Spy-x-War Showdown

Xiao Ran’s words stunned Yang Yi momentarily; he realized that whenever he dealt a fatal blow, it almost always involved slitting throats or cutting necks, without exception.

Why cut the neck? Because the neck is indeed a handy target.

The knife Yang Yi was currently using was short, just over twenty centimeters, and taking away the length of the handle, only about ten centimeters remained. To instantly kill someone with this length, one must hit a vital spot.

If a knife pierces the lung or liver or another vital organ, without prompt rescue, it can indeed be fatal. But a person who is stabbed would still have the time and strength to pull a trigger, even if death were certain. In battles where life and death are decided in an instant, these spots can’t really be considered vulnerabilities.

The few spots where a knife can instantly kill are the heart, cervical spine or the back of the head, and the neck. Moreover, for the neck, it’s not enough to just attack the throat; one must sever the carotid artery.

People have the instinct to protect themselves; as long as their hands are free, they naturally shield their vital organs without needing to be taught. Trying to stab the heart with a knife is actually quite difficult.

But the neck is different – it’s actually harder to protect than the heart. Though severing the carotid artery doesn’t guarantee instant death like damaging the back of the head or cervical spine, the sudden rupture and the resulting spurt of blood mean that even if the stabbed person lives for several more seconds, they definitely won’t have the strength to fight back.

So, intentionally or not, Yang Yi’s attacks were aimed at the neck.

However, the biggest drawback of slashing the neck is that the blood doesn’t just flow out; it spurts out. To Yang Yi, this wasn’t a problem – at most, he just needed to be careful not to get sprayed with blood.