The quickest updates and most comprehensive collection of novels are found on novel websites. Suddenly, Fang Senyan swept out a hand and snatched at Bao Wen’s descending foot, giving a mighty heave that threw him off balance, causing him to stagger back. When Bao Wen regained his footing, he saw his opponent standing silently, swaying slightly, with only those eyes, as if burning, remaining unchanged, and, of course, the blood streaming down from his forehead.

Hot... blood!

The two fought again. Novel websites.

This time, Fang Senyan changed his fighting style.

He began to meet the enemy’s attacks head-on instead of dodging, adopting the most brutal strategy—trading injury for injury!

Fang Senyan’s mind had become clearer now. Up to this point, he could deduce that no Contractor was truly omnipotent. If a Contractor excelled in one attribute, the others would inevitably be weaker. This group was clearly a team, and while a team’s strength lay in maximally distributing risk and lowering mission difficulty, its drawback was just as obvious... the extra rewards were often monopolized by the team's high-ranking members.

So, if your strength is this high, your Stamina must be low!

So, this idiot’s gear must not be as good as mine!

Bao Wen’s heavy fist slammed into Fang Senyan’s nose, causing stars to burst before his eyes, and blood splattered. But Bao Wen, who had launched the attack, had no time to evade Fang Senyan’s counter, receiving a kick squarely in the stomach! Fang Senyan’s maximum health had reached a terrifying 290 points, further protected by the Toughness talent. Considering his health regeneration rate, he recovered 14.5 health points per minute. Since the fight began nearly five minutes ago, he had recovered an extra 70 health points. Thus, Fang Senyan still possessed close to 180 health points!

Under these circumstances, Fang Senyan naturally adopted the strategy of trading damage! Bao Wen’s ferocious attack power clearly indicated a high initial Strength score. Since he was part of a team, his gear would predominantly consist of Strength-boosting items. This implied his Stamina couldn't be very high. Therefore, Bao Wen, with his low defense and limited health, might not have the reserves to sustain a slugfest against Fang Senyan.

Bao Wen’s breathing began to grow ragged, his chest rising and falling slightly. The spot Fang Senyan hit throbbed with pain. In a mere ten seconds, he had knocked the silent man down four times, yet the man rose again swiftly, looking unconcerned, as if injuries were commonplace, and pain only served to heighten his fighting spirit! Looking at his opponent, who resembled a wounded beast, he inexplicably felt a vague sense of foreboding. This feeling coiled and churned in his mind, making him inexplicably irritable. Seeing the blood on the enemy’s face, he couldn't help but roar once more and charge forward, swinging his fist.

For a time, both seemed to abandon defense, their sole focus being attack, attack, and more attack! Blood sprayed everywhere, staining the ground. The dull thuds of fists connecting with flesh reverberated and echoed through the empty cabin, sharply unsettling the heart with their thump-thump.

With a dull thud, the two exchanged punches in mid-air. Fang Senyan’s right arm bone audibly cracked—k’la—and the limb went limp, drooping down, clearly dislocated at best. In terms of sheer power and experience, Bao Wen still held the upper hand.

The man sneered, strode forward, and sharply drove his knee upward toward his opponent’s lower body. This move was vicious; if it landed cleanly, it would instantly incapacitate the enemy, leading to emasculation at best, or immediate death at worst. However, by committing to this knee strike, Bao Wen left his entire upper body exposed, riddled with openings. But Bao Wen had gambled that his knee would strike first, sending the enemy flying, and that any counterattack would require impossibly long arms!

But just then, a look of derision flickered in Fang Senyan’s eyes. He shifted his body sideways, evading the vital blow to his groin, but Bao Wen’s knee still struck heavily against his hip, launching him three to four meters away. Yet, in that instant of being thrown, Fang Senyan used the momentum to spin in mid-air, and in his uninjured hand, a weapon materialized.

A dark, somber firearm...

A flintlock pistol, seemingly primitive yet saturated with killing intent...

In that split second suspended in the air, Fang Senyan finally drew this malevolent, uncanny weapon!

The air, for that brief moment, seemed solidified by the soaring killing aura!

The surging roar of the distant ocean seemed to resonate with this terrifying weapon!

"Notification: Target's Health has dropped below 30%."

"Notification: Do you wish to activate the weapon ability: Rum Song?"

"Weapon Ability: Rum Song has been activated!"

"Bang!"

Before even landing, Fang Senyan pulled the trigger, and a cloud of grey-green smoke immediately billowed out! The acrid smell of old black powder instantly saturated the entire space.

