Chapter 305: A Man's Pain (Fourth update, extra update for monthly votes)

"It seems Karl didn't die in vain. I should get serious too."

The Revolver Man stopped retreating, placed his fingers in his mouth, and blew a sharp whistle.

A hawk's cry came from afar; a white-headed hawk dove down from the sky and landed on the Revolver Man's shoulder.

The white-headed hawk spread its wings and shook its body, causing over a dozen pure white feathers to fall. These feathers emitted a faint white glow, gradually merging into the air.

As the feathers merged into the air, the Revolver Man's figure suddenly vanished into thin air.

Su Xiao scanned his surroundings; the sense of danger remained. This wasn't a space ability; the Revolver Man had turned invisible.

He closed his eyes to sense the surroundings, but there was nothing unusual. He focused his spirit on his hearing, but there were no footsteps either.

Su Xiao suddenly erupted, rushed to the position where the Revolver Man had been, and slashed out.

As expected, the slash hit empty air. The Revolver Man had indeed turned invisible. What a terrifying enemy a gunman who could turn invisible was.

Su Xiao immediately narrowed his perception range down to five meters. At this distance, his perception was at its sharpest, and even if a bullet flew toward him, he would have a buffer time.

After narrowing his perception range, Su Xiao immediately noticed something wrong. A pool of blood had suddenly appeared on the ground; he could confirm that there had definitely been no blood there before.

Scanning the surroundings, Su Xiao discovered another anomaly: all the bloodstains the Revolver Man had left behind earlier had vanished.

This situation could no longer be explained by invisibility. A person could turn invisible, but those bloodstains that had already hit the ground definitely wouldn't.

It wasn't invisibility; the Revolver Man might have shielded his perception. At this moment, in his senses, the Revolver Man no longer existed—not in sight, hearing, or perception.

To Su Xiao, the Revolver Man currently didn't exist, so naturally, he couldn't discover where the Revolver Man was. This was the ability of that hawk.

However, this ability had a loophole. After Su Xiao narrowed his perception range, his perception intensity increased significantly. If the Revolver Man approached within five meters of him, he would be able to discover the opponent.

Just as Su Xiao prepared to search for the Revolver Man, a sound of wind breaking came from behind him. He immediately tilted his head.

*Whoosh—*, a bullet grazed Su Xiao's cheek, even cutting off a few strands of his hair.

Su Xiao's expression wasn't very good. This bullet had suddenly appeared from outside his five-meter perception circle; outside that circle, this bullet simply didn't exist.

The bullet was also "invisible" and would only manifest after entering the perception circle.

The battle fell into a predicament. This fight left Su Xiao somewhat speechless. He felt the opponent wasn't here to explode his Scarlet Card or avenge Karl, but simply wanted to find him for a fight. No hatred, no grudge. No wonder everyone else feared the Phantom Troupe so much.

Su Xiao had gained an understanding of the Troupe members; Karl might have been considered normal among them.

The battle continued. Su Xiao wasn't a soft persimmon. Since the enemy had come to his doorstep, the best way to handle it was to cut off the enemy's head.

The Revolver Man didn't fire again, seemingly sensing that Su Xiao could dodge his shots, and was currently charging up some kind of skill.

Su Xiao moved rapidly across the open ground, using his perception circle to search for the Revolver Man. The bloodstains on the ground were the best guide.

*Puchi*, a spray of blood erupted from Su Xiao's back; he had taken a bullet.

Su Xiao flexed his shoulder, grimacing in pain. As long as he wasn't shot in the head, a few bullets in the back didn't matter. His current HP was very high, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's aura was continuously helping him recover health.

Su Xiao wasn't worried about Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's safety; the opponent...

Su Xiao suddenly thought of something. The opponent had disappeared from his perception, but could Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang sense the opponent?

He quickly ran to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's vicinity. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang immediately ran out from the old ship and blocked in front of Su Xiao.

"Xiang Bubu, can you see the enemy?"

Su Xiao's question clearly stunned Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was very helpless; in its vision, its master had started circling around with the enemy for some reason, turning a blind eye to the enemy, and occasionally taking a bullet.

*Puchi*, a spray of blood erupted from Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's buttocks. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang let out a miserable howl; the Revolver Man was trying to kill the dog.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang could see the opponent; Su Xiao could now confirm this.

