Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Going Too Far
Then again, that was to be expected. The conflict between solo players and guilds had been escalating recently.
At this moment, Luoxue spoke to everyone.
"Everyone from the Star Wish Guild, listen up. The moment we’re inside, prepare for combat."
"Yes!"
The crowd responded in unison.
Half an hour passed quickly.
At the center of the mechanical platform, the patterns on the surface of a mechanical obelisk lit up, flashing with a dazzling light.
A brilliant white light enveloped everyone.
「A few seconds later.」
Before his vision had even returned, Long Ming drew his automatic pistol.
A bone-chilling wind assailed him, making him shiver uncontrollably.
Hsss~
Long Ming sucked in a sharp, cold breath.
The white light gradually faded.
A vast, white city appeared before his eyes. The once-straight streets were covered in thick snow, and nearly half the cars on the road were buried in snowdrifts.
The walls of the buildings on both sides were covered in thick frost and riddled with cracks. Icicles hung from their ledges.
Clutching his automatic pistol, Long Ming scanned his surroundings vigilantly. After confirming there were no hostile players nearby, he slowly exhaled.
"So cold."
The warm air he breathed out froze in an instant.
He glanced down at his wristband, which displayed the temperature: -41 degrees.
Long Ming’s heart sank. ’This temperature is insane. Good thing the guild sent scouts ahead and knew to equip everyone with padded coats. Otherwise, we could have just forgotten about this dungeon. We’d have all been wiped out moments after arriving.’
’Then again, it looks like we’ve been scattered. The question is how far. It’ll be fine if we’re all in the same city, but what if we’re in different ones?’
With this thought, Long Ming gripped his pistol and crept toward a nearby frozen building.
Soon, he slipped inside.
The temperature inside wasn’t much higher than outside, the only benefit being that the wind was weaker.
Long Ming scanned the living room. The furniture and decorations were all well-preserved.
There was a cabinet against the wall with various items on it.
Long Ming gave it a quick glance and headed for the master bedroom.
After entering, he first scanned his surroundings vigilantly to confirm there was no danger.
He then walked over to the bedside table and tried to pull open the drawer.
But the drawer broke off in his hand, and its contents fell to the floor.
CRACK!
The falling objects, like a cell phone, shattered on impact.
Long Ming glanced over, his brow furrowing. ’It’s frozen that solid?’
He figured it would be difficult to find anything here, so he decisively gave up the search and turned to leave.
’I need to find Xiaoqi and the others, fast.’
「Half an hour later.」
Long Ming pushed forward, enduring the biting wind.
The icy roads and deep snow made it impossible to move quickly, and a single careless step could easily lead to a fall. On top of that, the city was enormous.
Dropping a few hundred people in here was like pouring a cup of water into a pond.
He hadn’t even encountered another living person yet.
The entire city was like a ghost town.
BANG~
Suddenly, a few gunshots rang out intermittently in the distance.
Upon hearing the gunshots, Long Ming’s eyes lit up. He immediately changed direction and crept toward the area where the shots had come from.
At that moment, inside a messy little supermarket.
A girl with long black hair, an oval face with a touch of baby fat, was backing away in terror. She wore a padded coat with an armband bearing a purple star. Gripping an automatic pistol, she warned two men who were advancing on her with single-shot rifles.
"Don’t come any closer, or I’ll shoot."
"Brother Zhang, she says she’s gonna shoot us."
A slightly chubby man said to the tall, thin man with prominent cheekbones beside him.
"It’s fine. Go ahead and shoot."
Hearing Wu Bing’s words, Zhang Mu showed no fear. Instead, he walked straight toward the girl.
Seeing Zhang Mu approach, Tang Yue frantically pulled the trigger.
CLICK, CLICK~
But after several pulls, the gun remained silent.
"What’s going on? Why won’t it fire?"
Tang Yue was dumbfounded.
"Gimme that. Do you even know how to use this? The safety’s not even off."
Zhang Mu snatched the gun from Tang Yue’s hand and said with a laugh.
Tang Yue was stunned. She then said, trembling,
"Sirs, I’m just a member of the Rat Group. I’m not a combatant, I just came in here to scavenge. Why do you have to make things so hard for me?"
