"Left high kick, right whip kick, counter..."
Bai Ye yanked the crystal person, slamming it down in a heap.
It looked like Bai Ye was brawling with the crystal person, but in reality, Bai Ye was just keeping it from getting up, rolling around on the ground.
In an instant, dust flew everywhere.
Davis and Allen, after finally dealing with the two crystal people they faced, looked towards Bai Ye's direction and were dumbfounded.
Was it that intense?
Even though the crystal person was tricky, it shouldn't have been a world-shattering battle.
On the other side, Bai Ye's eyes flickered towards Allen and Davis. Were they done?
Then he should be done too!
Bai Ye thought, then suddenly grabbed the crystal person by the neck and twisted, snapping its neck. With a carp flip, he got up from the ground and in the same motion, grabbed the crystal person's head and slammed it towards the ground.
With a clang, the crystal on the crystal person's head shattered into pieces. Then, a purplish-red blood flowed out, and the crystal person gradually lost its life.
Allen stepped forward and looked at Bai Ye. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Bai Ye replied. "I was careless and didn't dodge, otherwise, why would it have taken so long?"
Li Chengjie walked up and crouched down to examine the corpse. "They are dead."
This was a useless statement, but out of respect for Li Chengjie's identity, everyone felt awkward to retort. After all, he was one of the leaders of the border androids; what if he held a grudge later?
Fortunately, Li Chengjie realized his statement was a bit off and amended, "I mean, they were dead before the fight."
As Li Chengjie spoke, he fiddled with the body of a crystal person.
"This guy's elbow and knee joints are broken, old injuries, held together by crystal to move," Li Chengjie said, wiping some blood. "The blood is also abnormal, too viscous, and there's very little of it. It's not a state a living person should be in."
Davis said, "It's questionable if these guys can even be considered people."
Li Chengjie replied, "After removing the crystal parts, they were definitely human once."
"Ahem!" Bai Ye coughed lightly. "Does it matter if they were once human, or if they were alive before we took them down?"
Allen said, "I think it does matter. If we want to uncover the truth of this world, we can start by investigating the origin of these crystal people."
This idiot!
Bai Ye cursed inwardly.
Uncovering the truth was crucial; it was also part of Bai Ye's hidden mission.
However, from his past life's memories, Bai Ye knew that Li Chengjie was from Rhine Company, and he was a mole.
So, what was Li Chengjie's objective?
It was definitely to prevent everyone from uncovering the truth!
Therefore, Bai Ye's intention was to divert everyone's attention from the crystal people, at least not to show direct interest, which would lull Li Chengjie into a false sense of security, and then...
Allen looked so enthusiastic...
Bai Ye sighed. "My point is that dwelling on these corpses is pointless. If we want to know the truth, we can capture a few alive. Then, whether these crystal people were alive or were once human will naturally be answered."
Gonzalez clapped his hands. "Makes sense."
Li Chengjie secretly rolled his eyes, his assessment of Bai Ye dropping further.
A complete brute.
Bai Ye didn't know what Li Chengjie was thinking. If he did...
Bai Ye would say he could be even more reckless.
Li Chengjie stood up. "Regardless, let's proceed according to the original plan. We'll head to the border of this world first."
Allen nodded and looked at Bai Ye. "Are you coming with us?"
According to the story Bai Ye had fabricated, he had to go back to Cowboy Town to save his companions.
Bai Ye replied, "I'll go to the border with you first. Even if I need to go to Cowboy Town, I'll need some preparation. At least I need to find a vehicle, right?"
Allen said, "Alright, you can take all the supplies later. We can just hunt."
As Allen spoke, he gestured for everyone to move the supplies.
Bai Ye casually hoisted a supply box onto his shoulder, pondering how to kill Li Chengjie.
As for how to complete the hidden mission, which was to uncover the truth about the mirror world and the crystal people, Bai Ye wasn't too worried.
His past life's memories provided him with an advantage. Bai Ye knew where the clues were, and even knew the locations of the factory that produced crystal people and the crystallization experimental base in the mirror world.
Then, things would be simple.
Bai Ye would take Allen to these places, and the truth would naturally be revealed.
Then, things should proceed as in Bai Ye's past life, with Allen returning to the actual border, rallying the androids, and contacting the androids in the rich district to spread the information about the crystallization experiments.
Ultimately, the android leaders would fail to negotiate with Rhine Company and, after being suppressed by the crystal people dispatched by Rhine Company, would choose to revolt.
Allen would also become a hero because of this.
But the problem was...
He had to kill Li Chengjie!
Li Chengjie was from Rhine Company and would definitely not let them go to these places, and might even make a move against them.
Allen was key to the mission and definitely couldn't die. As for others dying...
Bai Ye felt bad!
This hidden mission was graded by completion. Although it wasn't explicitly stated how completion was judged, since they formed a team to enter the mirror world, the number of surviving team members would likely be factored into the completion score.
Therefore, not a single person should be killed by Li Chengjie.
Thus, Bai Ye concluded: he who strikes last is in trouble; he who strikes first gains the advantage!
Bai Ye felt he needed to find a way to quickly get rid of Li Chengjie.
While thinking, he walked out of the dilapidated factory.
The sun had already risen.
As they walked out of the factory, the warm sunlight shone on everyone, feeling cozy and a bit blinding.
Then...
Bang!
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out!
The next moment, a red energy beam appeared and struck Li Chengjie directly in the chest.
Li Chengjie's eyes widened, a bloody hole appeared in his chest, and bright red blood slowly spread.
Thump!
Li Chengjie fell backward rigidly, hitting the ground. The weapon case he was carrying also fell to the side, with weapons and energy cells scattering everywhere.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, including Bai Ye.
What was going on?
He was just thinking about killing the guy, and now he was about to die?
"Could I already be invincible? Can I just think people to death?"
Bai Ye looked bewildered.
It was Allen who recovered first. He stepped forward, grabbed Li Chengjie's arm, and pulled him back. Then he yelled, "Back into the factory, quickly!"