Forever Young

"Where are you two going?"

"Driver, Weiyang Lake Park, thank you."

Through the Bluetooth headset, Huan Yu clearly heard Qing Chen's conversation with the taxi driver, and was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to say.

You actually took a taxi? In such a tense atmosphere, you suddenly hailed a taxi and drove off?

This has absolutely no aesthetic appeal!

By the time Huan Yu wanted to say something, the connection had already been lost.

However, during Qing Chen's conversation with the taxi driver, he caught a certain piece of information.

There was more than one person getting on the bus; there were two.

Moreover, Bai Zhou's precise positioning of the battlefield at Weiyang Lake Park in Xiancheng seemed like a decision made long ago.

"There must have been people who came to Xiancheng during the day. Sure enough, there is someone in Qingchen 'Qing Chen life who knows Xiancheng very well," Huan Yu analyzed in a low voice.

After all, who would choose an unfamiliar place as their battlefield?

"Who has been to Weiyang Lake Park?" Huan Yu switched the channel on the entire communication system and removed the Bluetooth headset that Qing Chen might have from the contact list. "What's in Weiyang Lake Park?"

Someone answered, "There is Weiyang Lake."

Huan Yu raised an eyebrow. "... Who said that? Zhang San, slap him across the face..."

On Fengcheng Fifth Road, Zhang San slapped a young man next to him without any expression.

Zhang San said, "Boss, I've been there. It covers nearly a thousand acres, and the entire Weiyang Lake is over four hundred acres. There are many trees in the park, built along Weiyang Lake."

Huan Yu sneered, "Then let's go see what's so strange about the battlefield that Bai Zhou chose for us."

Zhang San replied, "Understood, we'll head over now... By the way, boss, should we go to the Vienna Hotel and take control of Qing Chen's classmate?"

Huan Yu said casually, "This doesn't follow the rules of the game; it's too despicable."

Zhang San was taken aback. "Boss, will Kunlun get involved in this matter tonight?"

Huan Yu laughed, "Don't worry, they're busy looking for the Kashima Corporation's Time Walker, they don't have time to bother with us."

At this moment, Qing Chen was sitting in a taxi, breathing slowly.

The long run put immense pressure on his cardiopulmonary function, and the brief moment in the taxi was a rare opportunity for him to rest.

During his chase with Zhang San, Qing Chen appeared relaxed, but in reality, he could feel the pressure coming from behind him.

If he hadn't planned three routes in advance, he probably would have already been caught up by the other side.

The last time I faced this kind of oppressive feeling was when I was in Forbidden Zone No. 002, facing Cao Wei.

This is a C-Class expert.

It's also possible that he is a hidden Awakened.

Snowflakes fell one by one outside the window, melting the moment they touched the ground, leaving it looking wet.

Qing Chen touched his hair, which was already wet without him realizing it, a mixture of snowflakes and sweat.

Fortunately, the temperature in the city is relatively high, so the place where he will undergo the second Life and Death Trial should not freeze over anytime soon.

"I'm so tired," was Qing Chen's heartfelt sentiment.

However, after the fatigue of controlling the rhythm of the battlefield, a tremendous sense of excitement was stimulating his nerves.

Even my brain started working a few times faster.

Qing Chen touched his ribs, which were aching slightly.

Fortunately, he ate three Dragon Fish, and the magical warm current healed most of his injuries; otherwise, they might be even more serious now.

However, at that moment, Qing Chen looked out the taxi window and suddenly saw a familiar figure mixed in with seven or eight people.

He wanted to ask the driver to stop the car, but ultimately didn't.

"That's strange, how did we end up here?" Qing Chen wondered.

Upon hearing this, the taxi driver in the front seat suddenly said, "Don't talk nonsense. I followed the navigation the whole way and didn't take any detours for you."

Qing Chen: "..."

More than ten black minivans stopped at the entrance of Weiyang Lake Park.

Nearly a hundred people jumped out of the car, and some even took boxes out of the trunk.

There were 12 black boxes in total, each the size of a computer tower, and the words "Boundary-011" were written on the boxes.

What's inside is clearly the Boundary of the Inner World -011 model drone unit, but it's a mystery how Huan Yu managed to bring back something so massive.

