"I throw a left hook, then a right whip kick, then I block and counter..."
Bai Ye grabbed the crystal person and slammed it onto the ground, instantly turning it into a mess.
It looked as if Bai Ye and the crystal person were wrestling, but in reality, Bai Ye was holding the crystal person down, preventing it from getting up, and rolling around on the ground.
In an instant, dust filled the air.
Davis and Allen, having finally dealt with the two crystal people they were facing, looked towards Bai Ye's direction and were stunned.
Was it that intense?
Although the crystal person was troublesome, it shouldn't have caused such a cataclysmic battle, right?
On the other side, Bai Ye's eyes flickered towards Allen and Davis. Had they finished?
Then it was time for him to finish too!
Bai Ye thought to himself, then suddenly grabbed the crystal person by the neck and twisted, snapping its neck. With a carp flip, he sprang up from the ground, grabbed the crystal person's head, and slammed it towards the ground.
With a clang, the crystal on the crystal person's head shattered into pieces. Purple-red blood then flowed out, and the crystal person gradually lost its life.
Allen stepped forward, looked at Bai Ye, and asked, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Bai Ye replied. "I was careless and didn't dodge. Otherwise, why would it have taken so long?"
Li Chengjie walked over and crouched down to examine the corpse. "They're dead."
This was stating the obvious, but due to Li Chengjie's status, everyone felt a bit awkward to retort. After all, he was one of the leaders of the border androids. What if he held a grudge later?
Fortunately, Li Chengjie realized his statement was a bit off and corrected himself, "I mean, they were dead before the fight."
As Li Chengjie spoke, he fiddled with the corpse of a crystal person.
"This guy's elbow and knee joints are broken, old injuries, connected by crystals to move," Li Chengjie said, wiping some blood. "The blood isn't normal either, too viscous, and there's very little of it. It's not the state a living person should be in."
Davis chimed in, "It's questionable whether these guys can even be considered people, right?"
Li Chengjie responded, "After removing the crystal parts, they were definitely human once."
"Cough!" Bai Ye cleared his throat. "Does proving they were once human, or whether they were alive before we took them down, even matter?"
Allen said, "I think it does. We need to uncover the truth of this world, and we can start by uncovering the origins of these crystal people."
What an idiot!
Bai Ye cursed inwardly.
Uncovering the truth was crucial; it was also Bai Ye's hidden mission.
However, due to memories from his past life, Bai Ye knew that Li Chengjie was from the Rhine Corporation, and this guy was a mole.
So, what was Li Chengjie's objective?
It was definitely to prevent everyone from uncovering the truth!
Therefore, Bai Ye's intention was to divert everyone's attention from the crystal people, or at least not show direct interest, so as to lull Li Chengjie into a false sense of security, and then...
Allen looked very enthusiastic...
Bai Ye sighed and said, "What I mean is, dwelling on these corpses is meaningless. If we want to know the truth, we can just capture a few alive. Then, the answers to whether these crystal people are alive or were once human will naturally be revealed."
Gonzalez clapped his hands and said, "Makes sense."
Li Chengjie secretly rolled his eyes, his evaluation of Bai Ye dropping another point.
A complete brute.
Bai Ye was unaware of Li Chengjie's thoughts. If he had known...
Bai Ye felt he could be even more of a brute.
Li Chengjie stood up and said, "Regardless, let's proceed with the original plan. We'll head to the border of this world first."
Allen nodded and then looked at Bai Ye, "Are you coming with us?"
According to the fabricated story Bai Ye had told, he had to return to Cowboy City to rescue his companions.
Bai Ye replied, "I'll go to the border with you first. Even if I need to go to Cowboy City, I'll need some preparations. At least I need to find a car, right?"
Allen said, "Sure, you can take all the supplies later. We can just hunt for what we need."
As Allen spoke, he gestured for everyone to start moving the supplies.
Bai Ye casually slung a supply box over his shoulder, his mind already contemplating how to get rid of Li Chengjie.
As for how to complete the hidden mission, which was to uncover the truth about the mirrored world and the crystal people, Bai Ye wasn't too worried.
His memories from his past life provided him with convenience. Bai Ye knew where the clues were, and even the locations of the factories that produced crystal people and the crystallization experiment bases in the mirrored world. Bai Ye knew all of them.
Then, things would be simple.
Bai Ye would take Allen to these places for a tour, and the truth would naturally be revealed.
Then, things should proceed as in Bai Ye's past life memories. Allen would return to the real border, gather the androids, and contact the people in the affluent districts to spread information about the crystallization experiments.
Eventually, the android leaders would fail to negotiate with the Rhine Corporation and, after being suppressed by crystal people dispatched by the Rhine Corporation, would choose to resist.
Allen would also become a hero because of this.
But the problem with everything was...
He had to get rid of Li Chengjie!
Li Chengjie was from the Rhine Corporation and would definitely not allow them to go to these places, and might even try to harm them.
Allen was key to the mission and definitely couldn't die. As for the others dying...
Bai Ye would also feel bad!
The hidden mission this time was calculated based on completion. Although it wasn't explicitly stated how completion was judged, since they had formed a team to enter the mirrored world, the number of surviving team members would most likely be factored into the completion score.
Therefore, not a single person could be killed by Li Chengjie.
Thus, Bai Ye came to a conclusion: the one who strikes last suffers; the one who strikes first prevails!
Bai Ye felt he needed to find a way to quickly eliminate Li Chengjie.
While thinking, he walked out of the dilapidated factory.
The sun had already risen.
As they walked out of the factory, the warm sunlight shone directly on everyone, feeling cozy and a bit dazzling.
Then...
Bang!
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out!
In the next instant, a red energy beam appeared and struck Li Chengjie directly in the chest.
Li Chengjie's eyes widened, a bloody hole appeared in his chest, and then bright red blood slowly spread.
Thump!
Li Chengjie fell straight backward, landing on the ground. The weapon case he was carrying also fell to the side, scattering weapons and energy cells everywhere.
Everyone was stunned in that moment, including Bai Ye.
What was going on?
He was just thinking about killing the guy, and now the guy was about to die?
"Could it be that I'm already invincible, that I can make people die just by thinking about it?"
Bai Ye looked bewildered.
It was Allen who recovered first. He stepped forward, grabbed Li Chengjie's arm, and pulled him back, shouting, "Retreat into the factory, quickly!"