So, They Could Only Be Killed!!!

Danger!

Extreme danger!!

With a gun pressed directly against his head, this was Wang Teng's first time experiencing such a thing across both lifetimes.

Between life and death lay a Great Terror!

Though he had been reborn once, he had never truly experienced death. Back then, it had felt as though he had simply fallen asleep, then awakened again.

It was completely incomparable to his current situation.

The pitch-black muzzle looked like the gaping maw of some terrifying beast. Beyond that maw was a dark, eerie hell, waiting to swallow him whole.

Terror! Horror!

In an instant, Wang Teng's entire body stiffened, and his soul could not help trembling.

He was, after all, only an ordinary person. Even though he had trained in martial arts in this life, he had never encountered anything like this.

At such close range, he could clearly see the silver patterns on the handgun.

Source Power Runes!

So this was a Rune Gun. It posed a fatal threat even to Advanced Martial Apprentices and martial warriors!

Even though he could run a hundred meters in two seconds and had reached Subtlety in his movement technique, he did not dare make any reckless move with a Rune Gun pressed to his head.

"Damn it!"

Wang Teng cursed inwardly, then promptly chickened out!

Instantly caved!

Without the slightest hesitation, he surrendered the moment he needed to.

"Don't shoot. I'll cooperate!"

Wang Teng hurriedly said, afraid that the other man might get upset and blow his head off.

He had no choice but to cower!

It was too terrifying. He could not stop himself from trembling!

"Behave yourself. Don't try anything funny, or I'll let you have a taste of a bullet."

Scarface shoved Wang Teng and spoke viciously.

Wang Teng was forced to join their fleeing group.

He discreetly observed them. There were five people in total, each carrying a Rune Gun. Judging by their auras, they were at least Intermediate Martial Disciples.

When Wang Teng's gaze swept over three of them, he paused.

Each had a large backpack slung over their shoulders, stuffed full. Through the gaps in the partly open zippers, he could vaguely see thick bundles of cash.

"Did these people... rob a bank?"

"I seem to remember there really is a bank not far ahead..."

Wang Teng suddenly felt that things were not looking good. He seemed to have been dragged into something very troublesome.

"So they were just passing by, and I accidentally became a hostage?"

Wang Teng was speechless.

He felt both innocent and unlucky!

He had merely been heading home, yet he ran into robbers!

Running into them would have been bad enough, but why did they ignore everyone else and take him hostage instead?

Wasn't that bullying?

Little did he know, Scarface had spotted him driving a Supercar. A Rich Second Generation was worth more than an ordinary person, so he had taken Wang Teng hostage.

Escorted by the group of robbers, Wang Teng turned into a narrow alley. They twisted and turned through it, and he had no idea how long they ran.

He pretended to be weak from excessive indulgence, panting heavily after only a few steps.

"F*ck, has this Rich Second Generation slept with too many women or something? He's weak as hell."

One of the robbers, perhaps out of envy or jealousy, disliked the sight of Wang Teng and cursed disdainfully.

"Why not just kill him? He's only slowing us down," another robber wearing a cap said viciously.

F*ck!

The moment Wang Teng heard that, his heart jolted.

This guy was too ruthless. Was running a little slowly enough reason to kill someone? Did he have to be this cruel?

"Don't, don't kill me. I can run. I'll definitely keep up with you," Wang Teng said in panic.

"Forget it. We've already brought him this far. It's only a few more steps. Once we get in the car, it'll be fine," said the robber in the lead.

They ran for nearly another ten minutes. Though Wang Teng looked half-dead from exhaustion, he still managed to keep up with them.

A white Van was parked by the side of an old street.

One robber pulled open the door and shoved Wang Teng inside. Amid a roar of the engine, the Van started moving.

The Van sped through the city.

Suddenly, the sound of Police Car sirens came from behind them.

"F*ck, the cops caught up!" The robber driving slapped the steering wheel, then stomped hard on the accelerator. The Van shot forward.

"Van ahead, pull over immediately! Pull over immediately..."

"Idiots!"

The driving robber stuck his hand out of the window and gave them the middle finger.

"Turn right. Get on the Overpass!" the lead robber said calmly.

The driver immediately spun the steering wheel.

The front of the vehicle turned sharply while the rear swung sideways, carving a long mark across the ground before speeding toward the right.

The Police Cars behind them rushed far ahead before slamming on the brakes and turning around to chase after the Van.

The Police Cars and Van raced after one another along the main road.

Many vehicles collided, causing a traffic jam. Drivers with road rage leaned out their windows and cursed loudly.

"Van ahead, if you refuse to stop, we will open fire!"

The robbers treated it as nothing but noise.

Bang!

A gunshot followed, but it was fired into the sky. With so many pedestrians in the city, the police did not dare shoot recklessly.

The shot was purely meant as a warning!

But the robbers were no pushovers. The more they were threatened, the more vicious they became.

Scarface pressed his gun against Wang Teng, leaned out of the Van, and roared, "Shoot if you dare! I'll blow his head off first!"

