"I'll hit you with a left kick, then a right whip kick, then neutralize your move..."
Bai Ye dragged the crystal person, slamming it into a heap.
It looked like Bai Ye was wrestling with the crystal person, but in reality, Bai Ye was holding onto the crystal person, preventing it from getting up, and simply rolling around on the ground.
In an instant, dust flew everywhere.
Davis and Allen, having finally dealt with the two crystal people they were facing, looked towards Bai Ye's direction and were stunned.
So intense?
Although the crystal person was troublesome, it shouldn't have caused such a cataclysmic battle, right?
On the other side, Bai Ye’s eyes flicked to Allen and Davis. Were they done?
Then it was his turn to be done!
Bai Ye thought, then suddenly grabbed the crystal person by the neck and twisted, breaking its neck. He then performed a “carp flip” and as he got up from the ground, he grabbed the crystal person's head and slammed it towards the ground.
With a clang, the crystals on the crystal person’s head shattered into pieces. Purple-red blood flowed out, and the crystal person gradually lost its vitality.
Allen stepped forward, examining Bai Ye. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Bai Ye said. "I was careless and didn't dodge, otherwise, why would it have taken so long?"
Li Chengjie walked over and crouched down to examine the corpse. "They're dead."
This was stating the obvious, but out of respect for Li Chengjie's identity, no one dared to retort. After all, he was one of the leaders of the border androids. What if he held a grudge later?
Fortunately, Li Chengjie realized his statement was problematic and corrected himself, "I mean, they were dead before the fight."
As Li Chengjie spoke, he fiddled with the corpse of a crystal person.
"This guy's elbow and knee joints are broken, old injuries, connected by crystals to move," Li Chengjie said, wiping some blood. "The blood isn't quite normal either, it's too viscous, and there's very little of it. It's not the state a living person should be in."
Davis said, "It's questionable whether these guys can even be considered people, right?"
Li Chengjie said, "If you remove the crystalline parts, they were definitely human once."
"Cough!" Bai Ye coughed lightly. "Does it matter if we prove they were human once, or if they were alive before we took them down?"
Allen said, "I think it does matter. If we want to uncover the truth of this world, we can start by uncovering the origins of these crystal people."
What an idiot!
Bai Ye cursed in his mind.
Uncovering the truth was crucial; it was also part of Bai Ye's hidden mission.
However, due to his memories from his previous life, Bai Ye knew that Li Chengjie was from Rhine Company, a traitor.
So, what was Li Chengjie's goal?
It was definitely to prevent everyone from uncovering the truth!
Therefore, Bai Ye's intention was to shift everyone's attention away from the crystal people, or at least not to show direct interest, so as to lull Li Chengjie into a false sense of security. Then…
Allen looked very enthusiastic…
Bai Ye sighed, "What I mean is, dwelling on these corpses is meaningless. If we want to know the truth, we can always capture a few alive. Then, whether these crystal people were alive or human before will naturally be answered."
Gonzalez clapped his hands. "That makes sense."
Li Chengjie secretly rolled his eyes, his evaluation of Bai Ye dropping another notch.
A complete brute.
Bai Ye didn't know what Li Chengjie was thinking. If he did…
Bai Ye would have said he could be even more of a brute.
Li Chengjie stood up. "Regardless, let's proceed with the original plan. We'll head to the border of this world first."
Allen nodded, then looked at Bai Ye. "Are you coming with us?"
According to the fabricated story Bai Ye had spun, he had to go back to Cowboy Town to save his companions.
Bai Ye said, "I'll go to the border with you first. Even if I have to go to Cowboy Town, I'll need some preparations. At least I need to find a vehicle, right?"
Allen said, "Alright, you can take all the supplies later. We can just hunt."
As Allen spoke, he gestured for everyone to start moving things.
Bai Ye casually hoisted a supply crate onto his shoulder, his mind already pondering how to get rid of Li Chengjie.
Bai Ye wasn't too worried about how to complete the hidden mission, which was to uncover the truth about the mirror world and the crystal people.
His memories from his previous life provided him with an advantage. Bai Ye knew where the clues were. He even knew the location of the factory that produced crystal people in the mirror world, and the crystal experiment base.
Then, things would be simple.
Bai Ye would take Allen to these places, and the truth would naturally be revealed.
Then, things would proceed as they did in Bai Ye's previous life, with Allen returning to the real border, gathering androids, and contacting the androids in the wealthy district to spread the news of the crystal experiments.
Eventually, the android leader would fail to negotiate with Rhine Company, and after being suppressed by the crystal people dispatched by Rhine Company, they would choose to resist.
Allen would then become a hero.
But all the problems were…
He had to get rid of Li Chengjie!
Li Chengjie was from Rhine Company and would definitely prevent them from going to these places. He might even make a move against them.
Allen was the key to the mission and definitely couldn't die. As for the others dying…
Bai Ye would also feel heartbroken!
This hidden mission was judged by its completion rate. Although it wasn't explicitly stated how the completion rate was assessed, since they formed a team to enter the mirror world, the number of surviving team members would very likely be included in the completion rate.
Therefore, not a single person could be killed by Li Chengjie.
Thus, Bai Ye concluded: Those who strike last suffer, those who strike first prosper!
Bai Ye felt he needed to find a way to eliminate Li Chengjie quickly.
As he pondered, he walked out of the dilapidated factory.
The sun had already risen.
As they walked out of the factory, the warm sunlight shone directly on everyone, feeling cozy and a bit dazzling.
Then…
Bang!
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out!
The next moment, a red energy beam appeared and struck Li Chengjie squarely in the chest.
Li Chengjie's eyes widened. A bloody hole appeared in his chest, and scarlet blood slowly spread.
Thump!
Li Chengjie fell straight backward, landing on the ground. The weapon case he was carrying also fell to the side, scattering weapons and energy cells everywhere.
Everyone present was stunned in that instant, even Bai Ye.
What was going on?
He was just thinking about killing the guy, and now the guy was about to die?
"Could I already be invincible? Can I just think people to death?"
Bai Ye looked bewildered.
Allen was the first to snap back to his senses. He stepped forward, grabbed Li Chengjie's arm, and pulled him back. "Retreat back into the factory, quickly!"