Chapter 22: The First Shot Fired
For the first time, Li Sijing clearly felt that in the face of vested interests, the bottom line of humanity could indeed be lowered again and again.
As the crowd gradually gathered from all directions, the last bit of pity she felt for the weak was slowly fading away.
The world has changed, and she should change too. If she continues to act in the same way as before, she will eventually be torn apart and eaten alive!
As Li Sijing's mindset gradually changed, she watched the crowd form a circle around her, and her gaze slowly turned cold.
Under a tree in the distance, a man with a buzz cut wearing a vest sat on the hood of a car, coldly watching everything that was happening.
Li Sijing looked at the only person who hadn't come over, "Aren't you coming together?"
The man with the buzz cut shook his head and replied, "No, I don't have the habit of bullying the weak."
His words immediately drew angry glares from the crowd, but the man didn't care and continued to watch the spectacle leisurely.
Since the other party doesn't want to get involved, it seems we don't need to include him when we settle accounts later.
Yes, Li Sijing was already thinking about the reckoning to come. She didn't take this motley crew of ten or so people seriously.
After scanning their faces one by one, Li Sijing said, "Let's begin!"
This time she wasn't going to back down. Before she could finish speaking, she had already taken two steps forward and stood in front of someone.
The first person she struck was none other than the culprit behind the whole affair, Qian Long, who had already lost two front teeth.
A punch landed on his cheek, he bent down to dodge the punch from the side, and with a sweeping leg kick, a bunch of people around him fell down instantly.
Next, Li Sijing kept dodging, throwing punches, elbows, and sweeping kicks. One by one, these people were knocked away, and then one by one they rejoined the battle.
Although Li Sijing had the upper hand against a group of people, she inevitably took a punch or two, which made her feel irritable and caused her to hit even harder.
The attackers were knocked down two or three times in succession, while the attacked ones were unharmed. Gradually, these attackers stopped putting in so much effort.
Seeing this, Qian Long quickly encouraged them, "Don't back down, everyone! Even though we can't beat her, women don't have much stamina. We'll wear her down eventually."
"Once we capture her, we can all drink water and eat meat to our hearts' content, plus there are high-level resource boxes. We'll be taking off right away!"
These words energized everyone, and they indeed put in much more effort. When it comes to endurance, how could men be afraid of a woman?
Li Sijing couldn't help but frown; the battle that followed had become much more difficult.
Although she tried even harder, these people were like cockroaches that could never be killed, constantly pushing forward to wear her down.
Just like Qian Long said, if this continues, she will eventually run out of energy.
Just as Li Sijing was pondering how to break out of the encirclement...
A man who had been watching the commotion suddenly spoke up, "You can't kill someone with your fists, you should use a knife!"
Li Sijing was taken aback when she heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, she instantly understood.
Why are these people so persistent, even after being beaten so many times, yet they show no fear whatsoever?
Because she used her fists, each punch landed hard but no blood was drawn, so it was impossible for anyone to feel scared.
If she had used a crossbow or a knife, each strike would have drawn blood, would these people still be so brave and fearless?
Of course not. They are just a temporary group of interests, not some loyal and righteous people.
But in this situation, how is she going to get back to the car and retrieve her Tang sword and crossbow? Should she seize the enemy's weapon?
Li Sijing's gaze was fixed on the only knife on the scene, which was in Qian Long's hand.
Qian Long quickly took two steps back, afraid that the knife in his hand would be taken away.
Pointing at the man with the buzz cut, he warned, "Shut up, or I'll deal with you." Then he rejoined the fight.
When the knife reappeared in front of her, Li Sijing did not try to snatch it, because she suddenly realized that she wasn't very good at using it!
She only received a basic fighting skills book, not a swordsmanship mastery skill book. If she were to take the sword, she might not be as good as she is now!
However, the buzz-cut man's reminder gave her a flash of inspiration, and getting out of her current predicament shouldn't be too difficult.
It's worth noting that the skill book she obtained included not only basic combat skills but also basic firearms skills.
The gun she had previously acquired was now conveniently tucked into her lower back.
With a series of combined movements, Li Sijing knocked these people back several steps, then reached behind her back with her right hand, drew her pistol, and pointed it at the crowd.
Then he looked at the man with the buzz cut and said, "You're right, but a knife probably won't be able to curb these people's greed. A gun is more effective."
Li Sijing suddenly pulled out a pistol, which immediately frightened everyone, and they all stepped back, not daring to take a step forward.
Having worked so hard for so long, and only one step away, Qian Long was unwilling to give up and run away like this.
"Don't be scared by her, everyone. There are definitely no bullets in the gun, otherwise why wouldn't she have taken it out earlier?" he reassured everyone.
Li Sijing smiled enigmatically, "Whether we have bullets or not, you'll find out by trying."
Her ambiguous attitude made everyone even more hesitant.
Qian Long then urged, "Don't be afraid, everyone. Let's attack together. Even if she has bullets, she can't hit all of us at once."
Seeing that everyone was still hesitant after he finished speaking, Qian Long made up his mind, raised his right foot, and prepared to lead everyone forward.
A loud bang, like a thunderclap, exploded in everyone's ears, causing a momentary blank in their minds.
Everyone stared blankly as Li Sijing, still holding a smoking pistol, looked at Qian Long.
Qian Long remained in the raised-foot position, his eyes wide open as if he had seen something unbelievable.
What horrified everyone was the red spot on his forehead, between his eyebrows, a hole the size of a baby's finger, from which blood was seeping through.
It wasn't until bright red blood slowly flowed from the hole between Qian Long's eyebrows and down his nose that everyone realized what had happened.
"ah!"……
The crowd scattered, and Qian Long's body was thrown to the ground with a sound that sent a chill down everyone's spine.
"Does anyone else want to try?" Li Sijing asked calmly, her trembling left hand behind her back, looking at everyone.
"I can't hit everyone, but I can hit the first person to take the first step."
Everyone looked at Li Sijing as if she were a terrifying demon, even though they were the ones who attacked first.
Li Sijing said coldly, "Get out." Seeing that everyone was too scared to move, she added another sentence.
"Before I change my mind, or I don't mind wasting a few bullets and leaving all of you here."
Seeing that she was really going to let them go, everyone immediately scrambled to their feet and ran back to their cars.
In less than a minute, the entire stadium was left with only Li Sijing, the man with the buzz cut, and Qian Long's hideous corpse.
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