The game panel's light flashed, and Liam followed the game chat panel, clicking into the disaster live broadcast page. At this time, a live broadcast room page that was different from the others appeared in the first position. In the picture, a few flickering firelights were faintly visible.
At the same time, the foreign live broadcast room that was originally ranked tenth was squeezed out. A live broadcast room marked with the character "Alive" ranked first on the page. And the disaster resistance score below the live broadcast room was more than three times higher than that of the second-ranked Zeus Shelter.
Without paying attention to these details, Liam quickly clicked into the live broadcast page, casually titled it "Upholding Justice," and then began to use the anchor's authority to watch the scene below.
In the dark night, the five firelights were extremely conspicuous. In an instant, Liam determined the positions of the five people.
"Good, good, good. You're all squatting here by the ventilation duct waiting to die, are you?"
Liam laughed in spite of himself, keeping an eye on the live broadcast room as he came to the hole he had opened by the bed. Concentrating, the attributes of the big hole were immediately displayed.
[Entrance and Exit Tunnel]
Description: An entrance and exit tunnel that has not been fully opened.
Upgrade direction: Safe Passage
Branches: Expand (5), Open (60), Material (40), Strength (200), Tunnel Door (40)
Introduction: A cunning rabbit has three burrows!
"Choose Expand, choose Open."
As soon as he finished speaking, his survival points dropped by 65, and a green light emerged from Liam's body. The originally rough hole began to undergo earth-shaking changes.
The hole, which could only accommodate half a person's height, gradually expanded under the system's power until an adult could pass through while bending over. The surface of the hole began to become smooth, and the cross-section on the stone wall turned into a perfect circle.
Following the hole inward, the soil inside seemed to melt away, rapidly disappearing. After a few seconds, the green light retracted, indicating that the transformation was complete.
Lowering his head, Liam tentatively walked in. Although there were no steps, the soil in the safe passage had been compressed and was very hard, and the slope was gentle. In no time, Liam reached the end.
At the end was a simple wooden board. With a little effort, Liam pushed open a hole. Shifting his gaze, Liam found the location of the wooden board in the live broadcast page. It happened to open at the front of the acid rain lake. If one didn't know about the hole and didn't observe carefully, they would definitely not discover it.
Pushing open the wooden board door, Liam stepped out of the shelter. The crackling acid rain fell on the raincoat and crossbow, giving the arrowheads a touch of "deadly" color.
Crouching on the ground, Liam carefully moved forward. He kept an eye on the bright spots on the screen while also paying attention to the road ahead. Liam was extremely cautious. Coupled with the black raincoat, he was like a grim reaper wielding a death scythe in the dark rainy night, making people shudder.
One step. Two steps. Gradually, not only did he see the firelight in the live broadcast, but the firelight also appeared as a dot in front of Liam's eyes.
"The one with glasses?"
With the help of the firelight, Liam, who was in the dark, saw the face under the firelight. Without making a sound, Liam began to move his feet to the left. The first strike was the most deadly, and he had to make sure he could attack the person who seemed to have the highest combat power among the five.
His gaze shifted, and the second firelight appeared.
"Scarred face, thick neck, looks very arrogant…"
The best way to judge a person's combat power was to observe their neck and arms. Anyone with a thick neck was either a trained fighter or had a lot of strength. Such people were much more difficult to deal with than ordinary people.
"It's you…"
Faintly hearing the scarred man's cursing, the coldness in Liam's eyes intensified. Lying on the ground, he carefully set up the crossbow on the ground, aimed at the scarred man who was shaking his head, and gently pulled the trigger of the crossbow.
Whoosh!
Thud!
A sharp sound rang out in the rain, and before Liam could savor the beauty of this sound, he saw the scarred man in the distance clutching his chest and stumbling to the ground. By the light of the torch that had fallen to the ground and was about to go out, Liam saw the crossbow bolt embedded right in the center of the scarred man's chest.
This was a crossbow bolt that had been coated with acid rain! Even if it only hit the chest, one hit was enough to be fatal!
"Ahhhh!!!"
Screams rang out from the distance, carrying a strange sense of tragic beauty in the rainy night due to the environment. In the live broadcast, the four torches instantly became flustered. However, the four people's movements were very uniform. None of them chose to save the scarred man. Instead, they all hid. One of them was even smart enough to put out his torch immediately and disappear into the night.
"You're so smart, it seems you're forcing me to take care of you second."
The one who put out the torch was Four Eyes. He immediately rolled and threw the torch near his teammates to divert attention.
Unfortunately, the red cloth on his back was so conspicuous in the live broadcast! Without making a sound, Liam began to cock the crossbow with both hands on the ground! With the powerful raincoat, he didn't have to worry about raindrops falling on him. On the other hand, the four people on the opposite side had to hold their umbrellas all the time, squatting in place, making them perfect targets.
In fifteen seconds, Liam loaded the second crossbow bolt and began to slowly crawl on the ground. Four Eyes, who thought he had found an excellent hiding spot, gradually came into view as Liam moved.
Set up the crossbow! Aim! Shoot!
Another black crossbow bolt shot out, hitting Four Eyes below the neck. The tremendous impact instantly knocked Four Eyes to the ground.
A flash of lightning illuminated the scene. Four Eyes saw Liam's position, his expression as if he had seen a ghost. He wanted to stand up and shout.
Unfortunately, the trickling black blood from his neck blocked his words. Three to five seconds later, Four Eyes died.