Although they were less than five meters apart, and although Fang Senyan had almost no background in marksmanship, at this range, aiming was practically unnecessary. It was hard to miss by merely pointing in the general direction. Moreover, Rum Song possessed an attribute guaranteeing a hit!

However, Fang Senyan was certainly not a professional marksman. Despite his seemingly swift movements in drawing, presenting, and aiming the weapon, he was fundamentally a novice. If a seasoned professional marksman had been in his place, the draw speed would have been about 0.4 seconds faster. Hence, Fang Senyan was keenly aware of his weakness and directly activated the Rum Song’s guaranteed-hit ability, aiming for absolute success in one shot!

Bao Wen, having clearly experienced gun violence in the real world more than once, possessed exceptionally rich combat experience. Upon seeing Fang Senyan suddenly draw a strangely shaped firearm, he knew trouble was brewing. He also seemed to have a contingency plan; his body suddenly shimmered, as if instantly enveloped by a transparent water sphere, while he simultaneously threw himself violently to the side, attempting to evade.

But the lead ball fired by "Ambition," blazing with a flame-like aura, shot forward with a booming malice and an unstoppable, resolute trajectory!

In this era, manufacturing a lead bullet was not complex, but the required standards were quite stringent. First, a building approximately six stories high had to be constructed, with a pool built at the base. At the top of the structure, molten lead was poured into a spoon fitted with fixed holes. Under the state of free fall and zero gravity, the molten lead, due to its own surface tension, would naturally form a slightly teardrop-shaped projectile, rapidly cooling in the water before use. The height of the building housing the spoon was necessary to provide sufficient cooling time for the lead as it dropped through the air; if the surface of the molten lead hadn't solidified before hitting the water, its shape could not be maintained.

Even the lethality of an ordinary lead bullet was absolutely comparable to, if not superior to, many modern projectiles! Because lead is relatively soft, upon striking human tissue, it often releases all its kinetic energy, manifesting as severe deformation or fragmentation of the warhead, creating a trumpet-shaped cavity in the tissue. The wound area would be hundreds of times the cross-sectional area of the projectile, compounded by the massive pressure shock instantly inflicted upon the body's circulatory system. The suffering of the wounded was not limited to this; if fragments of the bullet were not completely removed from the wound, it would lead to lead poisoning, a condition incredibly difficult to manage even with modern medical techniques!

When the lead bullet reached ten centimeters in front of Bao Wen, distinct ripple-like distortions appeared in the air around him, followed by a series of crisp, shattering glass sounds! Yet, the projectile’s velocity remained undiminished! It whistled past and through, striking squarely on Bao Wen’s right neck. Flesh and bodily tissue exploded outward, making the man’s eyes bulge like a dead fish, his entire body frozen stiff.

A massive, crescent-shaped wound marred Bao Wen’s neck, as if a ferocious, transparent giant had suddenly materialized from the void and bitten off half his throat. Bao Wen’s eyes were filled with disbelief; his hands clamped tightly onto his own throat, trembling violently, before he crashed heavily to the ground, convulsing fiercely. Blood surged out from between his fingers, showing no sign of stopping.

This simple shot, yet its power was enough to cleave mountains and shatter stone, extinguishing all of the mighty Bao Wen’s vitality!

The man struggled desperately on the ground, using the last remnants of his life to prop himself up halfway. He raised a trembling, blood-stained finger to point at Fang Senyan, his eyes filled only with confusion, shock, and unwillingness!

At this moment, the Nightmare Sigil fed back the combat log:

"Based on your perception, you receive the following combat information:"

"Contractor 22317 inflicted 56 - 25 = 31 damage on you with a knee strike; you were knocked back."

"You activated the weapon ability: Rum Song."

"You are guaranteed to hit the opponent!!"

"Contractor 22317 activated the talent ability: Mist Shield, absorbing 300 points of ranged attack damage / or 100 points of all damage for five seconds."

"Your shot deals 140 + 140/2 = 210 damage to the enemy; enemy health is below 30%, this instance of damage is a guaranteed critical hit, resulting in 410 damage."

"Your attack was negated by 300 points by the Mist Shield. After deducting defense reduction from Stamina penalty, the actual damage dealt is 88 points, and you will inflict a 3-second stun on the enemy."

"Contractor 22317 has died."

"This scene is a peaceful scene; you cannot gain any benefits from the death of Contractor 22317."

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