Chapter 100 Twenty-Three Seconds

Ten seconds before the gunshot, the Red Cherry team had just learned of their captain Xu Huai Shang's death through the team channel.

Although they were shaken, it didn't affect their performance.

On the contrary... it strengthened their determination to kill Feng Bujue and win back a round...

And after the gunshot... or rather, the moment the bullet hit Feng Bujue, the three members of Red Cherry immediately made their subsequent reactions.

What [Iron Begonia] had to do was very simple: reload and continue shooting.

Facing an opponent like Brother Jue, even whipping the corpse wouldn't be too much; after all, he was Feng Bujue... before he turned into white light and disappeared, anything could happen.

What [Hyacinth] had to do was also very simple: stay by Iron Begonia's side and act as a spotter.

Considering the complex terrain of this Sakura Garden and the fact that there was still an assassin from the enemy team at large... it was only natural to have a spotter for the gunslinger.

As for [Blood Rose]'s mission... it was slightly more dangerous. In order to be absolutely sure, she decided to go forward and "finish off" Feng Bujue herself.

Since the skills to summon [Giant Eagle] and [Pterodactyl] were still on cooldown, Blood Rose summoned another creature more suitable for the terrain at this moment—a [Saber-Toothed Tiger], and rode away on its back.

Undoubtedly, their sneak attack and pursuit... could be said to be extremely efficient and thorough.

No matter how you looked at it, Feng Bujue was in a situation where he was almost certain to die.

However, victory or defeat... often reverses at the edge of such extremes.

Kachakachakacha...

Suddenly, a series of small, rapid footsteps came from the side of Iron Begonia and Hyacinth.

Hearing the sound, Iron Begonia couldn't help but pause slightly, but she didn't turn her head to look; because she trusted her teammates, she was sure... if there was anything wrong, Hyacinth would handle it herself, or give her instructions.

And Hyacinth... naturally looked in the direction of the sound.

She turned her head and saw a Doberman running towards them.

At the same instant, an ominous, strange feeling suddenly sprouted in her heart.

"This dog... is Wang Tanzhi's summon..." As a professional player, pre-match intelligence preparation was essential, and Hyacinth quickly realized where the dog came from, but... skills like [Draw a Cross and Curse You] couldn't be seen by Red Cherry's analysis team, so... Hyacinth attributed that "strange feeling in her heart" to her intuition.

"What is he trying to do..." Hyacinth's mind raced, "Wang Tanzhi's summoning skill should only be able to create some ordinary canines to act as cannon fodder, it doesn't pose any real threat." Thinking this, she still took out a submachine gun and aimed it at the Doberman that was running towards her, "But why do I feel uneasy... could it be..."

Thinking of this, Hyacinth pulled the trigger, and the ordinary bullets spewing from the muzzle swept the dog to the ground.

The next second, Hyacinth suddenly turned her head and activated a scouting skill, [Owl's Gaze], using a unique "line of sight wave" to scan 360 degrees around (Iron Begonia was maintaining a kneeling aiming posture at this time, and would not block her teammate's line of sight).

However, she found nothing...

"Hiding behind a tree? Or..." Just as Hyacinth looked up at the sky, an unexpected change occurred!

Bang—

Although the summon that had been killed by the submachine gun two seconds ago had turned into white light, a loud bang suddenly sounded where it fell.

Then, a thick cloud of white mist exploded and drifted towards the two members of Red Cherry with the wind...

"Crap!" Hyacinth's reaction wasn't slow, she quickly understood the other party's trick, "He had the dog carry a smoke grenade and run from upwind... when the summon dies, the string in its mouth will move, and then the smoke grenade will explode..."

Bang—

However, before the smoke could drift over, Iron Begonia's second shot had already been fired...

The distance between them and Feng Bujue was about fifty meters; any further, it would be impossible to find gaps for attack among the trees; any closer, they might be discovered.

Compared to the first shot, the accuracy of this second shot should be higher, because Feng Bujue was in an orz state after being shot.

Logically speaking, it was already rare enough for a person who had been hit in the torso by a special corrosive bullet to not die on the spot; wanting to avoid the second shot in this physical condition was simply a fantasy...

