Bai Ye immediately perked up, using the high-powered telescope to keep a constant watch on the three vehicles.
Then…
As the first vehicle passed the spot where Bai Ye had left the Ning Shuang Sword…
"Yu Jian!"
With a thought from Bai Ye, the moment the first vehicle drove over the Ning Shuang Sword, the sword transformed into a streak of silver light and pierced the car's tires.
In the next instant, the screeching sound of tires grinding against the ground erupted. The driver of the car was startled, frantically wrenched the steering wheel, and then…
Bang!
The second vehicle rear-ended the first. The blade at the front of the second vehicle directly plunged into the pickup truck's cargo bed.
Fortunately, their speeds weren't high, and no rollover occurred. The two cars slid forward four to five meters before stopping. The third vehicle managed to brake in time and avoided a collision.
A moment later, Bai Ye saw many people disembarking from the vehicles, and an argument broke out. After all, if that blade had been slightly off, piercing into the car body, it would have been a bloody scene.
In fact, Bai Ye had intended for that to happen, ideally disabling one of the cars.
However, the current outcome was acceptable, as it had at least forced the vehicles to stop.
Bai Ye silently switched his Aug rifle to burst fire mode, then slowly adjusted the muzzle, aiming at a man's head.
"See you next time…" Bai Ye murmured, rubbing the trigger, "No, there won't be a next time."
Bang!
Bai Ye pulled the trigger. Through the scope, the man's head instantly burst in a spray of blood, and he fell without any warning.
The surrounding people were stunned. At this moment…
Bang!
The second shot rang out. A pained cry was heard, followed by a man clutching his arm, retreating continuously. Crimson blood flowed from between his fingers.
"We're being attacked!"
"Weapons, get your weapons!"
"Use the cars as cover, quickly, quickly!"
The road riders finally came to their senses, scrambling towards their vehicles to retrieve their weapons, and then…
Bang!
The gunfire resumed. This time, Bai Ye didn't miss, accurately hitting another man's head, leaving a bloody hole in his forehead.
The man's eyes widened. Leaning against the car, he slowly slid to the ground, leaving a trail of blood on the vehicle.
"Over there, over there…"
The remaining road riders finally spotted Bai Ye's location. With a shout from one of them, the road riders drew their firearms from their vehicles and began firing in Bai Ye's direction.
It had to be said that the road riders, roaring and returning fire, looked quite ferocious.
However, Bai Ye was grateful for their ferocity.
Although he had forced them to stop, only the first vehicle was truly damaged. The remaining two vehicles could have easily bypassed the roadblock by driving through the desert on either side of the road and continuing their journey.
But the lawlessness of the post-apocalyptic world had ignited the savagery in people's hearts. These road riders, perhaps initially fearful, hesitant, or guilty, had long since lost those emotions through constant plundering and killing.
After being attacked, their first instinct was to fight back and kill the attacker.
This was good!
If they hadn't done this, if they had simply fled, how would Bai Ye have completed his mission?
"Ning Shuang!" Bai Ye willed, "Yu Jian."
The Ning Shuang Sword beneath the car suddenly transformed into a silver gleam, shooting out from under the vehicle and whizzing past the road riders' feet.
"Ah, my foot!"
"It hurts, it hurts so much."
Several road riders instantly fell to the ground, clutching their ankles and groaning.
Taking advantage of this distraction, Bai Ye scrambled to his feet, switched his Aug rifle to full auto, and squeezed the trigger, unleashing a volley of fire.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat…
The gunfire erupted, bullets spraying forward relentlessly, tearing through the road riders' bodies, eliciting bloody spurts, and striking the vehicles behind them with a clanging sound and spitting sparks.
When the magazine was empty, Bai Ye loaded a grenade into the grenade launcher and then…
Boom!
The explosion resounded.
Layer upon layer of flames, mixed with black smoke, erupted. The immense heat wave caused the surrounding dry grass to sway.
As for the road riders, they were immediately blown away. Some fell silent, while others lay on the ground, groaning in agony.
Bai Ye walked onto the road, gun in hand, looking at the groaning road riders on the ground. He silently reloaded his magazine, then…
Aim, shoot, next…
Aim, shoot, next…
Bai Ye walked on, methodically shooting down every surviving road rider before heading towards the vehicles, intending to search for the supplies they had plundered.
At this moment…
"Die, you bastard!"
An enraged roar erupted. Bai Ye turned his head to look.
One road rider had managed to hide beneath a vehicle, avoiding the explosion. As he crawled out from under the car, he immediately clambered onto its roof and seized a Gatling gun mounted there.
In the next instant, amidst the man's furious roar, the Gatling gun whirred to life, its muzzle spewing fire.
Bai Ye's pupils constricted. The moment the man opened fire…
"Yin Yang Inverse!"
Bai Ye lunged forward, spreading his arms in a Tai Chi stance. Then, with his arms drawing circles, a vortex of energy, almost visible to the naked eye, appeared around Bai Ye as he continued to draw circles.
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat…
The Gatling gun's firepower was incredibly fierce. After its barrels spun, the bullets fired rained down like a deluge, but…
The moment the bullets touched the vortex, a bizarre phenomenon occurred.
The bullets seemed to freeze in time, obediently floating in the air, and then, following the flow of the vortex, they began to circle around Bai Ye.
The road rider's expression was also remarkably interesting. From initial anger, it shifted to disbelief, then to daze, and finally, from daze to terror. His hands, gripping the Gatling gun, involuntarily loosened.
And in that instant…
Bai Ye suddenly lunged forward, unleashing a palm strike.
With a bang!
The vortex swirling around Bai Ye suddenly exploded. As the vortex shattered, the bullets encased within it were propelled forward.
However…
This time, the bullets were not directed at Bai Ye but straight at the road rider!