No one had expected Sharman to point his gun at Xu Fan, the very man who had just helped him.
His actions had undoubtedly ignited the fury of Yan Kingdom's people.
The crowd was outraged.
What had Sharman been like before he met Xu Fan?
Cold, hungry, and exhausted.
He could have collapsed at any moment.
At the crucial moment, it was Xu Fan's fire that had warmed him.
And it was the smoked meat Xu Fan had made that had eased his hunger.
Yet Sharman had turned around and decided to kill him.
This was practically a modern-day retelling of Mr. Dongguo and the wolf.
It was so disgusting that even disgust itself had to open the door.
Disgusting beyond belief!
In truth, tensions between Curry Kingdom and Yan Kingdom had been escalating over the past two years.
On some social media platforms, people from Curry Kingdom were downright hostile toward the people of Yan Kingdom.
So Sharman behaving this way now—
In the eyes of people from Curry Kingdom, it wasn't hard to accept at all.
Some even argued in the Live Stream Room.
The Forbidden Land couldn't be judged by Blue Star's rules.
If anyone was to blame, it was Xu Fan for not being vigilant enough.
Maybe Xu Fan had been plotting to kill their contestant, too.
He'd just missed his chance.
But this kind of behavior was no different from that of a bandit.
It was utterly despicable.
Even viewers from other countries couldn't stand it.
They began criticizing Sharman and the viewers from Curry Kingdom.
Bandits.
Thugs.
Shameless!
If they could enter the Forbidden Land through their screens,
the people of Yan Kingdom would have rushed in and beaten Sharman to a pulp!
"How can someone on Blue Star be this shameless? If Xu Fan hadn't shown him kindness, this guy would've been dead already!"
"That's too much. It's one thing to attack us online, but these people really want us dead!"
"People's hearts have turned rotten!"
"Xu Fan, wake up!"
"Holo, bite him!"
And yet...
Aside from condemning Sharman through their comments,
the people of Yan Kingdom had no way to interfere with what was happening in the Forbidden Land.
Especially when they realized that ten million people would be buried along with Xu Fan.
An unprecedented despair descended upon all of Yan Kingdom!
Inside the Forbidden Land.
Sharman raised the Pistol with both hands and aimed it at Xu Fan's temple.
As for what was happening in the Live Stream Room and on social media,
he knew nothing about it.
And he didn't care.
He was in the Forbidden Land, after all.
What could the people of Yan Kingdom do besides rage helplessly?
More importantly...
He wasn't doing this for his own benefit.
He was doing it for Curry Kingdom.
Xu Fan was simply too conspicuous, winning reward after reward in the Forbidden Land.
If Sharman didn't eliminate him here,
he'd only become a threat in the future.
He...
was a hero!
In less than half a minute, Sharman had found himself a perfectly good excuse for what he was doing.
That was right.
He wasn't acting out of selfishness.
He was doing this for his motherland.
He'd killed a rival contestant for its sake!
With that thought,
Sharman let his evil impulses take over.
He worked up the courage and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
The bullet flew straight toward its target, but the silencer swallowed the gunshot.
Even though he'd steeled himself, he'd still underestimated the gun's recoil. His hands went numb from the shock.
He stumbled backward, nearly falling to the ground.
His blood pressure shot up.
His breathing grew ragged.
His heart pounded wildly.
Sharman was thrown into a panic unlike anything he'd ever experienced.
Had he killed Xu Fan?
Had the Female Snow Wolf woken up?
How gruesome would it be to see someone's head blown apart?
Questions flooded Sharman's mind.
But then he jerked his head, shaking them away.
He forced himself to stay calm.
Right now, he had to confirm one thing as quickly as possible.
Was Xu Fan dead or not?
If he didn't finish the job, he'd only bring trouble upon himself.
That was a lesson Sharman had learned over many years.
It was why, even when he later assaulted little girls, he never left behind any evidence.
So Sharman sucked in a breath and stared intently at Xu Fan.
But what Sharman had never imagined in his wildest dreams was...
Xu Fan, who should have been shot in the head, with his skull blown open,
was now sitting calmly by the fire.
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 repeated mechanically.
How did this guy know what I was going to say?
Wait, what was going on?
Sharman's eyes widened, and his jaw nearly dropped to the ground in shock.
He simply couldn't make sense of what he was seeing.
Why was Xu Fan unharmed?
To make sure he hit his target, Sharman had stood right beside him.
The muzzle had been less than two meters from Xu Fan's head.
How could he have missed?
"There's nothing impossible about it, Sharman." Xu Fan braced one hand on his knee and stood up.
When Xu Fan had first met Sharman, his Observation Haki had sensed the malice in his emotions.
And as time went by,
that malice had only grown stronger.
Until it became murderous intent.
That was why Xu Fan had kept his guard up and hadn't gone to sleep.
Everything had gone exactly as he'd expected.
Sharman had indeed made his move while Xu Fan was supposedly asleep!
As for that shot just now,
Xu Fan had dodged it using his Observation Haki.
It hadn't been hard.
Sharman quickly regained his composure.
After all, he was the one holding the Pistol.
Even if his first shot had missed, he still had another chance.
At this close range,
if Xu Fan took a bullet,
it would all be over.
As for the Female Snow Wolf,
it wasn't even as big as a large dog.
It wouldn't be a problem, either.
That was right.
He was still in control of the situation.
"Heh heh heh."
Sharman's lips curled into a cold sneer.
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."
"You were looking for a chance to get rid of me, too, weren't you?"
"Too bad the gun's in my hands now."
"Who do you think you are?"
"You've only taken down a few ferocious beasts in the Forbidden Land."
"And gotten some rewards, that's all."
"Your body's been strengthened? Can it stop a bullet?"
"Turn around."
Sharman spoke in a commanding tone. "Then get on your knees."
Now that they'd fallen out,
he had nothing left to fear.
He planned to execute Xu Fan live on camera.
He'd kill Xu Fan in front of all of Yan Kingdom!
At the same time...
He would prove to the whole world
that Curry Kingdom was the strongest country in the Asia Region!
Seeing this, Xu Fan couldn't help but sigh. "I already gave you a chance."
"But since you were too useless to take it, don't blame me."
He had never been a saint.
He couldn't understand or forgive someone who pointed a gun at him.
In his eyes,
Sharman was already a dead man.
The instant Xu Fan finished speaking, a faint current of air burst from his body and quickly wrapped around his arms.
His arms turned black.
It was...
Armament Haki!
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