However, Feng Bujue did it... he did a sea lion-like ball-topping movement, flopping in place... this little "flop" actually allowed the second bullet to graze past his abdomen without hitting him...

............

At the same time, in the Order's First Team conference room.

"Hey hey... that works?" Zui Wo Changran looked at the live screen and complained.

"The interval between the two shots is less than six seconds, how did he do it..." Wu Si Canxuan also showed a look of doubt.

"Even I, relying on 'Heavenly Hearing,' have less than a 60% chance of reacting at this distance and successfully dodging the bullet, and... Feng Bujue was shot just now." Sheng Yu Pian said with a straight face.

"Hehe..." Meng Jingchan's attitude was different from theirs; he smoked, drank, and looked at the other end of the conference table with a smile, "For situations like this that you don't understand, just ask Gui Xiao."

At this time, Tun Tian Guixiao also changed his arrogant posture from the script and stared at the screen with a serious expression.

Hearing Chan-ge's words, Gui Xiao pondered slightly, and then replied, "There are three main reasons why he was able to dodge that shot." He held up three fingers and continued, "First, after hearing the sound of the summon's footsteps, Iron Begonia's actions hesitated slightly for about 0.8 seconds. Although this time is not long... but from the actual situation, it did affect the result of the shooting." He put down one finger and added, "Second, Feng Bujue was already in a dying state after being hit by the first shot, but he used some method to make his injuries disappear between 1.4-1.6 seconds after being shot, as if his body 'rewound' to a few seconds before."

At this point, the expressions of the four Drunken Dreams changed subtly, but they didn't interrupt Gui Xiao, but waited for him to continue.

"Third..." Gui Xiao put down another finger and said, holding up the last finger, "After being hit by the first shot, Feng Bujue must have known the entry angle, speed, power, and ammunition type of the bullet, as well as the shooter's gun, location, distance, and other information based on the feeling of his body; with these data as the basis for 'zero-time difference calculation,' and his body has recovered... it is not difficult to make that kind of evasive action."

After hearing this, Gui Xiao's three teammates showed solemn expressions.

Only Meng Jingchan maintained his usual expression and sighed, "Alas... some things are better left unexamined..."

............

Back to the game...

"Um... that was close..." Feng Bujue finished flopping and took advantage of the situation to spin up.

Dodging the bullet didn't mean he was out of danger.

In fact, the danger was far from over... because Blood Rose, riding the Saber-Toothed Tiger, had rushed to Brother Jue's side and wanted to kill him before he could stand firm.

Roar—

In the nick of time, a tiger's roar was heard, and the Saber-Toothed Tiger opened its bloody mouth and exhaled a yellow wave of energy.

This wave of area attacks came quickly, widely, and fiercely... Feng Bujue was in a horizontal aerial posture, unable to avoid it, so he had to curl up and resist.

As a result, his survival value, which had just been rewritten, was reduced by several percent again.

Moreover, Feng Bujue was involuntarily thrown backwards by the push of the energy wave, still trapped in an unfavorable posture of floating horizontally...

"Um... the two over there have moved..." Although he was in a dangerous situation, Brother Jue's heart was still calmly and rationally thinking; his senses were constantly collecting information about the surroundings, "...I seemed to see a dog and smoke just now... then Xiaotan must have played some trick that forced them to respond." He shifted his attention to Cao Qin on the side, "As for Eunuch Cao... this old eunuch is really a gentleman..."

Indeed, Cao Qin had stopped his actions when he saw the wound on Brother Jue's chest.

It was not difficult to see from his previous description of Yuan Qi... at least in terms of "discussing martial arts," Cao Qin really didn't like ganging up on people.

So, at this moment, he decided to wait and see what happened before making a decision.

"In short... I should only need to deal with Blood Rose alone in a short time." Feng Bujue looked around and finally focused his attention on the opponent who was forcing him to kill. By the way... his series of thoughts actually only took about 0.3 seconds.

"Blood Rose, right? I've seen the posts you've made on the forum." After analyzing the situation, Feng Bujue's battle began.

