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Xia Tian put away the sniper rifle and stabilized his body.
He surveyed the surroundings. The hunting team comprised of approximately twenty-five people, with more on the way from the periphery.
“At ten o’clock, seven seconds,” he said. “At five o’clock, around the corner—”
Bai Jingan stood in the corner of the slowly melting house, listening to Xia Tian counting: “Three, two, one—”
The hunter had just exposed his head when Bai Jingan thrust a knife into his throat, moved to his back, and delivered another strike towards the back of the neck. His movements were extremely neat and precise, the blade was pulled out with almost no blood, and the lifeless body silently fell to the ground.
Bai Jingan confiscated all of his weapons. Surprisingly, the man had no bulletproof vest. It was unclear whether he feared having too good equipment being taken by the “prey” or simply enjoyed more casualties for aesthetic reasons.
“At three o’clock,” Xia Tian said.
Bai Jingan fired a shot backhandedly, hitting a hunter squarely in the head.
The sound of gunshots attracted a burst of firepower from the hunting team. Xia Tian watched the people around him constantly exchanging battle information and gathering in their direction. The trees blocked part of the view and the formation could not be seen clearly, but as long as you knew the rules, you could calculate.
There was someone hiding in the bushes towards Bai Jingan’s back, trying to sneak attack him. Xia Tian took aim and fired, and the opponent fell down with a muffled sound.
While in the midst of killing, Xia Tian calmly said, “At seven o’clock. Wait—now—”
Another corpse fell, and then Bai Jingan concealed himself behind a cluster of wisteria flowers.
The hunting team quickly realized there was a sniper. They couldn’t find him for the moment, but that wouldn’t last long.
More people gathered from the distance, setting up roadblocks. They were professionals, blocking all paths.
This was precisely what the elites wanted. To trap them here, tighten the encirclement… The duo were like cornered beasts, and all their struggle and pain were for the viewers’ amusement.
However, they were also the most elite hunters cultivated by the Upper City.
With a mere exchange of cold glances, they discussed battle tactics in a composed manner, while casualties kept mounting on the hunting team’s side.
Bai Jingan sneakily crept up behind a hunter, gripped his neck, and slashed with the blade.
“At four o’clock, three seconds—” Xia Tian said, holding the sniper rifle steadily, waiting for the most opportune moment.
In a short while, Bai Jingan took down three more hunters.
He was exceptionally adept at this. He claimed that he had been responsible for network logistics when he had been in the Lower City, but Xia Tian thought he was a natural-born warrior.
From above, he hit a guy attempting to shoot Bai Jingan from behind. The two killed people after people in quick succession, with a clear target in mind: to get to the road and secure a vehicle.
The first thing these hunters did during the hunt was destroy the cars, eliminating any chance for the two to escape.
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Xia Tian continued without pause, “At three o’clock, five seconds. Three, two, one—”
Another lifeless body fell to the ground. Xia Tian could already see a hunter pointing in his direction. The place wasn’t large, and with him being in an elevated position, they would, no doubt, quickly discover the sniper’s location. On the battlefield, the first priority was to deal with the sniper.
He knew that the surrounding cars were driving in.
The hunting squad had arrived by anti-gravity shuttles, but after losing air superiority, they would certainly send in land vehicles. Those individuals had been waiting outside, ready to join the hunt at any time, leaving no room for them to escape.
That’s why Xia Tian and Bai Jingan had to be fast.
Neither Xia Tian nor Bai Jingan spared a glance at the now-ruined house evaporating in the sunlight, as if it had never existed. Xia Tian realized he didn’t care at all. After all, it had never been his possession to begin with. The only things that mattered were the battle, the guns, the crisis, and the comrade at his side.
Their adversaries indeed sent a vehicle.
Xia Tian and Bai Jingan saw it immediately—a low altitude fortress-style new model, equipped with robust armor and explosion-proof tires, just stopping by the roadside.
A well-equipped team of hunters disembarked from the vehicle, engaged in conversation, while the driver turned the vehicle around, preparing to drive away without stopping for even a minute.
