89: Chapter 89 Two Against One?

Since he was within the range of the "Gift," Gu Changming was naturally favored as well.

Several chunks of burning concrete the size of tires crashed through the roof, all aimed directly at the top of his head.

Gu Changming shifted his steps slightly, sidestepping the impact.

With his current physical attributes, such an attack wouldn't be fatal if it hit, but once struck, if his body's reaction slowed even slightly, the subsequent chain of "Gifts" would surely send him on his way.

Just as Gu Changming expected, he had barely run out of the strike zone of those concrete chunks.

Almost simultaneously, a figure blown away by the explosion from the side slammed into him uncontrollably.

The person held a machete, the blade swinging unconsciously in the chaos, happens to be slicing toward his own neck.

Gu Changming leaned back, and the tip of the blade grazed past his chin.

Before he could regain his footing, there was another crack above his head as a half-broken steel beam shook loose from the vibration, plunging straight down toward his crown...

There were also stray bullets flying in from people firing blindly in the panic.

In less than two seconds, several "accidents" had struck, each one aimed at taking his life.

At the same time, in the corner of Gu Changming's eye, those red numbers were skyrocketing, leaping from [32] to [66] in an instant, doubling the amount.

Under these circumstances, Gu Changming still spared a portion of his attention to focus on Zhou Qilin.

On the other side, it was a completely different scene; flames, falling objects, stray bullets... all the chaos seemed to bypass him.

The man seemed to be separated by an invisible membrane, completely disconnected from the surrounding calamities.

As expected... just as he thought, the opponent knew the Hidden Rule and was using it to start harvesting points from others.

After the "Gift" descended, the opponent immediately sprang into action.

Now, he already held two bleeding heads of low-level lackeys in his hands and was walking toward a mid-level cadre of the "Iron Hunt Gang."

The process was simple: either transfer the points to him now, or be killed by him now, without having to deal with any Gift's favor or whatever.

Gu Changming stared at Zhou Qilin's back, and in the next instant, his sleeve twitched slightly.

A silver light shot out silently, the Telekinetic Shuttle heading straight for the back of the opponent's head.

However, at the very moment he attacked, the ground beneath his feet collapsed without warning.

Gu Changming's footing gave way, and his body lost its balance.

Ignoring the launched "Telekinetic Shuttle," Gu Changming immediately shifted his gaze downward.

An old underground oil pipeline had suddenly burst, causing a sinkhole; at this moment, the ruptured pipe was gurgling out black oil, and a pungent odor filled the air.

Almost the moment his eyes landed on it, a spark drifted down from somewhere, landing perfectly on the edge of the oil.

Boom!

Flames erupted instantly, turning into a thick pillar of fire that surged upward from the pit like a volcanic eruption, instantly engulfing Gu Changming's position.

Only half a second later, Gu Changming rolled out from the pillar of fire.

There were no injuries on his body.

The moment the fire pillar surged out, he had wrapped his entire body in Psychokinesis, so he didn't suffer much damage.

[81]

The prize pool stack had already reached 81.

But Gu Changming didn't focus on that right now; instead, he immediately looked toward Zhou Qilin's direction.

The opponent had stopped "harvesting" and was standing in the distance, his gaze piercing through the lingering dust to land directly on him.

Gu Changming met his gaze, his lips moving silently as he mouthed a word:

"Accident."

It was indeed an accident; if not for the accident, that move of his should have pinned the man dead.

Zhou Qilin's response was equally simple:

In the next instant, silver light flashed as a Telekinetic Shuttle drew a silver-white line in the air, piercing straight toward Gu Changming's brow!

Gu Changming leaned back sharply and easily avoided it with a roll.

However, after stopping his movement, Gu Changming's expression did not relax.

He slowly turned his head; a sharp steel pillar that had somehow slanted into the wall had its end resting less than an inch from the back of his head.

[99]

Under this kind of chain reaction, the "Gift" could descend at any moment.

If he hadn't kept his Mental Power released just now, a single lapse in awareness could have led to him killing himself.

Gu Changming retracted his gaze, and with a thought,

The Telekinetic Shuttle embedded in the wall was silently pulled out, flying back to circle him.

At the same time, Psychokinesis lifted his body, slowly hovering half a foot off the ground to prevent further accidents from below.

He floated in mid-air, his gaze locking onto Zhou Qilin once more.

The Telekinetic Shuttles swam around him like silver fish, ready to strike.

Speaking of which, the two of them didn't actually have any grudge, but as things stood, he could only send the other man to his death.

Gu Changming's eyes turned slightly cold, and he was just about to strike.

BOOM!!!

An explosion far more violent than before suddenly erupted from the direction of the neighboring gas station!

A terrifying shockwave, like a solid wall of force, pushed across.

The remaining walls of the factory building crumbled and collapsed like paper under this force.

Having left the ground, Gu Changming was violently swept up by the raging air currents, his body flying backward uncontrollably.

Using Psychokinesis to push away the rubble and broken walls pressing on him, Gu Changming maintained his Psychokinesis shroud and rose from the ruins.

"..."

Two against one, is it?

Making him fight the opponent while burdened with a debuff.

And during the battle, there was a risk of dying at any moment.

After standing up, Gu Changming quickly scanned his surroundings; Zhou Qilin's figure was no longer in its original place, likely blown away by the explosion just now as well.

Continue the fight?

Gu Changming looked around; the shockwave had almost leveled the factory building.

However, this chain-reaction Gift was truly somewhat beyond his expectations.

While he was weighing his options, the roar of an engine suddenly rang out.

Gu Changming turned to look.

Liu Yang had somehow climbed onto a pickup truck that hadn't been completely destroyed; in the back of the truck, the Mimic Beast's giant cocoon stood upright.

His face was covered in soot and blood as he yanked the steering wheel, the tires grinding over rubble as he sped toward the exit of the factory.

The truck wobbled forward for a dozen meters.

Taking this opportunity, Gu Changming simply kicked off the ground, his body soaring in a short arc to land steadily on the roof of the pickup truck.

A soft thud came from the roof, and Liu Yang jerked his head up, leaning halfway out of the window.

Seeing it was Gu Changming, he forced a dry smile: "I was just about to call you..."

Gu Changming didn't respond. He sat back on the roof, casting his gaze behind the vehicle.

The pickup was accelerating away.

Behind them, the remains of the gas station and the factory were still burning, the flames painting half the night sky a dark red as thick smoke billowed upward.

Looking at the flames, Gu Changming's thoughts drifted.

He wondered if that guy would stay in this city after the Assessment ended.

Also... when the opponent manipulated the Telekinetic Shuttle to counterattack just now, that red number had also gone up by five points.

...

After the pickup drove far away, a broken concrete slab in the burning ruins was lifted by an invisible force.

Zhou Qilin stood up from the rubble, carrying a person.

The person was the leader of the "Iron Hunt Gang," his face now covered in blood and his breathing weak.

"Transfer, or die?" Zhou Qilin's inquiry remained concise.

"Heh!"

Hearing the sound of the man choking on phlegm, Zhou Qilin's expression turned cold, and with a twist of his wrist, he cleanly snapped the man's neck.

Tossing the corpse aside, he closed his eyes, and his Mental Power spread out like a tide.

There were nearly ten living auras beneath the ruins.

However, that guy named Qin Lie... was gone.

His Mental Power continued to spread; he opened his eyes, his gaze falling on the fresh tire tracks in the distance.

Ran away?

He walked a few steps along the tire tracks and looked up toward where the pickup had disappeared.

His profile shifted between light and shadow in the glow of the nearby gas station fire.

Heh, did you really think you could get away?