If Jinsha were here, she would recognize the beast at a glance...
Muk!
As Muk got closer, the few people escorting Alex with the Canglong Society finally noticed.
The person walking at the very back turned his head abruptly, but it was clearly a step too late.
From within Muk's sludge body, a massive fist condensed and slammed into the man's face, sending him flying with a single punch.
The next moment, Muk lunged directly at Alex, engulfing him with its body. The thick sludge instantly swallowed Alex.
Having succeeded, Muk rolled its body and began to escape, crawling onto a pedestrian crossing.
A member of the Canglong Society immediately raised his gun, but the man beside him pressed it down, saying, "Are you crazy? What if you kill Alex? Chase!"
After speaking, that person led the way, vaulting over the roadside railing and pursuing Muk.
Bai Ye took it all in and couldn't help but be stunned.
He had just been thinking that if there were no unexpected turns, he wouldn't have a chance to snatch Alex, so he would directly shoot Alex dead, and they would both lose out, with neither getting the hundred million.
But then, an unexpected turn of events actually happened!
Since that was the case...
Why hesitate? Time to cause trouble!
Thinking this, Bai Ye quickly turned his gun, aiming at a Canglong Society member who was close to catching up to Muk, adjusted his breathing, and pulled the trigger!
Bang!
The gunshot rang out. Through the scope, a splash of blood bloomed on the shoulder of the Canglong Society member.
The distance was too great, and he was slightly off target, but...
Bai Ye adjusted very quickly!
Taking another deep breath!
With one breath in and one out, Bai Ye pulled the trigger again!
The Canglong Society member instinctively covered his wound when Bai Ye's second shot arrived. This time, the bullet accurately hit the man's chest, piercing his body and shattering his heart.
"There's a sniper!" the leader shouted loudly, "Scatter, scatter, find cover!"
A Canglong Society member looked at Muk ahead and said, "But, Alex..."
Bang!
At this moment, the gunshot rang out again.
On the Canglong Society member's head, a splash of bright red blood bloomed, and his body fell straight backward.
With that, who would dare to hesitate? They quickly scattered to find cover and hunched down.
Alex was naturally very important; after all, he was the man worth a hundred million!
But, while a hundred million was important, it wasn't as important as his own life.
In this day and age, the most tragic thing was to die with money unspent, let alone the money falling into someone else's hands now.
Hiding behind a car, the leader quickly took out his walkie-talkie and shouted, "Team One, pay attention, Team One, Alex has been hijacked. It's likely a Beastmaster from the Beast World. The opponent is using a sludge-like beast. Alex is wrapped inside the beast's body and is currently heading towards the Red Gate Bridge. Intercept immediately..."
Bang!
Halfway through the leader's transmission, the gunshot rang out again. Bai Ye shot through the car's body, but unable to pinpoint the location precisely, the bullet pierced the car and grazed the man's body, hitting the ground and creating a fist-sized hole.
The leader, with lingering fear, quickly lowered his body, almost shrinking under the car, and then picked up the walkie-talkie again.
"Xin Jiu, there's a sniper!" the leader said into the walkie-talkie again, "Seven o'clock direction. Judging by the height of the buildings, it should be that clock tower!"
On the other side, Bai Ye was still observing the street activity through his scope.
Muk had already taken Alex far away.
But Bai Ye didn't care much.
With more than twenty people from the Canglong Society, no one could have snatched Alex in a direct confrontation. But as long as he didn't fall into the hands of the Canglong Society, there was still a chance!
Therefore, Bai Ye didn't mind helping them tie down the Canglong Society members.
Thinking this, Bai Ye aimed again and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
The bullet hit the guardrail on the street, breaking a railing and even knocking the guardrail to the ground with its immense force.
Although he still missed, it was enough to deter them.
But, in that very instant...
With a bang, a pile of debris suddenly exploded on the windowsill in front of Bai Ye.
Bai Ye reacted quickly, hugging his rifle and crouching on the ground.
After a moment, Bai Ye peeked out the window again. The moment he peeked out...
Bang!
Another shot hit the side of the window, creating a bowl-sized hole in the wall, and countless pieces of debris rained down.
"Damn it!"
Bai Ye cursed. The Canglong Society also had a sniper.
Bai Ye propped his sniper rifle on the windowsill, exposing a small section of the barrel to confuse the enemy, then removed the scope, slipped to another window, poked his head out slightly, and observed with the scope.
There weren't many buildings better than the clock tower around, only a large skyscraper and a shopping mall of similar height. However, the angles made it difficult to aim at his current window, so the enemy was likely firing from below.
Thinking this, Bai Ye's gaze fell upon an advertising light board on a building. He could faintly see someone lying there between the gaps of the light board.
"Found you!"
Bai Ye grinned, quickly got up, picked up his sniper rifle, and started heading downstairs.
On the other side, a short-haired man was lying under the light board, propping a black Type 88 sniper rifle on the advertising board's support. This way, he could aim at the clock tower while in a prone position.
When the faint silhouette disappeared, the man was slightly startled, then immediately pulled his rifle out from behind the advertising board and climbed up the side steel support.
Bai Ye descended three floors rapidly, quickly reaching the windowsill and propping his rifle to aim. This position allowed him to be parallel to the advertising light board from the side, but because he was on the flank of the enemy's cone of fire, it was difficult for the enemy to see this position.
However, when Bai Ye aimed, there was no one below the light board anymore.
"So fast to react?" Bai Ye licked his lips and said, "A master."
Bai Ye quickly retracted his rifle and continued walking towards the base of the clock tower.
Meanwhile, the man climbed up the support structure all the way to the rooftop, where he re-propped his sniper rifle, aiming at the exit of the clock tower.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Time passed, and the man couldn't help but frown.
Patience was an essential quality for a sniper, but ten minutes had passed. Even if Bai Ye was climbing, he should have reached the exit of the clock tower by now. Why hadn't he appeared?
The man recalled that it took him about two and a half minutes to climb from the light board to the top floor. No matter how fast Bai Ye was, he shouldn't have been able to leave the clock tower before him.
But at this moment...
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