Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Assassination
In the following two days, the crew of Salted Fish were brought out of the blockade one by one by the Black Snake Gang.
Local gangsters have their own channels, so this wasn’t too troublesome for the Black Snake Gang.
As for Fang Yu, he waited in the accommodations provided by the Black Snake Gang, quietly biding his time.
During this period, the leader of the Black Snake Gang tried to cozy up to Fang Yu by sending him two beautiful native girls, but Fang Yu didn’t even glance at them, directly kicking them out of his room.
Women truly affect the speed at which I draw my gun...
Fang Yu thought to himself.
The abilities of the Transcendent require the expenditure of their energy, Fang Yu still remembers how wilted Li Feng appeared before.
There have indeed been Transcendents who were targeted by opponents using the beauty trap, ten times a night, only to be lethargic the next day, unable to even gather their Extraordinary Ability, and ended up being shot dead on the spot by enemies.
Beware of women.
This is also why Fang Yu chooses not to use high-rate-of-fire guns like Gatling, but rather sniper rifles which are high-damage and low-rate-of-fire weapons.
If he really used Gatling...
Fang Yu couldn’t even imagine how quickly he would become exhausted.
After a roll of bullets, the energy would likely be drained to the point of blacking out and fainting at the scene.
...
"Click..."
That day, in his residence, Fang Yu skillfully loaded the sniper rifle in his hand, conducting basic shooting practice to get the feel.
On his wrist, he wore a bracelet.
Don’t underestimate this bracelet; in fact, this bracelet is a piece of alchemy equipment—a lightweight variant of Alchemy Enchanted Pistol.
The one that came with a buy-two-get-one-free offer.
The enchantment effect of this pistol is that it transforms into a bracelet. When worn normally, no one can see it.
But when Fang Yu’s Extraordinary powers are activated, it instantly appears in his hand, fully capable of responding to any sudden event.
Fang Yu even tested which is faster, summoning the pistol from the panel or activating it from his hand.
Conclusion: Activating it from his hand is about 0.5 seconds faster than summoning from the panel.
Sometimes, it’s just a momentary thing.
0.5 seconds can already decide many things.
"Bang!"
Fang Yu fired a shot, precisely hitting the distant target, preparing to continue shooting.
At this moment, a gang member walked in from outside, whispering something to Fang Yu.
Fang Yu nodded slightly, stored his sniper rifle back into his panel space, then stood up and stepped out, following the gang member out of the place.
Get ready... to carry out the assassination!
...
"The president usually likes to drink at the Yunchuan Tavern."
"After your incident, the president became much more cautious. He hadn’t gone out these past two days, but today he couldn’t resist going out for a drink."
The leader of the Black Snake Gang smirked coldly: "As expected, lust causes trouble."
"Lust causes trouble?"
Fang Yu was taken aback.
"Ahem..." The Black Snake Gang leader showed a trace of awkwardness, speaking softly: "The landlady of Yunchuan Tavern... is my ex-wife..."
Fang Yu: ...
A man of great integrity!
No wonder...
Why not drink anywhere but come to this tavern?
Turns out it’s to reunite with the old flame...
"Just to let you know!"
At this moment, the Black Snake Gang leader’s expression became slightly solemn, and he spoke to Fang Yu: "Although the president is not a Transcendent, the two bodyguards by his side are powerful Transcendents; they have a special perception of vitality."
"I don’t know how skilled your shooting is, but you only have one shot, maybe even a momentary chance."
"Because once you aim your gun, or as soon as you lock onto the president, those two Transcendents will immediately perceive it, causing the assassination to fail."
After hearing the Black Snake Gang leader’s words, Fang Yu nodded, his expression not showing much of tension.
...
Soon, Fang Yu followed the Black Snake Gang member to a room in a building.
The surroundings of the Yunchuan Tavern, which the president visited, were filled with members of the Lighthouse Association, eyes everywhere.
To assassinate the president, it could only be done from a distance of two thousand meters away from the Yunchuan Tavern, a huge challenge for Fang Yu’s shooting skills.
However, Fang Yu did not say much; he quietly summoned the sniper rifle from his panel, holding it in his hand.
The Black Snake Gang members had already left in advance; the leader of the Black Snake Gang did not want anyone to suspect him, so the entire building, even within a kilometer radius, there were no Black Snake Gang members.
The room was left with only Fang Yu.
...
Fang Yu quietly took out a telescope, observing downstairs at the Yunchuan Tavern.
Time passed minute by minute, evenly a half-hour later, Fang Yu finally saw the target he had been waiting for.
It was a vehicle modified with alchemy technology, a faint blue glow appeared on its surface, clearly containing a sturdy shielding function to effectively prevent assassination.
The president is very cautious, but even cautious people have lapses—who would wear a turtle shell while meeting an old flame?
Soon, a middle-aged man with an upright and sturdy build slowly stepped out of the car.
The man was dressed in a suit, his hair meticulously combed, his physique, skin, appearance, aura, every aspect of him seemed to be top-notch for his age, which made Fang Yu secretly mock him internally.
This level of the green hat isn’t undeserved...
But Fang Yu didn’t let his guard down; he slowly adjusted his breathing, his mind recalling the breathing technique taught by his instructor.
"Conceal breathing is not about stopping it. On the contrary, when you lock onto an opponent, holding your breath will cause your body to tense up, leaking vitality and being detected by opponents."
"You should slowly and evenly breathe deeply to lower the frequency, lengthen the breathing time, and lessen the strength."
"This will allow your body to relax and help your Extraordinary Ability to recede into dormancy. If you reach a state as if during sleep, that’s the best!"
"No one would suspect that a sleeping person would attack them, even those with strong sensing abilities will not perceive someone asleep aiming at them."
"I call this breathing method... Fake Sleep Breathing Skill..."
The instructor’s words lingered in Fang Yu’s mind, prompting him to subconsciously begin slowing down his breathing.
Following the breathing method taught by his instructor, little by little, he receded his Extraordinary Ability into the depths of his body, putting it in a false dormant state.
If someone closed their eyes and walked into this room now, they’d only feel a person resting peacefully.
Rather than realizing there’s an assassin in the room, with killing intent, quietly locking their sights through the scope on their target.
"Exhale..."
"Inhale..."
"Exhale..."
"Inhale..."
The bullet was already loaded, Fang Yu holding it in hand, quietly aiming at the president’s back.
Yet, his aura remained concealed, like someone in deep sleep.
Even the two Next-Level Sensory Transcendents, referred to by the Black Snake Gang leader as "extremely perceptive", were oblivious, unable to sense any anomalies.
The Fake Sleep Breathing Skill allowed Fang Yu to remain unsuspected even when locking onto a target’s position, those two could not discover at a range of two thousand meters, someone covertly targeting the president’s back with a sniper rifle.
The next second, the steady breathing suddenly halted.
Fang Yu’s eyes shone with endless brilliance.
His Extraordinary power surged like a sleeping lion suddenly waking, bursting forth in an instant.
Killing intent, unleashed!
"Bang!"