Chapter 00153: I really can't do anything about you! (Annoyed)
# I really can't do anything about you! (Annoyed)
Chapter 153
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 153 I really can't do anything about you! (Annoyed)
When it came to physique, Li Chengxi was very confident.
Especially after putting on the Ring of Strength, he felt his body become healthier and healthier.
Minor problems like neck and shoulder pain from sitting for long periods had all vanished.
When he took off his clothes and stood there, others looking at his muscle definition would think he was a martial artist who had trained for a long time.
But while Li Chengxi had some confidence in a contest of pure brute force, he didn't know how to fight at all.
Let alone trying to match his fists against a rifle; there were less painful ways to seek death.
The sound of the vase shattering just now was too loud.
Other avatars might come over to check on the situation.
Li Chengxi quickly urged everyone to beat a hasty retreat.
The group ran all the way to a nearby movie theater.
The environment inside was complex, with many places to hide.
But just as they reached the entrance of the movie theater, they saw a similarly dressed, armed robber walk out of the screening hall's main door.
This startled Li Chengxi, who slammed on the brakes and quickly pushed the other three to hide beside the movie theater's main entrance.
That robber, perhaps after having 'cleaned up' the screening hall, was seen by Li Chengxi slinging his gun across his chest and poking at the corn in the popcorn machine with his hand.
What kind of bewildering human behavior was this.
Besides the robber, there seemed to be no one else in the movie theater.
Li Chengxi suddenly remembered that ever since passing through the fire escape on the second floor, he hadn't seen anyone other than the three young women.
Even when he looked down at the robbers smashing the gold shop, there were no hostages around him.
This was certainly not normal.
Perhaps they were trapped in a special domain created by some supernatural power, and the only ones here were the four of them and the robbers.
Speaking of which, was there something wrong with the milk tea shop girl who led the way?
Then again, running around aimlessly like this was not a long-term solution.
Who knew when Section Nine and the police would rush in to rescue them? They needed to find a safe place, or at the very least, a place to hide in advance.
Having no other choice, Li Chengxi had to activate the Ring of Sight again.
This time, he once again saw the robber in the movie theater's body appear illusory, likely another avatar.
Similarly, he also saw a row of footprints glowing with blue light appear on the ground not far away.
Speaking of which, what did these glowing footprints mean?
Li Chengxi suddenly remembered that the item description for the Ring of Sight said it could grant a person the ability of 'Vision of Truth'.
According to the explanation of Vision of Truth in games, this ability allowed one to see the truth through superficial phenomena, a special ability to see the cause from the effect.
The Vision of Truth provided by the Ring of Sight was slightly different from the game's description.
Li Chengxi suspected it might be related to needing to collect all the Rings of the Demon King.
He had never seen glowing footprints appear on the ground before.
This might be a new ability of the Ring of Sight after acquiring the Ring of Strength.
If that was the case, would it be better to follow the footprints?
In any case, there was no better way now, so Li Chengxi could only trust the two rings on his fingers.
He pointed to the side, signaling for everyone to follow.
After they had moved a little further away, he whispered to the others:
“I think I know which way to go.”
“How do you know?”
“I can't really explain it, it's just a feeling.”
Lei Lei, who had been a little puzzled, immediately became excited upon hearing this.
Although she was also trapped now, Lei Lei wasn't worried.
After all, she felt she had the ability to fight her way out directly; she was just constrained by Section Nine's regulations and couldn't casually reveal her true abilities.
But for Li Chengxi to say this, it likely meant he was about to use his own abilities.
Lei Lei had previously racked her brains trying to figure out Li Chengxi's true form but had never made much progress.
She hadn't expected to have an unexpected gain in such a sudden incident.
She quickly perked up and carefully observed Li Chengxi's every move.
However, she overlooked that her subtle actions were seen clearly by Viola next to her.
Viola already felt there was something off about Lei Lei, and now her suspicion had doubled.
Thus, Viola began to focus on watching Lei Lei to prevent her from doing anything harmful to Li Chengxi.
Meanwhile, Gan Xiaoyan watched the two of them with great interest, smiling without a word.
And so the scene became this: Li Chengxi activated the Ring of the Demon King, chasing the glowing footprints on the floor; Lei Lei stared intently at his every move, wanting to find a flaw; Viola, in turn, watched Lei Lei, hoping to catch the moment she revealed her ill intentions.
