After Bai Ye finished speaking, the tavern fell silent for a moment, then erupted in loud, mocking laughter.
Everyone roared with laughter, looking at him with defiance or derision. A few even slapped pistols made of flesh and bone onto their tables.
"Hahaha... I told you this kid was infected by the forbidden aura. It fried his brain."
"Kid, I can't just pretend I didn't hear that. You're provoking us in Ember Town. You don't seriously think you'll leave here alive, do you?"
"Why waste words on him? He's probably some rich brat from a big city. We're beyond the authorities' reach out here. If we kill him, the Federation will never know."
Bai Ye was amused. How considerate of them, volunteering that killing people here wouldn't get him wanted by the Federation. How was that any different from telling a criminal there were no security cameras?
As he drank the Moon Sea from his cup through a straw, he took out the dragon-level taboo object [Endless Bones].
This revolver was unlike their flesh pistols. Its body was constructed from pale bones, resembling the hand bones of some mysterious creature. There wasn't a trace of flesh on it, and it gave off a cold gleam.
Their flesh pistols, on the other hand, looked like shoddy goods cobbled together from flesh and bone-bloody and disgusting.
The bald man glanced at [Endless Bones] and immediately scoffed. "Not even any flesh? A gun made of nothing but bones? Hahaha... Can that thing even fire? Even if it can, how's your one gun going to handle dozens of ours?"
As he spoke, he drew his gun and aimed it squarely at Bai Ye.
The others did the same. In an instant, countless rounds clicked into their chambers, and dozens of dark muzzles faced Bai