Everyone knows... Brother Jue can't avoid arguing with his opponents when fighting, because language is also one of his weapons.

"Oh?" Blood Rose threw five [Electric Net Grenades] at Brother Jue while asking back, "So what?"

"Heh... you have a lot of ideas..." Feng Bujue laughed, "Go and um um—I oh oh—learn eh eh—to make oh oh—dishes ah ah—baa aaa..."

When he said the first half of the sentence, he instantly activated [Spiritual Consciousness Gathering Technique - Modified], and then stepped on Moon Steps in mid-air, rushing out horizontally...

So, by the time he said the second half of the sentence, he had hit an exploding electric net grenade and was covered in a spider web-shaped electric net for several seconds.

"He actually risked his life to finish his trash talk even after being shocked to that extent..." Seeing this scene, Blood Rose couldn't help but feel a bit of respect.

Of course, she wouldn't just feel respect because of Brother Jue's perseverance in talking trash.

What Feng Bujue really made the other party admire was... when he was surrounded by electric net grenades, he saw through the situation in an instant and decisively implemented the most correct countermeasure—sacrificing a pawn to save the chariot.

Just now... Feng Bujue was surrounded by five open electric net grenades in a state of lost momentum. In this situation, if he hesitated and was indecisive... the result would definitely be that all five electric nets would hit.

But Brother Jue... unhesitatingly made a straight-line sprint, at the cost of putting on an electric net... allowing his body to rush out of the encirclement at the fastest speed with almost no large movements.

"Looks like I have to drink this..." Two seconds later, Feng Bujue finally stood firm at a distance of about ten meters from his opponent, removed the electric net that had run out of power, and poured a large bottle of survival value supplement into himself.

Tutututu—

Before he could wipe his mouth clean, Blood Rose had already taken out a perfect-grade (growth-type equipment) gun weapon and swept at him, causing him to roll and flee.

"Not easy to deal with..." Feng Bujue thought in his heart as he fled, "The 'Mad Kill' of the Mad Poker was indeed used too early... the data shows that this guy has 'that summon' as a trump card, if I rashly attack, I'll probably have to donate a life..." He glanced at Cao Qin when he had time, "Alas... if Eunuch Cao was a little thicker-skinned and besieged me with her, then I could use 'Rage' to turn the tables, but this guy really doesn't want to do it..."

After thinking for a while, Feng Bujue made up his mind: "There's no way... I still have to call that guy out to help."

............

Now let’s leave Feng Bujue calling for the blood corpse god for assistance for a moment and turn our attention to the other side of Sakura Garden…

A minute ago, after Iron Begonia fired her second shot, Hyacinth signaled that it was time for her to get up and move.

The appearance of the “smoke dog” showed that Wang Tanzhi was nearby, and that he was likely hiding behind the trunk or canopy of a certain tree.

Although Begonia and Hyacinth had a two-on-one advantage, having two people who specialized in close combat at level C to face an assassin in the smoke was a death wish.

Therefore, after leaving their initial shooting location, the two circled around the smoke and quickly made their way upwind (since the dog came from upwind, its summoner was likely up there).

But… just as Begonia and Hyacinth were running, suddenly!

Pa—

A gunshot rang out from tens of meters ahead of them.

Iron Begonia, who specialized primarily in shooting and mechanisms, immediately heard that it was not the sound of a modern firearm, but the sound of a flintlock.

“That’s strange…” Three seconds later, Begonia’s expression changed, and she turned her head to tell her teammate, “That shot… seemed to be fired into the sky…”

“Yes, it was fired into the sky.”

Before Hyacinth could respond, another voice answered Begonia.

In that instant, Li Ruoyu’s figure suddenly appeared ten meters in front of them.

“How… how can you…” Hyacinth exclaimed in shock.

“How can I be here?” Another voice took over her words, walking from within the shadows of the trees, and the person who answered was… Hua Jian, “Heh… you’ll find out when you watch the recording anyway, so it doesn’t matter to tell you now.”

As they spoke, Xiaotan also appeared from the direction of the gunshot, and in his hand… he was holding a black flintlock that was still smoking.