IMAO Chapter 64

Jiang Yuan fell silent. No wonder things turned out this way. They had been bought off.

A premium skin cost 9,999 star coins, which was 10,000 when rounded up. Li Wenfeng’s team had about 500 people. If each person received one, that would amount to 5 million star coins. All he could say was… they were loaded.

Damn rich people.

Assassins’ Guild: “Boss, look at other team leaders, then look at yourself!”

Wuji: “?”

Assassins’ Guild: “With your looks, you have the potential to be a scumbag. Why not find a rich woman to be your wife? If you can’t afford it, a rich woman can!”

Wuji: “Get lost. No rich woman would want me.”

Assassins’ Guild: “True…”

While the assassins were messaging and quietly agreeing, suddenly several members started spamming “???”

Guild Members:

“Old A, what are you doing? Why suddenly gift me a skin?”

“Holy shit, a 9,999 premium skin selection pack?”

“Hug me, you wealthy god!”

…

“Old A, why are you giving us skins?”

“Yeah, they’re so expensive. 9,999 each, that’s like 200,000 rounded up…”

Wuji was also confused. “Old A, have you gone mad? What are you doing?”

Assassin A: “I want to be your wife.”

Wuji: “???”

Wuji: “…”

…

Assassin A and Wuji suddenly both went silent and stopped talking in the team chat.

Jiang Yuan ignored these silly assassins. After he and Ji Rong finished their solo match, they directly left the map.

Left behind were the pitiful players who had just followed them through recommendations and were waiting for system notifications.

After waiting for a long while, someone finally discovered that Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong weren’t continuing their matches, much to everyone’s disappointment.

They probably assumed the experts were logging off.

Everyone thought so, but after waiting a bit longer, the players who had just followed Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong discovered that the two hadn’t logged off but had gone to another wilderness map instead.

Strange, what were the experts doing there?

Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong flew to Mu An’s location, right where Mu An had been buried earlier. The coordinates hadn’t changed. The area was even more crowded than before, with mechas of various colors and flashy skins. Some players even had light effects on their characters…

Li Wenfeng stood motionless and didn’t say a word. He was actually in a private chat with Bai Li.

Bai Li suddenly contacted him about being buried by Mu An. He met Bai Li after college through a classmate. That classmate had an unusual background, so naturally, their acquaintances were extraordinary too.

He was the typical ‘white, rich and pretty’, but with quite a temper.

You could even say he was rather high-maintenance.

At first, he found Bai Li’s personality cute, but lately, it had become unbearable. His temperament was completely different from gentle Mu An. He treated him like a servant.

Thinking about this, he found himself appreciating Mu An more, but unfortunately, Mu An’s family background couldn’t compare to Bai Li’s.

Li Wenfeng spoke privately with Bai Li, “It’s been half an hour since they buried you. Should we let it go?”

Bai Li: “Not enough! I don’t care, I want to bury him! Only if he quits the server and deletes his character will I stop killing him. Otherwise, I’ll kill him whenever I see him.”

“Wenfeng-gege, are you feeling sorry for him? Hmph, if you feel bad for him, we don’t need to be together! My boyfriend can only have me in his heart.”

Li Wenfeng: “…No, what nonsense are you talking about? You know I only like you, don’t you?”

Bai Li seemed delighted, letting out silvery giggles.

“I know! But you don’t know that this Mu An isn’t a good person. He said you were just playing with me. Don’t be fooled by his pitiful act. He talks about you behind your back!”

“He said he didn’t tell anyone about us, but if he didn’t tell your classmates, how would they know?”

Li Wenfeng fell silent. Actually, Mu An hadn’t specifically told their high school classmates, but Mu An’s close friend definitely knew. He later asked several classmates and learned that the news of his two-timing had initially spread from that Beta.

Li Wenfeng’s palms clenched involuntarily before he said, “Maybe it wasn’t him.”

Bai Li instantly became angry, stomping his feet, “You still believe him? Fine then, let’s break up!”

Li Wenfeng immediately got a headache. “Okay, okay, no, no, I’m killing him for you, don’t you understand my feelings? I definitely like you.”

Li Wenfeng said sweetly, “Alright baby, watch me kill him. He’ll quit the server just like you want!”

With that, Li Wenfeng killed Mu An again, then said in a low voice, “Mu An, let’s end this peacefully. Delete your character and quit the server, and we’ll let this go.”

“Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless. I’ll kill you until you quit. By then, you won’t be able to play the game at all.”

Armand turned on his mic and cursed, “Li Wenfeng, do you still have any shame?”

Li Wenfeng glanced at Armand’s game ID. He remembered Armand clearly. This was the guy who often helped Mu An. Back then, he thought this guy must like Mu An, and it seemed his guess wasn’t wrong.

