Chapter 50: The Unfortunate Octopus Instructor

About five seconds later, a voice very familiar to Liu Xiaotian sounded in his mind: "Sir, you are about to come under attack."

The moment Liu Xiaotian heard that properly pronounced "sir," the relaxed expression on his face began to shift in a lecherous direction.

But upon hearing the latter part, he immediately became alert.

"Find the target!" This was Liu Xiaotian's first formal order to Jiaweis.

Before, whenever he muttered under his breath about how Jiaweis should act, it was just a soliloquy.

But this time, he received a clear and immediate response right away:

"Sir, red corner at the rear right, three meters between the two."

"Warning! Attack imminent! Handgun, 9mm round-nose bullet!"

Upon Jiaweis's warning, Liu Xiaotian reacted instantly, jerking open the foot pad on the motorcycle's pedal, and as he flung his body to the right, he drew the pistol hidden in the compartment beneath the pad.

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, the bullet struck the guard plate beneath the motorcycle's instrument panel; had Liu Xiaotian not dodged in time, the shot would have hit him squarely in the back.

Moreover, that gun was fitted with a silencer! This was Liu Xiaotian's first vivid feeling of the "thrill" of death brushing past him.

The last time, in the jungle, although it was more dangerous, his feeling was not so intense.

But then he realized that, apparently, he wasn't as frightened as he had imagined, let alone terrified.

He rolled out sideways, drew his gun, disengaged the safety, chambered a round—one smooth, practiced motion—and by the time his back hit the ground, Liu Xiaotian's barrel was already raised.

Of course, a cooler, more stylish way to chamber a round is to kick the slide with the heel, but that belongs only in film and TV for show.

Even if training could make it 100% reliable, in practice it's not useful and can easily pinch fingers in the moving slide.

At this moment, with Jiaweis's assistance, Liu Xiaotian didn't even need to squint one eye to line up the notch and sights, because as he raised his hand to fire, Jiaweis had already supplied a stream of relevant data.

It also had an assisted aiming function.

As Liu Xiaotian moved his muzzle, Jiaweis displayed the target as a deep‑blue humanoid outline, with two red dashed lines guiding the muzzle's direction.

Before Liu Xiaotian could even aim using the gun's sights, Jiaweis already showed that aiming was complete; the two red dashed lines turned solid, and a red reference point appeared on the wrist of the gun‑holding hand in the deep‑blue target image.

Liu Xiaotian hesitated not at all and immediately pulled the trigger.

"Pfft!"

With a soft pop, a scream came from the opposite side; the bullet pierced the wrist of the target's gun hand, and the pistol fell to the ground.

Then, with another identical soft pop, the other guy who was still aiming had his gun‑hand wrist pierced in the same way, and his weapon dropped to the ground.

The interval between Liu Xiaotian's two trigger pulls was only 0.8 seconds.

Immediately afterward, he sprang up from the ground with a tiny carp‑style kip‑up, his line of sight uninterrupted, still able to see the two men gritting their teeth in pain as they tried to grab their weapons with their other hands.

"Move again, and the next bullet will go into your head!" Liu Xiaotian growled low, swiftly closing the distance.

Originally, he had said that just to try it out.

Because he didn't know whether they could understand him.

Although they were all East Asian, their height, build, and appearance made it clear they were not compatriots.

It was also their good fortune that they understood Liu Xiaotian's warning.

Otherwise, Liu Xiaotian would not have hesitated to spend two bullets.

Frankly, at the moment he pulled the trigger for the first time and saw a blossom of blood burst on that man's wrist, he felt a certain inner obstacle.

Yet within 0.8 seconds he pulled the trigger a second time, and this time there was no hesitation, because he knew he faced an enemy, an armed enemy.

If he didn't shoot, the opponent's aim at his position would certainly not be at his gun hand but at a vital spot.

The Three Character Classic says "At birth, human nature is good," and that is certainly not nonsense.

Every person harbors a good thought in their heart.

But the two men standing opposite Liu Xiaotian have long since had any good thoughts erased by years of crime.

And Liu Xiaotian's goodwill would naturally not be extended to such people.

Even the Buddha has a killing intent—what more can be said of humans?

Against evildoers, one must employ thunderous measures.

Otherwise, that abused kindness becomes the butcher's knife that kills oneself!

When Liu Xiaotian was still less than three meters from the two, the man who had been hit first suddenly whipped his uninjured hand to his waist with astonishing speed and drew another pistol.

But before his muzzle could leave the ground, his whole body jerked backward as if half‑struck by Tyson's fist and collapsed.

That was…… Liu Xiaotian pulling the trigger again.

The trope of a person freezing for a few seconds after being hit and then slowly collapsing is actually fake.

Although the bullet comes from a handgun, its inertia is far beyond what the human body can resist.

Moreover, no one would gather their full strength to resist a bullet's impact when they see a gun barrel pointed at them.

Anyone truly struck by a bullet is instantly flung in the direction of the bullet's travel, with speed and distance varying according to the firearm.

After pulling the trigger, Liu Xiaotian didn't spare another glance at that ungrateful fool; instead, he fixed a cold gaze on the remaining man and kept advancing.

These two were undoubtedly lackeys of Xiezi.

They were also ruthless characters who kill without blinking.

But……

"Thud!"

"Don't shoot, don't shoot! I surrender!"

This living one probably spent a lot of time in Europe and America; his surrender pose is absolutely practiced and standard.

Lying on the ground, hands over his head, he didn't even mind that the wounded wrist got smeared with dirt in the process…

But this also further shows that this guy is a tough character.

If it were an ordinary person, who could endure that pain? Liu Xiaotian took two steps forward, kicked the gun on the ground aside, then reached out, grabbed the man's collar, pressed the muzzle to the back of his head, and asked coldly:

「Where is Xiezi? How many of you are there?! 」

「That person had no hesitation at all, and immediately replied: 'Xiezi is only in phone contact with us; I don't know where he is, and we altogether......'」

Upon saying this, that person paused for a moment

Just then, the voice of 「Jiaweis」 suddenly sounded:

「Warning ahead! Please dodge! 」

「Pfft! 」

As the voice fell, Liu Xiaotian also instinctively raised his hand, and a gunshot with a silencer sounded from the opposite side……

(End of chapter)