The crowd exchanged glances, falling into a brief silence.
The old man said, "Since no one..."
At this moment, Bai Lu, who had been sitting at the bar, raised her hand and asked, "It's possible to start fighting now, right?"
The old man nodded, "If no one has any objections, then it is indeed possible to start fighting."
Bai Lu continued, "And we can start fighting from right here, is that correct?"
The old man nodded again, "Yes."
Bai Lu's expression suddenly turned ferocious, and she looked around with ill intentions.
In that instant, everyone, including Bai Ye, felt a sense of impending danger. And just then...
Bai Lu suddenly stood up, and a detonator appeared in her hand.
"Since that's the case..." Bai Lu's pupils dilated, showing a hint of excitement, "You can all go to hell!"
Boom, boom, boom!
As Bai Lu pressed the detonator, explosions suddenly rang out.
The surrounding walls and the ground beneath their feet began to explode continuously. The entire floor shook and trembled. Walls collapsed one after another, and the ground cracked.
Then...
Boom!
A deafening roar sounded again, followed by a large section of the floor sinking downwards. Everyone began to fall.
This sudden demolition caught everyone off guard.
Bai Ye was slightly better off. As soon as Bai Lu started asking questions, Bai Ye knew something bad was about to happen. That woman's nickname was the Queen of Explosives!
Hearing the explosions, Bai Ye knew what was going on. Bai Lu must have planted bombs everywhere on their way up.
As Bai Ye thought this, he took out a talisman and quickly threw it out as he plummeted downwards.
"Earth Curse!"
The talisman burned rapidly. As Bai Ye reached the lower floor, three earth walls rose diagonally, stacked and intertwined, propping up the collapsing debris and shielding Bai Ye below.
Moments later, as the explosions gradually subsided, Bai Ye crawled out from the gaps in the earth walls. He looked around to find a scene of complete ruin. The 22nd floor where they had been was almost entirely collapsed. Looking up, all that remained was a large hole.
Immediately after, Bai Lu walked to the edge of the breach, a Vulcan minigun in one hand and a glass of red wine in the other.
The night wind blew through the broken walls, making Bai Lu's red evening dress flutter.
In the next instant, Bai Lu finished her wine, casually tossed the empty glass aside, and raised the Vulcan minigun.
"Hi, boys!" Bai Lu grinned. "Let's do a tango!" 138 Reading Network
As she laughed, Bai Lu pulled the trigger of the Vulcan minigun!
Brrrrt, brrrrt, brrrrt, brrrrt, brrrrt, brrrrt...
The muzzle spun rapidly, spitting fire and unleashing a torrent of bullets like rain, aimed downwards.
Almost instantly, those who had just emerged from the ruins scattered in all directions.
"Crazy bitch!"
Bai Ye cursed and took to his heels, spotting the twisted and deformed emergency staircase door to the side. With a leap, he rammed the door open with his shoulder and rolled inside.
Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief. The emergency staircase was outside the sweep of the gunfire, but...
Boom!
Just as Bai Ye's heart settled, an explosion sounded again, and the floor shook once more.
"Is this woman out of her mind?" Bai Ye cursed, spitting on the ground. "How many bombs did she set?"
Glancing at the ruins outside the emergency staircase, Bai Ye decisively began to descend.
Bai Ye had no intention of confronting Bai Lu here. She was clearly prepared, and he didn't know how many more bombs she had. Fighting her now would be too disadvantageous.
Most importantly, there was chaos!
Although the commotion Bai Lu caused seemed to have dispersed everyone, they were likely still within the building. Engaging in a direct fight could easily escalate into a free-for-all.
A free-for-all meant unpredictability!
Bai Ye was confident in his own strength, so rather than a chaotic battle with a high chance of accidents, he preferred to pick them off one by one.
As Bai Ye mused, he continued to descend. However, after only three floors, he was forced to stop. The emergency staircase ahead had collapsed.
Bai Ye took a deep breath and pushed open the door to the side.
Next to the entrance of the emergency staircase were two elevator doors. Bai Ye pressed a button, and they still worked!
The areas where Bai Lu had planted bombs were the 22nd and 21st floors, which had been reduced to ruins. However, the lower floors seemed unaffected by the explosions.
The elevator by the emergency staircase was not the same one that led directly to the banquet hall, so it hadn't been damaged by the explosion.
Since that was the case, he could take the elevator directly to the first floor. Bai Ye decided to leave the building first.
The Twelve Great Battles were a game where the winner was the one who survived until the end!
The phrase "survived until the end" was crucial. Even if one could kill ten others, if they were killed in the final battle, they would still be a loser.
And as the elevator floors slowly ticked by...
Suddenly, Bai Ye felt something amiss and dodged to the side.
The next instant, a massive fist whizzed past Bai Ye's cheek and punched forward, striking the elevator door and leaving a clear imprint.
Bai Ye quickly turned and swept his leg across the opponent's waist, knocking him back.
The man was nearly two meters tall, incredibly muscular, his clothes stretched tight over well-defined muscles.
Bai Ye recognized him. At the banquet hall, he had been alone in a corner, playing darts. And the zodiac sign he represented was...
"The Rooster is this strong..." Bai Ye shook his head. "He really doesn't look like it!"
The Rooster pouted. "I didn't expect the Dragon to be so small either!"
The twelve participants didn't know each other's names, except for Bai Ye, who had memories from a past life and recognized a few faces.
However, even without knowing names, they could discern each other's zodiac signs. Upon receiving their identities, a corresponding zodiac imprint appeared on each person's clothing.
This classification of identities wasn't without purpose. The identities were assigned based on the number of forbidden zone missions completed. Therefore, while not an absolute measure of strength, it could be seen as a ranking of power. The more forbidden zone missions completed, the higher the zodiac order one received.
This way, one could, to a certain extent, infer an opponent's strength based on their zodiac sign and plan accordingly.
After all, this was a killing game, not a tournament!
Killing didn't always have to come from a frontal assault!
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