Armand’s respawn timer ended and he got up from the ground, only to be immediately knocked down again by Li Wenfeng.

As Li Wenfeng was executing his kill, he noticed two more red names appear nearby.

“Ah! It’s them!”

In his field of vision, a red mecha suddenly broke into a quick-step, darting behind other mechas. Upon seeing Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong, Bai Li recalled how he was killed earlier and felt utterly miserable!

“They’re the ones who bullied me earlier!”

At these words, everyone from Li Wenfeng’s team turned to look at Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong. The Assassin Guild members and Mu An, who were lying on the ground, also noticed their arrival on the map.

Assassin Guild members: “Boss, you’re here! We love you! But shouldn’t you call for more backup?”

Mu An: “Why did you come? There are too many of them! Even though you’re powerful, but…”

Before Mu An could finish, the sky erupted with a terrifying barrage of bullets. Among this deadly rain, a single mecha wielding heavy weapons carved through the surrounding mechas like vegetables.

Mechas crashed to the ground one after another.

Li Wenfeng’s team was large, about five hundred strong, but not everyone was skilled. Many were novices like Bai Li, who couldn’t even dodge Jiang Yuan’s bullets.

They fell in droves within minutes.

Those with some skill were swiftly pinned down by Ji Rong.

Jiang Yuan handled the novices while Ji Rong dealt with those who could dodge bullets.

Their coordination was seamless.

In an instant, most of the five hundred lay defeated, leaving only about twenty standing.

Among these twenty were several capable team members, along with a dozen of Li Wenfeng’s classmates from the Second Military Academy, plus Bai Li.

Caught off guard by the ambush, Li Wenfeng let go of Bai Li.

“Not bad.”

A cold, sneering voice echoed through the game.

“These people were easy prey for your ambush, but we won’t go down so easily!”

The first respawn time was only two minutes, gradually increasing until it capped at ten minutes.

“You’re skilled, I’ll give you that. But in two minutes when they respawn, you will definitely lose.”

Ji Rong’s lips curved into a wicked smile as he said to Jiang Yuan, “Let’s take them down in two minutes.”

“Sure.”

In the voice chat, Jiang Yuan’s tone was flat, almost emotionless.

“Scatter!” Li Wenfeng commanded his veteran team members through the comm.

Li Wenfeng’s team dispersed instantly. It was obvious that they had cooperated with each other many times and were very familiar with this kind of battle. Several members fell back to observe the terrain and locate suitable sniping positions. These players were highly skilled. They could only be defeated through coordinated attacks.

In just two minutes, they would have the absolute advantage.

Jiang Yuan glanced briefly at the retreating figures without pursuing. He just commented softly, “Quite clever.”

Suddenly, continuous gunfire erupted. Bullets appeared unexpectedly, targeting the mechas Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong piloted in mid-air.

Jiang Yuan’s voice came through the comm: “Their coordination is good. Professionally trained.”

“Cover me.”

Ji Rong said with a smile.

Jiang Yuan frowned slightly, gave a brief acknowledgment, and quickly retreated to cover.

“I’m in position.”

Jiang Yuan stated coolly.

Ji Rong: “Understood.”

Jiang Yuan drew his weapon and, just as before, pulled the trigger. The bullet traveled like lightning across several kilometers!

System Notice: [Girl, Wanna Date?] was killed by [7592101].

The moment the shot rang out, Li Wenfeng watched one of his teammates die instantly. The armor-piercing round had destroyed the energy core, rendering the mecha completely unusable.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

Two more shots followed.

Several players who thought they had found cover were preparing to ambush Ji Rong from behind. But the moment their bullets left their weapons, they were intercepted mid-air by two other bullets!

“Fuck, they’re actually doing it! These bosses might be amazing, but there are so many of us! Our strength compared to theirs…”

The Assassin Guild members lying on the ground hadn’t finished speaking when they witnessed the scene, their eyes widening in disbelief. “Oh my god! Point-to-point shooting?”

“That was point-to-point shooting, right? I couldn’t have seen wrong…”

Armand: “It’s just point-to-point shooting, what’s the big deal!”

Jiang Yuan covered Ji Rong while Ji Rong attacked. The two were already familiar with this battle formation. However, this did not mean that Ji Rong’s shooting skills were inferior. In fact, Jiang Yuan had been training with Ji Rong on shooting lately.

Li Wenfeng froze momentarily at the sight of point-to-point shooting, but quickly recovered and issued commands.

“Target 01 first!”

“Understood!”

Jiang Yuan felt speechless. Why did they always choose to target him? Did he really look like such an easy mark?

Ji Rong was right there in the center of battle!

Five players rushed him head-on; he took down three.

