"Useful life tips for those who often kill: improper methods of moving corpses may cause spinal injuries."
Lv Bai's figure was hidden in the shadows, with an expression that seemed to be smiling.
"You're still awake?"
Hearing the sudden teasing from the darkness, the figure hanging upside down with the burly man stiffened for a moment.
Cui Qing tugged at the curtain, making the visibility inside the tent slightly better: "Oh, it seems you already knew it was me."
Seeing that Lv Bai was actually awake, the muffled cries of Fatty Gao, who was hanging upside down, grew louder, and his flushed face looked particularly agitated.
"Yes." Lv Bai yawned nonchalantly.
Cui Qing exhaled a breath of foul air, the corners of his mouth slightly rising to form a mocking curve.
"Can I bother you to clear up a few things for me so I can disguise myself better?"
"I don't really know how you were setting up your character before."
"Oh?"
"From what I saw, you were trying too hard."
"Overdoing it?"
Lv Bai tilted his head in thought, seemingly considering where to begin.
Cui Qing didn't urge him.
"I remember when Fatty Gao slapped rice on your face, you sat quite steadily.
And before that company commander came, you inexplicably collapsed to the ground, needing Commander Zhou to help you up—that was the first red flag for me."
"Maybe my mental state couldn't hold up?"
"Furthermore, in the morning when I lifted the curtain of the neighboring tent, you were so scared by what you saw inside that you sat on the ground. That's even more suspicious."
"Doesn't that fit my timid and weak character?"
"Did you forget what it was like outside? More bloody and intense scenes are everywhere.
If you really collapsed at such a sight, how did you even manage to escape from the city to this military base? Your luck would have to be extraordinary."
"I might just be a lucky chosen one?"
"Moreover, you hid the fact that I had a gun from Commander Zhou."
"I can't report everything, can I?"
Cui Qing seemed to grow tired of Fatty Gao's constant squirming and used a nail to swipe across Fatty Gao's neck, instantly causing blood to gush out.
"I can't help it if you keep arguing like this."
Lv Bai shrugged and slowly stood up: "Whether I guessed right or not didn't matter the moment I saw you act."
Blood slid along Fatty Gao's jawline, soaking the tips of his hair, and finally dripped onto the army green quilt beneath his head.
"True enough."
Cui Qing paid no mind to Fatty Gao's dying struggles, merely reaching out to gently rub the wound on Fatty Gao's neck, as if fondling a well-prepared delicacy: "Aren't you curious why I attacked an ordinary person?"
"It's probably just to enhance your physical abilities through killing or something like that. It can't be out of hobby, you're not Hannibal."
Lv Bai calmly told a cold joke, but unfortunately, the other party didn't understand.
However, halfway through, he suddenly realized something, and couldn't help but feel a bit nauseated.
Maybe this guy really is.
The six corpses in the other tent haven't been found yet.
"Though I don't understand who this Hannibal is you're talking about, your current gaze is quite rude."
Cui Qing's face darkened, he couldn't control what abilities the Deathmatch System's Ability Pool provided.
[Ghoul (Silver)] [Storm Inhale, Fantastic! (Silver)]
This was his current ability set.
In terms of intensity, he was actually satisfied, after all, Death Fighters are all about power.
Due to excessive blood loss, Fatty Gao's struggles grew much weaker.
Thud~
Cui Qing casually tossed Fatty Gao aside as if discarding trash and patted the bloodstains off his body.
He hunched slightly and ominously said: "Let's end the chit-chat here."
"Wait a minute, you don't think I'm going to fight you, do you?" Lv Bai seemed surprised, "What do you think I've been rambling about for so long for?"
Cui Qing paused, then watched as Lv Bai pulled a walkie-talkie from his pocket.
The indicator light on the walkie-talkie was still glowing green, indicating it was functioning properly.
Step step step～
Outside the tent, the sound of footsteps drew closer, roughly estimating, it seemed there might be enough for two platoons.
Cui Qing's face turned green all of a sudden.
"My advice is you better run quickly, or if you're confident in your combat skills, you can try to fight through this military base." Lv Bai said with a leisurely smile.
"You just wait!"
Cui Qing glared at Lv Bai viciously and then quickly dashed out of the tent.
As soon as he rushed out, a slew of shouts erupted.
"Stop!"
"You're already surrounded, stop resisting."
"We'll open fire if you don't stop!"
Zhou Zongming held a walkie-talkie identical to Lv Bai's in one hand and commanded his men to besiege Cui Qing, feeling extremely complicated.
He really didn't expect the culprit to be someone like Cui Qing, who seemed timid on the surface, let alone that Lv Bai, an eccentric high school student, would be the one to figure it out in the end.
In any case, the situation was such that there wasn't much time for him to dwell on it.
Zhou Zongming spoke coldly over the combat channel: "The target is extremely dangerous, permission to open fire."
In the next second, the loud shouts disappeared, replaced by intense gunfire.
Dozens of automatic rifles spewed fire, and bullets rained down on Cui Qing.
Even though Cui Qing's physical condition was hard to classify as human, he was still incredibly fragile against a barrage of bullets.
He frantically moved about, darting and springing, unable to dodge all of the incoming fire.
Managing just a few meters, his body had already erupted in several bursts of blood mist.
Fortunately, with tents everywhere, the gunfire startled the residents inside, who began to scream one after another.
Concerned for the civilians in the tents, the soldiers couldn't unleash their firepower recklessly.
Cui Qing darted left and right, blending with the civilians fleeing the tents, seemingly spotting a glimmer of hope.
"Notify to seal all entry and exit routes in the Seventh District, Xiaoli, request support from the rapid maneuver battalion, and have the on-duty medical staff prepare for receiving the wounded."
Watching the scene grow increasingly chaotic, Zhou Zongming forced himself to stay calm and quickly issued orders: "Third platoon, move in to evacuate the crowd, first and second platoons, continue maintaining the encirclement..."
On the other side, Lv Bai huddled in the tent, observing in secret.
He wanted to shoot indiscriminately, but alas, his aim, barely better than a beginner's, made it difficult to ensure accuracy.
Outside the tent, terrified cries rose and fell.
Taking advantage of the night, the chaos in the refuge point was escalating, spreading.
"I stalled for so long, and all that resulted was a poorly secured encirclement."
Lv Bai sighed, leaning his body to the limit.
If the scene were frozen at that moment, it would show his body forming nearly a thirty-degree angle with the ground.
[Blood Burst], on!
Then, he stomped heavily on the ground, dust rising around his feet, his whole body sprinting forward like a hypersonic missile.
Crashing through the tent in front without any obstacle, he continued charging straight toward Cui Qing's direction.