To be honest, this man in black robes is quite skilled in martial arts. He was able to fight Zhao Qingzhu to a standstill for so long before finally losing ground, which is quite impressive.
Unfortunately, no matter how skilled he was, he still had to resort to some schemes to barely manage to make Zhao Qingzhu suffer a loss.
However, he overlooked Zhu Yuntong at the temple gate. At that moment, Zhu Yuntong pulled the trigger, and a bullet hit the man in black robes, causing a trickle of blood to appear on the man's chest.
There wasn't much blood, and Zhu Yunwen judged that the guy was probably wearing something like armor.
Otherwise, the bullet wouldn't have only caused him such a minor injury.
Moreover, after the man in black robes stood up, he looked at Zhu Yunwen with fear in his eyes.
Clearly, the power of the musket and the pain it caused him made him realize that this guy was no ordinary person, and he had underestimated him from the start.
Zhao Qingzhu also came to her senses at this moment, and the ball of flame on the ground was burned out. After the bright light broke, everyone experienced a brief blind spot.
Including the man in black robes, after a brief period of blindness, the three of them regained their vision.
Then, the man in black robes looked at Zhu Yunwen, clearly believing that he needed to eliminate this potential threat.
Zhao Qingzhu, who was also staring at the man in black robes, spoke calmly:
"Your opponent is me."
The man in black robes glanced at Zhao Qingzhu again. After a brief analysis, he still felt that they should kill Zhu Yunzhu first.
Only by eliminating Zhu Yunwen can we have a chance to win through a slow and steady struggle with Zhao Qingzhu.
Otherwise, if he were to fight Zhao Qingzhu, the presence of Zhu Yunwen, a decisive factor, would keep him in constant danger.
He understood this principle. With that in mind, he suddenly flipped over several times and moved towards Zhu Yunwen with all sorts of bizarre footwork.
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said to the man in black robes:
"You're quite skilled, you even know how to do snake-like movements, but it's useless."
At this moment, Zhao Qingzhu was very worried as she watched the man in black robes walk towards Zhu Yunwen, and she immediately prepared to come to his rescue.
But Zhu Yunwen said:
"It's alright, let him come."
Upon hearing Zhu Yunzhu's words, Zhao Qingzhu stopped. She could completely trust Zhu Yunzhu.
The man in black robes had already reached Zhu Yunwen, but he did not attack him directly.
At this moment, they were only about ten feet away from Zhu Yunwen.
The man in black robes spoke with absolute confidence:
"Boy, I was too far away to do anything to you just now, which is why your musket was able to hit me successfully."
Now, I'm only a foot away from you. Do you think your musket is still of any use? Do you believe I can kill you before you even pull the trigger?
Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen smiled and looked at the man in black robes, saying:
"You mean my gun, from ten feet away, is faster than yours?"
The man in black nodded and said:
"Isn't that right? From a distance of ten feet, you have an absolute advantage in reacting and enough time to aim. But within ten feet, my movements are definitely faster than yours. Try it and see."
Zhu Yunwen immediately sneered, then turned to Zhao Qingzhu and said:
"This is the first time I've ever seen someone so close to the muzzle of my gun, yet I still feel like my gun can't keep up with his movements."
Zhao Qingzhu also laughed. She was very familiar with guns, and now the man in black was standing right in front of Zhu Yuntong's gun.
She couldn't understand where this man in black robes got his confidence from, daring to say he could dodge Zhu Yunwen's gun.
The man in black robes found it even more amusing. He was very confident in himself, believing that the distance was too great and that Zhu Yunwen's gun could be turned around at any time to shoot him.
But now that we're standing so close, if Zhu Yunwen makes a move to fire a gun, I can quickly step forward and interrupt him.
Therefore, he had reason to believe that his speed was an absolute advantage at close range, and that the opponent's gun was useless.
In his view, a gun is always just a tool with an advantage at long range; however, whether this is true or not remains to be seen.
The man in black robes, oblivious to his own mortality, said to Zhu Yunwen:
"Go ahead and shoot if you dare. I'll kill you the moment you fire, then take the gun from you and deal with this girl."
Zhu Yunwen laughed, then didn't bother with any more words.
The moment the trigger was pulled, the man in black did indeed move, and he was indeed very fast.
However, this so-called speed meant nothing in the face of a gun, and his movements even appeared very slow.
The moment he raised his hand, the bullet struck his chest. Due to the close proximity, despite his armor, the bullet still caused significant damage.
The blow struck the black-robed man directly, sending him flying backward before crashing heavily to the ground.
Then he turned his head and spat out a mouthful of blood, while blood continued to flow from the spot in his chest where he had been shot again.
Clearly, this injury was fatal, and in that instant, only two words filled the black-robed man's mind: regret.
He truly hadn't expected the pistol to be so powerful.
The fact that he couldn't dodge at such close range was beyond his imagination and seemed unbelievable to him.
But no matter how unbelievable it seemed, it was no use; the facts were right in front of him, leaving him no choice but to believe them.
The intense pain in his chest constantly reminded him that he was injured, that he hadn't dodged the bullet, and that he hadn't even seen how it came out of the gun.
He only saw Zhu Yunwen move his fingers slightly, and then in that instant he was struck.
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