Chapter 58 The Holy Mother

Zhuang Yan's cherry mouth hung wide open, and she stared in shock at Zhou Yan as he assembled the parts from the case.

Even if she hadn't touched one before, she had certainly seen them; she could tell at a glance that the thing was a gun, and a sniper rifle at that.

She really wanted to ask where Zhou Yan had pulled it from.

But what she found even more baffling was how he could possibly possess such a weapon within the country.

Is there a Taliban liaison office right next to me?

Since returning to the country, it should have been impossible for Zhou Yan to get his hands on a sniper rifle of this caliber. The XM109 sniper rifle and the famous Barrett came from the same company; the XM109 was more like an upgraded version of the Barrett. The Barrett performed poorly for some ultra-long-range, high-precision sniper missions, so they specifically created this upgraded sniper rifle.

The Barrett XM109 is 1168 millimeters long and is a semi-automatic 25mm caliber sniper rifle.

Furthermore, the bullets used by this gun are actually the same ones used by the machine guns on Apache helicopters...

In the future, when playing CF, don't just cry "hacker" if you see someone firing a Barrett in succession. Remember that it's normal, because this gun is designed for rapid fire.

"Whoa... it really is a bit heavy!" This was also Zhou Yan's first time handling a "sniper" of this caliber.

Picking it up, it weighed nearly forty jin!

Zhou Yan didn't take out any spare ammunition; there were only the five rounds in the magazine inside the gun case.

Zhou Yan wouldn't have even dared to imagine this kind of caliber before!

If he fired a shot, wouldn't it leave everything in pieces?

"Cover your ears!" Zhou Yan barked, setting the sniper rifle up at the window.

This gun was difficult to operate; it was so thick and large that Zhou Yan always felt like he was setting up a "cannon."

"Bang!" The gunshot wasn't as outrageous as Zhou Yan had imagined, because thanks to the mermaids' attacks, there weren't many windows left in this building...

"Damn it!" Zhou Yan cursed under his breath and rubbed his shoulder. He felt like he had just been hit by a car!

Fortunately, after his Awakening, his body had been strengthened; otherwise, wouldn't this recoil have dislocated his shoulder?

The Sea King that had been flaunting its power within the circle of mermaids had its head instantly vaporized; Zhou Yan didn't even see the moment its head exploded.

The bullet shattered its head and shot into the water...

On the water's surface and hanging on the walls, the mermaids, who had just moments ago appeared determined and full of killing intent, suddenly had their eyes become incredibly clear after losing the command of their leader.

Many of the mermaids even let go and fell into the water.

Looking at each other, they scattered in an instant.

"Not bad! This power is just perfect..." Zhou Yan was very satisfied.

Beside him, Zhuang Yan hadn't covered her ears either; she remained in her previous posture, staring wide-eyed at Zhou Yan and the sniper rifle in his arms...

"Hey!" Zhou Yan shouted suddenly right next to her ear.

It snapped her out of her daze.

The look Zhuang Yan gave Zhou Yan was incredibly complex; she was afraid.

Zhou Yan extended a finger and hooked the chin of the beauty in front of him.

"Is my marksmanship accurate?"

Zhuang Yan nodded blankly.

"Still haven't come back to your senses?"

Zhuang Yan shook her head again.

"Who... exactly are you?" Zhuang Yan asked with a complicated expression.

"An ordinary person."

Zhuang Yan swallowed hard and slowly lowered her head.

"I will follow you properly, and you can do whatever you want, but please don't hurt those girls, can you? It's already difficult enough for them to survive in this world, and I want them to live cleanly and freely."

Hearing this, Zhou Yan curled his lips and retorted irritably: "Even you, even if you possess these so-called superpowers, you can only survive by pleasing me. Otherwise, you would have been fish food today, so stop dreaming!"

Zhuang Yan raised her head and looked at Zhou Yan curiously.

"Even if you wanted all of them, do you have iron kidneys? Are you made of steel? Can you handle it?"

"What the hell... when did I say I wanted all of them? I just want you to understand that if you don't have force to survive in this world, you have to sacrifice something in exchange for a chance to live! Why would I take them all?" Zhou Yan said irritably.

After saying this, he looked with regret at the severed limbs floating on the water; if he could go down and scavenge them, he would probably make a fortune today...

As Zhuang Yan turned around, the sniper rifle was put away by Zhou Yan into his system.

While rubbing his shoulder, he said to Zhuang Yan:

"I'm sorry for what happened last night..."

Hearing Zhou Yan's words, Zhuang Yan felt embarrassed and had to explain: "Actually... it was my fault last night... Ever since I gained that ability, my body has been constantly emitting a floral scent... It... it triggers a physiological reaction in living beings..."

Zhou Yan was stunned in place upon hearing this.

So, she was the culprit last night?

"It's fine, what happened, happened, and I won't deny it..."

Zhuang Yan narrowed her beautiful eyes and looked Zhou Yan up and down...

Meanwhile, downstairs, the girls had already climbed up.

Hearing footsteps and voices inside the fire door, Zhou Yan hurriedly shouldered the gun and ran back to Zhuang Yan's room.

"Quick! Find me some clothes!" He shouted while running. His clothes had been torn to shreds during last night's intense battle, and it wouldn't be polite to meet people wearing only his underwear...

Zhuang Yan leaned against the wall and turned to leave; she had to arrange for someone to find clothes for Zhou Yan and also comfort the girls.

After a while, Zhuang Yan returned home, limping, with a set of men's short-sleeved shirt and shorts.

Seeing Zhou Yan put on the clothes and look like he was about to leave alone, she felt a bit panicked.

"Are you leaving me behind?"

"Isn't the Sea King dead?" Zhou Yan asked in confusion.

"It is dead! But this building doesn't just have girls! There are still men on the upper floors! They've been eyeing us for a long time..."

Seeing the anxiety on her face didn't seem fake, Zhou Yan had to try to reassure her.

"You can help them for a moment, but can you help them for a lifetime? It's a good thing to have a conscience in chaotic times, but it only shows that you are a human being... Do you still want to play the saint?"

After saying this, Zhou Yan always felt it was strange, because everything she did, apart from wanting to protect these girls, looked more like she was a living Yama...

These girls had always been in deep misery, but as to where that misery came from, one would have to ask Zhuang Yan...