The clown in the image was clearly fake, as it was a teenager, and despite the clown makeup, one could tell he was only fifteen or sixteen years old.
Then...
The fake clown took out a notebook and displayed it to the camera.
"I plan to play a game in this city. How can I get everyone to participate tonight?"
"Hahahahahaha..."
"The choice is yours. From tonight onwards, the city of sin is mine to command. If you don't want to participate in the game, then leave this place quickly. The city of sin does not welcome you."
"Hahahahahaha..."
"Oh, and here's a piece of advice: if you try to leave through the tunnel or the bridge, you will receive a gift from me. Little dears, guess what the gift is?"
...
The notebook contained some writing, and the clown provided a voiceover. Although the clown seen was not real, no one could forget the manic voice; it was indeed the clown's voice, as this was not the first time the clown had invaded the television station and appeared before the public.
The coffee shop fell silent. Then, a woman in a suit suddenly shrieked, quickly got up from her seat, picked up her phone, and dialed. "Justin, book me a plane ticket. I need the fastest flight. I need to leave here immediately."
A sense of panic permeated the coffee shop. No, it should be said, it spread throughout the entire city of sin.
Everyone felt terrified and frantically tried to escape the city.
Bai Ye grinned. It seemed the clown had succeeded again?
Thinking this, Bai Ye got up, left two bills as a tip on the table, and entered 2250 Alex Avenue.
It was a dilapidated apartment building, still using an old-fashioned elevator.
Bai Ye stepped inside and drew his pulse pistols.
The elevator creaked and groaned, then sent Bai Ye to the basement.
Dark and damp.
Bai Ye held his gun, pressed against the wall, and slowly moved forward. Soon, Bai Ye found what the clown had mentioned: two large hiking backpacks.
Bai Ye stepped forward and unzipped the backpacks. As expected, they were filled with bombs.
Bai Ye slung the backpacks over his shoulders and started walking back, a look of puzzlement on his face.
No one stopped him?
The mission description was as follows: The order faction also has supporters of Batman. The person with the highest order value in the order faction will do their utmost to stop you!
So, this was another two-way mission.
If someone in the order faction had maxed out their order value, they would surely receive this mission. The difference was that the mission received by the other party would definitely be to stop the clown.
Of course, even if no one in the order faction had reached the maximum order value of one thousand, Bai Ye wouldn't be able to complete the mission so easily. There were no such good things in the world battlefield. Therefore, the mission description stated that "the person with the highest order value in the order faction" would do their utmost to stop you.
So, if there were no chosen ones in the order faction with a maxed-out value, the chosen one with the highest order value at the moment would receive this mission.
Bai Ye thought as he re-entered the elevator and left the apartment building.
"No one really bothered me?" Bai Ye scratched his head. "What's going on?"
Stopping the clown, or rather, stopping me...
The best way would be to destroy the bombs. Without the bombs, Bai Ye naturally couldn't plant them on the ferry, so Bai Ye expected the possibility of an ambush in the apartment building to be high.
But...
Everything was calm, nothing happened.
This made Bai Ye somewhat puzzled. What was their strategy? In Bai Ye's opinion, this was the best opportunity to stop him.
However, a peaceful situation was obviously more beneficial to Bai Ye, so Bai Ye would treat it as if nothing happened.
Bai Ye tossed the backpacks into the car and quickly drove away.
By the time Bai Ye reached the pier, many investigators were already present, but the crowd had not yet gathered.
The clown's words were very vague. Some had already thought of the ferry, while others had not. Moreover, with everyone in a panic and wanting to escape the city, it was easy to cause traffic jams, so people wouldn't gather at the pier so quickly.
However, Commissioner Gordon was clearly a smart man. He immediately thought of the two ferries that could carry thirty thousand people and take them out of the city of sin.
To prevent riots, he immediately dispatched personnel to send investigators to the pier.
Bai Ye parked his car on the outskirts of the pier and observed the inside.
The security wasn't very tight. The pier was quite large, and there weren't enough investigators. In fact, Commissioner Gordon was requesting the intervention of armed forces from the mayor.
But that was all for later. For Bai Ye now, the security was like an unsatisfied young lady; he could go in if he wanted to.
Choosing a deserted corner, Bai Ye quickly climbed over the barbed wire and then crouched, rapidly approaching the two ferries.
There were quite a few investigators guarding near the ferries, but this didn't trouble Bai Ye.
Bai Ye released Gengar from its Beast Ball, patted Gengar's head, and smilingly pointed to one of the ferries. "This one's for you. Place the bombs at the bottom of the ship. As for the remote control and the key for detonation, take them to the captain's cabin."
Gengar let out a cry, took the backpack, and floated towards one of the ferries.
Bai Ye, meanwhile, crouched and, while the investigators weren't paying attention, pushed a large iron barrel into the water. Then, he leaped into the iron barrel, took out a roll of rope, tied it to the Ning Shuang sword, and had the sword fly to the side of the ferry, embedding itself in the anchor chain. He then pulled the rope, and the iron barrel moved towards the ferry on the water.
When investigators looked over, Bai Ye would shrink his body into the iron barrel. Once the investigators turned away, Bai Ye would emerge again and pull the rope to move forward.
Soon, Bai Ye reached the side of the ferry and climbed onto the deck by grabbing the anchor chain.
Standing on the deck, he looked around. There were no crew members, so they probably hadn't boarded yet.
Too easy!
Bai Ye carried the hiking backpack and walked towards the ship's cabin.
He had initially thought that if the person from the order faction didn't ambush him at the apartment, they would likely ambush him at the pier. But he had boarded the ferry so smoothly.
"What in the world is going on?"
Bai Ye was bewildered. Had the chosen one from the order faction abandoned the mission?
However, despite his confusion, no one bothering him was definitely a good thing.
Thinking this, Bai Ye entered the ship's cabin. He first placed the remote detonator for the bombs in the cabin, then slung the backpack over his shoulder and headed to the bottom of the ship for installation.
The path was completely unobstructed. He didn't even see a single shadow. If he succeeded like this, Bai Ye felt it would be the easiest mission he had ever undertaken.
...