These people were experts, serving the most elite clubs of the Upper City’s bigwigs, hunting down prey, cleaning up remnants, and dealing with the cruel and bizarre scenes caused by wealthy individuals’ capriciousness. They knew how to hunt and trap their prey in the most efficient way.
Xia Tian stared intently at the scene. The timing wasn’t right, there were too many people, and these individuals were well-prepared—
In the next second, the driver, while turning the car, had his profile completely exposed to Bai Jingan, and fortuitously for Bai Jingan yet unfortunately for him, the car window happened to be open.
Without hesitation, Bai Jingan aimed and fired a shot towards the driver’s head.
The driver met an instant demise, and the moving car collided with an apple tree before coming to a halt.
People around quickly reacted, the sound of loading bullets filling the air. Bai Jingan’s position was completely exposed, but he didn’t evade. He charged forward, staring fixedly at the car.
“Bai Jingan!” Xia Tian exclaimed.
“Keep an eye out for me,” Bai Jingan said.
He moved very quickly, shooting at the man in front of him who was holding a gun before dodging two attacks, and in an instant, he had rushed to the hunter closest to him.
He twisted the man’s arm backhandedly, subdued him the moment they fought, and held his neck, shielding himself.
The next second, three bullets from different directions struck the man’s body, and the hunter lost consciousness in an instant.
Xia Tian took a deep breath, reminding himself to stay calm. Bai Jingan was in the vanguard, and thus, he had to stay composed.
He fixed his gaze unwaveringly at the scope. Bai Jingan’s killing movements were extremely neat. He calculated the trajectory of each bullet and assessed ways to avoid and solve them.
Ignoring the person rushing towards Bai Jingan, Xia Tian calmly surveyed the surroundings. After five seconds, he fired a shot.
Someone had tried to ambush Bai Jingan from behind the car. The moment he passed through a bush and exposed half of his head, Xia Tian blew it off with a shot.
Moving the barrel slightly, he pulled the trigger, shattering another head.
He counted silently in his mind, the fifth one.
Bai Jingan was surrounded by a pile of corpses. He had suffered two injuries and his clothes were soaked with blood, but he seemed oblivious.
More and more hunters were closing in on his position.
A tranquilizer pellet flew past Xia Tian’s face before exploding on the tree trunk and scattering wood splinters.
Even with the explosion happening in such close proximity, Xia Tian’s expression remained as calm as if it was frozen. He paid no attention to the gunmen below; his sniper rifle continued to fire relentlessly, eliminating anyone posing a distant threat to Bai Jingan.
Another tranquilizer pellet brushed against his shoulder, and an explosive device embedded in his skin, causing a sharp, stabbing pain followed by numbness. Xia Tian’s hand slipped momentarily, but he quickly regained control of the rifle, and then continued keeping his gaze fixed on Bai Jingan’s direction.
A bit farther away, another vehicle which was armored with alloy plates came to a halt, unloading hunters before turning to leave. Likely, there were similar vehicles at the other exits.
Bai Jingan snapped a hunter’s neck and shot another with his backhand. His actions were very neat, and he had a clear view of the overall situation—
At this moment, he suddenly turned around and shot at his feet, his actions extremely urgent.
Across from him, a hunter seized the opportunity, raising his gun to shoot. Xia Tian, expressionless, blew off the hunter’s head with a single shot.
Bai Jingan had evidently hit something. He stared at the grass beneath his feet for a second before deciding to ignore it, and then rushed towards the car door.
Xia Tian didn’t know what had attacked Bai Jingan, probably some high-tech weaponry exclusive to the bigwigs, but Bai Jingan had reacted speedily, instantly handling the situation. Xia Tian knew that as long as Bai Jingan secured the vehicle, he would come back for him, and they would reunite and leave this hellish place within five minutes.
Bai Jingan swung open the car door—
In the next moment, something struck him.
