Chapter 93: 93, This is too much

Ordinary 7.62mm caliber bullets can reach 2600 joules of kinetic energy at the muzzle, while 12.7mm large-caliber bullets can even reach 15000 joules.

But even such simple data is hard to imagine intuitively—the sheer force when a sniper bullet pierces you.

Qing Zhen's bodyguard was a supernatural, and what was surprising was that while various consortia were desperately hunting supernaturals, Qing Zhen had already recruited one for himself.

In that instant, the renowned Qingshi Jinghu stood at the center of the searchlight, as if on his own stage, bending to pick up the bullet on the ground and smiling, "Have the thugs finally set their sights on me?"

Those around Qing Zhen froze—was it really the thugs who struck? That shadowy organization whispered about in consortium circles.

Qing Zhen turned to Liu Bu and smiled, "As an agent, you don't even know your master is a supernatural. You're truly foolish. Be at ease—this era... has no place for the useless."

He grabbed Liu Bu by the hair and, bare-handed, drove the bullet, palm-sized, into Liu Bu's eye. Liu Bu let out a short cry of pain and fell still.

Qing Zhen's hands were dripping with blood.

...

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu stood on the rooftop, staring blankly as Yang Xiaojin failed to land a hit and immediately rose to collect her weapon, without any lingering hesitation, as if she already knew that even if she fired again, she would never have another chance to kill Qing Zhen.

The next moment, the sniper rifle's muzzle swiveled toward the rooftop, aiming at Ren Xiaosu, who could even sense the faint tension from the person behind the scope.

Ren Xiaosu panicked—"You didn't complete the mission, why shoot again? Why target me!" But Yang Xiaojin seemed remarkably calm, as if failure was just failure, and there was no point in lingering over the past.

A roar of gunfire, but this time the shot lacked any brilliance, for Ren Xiaosu stood motionless, and the bullet missed him entirely.

Ren Xiaosu knew Yang Xiaojin's firearms skills best, so he realized this shot wasn't meant to kill him, but to... sever ties with him in front of the Qingshi Consortium?

If that were the case, it was too reckless! Was it purely to avenge Luo Xinyu?!

Suddenly, Ren Xiaosu saw Luo Xinyu, who had vanished moments ago, reappear atop the skyscraper. She waved at him as if greeting him, then grasped Yang Xiaojin's hand and pulled her into the shadows.

Ren Xiaosu was stunned, staring at the now-empty skyscraper, then at the Qingshi Consortium's locust-like combat unit... "Are you leaving already? Without taking me with you?!"

As the main force of the Qingshi Consortium's combat unit closed in, Ren Xiaosu felt like crying—they had drawn firepower here, but had they considered the consequences of sacrificing others?!

This was too much!

Honestly, Ren Xiaosu never imagined Luo Xinyu and Yang Xiaojin were in cahoots, even the assassination attempt on Qing Zhen hadn't shocked him so.

At that moment, he recalled their first meeting, when he demanded Wang Chengyang be returned, and Luo Xinyu had glanced at Yang Xiaojin. Others didn't notice, but Ren Xiaosu did.

Later, during the fish meal, Yang Xiaojin called for Luo Xinyu, and when someone harassed her, Yang Xiaojin intervened promptly.

Back then, Ren Xiaosu thought it was Yang Xiaojin's feminine principles, never realizing the two had known each other and staged a performance for everyone!

Their act wasn't rigorous, but it fooled Ren Xiaosu, Xu Xuanchu, and Liu Bu.

Luo Xinyu was just a girl—how many private soldiers had died, yet she had survived until now, which should have raised Ren Xiaosu's suspicions.

When he didn't see the outcome, the truth remained hidden beside him, but when he witnessed the result and reflected on the process, those subtle details resurfaced in his mind.

Ren Xiaosu watched the approaching black tide of combat personnel and felt a pang of regret—too careless!

Indeed, the more beautiful a woman, the more dangerous she was, a rule that applied not just to the wilderness!

The two girls had kept Liu Bu all along, merely to help Luo Xinyu clear her name, ultimately letting Luo Xinyu anchor Qing Zhen's position and buy a moment's time.

The only surprise was that they hadn't expected Qing Zhen to have a supernatural willing to sacrifice their life to protect him.

What was Qing Zhen's merit that a supernatural would follow him so devotedly?!

At that moment, the rusted iron door on the rooftop was shattered by someone, and Ren Xiaosu fired to block their path, cursing, "Damn it!"

Xu Man saw Ren Xiaosu suddenly sprinting toward the rooftop's edge through the broken door, attempting to shoot him down, but his wrist couldn't keep up with Ren Xiaosu's rapid movements!

Across the shattered city, the black-clad combatants resembled venomous snakes spewing threads, and Ren Xiaosu could wait no longer—he had to flee before they surrounded him!

Earlier, Ren Xiaosu had thought that entering the city's blockade with Yang Xiaojin and Xu Xuanchu, even if they fled, he would be the fastest.

But he never expected Yang Xiaojin and Luo Xinyu to cheat!

Ren Xiaosu leaped from the rooftop, the opposite rooftop and his current one had a ten-meter drop, but he was confident he'd be fine!

Xu Man rushed to the rooftop's edge to fire, only to see Ren Xiaosu's distant silhouette fleeing toward the city's edge, shouting into the comms, "Target escaping toward the 10 o'clock direction, tighten the blockade!"

Beyond the city's forests, the Qingshi Consortium's blockade still existed, with countless combat squads awaiting unknown dangers, yet it was a vagrant who collided with them first.

Before this, no one had taken the vagrant seriously.

Ren Xiaosu sprinted through the city's alleys, avoiding high places since leaping from the rooftop, fearing he'd become a live target.

As he ran, he wondered why Xu Xuanchu hadn't moved—at least someone could share the firepower!

This shattered city was like a vast chessboard, Ren Xiaosu a tiny piece darting across it, now with no allies left, the fully armed black pieces determined to hunt him down.