Allen was experienced; he didn't care if Li Chengjie was dead or who the attacker was.
The fact that someone had attacked was the key. Therefore, it was natural to hide first and figure out the opponent's tactics.
They re-entered the factory, splitting into two groups, hiding on either side of the main entrance.
Ji Ruyue knelt on the ground, quickly tearing open Li Chengjie's clothes to examine his wounds.
Bai Ye sneaked a peek. This guy looked like he was really about to kick the bucket.
The gunshot wound on his chest was close to his heart, but the heart hadn't been pierced. Li Chengjie was still hanging on by a thread.
However, it was only by a thread. He was more out than in.
Ji Ruyue immediately injected Li Chengjie with adrenaline, but it was useless. What was the difference between dying in ten minutes or twenty? Ten more minutes to say his last words?
Without any rescue equipment, only relying on emergency medical supplies, this kind of injury couldn't be treated.
Bai Ye silently thanked the attacker, "Well done."
Then, Bai Ye stealthily glanced outside. There was no movement.
But no movement didn't mean they could act rashly. The opponent might be waiting with their guns aimed.
Allen decisively signaled Davis to check if the factory had other exits, and then asked Gonzales to find a suitable vantage point for fire support and set up the guns.
After giving instructions, Allen suddenly darted towards Bai Ye. With one hand he pushed off the ground, swiftly flipped over, and sped past the factory entrance.
The movement was beautiful, fluid, and agile, but...
The opponent didn't open fire...
No matter how beautiful the move, it looked idiotic.
Allen didn't seem to mind. Reaching Bai Ye's side, he pressed his back against the wall and asked Bai Ye, "Can those crystal people use weapons?"
Bai Ye nodded. "Yes!"
This wasn't a lie. Those crystal people could indeed use weapons.
Rhine Corporation manufactured "warriors." What kind of warrior couldn't use weapons?
However...
Bai Ye scratched his head, feeling that the shot that hit Li Chengjie didn't seem like something a crystal person would do.
Just then...
Gonzales, who had gone to the second floor, suddenly shouted, "Hey, look up! There's something there."
Gonzales's expression was anxious. While shouting, he pointed at the roof.
A section of the factory roof in the center was made of glass, and some of it had already shattered, revealing glimpses of light scattering down from outside.
Allen frowned, then raised his gun and fired upwards.
The glass continued to shatter and fall, and then, looking out through the broken parts...
"Magic array patterns?"
Bai Ye's pupils contracted sharply.
Above the factory was a huge red magic array pattern.
Light transformed into lines, sketching out the magic patterns bit by bit.
If nothing unexpected happened, this was likely a large-area attack magic array. Once it was fully formed, magic would immediately bombard the factory.
Furthermore...
The City of Ruins was a futuristic technological zone; how could there be magic array patterns?
If there was one possible explanation, it would be...
The Chosen!
Bai Ye's thoughts raced, and he shouted to Allen, "Leave here, now, immediately!"
Allen replied, "There are snipers outside."
Bai Ye countered, "Snipers would at least leave you an intact corpse. If you stay here, you won't even have ashes left to find."
As he spoke, Bai Ye quickly dodged and rushed out of the factory.
Bang!
A gunshot suddenly rang out.
An energy beam appeared before Bai Ye. Just as it was about to hit him...
Sizzle!
Current surged over Bai Ye's body, and then Bai Ye's figure flickered, shifting half a meter to the side.
The energy beam struck the ground, shattering a piece of it.
Since the opponent was a Chosen, Bai Ye naturally stopped holding back. More accurately, holding back wouldn't necessarily deal with them.
Moving quickly and creating distance, Bai Ye also located the opponent's position based on the direction of the energy beam.
On the other side, Allen also shouted loudly, "Leave, get out of here quickly!"
Bai Ye had drawn the fire, and Allen naturally wouldn't let such an opportunity slip by. He immediately led his men out of the factory.
And the moment Allen led everyone out of the factory...
Boom!
In the sky, from within the giant magic array pattern, a huge explosion occurred.
The next instant, crimson flames poured down from the magic array pattern like a waterfall, forming a massive pillar of fire that engulfed the factory.
Amidst the explosion, the factory seemed to have a chunk ripped out of it; everything was incinerated.
If they had stayed inside, Allen and the others would indeed have been reduced to ashes.
At the same time...
Bai Ye moved forward rapidly.
Crossing the area in front of the factory, Bai Ye leaped over a barbed-wire fence.
Outside the fence were dense weeds, taller than Bai Ye, capable of completely concealing him.
This provided Bai Ye with an advantage because it would obstruct the opponent's line of sight.
However, the opponent was cautious.
Bai Ye deliberately waited for a while in the tall grass. If the opponent lost sight of him, they should move.
They might move closer to engage, or they might retreat.
But it didn't matter to Bai Ye. As long as the opponent moved, he could pinpoint their exact location and then use teleportation to pursue them.
However, the opponent was more patient than Bai Ye had imagined, not moving rashly.
After waiting for a moment, Bai Ye began to move slowly, reaching out to push aside the grass in front of him.
But at that very moment...
The sound of rotating propellers suddenly echoed from the sky.
Bai Ye looked up. A remotely controlled drone appeared above, with two gun barrels pointed at him.
Rat-tat-tat, tat, tat...
Gunfire erupted, and a barrage of bullets rained down on Bai Ye.
Bullets?
Bullets!
Oh, that's fine!
They weren't energy weapons, but ordinary bullets, which were ineffective against Bai Ye.
Bai Ye quickly entered his elementalization state, his body transforming into electricity. The moment the bullets hit him, they passed directly through his body and struck the ground behind him.
Ignoring the bullets, Bai Ye immediately waved his hand towards the sky.
The Steel Slime wriggled rapidly, transforming into the appearance of Yan Huang Fei Huo and darting into the sky, then becoming a heavenly fire.
Rumble!
After the heavenly fire struck the drone, a massive fireball exploded in the air, blasting the drone to smithereens.
After this strike, Bai Ye followed up with a palm strike towards the ground.
Sizzle!
The sound of arcing electricity filled the air as currents surged outwards.
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