Life Game In Other World
Chapter 496: Hunted? (Long - , Requesting Monthly Pass)

Chapter 496: Chapter 496: Hunted? (Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Pass)

The silver-gray old vehicle traveled along the bumpy road.

Li Le glanced at the sleeping teenager in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Despite the vehicle’s constant jolting up and down, the boy’s figure didn’t move an inch, who was still leaning against the car window, seemingly in a deep sleep.

The Rodan Republic wasn’t particularly wealthy, most of its public facilities were leftovers from the Era of Kingdoms, and the roads perhaps only received maintenance once in a great while, driving on them always gave one the sensation of their butt dancing.

Of course, this was quite a bit richer compared to those poor countries around the Tia Empire that were always in turmoil and didn’t even have roads.

Around the airport, there was only a ring of residential areas built along with it, populated with continuous human activity.

Past this residential area, over a mountain, one could see Eren, the capital of the Rodan Republic.

The mountain that separated the airport from the city had sparse human presence, and the market and people flow from Eren and Eren Airport weren’t enough to support the commercial development of this mountain, with only a few roads built here that were infrequently maintained.

Complex chirping came from the depths of the dark forest.

The old vehicle slowly entered the pitch-black woods.

It was two o’clock in the morning, and the buses operated by Eren City Bus Company from the airport directly to the Eren urban area stopped running at six o’clock in the evening.

Most people who fly this late would choose to rest for a while near the Eren Airport.

The various motels, nightclubs, and call-in services near Eren Airport developed against this backdrop.

When driving alone, especially at night, Li Le enjoyed playing some heavy metal music in his car to keep himself alert.

But at the moment, there was a travel-weary teenager sleeping in the back seat, so he didn’t dare to turn on the car stereo and could only intently watch the road ahead.

The stars and the bright moon floated above the treetops between the woods.

Bright white lights illuminated the road ahead, with Li Le’s muscles tensed, one hand on the steering wheel, the other warily placed under the seat cushion.

The door that wasn’t shut tight made a banging noise as it shook with the vehicle’s movements.

The old car’s age didn’t allow it the luxury of an ’advanced’ product like the automatic child safety lock.

The passengers could open the door and jump out at any moment.

This was one of the reasons Li Le chose this car.

Li Le had no doubt that He Ao was lying. As the deputy minister of the overseas department of the Research Institute, He Ao had no reason to lie to him.

Anyone who held a high position in the overseas department was a carefully selected strong individual, and He Ao clearly had the ability to detect things that he did not.

When He Ao said there was "trouble," there was definitely trouble.

All Li Le could think about now was hoping that Minister He had indeed spotted all the trouble and that it was indeed trivial.

If there was a C-level among those ambushing him, even if Minister He was a genuine C-level, he might still have to pay some price to get away.

Li Le hadn’t told anyone about picking up He Ao today, it was a task only he knew about, and it was Minister Yang who had directly contacted him; this matter was a secret even within the Research Institute.

With He Ao’s secrecy, it wasn’t likely to be compromised.

So, even if there was a rat following, the chances were it was aimed at him.

And as a D-level minor figure like him, it wasn’t likely that he would encounter a C-level ambush, and with Minister He by his side, there might be a chance for a counterattack.

"Caw—"

A piercing cry split the night sky, and Li Le subconsciously pulled out a black pistol from under the seat cushion.

Leaves under the cover of night shook rapidly, as crows flew out from beneath the stars.

Watching these fleeing crows, Li Le’s taut nerves relaxed a bit.

He was so tense that the slightest rustle would provoke an extreme reaction.

And just as his mind began to ease.

Bang—

Accompanied by a fierce crackling sound, a bullet wrapped in heat pierced through the rear window, sending a shower of glass shards flying.

He Ao.

Li Le quickly turned his head back.

Although Li Le kept telling himself that this man was a vice-minister of the overseas department and one of his direct superiors, with outstanding ability.

But seeing He Ao’s student-like attire and youthful face, he subconsciously regarded He Ao as an ordinary young man.

As he turned his head.

Bang—

The violent explosion sounded again in Li Le’s ears.

It was the same bullet that had pierced another door’s window glass.

