Chapter 471 [(*^▽^*)]
The village chief said, "Actually, you don't need to go out and catch them at all. Just wait for them to come to us. We can catch them and throw them into the thief's den. You two kids can just stay in the village and help out."
Lin Leyou hesitated for a moment, then exchanged a glance with Xue Rui. "Village Chief, we still want to go out and try, but we will be very careful not to kill them."
The village chief showed no dissatisfaction, looking at them as if they were two mischievous children.
"Go on, be careful, don't do anything reckless, and remember to come back quickly if you encounter any danger."
So they said goodbye to the villagers and the village chief, and came back to the foot of the mountain from yesterday. After looking around, they quickly found a secluded place to hide.
Lin Leyou smiled after seeing the map. "As expected, Jiang Changdong is leading the way. Although he fell behind last night, he caught up today and even took the lead."
Xue Rui: "He's almost at the location where the python is."
The two quietly studied the map. They didn't deploy any surveillance equipment. None of the players or residents who could get this far were easy to mess with; if they deployed their equipment, it would probably just get destroyed.
Although Xue Rui's monitoring sphere can be automatically restored after it is destroyed, it takes time. You can get a general idea by looking at the map, so there is no need for this trouble.
The red dot representing Jiang Changdong slowly approached the location of the python. The red dot's speed did not change, which meant that he had not discovered the python hiding on the side.
Lin Leyou said, "I always felt that he wouldn't be killed by the python so easily, and that he would probably leave unharmed."
Xue Rui: "It's okay, we can just wait here."
Lin Leyou touched her face and then looked at Xue Rui's face. "Luckily, we look different now than before. No matter how much he pays attention to me, he won't be able to find you."
Xue Rui blinked, "Hmm..."
Although this was an advantage, he was still not very happy. Perhaps staying by Lin Leyou's side was the right choice for him. He just didn't know if he could bring Lin Leyou into the real world.
Maybe such a prop exists? Who knows?
And so, the red dot represented by Jiang Changdong got closer and closer to the location of the python in front of him. Lin Leyou watched as they were about to overlap, squinting his eyes to observe carefully.
Although we can only see two icons, we can still know their situation just by looking at the icons. Let's see what tricks this old man has up his sleeve. I wonder if he'll flee or fight.
Sure enough, when Jiang Changdong got close enough to the red dot, the snake icon moved and quickly approached the red dot. The red dot dodged away at an even faster speed and then continued to fly down the mountain at the same speed.
The snake chased for a while but then returned to its original position. It seems we can't catch it. This snake is useless! Even if it were useful, it could only kill one person. It seems we can't put our hopes on it.
Xue Rui said, "They're moving very fast. They must have used some kind of prop. They should be here in a few minutes. From where they are now, they should be able to see Xiushan Village in the distance."
Lin Leyou nodded. He already held the empty gun in his hand, aiming it in the direction Jiang Changdong was coming from. He had checked the map and confirmed that this was the correct direction and the point he was aiming at. All he had to do was wait.
He had even adjusted the attack range and damage coverage of this aerial weapon in advance, just waiting for him to arrive so he could deliver a fatal blow. If he couldn't dodge, he could kill him; if he could dodge...
That's perfect. He simply doesn't believe that Jiang Changdong could enter Xiushan Village and take away any treasures, especially since there aren't any treasures in the village at all. Besides... what about the people in the village...?
Jiang Changdong couldn't just come and go as he pleased. Although he hadn't seen them make a move, Lin Leyou had a gut feeling that these villagers were definitely not simple.
Time passed slowly, second by second. Lin Leyou looked at the position of the red dot. It was almost there. It would appear in his field of vision in about ten seconds. He had to seize the opportunity!
As the time drew to a close, Lin Leyou's initial tension subsided, replaced by a growing calmness. His hands gripping the gun became remarkably steady. Jiang Changdong was currently focused on escaping and should... should not discover him.
Lin Leyou kept his eyes fixed in that direction. When a figure appeared, Lin Leyou didn't fire. Heh heh! This Jiang Changdong is really cunning.
If he hadn't been staring at the map the whole time, he would have really thought that the figure that appeared first was Jiang Changdong himself! This figure was a humanoid puppet that Jiang Changdong had released in advance.
Lin Leyou calmly hid in the bushes, waiting motionless for the figure behind him to appear. When the second figure appeared, Lin Leyou pulled the trigger and fired immediately!
