nlyoneortwosecondshadpassed.

Awhitebonewhiplashedoutfromnowherewithasharpcrack,instantlyshatteringthebottleofperfume.

heperfumeseepedintothesoil,leavingbehindonlyafaintpinkfragranceswirlingthroughthenightair.herefinedscentbrewedfromrosesimmediatelydrovetherefugeesintoafrenzyastheysurgedtowardthesource.

[Systemotification:PlayerBaiiuhasmodifiedtheentryandexitrulesof(MagicSpace),changingtherestrictionfrom(Refugeesprohibitedfromentering)to(Playersprohibitedfromleaving;refugeesmayenterandexitfreely)]

[Systemotification:PlayerBaiiuhasmodifiedthestructureof(MagicSpace),changingitfromanirregularrectangleintoaregularsix-square-meterhexahedron,ensuringplayerangrdacanmovefreelywithinit]

herefugeesraisedtheirbloodshoteyesgreedily.heirtwitchingtentaclesstretchedtowardangrda,whosebodywassoakedinperfume,astheyfloodedintothe[MagicSpace]oneafteranother.

henarrowinvisiblecorridorthathadconstrainedangrdasuddenlyexpanded.

hemotionofdrawinghisgun,whichhadstalledforabriefinstant,resumedfluidly.

angrda’sgazelockedontotheincomingswarmofrefugees.isthumbsnappeddowntherevolver’shammer.

Click.

hecrispsoundofthechamberrotatingwasfollowedimmediatelybysixexplosiveshots.

Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!

Sixburstsofmuzzleflasheruptedinsuccession.verybulletpierceddirectlythrougharefugee’sheart.Justbeforethemonsterscouldreachthetrappedhunter,theirliveswereharvestedinstantlybyhisgunfire.

Rosesspilledfromtherefugees’witheredcorpses.

Andonthefacesofthedeadrefugeesremainedexpressionsoftwistedsatisfaction—asthough,beforedying,theyhadfinallyinhaledtherosefragrancetheyhaddreamedofforsolong.

Bodiespileduparoundangrda.

Yetnomatterhowmanyrefugeeshekilled,morecontinuedclawingtheirwayoutfromunderground.

rindinghisteeth,angrdarelentlesslycutdowntheendlesshordesurgingtowardthescent.Ablood-redglintevenflashedbrieflythroughhisdeepblueeyes.

—hatdamnedBaiSix.

e’dfallenintoBaiSix’strapagain.

BaiSixhaddeliberatelylaidoutthisscheme,specificallybaitingplayerslikethem—playershuntingrefugeestocompletethemission—intocominghere.henhetrappedtheminsideMagicSpacewhilehidingintheshadows,forcingthemtokillrefugeesonhisbehalf.

AllBaiSixhadtodowaswaituntiltheyspenttheentirenightfighting,thencasuallyemergeatdawntocollecttherosesdroppedbytherefugeesandclearthemissioneffortlessly.

Meanwhile,playerslikethem—whoselaborwouldbestolenandwhosemissionswouldfail—wouldeitherbefired,exiled,orforcedtocontinueworkinginthishellishplace.

AndBaiSixwouldonceagainusethefruitsofsomeoneelse’slabortorapidlyadvancefaraheadofeveryoneelse.

einsbulgedonangrda’sforehead.

hespeedofhisfiringandreloadingbecamefasterandfaster.Refugeescollapsednonstoparoundhim,thesurroundinggroundnearlyburiedbeneathrosesdroppedfromtheircorpses—

—butevenunderthosecircumstances,hestillcouldn’tfindanopeningtoactivate[RussianRoulette].

angrdawantedtouse[RussianRoulette]againstBaiSix.Attheveryleast,hewantedtoforcethatbastardhidingintheshadowstorevealhimself.

Butrealitylefthimnoopportunity.

herefugeeswereattackingtoodenselyandtoocontinuously.omatterhowpowerfulangrdawasindividually,therewassimplynospacetoactivateaburst-typeskillwhileunderthislevelofpressure.

speciallybecauseonce[RussianRoulette]wasused,theskillwouldenteraten-minutecooldown.

enminutes.

nabattlefieldlikethis,thatwasfatal.

BaiSixhadcalculatedeverythingperfectly.

ehadn’tleftangrdaasinglechancetoretaliate.

“Mr.unter?”

neofthethreeKingsuildmemberswhohadenteredthegamealongsideangrdafollowedtheflowofrefugeeshere.Sincethereweren’tmanyrefugeesinhisownflowerfield,hehadgonesearchingfortheminstead.

heplayerstaredinconfusionatangrda,whowasstandingnearlymotionlessinthecenterofthefieldwhileendlesslymowingdownrefugees.

