Chapter 74: Exiting the City (1/2)
[Volume 2 - Bloom of the Other Shore Flower]
It was only then that Old 1 let out a sigh of relief, “I heard that Old 2 recently recruited a little guy who had great potential, but was also very prone to getting into trouble. Not too long ago, the Sky Snake Gang even issued a kill order on said little guy. That’s you, isn’t it?”
Qianye smiled and said, “Trouble? I simply felt that there was no need to hold back. Not to an unworthy Sky Snake Gang at least!”
Old 1 looked Qianye up and down once before saying, “You talk big, but your strength is lacking, so what’s the use? You can’t beat Sky Snake, and there are at least a few rank four elites within Sky Snake Gang.
“Should I not fight, then? Just because I’m not strong enough?” Qianye countered.
Old 1 sighed, “When I was younger, my thoughts were the same as yours. But it is only now that I understand that not fighting is the smartest measure when you’re weak.”
Qianye smiled and said, “Then I’d rather not be smart.”
Old 1 shook his head, “Tell me what you want.”
“There’s something I would like to sell you.”
Qianye took out the Flowing Gold Rose, put it on the counter, and pushed it to Old 1.
Old 1 immediately stood up and cried out involuntarily, “A Flowing Gold Rose!”
He took out a magnifying glass and examined every detail of the Flowing Gold Rose bit by bit. It was only until a long time later that he said, “There is no mistake! This is a Flowing Gold Rose handmade by the Niederhill Family themselves. This Flowing Gold Rose is the premium of the premium of its series.”
Old 1 raised his head and looked at Qianye, saying, “I heard that the Sky Snake Gang has lost a Flowing Gold Rose. Therefore, this is not the best time to sell it.”
Behind the smoke, there was a faint smile on Qianye’s slightly blurry face, “Ever since met Old 2, I knew that you must have a channel to sell this off, Old 1.”
Old 1 nodded and said, “You aren’t wrong there, but it’s just a little troublesome. Still, the Flowing Gold Rose is worth this bit of trouble. However, you understand that it cannot possibly sell for too much due to the current circumstances, don’t you? What do you want?”
Qianye pondered for a moment and said, “I need a grade three handgun or shotgun, a powerful one. The shooting speed and range can be ignored. Also, I’d like some origin bullets. Both blanks and filled are fine.”
In reality, this deal was practically exchanging the Flowing Gold Rose for a standard origin gun of the same rank. On the upper continents, the Flowing Gold Rose could easily be traded for three premium, rank three origin guns.
Old 1 put away the Flowing Gold Rose and went to the back room. A moment later, he walked out and put a handgun holster and a bullet box in front of Qianye.
“This is Butcher 3. It’s been revamped once, but it has an accessory attached to its origin array, so its killing power has increased slightly. This is a box of blank origin bullets. There are ten bullets inside.”
Qianye raised the Butcher handgun and gave it a rough inspection. This was a revolver-type handgun, but its cylinder could only fit four origin bullets. Its caliber was unusually big, and the entire gun was forty centimeters long. The barrel was so huge it could literally fit a young kid’s fist. It looked to wield immeasurable killing power, so it was no wonder that it was named Butcher.
The Butcher series were a rather famous handgun-type origin gun series. This was a handgun that was built purely for power, and the energy level a grade three Butcher could unleash was as high as that of a large caliber firearm cannon. Wielding this was literally like wielding a small, steel cannon. A single shot could easily pierce through an armored vehicle’s defenses.
The gun was about seventy percent new, and judging from the polishing marks inside the gun, the one who had modified it was an expert. The modification caused the gun’s power to be enhanced by ten percent.
Qianye was very satisfied with this Butcher. He immediately put it back into its dedicated holster and hung it at his waist.
“You had better leave Darkblood City immediately.” Old 1 said.
“I’m leaving right now.” Qianye said, “Although it doesn’t make a difference to me to be inside or outside the city.”
Qianye hadn’t left A1 Firearms too long before he saw a few Sky Snake Gang henchmen walking his way from the opposite side of the street. These people no longer appeared to be leisurely strolling around the place. They were holding their guns in their hands, and had their fingers placed on the trigger, looking like they were facing a terrible enemy. At the same time, Qianye could feel a few people swiftly approaching from behind him, seemingly planning to surround him from both sides.
Qianye hadn’t hidden his tracks, so the Sky Snake Gang’s men had immediately discovered him.
“It’s that bastard!”
“Don’t let him get away!”
The Sky Snake gang henchmen successively raised their guns and pulled out their knives before charging toward Qianye from the opposite side of the street, screaming at the top of their lungs. From behind him, there were also the sounds of sharp weapons cutting through the air.
Robbery was not allowed on Black Copper Street. This was an unwritten rule that everyone obeyed, lest they should be viewed as enemies by every shop owner on the street. Those who had dared to break this rule in the past all turned to corpses and were dumped in the drains, to be discovered by other people.
Although the shops at Black Copper Street were all small businesses, they were stores that sold arms.
Qianye knew this rule very well, which was exactly why he stood in place without moving and simply grabbed his small axe with his right hand.
The two groups of people charged forward madly, and they looked like they were about to catch Qianye between them. It would only take another two or three steps before the person charging at the front could pierce his back with the tip of his knife.
It was at this moment that Qianye moved and fiercely rammed into the crowd in front of him, sending two men flying backward to where they came from. Then, a cold gleam flashed as his axe slashed in a flat arc and swept through three people’s waists!
In that instant, Qianye had already charged ten meters away. He then paused his footsteps before slowly turning around.
There were two thumps, and the two henchmen knocked away by Qianye crashed onto the ground. They twitched and struggled, but could never climb to their feet again. Meanwhile, the other three people clasped their waists and slowly fell to the ground as well. Blood swiftly spread out all over the floor.
The three henchmen charging towards Qianye from behind stopped in their tracks. They stared in shock at Qianye and found that they were unable to take a step further. If Qianye could take out the five people at the front in an instant, then wouldn’t the three of them just be throwing away their lives too if they charged at him? Suddenly, the group let out screams, turned around, and ran away!
Qianye picked up a machete at random and threw it out forcefully! The blade let out a whistle and flew like lightning before instantly sinking into the back of a henchman’s heart!
The other two henchmen ran even faster and disappeared to the end of Black Copper Street in the blink of an eye. If Qianye had really wanted to kill them, these two fellows could not have escaped. However, Qianye could not be bothered to chase after them. With swift steps, he left Black Copper Street and headed toward at a dense group of buildings before climbing up the web-like pipes covering the sky.
During the latter half of the night, Qianye appeared at the city gate without any warning, and flashed past a Sky Snake Gang sentry post. He then strutted across the magnificent building and left.