Wang Teng felt like a rag doll.

Weak and helpless!

The Van sped across the Overpass. The wind whipped through his hair, leaving him thoroughly disheveled.

"Who the hell did I offend?"

Wang Teng wordlessly asked the heavens.

Sure enough, the Police Cars behind them did not dare fire again. Scarface dragged Wang Teng back inside.

With a smug expression, he said to the other robbers, "See? This is the benefit of taking a hostage."

"Nicely done!"

The lead robber did not hesitate to praise him.

Wang Teng rolled his eyes and complained inwardly, You really are a Little Smarty!

Unfortunately, they were celebrating too soon!

More than a dozen Police Cars pursued and surrounded them. The robbers had underestimated the police's determination. No matter how cunning they were, they were eventually cornered in front of an Office Building.

"Damn it, we only took a little money to spend. Did they really have to chase us this relentlessly?"

"Shut up, all of you!" the lead robber barked coldly.

They had no choice but to get out of the vehicle, seize Wang Teng, and retreat into the Office Building.

"You are surrounded! You are surrounded! Surrender and lay down your weapons immediately..." The police's loudspeakers blared continuously.

The robbers ignored them and rushed straight into the Office Building.

It was already after work, and most people had left. There was not a single person in the lobby.

The robbers went up to the Third Floor, likely intending to occupy the high ground.

The Third Floor housed a Fashion Design Company. Several office workers were still putting in overtime, most of them women.

The robbers kicked the door open and rushed inside.

Bang!

One robber fired a shot.

The scoldings on several female office workers' lips turned into terrified screams.

The lead robber pulled the trigger at a Middle-aged Woman. Her thigh was immediately struck by a bullet, and she let out a miserable scream.

The Middle-aged Woman appeared to hold a fairly high position in the company.

Before the robbers burst in, she had been reprimanding her subordinates. In the blink of an eye, she had become so miserable.

The other female office workers saw blood and let out another round of shrill, broken screams.

"Shut up! Whoever makes another sound, I'll shoot her dead!" the lead robber shouted coldly.

The office workers quickly covered their mouths, terrified that they might make even the slightest noise and be singled out by the robbers.

The wounded Middle-aged Woman also desperately suppressed the groans that kept trying to escape her throat through the pain.

Her forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Wang Teng frowned at the sight. These robbers were truly vicious and brutal. They had no regard for human life at all. They were utterly insane.

"All of you, get to the corner, squat down, and hold your heads. Anyone who tries anything, don't blame me if my gun goes off."

The robbers waved their guns and ordered everyone into the corner.

Wang Teng was not so lucky. He was dragged to the window and made to look down.

More than a dozen, perhaps twenty Police Cars had completely surrounded the Office Building. Every officer had a gun raised at the building's windows.

"Boss, what do we do?" Scarface asked with an ugly expression.

The lead robber did not answer. He simply fired a shot, frightening the police below into ducking behind cover.

"Listen carefully! Within one hour, prepare a helicopter for us. If we don't see that helicopter one minute after the deadline, we'll kill one hostage! Two minutes late, we'll kill two... and we'll keep going until they're all dead!"

Not only did the police hear him, Wang Teng and the other hostages inside the building heard him too.

The employees of the Fashion Design Company all turned pale with fear.

Wang Teng's heart rose into his throat as well, and his expression became grim.

But...

Five robbers, five Rune Guns—he was not confident.

It seemed he could only place his hopes on the police and pray that they prepared the helicopter on time.

Time slowly passed, and an hour soon went by.

But the helicopter did not appear.

Despair showed on the hostages' faces.

"One minute is almost up. If it still doesn't arrive, we'll have no choice but to kill a hostage," the lead robber shouted down at the Police Cars.

"Don't do anything rash! The helicopter is already on its way. It'll be here soon!" The person in charge below was sweating profusely as he shouted through a loudspeaker.

The lead robber did not say a word.

From the look on his face, it seemed that regardless of the reason, he would kill a hostage if the deadline was exceeded.

One minute passed in the blink of an eye!

"You, kid. Come here!" The lead robber pointed at Wang Teng.

"Looks like you're unlucky, kid!"

Scarface gave a savage grin and shoved Wang Teng toward the lead robber.

Wang Teng sighed. He felt that he must have failed to check the almanac before leaving the house today, or he would not have been this unlucky.

He had thought that if he obediently acted as a hostage, the robbers would release him once they achieved their goal. But now, it seemed he had been too naive.

"I can't just sit here and wait to die!"

"There's no way out now. They want to shoot me dead, but I don't want to die. I'm still young, and I finally got a chance to be reborn. How can I die here?"

"Absolutely not!"

"No one can kill me. My new life has only just begun. There are still so many regrets I need to make up for, so many things I haven't done... In this life, I still need to honor my parents. I want to become a powerful martial artist and make them proud. I still want to see what the other world looks like..."

"I don't want to die..."

"I don't want to die, so they can only be killed!!!"