“Whatexactlyareyou—”

angrdawhippedhisheadaroundandbarkedsharply:

“Don’tcomeoverhere!!”

oolate.

[Systemotification:PlayerBaiiuhasstretchedandextended(MagicSpace)totrapplayerQiYifang]

QiYifangfrozeastheinvisibleglass-likecorridorlockedhiminplace.

eblinkedattherefugeesrushingtowardhim,thenturnedtowardangrda,whowaspressingahandagainsthisforeheadinfrustration.

nlythendidQiYifangunderstandwhyangrdahadwarnedhimnottoapproach.

Forcedintocombat,QiYifangpulledouthisAtmospherebservationnstrumentwithahelplesslaugh.

“hisBaiiu...”hemutteredbitterly.“ereallyhasthegutstosetupaone-versus-fourtraplikethis.”

owondereventheQueenfoundhimtroublesome.

————————

“owvicious.Seriously,absolutelyvicious.”

oldingapairofbinoculars,iuJiayiwatchedthespectaclewithrelishwhilehypocriticallysighingincondemnation.

“Youreallyaretooevil,Baiiu.Allfourofthemaretrappedinthereworkingovertimeforyouforfreenow.”

Baiiuwasalsoholdingbinoculars.

Aftershatteringtheperfumebottlewiththebonewhip,hehadretreatedimmediately.owthetwoofthemwerehiddenfarbehindthefactory.

hroughthebinocularlenses,thefourenemyplayerswerecooperatingwitheachother,diligentlyfarmingrefugeesonBaiiu’sbehalf.

Whatatouchingscene.

Unfortunately,thepeopleinvolvedclearlydidn’tfindittouchingatall.

herosesonthegroundcontinuedpilinghigherandhigher.

Butbecausetherefugeesattractedbytheperfumeweretoonumerous,thefourtrappedplayershadnotimewhatsoevertocollecttheroseswhilefighting.

Amongthem,angrdawasbyfarthemostcomposed.

iscombatefficiencywasterrifyinglyhigh—practicallyoneshotperkill—sothelargestpileofroseshadgatheredaroundhim.

Atthesametime,hewasconsciouslykeepingthoserosesclosetohimselfwhilehisicygazesweptcontinuouslyacrosstheflowerfieldinsearchofBaiiu.

twasobviouswhatheintendedtodo.

hemomentBaiiushowedhimselftocollecttheroses,angrdawouldshoothimdead.

“ey.”iuJiayinudgedBaiiuwithherelbowwhilepeeringthroughthebinoculars.“Captainangiswaystrongerthanexpected.”

“Asexpectedofanopponentpersonallytargetedbyajinxlikeyou.”herewasevenatraceofadmirationinhervoice.“e’sdefinitelyonthesamelevelasyou.”

Baiiu:“...”

Afterobservingangrdaforawhilelonger,iuJiayi’splayfultonegraduallydisappeared.erexpressionturnedserious.

“hisguy’sgun-typeattackskillsareevenmoretroublesomethanimagined.”iuJiayiloweredthebinocularsslightly.“’vebeenwatchinghimthiswholetime,andasidefromthemomentswherehereloads,haven’tseenanyobviouscooldownperiod.”

“isreloadspeedisinsanelyfast,andhisattackpowerisabsurdlyhightoo.fhecanone-shotanA+monster,thenhisbaseattackvalueisatleastfivethousand.”

ShelookedtowardBaiiu.

“Rightnowyou’vetrappedtheminaconfinedarea,sotheycan’tmovearoundtochaseyou.Butangrdahaslong-rangeattackskills,andhiscurrentshootingaccuracyisbasicallyperfect.”

“’mprettysurethemomentyouappear,he’llimmediatelylockontoyou.eseemstounderstandthathimselftoo,whichiswhyhe’sjustwaitingforyoutocomeoutandcollecttheroses.”

iuJiayiraisedaneyebrow.

“So?”sheasked.“aveyoufiguredouthow✪оvеlіgһt✪(fficialversion)you’regoingtoretrievethoseroses?Areyouseriouslystillplanningtousethemethodyoucameupwiththismorning?Becausehonestly,itfeelsverylikelytofailspectacularly.”

“tdoesn’tmatterifitfails.”Baiiucontinuedwatchingthroughthebinoculars,expressioncalm.“Wewon’tbetheonesintrouble.”

“Afterall...”Baiiupausedslightly.“won’tpersonallybetheonecollectingtheroses.”

iuJiayiraisedthebinocularsagainandsighedsincerely.

“Whenitcomestoexploitingotherpeopleforprofit,youreallyareexceptionallygifted.”

