Chapter 51 - The Imminence of Death

“Strange, how did it disappear?”

“Could it have recovered and run off on its own?”

Although the presence of Narrow Sleeve Guanyin was indeed somewhat terrifying, Xu Shu still felt a sense of loss at not being able to find her at this moment.

He had just tried using her to charge through the enemy lines once, and the effect had been outstanding, serving as one of the key points of victory.

So, Xu Shu thought it over and wondered if it would be feasible to take Narrow Sleeve Guanyin away and use her as a weapon.

The answer was yes, and highly so!

Therefore, Xu Shu had a nice plan in mind and was ready to keep her.

She could control enemies from an extreme range, especially acting as a natural enemy to ‘snipers.’

Dare to aim and you’d have to take a full set of mental attacks, with long-range backlash armor, hitting the mark every time.

And once in close quarters, Xu Shu could also make use of her ‘Death Spell’ to launch an indiscriminate area-of-effect attack.

While it was true that this thing did not distinguish between friend and foe, wounding the enemy a thousand and self eight hundred, the control effect it brought was just too mighty.

It really suited someone like himself, a “Warrior” with high offense and defense but slower speed!

It was just a pity that there was a problem now.

Before, when he didn’t want Narrow Sleeve Guanyin, she had insisted on coming up by herself at night to offer her services;

and now when he wanted her, guess what?

Damn, she actually ran away!

“Well, it’s gone if it’s gone!

It has suffered a loss once, and it probably won’t want to trouble me for the time being!

A Primordial Spirit like this Evil Spirit is unpredictable and a double-edged sword.

It’s not that I absolutely can’t do without it.”

Xu Shu didn’t dwell on this matter, instead, he turned and walked toward the prison.

During this time, he remained vigilant to his surroundings, ready to prevent any sudden emerging monsters and prepared to activate Jingwei and sit-ups for survival at any moment.

Last time he had suffered a loss on his way back, getting ambushed by a male Black Widow Spider which shot a body full of venom.

He couldn’t afford to be careless again.

After all, he only had one life left now, and if he died, it would really be game over.

Near the entrance of the prison, it was a complete mess.

The scorched stench of bodies and the smell of blood were spreading unchecked.

The Patrol Soldiers didn’t know that the battle on the other side had already ended.

But they could see the two huge blue flashes of light falling from the top of the distant building.

“What on earth is that?” Everyone felt their mouths were filled with bitterness.

That huge blue laser cannon was a mystery, its power so despairingly great that it shattered everyone’s illusions.

With a single shot, their team captain didn’t even have time to react and was directly disintegrated.

That young Transcendent, although powerful and able to fly, had been hit by two shots, so of course, he definitely had no chance of survival.

With such a weapon in existence, there was no possibility of winning, right?

Although, that sniper had stopped shooting in their direction.

But as the view from their scopes lost sight of that area, they knew it was all over!

No mere mortal could achieve such sniping; the opponent was definitely a Transcendent.

And now, both of our Transcendents had already sacrificed.

“Captain is dead, I joined the team earliest, follow my command to retreat and return to the city to report!” A square-faced Patrol Soldier began to issue orders.

After he finished speaking, a few men started trembling as they picked themselves up from the ground, all of them pale as iron.

Among them, an older man with a gentler demeanor, tears welling up in his eyes, wanted to gather the scattered remains of three comrades—six had died on the spot, but only three bodies remained, Zeng Gui and two others had disintegrated, not even leaving ashes behind.

“Lao Jiang, what are you doing?

Go drive the car!” the square-faced man barked.

Lao Jiang was about the same age as the square-faced man, having joined the team in the same batch.

He replied with a grim face, “You can go ahead!

They were brought out by me, and I will bring them back.”

His words made the others hesitate slightly, knowing that retreating was the best option, while that glitch-like Transcendent sniper was presumably injured, seizing the momentary gap.

However, Lao Jiang’s actions in collecting the bodies weighed heavily on them morally, leaving them breathless.

“Stupidity,” the square-faced man said, full of anger, interrupting their delusions.

He looked around fiercely and said, “The iron rule of us Patrol Soldiers is, when both sides engage in battle and our side’s Transcendent sacrifices, the rest must immediately retreat!

Does anyone not understand?”

“Old Lin, we of course know that, but…”

They all looked towards the eldest brother who had enlisted the earliest, each showing difficulty in their expressions.

Wouldn’t walking away on their own now seem heartless compared to Lao Jiang?

Or should they join Lao Jiang in gathering the pieces of their fallen comrades on the ground?

Everyone fell silent; a few seconds later, they began to gather cautiously, without uttering a word.

Seeing his plan for retreat jeopardized by Lao Jiang alone, the square-faced man staggered two steps and grabbed him, his face deathly pale: “Lao Jiang, I beg you as a brother, go drive the car, lead the brothers to retreat…”

“Coward, I don’t recognize a brother like you, can’t you drive yourself if you’re dying?

Get the hell away from me!”

Lao Jiang was on the verge of an emotional breakdown.

He angrily pushed the square-faced man away.

