Ark Simulator, Am I Not Without a Physical Form? Chapter 116

Using the map that Scanning Vision, Su Rui avoided the sight of the security personnel and stealthily climbed to a high point in the City Hall, looking down at the security personnel below.

Standing on high ground made aiming easier, and with an open area below, Su Rui set up his gun and aimed before he could even see it.

At this distance, a slight flick of the wrist is all it takes to take down everyone in sight, one by one.

It's somewhat similar to the auto-aiming smart weapon in 2077, except that Su Rui's bullets don't curve.

Taking a deep breath, Su Rui ejected from the cover. "It's high noon."

Volume 4, Chapter 241: Nowhere to Escape

The sound of the Rapid-Fire Gun was not harsh to Su Rui's ears; rather, it was rhythmic and pleasant, like the sound of a typewriter.

Bullets rained down like iron, or perhaps like children's marbles?

However, this marble is a little too powerful.

In less than ten seconds, Su Rui fired over thirty shots, knocking down every security personnel he could see.

Well, it might be a bit gory, after all, to prevent them from screaming, Su Rui only hit their eyes or temples.

After putting away his Rapid-Fire Gun, Su Rui flipped down, cushioning his fall at the edge of the window before jumping to the ground.

After glancing at the bodies lying on the floor, Su Rui gently pushed open the door.

That's how the struggle for the crown prince position is—it's either you die or I die.

A slight smile crept onto Su Rui's lips as he strode down the corridor. There was no need to check the surveillance cameras, since both the cameras and communication equipment were under Su Rui control.

The security personnel who could not be contacted normally could not be called for backup no matter how many times they were called, and Su Rui could only deal with them one by one.

Although there were many etching bullets, Su Rui was still very restrained, considering that he might need them later. He did not use any spraying or firing methods such as two shots to the body and one shot to the head.

With his abilities, all he needs to do is ensure a perfect hit to the brain.

As they continued forward through the corridors of the City Hall, they saw that no matter how far away Su Rui's security guards were, they were all knocked to the ground by the etched bullets that pierced through the glass.

No one was able to send a message at all; they only heard a piercing static sound when they tried to call, and Su Rui dealt with it before they could even check the equipment.

After dealing with the security guards blocking his way, Su Rui walked through the bright corridor that had become quiet after the gunfire, shooting as he went, and gradually arrived at Cronin's location.

Along the way, Su Rui didn't even stop. Enemies who appeared in front of him or to his side were instantly shot down by Su Rui's bullets. Enemies who appeared behind him were a little more troublesome. Su Rui had to turn around and find the right moment to aim at their heads while turning.

Overall, it was quite easy.

Since acting alone doesn't require as much consideration, Su Rui acted much faster Saria and the others. By the time Saria and the others arrived, Siesta's City Hall was already littered with corpses.

That word might Tai He, but if you walk a few steps and see several security guards lying motionless on the ground, that's roughly the idea.

Saria frowned, exchanged a glance with the Doctor, and subconsciously called for Su Rui to open the Scanning Vision.

"Um?"

Just then, Su Rui rushed into Cronin's office, stood at the door, and fired bursts of fire into the room with Rapid-Fire Gun, taking down any security personnel who appeared at his firing angle.

As for why he didn't rush in... Su Rui's physical skills weren't that strong, and he couldn't deal with those guys hiding behind the door immediately.

"Who are you? Where is the security outside?"

Cronin pushed up his square-framed glasses, frowning as he looked at the handsome young man standing before him. He was no longer in a position to be tempted by good looks; after all, his life seemed to be in danger.

Su Rui didn't answer Cronin's question because he was currently busy and needed to think on three fronts.

First, use the Rapid-Fire Gun Rapid-Fire Gun take out the security guards who appear in your field of vision, as well as those who flank you.

Seeing Cronin staring at his fallen subordinate with a surprised look, and confirming that there were no other survivors besides Cronin, Su Rui breathed a slight sigh of relief and answered Saria's question:

"I've already activated the Scanning Vision. By the way, just come directly to Cronin's office. I've taken care of almost all the enemies, and they're in Cronin's office now. I've marked the route."

Then, a marked route appeared before Saria's eyes, along with Su Rui's reminder:

"By the way, I was in a bit of a rush and wanted to get there before you, so I didn't thoroughly clean the building. There might be some fish that slipped through the net, so please be careful."

Saria looked at the few survivors left besides them in the Scanning Vision, and paused for a moment before saying, "Su Rui... let's go over there."

Isn't Su Rui a bit too extreme? Why not just knock these security personnel unconscious?

Saria was a little confused, but now was not the time to talk about it. She would find a time later to discuss it with Su Rui.

As for Su Rui, facing Cronin who dared not move under the aim of his Rapid-Fire Gun, he said nothing, simply listening to Cronin's attempts to beg for mercy to pass the time.

"You're the kind of mercenary who gets paid, right? Listen, I'll give you money if you let me go, double the price, how about it? Let me go."

