The one firing the .357 caliber revolver round was none other than Ji Jiu, hiding behind a rock wall.
He instantly discarded Martin, who had served as a tool to open the Spherical Barrier and had completely passed out. Martin was left to continue opening the Grey-white World for Zhi Jue, preventing the Mobile Detachment from discovering Ji Jiu. Meanwhile, Ji Jiu himself held a revolver, similar in design to the Colt Python, in his left hand. In his right, he clutched fragments from a miniature surveillance camera, his eyes coldly fixated on Liu Wu Dai's direction.
He could distinctly feel the scent of the fragments right below the skyscraper rooftop where Liu Wu Dai was located.
In other words, those who came to snipe them were a full-strength team of two.
But what of it?
The next second, Ji Jiu's figure vanished and instantly reappeared at the pistol bullet's location.
His distance from Liu Wu Dai had closed to within a kilometer.
The Grey-white Domain manifested again, suspended in mid-air above the high-rise buildings. Far below lay the bustling, brightly lit streets of Everbright City, teeming with traffic.
The pedestrians on the street had no idea that a battle between players was taking place above their heads; even if they looked up, they would only see the vast starry sky and the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Pulled by gravity, Ji Jiu plummeted downwards, even as the wooden arrow sped towards him from behind.
He remained calm, pulling the revolver's trigger in Liu Wu Dai's direction while free-falling. Then, he flashed once more, appearing at the position of the second bullet—above the rooftop where Liu Wu Dai was located.
He can teleport using that gun?!
Liu Wu Dai's telescopic equipment clearly captured the changes in Ji Jiu's aura. Without hesitation, she pushed off the ground and retreated. Despite the heavy drain on her vitality value, she drew her bowstring taut, activating her Title Skill, "Arrow Falling Swan," and loosed an arrow with a splitting effect.
Countless wood splinters, like shotgun pellets, surged towards Ji Jiu. He fired once more to the front; the bullet pierced the wooden barrage. He then activated his teleport, materializing beside Liu Wu Dai without suffering any injury.
So fast! Does this teleport have no cooldown time?
Liu Wu Dai was astounded. She saw her opponent swiftly fire a shot behind himself and simultaneously throw a package, densely wrapped in plastic tape, at her feet.
The revolver's teleport count matches its bullet capacity—only six—and all uses take 24 hours to fully recover.
In that brief moment, he had already used four teleport opportunities, arguably revealing some of his trump cards prematurely for the ongoing mission.
But all of this was necessary. The package he had just thrown was filled with highly explosive materials, powerful enough to blow the entire rooftop sky-high.
Ji Jiu's plan was to use teleportation to suddenly close in on the enemy, drop the explosive package, and then teleport away. Finally, he would press the remote control to detonate the explosives, thereby heavily injuring or even killing a member of the enemy team.
This combo was executed smoothly and required very little time.
If an opponent didn't react in time or lacked sufficient movement or control skills, they would be unable to avoid it or stop Ji Jiu. It was enough to easily eliminate most same-level players lacking movement skills during a first encounter—a veritable rookie slayer. This was one of the reasons Ji Jiu dared to advance alone.
Unfortunately, Liu Wu Dai was not an average player, and her teammate was no less exceptional.
Just as Ji Jiu threw the package and was about to instantly teleport to the bullet he had fired behind him, Li Ang's head popped up from the edge of the rooftop. Li Ang directly activated "Drown in Misfortune Assassination Method" on Ji Jiu.
Warm water instantly filled Ji Jiu's throat. An intense feeling of suffocation rushed to his brain, but he was unable to teleport to escape.
The revolver's teleportation had a restriction: while a bullet was in flight, the user could not attack or be attacked.
If this rule was breached, he could not teleport for 3 seconds. (However, 3 seconds after ceasing to attack or be attacked, he could still teleport to the bullet's position.)
In theory, Ji Jiu only needed to wait for the package to land, which would signify the end of his attack, allowing him to teleport away. But in that brief moment as the package landed, he was caught by Li Ang's "Drown in Misfortune Assassination Method." This registered him as 'being attacked,' preventing his teleportation.
At the same time, the arrow Liu Wu Dai had previously shot—the one with a guaranteed-hit tracking Special Effect—arrived. It completely ignored the Rare-quality Thin Membrane Armor Ji Jiu wore and, with a SWOOSH, pierced straight through his left shoulder.
Blood splattered everywhere. He coughed up a gush of it like a fountain. All of this was within Ji Jiu's expectations.
How could he dare to traverse a thousand meters to launch a direct attack if he wasn't fully prepared?
As a high-ranking member of the Datura organization, he was not lacking in skills, equipment, or items. Among them was a skill named Purification Edict.
[Skill Scroll Name: Purification Edict]
[Attributes: Consumable (disappears after three uses)]
[Type: Spiritual Energy]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Special Effects: Heals the target's wounds and removes all restriction effects and debuffs. For the next 3 seconds, the target temporarily ignores any newly applied restriction effects. After these three seconds, all original wounds, restriction effects, and debuffs will resurface, inflicting additional Psychic Damage.]
[Consumption: 500 Spirit Power Value]
[Cooldown: 4 hours]
[Note: "We need to purify this filthy air." —Chief Oracle of the Simure Empire]
[Note: "Lord Oracle, rendering prisoners vegetative will not purify the air!" —Attendant to the Chief Oracle of the Simure Empire]
Although this "Purification Edict" was a consumable skill, that didn't diminish its potency in the slightest.
Used on an enemy, it could, after a short delay, inflict additional control effects and potent Psychic Damage.
Used on oneself, it granted immunity to all restriction skills for three seconds, perfectly circumventing the revolver's teleportation limitation.
A barely discernible, faint golden light enveloped Ji Jiu. It instantly neutralized Li Ang's "Drown in Misfortune Assassination Method," healed his left shoulder wound, and even reset his revolver's teleportation restriction, allowing him to teleport once more!
From Ji Jiu teleporting above the rooftop, to dropping the explosive package, to using "Purification Edict"—everything happened within seconds. A lower-level player, or even a dazed Giant Beast, would likely have been unable to comprehend the situation.
What a pity, I still won in the end.
Ji Jiu didn't look back. His expression was impassive, neither sad nor joyful. Enveloped in the faint golden light, he initiated the teleport.
The next moment, he appeared beside Li Ang, who was hanging off the edge of the rooftop.
To be precise, he was standing on one foot on the palm of Miss Chai's hand, the one that had just grasped the bullet.
"Fooled ya! My Stand, Platinum Star, can catch bullets with its bare hands!"
Li Ang, hanging off the edge of the rooftop, exchanged a glance with the bewildered Ji Jiu and burst out laughing as he swept out with the Triangular Bone Tipped Spear.