That sense of unease, an intuition that surprised Christopher greatly, he wasn't waiting, or rather he was preparing to lure the enemy out, with the gun aimed at Li Jie, his finger pulled the trigger!

"Whizz—!"

The silencer altered the sound of the gunshot, making it quieter.

...

Christopher's vague unease, the intuitive sixth sense, is what Li Yan and the Yun Country would describe as sensing a killing intent! It's an aura emitted by a powerful assassin when preparing to kill. Generally speaking, the more skilled the assassin, the better they are at concealing their killing intent, making it harder for others to sense.

Ordinary murderers give people a sense of viciousness in their eyes. Why do they seem 'vicious'? It's actually the intense killing intent being released, which is the most basic level of killing aura that ordinary people can feel. But the more skilled ones know how to restrain themselves. This applies not only to killing people but also to slaughtering pigs! A rookie butcher will cause pigs to run and scream even before getting close, as they sense the killing intent. A seasoned and skilled butcher can approach without alarming them, giving him a better opportunity.

Professional assassins, naturally, wouldn't show vicious eyes, not even when they've taken down someone, as the target hasn't realized the assassin was nearby. The more skilled they are, the more they blend in with normal people, but — to those with the same experience and level, they can distinguish that subtle aura of different killing intents.

Christopher is SIA's top assassination agent, so he possesses that intuition. However, they don't understand or believe in the mysterious Eastern concept of killing aura. Meanwhile, Li Jie can't sense it because she hasn't killed anyone!

However, facing Christopher now, and watching his every movement closely, she doesn't need to sense any killing intent. Seeing Christopher's eyes and movements, she already knew he was about to shoot!

Initially, because he saw through them and could kill them at any moment, Li Yan didn't move. But now that he was about to shoot, with death inevitable, she wasn't going to sit passively!

Influenced by Li Yan's teachings at the hotel, Li Jie planned to use everything available in her environment. The chair she was sitting on was the only thing she could use. She originally intended to throw the chair at that foreigner, not aiming to hit him, but to obstruct his gun. But due to his words, she realized it wasn't feasible in time, yet she hadn't completely despaired and was still planning self-defense!

While sitting and unable to move her legs extensively, she could make small, stealthy movements. She pressed her toes on the ground while her heels rested on the chair's legs. Though appearing to sit upright, she was actually slightly leaning forward, maintaining a half-crouched posture.

Her feet were already tensed, and her body was poised for action. In the instant before Christopher fired, Li Jie pushed off with her feet, lifting her hips from the chair, leaping forward rapidly!

The chair that had been supporting her weight provided leverage as her body left it; the chair was kicked away with a "clang," hitting the wall, while she gracefully flew in another direction. Her toes tapped the ground twice, and she had already dodged behind a cabinet three meters away, using it as a temporary shield.

Although it wasn't safe, the foreign assassin only needed a few steps to aim at her, and experienced shooters could shoot through the cabinet based on estimating her position. Ordinary wooden cabinets can't stop bullets!

But nevertheless, any extra layer of protection increased her safety slightly. Even if shot, the impact of the bullet would be lessened by the two layers of wooden cabinet, theoretically reducing her injury. Psychologically, it also provided a mental barrier, allowing her to hide further behind other objects.

However, when Li Jie darted away quickly, the gunshot sounded simultaneously, and she vaguely sensed a body appearing between her and the foreign assassin, seemingly blocking a bullet for her!

This realization startled her. Could it be that Li Yan had arrived? Did he use his body to shield me from a bullet?

After hiding, she didn't continue seeking further cover but looked back. Indeed, someone had just landed and fell in the path she'd just escaped. If not for that person blocking, even if she dodged quickly, she wouldn't have escaped being shot!

Her heart seemed to leap to her throat as she anxiously identified the fallen, shot person. Judging by the clothes, it wasn't Li Yan, but seemingly the young man who tricked her earlier!

That person was supposed to trick Li Yan with my phone, how did he end up back here?

Even if he had returned, he couldn't have saved me, let alone use his life to save mine…

As she was puzzled and confused, she noticed the atmosphere around had changed. It was as if an invisible pressure filled the air, and unbelievably, the foreign assassin hadn't continued shooting. What had happened?

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