Xia Tian couldn’t see clearly. He only witnessed the man stiffening momentarily, as if subjected to a powerful electric shock or instantly paralyzed by a toxin—
Bai Jingan still clung tightly to the car door, but in the next second, something grabbed his feet, violently pulling him backward and dragging him away from the vehicle.
Xia Tian’s breath halted. Bai Jingan fell heavily to the ground, and Xia Tian heard the man mutter a curse through gritted teeth.
Bai Jingan struggled to lift his gun, firing shots towards whatever was beneath him, almost emptying the magazine.
Xia Tian reminded himself to stay calm; he was a sniper, and he had to stay calm.
A five-person team approached Bai Jingan and arrived right in front of him in the blink of an eye. Xia Tian fired two shots, eliminating two bastards at the front.
At the same time, he found himself completely surrounded.
There was something behind him… the moment it touched him, Xia Tian turned around and grabbed it. What he caught was the barrel of a gun, and almost simultaneously, a bullet grazed his clothes and shot out.
He kicked the attacker’s calf and clearly heard the sound of bones cracking.
The hunter tumbled down from the tree and immediately, the second one lunged at him.
Xia Tian twisted the assailant’s wrist, making him lose grip of the gun. However, the man drew out a knife with his other hand. Xia Tian paid no attention, letting him come closer. The blade sliced across his waist, instantly soaking his shirt with blood, while Xia Tian broke the other man’s neck.
Xia Tian didn’t look at the wound or the person climbing up the tree towards him. He darted his attention back to the sniper rifle and glanced in Bai Jingan’s direction.
Bai Jingan fired two shots, but was hit by a tranquilizer pellet from someone in the team.
Through the scope, Xia Tian could tell Bai Jingan was still conscious, staring ahead. He couldn’t hold the gun and was searching for something in his backpack.
His eyes reflected the sunlight as he stared at the approaching person, but there was not a trace of warmth. Xia Tian occasionally pondered that those eyes harbored a profound fury, adamantly rejecting any possibility of reconciliation.
The last guy, who seemed like a leader, leaned over Bai Jingan, saying something with a mocking expression.
He reached out, attempting to touch Bai Jingan’s face.
At that moment, Xia Tian felt hot blood surge to his brain. In the instant before the man touched Bai Jingan, he pulled the trigger, hitting the bastard’s head.
His smile froze, his head exploded, and the hunting dog who dared to offend them dropped dead in the grass.
Through the scope, Xia Tian caught sight of Bai Jingan turning to look in his direction and smile at him.
Covered in wounds, blood splattered across his face, he appeared tender at this moment, although a short while ago, he had looked like he was going to kill anything that blocked his way, be that man or the almighty God.
At the same time, he noticed Bai Jingan retrieving something from the emergency bag and injecting it directly into his carotid artery without hesitation.
It seemed to be something extremely stimulating. Xia Tian saw him sharply inhaling, his body tensing, and deep pain flashing in his eyes, as if a giant hand was mercilessly tightening his organs from within.
Then Bai Jingan tossed the syringe aside, reached for his gun, and shot a guy rushing towards him right in the heart.
Closing in was a tactical squad. Bai Jingan rushed forward and grabbed a person by his uniform’s collar, moving surprisingly fast, showing no signs of any injury and pain. Using the cover of the temporary corpse, he fired three shots at the approaching hunters without taking a step back.
He was determined to get on that vehicle.
Stimulants, Xia Tian thought, damn, injecting himself with stimulants directly into the artery, this guy’s practically asking for death!
Around them, light red flowers were in full blossom, emitting a sweet fragrance in the air. It was uncertain whether the flowers were naturally fragrant or the fragrance was artificially added, but it seemed incongruous with the brutal scene.
Xia Tian grabbed an opponent lunging at him, snapped his neck, and fired shots below before tossing a bomb.
He jumped down from the horse chestnut tree before making a beeline towards Bai Jingan amidst a large area of exploding flames and smoke.
They had to get the fuck out of here today.
go,my boys.thank you translator btw