85: cheers

Liu Yan, who had slid down the zipline to the Ocean Monitoring Hall, looked through the bulletproof glass at the Medical Zone opposite.

At this moment, the three people on the other side were discussing whether to pursue Liu Yan via the zipline.

But in the end, the three gave up on the idea.

Don't chase a cornered foe; the Medical Zone was already rich with loot.

One of the enemies on the opposite side, while rummaging through Zhao Chuang's corpse, even gave Liu Yan the middle finger from afar.

If Liu Yan wanted to retreat now, he could easily leave.

At this point, there was almost no one left outside the Babel Tower either.

"So much loot, all of it six-piece sets! How much money is this worth?!"

"After this last big score, we can retire and just do regular Dam Zero runs from now on."

"Yeah, I'm sick of this living-on-the-edge life."

The three discussed as they looted.

"Hey, that kid hasn't left yet, he's still watching us," one of them pointed at Liu Yan in the Ocean Monitoring Hall.

"Who cares about him? If he doesn't leave, after we're done looting, we'll go around from downstairs and kill him."

"If he wants to come over, he definitely wouldn't dare use the zipline. If he comes from downstairs, we'd hear him too."

"No matter what, we have the absolute advantage now."

"Unless he runs directly, otherwise there's only one path: death."

After speaking, this enemy placed a sonic trap at the grappling hook point.

Then he continued to lower his head and scavenge for loot.

Given the current situation, the three naturally decided to play it safe.

If they attacked proactively using the zipline, the person in front, once dead, would fall into the sea, and no one could rescue him.

If the three went downstairs to attack, the opponent could use the zipline to return to the Medical Zone.

Liu Yan might even grab a gun on his way out and escape.

If they split up, they would face the risk of being defeated one by one.

But by doing nothing and waiting for Liu Yan to attack proactively, there was absolutely no risk... School conference hall.

At this moment, the entire hall was silent, no one spoke.

Teacher Qi's eyes were already bloodshot, and his eyes were even moist.

Blind in one eye, only one sniper rifle left, three fully armed enemies, and a disadvantageous position.

This time, even Liu Yan could not create a miracle.

Zhao Chuang's death... was a foregone conclusion.

"Why isn't God Yan running?! He's really going to die!!!"

Finally, one of Liu Yan's classmates couldn't hold back and roared.

The other classmates also nervously watched the screen, constantly hoping that Liu Yan would run away quickly.

This time, the sense of despair it brought them was even stronger than when Liu Yan was tortured and killed by Chen Yu.

At most, it was paralysis then, but this time it was death.

Everyone present asked themselves, if it were them, they would choose to leave Babel Tower without hesitation.

After all, the premise of a desperate struggle also required a glimmer of hope.

But in the current situation, there was not the slightest chance of winning.

Is this the cruelty of the Top Secret Area?

Principal Wang also nervously looked at the screen at this moment.

He now wished he could drill into the screen and pull Liu Yan out.

Damn it, why isn't this brat running away quickly!

The Principal couldn't help but curse inwardly.

As the strongest genius since the founding of this school... no, not this school.

He was the strongest genius since the Third District appeared.

If he died here like this, it would be too regrettable.

"Wait, look! What is God Yan doing?!"

A classmate pointed at the screen and shouted loudly.

Only then did the others look closely.

On the screen, through Liu Yan's back, they could see that Liu Yan was fiddling with the awm sniper rifle in his hand.

"He's... he's reloading!"

"Damn! Is God Yan crazy?"

In this situation, everyone clearly knew what it meant for Liu Yan to reload.

But they couldn't understand it.

"The AWM only has five bullets at most! And it's a single-shot sniper! How is he going to fight?!"

"God Yan... it seems he doesn't plan to live..."

Principal Wang and Teacher Qi also looked incredulous.

Teacher Qi stood up, cursing as he left the conference hall, unable to bear watching the next scene.

"Crazy! They're all f***ing crazy!"

The other teachers could still sit, but how could he sit still?

He had already watched one of his students die, and the one who luckily survived.

Now he was preparing to bravely face death... Babel Tower.

Click — — —

Liu Yan stood behind the railing on the second floor of the Ocean Monitoring Hall, expressionlessly reloading the awm sniper rifle's magazine and chambering a round.

For battles that could be prepared for in advance, Liu Yan would usually rehearse them countless times in his mind.

Through countless failures and deaths in previous games, he had eliminated incorrect tactics.

But just now, when reloading, Liu Yan had imagined it countless times in his mind.

Without exception, there was no chance of winning.

Whoosh — — — —

Liu Yan took a deep breath to adjust his state.

Afraid of death?

Yes, and no.

No one is unafraid of death.

But now, he couldn't be afraid.

At this moment, he could clearly see Fuji lying in a pool of blood at the Medical Zone's stairs opposite.

The railing on the second floor obscured Zhao Chuang's body.

But the blood flowing and dripping from the gap beneath the railing to the first floor constantly reminded Liu Yan.

Behind him was Zhao Chuang's body.

Click — — —

Liu Yan slowly removed the scope from the awm sniper rifle and slung the gun over his back.

After wiping away the blood flowing from his right eye.

He took out the quantum storage and, on its screen, selected Olivia Champagne.

Bang — — — —!

Unlike real champagne, the cork was easily pulled out by Liu Yan.

The sound attracted the attention of the three enemies in the Medical Zone.

"What's wrong with this kid, is he drinking now?"

"That champagne is a special item; the effect seems to be that after drinking it, you act entirely on subconscious."

"Hahaha, isn't that just asking for death? Subconscious taking over the brain?"

"Maybe, what if his subconscious is to escape? Then he'll run faster than anyone."

The three laughed and continued to scavenge for loot, their backpacks already bulging.

They didn't pay any attention to Liu Yan.

At this moment, the classmates watching in the conference hall also grew increasingly confused by Liu Yan's actions.

In fact, Liu Yan had no other choice.

Through the bulletproof glass in front of him, the azure sky outside Babel Tower met his gaze.

Liu Yan had stood in this position countless times in games.

But never had it felt so heavy.

In a trance, he recalled a sentence he used to love saying to his friends.

"There are no cowards in the Aerospace Base, and Babel Tower... doesn't believe in tears."

Since what cannot be done by consciousness, let it be left to instinct.

Liu Yan slowly raised the champagne forward, facing Zhao Chuang's and Fuji's bodies, his eyes revealing determination.

"Brothers, cheers."

"If we die, our bodies will lie together."

"If we live, we will walk out of the Babel Tower gate together."

After speaking, Liu Yan tilted his head back and drained the champagne in his hand.