Chapter 386: Chapter 385: Why Did He Call You Celestial Venerable?

"What are you doing!"

"You can’t come in here, didn’t you hear me?"

"Where did you get this thing?!"

"Put down the gun, do you hear me? It’s not too late to stop now!"

"If you don’t stop, we’ll open fire."

The hallway at the other end grew noisier, with more angry and shocked voices mixed in.

From some of the shouting, it could be roughly determined that someone seemed to have come in with a gun.

Of course, even when faced with such a sudden event, the crime scene showed no signs of panic.

Li Shan and Feng Yixuan exchanged a glance, mostly feeling curious.

As members of Cheng Wu Zhi, everyone retained at least one ability; if someone was merely attempting to commit a crime with a gun, they would pose no threat to them.

"Li Sanxi, Feng Liu, no need to trouble yourselves, our Homeland Security can handle this kind of matter."

The bald-headed middle-aged man said this, then walked out of the room with a stern face.

"Anyway, we can’t find any leads on this case for now, might as well enjoy some drama."

Feng Yixuan didn’t stay in the room obediently; she followed the bald man out.

The not-so-wide corridor was crowded with Homeland Security personnel.

They surrounded the armed civilian at the center, with officers in bulletproof vests standing in the front row, keeping their gun barrels trained on the armed civilian to ensure a swift and lethal response upon command.

Lv Bai leaned half his body out of the room, observing the armed civilian.

It was somewhat strange that, no matter how much the personnel shouted, this civilian remained silent, steadfastly moving forward.

Lv Bai sensed vaguely that this armed civilian seemed to be coming for him.

The realization actually confirmed his suspicion.

"What are you waiting for?"

The bald man kicked a subordinate beside him, angrily scolding, "Shoot him in the leg first, control this guy before asking any questions."

For the ordinary Homeland Security personnel, firing at a civilian would definitely bring responsibilities; but with their superior making the call, they had no further concerns, decisively pulling the bolt, ready to pull the trigger.

At that moment, Lv Bai suddenly spoke up.

"Hold on a moment."

"Who might you be?" The bald man raised a hand to signal his subordinate to wait, cautiously inquiring.

He didn’t know Lv Bai, only noticed Lv Bai had come with Li Shan, so he needed to confirm Lv Bai’s identity before deciding on the proper attitude to adopt toward him.

Li Shan, following closely from the room, provided the bald man with an answer: "He’s the newly appointed vice-captain of Cheng Wu Zhi’s tenth team."

"Oh my."

The bald man staggered slightly, exaggeratedly clapping his thigh: "So you’re the vice-captain of the tenth team, quite the talent, indeed young and promising; I didn’t recognize you, my apologies. How should I address the vice-captain?"

His enthusiasm disregarded the surrounding environment, ignoring the armed civilian nearby.

Yet no one present felt there was anything wrong.

If wielding a mere old bolt-action pistol could intimidate, the refuge’s situation wouldn’t be as stable as it was now.

Lv Bai had been a Celestial Venerable in the Cultivation Realm, so he wouldn’t be swayed by such flattery.

He still focused on the armed civilian, his eyes carrying an inquisitive look.

For some reason, after the armed civilian saw Lv Bai staring at him, he also halted his steps, giving Lv Bai a half-smile.

Lv Bai asked, "Who are you?"

"You don’t recognize me?" The armed civilian spoke with undisguised venom in his tone.

He seemed completely unaware of being targeted by dozens of gun barrels, brazenly raising his gun, aiming at Lv Bai.

Witnessing this, the bald man, whether genuinely or not, appeared visibly enraged: "What are you doing? Drop the gun, do you hear?"

Lv Bai gazed at the dark gun barrel, remaining unafraid, tentatively asking, "Do you know what you have in your hand?"

"You all call these firearms guns."

"Can you shoot?"

"I’m very good at shooting."

"It’s useless to be good at shooting."

The armed civilian didn’t respond but instead placed his finger on the trigger, ready to fire at any moment.

"You’ve underestimated me, Celestial Venerable Lü."

Facing the dark gun barrel, Lv Bai instead displayed a kind smile.

From the way he addressed Lv Bai, Lv Bai was now completely certain of his suspicion.

He was just puzzled as to why a native from the Death Arena could make it to the real world.

Logically, it’s impossible.

Disregarding the natives’ strength, the Deathmatch System has been around for a long time without any record of natives entering the real world. What went wrong?

"If I’m not mistaken, this isn’t your true form, is it?"

Lv Bai stepped forward through the crowd, stopping less than two meters away from the armed civilian: "Such blatant probing?"

"If you were still that all-powerful Celestial Venerable, I would certainly keep my distance; but the question is, how much power do you have left now?"

The armed civilian’s expression turned peculiar. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Before he could say more, he unhesitatingly pulled the trigger.

Bang~

Lv Bai stood straight, the bullet striking his brow, leaving not even a white mark, then deflected off at an angle to the hallway ceiling.

Seeing this, the armed civilian’s expression changed slightly, forcing himself to stay composed: "Celestial Venerable Lü remains impressive, but unfortunately, your cultivation is lost; you’ll never be able to find me."

"There’s nothing to boast about."

Lv Bai took the gun from the armed civilian, who didn’t resist, as if it was as natural as receiving takeout from a delivery driver: "Puppetry? Or Soul Control?"

The armed civilian suddenly burst into laughter: "A dignified Celestial Venerable, fallen to the point of not recognizing even such simple tricks?"

He raised his hands, grasping the sides of his jaws, applied force suddenly.

With a crunching sound, he twisted his own head into an exaggerated angle.

The man collapsed limply to the ground, and though near death, he continued speaking: "Live forever in fear; I’ll always be by your side."

Two Homeland Security personnel stepped forward, confirming the civilian’s life signs had vanished completely.

The crowd exchanged confused glances. Even though they had witnessed the whole process, they remained baffled, unsure of the situation.

Li Shan looked around, eventually couldn’t resist leaning beside Lv Bai, asking quietly: "Junior, why did that guy call you Celestial Venerable?"