Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 650 - 311: Small Town No. 20 - Part 2

Chapter 650: Chapter 311: Small Town No. 20 - Part 2

Nightmare stretched out his hand to shoot indiscriminately with the revolver inside, forcing Hong Yi to dodge to one side. Hong Yi counted the bullets, and then dashed out unexpectedly Nightmare had another revolver in hand, and Hong Yi failed to dodge in time, taking a bullet in the chest.

Nightmare didn’t dare to easily get in the car and shouted, "Girl, you’ve already lost most of your ability to move, and even shooting is not smooth. I suggest you leave here, I have no interest in you."

"I have no interest in you either, but I am very interested in killing you," Hong Yi appeared from around the corner, rushing towards the carriage door.

Nightmare sighed and fired continuously to kill Hong Yi, whose body rolled out the door due to inertia, blocking Nightmare’s way. Nightmare bent down to grab Hong Yi’s body and dragged it aside, only to discover smoke rising from it. Looking closely, it turned out to be a bundle of tubular bombs with the fuse already burnt down to the end.

"Damn!" After cursing, Nightmare was blown to a bloody mist.

The commotion reached Blood Meng’s ears. She knew reinforcements were about to return, so she stopped treating her wounds and, supporting herself on the train’s body, moved toward the passenger carriage. Her interest in killing Lin Wu was far less than the other two’s. In fact, she did not want to kill Lin Wu at all, considering Lin Wu had left a note at her safe house, leaving behind quite a few weapons, and had not emptied her out like Nightmare had. Blood Meng’s feelings towards Lin Wu were very complicated.

However, Blood Meng was very interested in Sasha. Killing Sasha could earn high points, high enough to allow her, a half-dead salted fish, to turn over a new leaf, not having to look at Nightmare’s face again. She had just touched the carriage door when she heard a noise behind her. She turned to see Wai leaping at her, biting precisely at her neck. How could Blood Meng, who had lost much of her ability to move, be a match for Wai?

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After the fight ended, the remaining three searched everywhere while calling out, "Hong Yi." They even crawled beneath the train to check, but all in vain.

Facing the approaching Blood Mist, Maya took the walkie-talkie, "Get on the train, everyone get on."

Lin Wu and Qinglang stood by the train door, scrutinizing every blade of grass and tree around them, finally accepting the fact that Hong Yi was dead. The two returned to the train, and the train moved on. Passing by the northern intersection, Nightmare stood 30 meters away, watching the train pass by her.

Sasha hadn’t died, no loss for her. Lin Wu hadn’t died, no loss for her either. The two who had planned to turn their fate around with the event were now doomed, while she sat securely in the top spot of Fortress. Now, only Blood Meng was left with a bit of capital to struggle with, and that was only because she had left her some weapons.

The more this reality sank in, the more uneasy Nightmare felt. The only person left in the entire service who could threaten her position was Lin Wu.

The first method was to establish a second safe house, but building a new safe house required materials that points could not buy. For example, the safe house entrance door needed a large number of electronic components, and in the hardcore era, collecting so many electronic components was harder than reaching the heavens.

The second method was to change a door lock, which made no difference whether it was changed or not, she didn’t believe that Lin Wu, with a brain smaller than a sparrow’s, could remember the password.

The third method was to negotiate with Lin Wu, but he had already said before that he wouldn’t touch her safe house, so what was the point of negotiating again?

The fourth method was to let Lin Wu die once. This was also the best method. But after leaving the event, if she wanted to kill Lin Wu, she must first declare their enmity. Why? That was the rule between her and Maya. During the event, Nightmare had made her stance clear to Maya, and both could understand and accept it. Departing from the event while still partners, a direct assassination would break the rules.

If this were reality, killing is just killing, but this is a game. Either choice is hard to make. To abide by the rules means to trust Lin Wu’s character; not to abide by them means zero credibility. It might seem that zero credibility only means losing Maya as a friend, but the overall loss was not so simple.

Considering the number of players still alive, Maya, Lin Wu, and people like Hong Yi, Stone, and others would have a much higher starting point upon reaching Earth. At least for a certain period, the resources they controlled could allow them to hold a certain amount of power.

In the medieval warfare of Europe, there was an unspoken rule not to kill nobles but to capture them and wait for their families to send ransom. Even if the adversary was very poor, they would at least symbolically offer something to release the captive. If you killed enemy nobles during chaotic combat, no one would blame you. But if an adversary declared their noble status and you killed them after they surrendered, not only would the enemy target you, but even your own people would disapprove of you.

If Nightmare declared hostility and started an assassination against Lin Wu, everyone could accept it, regardless of success or failure. If Nightmare conducted an assassination while posing as a partner, success or failure, she would be targeted by those in the know.

The train came to a stop, Nightmare turned and left, and Lin Wu got off to repair the tracks. This section of the track was a result of the Fortress agents’ mission sabotage. Qinglang and Maya both held repeater guns vigilantly. The three didn’t talk, as the loss of a comrade once again cast a shadow over their spirits.

Especially Qinglang, a sentimental man, who quickly adjusted his mindset after losing Shuihua, because he knew he could see her again in a few days. But it wasn’t the case with Hong Yi. It was very likely that he wouldn’t see this cheerful and refreshing girl again for the following year.

The repair took 5 minutes, and the lingering Blood Mist touched the train. The three got on board, the train moved forward, and the Blood Mist scattered with the train’s increasing speed.

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