Facing the flying knives pouring down from above, Xingye Riyang wanted to lunge forward again to cushion his back with the Dragon's Tooth, but to his surprise, he found himself unable to move his feet.
Unbeknownst to him, the silk threads that Dragon's Tooth used to control the flying knives had already entangled one of Xingye Riyang's legs, tightly binding him to the railing on the side of the road.
In desperation, Xingye Riyang swung his iron rod in a circle, transforming into a formidable warrior. He swung the iron rod above his head, making it whistle through the air like a round shield, once again deflecting the flying knives one by one.
The scattered flying knives, some shattered and some with broken blades, fell all around.
Dragon's Tooth was dumbfounded. This move, only seen in movies, could actually be used in reality - it was simply unreasonable!
No matter what moves Dragon's Tooth used, he couldn't even break through Xingye Riyang's defense, unable to harm him in the slightest.
Unwilling to accept defeat, Dragon's Tooth pulled out the last five remaining flying knives.
Just then, the surrounding area suddenly roared with the sound of engines as dozens of motorcycles rushed towards Xingye Riyang in succession.
Some rode onto the sidewalks, some onto the road, resembling a large black wave surging towards them.
-(These are the members of the Kuroda Group that Mr. Bai called just now?)
-(They've arrived just in time!)
Dragon's Tooth decided to give it his all here.
The opportunity for Yui to win this battle was now.
He sprinted around Xingye Riyang, throwing flying knives in all directions and then retracting them one by one, using the silk threads to swing them in a circle before throwing them out again.
For a moment, it seemed like countless flying knives were continuously shooting towards Xingye Riyang.
Each flying knife seemed to have a life of its own, attacking Xingye Riyang incessantly.
Xingye Riyang wielded the iron rod, sometimes blocking, sometimes striking, seizing the chance to smash two or three more flying knives.
However, Dragon's Tooth continually retrieved the flying knives he had previously shot out from the ground to replenish his formation, with at most seven flying knives swirling in the air at once.
To make matters worse, the wave of motorcycles from the rogue riders was gradually closing in, less than five hundred meters away from Xingye Riyang.
Despite Xingye Riyang's prowess, it was difficult for him to handle so many enemies alone.
Even a world heavyweight boxing champion would find it difficult to defeat six or seven grown adults alone.
The strength of humans has its limits.
Dodging, another flying knife came towards Xingye Riyang. Suddenly, he had an idea - instead of using the iron rod to intercept the flying knife, he sidestepped it, and then quickly smashed the silk thread behind the flying knife with the iron rod.
As expected, the flying knife was seized by the silk thread, and then flew around the iron rod.
Xingye Riyang seized the flying knife's trajectory, twisted the iron rod, and used the blade of the flying knife to cleanly cut the silk thread binding Dragon's Tooth to his ankle.
As a result, Xingye Riyang once again gained his freedom of movement.
But it wasn't over yet. Xingye Riyang continued to use the flying knife that he had deprived of control. First, he cut the silk thread wrapped around the handle of the knife, then threw it towards the forefront of the approaching motorcycle gang.
Any group will have a bandwagon effect - as long as the leader is taken out, the rest of the group will at least be psychologically suppressed.
Unfortunately, this throw missed its mark, only sticking into the shoulder of the leader.
The hit person staggered slightly, but immediately stabilized himself on the motorcycle.
Then, he pulled out the flying knife and raised it high.
"Charge, boys! It's just a toy knife, nothing serious!"
Seeing this, the other rogue riders excitedly cheered and whistled loudly, revving their motorcycle engines vigorously.
Far from extinguishing the rogue riders' spirit, the flying knife only made them more frenzied.
However, shortly after, the leader of the rogue riders suddenly convulsed and fell off the motorcycle, which then toppled over, spinning and flying far away, emitting sparks from scraping against the ground.
The other rogue riders following closely behind were caught off guard by the unexpected situation, and some managed to dodge in time, while others collided with nearby vehicles.
With the front yet to disperse, a wave of motorcycles continued pouring in one after another. What began as a simple evasive maneuver escalated into a series of intense collisions, turning the previously menacing rogue rider motorcycle gang into a gruesome scene of a large-scale traffic accident in the blink of an eye.
Xingye Riyang had never anticipated such a turn of events.
He paused for a moment, then understood what had happened.
His brows furrowed deeply, glaring fiercely at Dragon's Tooth, clenching his fists so tightly that his bones seemed ready to protrude from his skin.
The flying knives were indeed coated with poison, truly poisonous.
Hence, the leader of the rogue riders had died after being hit by the flying knife for about a dozen seconds.
