Bai Ye's spirits immediately lifted. Using the high-powered binoculars, he kept his eyes fixed on the three vehicles.
Then...
As the first vehicle passed the spot where Bai Ye had dropped the Frost Condensation Sword...
"Imperial Sword!"
With a mere thought from Bai Ye, the Frost Condensation Sword, at the instant the first vehicle drove over it, transformed into a silver streak of light and pierced the vehicle's tire.
In the next moment, the screeching sound of tires rubbing against the ground erupted. The driver in the car was startled, then frantically spun the steering wheel, and then...
Bang!
The second vehicle crashed into the first from behind, its blade-like front directly piercing the pickup truck's cargo container.
Fortunately, their speed wasn't high, and it didn't cause a rollover. The two vehicles slid forward about four to five meters before coming to a halt. The third vehicle managed to brake in time and avoided a collision.
A moment later, Bai Ye saw many people disembarking from the vehicles, and an argument ensued. After all, if that blade had been slightly off, it would have pierced the car body, resulting in bloodshed on the spot.
In fact, Bai Ye had intended exactly that, ideally to disable one of the cars.
However, the current outcome was acceptable; at least it had forced the vehicles to stop.
Bai Ye silently switched his Aug rifle to burst fire mode, then slowly adjusted the muzzle, aiming at a man's head.
"See you next time..." Bai Ye said, caressing the trigger, "No, there won't be a next time."
Bang!
Bai Ye squeezed the trigger. Through the scope, a spray of blood erupted from the man's head, and he fell to the ground without any warning.
The surrounding people were stunned. At this moment...
Bang!
A second gunshot rang out, followed by a cry of pain. A man clutched his arm, retreating continuously, bright red blood flowing out from between his fingers.
"An attack!"
"Weapons, get your weapons!"
"Use the vehicles as cover, quickly, quickly!"
The road warriors finally snapped back to reality. They scrambled towards their vehicles, retrieved their weapons, and then...
Bang!
The gunshots rang out again. This time, Bai Ye didn't miss, accurately hitting another man in the head, leaving a bloody hole on his forehead.
The man's eyes widened. His back pressed against the car, he slowly slid to the ground, leaving a trail of blood on the vehicle.
"Over there, it's over there..."
The remaining road warriors finally pinpointed Bai Ye's location. As one of them shouted, the road warriors drew their firearms from their vehicles and opened fire in Bai Ye's direction.
It had to be said, the sight of the road warriors roaring and returning fire was quite ferocious.
However, Bai Ye was grateful for their ferocity.
Although he had forced them to stop, only the first vehicle was truly damaged. The remaining two vehicles could easily be used to bypass the desert terrain on either side of the road and continue their journey.
But the lawlessness under the apocalypse had ignited the ferocity in people's hearts. These road warriors, though perhaps fearful, hesitant, or guilty at first, had long since lost such emotions through continuous plundering and killing.
After being attacked, their first thought was to retaliate and kill the attacker.
This was good!
If they hadn't done so, and had instead fled, how would Bai Ye have completed his mission?
"Frost Condensation!" Bai Ye commanded mentally, "Imperial Sword."
The Frost Condensation Sword beneath the vehicle suddenly transformed into a silver light, shooting out from under the car and slicing past the road warriors' feet.
"Ah, my foot!"
"It hurts, it hurts so much."
Several road warriors instantly fell to the ground, wailing and clutching their ankles.
Taking advantage of this moment, Bai Ye scrambled up from the ground, switched his Aug rifle to full-auto mode, and squeezed the trigger.
Ratta-tat-tat-tat-tat...
Gunfire erupted, bullets flying forward incessantly, striking the road warriors' bodies, instantly drawing sprays of blood, and hitting the vehicles behind, producing ringing sounds and sparks.
After emptying the magazine, Bai Ye loaded a grenade into the grenade launcher and then...
Boom!
An explosion roared.
Layer upon layer of flames erupted, accompanied by black smoke. The immense heat wave caused the surrounding dry grass to sway.
As for the road warriors, they were blown away immediately. Some fell silent, while others lay on the ground, groaning incessantly.
Bai Ye walked onto the road with his rifle, looking at the groaning road warriors on the ground, silently reloading his magazine, and then...
Aim, shoot, next...
Aim, shoot, next...
Bai Ye walked like that, shooting down the surviving road warriors one by one, then heading towards the vehicles, intending to search for the supplies stolen by the road warriors.
At this moment...
"Die, you bastard!"
An enraged roar echoed. Bai Ye couldn't help but turn his head to look.
One road warrior had managed to hide under a vehicle before the explosion and had avoided its impact. Now, emerging from beneath the car, he immediately scrambled onto the roof and grabbed a Gatling gun mounted there.
In the next instant, amidst his furious roar, the Gatling gun began to spin, its muzzle spewing fire.
Bai Ye's pupils contracted. The moment the other man opened fire...
"Yin Yang Reversal!"
Bai Ye took a sudden step forward, spreading his hands in a Tai Chi stance. Following that, he drew circles with his arms, and a visible vortex of energy formed around him as Bai Ye's hands continued to move in circles.
Ratta-tat-tat-tat-tat...
The Gatling gun's firepower was incredibly fierce. The spinning barrel unleashed bullets like rain, but...
The moment the bullets touched the vortex, a bizarre phenomenon occurred.
The bullets seemed to be instantly frozen in time, calmly floating in the air, then following the flow of the vortex, they began to circle around Bai Ye's body.
The road warrior's expression was exceptionally amusing, shifting from initial rage to disbelief, then from disbelief to a blank stare, and finally from a blank stare to terror. His hands, holding the Gatling gun, even loosened their grip involuntarily.
And in this instant...
Bai Ye suddenly lunged forward and thrust his palm forward.
With a bang!
The vortex swirling around Bai Ye suddenly exploded, and as it shattered, the bullets encased within it shot forward.
However...
This time, the bullets were not directed at Bai Ye, but straight at the road warrior!
...