The remaining two were surprised and shouted, “Haha, you’re finished! No matter how good your aim is, you’re dead!”

Jiang Yuan: “…”

Did he really look like someone who couldn’t handle close combat?

Although his stamina couldn’t match Ji Rong’s, his Alphonse was his trump card, with prediction accuracy that defied logic! Was staying alive not appealing?

“Let’s attack together!”

“Right!”

The two mechas declared as they flew toward Jiang Yuan.

Suddenly, his mecha’s engine roared to life, executing high-frequency speed variations mid-air. Like lightning, it easily evaded their first attack.

The two: “?”

Giving them no time to react, Jiang Yuan utilized his mecha’s high-frequency movement capabilities. Although it was not difficult, it put a lot of pressure on the body. Almost instantly after creating distance, he drew the sword from his back.

Swing!

“Clang!”

A thunderous crash, sparks flying everywhere.

Simultaneously, a gunshot rang out!

The moment it sounded, bullets collided mid-air with a dull thud before falling to the ground.

While eliminating the two in front of him, Jiang Yuan fired a shot at the distance!

Li Wenfeng: “…”

He’d been headshot…

He planned to ambush the mecha that was good at in close combat… Damn! How did that guy manage to headshot him while dealing with others?

Seconds later, with the final gunshot, all remaining members of Li Wenfeng’s team lay defeated.

Bai Li, who was the last to die, lay on the ground in disbelief, speaking to Li Wenfeng through voice chat: “How did this happen?”

Li Wenfeng: “…”

A teammate muttered, “Something’s not right with these two. Fuck, I’ve reported them already, but feedback says they’re not hacking! What kind of new hack is this? Damn it!”

Ji Rong glanced at the time. Well, there were still ten seconds left until the two-minute mark.

Jiang Yuan killed more than him, but well, that wasn’t important.

He looked at Jiang Yuan boredly, “What now?”

Jiang Yuan: “No idea.”

Two minutes later, someone respawned. Without hesitation, Ji Rong struck them down with his blade. That mecha fell right back!

Li Wenfeng, who was still on the ground, questioned his existence.

They were all classmates from the Second Military Academy. How could two people cut through them like vegetables?

Damn!

Could it really be hacks? But what hack could achieve this level?

Assassin Guild members: That’s it? We won?

Just like that?

Is this even humanly possible? Two versus five hundred? Sure, most were noobs, and many weren’t as skilled as them, but there had to be at least forty or fifty who were better than them, right?

Their Assassin Guild members were all hand-picked by the captain. While not super strong, they were considered high-level players compared to most!

Yet these two cut through everyone like vegetables.

“Hacks? Hah, worthless orphans!”

A voice suddenly rang out.

Armand: “You’re the one hacking!”

Someone from Li Wenfeng’s side sneered: “If it’s not hacks, how can two people beat five hundred? Such a joke! We’re Second Military Academy students. Without hacks, how else could you kill us? Hah!”

Armand: “Just because you haven’t seen it means it doesn’t exist? Are you the whole world? Idiot!”

The silent Assassin Guild members quietly raised their hands: We also thought it looked like hacking, sorry bosses, it’s just beyond our common sense! Even top players like Black Earl, Arc de Triomphe, Darkbird Unbound, and Tyson might not manage this…

Jiang Yuan glanced over, realizing his classmates were quite famous… at least on the Federation servers.

Black Earl Arlo, Arc de Triomphe Yang Kai, Darkbird Unbound seemed to be Bai Ming…

“Shut up, I recorded and reported! Wait for your accounts to get banned!”

Armand: “Ban my ass! These two are my junior schoolmates from First Military Academy’s Mecha Department, you noobs!”

“Haha, First Military Academy can do this? I’ll let you kick my head off if that’s true. Never thought First Military Academy students would be orphans using hacks in games, tsk tsk.”

Armand was furious at these idiots slandering them and the First Military Academy. “Morons.”

Jiang Yuan said coolly, “Ignore them. We didn’t hack, so reports are useless.”

Armand: “Right!”

After Mu An and others respawned, it became twenty-some people burying five hundred.

Passing players couldn’t close their jaws at this sight:

[World] Am I A Or Not: Damn, coordinates xx, come look! Corpses everywhere, it’s spectacular!

[World] Lost Little Lamb: Hahaha, saw twenty-something people bury five hundred, weird.jpg!

[World] She from Afar: I saw everything! Those hacks were amazing – point-to-point shooting, sliding, high-frequency moves, nothing was difficult, pulled off instantly! Want to buy hacks QAQ

[World] She from Afar: @[7592101] Gege, I want to buy, give me a link! [heart]

[World] Meng O Don’t Cry: @[7592101] Gege, me too!

[World] Snow Princess: @[7592101] Gege, I want to buy!

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