The Devil's Cage
Chapter 31

Night Fire Like Blood

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The rebel soldiers guarding the camp were somewhat absent-minded.

Their gazes always subconsciously turned toward the direction where the sounds of artillery fire came from.

That was the camp where General Janning was stationed.

Every rebel knew very well what was happening over there.

Likewise, they held a trace of anticipation deep in their hearts.

They looked forward to their commander Saruka winning this battle, because only in this way could they continue to live instead of becoming bargaining chips on the negotiating table.

Saruka's acting skills were simply too good.

So good that these rebel soldiers did not doubt it at all.

And just while these rebel soldiers were absent-minded, they did not notice a black figure shuttling back and forth between the three-story building and the rooftops.

Until--

Bang!

With a gunshot, the machine gunner on the watchtower was headshot.

The headless corpse tumbled down from the ten-meter-high watchtower, bones broken and limbs fractured.

"Enemy attack!"

The patrolling rebel soldiers shouted loudly.

At that moment, Qin Ran had already fired two consecutive shots, taking out the heavy machine gunner behind the roadblock.

Entry-level [Gunpowder Weapons (Light Weapons)] made continuous sniping effortless for Qin Ran.

Bang, bang, bang!

When Qin Ran eliminated the three most threatening machine gun nests, the rebel soldiers below truly reacted, raising their guns to return fire at Qin Ran.

And what Qin Ran gave in return was the Rapid Fire of the [H-20].

With a roll, leaving the initial sniper spot, Qin Ran raised the [H-20].

The [H-20], capable of firing hundreds of bullets a minute, instantly spewed tongues of flame, causing four or five rebel patrolmen downstairs to immediately collapse.

"Take cover! Take cover!"

The captain of the rebel patrol shouted loudly.

However, as a rocket-propelled grenade, carrying fire and white smoke, shot down from the roof, the captain of the rebel patrol fell into despair.

Looking at the flame cutting through the night sky, the captain couldn't help closing her eyes.

Boom!

The explosion of a rocket-propelled grenade far exceeded that of a grenade.

Both in terms of power and range.

Especially the latter, which allowed the novice Qin Ran to not need to truly aim, just needing a general direction.

Several rebels hiding behind the barracks were blown to smithereens, and the barracks were blown into the sky along with them.

[Explosion: Deals 100 points of health damage to the target, target dies...]

[Explosion: Deals 100 points of health damage to the target, target dies...]

[Explosion: Deals 100 points of health damage to the target, target dies...]

Such combat information swept across Qin Ran's retina like a screen refresh.

Yet this was only the beginning!

Having acquired an arsenal, how could Qin Ran be stingy during a battle.

The next moment, another loaded rocket launcher was hoisted onto Qin Ran's shoulder.

"Go to hell and repent!"

Qin Ran roared lowly and pulled the trigger.

Boom!

The rocket-propelled grenade once again erupted with its formidable power.

Boom, boom, boom!

Following closely, three consecutive rocket-propelled grenades were fired by Qin Ran.

The entire camp plunged into a sea of flames, and the rebel soldiers guarding the military camp were practically wiped out!

Practically!

Because two rebel soldiers had managed to escape Qin Ran's attack due to the angle at which they were standing.

Lowering the [Panzerfaust-II] from her shoulder, Qin Ran hoisted another [Panzerfaust-II] loaded with a rocket-propelled grenade and took aim at the iron door leading to the roof.

A locked door could not stop two armed rebel soldiers.

As long as the opponents truly wanted to come up.

The next moment, Qin Ran heard intense footsteps.

In her mind, she visualized the two rebel soldiers rushing hurriedly toward the upper floor.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out.

That was the sound of the lock being shattered.

At the exact same time, Qin Ran pulled the trigger.

The rocket-propelled grenade flew straight out.

Boom!

The shockwave and flames generated by the explosion directly blew the two rebels to smithereens.

[Explosion: Deals 100 points of health damage to the target, target dies...]

[Explosion: Deals 100 points of health damage to the target, target dies...]

Glancing briefly at the combat information, Qin Ran began to gather the weapons and equipment on the roof.

Naturally, she could not haul away all the weapons and equipment in Saruka's armory, but Qin Ran knew how to pick the best ones.

A huge tactical backpack found inside the military camp became Qin Ran's transport gear.

Rocket launchers, light machine guns, grenades, ammunition, and so on.

Qin Ran crammed as much as she could into the tactical backpack.

Her speed was fast, and in two minutes she had settled everything.

However, when Qin Ran hoisted the tactical backpack onto her back, her whole body inevitably felt a sudden weight.

Even with strength that had been upgraded once, facing such a load, she still found it somewhat overwhelming.

Still, this did not prevent Qin Ran from carrying these weapons and equipment back.

Mind you, these were all her spoils!

Qin Ran struggled out of the three-story building and walked toward the outside of the camp.

She knew how conspicuous the explosions and flames here were.

The survivors and thugs certainly did not dare to approach this place.

However, once the engaged rebel soldiers discovered something was wrong, the rebels belonging to Saruka's faction would inevitably return at extreme speed.

Thinking of that terrifying human-wave tactic and the tanks that looked scalp-tinglingly horrifying.

Qin Ran's pace involuntarily quickened.