At this time, all five torches had been extinguished, making it difficult to distinguish their positions. Lying on the ground, Liam cocked the crossbow while using the anchor's advantage to zoom in and observe the positions of the others.
"Gotcha~"
Under the mask, a smile crept onto Liam's lips.
"Maybe I can understand why some people want to turn on the full map perspective when playing shooting games."
A slightly funny thought flashed through his mind, easing the tension of killing two bandits in a row. Thirty seconds later, the crossbow was cocked.
Moving his position, searching for the target, aiming, and shooting.
Another cold light flashed, and Mech was hit in the back of his kidney. The tremendous kinetic energy pierced through his abdomen and out of his stomach.
The immense pain made Mech stand up and shout:
"Don't kill me!! Don't kill me!! I don't want to die!!! Go kill BOSS John, he killed 7 people! I didn't kill anyone, he forced me to do it, I want…"
In the rainy night, Mech ran while weakly falling to the ground on the hillside.
The acid rain carried by the arrowhead and shaft almost instantly corroded and penetrated through the weak human internal organs, sealing his fate with blood.
The remaining two people, hearing Mech's shouts, knew that they couldn't just stay where they were and wait for death. They stood up and ran wildly.
In the night, two figures ran in opposite directions, north and south.
Coincidentally, as Liam was cocking the crossbow, a sneaky-looking man rushed towards him.
The man was running in a panic, completely unaware of Liam not far away.
It wasn't until Liam raised the crossbow that the man belatedly realized and wanted to shout.
Whoosh!
The voice stopped in his throat, and the whole person fell powerlessly.
"Chase!"
Looking at the rapidly moving figure in the live broadcast, Liam stood up, didn't even look at the man, and chased after him while cocking the crossbow with both hands.
"This should be the BOSS John they mentioned. He really is a vicious person, even escaping so methodically."
BOSS John was not familiar with the terrain here. While running, he stumbled, but his speed was extremely fast!
Liam had the advantage of being familiar with the terrain and having the live broadcast page as a reference, so his speed was not slow either.
As one chased and the other fled, Liam, who was behind, quickly caught up, closing the distance to about fifty meters.
He jogged while aiming with the crossbow.
A black arrow shadow flashed by. The crossbow bolt didn't hit BOSS John, who was moving at high speed, but instead accidentally hit the umbrella shaft, breaking it in two.
Seeing this, Liam quickly lay down on the ground, grabbed five crossbow bolts from his inventory, and began to load them into the crossbow, preparing to cock it.
BOSS John, who was still running, had his umbrella broken and could only helplessly return to pick it up, shouting repeatedly:
"Good sir, good sir, don't believe what Mech said, I'm a good person, I haven't killed anyone, it was him who killed people and put the blame on me."
"Let me go, please, for the sake of us all being from Earth, spare my life."
A flash of lightning passed by, and BOSS John saw Liam cocking the crossbow on the ground, and cold sweat dripped down his face.
Only now did he see clearly the weapon that had repeatedly taken the lives of his four companions.
Under this weapon, he knew that there was no need for him to run anymore.
"I'll leave all my supplies. I know, I know a place, there's a ruin with a lot of supplies, and I also know where there are people. I'll tell you everything, spare me, spare me, I'll tell you everything."
BOSS John raised his hands high and shouted repeatedly, seemingly wanting to surrender.
However, Liam, who was lying on the ground cocking the crossbow, clearly noticed his small steps in the live broadcast.
He was constantly moving forward, getting closer!
"You said there's a ruin? What ruin? Where is it?"
Hearing Liam speak, BOSS John, who was still moving, kept walking, a hint of joy appearing on his face:
"It's not far from here, only a few kilometers away. I found it underground. There are a lot of good things inside, but my brothers and I couldn't open it, so we had no choice but to wander."
"But I know you can definitely do it, big brother. Your base is so big, so good! You're so handsome, so powerful, it definitely won't be a problem for you."
While speaking, BOSS John had quietly moved more than twenty meters, reaching a place thirty meters away from Liam.
This distance would only take three to five seconds for a normal adult to sprint.
BOSS John was no exception.
After moving forward another five or six meters, BOSS John's voice became high-pitched:
"There are a lot of good things in that ruin… and also… your head!!!"
After saying the word "head," a mace appeared in BOSS John's hand. In the rainy night, he directly threw away his umbrella and ran at full speed.
Twenty meters. Ten meters.
A blinding flash of lightning passed by, and at this distance, he could almost see Liam's face under the mask.
However, in an instant, BOSS John, who had seen Liam's face clearly, suddenly had a look of horror on his face!
The next second, a crossbow bolt pierced his stomach.
"You're… Liam?"
Clutching his stomach, BOSS John knelt on the ground powerlessly, his mouth trembling as he spoke.
"You know me?"
Liam kept his distance while cocking the crossbow and said coldly.
Unfortunately, BOSS John couldn't speak anymore. Another flash of lightning passed by, and Liam saw BOSS John's expression clearly.
It was a look of…
Disbelief mixed with regret.
Under the night sky, the five bandits with malicious intentions fell forever near the shelter.
Blood was the only trace they left to prove their existence.
"I just want to live. You don't want me to live, so I can only send you to your deaths!"
Putting away the crossbow and looking at BOSS John, who was still struggling on the ground, Liam coldly turned around and went back to check and finish him off, not at all tempted by the so-called "ruin" secret in BOSS John's mouth.
The heavy rain continued to fall, slowly washing away the traces of the encounter…
The encounter between the two sides only lasted three to five minutes, and billions of players who watched the entire live broadcast in the live broadcast room were completely blown away!