Coordination and Good Luck
The moment the tall, thin man lunged at Li Nian...
Li Nian's figure disappeared again.
However, this time Li Nian did not appear in the strange place, but rather appeared behind the tall, thin man again, as if she had switched places with him.
At the same time, Li Nian also had an item in her hand—it looked like a card.
"Zhu Ming, it's all yours now!"
Li Nian spoke loudly, then quickly ran towards the other end of the carriage.
The tall, thin man seemed to realize that he had lost something, and he absentmindedly touched his pocket.
Then, he spoke angrily.
"Hey... thief, give it back to me!"
While fleeing, Li Nian heard the other person's angry roar and Bu Wang to turn around and make a face.
"I won't give it to you, hehehe!"
Li Nian's smug expression further fueled the anger of the man in the gray uniform.
"Stop right there!"
The interior of the carriage was not large, and the door at the end was closed.
Although the man was not as fast as Li Nian, in this enclosed space, it was only a matter of time before he caught up with Li Nian.
However, that was under undisturbed conditions.
The tall, thin man hadn't run far when Lin Yu's voice rang out behind him.
"Hey—idiot, stop right there!"
"Showing your back to me? That's incredibly disrespectful!"
With that, Lin Yu pulled the trigger.
"Ah!"
Pale white flames shot from the muzzle, and the sound of the gunshots exploding was less like an explosion and more like the sacred chanting of a choir!
"--This is [cleanliness]."
A mournful yet compassionate, solemn yet powerful female voice rang out from the muzzle of the gun, like Judgment, like a proclamation.
The tall, thin man, though his back was to Lin Yu, had his body twisted into a strange C-shape, as if he had been kicked from the side.
It was as if he could see a bullet coming straight at him from behind!
This tall, thin man somehow possessed the ability to dodge bullets!
But...
Although the bullet grazed his side, it still didn't miss.
Because the bullet called "Dogma" exploded on the side of his body, turning into countless blazing white threads that rushed towards his body!
In an instant, the threads wrapped around him and tightened, causing him to fall to the ground!
This is the ability of [Doctrine], one of the six random bullet types!
Even if it doesn't hit the target, but only passes by it, it can release lines of energy that bind the target.
Of course, this trick only works on beings with souls and life.
And clearly... this mysterious, tall, thin man in a gray uniform is a living being capable of triggering abilities.
"Well done, Zhu Ming!"
While still fleeing, Li Nian grabbed the chair next to her and braked abruptly, then swerved 180 degrees!
Seeing that the man's movements were restricted and he seemed unable to move, Li Nian naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to kick him while he was down!
She turned sharply, pulled Utility knife from her pocket, and prepared to strike the man hard.
But before Li Nian could make a move, the man on the ground suddenly sprang to his feet.
"You two bastards, why won't you offer your despair!"
The man roared, and the white threads on his body snapped one by one!
Layers of bloody light emanated from his body, making him seem even more dangerous and insane.
Li Nian, who was standing right in front of the man, paled Cataclysm and tried to dodge, but it was too late.
"Help--!"
With Li Nian's scream, her Arms were firmly gripped by a pair of large, iron-like hands.
Seeing this from a distance, Lin Yu raised his gun.
"Hang in there... and let's pray that we don't randomly get [Mercy] or [Blasphemy] next."
What Lin Yu was referring to were naturally two of the six types of bullets used in this [Mithril Standard Pistol].
The effect of [Mercy] is to put all targets within the area of effect into a state of sleep.
That's alright, it just means Li Nian will also fall into a deep sleep.
And the effect of [blasphemy]...
It means "annihilation".
It will destroy everything within the area it hits.
There are currently five bullets in the gun, and the probability of hitting either of these two types of bullets is one in five!
Li Nian seemed to know exactly what kind of bullets were in the pistol and immediately calculated the probability of each type of bullet appearing.
Therefore, upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Li Nian, who was being tightly gripped by the tall, thin man and seemed about to be crushed in the next second, quickly spoke up.
"No, no, no, no—don't shoot! I can save myself!"
As he spoke, Lin Yu looked at Li Nian, whose hands were completely unable to move freely, with some curiosity.
"How are you going to save yourself? Don't be reckless!"
Li Nian did not answer, after all, the situation was urgent and she did not have the time to answer Lin Yu's question.
She opened her mouth, and her tongue curled out a gleaming "blade".
Li Nian spat the blade at the tall, thin man who was close at hand; the gleaming blade aimed straight for the man's hooded face.
The tall, thin man slightly tilted his head, once again dodging the blade with uncanny skill. The blade shot backward and embedded itself in a seat inside the carriage.
The tall, thin man looked at the blade with some wariness, but finding nothing amiss, he looked away and increased the pressure on Li Nian.
"A futile struggle!"
He declared in a cold voice.
However, Li Nian, who was in his arms, lowered her head and stared fiercely at the tall, thin man through the gap between her sunglasses and bangs.
"I was actually planning to save this move for later... You really deserve to die."
Li Nian said, then let out a breath.
The tall, thin man was about to say something when he suddenly felt a wave of weakness and limpness wash over him.
He subconsciously released Li Nian, slumped onto the seat next to him, and slowly sat down on the floor, saying in a terrified voice.
What did you do?
Li Nian staggered to her feet, barely managing to stay upright. She grimaced and pulled a roll of bandages from her pocket, symbolically wrapping it around her arms.
The bandage disappeared the moment it was wrapped around her, but Li Nian's arm, which had looked like it was about to break off, was completely restored.
She pulled a hemp rope from her bosom, held it up high, and gestured to Lin Yu.
"Hey, Zhu Ming —hurry up and tie this guy up!"
"His inability to move is limited."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu waved his hand, signaling Li Nian to stand back.
"Take your rope and go somewhere further away."
Then he pulled the trigger, and the pale muzzle flash and the aria-like gunshot rang out once more.
"--This is [mercy]!"
The bullet hit, but it didn't cause any real harm to the tall, thin man on the ground; it just put him into a deep sleep.
"Now we have more time... he'll probably sleep for at least an hour."
Lin Yu said calmly.
Then, he looked at Li Nian.
"How did you manage to take him down with just a razor blade? You didn't even hurt him."
Li Nian shook her head.
"The razor blade was just a distraction, a way to make him ignore my throwing the vial and inhale the 'Paralysis Potion'."
As she spoke, Li Nian kicked a small empty bottle at her feet.
Then Li Nian also asked.
"So how did you confirm that the next shot would definitely be [Mercy]?"
"I'm not sure," Lin Yu shook his head, looking at the gun in his hand, "He just got lucky."