingting at the very end of the tower, with no way to go further. Wang Xiaoyun was about to leap forward with all her might, but at that moment, Zhu Tingting, for some unknown reason, suddenly screamed, and her hands gripping the steel beam loosened abruptly. She paused in mid-air for a moment before beginning to plummet. The crowd behind them let out a collective gasp of shock. Disaster seemed imminent. With a shout, Wang Xiaoyun kicked off the steel beam with both feet, soaring through the air like a flying fish, tracing an arc high in the sky. At a height of over thirty meters, she leaped into the air, swiftly diving towards the falling Zhu Tingting. Faced with this thrilling scene, the crowd watching from below the bridge held their breath. The atmosphere became eerily quiet for an instant. Even the few troublemakers mixed in the crowd, upon seeing the stunning move by the beautiful woman on the bridge tower, ceased their whistling and hugged each other in tension. Everyone looked up, subconsciously covering their mouths and clenching their fists…
Two figures, one red and one green, merged in the air in an instant. The green figure was on top, the red one below. At this moment, there was nothing around them to use for leverage. After the two figures overlapped, their descent accelerated even further. Below them was the nearly dry riverbed. The hearts of the onlookers plunged into an icy abyss along with the falling silhouettes. Suddenly, there was a loud noise, followed by a bright flash of light that flickered several times. Then, the falling red figure seemed to stop in mid-air as if suspended. A strange light appeared above the green figure. At that moment, everyone in the crowd felt disoriented, their eyes seemingly scorched by the sudden burst of intense light in the sky. When they looked back up, all they could see was a blur of red mist. Then, time seemed to freeze completely. Silence enveloped everything.
When the onlookers’ vision returned to normal, the two women were no longer on the bridge, and there was no sign of them in the almost dry bed of the Yuxi River either. What had just happened? Everyone was puzzled. Some tried to climb over the bridge’s railing to reach the tower, skeptical of the inexplicable event, but they fell head over heels before even getting over the barrier, becoming a laughingstock. Others gathered on both sides of the bridge, trying hard to find any trace of the fallen women in the riverbed, but to no avail. People started to wonder if they had all hallucinated. Had they seen two young women fall from the sky, only for them to vanish without a trace?
Speculation ran wild. Some said the green-clad woman had saved the red-clad one and left! Others claimed it was all an illusion, that there was no red-clad woman attempting suicide by jumping off the bridge, nor was there a green-clad woman performing a mid-air rescue. It was all a setup, a holographic prank. After all, how could someone climb a 30-meter tower in just over thirty seconds, rescue someone in mid-fall, and do it all without any equipment? Even the most elite special forces operatives wouldn’t possess such capabilities, not to mention the green-clad woman appeared to be just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.
Yet, many chose to believe in this miracle. Even if it were a staged holographic show, what difference did it make? People needed heroes like this—a beautiful girl warrior capable of saving ordinary people from dire straits. They needed this—sailor warriors!
After that day, all comics, videos, and even outdated, unsold sailor warrior merchandise in Yushan City saw a resurgence in interest.
Meanwhile, Lin Feng, who had been observing from afar, noticed that the situation was turning sour. He focused on capturing the car’s license plate number, but before he could adjust his lens, an electromagnetic disturbance disrupted his vision, and the image in his mind shattered. He felt as if he had been hit by a heavy stick, pain splitting his head. “Ah!” Lin Feng screamed, collapsing onto one knee from the pain. In the distance, the car started and quickly disappeared in a cloud of dust.
In the footage, Zhu Tingting had clearly stabbed Wang Xiaoyun from behind, causing her to faint suddenly. Was Zhu Tingting an accomplice of Li Xiangdong? “Damn it!” Lin Feng, in a state of fury, forced himself up and started to chase after them, but his physical strength was limited. After the earlier sprint, his energy was nearly depleted, and the sudden mental shock further disrupted his focus, making his pursuit falter. As the car grew smaller in the distance, he knew he couldn’t catch up.
Despite knowing that continuing to run at this pace would not save anyone and might even lead to his own collapse, Lin Feng, driven by desperation, continued to sprint along the road. He blamed himself for his carelessness and his own uselessness, equipped with top-notch gaming gear yet continually outmaneuvered. Especially since Wang Xiaoyun was with him, and if he hadn’t, in his overconfidence, informed her of Zhu Tingting’s supposed location, she wouldn’t have fallen into this trap so easily. Zhu Tingting’s suicide attempt was nothing but a well-orchestrated ruse, turning good intentions into disastrous outcomes, leaving Lin Feng deeply frustrated.
Just now, when I wanted to check the car license plate at the crucial moment, the surveillance image in my mind suddenly collapsed. Moreover, my head was still… “Lin Feng, you have one hour to bring the original and the program to our designated location, or we will kill Wang Xiaoyun immediately. Of course, before killing her, I’ll let my men give this lovely young lady a good time, hehehehe…” Li Xiangdong laughed wickedly. The sound of clothes being torn came through, and Wang Xiaoyun’s fair skin was suddenly exposed to the air. Several grotesque men, completely naked, lunged at Wang Xiaoyun, who struggled desperately… Lin Feng screamed, “No!”, and suddenly sat up, only to realize it was all a nightmare! Everything around was stark white, even the bedding covering him was white. His clothes… how had they turned into hospital patient attire? His scream woke a woman sitting by the bedside. She lifted her head, rubbed her eyes, and said excitedly, “Well, you finally woke up!”
“Why is it you?” The woman sitting by the bed was actually Xu Xiaoman, the policewoman he had met once before. Lin Feng tried to get up, but Xu Xiaoman pushed him back into the bed. “My big hero, stay still! The doctor said you need to rest, rest, you hear me!”
“Officer Xu, why am I here? Where is this place? How long have I been unconscious?” Lin Feng was anxious about Wang Xiaoyun’s safety, wishing he could jump out of bed to rescue her from Li Xiangdong’s clutches. As for why Xu Xiaoman was by his side, that wasn’t his most pressing concern at the moment.
