If Jinsha were here, she would recognize that familiar beast at a glance...
Muk.
As the Muk approached, the few members of the Cang Long Association escorting Alex finally noticed.
The person walking at the very back turned his head sharply, but it was clearly too late.
A massive fist formed within the Muk's muddy body and struck the man's face, sending him flying with a single blow.
The next instant, the Muk lunged towards Alex, enveloping him with its body. The thick sludge instantly swallowed Alex whole.
With the job done, the Muk rolled, climbed onto a nearby pedestrian crossing, and began to flee.
A member of the Cang Long Association immediately raised his gun, but the man beside him grabbed his arm and said, "Are you crazy? What if you shoot Alex dead? Chase after it!"
After speaking, the man took the lead, vaulted over the roadside railing, and pursued the Muk.
Bai Ye, who had witnessed everything, couldn't help but freeze.
He had just been thinking that if no unforeseen circumstances arose, and he couldn't find an opportunity to snatch Alex, he would shoot Alex himself and make it a mutual destruction, neither of them getting the hundred million.
And now, an unexpected event had indeed occurred!
Since that was the case...
Why hesitate? It was time to cause some trouble!
With that thought, Bai Ye quickly turned his gun towards a Cang Long Association member who was close to catching up to the Muk, adjusted his breathing, and pulled the trigger!
*Bang!*
The gunshot rang out. Through the scope, a spray of blood erupted from the Cang Long Association member's shoulder.
The distance was too great, and he had missed slightly, but...
Bai Ye adjusted quickly!
Taking another deep breath!
With one inhale and exhale, Bai Ye pulled the trigger again!
The Cang Long Association member had instinctively clutched his wound when Bai Ye's second shot arrived. This time, the bullet accurately hit the man's chest, piercing his body and shattering his heart.
"Sniper!" the leader shouted loudly, "Scatter! Scatter! Find cover!"
A Cang Long Association member looked at the Muk ahead and said, "But, Alex..."
*Bang!*
Just then, the gunshot sounded again.
A splash of bright red bloomed on the Cang Long Association member's head, and his body fell straight backward.
At that point, no one dared to hesitate; they quickly scattered to find cover and ducked down.
Alex was, of course, important. He was the hundred million man after all!
But while a hundred million was important, it wasn't as important as one's own life.
The most tragic thing in this day and age was to die before spending all your money, especially when that money was now in someone else's hands.
Hiding behind a car, the leader quickly grabbed his walkie-talkie and said, "Team One, pay attention, Team One, Alex has been taken. It's likely a beast tamer from the Beast Taming World. The opponent is using a sludge-like beast. Alex is wrapped inside the beast and is currently heading towards the Red Gate Bridge. Intercept immediately..."
*Bang!*
The leader had only spoken halfway when the gunshot sounded again. Bai Ye had shot through the car's body. However, unable to pinpoint the exact location, the bullet, after piercing the car, grazed the man's body and hit the ground, gouging out a fist-sized hole.
The leader's heart pounded with lingering fear. He quickly lowered his body, almost crawling under the car, and then picked up his walkie-talkie again.
"Xin Jiu, there's a sniper!" the leader said into the walkie-talkie, "From the seven o'clock direction. Judging by the height of the buildings, it should be that clock tower!"
On the other side, Bai Ye was still observing the street movements through his scope.
The Muk had already taken Alex far away.
But Bai Ye wasn't too concerned.
With over twenty men from the Cang Long Association, no one could have snatched Alex in a head-on confrontation. But as long as he didn't fall into the hands of the Cang Long Association members, there was still a chance!
Therefore, Bai Ye didn't mind helping to tie up the Cang Long Association members.
With that thought, Bai Ye aimed again and pulled the trigger.
*Bang!*
The bullet struck the guardrail on the side of the street, breaking a railing. The immense force even brought the entire guardrail down.
Although he still missed, it was enough to intimidate them.
But, at this very moment...
With a *bang*, a pile of debris suddenly exploded on the windowsill in front of Bai Ye.
Bai Ye reacted quickly, grabbing his rifle and crouching down.
After a short pause, Bai Ye cautiously peeked out the window again. The moment he did...
*Bang!*
Another shot hit the side of the window, creating a bowl-sized hole in the wall, and countless fragments of stone rained down.
"Damn it!"
Bai Ye cursed under his breath. The Cang Long Association had a sniper too.
Bai Ye positioned his sniper rifle on the windowsill, exposing a small section of the barrel to mislead the enemy. Then, he removed his scope, slipped to another window, and poked his head out slightly, observing with his scope.
There weren't many buildings better than the clock tower in the vicinity. There was a large building and a shopping mall of similar height, but the angles made it difficult to aim at his current window, so the enemy must be firing from below.
With that thought, Bai Ye's gaze landed on a building's advertising light board. He could vaguely see someone seemingly lying there between the gaps of the board.
"Found you!"
Bai Ye grinned, quickly stood up, picked up his sniper rifle, and began to descend the stairs.
On the other side, a short-haired man was lying beneath the light board, resting a black Type 88 sniper rifle on the advertising board's bracket. This allowed him to aim at the clock tower while in a prone position.
When the vaguely visible figure disappeared, the man paused slightly, then immediately emerged from behind the advertising board, drawing his rifle and climbing up the side steel support.
Bai Ye descended three floors rapidly, quickly reached the window's edge, and set up his rifle to aim. This position was parallel to the advertising light board from the side, but because it was on the flank of the enemy's firing sector, it was difficult for the enemy to see this position.
However, when Bai Ye aimed, there was no one below the light board anymore.
"So fast?" Bai Ye licked his lips and said, "A master."
Bai Ye quickly retracted his rifle and continued to descend towards the base of the clock tower.
Meanwhile, the man climbed up the support structure all the way to the rooftop. He re-positioned his sniper rifle and aimed at the exit of the clock tower.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Time passed, and the man frowned.
Patience was an essential quality for a sniper, but ten minutes had passed. Even if Bai Ye were climbing, he should have reached the clock tower's exit by now. Why hadn't he appeared?
The man recalled that it had taken him about two and a half minutes to climb from the light board to the top floor. No matter how fast Bai Ye was, he shouldn't have been able to leave the clock tower before him.
But at this very moment...
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