Chapter 67: Abused Miserably

At this moment, Lin Yuan had reached the brink of collapse.

He truly didn't want to endure this torment a third time.

He had even decided that, if he ever picked up a gun again, even if he would be shot dead by Xiezi's men before firing, he would definitely also point the muzzle at Xiezi.

He felt pain, regret, and blamed himself for not being brave enough, yet under Xiezi's threats he actually fired two shots at himself.

This is a disgrace, a disgrace he can never wash clean, even with his own blood.

Seeing Lin Yuan's face full of pain, Xiezi smiled, smiling very happily.

His fingers lightly tapped the stone in front of him, his expression seeming to carry the confidence of seeing through everything:

"How? Do you want to kill me now? But I dare to bet with you, you don't have the courage to raise the gun muzzle."

While speaking, he subtly gave his men a glance.

That meant: this time, as soon as Lin Yuan touched a gun, he would be shot dead.

Needless to say, as a veteran who had come down from the battlefield, after so many years he had completely deteriorated.

Now Xiezi's fear of death surpasses that of everyone present.

But he has always disguised himself very well.

Upon discovering that Lin Yuan had the idea of perishing together, he immediately decided to end this game and kill Lin Yuan.

Even though he clearly knew that even if Lin Yuan wanted to shoot him, the success rate would not exceed one percent, he still dared not take the risk.

What if? What if his subordinate's finger pulling the trigger were just a tad slower, then he would end up either dead or injured.

Now Xiezi is only ruthless, and utterly lacks the daring of a bandit.

He dares not take a risk, not even the tiniest bit……

At the same time, Liu Xiaotian had quietly left the outlet of the "natural conduit", lying prone on the riverbed, head lifted to look at the surface, exactly like a crocodile preparing to hunt.

He dared not step forward to cut the ropes binding He Chen Guang and Cha Cai's hands and feet, for he feared they would violently resist the moment the bonds were loosened.

Although only one of Xiezi's men guarded the waterside, once that fellow made a move, people would immediately swarm over.

Then, with only the AK-103 in his hand and the rifle taken from that Xiezi subordinate he had killed outside, how could he fight off sixty or seventy people? Liu Xiaotian gripped the dagger in one hand, his gaze piercing the water surface, fixed on the fellow who occasionally walked by the water's edge.

Finally, after silently waiting three minutes, that fellow finally leaned over to check on He Chen Guang and Cha Cai's condition.

After all, Xiezi had ordered only to let them suffer a bit, but absolutely not to let them be killed.

That fellow had tied them up like this and thrown them into the water; a moment's inattention could easily make them choke, faint, and then drown.

At this moment, Liu Xiaotian underwater sincerely thanked the "System Administrator" from "De Yun Production".

The effect of the Level 2 assistance pack he gave, though it doesn't boost combat power, is truly superb. Without saying more, just consider that he can now cling to the riverbed like a crocodile without any external aid—how many people with good swimming skills could achieve such complete disregard for buoyancy? Moreover, everyone moving in water is affected by drag, yet Liu Xiaotian experiences barely any.

For example, he is currently flinging the dagger at that fellow……

According to the data from Character: Jiaweis, Liu Xiaotian can precisely avoid the deviation caused by water surface refraction; the dagger's landing spot is exactly that fellow's heart.

Just as Xiezi's subordinate reached out to grab the thick rope binding He Chen Guang's waist, he suddenly sensed a disturbance beneath the water surface.

But when he instinctively tried to look, it was already too late.

A dagger shot out of the water like lightning, with no obstruction, piercing between his ribs and instantly rupturing the pericardium……

He felt a sudden sharp pain in his chest, then his whole body was overwhelmed by weakness, and his body silently sank toward the surface.

But just as he was about to touch the surface, a strong hand reached up from below in time, supporting his body and gently letting him sink silently into the water without raising even a tiny splash.

Liu Xiaotian acted quickly; after sinking that fellow to the riverbed, he immediately used the remaining "strangle-dog" to bind his hands and feet, then lifted a large stone from the bottom and placed it on his chest, then quietly surfaced and covered the mouths of the half‑unconscious He Chen Guang and Cha Cai.

We two have been soaked in the water for so long; besides drinking large mouthfuls, we have also choked quite a bit, and not being fully unconscious already counts as not bad.

After bringing the two to the shore and waking them, Liu Xiaotian handed them the rifle taken from Xiezi's subordinate and the submachine gun hanging from the neck of the fellow he had just sunk, lowering his voice: "Try not to use guns, save a few more people first; we'll talk after we have weapons."

"Otherwise, not only would we struggle to deal with so many people, but the others would also be in danger."

He Chen Guang and Cha Cai also knew the situation was urgent; without further questions they immediately picked up their weapons, adjusting their somewhat numb bodies from the cold water while silently slipping into dark corners to seek opportunity.

Liu Xiaotian, via the electronic scanner's display, quickly locked onto a lone unlucky fellow.

Um, to be precise, it should be two.

Because, after the first one swiftly hid in the darkness at the edge of the cave's corner, the second one also quickly followed.

While Liu Xiaotian stealthily approached, he let Character: Jiaweis amplify the effect, but later he regretted it.

Damn, this Xiezi fellow really is a shameless master; even the men he recruited are damn weird.

Judging by appearances, the two sneaking into the darkness are likely a man and a woman, probably having hit it off and intending to do something.

But when Liu Xiaotian enlarged the image, he discovered that the figure that looked like a woman on the 3D image was actually only half! Damn! It seems those who live enviable lives also have many helplessness.

How could they even patch together like that? I don't know whether that "modified goods" is voluntary or forced.

But Liu Xiaotian doesn't care; what he cares about is: damn, we now have two more guns!

(Don't kid, this is about real guns.) The process went quite smoothly.

Even with this kind of "level" of goods, under high alert they couldn't fend off Liu Xiaotian's sneak attack, let alone now when their attention is wholly on other things? (End of chapter)