Ballistics

On the blood-stained road to the administrative office, Nan Gengchen crouched in a corner, along with a group of innocent pedestrians who were also trying to escape.

At this moment, everyone was silent.

Only Nan Gengchen still had the mind to fiddle with his phone. He opened the daytime group chat, and the first person to speak was Qiu Xue: "What happened on the road to the administrative office? I heard cannon fire!"

"It wasn't the sound of cannons, it was the sound of sniper rifles," Nan Gengchen replied slowly. "A group of people wanted to kidnap me, but the boss saved me. Now all the assassins are heading for the boss, I'm fine."

"Gunshots? Could gunshots be that loud?" Qiu Xue asked doubtfully. "Little Duck, where are you now? I'm coming to save you."

"No need, no need. Just take care of yourselves," Nan Gengchen said.

At this moment, he was thinking about a question: if this sniper wasn't Qing Chen, then who could it be?

In the group chat, he and Li Tongyun were among the few who truly knew the truth. They both knew that Qing Chen was the Shadow Candidate and that he was Bai Zhou's boss.

Moreover, Nan Gengchen also knew that besides the people in the group, the only other member of the Daytime team was Yang Yang, and there were no hidden snipers at all.

So he was thinking about a question: although he didn't know when Qing Chen had mastered the sniper rifle or when he had brought it back, it was highly likely that it was Qing Chen himself...

No one else could give him this sense of security, and no one else would come so promptly.

However, he suddenly realized that if the sniper was indeed Qing Chen, then the fact that he left early tonight, laid an ambush, and told him to study hard in the classroom meant that he must have already planned to use him as bait!

The bullet that just hit the assassin's calf actually went through between his own legs!

Nan Gengchen subconsciously peeked out to look at the distance between himself and the Kailai Hotel. It was damn far.

What if I miss? Wouldn't I be ruined?

"Xiao Nan!" someone called out from across Xingshu Road...

Nan Gengchen turned his head and was shocked to see Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen rushing out of the residential area, each carrying an exquisitely crafted hand crossbow!

I don't know where it came from.

Gun control is strict in the country, yet these two men's families actually provided them with crossbows.

If this thing hits a person, they will either die or be maimed.

Seeing the two about to cross the road, Nan Gengchen immediately panicked. "I already told you not to worry about me!"

But after looking around, the two of them rushed to his side without a care, picked him up and carried him away. Zhang Tianzhen said, "Are you hurt? We'll take you to the hospital now."

"I'm fine," Nan Gengchen said, both amused and exasperated. "I'm really fine!"

"Where's the boss?" Hu Xiaoniu asked in a low voice.

" Over at the Kailai Hotel, but the gunfire has stopped for a while. I wonder if he's still there," Nan Gengchen looked back, but there was no one to be seen on the rooftop of the Kailai Hotel.

He looked at the two people beside him again, and to be honest, he didn't expect them to come to rescue him.

"By the way, crossbows are also contraband, right? Is it really okay to take this?" Nan Gengchen asked.

Hu Xiaoniu thought for a moment and said, "This is a collectible. We have a certificate of authenticity. It can scare away criminals, but it's fine if we don't use it."

Nan Gengchen: "... You guys really have a wild side."

Not every criminal can get their hands on firearms, so this crossbow is certainly enough to intimidate a large number of people.

In the dimly lit emergency exit of the Kailai Hotel, Qing Chen was silently walking down.

Throughout the entire corridor, only occasionally did green emergency exit signs light up.

Qing Chen knew very well that he had to leave this place quickly, otherwise, whether he was surrounded by Huan Yu's people or Kunlun's people, the consequences would be unpredictable.

However, just as he was quickly descending the stairs, he suddenly stopped and slowed his breathing.

Only then did he finally hear a barely audible breathing sound coming from a section of the stairs below.

Someone is hiding there.

Indeed, one must always be cautious on the battlefield, otherwise one may be caught off guard and suffer a setback at any time.

Inside the emergency exit, both Qing Chen and the assassin fell silent; the other even held his breath.

The assassin wasn't in a hurry at all, because he knew his reinforcements were on their way and would arrive soon.

At this moment, Qing Chen should be the one in a hurry, because if he doesn't leave this building soon, he will be surrounded.

Qing Chen knew he couldn't hide back in the hotel yet, because Kunlun had surrounded the area, and even though he had killed so many thugs with his sniper rifle, he would still run into trouble.

He had to leave immediately.

The next moment, Qing Chen slowly crouched down at the turn of the stairs between the 4th and 3rd floors, then raised his hand, aimed at the iron door at the emergency exit on the 3rd floor, and pulled the trigger.

The loud gunshot was particularly jarring in the corridor!

Startled by the gunshot, the assassin instinctively swayed, and the sound of his clothes rustling could be heard from inside the safety passage.

However, the assassin quickly regained his senses; the shot only hit the iron door of the emergency exit and did not harm him at all.

It should be noted that there are two folding staircases in the middle of the floor, and there is a corner between him and Qing Chen, so this kind of shooting is meaningless.

