"Wait, I'll give you the knife!"
"Don't touch her!"
Hoshimi Aya watched the situation and quickly spoke up to interrupt.
At this distance, even if she had absolute confidence in her own strength, she didn't dare to gamble!
She couldn't afford to gamble.
And when Sarah heard Hoshimi Aya's words, she showed a triumphant expression.
"Aya!!"
"Don't give it to her!"
Ling looked at Hoshimi Aya with a look of disappointment, wishing she could be more resolute.
Couldn't she see the other person was just putting on an act?
Even though she was afraid of death, didn't the other person fear it too?
The only reason the other person dared to act like this now was because she was certain Aya wouldn't make a move rashly, right?
And when Sarah heard Ling's rebellious words, she immediately had someone gag Ling.
"Miss Hoshimi, rest assured."
"As long as you give me the knife."
"I will definitely let them go."
Sarah walked toward Xing Jian. Although Sarah left Ling's side, she did not lower her gun. Six or seven guns were pointed at Ling and Zhe at almost zero range.
"... I hope you keep your word."
Saying this, Xing Jian handed over the knife.
She didn't dare to gamble; what if the other party really shot either Ling or Zhe?
If that happened, the other person would still have one hostage left—should she act or not?
So, her only choice now was to hand over the knife.
"You have made a wise choice."
After saying that, Sarah nodded with satisfaction and had someone retrieve the knife.
"Not bad, it's real."
Sarah took the knife and drew it out, admiring the blade patterns on it.
"Move!"
Sarah said with a playful tone, simultaneously sheathing the knife.
As Sarah's tone dropped, the rebel soldiers, except those pointing guns at Ling and Zhe, retracted their weapons and rushed forward together.
They were preparing to take down Xing Jian and capture her alive.
Sarah also waited expectantly for the scene of Xing Jian being subdued.
However, the expected scene did not appear; Xing Jian sent the group of rebels flying with overwhelming force.
"Useless!"
"So many people and you can't even take down one person!"
Sarah cursed as she watched the large group of rebels fail to subdue Xing Jian alone.
Ultimately, Sarah chose to use the old method.
"Miss Hoshimi, look over here."
"Don't move!"
"Calmly surrender, or I'll shoot her."
"You don't want her to die unjustly, do you?"
Sarah pointed her gun at Ling again.
And Xing Jian was stunned when she heard this. She looked in Sarah's direction and saw Ling being aimed directly at the forehead by Sarah's gun.
Consequently, Xing Jian was pinned down tightly beneath the pile of rebels in a human stack, unable to move.
"You people are truly useless!"
"You still need me to threaten her just to take her down."
Sarah cursed while looking at the group in front of her.
However, she also marveled at Xing Jian's strength; even unarmed, so many people couldn't take her down.
It seemed the rumors weren't entirely false. Xing Jian indeed possessed Void Hunter Level strength, but fortunately, she had hostages.
Still, she couldn't let her guard down.
Soon, a rebel soldier rushed over holding a box.
He took out an injection from it.
Seeing this, Xing Jian struggled violently, and Sarah warned her when she saw this, reminding her that she still held hostages.
In the end, Xing Jian chose to compromise. After being injected with two doses of the agent, the rebel who administered the injection gave an 'OK' gesture and left.
"What is this thing?!"
Xing Jian demanded, while a feeling of weakness washed over her body, making her feel like she couldn't exert any strength anywhere.
Seeing this, Sarah curled her lips into a smile and signaled for the rebels pinning Xing Jian to leave.
The crowd, piled more than a meter high, immediately dispersed.
Xing Jian tried to get up but couldn't after several attempts; she couldn't muster any strength in her entire body.
At the same time, Xing Jian understood what had been injected into her: a muscle relaxant.
And it was a full two doses!
Originally, about one dose should have been enough, but because Xing Jian had shown such terrifying combat power even without her knife, they worried one dose might not be enough, so they injected an extra one.
"It seems the effect is kicking in."
"I was actually worried something unexpected would happen this time."
"I didn't expect it to be resolved so smoothly."
Sarah squatted down in front of Xing Jian, lifted her chin, and spoke with a playful tone.
Originally, she thought this matter might be very troublesome.
For that, she had prepared several backup plans.
After all, dealing with a Void Hunter Level individual, even though she brought enough manpower, she still felt somewhat lacking in confidence.
But fortunately, everything was over now.
It had even gone smoother than expected.
Besides a few insignificant minor soldiers getting injured, there were basically no other losses.
"Despicable and shameless."
"If you have the guts, fight me one-on-one."
"What's the point of threatening me?!"
Xing Jian cursed as she looked at Sarah.
"You can curse all you want."
"I've already achieved what I wanted anyway."
"I want both the knife and the person!"
"Take her away!"
Sarah responded with a smile, then ordered two rebels to carry Xing Jian away.
"Officer Sarah, since we've captured the person we were after."
"Should we…?"
Saying this, the rebel who spoke made a throat-slitting gesture.
"No need, just leave them there."
"After all, we did promise them, didn't we?"
"Don't worry about them now; we should head back."
After speaking, Sarah walked towards an escort vehicle.
Xing Jian was inside as well, but she was tied up tightly and placed on a bench.
"... How are Ling and the others?"
"I did everything you asked."
"If you dare to lay a hand on them, once I'm free, I will never let you go!"
Xing Jian threatened Sarah, even though she was now completely at the mercy of others.
The other party didn't seem to intend to dispose of her, so she still had to issue a threat.
She just didn't know why they wanted to capture her?
They already got the knife, yet they still wanted to capture her.
This was quite perplexing.
She had been thinking about this question the whole time just now but couldn't figure it out.
"Don't worry."
"I still have some integrity for this small promise."
"I already had people release them just now."
"You can rest assured."
Sarah replied with a smile while looking at Xing Jian.
She was overjoyed right now; taking down a Void Hunter Level individual with such little cost.
Even if the methods were a bit despicable, she still succeeded, right?
And no matter where she told this story, she could boast about it for a while.
When Xing Jian heard Sarah's words, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.
After all, she was in this state now; she couldn't resist even if she wanted to.
Her current situation could almost be described as being at the mercy of others.
However, the other party was somewhat trustworthy and hadn't done anything to Ling and the others.
So, now she should focus on how to escape.
Fortunately, she hadn't been searched earlier; that small knife was still on her person.
As soon as the drug's effect wore off, she could use that small knife to break free.
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