At this time, as he turned his head back, he saw He Ao’s gaze retracting from the other side window.

At this moment, Li Le no longer had the mind to think about the window glass; He Ao’s recent action gave him a strong sense of déjà vu.

He Ao’s ’gaze’ had been following the bullet’s movement.

The bullet had remained under his ’watch’.

After thinking it over, Li Le discarded the notion as somewhat ’far-fetched’.

Can human eyes capture the trajectory of a bullet? Even a C-level couldn’t do that, could they?

"Give me the gun, don’t stop the car,"

He Ao said to him calmly.

"Okay."

Li Le was startled, then quickly nodded and handed the pistol in his hand to He Ao.

He held the steering wheel with one hand and floored the accelerator with the other, while pulling out a new pistol from under the seat cushion.

At this moment, the old vehicle displayed power far beyond its appearance, with such a tremendous acceleration that even He Ao was pushed back in his seat.

This car’s got something.

The mountain road wound upwards, Li Le "exotic beast" with a gun, holding the steering wheel with one hand, continuously turning the wheel to coordinate with the brakes to drift around the curves.

At the same time, intense gunfire erupted from the dense forest.

One after another, black motorcycles burst out of the forest, each with a man on the back holding a submachine gun.

They fired bullets at the grey old car without any hesitation.

Meanwhile, in the back seat, a hand that looked very young extended through the broken window, clutching a black small pistol.

Bang—

In the midst of the slanting crossfire, the pistol fired its first bullet.

The motorcycle closest to the grey car suddenly lost control, swerving to one side and causing several behind it to crash and overturn.

Pop pop—

Then one gunshot after another

echoed through the silent yet noisy woods, as one attacker after another with a submachine gun burst open with a flower of blood on their foreheads, tumbling into the deep darkness of the dense forest.

But the bullets in the pistol were limited, and soon, the crisp sound of gunfire stopped.

Meanwhile, a motorcycle had already closely followed behind the small car.

The motorcycle driver had excellent skills, and at this moment, he was already very close to the tail of the old car. The attacker responsible for shooting directly clung to his shoulders, stood up on the motorcycle’s rear seat, and leapt out with a mighty jump.

The attacker swiftly weaved through the night wind, landing on the trunk lid of the small car in the blink of an eye.

His feet landed on the aged lid, creating two dents.

Transcendent!

Through the rear windshield, he saw a young boy in the back seat, looking naive and bewildered.

This seemingly was the shooter who had just killed many of his brothers.

Since ancient times, marksmen are known for their vulnerability; it’s common knowledge.

Could there possibly exist an unbeatable close-combatant who would train in marksmanship? Would that make sense?

A ferocious smile crept across his face as he raised his right fist and smashed it towards the rear windshield.

Accompanied by a crisp sound,

this rear windshield, which had withstood several bullets without shattering, was effortlessly broken, and with splinters flying, the huge fist smashed straight toward the young boy’s face.

In the front, Li Le naturally saw this scene. He slammed on the brakes and violently turned the steering wheel, trying to fling the airborne attacker off, but at that moment, it was already too late.

The fist had already reached He Ao’s face, then passed right between He Ao’s head and shoulders.

He Ao easily dodged the strike, but his move was so natural that it didn’t seem out of place, as if the attacker was meant to hit an empty spot above his shoulder all along.

Only then did the attacker realize the strangeness of the young boy. Amid such intense drifting, the boy’s body didn’t shake or flutter at all and always maintained the same position.

A terrifying thought emerged in his mind.

"C... level?"

However, by the time he realized it, it was already too late. As his hand passed through He Ao’s shoulder, his neck naturally found its way into He Ao’s palm.

He felt an enormous strength seizing his throat.

The next second, everything directly turned into dim blackness,

Crack—

Along with a crisp sound, He Ao flung the attacking man under the car and casually pulled out the powerful submachine gun from his hand, along with the magazine hanging around his neck.

He then effortlessly raised the gun, aiming at the attackers who had caught up again because of the previous delay. Most of these followers were ordinary people; only one or two were F-level or E-level Transcendents.

The attacker who had just jumped onto the trunk was probably the only C-level among them.

