The crowd exchanged glances, falling into a brief silence.
The old man said, "Since no one has any objections..."
At that moment, Bai Lu, who had been sitting at the bar, raised her hand and asked, "It's possible to start fighting now, right?"
The old man nodded, "If no one has any issues, then it is indeed possible to start fighting."
Bai Lu continued, "We can start fighting from this very spot, can't we?"
The old man nodded again, "Yes."
Bai Lu's expression suddenly turned savage as she looked around with ill intent.
In that instant, including Bai Ye, everyone felt a sense of impending danger. And just then...
Bai Lu suddenly stood up, a detonator appearing in her hand out of nowhere.
"If that's the case..." Bai Lu's pupils dilated, a hint of excitement in her eyes as she said, "Then all of you can just go to hell!"
Boom, boom, boom!
As Bai Lu pressed the detonator, the sound of explosions suddenly rang out.
The surrounding walls and the ground beneath their feet began to explode repeatedly. The entire floor trembled and shook, walls continuously collapsed, and the ground started to crack.
Then...
Boom!
Another deafening explosion occurred, and a large section of the floor sank downwards. Everyone began to plummet.
This sudden act of demolition caught everyone completely off guard.
Bai Ye was slightly better prepared. From the moment Bai Lu started asking questions, Bai Ye knew things were about to go south. After all, that woman's nickname was the Queen of Armaments!
Then, upon hearing the explosions, Bai Ye understood. Bai Lu must have planted bombs everywhere while coming upstairs.
As Bai Ye thought this, he took out a talisman and quickly threw it out as he fell downwards.
"Earth Curse!"
The talisman rapidly burned, and as Bai Ye landed on a lower floor, three earthen walls rose diagonally, stacking and interlocking to push away the collapsing debris and shield Bai Ye below.
After a moment, the sounds of explosions gradually subsided. Bai Ye crawled out from a gap in the earthen walls and looked around. It was a complete ruin. The 22nd floor where they had been had almost entirely collapsed. Looking upwards, only a large hole remained.
Next, Bai Lu walked to the edge of the broken opening, holding a Vulcan Gatling gun in one hand and a glass of red wine in the other.
The night wind blew in through the shattered walls, causing Bai Lu's red evening gown to flutter.
The next instant, Bai Lu finished her wine, casually discarded the empty glass, and raised the Vulcan Gatling gun.
"Hi, boys!" Bai Lu grinned and said, "Shall we dance the tango?" 138 Reading Net
As Bai Lu laughed, she pulled the trigger of the Vulcan Gatling gun!
Brrrrt, brrrrt, brrrrt, brrrrt, brrrrt, brrrrt...
The barrel spun at a furious pace, spitting out fire, and bullets rained down, spraying wildly below.
Almost instantly, those who had just emerged from the ruins began to scatter.
"Crazy bitch!"
Bai Ye cursed and also took off running. Spotting the twisted and deformed door of the emergency staircase to the side, he leaped forward, lowered his shoulder, and smashed the door open before rolling inside.
Bai Ye breathed a slight sigh of relief. The emergency staircase was outside the sweep of the gunfire, but...
Boom!
Just as Bai Ye's heart began to settle, another explosion occurred, and the floor shook again.
"Is that woman out of her mind?" Bai Ye cursed, spat on the ground, and muttered, "How many bombs did she set?"
Glancing at the ruins outside the emergency staircase, Bai Ye decisively began to descend.
Bai Ye had no intention of confronting Bai Lu here. That woman was clearly prepared, and with who knew how many more bombs, it would be too disadvantageous to fight her now.
The most important thing was the chaos!
Although the crowd seemed to have scattered after Bai Lu's disruption, they should still be within this building. A direct fight could easily devolve into a free-for-all.
A free-for-all meant unpredictability!
Bai Ye was confident in his own strength, so compared to a chaotic battle where accidents were likely to occur, Bai Ye preferred to eliminate targets one by one.
As Bai Ye thought this, he continued to descend. However, after only three floors, he was forced to stop. The emergency staircase ahead had collapsed.
Bai Ye took a deep breath and pushed open the door of the emergency staircase on the side.
Beside the entrance to the emergency staircase were two elevator doors. Bai Ye pressed them, and they actually worked!
The areas where Bai Lu had planted bombs were the 22nd and 21st floors. Those two floors had become complete ruins, but the areas below them seemed to have been unaffected by the explosions.
The elevators beside the emergency staircase were not the same ones that led directly to the banquet hall, so they hadn't been damaged by the explosions.
Since that was the case, he could take the elevator directly to the first floor. Bai Ye decided to leave the building first.
The Twelve Great Battles – the victor is the one who survives until the end!
The phrase "survives until the end" needed emphasis. Even if one could kill ten others, being killed in the final battle still meant losing.
And as the elevator floor numbers slowly ticked by...
Suddenly, Bai Ye sensed something amiss and sharply dodged to the side.
The next instant, a massive fist grazed Bai Ye's cheek and blasted forward, smashing into the elevator door and leaving a fist-shaped dent.
Bai Ye quickly turned and delivered a sweeping kick to the opponent's waist, knocking him back.
With a height close to two meters and a powerfully built physique, his clothes were stretched taut by his formidable muscles, clearly defined.
Bai Ye recognized him. At the banquet hall, he had been alone in a corner, playing darts. And the zodiac sign he represented...
"The Rooster is this muscular..." Bai Ye shook his head. "It really doesn't fit the image!"
The Rooster pouted, "I didn't expect the Dragon to be so small either!"
The twelve individuals did not know each other's names, although Bai Ye, with memories from a past life, had recognized a few familiar faces.
However, even without knowing names, they could still identify each other's zodiac signs. Upon receiving their identities, a corresponding zodiac mark would appear on each person's clothing.
This distinction of identity was not without purpose. It was based on the number of forbidden zone tasks completed, so while it didn't entirely represent strength, it could be considered a ranking of power. The more forbidden zone tasks completed, the higher the zodiac order one received.
This allowed one to infer the opponent's strength to a certain extent based on their zodiac sign and thus strategize.
After all, this was a killing game, not a duel!
Killing wasn't necessarily something that had to come from the front!
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