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Night had fallen on Jiangcheng…
Alright, Zhushi Jiu had become somewhat impatient.
From the initial nervousness, sweat-drenched hands clutching the bow and arrow, to now waiting for those black-clothed men to make their move, even thinking about checking his phone – the turning point was his experiences of dying multiple times.
Even after playing numerous stimulating games, one would still get bored, let alone experiencing traumatic events that left deeper memories?
Now, Zhushi Jiu only wanted to do one thing – give those scoundrels a good beating!
Speak of the devil, the familiar metallic friction sound echoed in his ears.
The black-clothed men had formed their ambush, just as he had anticipated.
Twenty meters away, their positions were pinpoint accurate.
As the night fell silent, Zhushi Jiu picked up the dry powder fire extinguisher at his feet.
“Let’s go!”
Without even looking up, he used the fire extinguisher like a grenade, throwing it with force towards the black-clothed men!
** sound of the fire extinguisher flying through the air **
The two black-clothed men in the vigilante team almost instantly noticed something flying out from behind a tree twenty meters away.
Relying on their non-human training and instincts, they quickly raised their guns and aimed at the unknown object hurtling through the air –
A fire extinguisher?
Just before pulling the trigger, Black-Clothed Man A was still in shock, unsure of what he was seeing.
Although it was difficult to see clearly in the dark, their night vision was excellent, allowing them to see objects clearly even in the dead of night. So, when they saw the fire extinguisher hurtling towards them, they were shocked.
Black-Clothed Man A’s shock was followed by the sound of his trigger being pulled.
He was very decisive.
If it were any other time, he would never be so reckless, but now he had no choice. Having just separated from the eight-person team, they were preparing to observe their surroundings when they suddenly encountered this unexpected situation, leaving him no time to think.
It was as if the opponent had intentionally chosen this moment to attack them.
He instinctively followed his training and aimed his gun at the fire extinguisher, and even his own rapid reaction speed couldn’t stop him from pulling the trigger.
** sound of the gunshot **
Only then did his brain process the question “Who was it?”
This mission didn’t involve prior reconnaissance, so even they didn’t expect someone to anticipate their actions, lay in ambush, and attack them silently from this position.
In any case, it was certain that the opponent was the enemy.
Since they were the enemy, there was a plan.
During action assignment, although their duties were divided into warning and support, they had further detailed arrangements – if an emergency arose, he would take the first response, while his companion would provide cover from the side, and if the other side was attacked, they would switch roles.
They were well aware of the laser gun’s one-second cooling time, which was why they had such arrangements, to ensure at least one of them had counterattack capabilities, avoiding being caught off guard and vulnerable to attack.
Black-Clothed Man A’s response was natural, hitting the flying object in the first instance.
However, no matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t anticipate the enemy’s prior knowledge of their reactions.
The result was that they were trapped from the very beginning.
The fire extinguisher was designed to compress gas to spray powder, so if it was damaged by external pressure, the gas would rapidly expand outwards, carrying the powder.
** explosion sound **
Especially after being attacked by a laser weapon, this fire extinguisher was like an exceptionally effective smoke bomb!
Boom!
A loud explosion resounded through the woods.
As the black-clothed men saw this, they wanted to press the earpiece on their mask.
But amidst the smoke and powder, an arrow suddenly flew out at an incredible speed, heading straight for Black-Clothed Man B’s face!
Black-Clothed Man B’s expressionless eyes flickered.
From the moment the fire extinguisher emerged from the darkness to now, the entire process took only a second, feeling extremely smooth.
This feeling was terrible, as if the entire battle was under the control of this mysterious archer.
He could only use his extreme reaction speed to dodge the arrow by tilting his head.
The arrow grazed his cheek.
** sound of the arrow flying **
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Before he could even sigh in relief, another arrow flew out, piercing through the dense powder screen and targeting his companion’s face.
Fast! Too fast!
There was barely any time to react, with one arrow following another, exerting immense pressure.
Although the situation was dire, Black-Clothed Man A dodged the arrow as well. This was not difficult for them, as their reaction speed was extraordinary, allowing them to even catch arrows with their bare hands.
However, this arrow again raised a question –
How did the opponent accurately grasp their positions?