Even at such extreme distance and time, Jiang Changdong managed to turn his body at an angle, so that the bullet that was supposed to hit his chest only struck his shoulder.
To ensure the bullet's power, he reduced the area that the air bullet could cover after exploding, but even so, Jiang Changdong didn't fare much better.
The shoulder that was hit was blown apart by the air bullet, and the arm flew up and fell down. Jiang Changdong screamed loudly and controlled the puppet to stand in front of him immediately, while he quickly rolled over and ran in another direction. As he ran, he controlled the puppet to frantically throw grenades in this direction.
Jiang Changdong escaped at an extremely fast speed. His opponent didn't even turn around to see who was attacking him. He was very decisive, no wonder he has been able to stay active until now.
These bombs were thrown in all directions, so even if Lin Leyou and his companion wanted to take a detour, they would have to go around in a big circle. Even if they just stayed where they were and waited for the bombs to explode, it would be faster.
Since that's the case, they decided not to chase after him now. They could confirm his location on the map and catch up with him anytime, anywhere.
Lin Leyou said, "Stop chasing. Let's follow them from a distance after these bombs explode. Also, keep the map open. That way, Jiang Changdong will definitely realize that he's been under surveillance the whole time. I wonder if he'll have a mental breakdown, since we've been opening the map from time to time."
Once the map is opened, the device will detect whether they are being monitored. These people search around but cannot find any monitoring devices, but it keeps showing that they are being watched.
Lin Leyou felt that just thinking about it made his scalp tingle.
When the grenade exploded, they didn't chase after it; instead, they retreated a distance to avoid being injured. After all, they weren't sure if the power of these grenades was the same as the ones they could buy in the system store.
Soon after, explosions rang out one after another. Lin Leyou looked at the explosion site in front of him and his mouth twitched. "How many grenades were thrown out? How many times has it exploded already..."
Xue Rui said, "Jiang Changdong is very afraid of death. He escapes extremely quickly and seems very skilled at it."
Lin Leyou said, "He must have too many enemies. He's good at ambushes and good at escaping. He's a cunning old fox who specializes in lurking in the shadows and running away when he misses a chance to strike."
Xue Rui: "They've all been blown up. Let's go. Let's follow them now."
Looking at the map, they discovered that Jiang Changdong was incredibly fast, and even while fleeing, he didn't forget to head towards Xiushan Village. Although he took a long detour, the general direction was still towards Xiushan Village.
"Hmph, it seems he did see Xiushan Village when he came down the mountain."
Xue Rui: "Should we continue the pursuit? Or should we return to Xiushan Village and go into hiding?"
Lin Leyou blinked. "He's badly injured right now. Let's chase after him and check on him. If... wait."
Xue Rui raised an eyebrow. "You thought of that too?"
Lin Leyou's lips twitched. He was able to think of this because he had done something similar before.
“This Jiang Changdong is definitely not just running away. He must have done a lot of things on the way. If we chase after him now, we will definitely fall into his trap. In that case, we might as well wait and see.”
He glanced at his precious empty gun. The gun was incredibly powerful. He could sense that Jiang Changdong was carrying some kind of defensive gear; otherwise, that shot would have shattered not just half of his shoulder, but half of his upper body. Thinking about this made him happy, because he was still carrying that gold-plated defensive gear.
This was also just in case, since Jiang Changdong was such a treacherous and cunning person.
Xue Rui said, "Looking at his current location, he's still some distance from Xiushan Village, and he's continuing to run further away, circling around the area where Xiushan Village is located."
Lin Leyou said, "Let's ignore him for now and wait here until the others come to us. We'll go back whenever Jiang Changdong sets off for Xiushan Village."
Xue Rui: "No problem."
Jiang Changdong had found a safe place and even placed many puppets within a hundred meters around it to prevent enemies from catching up, but fortunately they did not.
He gritted his teeth and examined his injuries. He had actually taken some medicine earlier, but this time the injury was too severe. The medicine he had taken earlier could only temporarily save his life and could not cure his injuries.
Blood was gushing from his shattered shoulder. If he didn't find a way to stop the bleeding, he might really die. Perhaps due to excessive blood loss, he felt suffocated and kept gasping for breath.
With great distress, he took out a gold-plated healing potion from his backpack and swallowed it in one gulp. Within two seconds, the bleeding from the wound had stopped, and the wound began to slowly scab over. However, the half of his shoulder that had been lost and the arm that had been blown off did not grow back.
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