7 Steps Away, the Gun is Fast

Chapter 82 A Gun That Can Be Swift from Seven Steps Away

"Oh, shit!"

On the armed helicopter, a fully armed man wiped the rain off his face and spat, "With such a big storm, I hope we don't crash."

"Kamuang, bro! You're not an osprey, you don't die so easily."

As is well known, Osprey helicopters are particularly prone to crashing.

Moreover, they are particularly prone to crashing in island nations.

"This is a covert operation. They've only given us half an hour. If we don't catch them within half an hour, we have to leave immediately! And we can't leave the no-man's-land buffer zone they've designated. If we don't leave after half an hour, they'll carpet-bomb this area! We'll die in vain then; the bigwigs in Congress and the Pentagon won't acknowledge it."

"My wife is pregnant, I don't want to die in a place like this! I'm retiring after this operation! Anyone who dares to cause trouble, I'll kick their ass with my boots and send them to a military court! Son of a bitch!"

The forty-something white captain, sitting on the edge of the helicopter and holding a fully equipped M4, shouted in a deep voice, "Do you all understand?!"

"learn!"

I glanced at the helicopter at the very back—there were filming crews there, and the footage would be broadcast simultaneously to high-ranking officials of major powers around the world.

They were also equipped with high-definition law enforcement camera recording devices.

Upon reaching the location where the signal had been detected earlier, the captain took a deep breath, gave the hand signal, and then slid down the rappelling rope attached to his waist.

"GO! GO! GO!"

After getting off, the group quickly formed a battle formation.

That is, the person at the top looks forward, while the second and third people look to the left and right.

The person in the middle looks to both sides, and the person at the very back looks behind them.

There are four teams in total.

They were bandits, pirates, impoverished people, and those who surrendered.

It's obvious which four teams these are.

There is actually a fifth group, but they are under surveillance in a broader scope.

In other words, this place is now a "hunting ground" with the conditions set above.

High firepower and large numbers of personnel are not allowed.

Anyway, there are only so many people, fifty in each team, two hundred in total.

Within this range, half an hour, you can do whatever you want.

After all, it was pressure from all the major powers in the world working together, and the fact that the higher-ups could help Lu Li this far is already quite an achievement.

Although they didn't have much hope.

But for Lu Li, who is the prey in this "hunting ground"?

The two hundred people became even more cautious after disembarking from the helicopter.

This is a grove of trees on the grassland.

This area was actually a Gobi desert decades ago, but the tree planting and desertification control efforts have been quite effective. In addition, the policy of not allowing endless grazing has transformed it into a grassland with forests.

The signal had come from not far from this grove of trees before it disappeared.

Therefore, they concluded that the person must be hiding in this forest.

However, just as they were cautiously moving towards the grove in battle formation, a sudden explosion made them turn around instantly.

At the same time, all the armed helicopters that were hovering in mid-air and assisting in low-altitude reconnaissance and search exploded and crashed!

Apart from the three Chinese helicopters that were observing and monitoring them, none of the other helicopters survived!

In other words, they have no way out now—China has neither agreed to transport them nor to help them search.

So now these two hundred people are practically blind.

But the next moment, the team deployed pre-prepared drones and thermal imaging thermometers to continue the search.

We have two hundred people on our side, while the other side only has one!

Two hundred against one, the advantage is in my hands!

They were certain that in this vast grassland, only this grove of trees ahead could hide people!

Of course, Lu Li and the other two were indeed in the woods.

Lu Li is already finding it very difficult to open up the dream world within a 20-kilometer radius.

It is precisely because of the expanded scope that the dream world is now in a semi-illusory state.

He could clearly know the other party's situation by sensing the rain.

The map that appeared in my mind, like a radar, clearly marked the other party.

He's the one who shot down those helicopters.

As for why they didn't confront it head-on.

Because people die when they are killed.

Lu Li's ability is similar to Miss Bai's; it's very close to "the power of my thinking," meaning it must conform to Lu Li's cognition.

In the previous ghost world, Pan Shuai and the other two had already died, but Lu Li kept telling himself that they were just asleep, which is why they were resurrected.