This question had no answer, as they couldn’t see clearly beyond twenty meters in the powder-filled air, but the opponent was somehow able to pose a strong threat.
The only explanation was that the enemy’s archery skills had surpassed their current understanding.
Black-Clothed Man A dodged the arrow and pressed the earpiece: “0101…… Warning point B encountered enemy forces…… Enemy is using a bow, located approximately twenty meters east-southeast of warning point B…… Repeat…”
As they finished reporting the situation to their earpiece, both of them realized that the enemy hadn’t stopped them, but rather let them report everything.
Why?
Before they could think about it, another object flew out amidst the powder.
The speed wasn’t as fast as the arrow, and its size wasn’t as big, similar to… another fire extinguisher.
** sound of the fire extinguisher flying **
When they looked closely, it was indeed another fire extinguisher!
They held back from shooting, letting the fire extinguisher fall to the ground.
Black-Clothed Man B’s gaze was attracted to the fire extinguisher for an instant, and in that instant, an arrow pierced through the powder and flew towards him!
“Die!!”
A furious cry echoed in the black-clothed men’s ears.
The voice sounded young, likely between twenty to thirty years old.
The two black-clothed men should have raised their guns to aim, but the powder was still effective, obstructing their vision, and it was night, making it impossible for them to even lock onto the enemy’s position with their eyes.
All they could do was rely on sound to locate the enemy!
Black-Clothed Man B turned to face the sound, then raised his hand to shoot a gun in the direction of the voice.
This time, Black-Clothed Man A provided cover for him.
The white laser beam shot out from the gun, piercing through the dense powder and creating a hole.
However, they didn’t hear the enemy’s cries, not even a moan.
The two black-clothed men narrowed their eyes to avoid getting powder in them.
This shot was a mistake, their first mistake.
Realizing their disadvantage, they reluctantly acknowledged that they had been led into a trap from the moment they hit the first fire extinguisher.
They didn’t even know where the enemy was!
Just as they were on high alert, they suddenly heard a strange sound from behind!
** sound of a gun being loaded **
** within ten meters **
** the enemy had an accomplice **
Their reaction speed, which had reached the human limit, allowed them to quickly respond to the sound behind them.
At the same time, Black-Clothed Man B almost instantaneously turned around with a speed that seemed to defy the laws of physics!
His brain stimulated him to raise his gun, finger on the trigger, and the white laser beam directly pierced the tree in the direction of the sound.
A figure stiffened and fell.
His vision was blurry, and he couldn’t see anything clearly, but he felt something was off.
Before he could think properly, another furious cry echoed from behind!
“Die!!”
Almost identical to the previous cry, which made him feel even more uneasy.
However, his body still moved according to his trained instincts, attempting to dodge the incoming arrow.
According to his plan, since he couldn’t see the enemy, the enemy naturally wouldn’t be able to see him either. As long as he changed positions within the powder, the enemy would lose track of him.
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
Another arrow flew towards him, accompanied by the enemy’s furious cry, taking aim at his face!
Apparently, the opponent had a way to distinguish their positions within the powder!
Black-Clothed Man B’s expression remained calm and collected, like a hunting leopard.
If Zhushi Jiu had seen this, he would have felt even more chilled – being ambushed by an enemy he hadn’t even seen, with the arrow about to pierce his brain, yet still remaining so calm. Was this even human?
Zhushi Jiu thought that even he himself couldn’t do that.
So far, his strategy had been successful, and the good news was that even though his first arrow hadn’t worked, Black-Clothed Man A’s actions were still restricted by his fire extinguisher plan.
It seemed that the prior preparation had indeed been useful.
After shooting one arrow, Zhushi Jiu quickly pulled out three more from his quiver.
He knew that this arrow would be caught by Black-Clothed Man A.
Exactly because of last week’s lesson, he didn’t dare to be careless at this moment.
The result was that as Black-Clothed Man A reached out to grab the arrow in front of his companion, suddenly, three arrows flew out!
Again, it was a barrage of pressure, without any chance to catch a breath, not just one, but three arrows! The opponent seemed to have anticipated all their actions and had a response to every unexpected situation.
Just like earlier, when he caught the arrow with his bare hands, the opponent didn’t show any surprise or hesitation, as if they had already taken this into consideration.
** too strong **
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