"Oh, please. When you big guilds make things hard for us, you don’t say anything then, do you?"
Zhang Mu said with a smile.
"Then what will it take for you to let me go?"
Tang Yue asked, extremely nervous.
"Simple. Take off your padded coat and give it to us, and we’ll let you go."
Zhang Mu said to Tang Yue with a wicked grin.
"Really?"
"Of course."
"Okay, here."
Tang Yue took off her padded coat and handed it over, shivering.
"Ah, it smells so good!"
Zhang Mu took the coat and inhaled deeply, savoring the scent.
"Brother Zhang, what about me?"
Wu Bing hurriedly begged.
"Get lost."
Zhang Mu had no intention of sharing with Wu Bing.
Wu Bing then turned to Tang Yue and said,
"Take off your pants, too."
"Don’t you go too far!"
Hearing this, Tang Yue’s face flushed red as she retorted.
Zhang Mu sized up Tang Yue, eyeing her distinctive figure. He smirked.
"We are going too far. What are you going to do about it?"
Tang Yue backed away in terror.
Just as Zhang Mu and the other man were about to close in, a figure appeared behind them, pressed a gun to their backs, and said in a low voice,
"Don’t move."
"Hey man, let’s just talk. Don’t do anything rash!"
Zhang Mu and his companion were startled, their expressions stiffening as they spoke.
’Are you kidding me? This invitation scroll costs 300,000 1D Coins a piece! It took us over a month’s wages to get in here. If we get killed, we’ll be eating dirt for the rest of the month.’
"Drop the guns."
Long Ming said coldly.
The two immediately dropped their guns.
Long Ming kicked them away.
Just then, Wu Bing squinted sideways. Seeing that Long Ming was pressing against Zhang Mu’s back with his left hand, he said,
"Brother Zhang, he’s just using his hand!"
"Damn it."
Zhang Mu furiously spun around.
Long Ming pointed the automatic pistol in his hand directly at him.
Zhang Mu’s expression immediately froze. He said awkwardly,
"Sir, I was wrong. I’m just a solo player, why pick on me?"
"That’s not what you were saying a moment ago. But if you want to live, fine. Take off your padded coats."
Long Ming said to Zhang Mu and his companion.
"No, but... Sir, in this weather?"
"Are you taking them off or not?"
"We’ll take them off."
Zhang Mu and the other man quickly stripped off their padded coats.
Then, Long Ming continued.
"Pants too."
"Huh? Sir, don’t tell me you have... that kind of fetish."
Zhang Mu looked at Long Ming in horror.
Tang Yue also looked at Long Ming, stunned.
"Cut the crap and take them off!"
Long Ming pulled the trigger.
BANG!
A bullet hit the ground right in front of their feet.
The two jumped in fright and hurriedly took off their pants.
"Get lost!"
Long Ming shouted at them.
"Right away!"
Zhang Mu and his companion scrambled outside.
Once they were some distance away, they turned and shouted viciously,
"You damn brat, you just wait! I’ll come back and kill you!"
Hearing their empty threats, Long Ming just laughed.
’He hadn’t shot to kill because he was afraid of getting blood on the clothes. Besides, in this freezing weather, it wouldn’t be long before the two of them dropped dead anyway.’
Long Ming crouched down and tossed Tang Yue’s padded coat to her.
"Hurry, put it on."
"Okay."
Tang Yue quickly put it on.
Then, Long Ming picked up the padded coat and pants Zhang Mu had taken off and started putting them on, his body trembling as he spoke.
"It’s too cold. One coat isn’t enough. You should wear an extra set, too."
"I can?"
Tang Yue looked at Long Ming, a little surprised.
"Of course. By the way, which Rat Group are you from?"
Long Ming asked curiously.
"I’m Tang Yue from Group Four. And you?"
Tang Yue asked as she pulled on the extra clothes.
"Uh, I’m Long Ming from Group Five."
Long Ming replied, a bit awkwardly.
"Ah!"
Tang Yue froze, and the atmosphere instantly became awkward.
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