Recharge

2024-04-25

Author: Pencil Dancing

Bug Spray rolled aside, dodging the attack. He then threw out a rat, ducked behind a pillar, and cursed, "F***, Cross! I taught you that move, and you're using it to kill me."

"Bastard!"

Carlos showed no mercy. With a flick of his gun, the bullet traveled in an arc around the pillar where Bug Spray was hiding and instantly killed him.

At that moment, a gunshot rang out behind him. The Gunsmith raised his pistol and immediately pulled the trigger at Carlos.

Whether he sensed it or had anticipated the danger, Carlos lunged forward and dodged the shot, then spun around and fired back.

The Gunsmith was no pushover either, moving as he fired at Carlos.

Their bullets collided in midair from time to time.

Meanwhile, Charlotte Doyle entered a study. The room was enormous, surrounded by towering bookshelves filled with countless books.

At that moment, Sloan and three Assassins appeared from behind bookshelves in four different directions. They raised their guns and fired without hesitation.

Bang!

Four bullets shot toward Charlotte from four directions at once. Charlotte suddenly flipped through the air, dodging all four bullets aimed at him at an unbelievable angle.

Before they could react, four Shuriken flew out, instantly killing the three men besides Sloan. Sloan survived, but his palm was pierced straight through, and his gun fell to the ground.

After landing, Charlotte saw that the danger had been eliminated and asked, "Sloan?"

Sloan clutched his bleeding palm with one hand and feigned calm as he said, "Charlotte, how much did Carlos pay you? We'll pay double—no, triple. Help me."

Charlotte looked at Sloan with a faintly mocking expression. "Sloan, you can't afford that price."

"Besides, once you're dead, The Textile Factory's assets will be mine too!"

Charlotte was not joking. Sloan truly had nothing else comparable to the Wax Bath or another sacred Fate Weaver.

Upon hearing that Carlos had used the entire Textile Factory as a bargaining chip and given it to Charlotte, sweat immediately appeared on Sloan's forehead. Then, seemingly thinking of something, he said:

"Charlotte, if you let me go, I'll cancel the bounty on your Charlotte Agency. How about that?"

"At the same time, this Textile Factory will be your spoils of war. I'll hand it over to you."

Seeing that Charlotte remained unmoved, Sloan continued, "Charlotte, if you don't let me go, that bounty will remain posted at The Continental Hotel. Countless Assassins will swarm you like locusts. You won't be able to trust anyone."

Hearing Sloan's threat, Charlotte kicked him to the ground and stepped on him. "Sloan, you'd better cancel the bounty on my Agency. That way, I can at least let you die quickly."

Pinned beneath Charlotte's foot, Sloan was not afraid. Instead, he instantly calmed down and looked at Charlotte. "Charlotte, if you refuse to spare me, then this bounty will remain on the five people of your Agency until every last one of you is dead and the reward has been collected."

"Maybe you aren't afraid of assassinations, but what about the others? Living under the shadow of assassination forever—can they really endure it?"

Seeing Sloan continue to threaten him with the bounty, Charlotte pressed down with his foot and stomped hard, crushing Sloan to death.

"I, Charlotte Doyle, hate being threatened more than anything. You thought you could use those worthless Assassins to force me to spare you? Sloan, you think too little of me."

He then kicked Sloan's corpse straight toward the doorway.

Carlos, who had just dealt with the Gunsmith, walked in while clutching the wound on his arm. He looked at the dead Sloan, then at Charlotte, who bore no injuries.

Carlos's pupils contracted. This man was terrifying.

"Charlotte, has the bounty issue been resolved?"

Charlotte did not answer, clearly indicating that the matter had not been resolved. Instead, he asked, "Is anyone still alive in The Textile Factory?"

Seeing that Charlotte would not answer, Carlos did not dwell on it. "They're all dead."

Glancing at Sloan's corpse on the floor, Charlotte said, "Take me to see your so-called Fate Weaver."

Hearing Charlotte's request, Carlos gave him a deep look. He did not refuse, instead leading Charlotte into a workshop.

The workshop was huge but extremely empty. There was only a single loom operating inside.

Looking at the loom before them, Carlos said with a complicated expression, "Charlotte, this is the Brotherhood of Assassins' Fate Weaver."

Charlotte stepped forward and circled the Fate Weaver. He even took a special look behind it, wanting to see whether it was connected to an Ethernet cable like people online joked about.

The truth was that the Fate Weaver was not connected to any cable. Charlotte carefully examined it, trying to find something unusual, but after looking for a long time, he found nothing.

He lightly placed his palm on the Fate Weaver. The next second—

The system, which had never successfully recharged before, suddenly reacted. A message appeared.

Ding. Special energy detected. Recharge available. Recharge?

Upon hearing the news of a recharge, a smile appeared on Charlotte's face. As expected, the Fate Weaver was no ordinary object. It could actually recharge the system.

Without any hesitation, Charlotte Doyle silently commanded, Recharge.

The next second, the loom before him seemed to have its power drained away, and the machine instantly aged.

The loom, which had remained undamaged for over a thousand years, suddenly seemed weathered by time. It turned to ashes and scattered across the floor.

Carlos was instantly dumbfounded by the sight and at a loss. He could not understand why the loom, which had endured for a thousand years, had decayed into ashes the moment Charlotte touched it.

After his eyes shifted slightly, he muttered, "The Fate Weaver, like the Brotherhood of Assassins, decayed and was destroyed after abandoning its faith."

Charlotte merely raised an eyebrow at Carlos's words and paid them no attention. His focus was on the Naruto System interface in his mind.

Ding. Recharge successful!

On the system interface, the Gold Coin count began rapidly changing from 50: 100—500—1000.

The number kept changing before finally stopping at 1730.

1680 Gold Coins had been added, and the VIP level had also changed from 0 to VIP1.

Seeing these changes, Charlotte did not linger on the system interface. He exited it immediately and decided to study the rest after returning, since Carlos was still standing beside him.

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