Chapter 27

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Chapter 27: We Failed to Penetrate Their Armor

“You’re here.”

The impatient voice came from the second-floor platform.

Cao Wenliang quickly looked up and was instantly shocked when he saw Bai Fu. He had never expected to be discovered, and from Bai Fu’s words, she clearly knew he would come.

How could this be possible?

Apart from bumping into Bai Fu that morning, he hadn’t even dared to glare at her directly in front of her.

Is there really someone in the world who suspects others of ill intent just because they’ve been glared at and immediately prepares for it?

Damn, what a freak!

As Cao Wenliang’s expression changed, Bai Fu continued, “I bet your next sentence is — How did you know I was coming?”

“Y-you knew I…”

Cao Wenliang stopped mid-sentence and closed his mouth.

“Are you wondering if I can read minds?” Bai Fu laughed, “Don’t worry, I don’t have such superpowers.”

Cao Wenliang immediately drew his gun, pointing it at Bai Fu, “Stop talking nonsense.”

Bai Fu was fearless, “Aren’t you even curious why I came here knowing you’d find me, and why I didn’t sleep all night?”

Cao Wenliang’s pupils shrank.

Damn, it’s a trap!

He hurriedly raised his gun and looked around, “Come out whoever is hiding there, show yourself!”

As time passed, Cao Wenliang gradually realized something was wrong. If there were indeed people hiding nearby, why would Bai Fu expose them?

He quickly looked up again and sure enough, Bai Fu was no longer on the second floor.

“Damn it, how dare you trick me, you’re asking for it!”

Furious, Cao Wenliang charged towards the staircase with his gun.

His speed was incredible; within a few strides, he reached the scene of rubble and debris.

“You won’t get far in such a short time. Come out obediently and I might make your suffering less. Otherwise, when I catch you, you’ll experience true hell on earth!”

No response.

“Do you enjoy playing cat and mouse? Then let’s play until you’re exhausted! You won’t expect anyone to save you from so far away!”

Excited by the prospect of catching Bai Fu, Cao Wenliang’s emotions became intense, and his breathing quickened.

He moved through the rubble, laughing maniacally and making threatening remarks.

“I’m coming!”

“Do you know what it feels like to have your nails pulled out one by one?”

“Your fingers are beautiful. I will break them off one by one.”

While searching, Bai Fu, hidden in the shadows, silently counted.

1000 – 7 equals… No, not that, but—

“28, 29, 30, good, it’s time.”

Feeling the moment was right, Bai Fu stood up and threw a [Spirit Vision] at Cao Wenliang, who was facing away from her.

The skill succeeded, and Cao Wenliang’s attribute panel appeared.

【Name】: Cao Wenliang (Elite) (Tired) (Minor Injury)

【Health Points】: 124/130

【Attributes】: Strength 14 (-4), Agility 7 (-2), Constitution 10, Intelligence 3, Spirit 3, Inspiration 4

Seeing these stats, Bai Fu smiled.

She knew very well that with her extreme stat allocation, killing Cao Wenliang would be difficult, and vice versa.

Whoever thought Cao Wenliang’s agility was 7 points while hers was only pitifully 3 points?

If Cao Wenliang used his ultimate move to escape, she would be helpless.

But now things were different.

When she first met Cao Wenliang, she used a combination of [Rate Amplification (Poor)] and [Surge of Strength (Poor)].

Afterwards, she successfully delayed the effect of the first Surge of Strength buff and immediately applied another set of skills.

With the 10% bonus from her [Basic Spiritual Energy Mastery], these combinations reduced Cao Wenliang’s stamina by 44%, causing a drop in strength and agility. Now, Cao Wenliang’s agility was down to 5 points.

5 points of agility was still higher than her 3 points.

But it didn’t matter. Bai Fu still had a trump card.

After attacking the player’s base, she gained 3000 experience points from a faction quest, enough to level up her [Vagrant] profession to Level 5.

【[Vagrant] upgraded to Lv4, Strength +1, Constitution +1, Attribute Points +1】

【[Vagrant] upgraded to Lv5, Strength +1, Constitution +1, Attribute Points +1】

Two notifications sounded consecutively.

Without hesitation, Bai Fu added the remaining two attribute points to Agility, changing her attributes to:

【Strength 7, Agility 5, Constitution 24, Intelligence 3, Spirit 11, Inspiration 11】

“Only 5 points of Spirit Energy left, but it’s more than enough.”

She remembered her class-specific skill that could restore 5 points of Spirit Energy by consuming 20 Health Points.

Now, it was time for the tables to turn in their cat-and-mouse game!

A gleam flashed in Bai Fu’s eyes.

“Cao Wenliang!”

She called out.

Cao Wenliang turned abruptly, shock giving way to a sinister smile, “What, giving up on hiding? But it’s too late!”

Laughing, he approached Bai Fu.

Bai Fu stretched lazily and asked with a smile, “I’m waiting for your Strength Enhancement effect to wear off, what are you waiting for?”

Strength Enhancement effect?

Cao Wenliang was momentarily stunned by Bai Fu’s words.

But soon he dismissed it, “I’ve already been tricked once, do you think I’ll fall for it again?”

He pulled the trigger.

The gunshot shattered the night, and the bullet hit the wall ten centimeters to the left of Bai Fu.

“If you don’t want to die, stand still.”

Unexpectedly, Bai Fu seemed not to hear him and walked straight towards him.

“Rrr, you’re actually approaching me, choosing to close in instead of running away.”

Cao Wenliang became even more excited.

He grabbed Bai Fu’s hair, but she easily dodged his attack by shifting slightly to the left.

It was only then that Cao Wenliang realized he was feeling tired, but there was no time to ponder the reason.