"No, I'm not the kind of mercenary who gets paid. I like to have fun."

Su Rui shook her head. "You just need to stay here, at least that way you won't die outright."

Cronin paused for a moment, then slowly backed away, attempting to jump out of the window. However, as he retreated, Su Rui had already sensed his intention, pointing the muzzle of his Rapid-Fire Gun gun downwards, and the engraved bullets immediately embedded themselves in Cronin's two calves.

The two gunshots in the quiet environment quickly attracted the attention of those outside. The door that Su Rui had just closed behind him was suddenly opened with a bang, startling him.

Cronin, wincing in pain from being hit in both calves by Su Rui's Rapid-Fire Gun, mistook it for one of his men and immediately shouted with his eyes closed, "Grab him! Stop him from firing!"

However, after he shouted, all that could be heard was the sound of footsteps entering the room, but no fighting or gunfire.

Cronin, somewhat puzzled, forced himself to open his eyes despite the pain, and then saw Su Rui holding Rapid-Fire Gun, Saria and the Doctor beside Su Rui, as well as Ceylon and Black.

At this moment, Su Rui finally realized what was happening and playfully elbowed Saria in the stomach. "Why were you in such a hurry just now? You scared me!"

Su Rui hadn't used much force to begin with, and with Saria's superior physical abilities, the elbow strike had no effect whatsoever. Saria simply reached out and pinched Su Rui's cheek, keeping a close eye on Cronin to prevent him from escaping. "I'm just a little worried about you."

"There's no way I'll be in any danger."

Su Rui rolled her eyes in annoyance, then looked at Cronin and shouted, "Alright, stop hiding! Mayor of Siesta? If you don't come out, I'll shoot Cronin!"

Saria glanced at the Scanning Vision with some confusion, only then noticing that the few glowing dots she had initially thought were Cronin's security personnel were actually the mayor of Siesta.

Volume 4, Chapter 242: A Speech with Little Audience

Su Rui's shouts also caught Ceylon's attention. The girl looked up in surprise and looked around, then saw Mayor Siesta and his men emerging from behind a wall after it had been smashed.

The mayor paused for a moment, then looked at Su Rui and nodded to him:

"Thank you for your help to Siesta... However, threatening me with this traitor's life is really unnecessary."

Moreover, it didn't really matter to him whether Cronin lived or died, since he was already a traitor.

"I don't care about that." Su Rui put away his Rapid-Fire Gun and shrugged. "As long as I can get you out here, that's fine. After all, you're responsible for sorting out the current situation. By the way, Rhodes Island helped us a lot this time, don't forget to thank us... sobs..."

Su Rui wanted to continue speaking, but the Doctor reached out and covered his mouth. To prevent Su Rui from having a chance, she even put her fingers into Su Rui's mouth and pinched Su Rui tongue.

Then, the Doctor turned to the mayor of Siesta: "Rhodes Island's help to Siesta wasn't for anything in return. It was just a coincidence."

"That's natural, but gratitude is also essential."

The mayor started exchanging pleasantries with the Doctor. Su Rui rolled her eyes, grabbed the Doctor's wrist, pulled away, then gently nudged Saria and whispered to her:

"Shall we go outside? This conversation is so boring."

Although Su Rui spoke very softly, the Terra present all had excellent hearing. Ceylon glanced at her somewhat speechless father, and couldn't help but smile. She turned to look at Black and found that she was smiling too. Noticing Ceylon's gaze, Black turned her head away, avoiding everyone's eyes.

Saria glanced at Su Rui with a hint of helplessness, then greeted the Doctor and Mayor Siesta, "In that case, I'll take Su Rui outside. You two can continue your conversation."

With that, Saria grabbed Su Rui's wrist and started walking outside, wondering to herself, "Why didn't you just tell me this telepathically?"

"Of course it's because it's fun this way. Didn't you see their amazing expressions? That's the effect we wanted."

Su Rui smirked smugly and winked at Saria: "Let's go, we have plenty of time today, let's go have some fun."

"Didn't you already issue an evacuation warning? I see tourists and Siesta residents evacuating. Aren't we going to join them?"

"That evacuation alert was just in case. In reality, the possibility of a volcanic eruption has been ruled out. At most, there might be a minor issue. The evacuation alert was issued to prevent any fools from actually running to check and getting killed by the flowing lava."

As Su Rui spoke, she reached out and grabbed Saria's wrist. "Let's go. While we're here, we can enjoy some time in this deserted, well-functioning city, without anyone to bother us."

"Okay, where are we going?" Although Saria was still a little worried, she followed Su Rui's lead. Then Su Rui noticed her hesitation, turned to look at her, and said with an annoyed expression, hands on his hips:

"Alright, don't worry. My System Space capacity. I can put anything in it except living things. Even if a volcano really erupts, I'll just confiscate all the lava and volcanic ash."

"Really? That's an amazing ability." A look of surprise and delight flashed in Saria's eyes.