However, the craters blasted out by rocket-propelled grenades along the way gave Qin Ran a hard time.

The smooth concrete ground had long since become pitted and uneven, with residual flames still dancing in many places.

Ground like this was no less treacherous than the most dilapidated ruins outside.

Qin Ran had to detour for a short distance.

As for the rebels' shattered, burning, or charred corpses beside the craters?

She had seen far more miserable corpses and was long past feeling any fear.

"So... habit really is the most terrifying thing!"

Qin Ran chuckled self-deprecatingly and stepped forward to stride past a charred corpse.

At that moment, that charred corpse actually moved!

The opponent wasn't dead!

Qin Ran reacted instantly and subconsciously moved to dodge, but the weight of the backpack on her body made a movement that she could have easily completed become exceptionally difficult.

And that rebel soldier unleashed the final strength of her life--

She wanted to drag Qin Ran before her down to hell together!

Under the night moon, flames flickered.

A dagger with a blindingly sharp blade thrust straight at Qin Ran's lower abdomen.

Before it even touched her skin, Qin Ran felt a chill.

One could well imagine that once the dagger stabbed firmly in, what awaited Qin Ran would inevitably be a disemboweled fate; if her intestines and internal organs spilled out, even a player's digitized physique would die!

Qin Ran gritted her teeth, twisting her body with all her might.

She did not want to die just like this!

The Beginner Instance was about to end, and she was going to return fully loaded.

At this moment, facing death, a thick unwillingness surged from the bottom of Qin Ran's heart.

Unwillingness, like a spring of water in desperation, caused Qin Ran, who had nowhere to dodge, to twist her body slightly.

And the suddenly erupting rebel soldier did not change her attack posture in the slightest because of Qin Ran's slight body twist.

Instead, she pressed forward ever more single-mindedly.

Because, as Qin Ran's body twisted, one side of her waist was completely exposed to the rebel soldier's eyes.

There was only a hair's breadth away from the kidney!

With the dagger in her hand, she could definitely stab Qin Ran's kidney to shreds.

"Ah!"

A low roar of death burst from the rebel soldier's throat.

It was directed at Qin Ran, and equally at herself.

She knew very well that, severely wounded as she was, she could not live.

Yet, if she could drag Qin Ran down to die with her... everything would be worth it!

The only remaining thought in the rebel soldier's mind transformed into a conviction, an aura that appeared on her body, standing in distant confrontation with the unwillingness in Qin Ran's heart.

Time seemed to freeze between the two of them.

Clang!

A crisp sound came from the tip of the dagger meeting Qin Ran's waistline.

A flash of bewilderment crossed the eyes of the rebel soldier, who had made a desperate strike.

She did not know what had happened.

Why would the sharp dagger be blocked by flesh and blood?

The rebel soldier's eyes unfocused.

The rebel soldier, having unleashed her final strike, was about to burn out the fire of her life.

"Roar!"

Amidst a low roar full of disappointment, the rebel soldier slightly shifted her wrist.

Puff!

This time, after the tip of the dagger moved a short distance, it easily pierced Qin Ran, sinking into the flesh and blood.

The rebel soldier's unfocused eyes abruptly locked into focus, filled with joy.

Yet this did not change the final outcome--

Bang!

Qin Ran, freed from the restriction of the backpack, whipped her body backward like a leopard. After dodging the opponent's follow-up attack, she delivered a fierce punch to the opponent's temple, causing the opponent to completely lose the breath of life.

[Punch: Vital strike, deals 6 points of health damage to the target (3 Unarmed Combat (Basic) X 2), target dies...]

[Thrust: The target deals 35 points of health damage to you, you fall into a bleeding state...]

"Hiss!"

Confirming that the rebel soldier was truly dead, Qin Ran lifted her top to check her wound.

The wound was a full ten centimeters long, twisting ceaselessly with Qin Ran's movements as fresh blood flowed out continuously.

Beneath the wound, however, was an [M1905] pistol.

The gun body, which originally looked brand new, now bore a deep scratch.

Indeed, the rebel soldier's desperate final strike earlier had stabbed into this handgun.

When the rebel soldier suddenly erupted and she was unable to truly dodge, Qin Ran had instantly thought of the [M1905] tucked at her waist. Although the [M1905] was a handgun, a weapon.

No rule stated it could not become "armor"!

Especially under such a helpless premise.

Therefore, Qin Ran twisted her body with all her might.

Her purpose was precisely to make the [M1905] pistol her shield.

Ultimately, the result was not bad, even though Qin Ran had sustained an injury.

Yet, Qin Ran survived.

Glancing at the rebel soldier's corpse once more, Qin Ran wanted to make herself remember the person.

Because the opponent had given her a sufficiently profound lesson.

"As expected, getting carried away brings a direct blow to the head? I hope Maggie is as good at bandaging as she claimed!"

Qin Ran muttered to herself.

Then, after simply bandaging her wound and reducing the backpack's weight once more, she walked toward the hiding spot of Colin and Maggie.

Even with lingering reluctance in her heart, Qin Ran knew that with the original weight of the backpack, an injured her simply could not carry it.

By then, let alone this haul of spoils, she would likely die on the return journey herself.

Qin Ran, who had just escaped death by the skin of her teeth, was absolutely unwilling to face death again like this.

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