The clown in the picture was obviously fake, as it was a teenager, only fifteen or sixteen years old, despite wearing clown makeup.
Then...
The fake clown took out a notebook and displayed it to the camera.
"I plan to play a game in this city. How can I get everyone to participate today?" xxs1
"Hahahaha..."
"The choice is yours. Starting tonight, I call the shots in this city of sin. If you don't want to participate in the game, then leave quickly. The city of sin does not welcome you."
"Hahahaha..."
"By the way, here's a piece of advice: if you try to leave through a tunnel or a bridge, you'll receive a gift from me. My little darlings, guess what the gift is?"
...
Words were written on the notebook, and the clown provided a voiceover. Although the clown seen was not real, no one would forget the manic voice; it was indeed the clown's voice. After all, this was not the first time the clown had invaded the television station and appeared before everyone.
The coffee shop fell silent. Then, a woman in a suit suddenly shrieked, quickly got up from her seat, and dialed a number, saying, "Justin, book me a plane ticket. I need the fastest flight. I need to leave here immediately."
Panic spread through the coffee shop. No, it was spreading throughout the entire city of sin.
Everyone felt terrified and desperately wanted to escape.
Bai Ye grinned. It seemed the clown had succeeded again?
Thinking this, Bai Ye stood up, left two bills on the table as a tip, and entered 2250 Alex Avenue.
It was a dilapidated apartment building, still using an old-fashioned elevator.
Bai Ye entered and drew his twin pulse pistols.
The elevator creaked and groaned as it took Bai Ye to the basement.
Dim and damp.
Holding his gun, Bai Ye moved slowly along the wall, inching forward. Soon, Bai Ye found what the clown had mentioned: two large hiking backpacks.
Bai Ye stepped forward and opened a hiking backpack. As expected, it was filled with bombs.
Bai Ye slung the backpack over his shoulders and started walking back, a look of bewilderment on his face.
Why wasn't anyone stopping him?
The mission description was as follows: The Order faction also had supporters of Batman. As the person with the highest Order value in the Order faction, they would do their utmost to stop you!
So, this was a two-way mission.
If someone in the Order faction had maxed out their Order value, they would definitely receive this mission. The difference was that the mission they received would be to stop the clown.
Of course, even if no one in the Order faction had reached the maximum value of one thousand, Bai Ye wouldn't be able to complete the mission easily. There were no such good things on the World Battlefield. Therefore, the mission description stated that "the person with the highest Order value in the Order faction" would try their best to stop you.
So, if there were no chosen ones with maxed-out Order values in the Order faction, then the chosen one with the highest Order value at the moment would receive this mission.
Bai Ye thought as he re-entered the elevator and left the apartment.
"No one really bothered me?" Bai Ye scratched his head. "What's going on?"
Stopping the clown, or rather, stopping me...
The best way would be to destroy the bombs. Without the bombs, Bai Ye naturally couldn't install them on the ferry. Therefore, Bai Ye thought it was highly likely that he would be ambushed in the apartment building.
But...
Calm as ever, nothing happened.
This made Bai Ye feel a little strange. What was their strategy? In Bai Ye's opinion, this was the best opportunity to stop him.
However, nothing happening was clearly more beneficial to Bai Ye, so Bai Ye would treat it as if nothing had happened.
Tossing the hiking backpack into the car, Bai Ye quickly drove away.
When Bai Ye arrived at the pier, quite a few detectives were already there, but the crowd had not yet gathered.
The clown's words were very vague. Some people had already thought of the ferry, while others had not. Moreover, with the city in panic and everyone wanting to escape, traffic jams were likely, so people wouldn't gather at the pier so quickly.
But Commissioner Gordon was clearly a smart man. He immediately remembered that there were two ferries that could carry thirty thousand people and transport them out of the city of sin.
To prevent riots, he immediately deployed his men and sent detectives to the pier.
Bai Ye parked his car on the outskirts of the pier and observed the inside.
The security wasn't very tight. Mainly, the pier was quite large, and the detectives were insufficient. In fact, Commissioner Gordon was requesting the intervention of armed forces from the mayor.
But that was all for later. For Bai Ye, the security was like an unsatisfied young lady; he could go in whenever he wanted.
Choosing a deserted corner, Bai Ye quickly climbed over the barbed wire, then crouched and moved swiftly towards the two ferries.
There were quite a few detectives on guard near the ferries, but this didn't trouble Bai Ye.
Bai Ye released Gengar from its Beast Ball, patted its head, and smiled, pointing to one of the ferries. "This one is for you. Place the bombs at the bottom of the ship. As for the remote control and the key for detonation, deliver them to the captain's cabin."
Gengar let out a cry, took the backpack, and floated towards one of the ferries.
Bai Ye, meanwhile, crouched down. While the detectives weren't paying attention, he pushed a large iron barrel into the water, then leaped into the barrel. He took out a roll of rope, tied it to the Frost Condensation Sword, and sent the sword flying to the side of the ferry, embedding it in the anchor chain. Then, he pulled the rope, and the iron barrel moved towards the ferry along the water's surface.
When a detective looked over, Bai Ye would shrink his body into the iron barrel. Once the detective looked away, Bai Ye would emerge again and pull the rope to move forward.
Soon, Bai Ye reached the side of the ferry and quickly climbed onto the deck, gripping the anchor chain.
Standing on the deck, he looked around. There were no crew members; they probably hadn't boarded yet.
Too easy!
Bai Ye hoisted the hiking backpack and walked towards the ship's cabin.
He had originally thought that since the Order faction hadn't ambushed him at the apartment, they would likely ambush him at the pier. But he had boarded the ferry so smoothly.
"What on earth is going on?"
Bai Ye was also puzzled. Had the chosen one from the Order faction abandoned the mission?
However, despite his confusion, no one bothering him was certainly a good thing.
Bai Ye thought as he entered the cabin. First, he placed the bomb's remote detonator in the cabin, then carried the hiking backpack to the bottom of the ship for installation.
He proceeded unimpeded, not seeing a single enemy. If it were to succeed like this, Bai Ye felt it would be the easiest mission he had ever undertaken.
...