F-level and E-level Transcendents could also die if shot in a vital spot by a large-caliber submachine gun, a C-level would get injured if hit in a vital spot.

And the submachine guns equipped by these attackers were basically such large-caliber weapons.

Some, in order to reduce recoil, even installed fixing devices on their motorcycles.

Such an arrangement was actually sufficient to kill someone like Li Le, a C-level.

Of course, that assumed they could stop Li Le.

Bang—

From the broken rear car window, a dark muzzle extended, spitting out bright yellow flames.

One motorcycle lost its direction, crashed into a cliff wall beside it, and exploded into blazing flames.

Gunshot after gunshot echoed continuously as Li Le still charged at full speed down the mountain road.

They had already crossed the highest point and were heading downward.

Hearing the gunshots behind him gradually stop, Li Le glanced at the rearview mirror that had been shattered by a stray bullet.

This broken mirror could now only faintly show the silhouette of He Ao.

"Have we lost them, Minister He?"

He asked rapidly.

He Ao, looking at the last pursuer’s forehead bloom with a spray of blood as he, along with his out-of-control motorcycle, crashed into the dense forest, calmly turned around with his gun in hand, sat in the back seat, and said evenly,

"We have."

"Hahaha," Li Le laughed, "Minister He, don’t judge my car by its old looks. The engine has been modified many times. When these two wheels really get going, they can match those powerful sports cars."

"Hmm."

He Ao nodded slightly. He suddenly realized that the motorcycles ridden by their attackers were of the more expensive kind, large in power and high in speed.

"There’s a small road up ahead. We’ll go straight over and then abandon the car," Li Le said somewhat sheepishly, "My apologies for involving you in this kind of trouble on your first day here."

"No problem," He Ao shook his head, "It’s not a big issue. Just pay attention to the road."

"Hmm?"

Li Le was puzzled, not understanding why He Ao suddenly reminded him to watch the road.

Even though he had been talking, he had been concentrating on the road ahead the whole time.

But he quickly realized what He Ao meant. After turning a corner, he spotted a silver sedan placed horizontally in front of them in his field of view.

The car was positioned sideways, completely blocking the already narrow mountain path.

"They made it out alive."

At the front of the silver sedan, a man dressed in a silver suit leaned against the hood, watching Li Le approach swiftly.

"Looks like the Research Institute has gotten quite an important person this time."

A man in a black suit pushed open the rear door of the sedan and stepped out, leaning on the car door.

Li Le glanced at the two men ahead of him, and a sense of danger flooded his mind.

Either of the two could easily kill him without breaking a sweat.

C-level, and two of them!

His body trembled, and in an instant, he floored the accelerator and violently turned the steering wheel. The violently moving vehicle kicked up an intense cloud of dust on the rough road surface, then he let off the gas and realigned the steer, causing the entire car to spin 180 degrees.

A stylish drift turnaround sent up a cloud of smoke, obscuring the sights of the two C-levels.

Li Le had no time to explain to He Ao at that moment. As soon as the car stabilized, he floored the accelerator again, attempting to speed away.

However, at that moment, he heard a light chuckle from beside him, "Nice driving skills."

He looked up, only to see the man in the black suit standing just outside his driver-side window. He wanted to slam the gas pedal to the floor, but found his body as heavy and immovable as if it had been filled with lead.

"Alright, save any last words for the underworld," said the man in the black suit, pulling out a dagger and aiming it at Li Le’s throat.

Then he saw Li Le’s trembling lips and smiled, "You’re probably counting on that ’VIP’ behind you to save you, but haven’t you noticed there’s no one in your back seat anymore? My partner has gone to deal with him. After I take care of you, we’ll join up to take care of him. Soon, he’ll be down here to join you, don’t worry."

Li Le’s lips trembled. He tried to say something to the youth standing behind the man in the black suit but ultimately gave up.

The man in the black suit maintained his cruel smile as he gradually brought the dagger closer to Li Le’s neck.

He seemed to relish the feeling of slowly taking someone’s life while they are in a state of fear and unable to resist.

Just as his dagger was about to touch Li Le’s neck, a palm extended silently out of the quiet night and gently rested on his shoulder.

Pfft—

In the cover of the dark night, the palm met the shoulder, producing a faint sound.