Chapter 256 (1/2)

Misunderstanding (2)

Everyone seemed to have forgotten something. The shorter the distance between them, the shorter the distance Ye Lang’s energy bullets would have to travel. They’d be faster too, and harder to dodge.

This was different though. Nothing changed because Ye Lang slowed down the tiniest bit, and adjusted the firing speed. The pistols he had allowed for velocity and power adjustments.

And during this time, Ye Lang continued to fire while standing in the same spot so no one was paying attention to him, especially not when he slowly adjusted his firing position. They only knew trouble was coming for him!

However, when Edward was three meters away from Ye Lang, something happened so suddenly that it startled everyone-- including Ye Lang.

This wasn’t planned, it was purely an accident…

Ye Lang’s dual-wield pistols jammed, they couldn’t fire. He wrung the pistols, but there were no sparks.

“Uh, I think it’s out of power… But I remember charging it…” announced Ye Lang, stunned.

This also seems to be one of the weaknesses of using alchemy weapons. Without replenishing its magical energy levels, the energy will run out and the weapon would be useless!

If Ye Lang truly wanted to ‘charge’ it, he would’ve had his ways. He only needed to change something or meddle with it, it was like reloading a bullet to him.

However, no matter which method he used, he’d definitely need time to deal with it. And at this moment, everyone thought Ye Lang had no way of solving his problem because Edward would be able to reach him before he could do it.

They all expected Ye Lang to pull a trick, but they definitely didn’t expect this…

“I… Surrender!” declared Ye Lang directly. Two tiny white flags appeared from the barrel of his pistols.

Where did the flags come from?

Edward was stunned for a moment, then realised Ye Lang had surrendered. Just like that!

Everyone there was like Edward, stunned. They were first wondering about the two flags, then realised Ye Lang was surrendering.

However, as an alchemist, he should surrender in a moment like this because if he proceeded, he’d lose!

And the result would just end up with him getting hurt. Admitting defeat was the best way to go, everyone understood.

Of course, Ye Lang didn’t think that. Since his pistols were dead, it was coincidentally a good excuse for him to leave.

“You surrender?” asked Edward stupidly, staring at Ye Lang.

“Yep, you’ve won! You got lucky, but I am a person who accepts defeat. Even if you only won through luck,”Ye Lang, looking for something random to say. It was good for him to leave like this too, and it gave Edward a chance to insult him.

This also made Edward look like the good guy. This was the first time he realised Ye Lang sometimes knew the right thing to say too. Unfortunately, Ye Lang’s next sentence shattered that hope.

“But I want to say this, I don’t know how you have the guts to come here looking like a black lump. I don’t know how Lady Kesha would like an ugly thing like you.”