Zhang San said coldly, "The person with the box, come with me. The rest of you, disperse in the park and search for Bai Zhou's whereabouts. Turn on instant messaging."

The assassins were stunned. In this park-like terrain, having to spread out to find targets was practically suicide.

Zhang San meant that by enabling instant messaging, they would no longer need to press buttons to speak, so that they could report the target's location before being killed by the target.

Even if the target is a sneak attack, they can still let out painful howls to locate their target.

The assassins looked at Zhang San; the other party was willing to trade lives for information!

Zhang San calmly said, "Don't forget where you are in the Inner World. Since you've decided to pledge allegiance in exchange for benefits, you must bear the same risks."

The assassins lowered their heads, switched their Bluetooth headsets to instant messaging mode, and then disappeared into Weiyang Lake Park.

However, the target was easier to find than I had imagined.

The assassins had barely entered Weiyang Lake Park when they heard a booming sound!

A sniper bullet traveled hundreds of meters, directly blasting an assassin into a cloud of blood.

"Sniper! It's a sniper!" a killer shouted hoarsely.

No sooner had he finished speaking than the assassin, who was trying to find cover, had his thigh severed by a terrifying anti-material sniper bullet.

If no one comes to his rescue in time, he will soon bleed to death.

The assassins hid behind the artificial hills and trees in the park, leaving the wounded assassin to wail in agony.

Zhang San naturally knew how accurate this daytime sniper was. After the Bloodstained Administrative Road incident, he even specifically looked up a map to analyze the ballistics.

If the opponent is unerring within a kilometer, then naturally there will be no mistakes.

Therefore, the "encirclement and suppression" tactic they used during the day is now being used against them by the enemy.

"Don't try to save him," Zhang San said calmly. "We don't have the professional medical equipment here; we can't save him."

Some of the assassins believed this statement, but others knew very well that if they tied the injured person's thigh with a belt, the injured person would most likely not die.

Zhang San was unwilling to waste manpower on saving people.

Zhang San said in the communication channel, "Boss, I know why the other side chose this place. There are only two high points in the entire Weiyang Lake Park. One is the Ferris wheel, and the other is the lakeside tower crane bungee jumping point. All the other places have a wide and unobstructed view... This is the best sniping position. It is a place where a sniper can control everything."

All it takes is one person and one gun.

Qing Chen then suppressed everyone from the highest point, suppressing the entire battlefield!

That's what makes snipers so terrifying.

This is also the significance of Qing Chen's choice of this battlefield!

"This is interesting," Huan Yu chuckled softly. "I was wondering why the boss from Bai Zhou would choose this place. I'm just curious how he managed to bring an anti-materiel sniper rifle here."

If you drive here on the highway, you won't have enough time, because this is the time that Huan Yu has carefully planned.

If you come by high-speed rail, how do anti-materiel sniper rifles get through security checks?

That leaves only two explanations. The first is that the boss of this daytime shop should be able to store the sniper rifle in his body.

Therefore, this sniper rifle is either a manifestation of extraordinary abilities or Forbidden Item!

The second possibility is that Boss Baizhou had already arrived in Xiancheng.

It wasn't that Huan Yu chose Xiancheng as the main battlefield between the two organizations, but rather that Bai Zhou guessed that Xiancheng was Huan Yu's stronghold, so he pretended to let Qing Chen participate in the math competition.

Actually, they chose this place as the main battlefield during the day, and they had also chosen Weiyang Lake Park as the final battleground in advance!

"Finally, we've met an interesting opponent," Huan Yu exclaimed excitedly. "You're allowed to use the drone squadron. Forget about Qing Chen for now. We must kill this boss of the daytime tonight."

Just as the call was going on, a bullet about the length of a palm suddenly flew by, piercing through a willow tree by the lake and also the assassin behind it.

People always underestimate the lethality of anti-materiel sniper rifles and don't have a clear understanding of them. Only death teaches them a lesson: hiding behind a tree is useless.

At this moment, Qing Chen was using only the most penetrating tungsten-core armor-piercing projectiles.

Hiding behind the artificial hill in the woods, Zhang San glanced silently at the bullet holes in the trees not far away and deduced that the sniper was not on the Ferris wheel, but at the tower crane bungee jump site opposite the Ferris wheel.

