You Had Your Chance and Didn't Use It

No one had expected Sharman to turn his gun on Xu Fan, the very man who had just helped him.

His actions undoubtedly ignited the fury of the Yan Kingdom people.

The crowd seethed with rage.

What state had Sharman been in before meeting Xu Fan?

Cold, hungry, and exhausted.

On the verge of collapsing at any moment.

At the critical juncture, it was the fire Xu Fan had built that provided him warmth.

It was the smoked meat Xu Fan had made that eased his hunger.

And yet, Sharman turned around and harbored murderous intent.

This scene was nothing less than a modern-day retelling of Mr. Dongguo and the wolf.

It was utterly sickening—like opening the door for disgust itself.

Disgusting to the core!

In truth, the conflict between the Curry Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom had intensified over the past two years.

On some social platforms, the Curry people were outright hostile toward the Yan people.

Now, Sharman's behavior here—

In the eyes of the Curry people, it was hardly unacceptable.

They even resorted to sophistry in the Live Stream Room.

The Forbidden Land couldn't be judged by the rules of Blue Star.

If anyone was to blame, it was Xu Fan for not being vigilant enough.

Perhaps Xu Fan had been plotting to take out their contestant all along.

He just missed his chance.

But this behavior was no different from banditry.

It was utterly repulsive.

Even viewers from other countries couldn't stomach it.

They began to voice their criticism of Sharman and the Curry Kingdom audience.

Thugs.

Scoundrels.

Shameless!

If they could step through the screen into the Forbidden Land, the Yan Kingdom audience would charge in and beat Sharman to a pulp!

"How can there be such a shameless person on Blue Star? If not for Xu Fan's generosity, this guy would have been dead long ago, right?"

"This is too much. They attack us online all the time, and now they actually want us dead!"

"Times have changed for the worse!"

"Xu Fan, wake up!"

"Holo, bite him!"

But...

Aside from condemning Sharman through bullet comments, the Yan Kingdom audience had no way to intervene in what happened in the Forbidden Land.

Especially when they realized that ten million people would be buried with Xu Fan.

An unprecedented despair descended upon the entire Yan Kingdom!

Inside the Forbidden Land.

Sharman raised the pistol with both hands, aiming it at Xu Fan's temple.

As for what was happening on the Live Stream Room and social platforms, he neither knew nor cared.

After all, he was in the Forbidden Land now.

What could the Yan Kingdom audience do besides fume in frustration?

Most importantly...

He wasn't acting out of personal motives.

He was doing this for the Curry Kingdom.

Xu Fan was simply too sharp, frequently reaping rewards within the Forbidden Land.

If he wasn't eliminated here, it would only be like raising a tiger to invite disaster.

He himself...

was a hero!

In less than half a minute, Sharman had already found ample justification for his actions.

Yes.

It wasn't out of selfishness.

But for the sake of his motherland.

That was why he was taking out a competitor!

With that thought, Sharman's malice surged.

He mustered enough courage and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

The bullet flew straight out, the silencer muffling the gunshot.

But even with his mental preparation, he still underestimated the rifle's recoil; his hands went numb from the shock.

He staggered back, nearly falling to the ground.

His blood pressure shot up.

His breathing grew rapid.

His heart pounded wildly.

Sharman was thrown into unprecedented panic.

Had he killed Xu Fan?

Had the Female Snow Wolf been startled awake?

How gruesome was the scene of a bullet to the head?

All kinds of doubts flooded Sharman's mind.

But immediately, Sharman shook his head forcefully.

Trying his best to stay calm.

He now had to confirm one thing as quickly as possible.

Was Xu Fan dead or not!

If you don't root out the weeds, you'll only cause trouble for yourself.

That was the experience Sharman had accumulated over the years.

So much so that later, when he assaulted little girls, he never left any evidence behind.

Thus, Sharman took a sharp breath and fixed his gaze on Xu Fan.

Yet, what Sharman never dreamed of was...

Xu Fan, who should have been shot in the head and had his skull cracked open, was now sitting calmly by the campfire, as if nothing had happened.

"Your next line should be, 'Impossible, why is this guy still alive?'" Xu Fan said slowly.

"Impossible, why is this guy still alive?!" Sharman mechanically repeated Xu Fan's words.

Why did this guy know what I was going to say?

Wait, what the hell is going on?

For a moment, Sharman's eyes went wide, his jaw nearly dropping to the ground in shock.

He simply couldn't make sense of the scene before him.

Why was Xu Fan unharmed?

To ensure accuracy, he had stood right next to Xu Fan.

The muzzle was less than two meters from his head.

How could he have missed?

"Nothing is impossible, Sharman." Xu Fan propped himself up with one hand on his knee and stood from the ground.

From the moment he first made contact with Sharman, Xu Fan's Observation Haki had sensed the malice in his emotions.

And as time went on, This guy's malice was growing stronger.

Until it transformed into killing intent.

So Xu Fan deliberately kept his guard up and didn't fall asleep.

Everything unfolded just as Xu Fan had anticipated.

That bastard Sharman really made his move while Xu Fan was supposedly asleep!

As for that gunshot just now—

Xu Fan relied on his Observation Haki ability to dodge it.

Nothing difficult.

But Sharman quickly regained his composure.

After all, the pistol was in his hand.

Even if the first shot missed, he still had another chance.

At this close range.

Once Xu Fan was hit.

It would be over.

As for the Female Snow Wolf.

It wasn't even as big as a large dog.

That wasn't a problem either.

Yes.

The situation was still under his control.

"Heh heh heh."

Sharman's lips curled into a cold sneer.

"Don't think I don't know what you're planning."

"You wanted to find an opportunity to get rid of me too, didn't you?"

"Too bad the gun's in my hand now."

"Who do you think you are?"

"All you did was kill a few fierce beasts in the Forbidden Land."

"And claim the rewards."

"Body enhancement? Can it stop a bullet?"

"Turn around."

Sharman spoke in a commanding tone. "Then kneel."

Since they had already torn off all pretense.

He had nothing left to fear.

He planned to execute Xu Fan live on stream.

Kill Xu Fan in front of the entire Yan Kingdom!

At the same time...

He wanted to prove to the whole world.

That their Curry Kingdom was the number one power in the Asia region!

Seeing this, Xu Fan let out a light sigh. "I already gave you a chance."

"But since you couldn't make use of it, you can't blame me."

He had never been some saint.

He couldn't bring himself to understand or forgive someone pointing a gun at him.

In his eyes.

Sharman was already a dead man.

The moment Xu Fan finished speaking, a faint current of air burst from his body, rapidly coiling around his hands.

Dyeing Xu Fan's arms black.

It was—

Armament Haki!