JustasiuJiayipredicted,angrdatrulywaswaitingforBaiiutoappear.

Atfirst,angrdahadbeenfuriousafterrealizinghe’dbeentrapped.

Buthecalmeddownquickly.

BecauseMagicSpacerestrictedmorethanjustmovementrange.

talsorestrictedBaiSix.

herosesdroppedfromtherefugeeswereallconcentratedinsidetheMagicSpace.Andduetothelimitationsofthespaceitself,manymovement-typeitemscouldn’tbeusedwithinit.

WhichmeantthatifBaiSixwantedthespoils,hewouldeventuallyhavetoenterpersonally.

Andthatwasenough.

angrdaonlyneededtowaitpatientlyforhisprey.

Patiencewasthefundamentalqualityofahunter.

Acrosscountlessworlds,heandBaiSixhadpursuedeachotheroverandoveragain.

ftherewasonethingangrdadidnotlack—

—itwaspatience.

nehourpassed.

hentwo.

henthree.

hefirstlightofdawnhadalreadybegunappearingonthehorizon.

YetBaiiustillhadn’tshownhimself.

heotherthreeKingsuildmemberstrappedinsidethe[MagicSpace]werealreadyexhaustedafterfightingnonstopforhalfthenight.Asidefromangrda,whoseattackprecisionandcombatefficiencyremainedterrifyinglystable,theothershadgraduallybegunmakingmistakes.

Andeverygaptheyexposedwasinstantlycoveredbyangrda.

QiYifangpantedheavilyashestaredatthehunterfightingbesidethem.

ewasn’tparticularlyfamiliarwithangrda.histime,hehadsimplyfollowedtheuild’sorders.

riginally,QiYifanghadassumedtheywereheretoprotectsomeobscurenewcomercalled“unter.”Afterall,thepanelsofKingsuildmembersalonewerealreadyenoughtodominateninety-fivepercentofallplayers.

Yetthemanaccompanyingthemhadpracticallynopublicreputationwhatsoever.

nthegameworld,trulypowerfulplayersrarelyremainedunknown.

Butthisman...

Bang!Bang!

QiYifangwatchedinstunneddisbeliefasasilverbulletflashedpasthiseyesinslowmotion,piercingstraightthroughtheskullofarefugeelungingathimfrombehindandinstantlycoveringtheopeninginhisdefense.

Atnearlythesamemoment,anotherbulletskimmedpasttheshoulderofanearbyplayerandexplodedtheheadofarefugeedirectlybehindhim.Bloodandbrainmatterburstoutwardasthecorpsecollapsed,instantlyrelievingtheexhaustedplayer’spressure.

QiYifang’sgazeslowlyshiftedtowardangrda,whowasrapidlyreloadinghisrevolver.

Frombeginningtoend,angrdahadneveroncelookedawayfromthebattlefieldahead.

isexpressionremainedcoldandperfectlyfocusedontheoverwhelmingswarmofrefugeesbeforehim.heinstanthefinishedreloading,heraisedhisgunagain.

QiYifangwascompletelystunned.

hisman’scombatinstinctsweremonstrous.

Whilesuppressingtheoverwhelmingmajorityofthefrontlinepressurebyhimself,hestillhadenoughspareawarenesstoconstantlysupportandprotecthisteammates.

Clearly,angrdapossessedtheoffensivepowerofatop-tierSpear.

Yetatthesametime,hesilentlyfilledeverydefensivegaplikeanimpenetrableShield.

nepersonalonewasperformingbothrolessimultaneously.

Andbothateaguelevel.

...ftheKingsuildcouldtrulyrecruitamysterioushunterlikethis—

—andcombinehimwiththeittleWitch,whocouldbothhealandattack—

QiYifangsecretlyglancedtowardangrdawhileswallowingnervously,hismouthinexplicablydry.

his...

hiswouldabsolutelybecomethestrongestlineupinKingsuildhistory.

Atthatmoment,QiYifanghadalreadythoughtoftheperfectsloganfortheuild’sfuturechampionshiprun.

WithbothaunterandaWitchontheteam—

[onightsotaSilentight]

AstrangesmileslowlyappearedonQiYifang’sfaceasheimaginedKingsuildwinningtheeaguechampionshipwhilehestoodproudlybesidetheQueenofeartsonthepodium.

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Author’sote:

QiYifang(indespair):WhywasitalwaysmewhodiscoveredboththeunterandtheittleWitchfirst?!evenhadtheteamsloganready!Sowhyareyouallsoprofessionallyskilledatstealingpeople?!

6:.

+1:Well,QiYifang-gege,haven’tyoueverheardthesaying,“hefirstonetomakeamovealwaysloses...”

QiYifang:......