He might not have had the courage to fight to the death against the Transcendent enemy, but he did have the guts to collect his teammates’ bodies, and not only that, but it was a very strong impetus; he just wanted to collect the bodies, feeling that only by doing so could he alleviate some of his guilt.

Then he saw the square-faced man pushed over by him, falling to the ground with a thud, turning pale as he landed.

A thick pool of blood began to form underneath.

“Old Lin?”

Lao Jiang was completely stunned, the piece of corpse he was holding fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the others hurried over to check on their comrade’s condition.

“Fuck, look at Old Lin’s back, his lumbar spine and the back of his neck are broken, it’s all blood!”

“Where’s the medic?

Dammit, where’s the medic?”

“The medic’s been dead for a long time!”

“Goddamn…”

Several Patrol Soldiers surrounded the square-faced man to assess his situation, discovering that he had already been grazed by an armor-piercing bullet.

The sniper’s methods were too terrifying—one shot not only meant death for the person hit, but even near misses could lead to death.

Their armor was like made of tofu dregs in front of that guy’s bullets.

And Old Lin had clearly just been grazed by a stray bullet and seriously injured, merely enduring until now.

Thinking how the square-faced man had just been urging them to retreat, they were struck with sorrow and couldn’t help their eyes turning red.

Lao Jiang crouched down, gripping the square-faced man’s hand tightly, his mouth opened to say something, but he found his entire face had gone numb, words failing him for a moment, unable to speak.

The square-faced man was desperately holding onto Lao Jiang’s hand, already gasping more than inhaling as he said,

“I enlisted on the same day as you, I’ve always treated you like a real brother.

“I really won’t be able to drive again…”

“You have to bring the brothers back, they’re still young…

and…

and…”

His voice grew fainter and his eyes became increasingly hollow.

“Lao Lin!”

“Brother Lin!”

“Hang in there!”

By this time, a group of iron-blooded men couldn’t help but burst into tears.

However, at this moment,

The hail of bullets continued, with only Gu Pan still prone!

After emptying another magazine, she had to reload and keep on killing.

The wailing behind her made Gu Pan’s frosty, murderous face freeze.

“What are you guys doing?”

“Crying in mourning now??”

Seeing the patrol soldiers huddled together, crying at the prison gate, Gu Pan was numb.

What time was it?

It was just a brief interlude in the war!

The fight hadn’t stopped, for fuck’s sake, my hands are numb from shooting!

You big guys not helping out is one thing, but you have the gall to cry there?

Crying also takes time!

Does crying stop you from getting killed?

Fuck!

Indeed, weak humans are all useless, regardless of gender.

Just now, six of you didn’t cry, but now you’re weeping like this over one death?

Sentimental, unreasonable!

You should know that strong men are still at the forefront, fighting the enemy to the death!

Truly, once a comparison is made, the disparity is just too big…

Gu Pan rolled her eyes inwardly, continued to lie on the ground, and focused through her sniper rifle, aiming steadily at the distant rooftop.

Waiting is always painful.

Though for a sniper, it is an essential trait.

But as nearly half an hour passed, the rooftop still showed no sign of that strong man.

The opponents were also out of sight.

Gu Pan’s heart began to grow restless.

“That guy, is he really dead?

“He was such a freak, such an outrageous person…

“His mere mortal body even withstood the erosion of an Epic curse seal…

“Levelling up as if it were as mundane as eating and drinking, completely ignoring the damage from the curse power…

“How could he die so easily?

Incapable of doing anything?”

Gu Pan’s heart was filled with turmoil as a mess of ideas popped up.

She didn’t understand why she was so worried about that person, as they were clearly not very close, just strangers who happened to meet.

He was just a passerby in her life.

But the thought that the oddball who was probably a year younger than herself was most likely killed, made her feel like her whole heart was being fiercely gripped.

This was a sensation she had never felt before.

Even when her beloved grandpa had died, her eyes had only reddened.

The descendants of the Gu Family are ready to die for the sword, not constrained by emotions!

The ultimate swordsman, cold-blooded and heartless!

This was the ancestral teaching for many years to become the supreme swordsman, to relive the glory of the ancestors, one must follow this path for life.

So, what exactly am I anxious about?

Why has it turned out like this?

We’re not that familiar with each other, it’s just a few days in jail together, a few days of shared meals, just watching him leave to hunt and level up every day.

He’s just an ordinary acquaintance met by chance!

I don’t even know his name to this day.

Such a thin relationship, it probably doesn’t even count as friendship.

Why does it hurt so much inside?

“This is definitely because I feel I owe him a life…

“Yes, that’s right!

It must be!”

Gu Pan bit her silver teeth and resolutely continued to aim, her eyes gradually filling with a murderous intent.

If you really are dead!

Then at least let me try to avenge you.

Let it be the repayment for saving my life last night.

The descendants of the Gu Family, avenge grievances and repay favors!

In this moment, Gu Pan faced death indifferently.

She felt like she had achieved a breakthrough, ready to shoot dead, resolving the grievance and enmity, the sniper that dared to appear at this moment.

The momentum to eliminate the enemy had been climbing to its peak with every fleeting second!

——It was at this moment.

Within her scope.

Appeared a running naked man.