Although Dragon's Tooth had been hit by a flying knife earlier and remained unharmed, it indicated that he had a way to detoxify himself from the poison.
-(Indeed, how could someone who uses poison not have a backup plan for self-preservation?)
This man was truly full of deceit.
Fortunately, Xingye Riyang remained vigilant throughout.
Had he relaxed his guard after seeing Dragon's Tooth unaffected by the flying knife, he might have already succumbed to the deadly poison on the arrows.
In a fit of rage, disregarding the flying knives still in the air, Xingye Riyang charged towards Dragon's Tooth, brandishing his iron rod.
Unprepared for Xingye Riyang's sudden reckless charge, Dragon's Tooth hesitated for a moment, and his movements slowed down. The flying knife formation couldn't keep up with Xingye Riyang's pace, making him extremely passive.
"Young man, don't be so angry."
Amidst the chaos, Dragon's Tooth, with his unchanging nature, still tried to say something.
"Look, am I not helping you out here?"
With that said, he roughly estimated the distance between himself and Xingye Riyang, then looked back at the motorcycle gang behind him, decisively choosing to turn around and withdraw, escaping towards the motorcycle gang to prevent Xingye Riyang from getting close so quickly.
Despite sustaining damage to seventy to eighty percent of the motorcycles, there were still several scattered vehicles left in the rogue rider gang, narrowly escaping a catastrophe.
What was remarkable was that, despite nearly losing the whole convoy, they did not lose their fighting spirit. Instead, they regrouped, valorously passing by numerous fallen comrades and charging towards Xingye Riyang.
-(These people are something, really gutsy.)
What kind of driving force could keep these individuals resilient even in the face of such defeat?
It should be noted that on a battlefield, once there is a casualty rate of twenty percent, the soldiers will begin to flee.
However, compared to situations where the balance of power is evenly matched and the enemy is unclear, the rogue riders were facing only one opponent - Xingye Riyang.
The knowledge of "We have seven or eight people, while the opponent is just one person" was relatively comforting.
Soon, the rogue riders wielding baseball bats had already passed Dragon's side and charged toward Xingye Riyang.
These fanatics who believed in "chaos is king" shouted loudly, "Die!" "Go die!" as they swung their baseball bats at Xingye Riyang.
Xingye Riyang calmly sidestepped through the traffic as if taking a leisurely walk through the deserted street at three in the morning.
As he passed through, he effortlessly poked two of the motorcycles. With just the speed of the vehicles themselves, both motorcycles were sent flying askew.
To his surprise, after passing through the motorcycles, flying knives flew directly towards him.
This was a textbook example of not treating your teammates as human beings.
A slight lack of attention could lead to consequences beyond mere accidental injuries.
A minor mistake could be a fatal one.
If possible, Xingye Riyang wanted to minimize unnecessary casualties.
Most of these rogue riders were likely young people who had momentarily strayed from the right path. Even if they had done wrong, they were mostly forgivable.
Truly evil criminals were a minority.
Crimes don't warrant death.
-(Sigh, why are the others so slow?)
Xingye Riyang scanned his surroundings; besides enemies, there were still more enemies.
He was tired of playing this game.
-(Forget it, I've seen enough of his moves; this guy is no longer of any value.)
Thinking these thoughts, Xingye Riyang had already rushed to a position six or seven meters away from Dragon's Tooth, gripping his iron rod.
Seeing that he was no match for Xingye Riyang in speed, Dragon's Tooth stopped moving, no longer throwing flying knives, and instead held them in his hands.
At this moment, the flying knives were being used as daggers; one in each hand, he stood with his feet apart, prepared to face Xingye Riyang.
Xingye Riyang did not flinch in the face of his opponent's stance, further accelerating his speed and retracting the iron rod slanting down into his waist, as if the object he held was not an iron rod but a long knife.
In the blink of an eye, only two meters were left between them.
Dragon's Tooth held his breath and focused, pretending to initiate a stabbing attack with his hands, while subtly preparing to side-step.
He believed he had already seen through Xingye Riyang's intentions, ready to dodge the oncoming strike and then, at the extremely close distance, throw out the flying knives in his hands - an attack that would be impossible to dodge or defend against.
But in the next second, before he could make any move, he had completely lost consciousness.
Xingye Riyang's iron rod struck from below, hitting Dragon's Tooth's chin, sending him flying, feet off the ground, before falling backwards on the ground.
But Dragon's Tooth no longer felt the sensation of landing.
An invisible slash flashed like lightning, and when he realized it, the thunderclap was upon him.
"Ah, using this iron rod for sword drawing technique surprisingly feels quite handy."
Xingye Riyang leisurely made a sheathing motion with the iron rod, looking quite proficient.