"Xiang Bubu, hide behind me."

Su Xiao's intention was clear: let Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang hide behind him to avoid the shots. This had two benefits: first, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's safety was guaranteed; second, if Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang hid behind Su Xiao to avoid the enemy's attack, it meant the enemy was right in front of Xiang Bubu.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang hid at Su Xiao's side. Su Xiao suddenly erupted and rushed toward the direction on the other side of his body.

After rushing forward a few hurried steps, a gun-wielding arm appeared within his perception. He had finally captured the opponent.

But just at this moment, the Revolver Man's arm vanished, and his figure disappeared again. Su Xiao stopped his steps, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang quickly ran behind Su Xiao.

Su Xiao whispered a few words to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang and took out an object to show it. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked twice.

Su Xiao started circling aimlessly on the open ground, not caring even if he occasionally took a bullet.

At this moment, the Revolver Man was very confused, not knowing what Su Xiao was doing, but he vaguely smelled the scent of a conspiracy.

"Feather-head, how much longer can the Soul Misdirection last?"

The white-headed hawk on the Revolver Man's shoulder chirped twice, and the Revolver Man nodded. By the looks of it, the Revolver Man's beast-language level wasn't low.

*Puchi*, blood erupted on Su Xiao's body. His HP had slid into a dangerous situation. The opponent no longer shot at his head; if his head were attacked, he could dodge, but his torso was much larger than his head, and the range of dodging left and right was small, so Su Xiao simply stopped dodging.

Just as Su Xiao took two more bullets, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang behind him barked loudly.

Su Xiao was overjoyed. He had finally waited for it. After taking so many bullets, the moment for revenge had arrived.

"Explode," Su Xiao whispered.

*Boom! * Several bursts of fire shot into the sky, and the shockwave from the explosion spread to the surroundings. Su Xiao had detonated seven alchemy bombs, each in a different position.

He blocked in front with his left hand; the crimson bracer on his left hand could withstand a small portion of the attack.

This explosion was the task he had instructed Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang to do earlier.

There were thirty-one alchemy bombs in his storage space. Su Xiao had taken out over a dozen and used his own blood to cover these bubblegum-like alchemy bombs. Every time he took a bullet, he would throw an alchemy bomb on the ground.

When the Revolver Man approached these alchemy bombs, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang would bark loudly.

Just now, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had barked, and Su Xiao decisively detonated the alchemy bombs.

The fire of the explosion faded in the blink of an eye. The Revolver Man's figure was falling in mid-air, wearing a tattered shield, and one arm had already been blown off.

After discovering the Revolver Man's landing position, Su Xiao's expression wasn't very good. The opponent was falling into the waterway, and inside the waterway was the bottomless ocean. Once he dove into the sea, it would be impossible for Su Xiao to find him among the abandoned buildings in the lower levels of Water 7.

The Revolver Man's landing position wasn't accidental; that white-headed hawk was flapping its wings to help the Revolver Man change direction.

How could Su Xiao let it end like this? He had taken many bullets.

He wrapped the Boundary Line around the hilt of Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan, adjusted his grip, spread his legs, and the muscles in one arm bulged slightly.

Taking a deep breath, Su Xiao threw Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan with all his might.

*Whoosh—*, Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan emitted a sound of breaking air. The Revolver Man in mid-air had an expression of having "fucked a dog."

A miserable groan came; Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan directly pierced through the Revolver Man's lower abdomen. A little lower and it would have hit his male features. The Revolver Man fell into the sea with a *plop*. Before falling into the sea, Su Xiao vaguely heard the Revolver Man shout: "My bladder!"

Su Xiao tightened the Boundary Line. When the line went taut, he pulled it hard to the side, causing secondary damage to the Revolver Man.

He tightened the Boundary Line to pull Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan out of the sea; a patch of seawater gradually turned pale red.

The Revolver Man in the sea was in agonizing pain. The energy of Blue Steel Shadow had invaded his urinary system. What made him even more depressed was that his mana had suddenly decreased for some reason; he hadn't even unleashed his ultimate move.

PS: (Wishing everyone a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.) ===== CHAPTER 306 =====