"Open the box containing the border drones," Zhang San said coldly. "I'll use the drones as cover as you all rush to the bungee jumping point."

As he spoke, Zhang San took out the holographic neuron connection glasses from one of the boxes, and twelve border drones were simultaneously brought under his control.

The next moment, Qing Chen saw a swarm of drones taking off from the willow grove by the lake through the optical sight of "Conquer by Virtue".

The familiar drones and airborne weapons equipment made Qing Chen frown.

The Boundary-011 drone group—this is something Xiao Gong used before... but Qing Chen doesn't have Li Shutong's ability to shoot down swarms of drones with a deck of cards with a flick of his wrist.

These are military drones from the Federation Group Army. How did Huan Yu bring them over?!

It was one thing to bring back the handgun from the Inner World before, but how come they can even bring back a drone?

Qing Chen suddenly realized that Huan Yu probably had more than one Forbidden Item on her, and that one of the Forbidden Item could even bring back items from the Inner World, such as a box-like Forbidden Item!

He felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the swarm of drones.

At the same time, the moment the drones took off, nearly a hundred assassins who had been suppressed in the woods rushed out, scattered in different directions, and tried to break through the open ground under the cover of the drone swarm!

It's important to understand that his sniping skills are indeed very high, but the military drones are flying too fast. He has to make a choice: shoot down the drone swarm first or stop the approaching crowd on the ground.

Qing Chen smiled; he had made his decision and pulled the trigger.

On the ground, a killer splattered blood in a radial pattern.

Pulling the trigger again, another assassin had a horrific bloody hole punched into his chest.

Zhang San was somewhat surprised when the drone swarm, connected by neural networks, rapidly approached from the air. He had originally thought that the boss, Bai Zhou, would deal with the drones first, since the drone swarm could fly directly onto the bungee jumping platform, posing a significantly greater threat.

Unexpectedly, the other side decided to kill the people on the ground first.

Are they not afraid of drone swarms?

At this moment, the camera below the drone was zoomed in enough to clearly see Qing Chen's face. "Boss, he is a young man I have never seen before, with an ordinary appearance."

"Kill him," Huan Yu said calmly.

However, just as the drone swarm was within Qing Chen's 400-meter range, Zhang San, through the perspective of the Boundary-011 drone, was shocked to see Qing Chen turn his gun around.

Zhang San was absolutely certain that the drone's rangefinder showed exactly 400 meters when the other side turned its guns around.

He didn't know if it was a coincidence or if the other party was able to accurately calculate the distance.

Zhang San suddenly saw the other party laughing through the perspective of the border drone.

Why do we laugh?

Because 400 meters is the straight-line striking distance of "Conquer by Virtue", within this range, Qing Chen doesn't even need to calculate the parabola.

All he needs to do is pull the trigger where the crosshair is pointing!

Qing Chen felt like something was missing tonight.

Tonight, he traveled more than ten kilometers, single-handedly dealing with nearly a hundred assassins from Huan Yu. How could such a grand night be complete without fireworks?

The next moment, the border drones that were making evasive maneuvers and rapidly approaching exploded one by one in mid-air.

Before they even reached their 100-meter firing range, they were all reduced to dust.

Zhang San suddenly removed the holographic glasses from his face and stared blankly at the bungee jumping platform. "Boss, we need to reassess this sniper's skill level. He shot down twelve drones in just six seconds, as if he didn't even have to think."

Yes, without thinking, it's an absolute feel for the gun within 400 meters, like an innate hunting instinct.

Huan Yu was silent for a moment. "Then he's definitely going to die tonight."

"But don't worry, boss, our men will break through the open area and enter the bungee jumping tower soon," Zhang San said calmly. "He probably didn't expect there to be so many of us, which is why he chose such a place with no way out."

The tower crane-style bungee jumping platform in Weiyang Lake Park is a solitary, independent building, much like a lone tower crane on a construction site.

The bungee jumping platform is 70 meters above the ground, with Weiyang Lake below.

Huan Yu laughed, "Falling into the water from a height of 70 meters will definitely kill you, at the very least your bones will be shattered."

