"Are you calling me an idiot!" Bai Ye yelled back. "If you kill him, you can kill me."
The logic was sound, yet Li Jia Yi was still furious.
According to the rules, only Bai Ye knew everyone's name and their assigned order. Everyone else only knew the order and name of their target.
This was one of the trickier aspects of the rules.
But starting a Wish Task had to come with some benefits. The rules were indeed like this, and it was the same for other Wish Tasks.
However, Li Jia Yi hated it.
At the same time…
A buzzing sound suddenly filled the sky. Looking up, two massive unmanned aerial vehicles appeared, each the size of a normal six-seater helicopter.
Their appearance wasn't entirely unexpected. The battle had raged for so long, the hotel had been damaged by several floors, and countless casualties had resulted from falling glass and debris. It would be strange if the Hunters didn't show up.
The moment the aircraft appeared, metal plates opened below, revealing the barrels of two energy cannons.
Then…
Boom, boom!
Two beams of white light descended from the sky, striking the hotel rooftop with a deafening roar.
Indeed, a corner of the hotel was directly blown to smithereens, and large chunks of debris rained down.
Bai Ye reached out, intending to dismantle the aircraft, but then he reconsidered. If he acted himself, wouldn't that benefit Hamiel and Li Jia Yi?
Besides, Bai Ye couldn't kill Li Jia Yi. There were two people ahead of him in the order. Bai Ye also couldn't kill Hamiel, because Hamiel's order was after his own…
However, Li Jia Yi could kill Hamiel, and Hamiel could kill Bai Ye…
And he still had to help these two brats deal with the combat aircraft…
What a joke! So, he was the only sucker?
Bai Ye decided to make a quick getaway.
Hamiel's super-regeneration was truly monstrous. If Bai Ye didn't continuously release venom, the guy would recover.
It was like he was being cleaned and then treated as if it were the first time.
And with Hamiel recovered, Bai Ye wasn't too worried about Li Jia Yi being able to defeat him.
Originally, Bai Ye had some doubts. Hamiel was indeed strong in his past life, but it was uncertain how much of that strength he retained in this life.
But after a brief exchange, Bai Ye was quite sure that Hamiel, at this stage in this life, was definitely a top-tier expert. For Li Jia Yi to kill Hamiel would be no easy feat.
Having made up his mind, Bai Ye immediately ran off, sprinting towards the side. When he reached the edge of the hotel, he leaped forcefully.
Mid-air, his massive wings unfurled, and Bai Ye dove downwards.
Li Jia Yi and Hamiel exchanged glances, then decisively decided to retreat.
It wasn't the right time to continue fighting.
Those Hunters weren't particularly powerful, and their technological weapons were troublesome. But it wasn't easy to kill them either. It was just that once entangled, these guys were relentless and extremely irritating.
And, just as Bai Ye had thought, Li Jia Yi didn't have an absolute certainty of defeating Hamiel. At the very least, it would take considerable effort to do so.
Now, with a disruptor present, it would be even more difficult.
Hamiel's thoughts were similar. After their clash, he confirmed that Bai Ye was not easy to kill. With a disruptor present, he would be even harder to kill.
Since that was the case, it was better to look for another opportunity.
Thus, the two of them decisively separated to the left and right, then leaped off the rooftop of the hotel.
Then…
Bai Ye became unhappy!
Those two unmanned aerial vehicles actually pursued him.
Three people, two unmanned aerial vehicles. If they had picked him out of the three, fine. But why were they only chasing him? Did they think he was easy to bully!
Seeing the two unmanned aerial vehicles fly overhead and prepare to fire, Bai Ye's expression turned cold.
The next instant…
As Bai Ye looked at the two unmanned aerial vehicles, they instantly shattered into pieces and rained down from the sky as scrap metal.
A moment later, Bai Ye landed, his body transforming into lightning and vanishing without a trace.
And just after Bai Ye disappeared, a large group of Hunters rushed into the alley where Bai Ye had landed, looking bewildered.
"Where is he?"
"He's definitely in the alley. I've controlled all the surrounding surveillance. I've also installed lighthouse surveillance probes on nearby buildings, and there are surveillance drones patrolling. I'm absolutely sure he landed in the alley."
"There are no other exits. The two ends of the alley are the only way in or out, but our men have been watching nearby, and we've also stationed snipers. Although they couldn't fire immediately due to obstructions, we are certain he landed inside the alley."
"But where is he? Tell me where he is!"
The surrounding Hunters exchanged glances, unsure of what to say.
"Search!" the leader commanded helplessly. "Search this area immediately, don't miss a single spot."
At the same time…
On a secluded street, accompanied by flashes of lightning, Bai Ye reappeared.
When those two large combat aircraft appeared, Bai Ye knew that a large group of Hunters would be lying in wait.
The future technology of this city wasn't that high. Those two combat aircraft were pretty much top-of-the-line, comparable to the Annihilation Cannons in the City of Ruins.
Therefore, those who possessed such items must be large-scale Hunter organizations, not individuals.
Thus, an ambush was inevitable. Bai Ye had activated his electrical field in advance as he descended from the sky.
The electrical field allowed for teleportation and also affected electronic devices. The Hunters were naturally unable to track Bai Ye's movements.
Walking along the deserted streets, Bai Ye pondered what to do next.
Bai Ye thought his plan was quite good, with a well-arranged order. But plans couldn't keep up with changes, and Bai Ye could do nothing about it.
Bai Ye truly hadn't expected Wei Zhu Xie to be so useless. No wonder he could only be Si Tu Chi Cheng's subordinate in his past life, lasting not even a day before being killed by Hamiel.
Lan Sijia's self-destruction was also beyond Bai Ye's expectation.
He had to admit this was his own problem. The Wish Task rewards were too extreme, and they might indeed be worthless to some people.
If they were worthless, there was no reason to fight to the death. While the rewards for Wish Tasks were usually very good, things that were useless, even if of gold quality, would just gather dust.
Lan Sijia's self-destruction was therefore understandable.
This way, one Wei Zhu Xie and one Lan Sijia…
Originally, Bai Ye's plan was for them to hold back Li Jia Yi and Hamiel, giving Bai Ye enough time to kill other miscellaneous targets.
But then…
One was gone, and the other self-destructed.
Neither of them posed any trouble to Li Jia Yi or Hamiel. Instead, they had screwed Bai Ye over.
Bai Ye couldn't kill Li Jia Yi according to the order now, and he was being hunted by Hamiel…
Bai Ye felt his situation was truly dire.
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