But in his understanding...

No, in the minds of most mentally sound people, a person will die if they are shot in a vital area.

Xing Tian got a little anxious when he saw that those people had released miniature drones and turned on thermal imaging cameras. "Brother Li, when are we going to make our move?"

"No rush, let's play around with them."

In fact, Lu Li was giving himself a psychological suggestion.

That means being hit by a bullet will only result in a small hole, just like in movies and TV series, rather than creating a cavity effect that causes a large opening inside.

That wasn't enough; he also had to imagine himself as someone who wasn't afraid of bullets.

For example, he's currently imagining a classic movie—The Matrix.

The scene in the first movie where he dodged bullets and raised his hand to stop the bullets in front of him are classic shots.

Lu Li kept giving himself suggestions.

At the same time, he was also thinking about something.

According to Miss Luo, their abilities are actually ineffective against her.

Physical beatings certainly don't count.

It is likely ineffective in terms of capability.

It can't be said to be ineffective, but rather that it's essentially useless.

For example, Miss Bai can still pull herself into the dream world, but in the dream world she cannot "change" anything about herself.

Miss Luo can turn everything upside down, but she cannot turn Lu Li's "thoughts" upside down.

Huai Xu could kill Lu Li physically, but he couldn't control Lu Li's "soul" after his death, and was even deceived by Lu Li using the "dream world".

However, they can all achieve this in other ways.

Then the same question arises.

Why does Ji Mo (JK)'s "lone star" attribute manifest itself in himself?

According to Miss Luo, that's completely impossible!

Their "passive abilities" are ineffective against Lu Li.

This includes the impact of changes in worldview.

Actively using abilities will weaken their effect on Lu Li; at the very least, the "causal law" effect will be lost.

There's only one possibility that Lu Li would still fall victim to the virus.

He was targeted.

In other words, it wasn't Ji Mo (JK)'s "lone star" passive ability that brought him bad luck.

It was Ji Mo (his true form) who directly used his power on him, which led to his misfortune.

What's going on here?

Lu Li felt a slight headache.

If it hurts, just stop thinking about it.

So Lu Li gave up thinking.

He patted Xing Tian on the shoulder and asked, "Old Xing, can you stop a bullet?"

"We can't stop them." Xing Tian was very honest. "The ones from before World War I are okay, or non-automatic guns are fine too, provided that there aren't too many of them on the other side."

Those who practice martial arts all rely on dodging.

It wasn't about dodging bullets, but about dodging the movements of the person holding the gun.

Predict the trajectory of a bullet by observing the opponent's eyes, facial expressions, muscle movements, and actions, and then evade the bullet in advance by reacting faster than the opponent.

The other party's thinking speed cannot keep up, and they will still fire according to their original idea.

That's why they feel like they're dodging bullets.

It's actually an action of hiding from people.

"I know a gun is faster from seven paces away," Lu Li agreed, but he had another question, "What about within seven paces? Shouldn't your fist be faster?"

Xing Tian remained obedient, saying, "Within seven steps, my spear is both accurate and fast."

To reiterate, if it's just a few people, and they're using pistols that can't fire in bursts, then Xing Tian can guarantee that he can dodge everything within five meters.

If they were a meter or two apart, he wouldn't be afraid of those people wielding assault rifles.

Two hundred men, elite special forces soldiers at that, were to be put into battle on a vast grassland.

He's a human being.

It's not like Lu Li is a monster.

"OK." Lu Li patted Xing Tian on the shoulder. "Then I'll leave this place to you."

Xing Tian was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around to reason with Lu Li, "Brother Li! You must have misheard! I said gun, huh?!"

When he turned around, he found that Lu Li and Ji Mo were no longer behind him.

They've both disappeared!

"Listen up, you people inside! Walk out slowly with your hands up and your backs turned! Otherwise, we're going to shoot!"

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At this moment, Xing Tian's face turned ashen.

He sighed and slowly walked out.

"Tsk, I didn't want to do it in the first place."

The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and Xing Tian felt he was back to his old self.

(End of this chapter)