And Gan Xiaoyan followed closely behind the two, seemingly wanting to see what kind of shenanigans they were up to.
What a mess...
Of course, Li Chengxi had no idea what was happening behind him.
He led the team, following the glowing footprints.
Along the way, they didn't encounter any more of the robber's avatars, which made Li Chengxi feel that he might be on the right path.
Then Li Chengxi led the three all the way to a bathroom, and it was even the women's restroom.
The attention of the other three was clearly not on where they were going, and Li Chengxi cared even less about such details.
He wasn't some innocent little boy who would get embarrassed just by seeing a women's restroom.
He barged right in and opened the door to one of the stalls.
At that moment, a strong light flashed.
When they opened their eyes again, the group found they had walked out of the toy store on the second floor.
Setting aside the principle behind the abnormal situation at the scene for now, what was certain was that none of the doors or entrances were physically connected to their locations.
No one knew where they would end up after walking through an entrance.
But Li Chengxi felt that following the glowing footprints should be the right thing to do now.
So he continued to lead the three, chasing the glowing footprints that only he could see.
They entered a clothing store and came out of a hot pot restaurant on the third floor.
They ran into a shoe store but emerged from a cosmetics shop on the opposite floor.
The glowing footprints never broke off.
They went back and forth as if passing through teleportation portals for nearly five minutes.
At this moment, Li Chengxi saw that at the entrance of a bedding store, the glowing footprints formed the shape of an arrow, as if telling him that this was the exit.
His confidence greatly boosted, Li Chengxi unhesitatingly led the group and charged in.
A white light flickered before his eyes, viscous like some kind of liquid.
After waiting for less than a second, the light rapidly dispersed, as if a layer of white gel was being peeled off his retinas.
“Fuck!”
The moment his vision cleared, Li Chengxi saw a group of hostages cowering on the ground with their heads in their hands, and he saw the smashed and messy counters of the gold shop.
But he also saw the robber, holding a gun and just about to turn around.
It was the exit, alright, but he never expected the exit to be right in front of the robber.
That feeling, naturally, could only be described with 'fuck'.
I really can't do anything about you! (Annoyed)
The robber had only half-turned his body.
Li Chengxi no longer had time to curse; he dashed forward in a single stride, reaching out to grab the gun in the robber's hand.
It looked like Li Chengxi was bravely fighting the robber, but in reality, this was a move born of desperation.
After all, the distance was too short, giving him no opportunity to dodge.
This grab, however, turned out to be a lucky shot.
With one hand, he gripped the rifle barrel, forcing the muzzle upward, while his other hand went for the body of the gun, attempting to snatch it away.
The robber, of course, refused to yield, but Li Chengxi felt that the robber's resistance was very weak.
It was as if he was wrestling a toy from a small child, requiring almost no effort.
From the robber's perspective, Li Chengxi's hands were like iron pincers that he simply couldn't break free from.
With a bang, the robber pulled the trigger.
However, because the muzzle was pointing up, it didn't hit anyone.
Li Chengxi only felt a spark fly out from the muzzle.
The now-desperate robber raised his leg and kicked Li Chengxi, but Li Chengxi himself didn't even sway.
It was as if they were contestants in a fighting match from completely different weight classes.
Having been kicked, Li Chengxi indeed didn't feel much force from the opponent.
But being kicked still made Li Chengxi see red.
He also raised his foot and kicked the robber in the stomach.
His strength, however, was far greater than the robber's.
This single kick sent the robber flying, smashing into a nearby counter covered in glass shards.
The latter was pierced by glass shards all over and was still struggling to get up.
Li Chengxi, with quick hands and sharp eyes, went up and smashed him hard with the gun's stock.
There, it was completely quiet now.
“Drop your weapon! Drop your weapon and surrender immediately!”
Li Chengxi turned his head and saw a group of police officers in bulletproof vests and holding shields rush in.
He had just breathed a sigh of relief when he immediately remembered the gun was actually in his hands.
He quickly threw the gun away and shouted loudly:
“Don't shoot! I'm a law-abiding citizen, a good guy!”
He was truly afraid the tense police officers would shoot him...
(End of this chapter)