The next moment, Qing Chen pulled the trigger again.

The bullets hit the iron gate but didn't embed themselves; instead, they bounced around in the emergency exit.

The assassin sneered inwardly, believing that Qing Chen's efforts were futile.

However, Qing Chen observed the sparks as the bullet collided with the iron gate with a blank expression.

Then pull the trigger again.

Pull the trigger again.

The assassin had relaxed by this point, but during the fourth shot, he suddenly felt a numbness in his right chest.

He instinctively reached out to touch it, only to find his chest covered in blood and with a small hole!

The assassin was incredulous. He stared wide-eyed as he slowly knelt down, still unable to comprehend how Qing Chen had done it, even in his dying moments.

He knew that Qing Chen had used the iron gate next to the emergency exit to fire a ricocheting bullet. On the fourth shot, the bullet that bounced back and forth in the emergency exit hit his chest.

He also knew that Qing Chen was not entirely confident, and it was only on the fourth shot that he succeeded.

But the key point is: Qing Chen succeeded.

How could this possibly succeed? How could something so legendary actually happen? Are they even human?

In the dim light, the assassin kneeling on the ground saw the boy walk down the stairs.

The boy remained calm, not even glancing at him, as if he were nothing more than a weed that had inadvertently passed by in the other's life.

In fact, these four shots were not easy for Qing Chen either, with the first shot being the most crucial.

Gunshots rang out abruptly in the corridor. The sound of clothes rustling below gave the assassin his position. The next three shots required precise analysis of the trajectory of each bullet.

Even up to the fourth shot, there was still an element of luck involved.

As he went downstairs, Qing Chen even had time to glance at Bai Zhouqun.

Boss: "Liu Dezhu, where are we?"

Liu Dezhu: "Almost there, almost there! Boss, wait for me!"

Brave Bull Bull: "Boss, Zhang Tianzhen and I are on Xingshu Road right now, we can go and help."

Boss: "No need, Liu Dezhu is enough."

Tonight's battle will be a surprise for any enemy, thanks to C-Class Liu Dezhu.

Outside the emergency exit is the back door of the Kailai Hotel, and beyond that is Xingshu Road.

But just as Qing Chen stepped out of the emergency exit, he suddenly raised his hand and fired a shot into the shadows of a tree canopy not far away.

Caught off guard, the person in the shadows was forced to jump down from the dense canopy, dodging the flying bullets.

The assassin rolled rapidly on the ground, while Qing Chen stood expressionless at the entrance to the emergency exit. Bullets from his pistol struck the ground, and the flying shards of stone stung the assassin's face.

The assassin looked disheveled, but Qing Chen's pupils contracted when he saw the speed of the other party.

He no longer relied on his firearms advantage, but quickly retreated back to the stairs of the emergency exit!

However, Qing Chen retreated decisively, but his opponent pursued even more decisively and was faster than Qing Chen!

Qing Chen fired a shot to intercept, but the speed at which he turned his arm to turn the gun was not even as fast as the speed at which the other person was running, so he couldn't hit him at all.

It wasn't that his marksmanship wasn't good enough, but rather that his opponent's level was far superior to his.

Before Qing Chen could fully retreat into the safety passage, the assassin was already in front of him and punched him in the chest.

With a loud crash, the boy was sent flying back up the stairs of the emergency exit.

However, just as the assassin was about to continue chasing into the safe passage, he suddenly stopped.

Then it retreated very quickly.

Qing Chen coughed up a mouthful of blood, and quickly covered it with his clothes as he coughed.

He slowly stood up, and he and the assassin retreated to a safe distance, using the door of the emergency exit as a boundary.

The assassin silently examined his abdomen, where his clothes were torn and fine beads of blood seeped from the cuts beneath his skin.

This is the effect of a cut from a sharp weapon; it's extremely sharp.

However, the assassin frowned as he looked around the emergency exit, but saw nothing. It was as if there was an invisible knife blocking the passage.

Qing Chen silently retrieved the Puppet Master. Just now, at the critical moment, he wrapped the transparent silk thread on his wrist around the entrance of the safety passage and then infused it with Knight True Qi.

If that weren't the case, the other side might have already rushed in and engaged him in close combat.

"The speed is very fast. It could be the peak of D-Class or the early stage of C-Class," Qing Chen silently judged in his mind. Even if Qing Chen was proficient in fighting skills, it would be useless to fight against an enemy with such a gap.

The opponent is most likely a gene warrior, rather than Awakened or a cultivator. If they were the latter two, they should have shown other methods earlier.

To Qing Chen's surprise, this assassin, whose strength should no longer require him to be subordinate to others, would come to work for Huan Yu.

Did Huan Yu offer something that would tempt the other party?

Or is this Huan Yu herself?

No, Qing Chen shook his head inwardly. Someone Huan Yu, who manipulates everything from behind the scenes, wouldn't be present at the scene in line with Huanyu's style.

There will be another chapter tonight.