Bai Fu’s kick, enhanced by fervor, struck his chest, where he had already been injured by the gang leader. The new wound combined with the old one, causing his health to plummet instantly.

“Scum, die!”

This blow completely shattered Cao Wenliang’s sanity, and he lifted his right hand to shoot Bai Fu.

Only when the gunshot rang did he regain his senses.

Damn, this close-range shot would surely kill Bai Fu. He intended to torture her severely, but now it was over!

Cao Wenliang raised his head in frustration.

But contrary to his expectations, Bai Fu didn’t fall, nor did she bleed profusely. She smiled and held a bullet between her fingers.

“What…”

Cao Wenliang felt something stuck in his throat, a chilling sensation rising from his spine to his skull.

To catch a bullet with bare hands was unimaginable!

He watched as Bai Fu pocketed the bullet and took his gun from him.

Your gun is good, but now it’s mine!

Bai Fu examined the gun with interest.

【Garbage Star P7】

【Quality】: Gray

【Base Attributes】: Attack 16~23, Rate of Fire 2 rounds/s, Magazine Capacity 8 rounds, Effective Range 50m

【Additional Effects】: None

“My calculations were correct. After hardening, this inferior pistol poses no significant threat to me.”

Bai Fu was confident about catching bullets.

The gun Cao Wenliang used was the same model as the one the Field Operations Minister used last night.

Observing the damage inflicted by the Field Operations Minister, she compared it with her own stats and concluded that unless the gun hit a weak spot, it couldn’t harm her.

Indeed, the previous shot only deducted 2 health points from her total of 270, which was negligible.

Even if the bullet embedded itself in her palm, she wasn’t worried.

Unlike ordinary NPCs, her digitized body had a unique ability: Blood Regeneration through Breathing!

As long as she wasn’t in combat or severely injured, her wounds would heal over time.

Without this ability, she wouldn’t dare undertake such intense missions.

“Now, it’s time to send you on your way.”

Bai Fu raised her gun.

By now, Cao Wenliang had already gotten up and was frantically running toward Wildfire Gang’s territory.

Bai Fu pulled the trigger.

The bullet grazed his buttocks, causing him to scream and fall.

“Misfired?”

Bai Fu rolled her eyes.

She aimed for his back, but it seemed to miss.

Forget it, no big deal, practice more!

Bai Fu put away her gun and rushed toward Cao Wenliang, kicking him in the chest as he struggled to rise.

“Ahh!” Cao Wenliang roared like an animal, “Bai… aaaah…”

He intended to shout her name loudly, but his mouth hardened, making his words indistinct.

Before he could figure out what happened, Bai Fu kicked his chin.

“-27”

This kick not only caused massive damage but also inflicted a 10-second [Dizzy] debuff.

Bai Fu pressed her gun against Cao Wenliang’s neck, “I didn’t plan to kill you so soon, but since you insist on dying, there’s nothing I can do.”

Bang!

The bullet pierced his throat, and after a struggle, his health bar depleted completely.

【You killed Cao Wenliang, 100% contribution, received 1750 experience points after adjusting for level difference】

Just like when killing Martin, no quest triggered. This was normal; they were in the same faction. Triggering a quest reward for killing a faction member would be absurd.

Bai Fu dragged Cao Wenliang’s corpse far away, disguised it, and went home.

The next day, she didn’t receive any news from Wildfire Gang until noon.

“Cao Minister is dead!”

“Heard it was those outsiders who retaliated for the previous night’s attack. Poor Cao Minister, his chin and throat were completely destroyed. The boss rushed over as soon as he heard.”

“Damn, those outsiders are too lawless!”

When Bai Fu arrived with the group, she found the Wildfire Gang leader checking Cao Wenliang’s body on the ground.

Beside him stood a woman Bai Fu had never seen before, with a Western face and ice-blue hair that couldn’t grow naturally. She stood expressionless, radiating an aura that kept others at bay.

“Who is that?”

Someone explained, “She’s a visiting guest. The boss has been entertaining her lately, or else those outsiders wouldn’t be so bold.”

Bai Fu instinctively threw a [Spirit Vision].

【Skill判定失败】

“?”

Bai Fu was surprised. This was the first time her Spirit Vision failed. Even the Wildfire Gang leader wouldn’t return all question marks.

She suspected she might have stumbled upon a hidden quest or the main quest for the starter village, Abandoned Cooling Plant.

As she pondered, the Wildfire Gang leader stood up, “Looks like I have to personally confront those outsiders.”

“Hold on.”

Suddenly, the ice-like woman spoke.

The Wildfire Gang leader turned around, puzzled.

“It’s not those outsiders who did it.”

“Why do you say that?”

“Think about the encounters between your people and those outsiders. They only use underhanded methods. If they did it, there would be some signs of human waste around.”

Holy cow, you found the clue!

Instantly, everyone’s attention focused on the ice-like woman.

Bai Fu was no exception.

You must have come from Detective Conan’s theater!

The crowd whispered.

These days, every time they fought the outsiders, they encountered weapons smeared with feces. The Field Operations Minister’s raid the other night was similar. There’s no reason Cao Wenliang encountered different people.

The Wildfire Gang leader’s expression changed, “If not the outsiders, then…”

The ice-like woman said, “I’m not sure, there’s no evidence.”

The Wildfire Gang leader didn’t say more, anxiety evident on his face.

Regardless of whether the outsiders were responsible for Cao Wenliang’s death, the incident threatened the entire Wildfire Gang’s survival, forcing him to take it seriously.

He thought of Bai Fu.

He had finally found a promising successor, but he couldn’t let this person meet the same fate as Cao Wenliang.

After ordering the body to be taken back, he shouted to the guard at the door,

“Go get Bai Fu, I have a new task for her.”

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