A Strange Weapon and an Old Acquaintance

Bai Long gently shook his head, his face full of helplessness.

As for how he could conjure up so many strange guns… that was the effect of a skill from his Halo.

[Skill: Mysterious Merchant’s Lucky Draw.]

[Effect: Consume a certain amount of Villain Existence Value to randomly draw a type of firearm.]

Bai Long had originally thought he could at most randomly draw some normal weapons, or at worst, some equipment from games he had played before.

He never expected the Halo could directly conjure up such a bizarre pistol with a tire attached.

Bai Long sighed helplessly, no longer dwelling on the weapon’s weirdness.

He turned the gun barrel towards Xiaocao, who was still hanging on the billboard.

Xiaocao: “???”

Not again? You’re pulling this on me again?

Bai Long’s voice came through the gas mask, still calm and flat: “Are you coming down on your own, or should I help you down?”

Xiaocao looked at the gun aimed at her and knew he wasn’t joking.

She took a deep breath, suppressing her panic.

Her hand slowly rose, trembling as she grabbed a throwing knife tucked at her waist.

Under Bai Long’s gaze, Xiaocao released her left hand’s grip and dropped the knife straight down.

The knife arced briefly through the air, fell freely, and landed with a “ding” on the ground directly below the billboard.

After confirming the knife’s landing spot, Xiaocao let go of her right hand that was holding the billboard.

With all four limbs free, she slowly slid down along the edge of the billboard.

Xiaocao adjusted her posture mid-air, gripping the knife tightly in her left hand.

The next moment, she instantly appeared on the ground, half-kneeling while holding the knife that had fallen.

After letting out a long breath, Xiaocao raised her head and looked at Bai Long with wary eyes.

She saw that Bai Long’s gun was still steadily aimed at her, with no sign of lowering it.

Xiaocao: “…”

Seriously? I came down obediently, why are you still aiming at me?

Before she could ask, the next second she saw Bai Long pull the trigger.

A compressed tire shot out from the barrel.

As soon as it left the gun, it rapidly expanded, turning into a huge truck tire in the blink of an eye.

It flew towards Xiaocao with a whistling wind.

Xiaocao’s pupils contracted sharply.

She wanted to dodge, but only felt a gust of wind rush past her ear.

The tire hadn’t attacked her at all.

The next moment, a dull “boom” sounded behind her, accompanied by the noise of falling rocks.

Xiaocao trembled slightly from the sound and quickly turned to look behind her.

There, a figure wrapped in only a few tatters of cloth stood frozen in a sneaking pose.

His body was broken and tattered, with flesh not even fully covering his limbs.

Xiaocao’s heart tightened.

She felt a surge of relief.

If not for that shot, she would have been ambushed by this guy just now.

She sighed in relief and was about to turn back to say something to Bai Long when suddenly her head felt a chill.

The pistol with the mini tire was now firmly pressed against her head.

Xiaocao: “…”

The young girl’s expression was a mix of helplessness and resignation.

Ha, I’m used to it.

“Unlock the restrictions on Eternal Night City. I want to leave.”

Bai Long’s voice came through the gas mask, still emotionless but carrying an undeniable pressure.

“I’ll give you one hour. If it’s not unlocked, your head will roll.”

Xiaocao trembled at the blunt threat and quickly waved her hands: “No no no no no…”

“Stuttering?”

Bai Long’s voice rose a few decibels, with a hint of deliberate sternness.

“Stuttering counts against the time too!”

Hearing this, Xiaocao immediately shut her mouth, not daring to make another sound.

She could only stare at Bai Long with wide, resentful eyes.

Seeing her like this, Bai Long felt a trace of helplessness in his heart.

Those two threatening lines had come so smoothly, spoken purely on instinct without any thought.

He glanced at Xiaocao’s uniform.

According to the information the Halo had given him earlier, this style of uniform belonged to a special organization of the Hua Kingdom’s government.

So this little girl should be someone from that organization.

What’s going on? Don’t they have interviews for civil service exams anymore?

He took another careful look at Xiaocao, growing more puzzled.

Why did she… look so familiar?

And she was so young.

Did the government organization hire child labor?

Just as Bai Long’s thoughts settled, the Halo’s voice echoed in his mind:

[There’s no other way. She was probably quite young when she was dragged in.]

Bai Long raised an eyebrow and asked inwardly:

[What do you mean?]

The Halo immediately explained in detail:

[Those dragged into Eternal Night City are all ‘players’ of the ‘game’. The game’s invitation is randomly sent to a corresponding target in some form.]

[Usually, people are chosen as targets only after they learn about information related to Eternal Night City and the like.]

Bai Long listened, and his tone turned displeased:

[Why are you only telling me this now?]

The Halo’s voice sounded in his mind with obvious grievance:

[Milord! You can’t slander me!]

[It was you who said before that you didn’t want me to mention anything unrelated to daily affairs! So I never brought it up!]

Bai Long was stunned for a moment, then let out a light snort and replied casually:

[Oh, so it’s my fault?]

The Halo’s electronic tone instantly softened, with a hint of ingratiating humility:

[No, no, it’s all my fault. Milord had nothing to do with it.]

Bai Long responded plainly:

[Good.]

Halo: [???]

At that moment, Bai Long felt a strong gust of wind coming from behind him.

Without a moment’s hesitation, his body instinctively sidestepped quickly.

Almost the instant he left his original spot, a glaring laser beam fell with a “boom” onto the place where he had just stood.

The ground was instantly scorched into a blackened pit emitting smoke.

“Sir…”

A clear female voice came from the air in the distance, with obvious displeasure.

“May I ask what business you have with our Xiaocao, pointing a gun at her?”

Bai Long’s eyes sharpened.

He quickly turned his head to look.

In midair, a silver-white drone hovered steadily.

Below the drone, a female figure hung by a safety rope.

She wore a trench coat of the same style as Xiaocao’s.

In her hands, she held an advanced laser sniper rifle that looked futuristic and emitted a faint blue glow, its barrel vaguely aimed at Bai Long.

On the other side, when Xiaocao saw this figure, she thought to herself:

‘Damn.’

‘Crap! Why did Sister Xinya have to show up right now?’

Meanwhile, Xinya in midair gave Bai Long no time to react.

Seeing her first laser miss, she immediately pulled the trigger again.

Another blinding laser shot towards Bai Long.

Bai Long squinted slightly.

The moment Xinya pulled the trigger, he had already predicted the trajectory.

He took a nimble step aside, and the laser missed again, leaving another scorched black pit on the ground.

Though he had dodged both shots, Bai Long couldn’t help but feel a bit of admiration.

Her angles were quite tricky.

For an ordinary person, it would be hard to dodge.

Lucky for him, he had trained.