Tree armor

A small text flashed below it: "The duel will automatically begin after the countdown ends. Participants who wish to surrender may raise their hand, and the system will determine the winner."

Carter nodded slightly. "Simple and efficient," he muttered. He pulled out both pistols from their holsters, opened the magazines, and began checking the bullets.

Suddenly, a loud voice pierced his ears.

"You there. Surrender."

Carter froze mid-motion. His eyebrows raised as he looked at the elf with a bewildered expression. "Seriously?" he thought. Was this just a coincidence, or were cultivators always this arrogant?

He let out a small scoff, slid the bullets back into the magazine, then replied lazily, "Can you see the future?"

His tone was calm, almost indifferent, as if the man in front of him was nothing more than a minor inconvenience. He adjusted his glasses slightly, then refocused on his preparations.