"Hah..."
"Hahaha..."
"Hahahaha..."
Cao Yi leaned against the filthy wall, his whole body like a pile of mud, slowly sliding down.
He let out a low, hoarse sound, somewhere between crying and laughing.
Cao Yi found it hard to describe this feeling.
Physical discomfort?
Psychological discomfort?
Perhaps both, or perhaps neither.
Cao Yi only knew that his newly changed clean clothes were dirty again.
His hands and face were covered in blood.
The air was thick with a nauseating stench of blood.
Even though this was a game, it seemed no different from reality.
[Your Chaos Value has increased by five points.]
[Current Chaos Value: 85.]
[Quest: Four Seas Turmoil completed, Rating: Excellent.]
[You received an additional 40% quest reward.]
"Ugh..."
"Fuck..."
Qin Feng, unable to rest easy about Cao Yi, had secretly followed him.
When he found Cao Yi, he saw him sitting blankly in the corner, surrounded by a bloody, mangled corpse.
Qin Feng almost couldn't hold it in, supporting himself against the wall, dry heaving repeatedly.
After ten days of mingling in the Land of Divine Descent, Qin Feng had witnessed all kinds of violent conflicts daily.
But none of them were as bloody as the scene before him.
Especially since Lin Long and Lin Hu had both been shot in the head by Cao Yi.
Half their brains were blown out, a gruesome sight.
"Big brother... let's get out of here."
"The cops will be here soon."
Qin Feng suppressed his nausea, helping Cao Yi up, finally bringing him back to his senses.
Cao Yi returned the blood-stained Silver Crown Snake to Qin Feng and began to loot the corpses.
Having killed them, he naturally couldn't leave the money behind.
Lin Long's wallet had been snatched by Cao Yi earlier in the morning, now it only contained two one-Copper Mark coins.
Lin Hu and Lin Bao were somewhat wealthier.
The two contributed fifteen Copper Marks and fifty Lifen.
The other two small-time thugs were relatively poor, with a combined total of only eighty Lifen in their pockets.
"Where to?"
In the strict context of the gun ban, even gang battles rarely involved firearms within the city.
In such cases, a concerned citizen had likely already reported it. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
However, the Sheriff's Office's case-solving rate and efficiency were always low.
Unless it caused a major public outcry.
But now, with only a few gang scum dead, the Sheriff's Office would likely treat it as a gang conflict.
They'd conduct a superficial investigation, solve it if they could, and let it go if they couldn't.
In an era without surveillance, investigating such cases was time-consuming and labor-intensive.
They'd have to question all participants and witnesses from the Four Seas Tavern.
And spend effort investigating the deceased's social connections.
A bunch of hooligans, scattering like birds and beasts when trouble arises, where would they even start investigating?
So this case would likely become a cold case, unresolved.
This was the confidence behind Cao Yi's decision to shoot.
In the alley, apart from some gang thugs, it didn't affect anyone else, so it wouldn't make big news.
Without using "Thunderclap Blast," there was no worry about being targeted by official Classholders.
The only concern was that Cao Yi had thoroughly angered the Viper Gang this time.
Previously, it was just a debt dispute between Cao Yi and Lin Long's small group.
Now, Cao Yi had killed five members of the Viper Gang in one go, including a minor leader.
The Viper Gang wouldn't let this go.
By tonight, Cao Yi's bounty notice would likely be plastered all over the Underworld of Xiawa District.
"Let's go to my place."
Qin Feng was very familiar with the area around the Four Seas Tavern.
He led Cao Yi to a rental apartment in no time.
This area was known as Clocktower Hutong, still dirty, chaotic, and poor, but better than Sick Locust Hutong.
The people living here usually had more formal, stable jobs.
Qin Feng, like Cao Yi, rented a small single room in this rental apartment.
But it was much larger than Cao Yi's room.
Over thirty square meters, with a sunny window, a private bathroom, shower, gas pipeline, and water supply.
The rent was twelve Copper Marks a month.
Though Qin Feng's base salary wasn't much, his main income came from tips and some "gray" income from the Four Seas Tavern.
Plus, unlike Cao Yi, he didn't indulge in eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and smoking.
So he could naturally afford the twelve Copper Mark rent.
"Go wash up first."
"I'll find you a set of my clothes."
Qin Feng was taller than Cao Yi, so the clothes might not fit perfectly, but at least they wouldn't be unwearable.
Cao Yi nodded silently and entered the bathroom.
The shower was a bit old, with a weak flow, but it worked.
As the warm water poured over him from head to toe, Cao Yi finally relaxed completely.
Five minutes later, Cao Yi emerged from the bathroom wrapped in a towel.
"Are you okay?"
"All good."
Seeing Cao Yi finally speaking normally, Qin Feng also breathed a sigh of relief.
This game was just too realistic.
Unless he planned to give up on the game Land of Divine Descent entirely.
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"Hiss... what does it feel like?"
Cao Yi raised an eyebrow.
In truth, Cao Yi didn't feel much.
The physiological stomach spasms or the dazed, lost feeling often depicted in movies, Cao Yi felt none of it.
Some people are naturally strong-willed, even indifferent.
Perhaps Cao Yi was one of those people.
Cao Yi changed into a clean set of Qin Feng's clothes and took out half of the Copper Marks and Lifen from the newly acquired wallet.
"What are you doing..."
This was Qin Feng's rightful share of the spoils.
Even among brothers, accounts should be clear.
Without the Silver Crown Snake revolver Qin Feng provided, things would have been much worse.
"Stay at my place."
"The Viper Gang definitely won't find me here."
Qin Feng was right.
In the Land of Divine Descent, they had no social connections.
No matter how much the Viper Gang investigated, they couldn't trace it back to Qin Feng.
Cao Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it later."
"Where did you get this revolver?"
"First-day login quest reward."
In the Black Market, even the shoddiest revolver would sell for three hundred and fifty Copper Marks.
A top-quality revolver like the Silver Crown Snake, crafted with precision, couldn't be bought for less than a thousand Copper Marks.
Qin Feng couldn't possibly have such a large sum.
"There's food at home."
"If you're hungry, help yourself."
"I need to head back to work; the boss might come over."
The Four Seas Tavern had been trashed by Lin Long, and then Lin Long died.
The tavern's owner would definitely need to sort things out with the Viper Gang.
Cao Yi nodded, watching Qin Feng leave.
"Whew..."
Taking a deep breath, Cao Yi lay straight on Qin Feng's bed, like a corpse.
"Claim quest rewards."
[Quest rewards being calculated...]
[You received Basic Force Essence *21... temporarily stored in the Quest Interface.]
What exactly was this Force Essence?
Including the previous 14 points, Cao Yi now had 35 points.