Genshin Impact, But I Have Too Many Mods Chapter 38

Chapter 49: The Gap in Resolve

Two more bullets, precise headshots, eliminated two Deathless.

Even phasing was useless.

Auto-aim?

Hey, hey! Someone's cheating here!

Liu Bai could see that Himeko wasn't even aiming, she just called out names and pulled the trigger.

And these names were… coffee origins?

"Colombia!"

It seems I have to call out the names?

But it didn't matter. After witnessing the power of the opponent's bullets, Liu Bai's goal was to deplete the bullets in her gun.

Now there was only one bullet left, and three Deathless remained.

Even without teleportation, the Dormant Spirit Deathless were enough to push Himeko, an ordinary person, to a dead end.

"Last one—Mexican Devil Pepper!"

BOOM—!

A fierce explosion engulfed the three Deathless in the air.

Bang!

Immediately after, from the explosion's smoke, a bullet shot straight towards Liu Bai.

"...There's still one."

Seeing the Dormant Spirit Deathless blocking in front of Liu Bai, Himeko's lips twitched.

"Why did it suddenly turn into Mexican chili at the end?" Liu Bai complained as he released the Deathless.

"I like it, none of your business!"

Himeko was forced to move, trying to take the opportunity to reload.

Bang!

"Eek—!?"

Liu Bai had the advantage, and Guinaifen was also gaining the upper hand.

The firecrackers she threw repelled the small girl in front of her again.

"Phew, phew, that means I'm still pretty strong, right?"

"Wuwu..."

Seele gripped her scythe tightly, looking at the situation on Himeko's side, unsure whether to turn the blade towards the enemy.

"Do you really have to keep fighting? You can escape with your companion... Otherwise, I won't hold back anymore. What's that saying? Leave a little room for maneuver, and you might meet again~"

Seemingly sensing Seele's hesitation, Guinaifen put on a stern face and tried to scare her.

To be honest, it was her first time fighting with real weapons, and she was a bit nervous.

Coupled with the other party's harmless appearance, Guinaifen didn't really want to fight.

But it wasn't entirely a bluff.

If the other party continued to be relentless, Guinaifen would have to be prepared to shed blood.

She... had seen death before.

She had even seen family members die in battle, her home planet destroyed, elders pass away from illness... she had seen it all.

When her brother was captured as a pirate, she had prepared for the death of her entire family.

Although she didn't want to take the life of a girl her sister's age, she would genuinely kill next.

Perhaps this girl had her own difficulties, but she also had people to protect.

Having experienced so many hardships in this life, she was no longer the powerless child she once was... it was time to show her resolve.

"..."

Seele's hand, gripping the scythe, trembled slightly as if sensing a certain determination from Guinaifen.

(Seele, leave it to me. The gap in your resolve and hers is too great.)

"No way."

(Sigh...)

"I still want to fight..." Hearing Jiu's reply, Jiu sighed regretfully. The usual flippant cheerfulness disappeared from her face, replaced by a cold and stern expression.

"Eh? No—"

Clang—!

In an instant, the rusted steel rebar's end aimed straight for Seele's throat. Seele could only block the attack with pure instinct.

(So fast...!) Seele broke out in a cold sweat.

(You're hesitating, Seele.

Clang, clang, clang—!

Strike, slash, chop, cover, press, stab, prick, block, grab.

The rebar in Guinaifen's hands was like a gun and a staff combined, her attacks like a storm, and Seele's occasional counterattacks were easily neutralized.

(If you keep this up, you'll die. Let me handle it.)

Bang—!

Guinaifen used one hand to press down on Seele with the "gun," while her other hand extended a finger to steadily catch a tranquilizer dart flying towards her head. She then casually tossed the dart tip aside, glancing slightly at Himeko, who was pointing a gun at her.

"Tch, you can react to that too? Let's go! Seele! The mission failed!"

Seeing this, Himeko merely sighed at the unreasonableness of the world, then began firing tranquilizer darts indiscriminately, completely disregarding accuracy.

This time, Guinaifen didn't try to catch them head-on but chose to jump away.

Her catching bullets with her bare hands was more of a juggling act; she could easily catch single shots, but against rapid fire, she would still get hit if she tried to catch them.

"Understood! Professor!"