The next moment, more than a dozen of the leading assassins rushed into the bungee jumping tower. Some took the elevator, some walked up the stairs, and some simply climbed the external steel ladder.

They swarmed upwards like ants, while Qing Chen, atop the bungee tower, suddenly muttered, "Why does this feel like I'm being besieged by zombies?"

He continued to pull the trigger at a leisurely pace, taking out the assassins who hadn't yet gotten close to the bungee tower, without wasting a single bullet.

Zhang San watched from afar in the shadows. "Strange, why does he seem so calm?"

Indeed, Zhang San watched as Qing Chen steadily pulled the trigger, without even making a single mistake.

"Boss, there are other people inside the bungee jumping tower. Someone is blocking the elevator door, and his figure looks a lot like Qing Chen," someone said through the Bluetooth headset.

At that moment, the assassins who had taken the elevator up saw a young man wearing a black mask waiting at the door as soon as the elevator opened.

Before they could react, the young man had already raised his arm and pulled the trigger of his pistol.

In the blink of an eye, he killed a whole elevator full of assassins inside.

Huan Yu listened to the muffled sound of the silenced pistol, "Sure enough, this is the person that Boss Bai Zhou trusts the most. Last time Kailai Hotel on Xing Shu Road, he was probably the one guarding upstairs."

At this moment, the assassins who had come up the stairs also swarmed in.

Qing Chen discarded his empty pistol and drew a dagger from his waist.

Instead of retreating, he advanced, carrying a corpse on his head, and charged down the stairs, each strike hitting the most vital spots!

"How come Qing Chen is acting like he's not afraid of death, trying to hold off dozens of people all by himself?" someone said in the communication channel, watching the young man charging down the stairs.

The opponent, with his fierce courage, reaped lives without blinking an eye.

However, just after he had killed five or six people with his artful knife skills, gunshots suddenly rang out in the stairwell.

Qing Chen was shot in the abdomen.

"I hit him... ho, ho..."

The assassin who shot "Qing Chen" was tackled to the side by "Qing Chen" and had his throat slit as he spoke.

Blood was flowing freely.

However, Qing Chen himself slowly collapsed due to his gunshot wound.

Zhang San was listening to the battle through his Bluetooth headset. When he heard "Qing Chen" fall, he inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief, "Forget about Qing Chen, go kill the sniper on the bungee jumping platform... Wait, why is he standing up? What's he going to do?!"

Zhang San was shocked!

In view of the real Qing Chen, the gunfire had stopped at some point.

He stood on the edge of the bungee jumping platform, quietly feeling the wind flowing around him.

The person on the stairs just now was the assassin he controlled with Puppet Master on the way.

He specifically used a Bluetooth headset to say "they are dead," actually to mislead Huan Yu.

Because one of them did not die, but became his puppet, used to create two identities.

Qing Chen himself enjoyed the wind, the cold, and everything the world had to offer him.

He stood quietly with his eyes closed.

Ultimate Trust is believing that when you are fully prepared, fate will give you an answer.

Qing Chen died time and time again in that mysterious world.

From initial fear to final composure.

This is essentially what all human endeavors are all about.

However, when he actually stood on the edge of the bungee jumping platform, the thought that he might really die if he failed this time still made him a little scared.

Then, the wind stopped.

Snowflakes began to fall vertically.

If you're going to jump, now's the time.

Qing Chen felt the cold temperature in the air, but he kept his eyes closed.

By the way, what is the knight's faith again?

It is the courage to make a move without regret.

Qing Chen looked at the assassins who were almost rushing onto the bungee jumping platform, and heard their shouts of killing. He opened his eyes and smiled.

He activated the Reverse Breathing Technique in an instant, and icy patterns began to bloom on his cheeks.

Thank you, world, for it has both deprivation and gift.

Forever Young!

Just a second before the assassins rushed onto the bungee jumping platform, Qing Chen spread his arms and leaned back, plunging into Weiyang Lake!

But then they saw the boy stretching his body in the night sky, like a light bird, flying down through the vast night sky, piercing through the falling snowflakes!

There was a splash, the sound of something falling into the water.

With a click, the second layer of Gene Lock was unlocked in the water.

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