"Are you taking me for an idiot!" Bai Ye retorted directly. "If you kill him, you can kill me."
The logic was sound, but Li Jia Yi was still furious.
According to the rules, only Bai Ye knew everyone's names and their ranks. Everyone else only knew the rank and name of their target.
This was considered one of the trickier aspects of the rules.
However, starting a wish mission had to come with some benefits. The rules were indeed as stated, and it was the same for other wish missions.
But Li Jia Yi was filled with hatred.
At the same time...
A humming sound suddenly echoed in the sky. Looking up, two massive unmanned aerial vehicles appeared, each the size of a normal six-seater helicopter.
Their appearance wasn't entirely unexpected. They had been fighting for so long, the hotel had been damaged by several floors, and the falling glass and debris had caused countless casualties. It would have been strange if the hunters hadn't shown up.
The moment the aerial vehicles appeared, metal plates opened below, revealing the barrels of two energy cannons.
Then...
Boom, boom!
Two beams of incandescent light descended from the sky, striking the hotel rooftop with a tremendous impact.
Indeed, a corner of the hotel was directly blown to pieces, and large chunks of debris rained down continuously.
Bai Ye reached out, intending to dismantle the aerial vehicles, but then reconsidered. Wouldn't acting himself just benefit Hamel and Li Jia Yi?
Furthermore, Bai Ye couldn't kill Li Jia Yi; there were two people in front of him in the ranking. Bai Ye also couldn't kill Hamel because Hamel's rank was behind his own...
However, Li Jia Yi could kill Hamel, and Hamel could kill Bai Ye...
And he still had to help these two bastards deal with the combat aerial vehicles...
What a joke, it seemed like he was the only sucker!
Bai Ye decided to make a swift escape.
Hamel's regenerative ability was truly monstrous. If Bai Ye didn't continuously release poison, Hamel would recover.
It was as if he had been cleaned and was ready for a repeat performance.
With Hamel recovered, Bai Ye wasn't too worried about Li Jia Yi being able to defeat him.
Originally, Bai Ye had some doubts. Hamel was strong in his previous life, but it was uncertain how much of that strength he retained in this life.
However, after their brief exchange, Bai Ye was quite certain that Hamel, at this stage in this life, was definitely a top-tier expert. It would not be an easy task for Li Jia Yi to kill Hamel.
Having made up his mind, Bai Ye immediately fled, darting to the side. Reaching the edge of the hotel, he leaped forcefully.
Mid-air, his massive wings unfurled, and Bai Ye swooped downwards.
Li Jia Yi and Hamel exchanged a glance, then decisively chose to disengage.
It was not an opportune moment to continue fighting.
Those hunters weren't particularly formidable, but their technological weapons were troublesome. However, it wasn't easy to kill them either. The problem was that once they were engaged, these guys were relentless, which was extremely annoying.
Moreover, just as Bai Ye had speculated, Li Jia Yi didn't have absolute confidence in defeating Hamel. At the very least, it would take considerable effort to do so.
With a disruptor now present, it would take even longer.
Hamel's thoughts were similar. After their confrontation, he confirmed that Bai Ye was not easy to kill, and with the current disruption, it would be even harder.
Since that was the case, it was better to seek another opportunity.
Thus, the two of them decisively split left and right, then leaped from the hotel rooftop.
Then...
Bai Ye became unhappy!
Those two unmanned aerial vehicles were actually chasing him.
There were three people and two unmanned aerial vehicles. If it were a matter of choosing two out of three and he was chosen, that would be one thing. But why were they only pursuing him out of the three of them? Did they think he was easy to bully!
Seeing the two unmanned aerial vehicles flying overhead and preparing to fire, Bai Ye's expression turned cold.
The next instant...
As Bai Ye looked at the two unmanned aerial vehicles, they instantly shattered into pieces, scattering as debris from the sky.
In a moment, Bai Ye landed, his body transforming into lightning and vanishing without a trace.
Shortly after Bai Ye disappeared, a large group of hunters stormed into the alley where Bai Ye had landed, only to find themselves bewildered.
"Where is he?"
"He's definitely in the alley. I've controlled all the surrounding surveillance. I've also installed lighthouse surveillance probes on the surrounding buildings, and there are surveillance drones patrolling. I'm absolutely certain he landed in the alley."
"There are no other entrances or exits. The alley's two ends are the only points of ingress and egress, but our men have been watching nearby, and we've even stationed snipers. Although they couldn't fire immediately due to obstructions, we're certain he landed in the alley."
"But, where is he? Tell me where he is!"
The surrounding hunters exchanged confused glances, unsure of what to say.
"Search!" the leader said helplessly. "Search this area immediately. Don't miss a single spot."
At the same time...
On a secluded street, accompanied by flashes of lightning, Bai Ye reappeared.
When those two large combat aerial vehicles appeared, Bai Ye knew that a large group of hunters would be lying in wait.
The future technology in this city wasn't very advanced. Those two combat aerial vehicles were already top-of-the-line, comparable to the Annihilator Cannons in the City of Ruins.
Therefore, anyone possessing such equipment must be a large-scale hunting organization, not likely an individual.
As such, an ambush was inevitable. Bai Ye had activated his electric field in advance as he descended from the sky.
The electric field allowed for teleportation, and it also affected electronic devices. Thus, the hunters were naturally unable to track Bai Ye's movements.
Walking along the deserted street, Bai Ye pondered his next move.
Bai Ye considered his plan to be quite good, with a well-arranged ranking. But plans couldn't keep up with changes, and there was nothing Bai Ye could do about it.
Bai Ye truly hadn't expected Wei Zhu Xie to be so useless. It was no wonder he could only be a subordinate to Situ Chi Cheng in his previous life, perishing to Hamel within a single day.
Lancegard's self-detonation was also beyond Bai Ye's expectations.
Bai Ye had to admit this was his own fault. The rewards for the wish mission were too extreme, which might indeed be of no value to some people.
If it had no value, there was no reason to fight desperately. While the rewards for wish missions were usually excellent, items that couldn't be used, even if of golden quality, would just gather dust.
Lancegard's self-detonation was therefore understandable.
With Wei Zhu Xie gone and Lancegard having self-destructed...
Bai Ye's original plan was for them to stall Li Jia Yi and Hamel, giving Bai Ye enough time to kill other minor targets.
But now...
One was gone, and the other had self-destructed.
These two were unable to cause any trouble for Li Jia Yi and Hamel, but they had instead screwed Bai Ye over.
Bai Ye couldn't kill Li Jia Yi according to his rank, and he was being hunted by Hamel...
Bai Ye felt that his situation was truly dire.
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