Himeko's covering fire eased the pressure on Seele. Just as they had arrived, she lightly leaped over the speed bumps and the Titans, then caught Himeko as she jumped down from above.

The Titan mechs, which had initially been a burden, now served as excellent rear-guard units.

"Don't—"

"Alright, alright, calm down, Little Gui."

Liu Bai placed a hand on Guinaifen's shoulder, stopping her from charging forward, while simultaneously having the Deathless apply a slowing effect on her.

"You're too serious. They didn't intend to kill you... well, though sometimes kidnapping is more terrifying than intending to kill."

"Ah..."

Guinaifen seemed not to have fully processed it yet.

"Guinaifen? Little Gui? Guinevere-chan?"

Liu Bai flipped Guinaifen over and patted her face.

"Aaaaaaaah—! The pressure is too much—! Boss! Why is that little girl's mouth even harder than Shangshang's! What did we do to deserve this! Was it really necessary?"

Guinaifen threw down the rebar and started rolling on the ground.

"Fighting is too stressful! It's even more stressful than the first time I tried eating noodles while doing a handstand!"

Well, it seemed she had snapped back to reality.

"So, did you get it in your nose?"

"Uh— no, that's not the point! Boss, your focus is so strange!"

"Ah, no, because compared to eating noodles while doing a handstand, the embarrassing state after a failed attempt is more captivating, isn't it?"

"No wonder everyone doesn't want to watch me eat noodles while doing a handstand— I told you the point isn't eating noodles while doing a handstand! Pay attention to my stress!"

"Then you can keep rolling?"

Liu Bai squatted on the ground, resting his chin on his hand as he watched Guinaifen.

"I think watching a beautiful girl roll around is quite interesting. It could be a paid program."

"It's hard to imagine the mental state of a viewer who would pay for such a program."

Guinaifen kicked her legs and jumped up.

"In short, are we safe now?"

"No, look over there."

Liu Bai pointed at the Titans still crawling like snails in the speed bumps.

"Go, dismantle them, Little Gui."

"Ah... um, Boss, I just pulled my back."

Guinaifen slowly lay down.

"Ouch, ouch... Little Gui's unfortunate old back~"

I absolutely don't want to fight those golden-man-like things!

"Golden men aren't that bad, are they? They're just elite monsters, though quite disgusting."

"Easy for you to say when you're standing— anyway, Little Gui's back is really hurting right now! Ouch~~"

"Then let's just run away. No one's blocking our path anyway. Let's find a window and climb over."

"Hey, you should have said so earlier." Guinaifen flipped over and jumped up. "Let's go, let's go, I'm telling you, we street performers, we don't have many skills, but our running-away skills are absolutely top-notch— Oh right, Boss, you didn't manage to stop that woman. I almost got riddled with bullets."

"Yes, yes, we'll be more careful next time."

[Guinaifen Affection: 4454]

Chapter Fifty: So This Is How You Want to Play!

"Why are you back?"

Gray Serpent looked at Liu Bai, who had returned to Shencheng Pharmaceuticals with Guinaifen, his tone laced with a hint of strangeness.

"Where's Raven?"

"Who?"

"Raven."

"?"

Liu Bai and Guinaifen exchanged glances, both looking utterly bewildered.

"...Did you run out on your own?"

"Yeah, luckily, and they got careless," Bai said, glossing over the details. He then pulled out all the electronic devices on his person. "The ones who ambushed me were from Anti-Entropy. Take a look and see how they pinpointed my location."

I move unpredictably, yet I still got caught. What the hell is this?!

"No need to look. Your wristband was hacked."

Gray Serpent glanced at the black wristband Liu Bai handed over.

"They installed a backdoor program in the wristband? You guys dare to use this thing?" Bai asked, somewhat astonished.

"Because we installed other programs too," Gray Serpent replied coolly. "This wristband was completely hijacked, but I'm curious how Anti-Entropy got the serial number and IP address. Did you give the wristband to someone else?"

To put it plainly, Gray Serpent had bought a civilian wristband from Anti-Entropy, then implanted viruses and other things to hack it, turning it into their own property.

And this time, Anti-Entropy had gotten their property back.

But while physically modifying a wristband was simple, pinpointing a wristband without physical contact was relatively more troublesome.

In other words... there had been contact.