"Right? Wait a moment, I'll go find the destination."

"Where are we going?" Saria asked, somewhat puzzled, as she watched Su Rui deep in thought.

"Of course, we're going to the beer hall! I think there should be one here. Besides, we're not just going to one place. Saria, you can tell me where you want to go."

"Speaking of which, why choose a beer hall?"

Saria was a little confused. She remembered that Su Rui wasn't particularly fond of alcohol, but was interested in ice cream with alcohol.

"Because it's fun. Okay, stop asking so many questions. I found it. Let's go." Su Rui pulled Saria all the way to the beer hall, then pressed Saria down to a seat by the window where she could see the bar counter, and made her sit there.

Then, Su Rui went to the bar by herself, smiled at Saria, and asked, "What would you like to drink?"

"A beer, please." Perhaps Su Rui just wanted to experience the feeling of a simulation management game? Saria had also recently looked into some video games and felt her guess was probably close to the truth.

Then she saw Su Rui place a large glass of beer in front of her, then go back to the bar, pour herself a beer, and hold it without drinking it.

"I don't think the world should be like this... Do you know how much a loaf of bread costs these days? Five hundred thousand Mark! That much money can't even fit in a single carriage!"

Saria was stunned because Su Rui's speech was very energetic, but she couldn't understand the language Su Rui was speaking; she could only sense that Su Rui's pronunciation was very powerful.

After glancing at the translation in the Scanning Vision of vision, Saria finally understood that Su Rui was speaking Leithanien (a variant of German).

Was this some kind of play being performed? Saria was puzzled, but that didn't stop her from raising a Su Rui Su Rui speech.

"Is this some kind of play?" Saria asked, looking puzzled, as she approached the bar after Su Rui finished her speech, observing Su Rui was slightly out of breath from the force of her vocalizations.

"Hmm... after actually finishing it, I felt the presentation wasn't that interesting. Maybe it was because not many people were there to support me? Or maybe it was because there wasn't a suitable background."

Su Rui was a little out of breath; she had indeed put in a lot too much effort during her speech.

Saria didn't seem to care much. She sat down next to Su Rui and gently scratched the back of Su Rui's Su Rui with her fingers as a gesture of comfort and encouragement.

However, this teasing gesture, the softness and slight tickling from the back of her hand, sparked other thoughts in Su Rui.

Su Rui grabbed Saria's wrist, put down the beer she'd barely drunk, leaned closer to Saria, and spoke with a seductive tone:

"You know that because of the emergency evacuation, no one here can come back today, right? It's sunny outside, and the beer hall is empty except for you and me... Doesn't Saria want to do something?"

"I didn't expect you to like this." Saria smiled in surprise, but did not reject Su Rui's approach. Instead, she reached out and took the beer glass that Su Rui had put down, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Do you drink to give yourself courage?"

"After all, this is quite a bold thing to do," Saria said, pressing down on Su Rui's hands and waist.

Volume 4, Chapter 243: The Turntable of the Upper System

Su Rui and Saria, watching the sun-drenched streets outside the beer hall, battled it out until dusk was almost over.

Looking at the streets outside, dyed red by the sunset, Saria and Su Rui finally stopped to rest.

Saria even had the leisure to pick up a beer, embrace Su Rui who was leaning against her, and enjoy the sunset outside while drinking.

However, Su Rui noticed something was wrong, but because the long battle with Saria had left him a little dizzy, he couldn't quite remember what it was for the moment.

After glancing at the notes he had marked in the corner of his field of vision, Su Rui realized what he had done and looked up to ask:

"You seem a bit off, Saria. Normally, you'd hesitate for a moment, and I'd have to go to great lengths to persuade you to do this at the beer hall. But now you seem to be facing some problem. Could it be something to do with the Upper System...?"

"Yes, the Upper System says your time to stay by my side is almost up."

Saria spoke, she reached out and pinched Su Rui's cheek, then nodded.

"... No wonder, that explains why you agreed to my capricious request so readily."

Su Rui said with some dissatisfaction, "That old man from the Upper System, couldn't he have told me about this? It's always like this, it's really baffling me."

Su Rui hesitated for a moment, then asked with trepidation, "So, how much time do we have left?"

"If we didn't have so little time left, would I have agreed to such a capricious request? What would I normally do?"

Saria reached out and pinched Su Rui's cheek. Sensing Saria's melancholy, Su Rui didn't shake her head and shook off Saria's finger. "You usually scold me and then try to teach me to behave... I should say, I'm not going to follow the rules."

"Yes, this is the Su Rui I know."

Saria nodded, saying nothing more, but simply held Su Rui in her arms, watching the streets outside bathed in the red glow of the setting sun.

"The setting sun is like blood... it's a pity it's not real blood." Su Rui also loved the scenery at this moment. He leaned back against Saria's chest, bringing his face close to Saria.

"Come on, smile, let's remember this moment. Of course, we might meet again in the future, so don't be so sad."