Chapter 20: One Shot, Ah, Just One Shot

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  Under the noon sunlight, following Kirsten's excited pointing, Lin Taiping and the owner of the weapon shop turned their heads together, and then they were both stunned with a similar feeling.

  At the entrance of the weapon shop, a small crystal cannon with a murderous aura was emitting a cold and gloomy light under the scorching sun. The rough and thick barrel made entirely of black iron weighed at least 300 kilograms, and the muzzle was pointing straight forward, causing passersby to shudder involuntarily as they walked by.

  Tears streaming down his face! At this moment, Lin Taiping couldn't help but burst into tears: "Kristin, stop joking around. This kind of thing is installed on warships, and you're telling me that you plan to use it as a weapon? Are you planning to carry it on your shoulders?"

  Unfortunately, he really guessed it!

  The next moment, Kristen had already rolled up her sleeves and rushed over, using only one hand to lift the several hundred kilograms heavy magic crystal cannon, and easily carried it on her left shoulder. Looking at her eager appearance, she seemed to want to fire a shot right away.

  Even if he knew there were no bullets inside, Lin Taiping couldn't help but shiver at the sight of the dark muzzle pointed at him. The owner of the nearby weapons shop was even more terrified, trembling as he tugged on Lin's sleeve and asked, "Sir, may I ask, are you certain your woman is human?"

  "This, I was originally very sure of......" Lin Taiping muttered to himself uncontrollably, but he suddenly became furious, "Hey hey hey, what's the meaning of 'my woman', do you know what kind of consequences will come from saying such things?"

  What's going to happen next is unknown, but Kirsten apparently didn't hear it, her attention was now fully focused on the magic crystal cannon, hugging the thick barrel and rubbing back and forth affectionately.

  "What can I say, seeing her like this, Lin Taiping could only turn his head to look at the owner of the weapon shop, who immediately beamed with a smile and said: "Sir, if you really want it, I can give you a discount, how about 3,000 gold coins?"

  Pfft! Lin Taiping spat out a mouthful of blood, 3,000 gold coins ah 3,000 gold coins, and this is still the discounted price. You might as well just rob it directly. And if I'm not mistaken, firing one shot would cost at least one magic crystal, which means one shot costs 100 gold coins.

  The problem is, Kirsten seems to love this magic crystal cannon extremely, holding it tightly in her arms, she suddenly looks at Lin Taiping with a pitiful expression, her eyes wide open, even shining with sparkling water: "Boss, I really want this, boss..."

  You scared me! Seeing this very unskilled way of throwing a tantrum, Lin Taiping suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately took out the gold ticket and slapped it on the table: "Sold! But I'm telling you first, every time this magic crystal cannon is fired, it costs one magic crystal, so if there's no need, don't fire it randomly, got it?"

  Long live! Kristen couldn't hear the words behind, excitedly nodded her head with a red face: "I know, I know, boss, you can rest assured, from now on I will only be for you**, is that okay?"

  It's time to fire, not **! Lin Taiping was speechless and looked up at the sky, but the owner of the nearby weapon shop had already prepared several magic crystals and handed them over with a flattering face: "Sir, these are the magic crystals used to activate the magic crystal cannon. They're free, please accept them."

  Mentioning magic crystals, Lin Taiping's heart slightly stirred, but he thought of something even more important: "Boss, do you have any extra magic crystals here? I plan to buy a large quantity."

  Yes! Upon hearing this, the owner of the weapon shop was suddenly invigorated and with a swiftness that didn't match his stature at all, instantly moved out a large box: "Sir, how many magic crystals do you need? Will 300 be enough?"

  Still three hundred? Lin Taiping looked at the few gold tickets left in his pocket and suddenly felt that if gold coins could have children, it would be great. The shopping just now had spent several thousand gold coins, and buying a magic crystal cannon for Kirsten had cost several thousand more. Now there were only over 5,000 gold coins left.

  However, the heartache is still heartache, and things that need to be bought must still be bought. After a moment of resentment, he reluctantly placed five gold tickets worth 1,000 each on the counter: "Fine, fine, one hundred gold coins per magic crystal, give me fifty, no problem, right?"

  No problem at all, the owner of the weapon shop smiled with his eyes narrowed into slits, and immediately took out a bag of magic crystals to hand over. He then called out to Kirsten, "Miss, your magic cannon still needs to be calibrated for accuracy. If you have time, why not follow me to the underground shooting range to test it?"

  Of course, Kristen said with satisfaction, carrying that ominous magic crystal cannon and following the boss to the underground shooting range. Then she suddenly found out that the streets seemed very spacious today... Hmm, spacious means that in any direction aimed at the muzzle, everyone will disappear within a few seconds.

  "I bet I'll be paying for repairs often from now on." Lin Taiping watched her leave, couldn't help but let out a sigh. However, the next moment, he slightly lowered his head and shifted his attention to the Omni-god Ring.

  Some damaged rings, still looking inconspicuous, Lin Taiping thoughtfully rubbed the ring surface, and after making sure there was no one else in the weapon shop, he finally pressed a slight depression on the ring surface.

  In an instant, a faint red light flashed by, and when he came to from his daze, he found himself back in that mysterious hall once again.

  Still the black altar burning with fierce flames, still dozens of towering statues reaching into the clouds, still that suffocating terror, and then, that low, hollow voice, once again echoing throughout the hall.

  "Mortal, kneel before the gods and offer your sacrifice with a devout heart, and you shall receive the blessings of the gods!"

  "As expected, there is no self-awareness, from the content to the tone, there is no change at all." Considering that Kristen and the boss would return at any time, Lin Taiping did not dare to waste time, and immediately picked up the magic crystal he had just obtained, throwing it all into the blazing flames of the altar.

  In an instant, the raging flames engulfed all fifty magic crystals. The statues of gods standing above it, one of which held a lightning bolt, suddenly burst into dazzling light, enveloping the entire altar within.

  Right after that, the hollow voice sounded again - "You have offered sacrifices to the gods, the gods are satisfied with your sacrifices and grant you..."

  A loud crash, just as the ceremony was about to be completed, the entire hall suddenly shook violently, Lin Taiping was caught off guard and threw his head back, a dazzling red light flashed by, instantly bringing him back to reality.

  A few seconds later, when he opened his eyes again, he had already returned to the weapon shop. Almost at the same time, a panicked scream pierced the air, rolling thick smoke billowed into the sky, and the out-of-control crowd surged forward like a tidal wave.

  A merchant covered in blood stumbled forward, grasping his arm and exclaiming with a pale face: "Bat monster, bat monster with a human face, many many!"

  No need for explanation, Lin Taiping had also seen the strange scene - in the sky filled with rolling thick smoke, hundreds of car wheel-sized blood-colored bats, like dark clouds, swooped down with sharp cries, and wherever they passed, it only took an instant, whether human or horse, would be gnawed into bare white bones.

  What's worse, the targets of these human-faced bats were Vivian and her friends who had just left the store. In the midst of the ear-piercing shrieks, a giant bat swooped down, flapping its hook-like claws and heavily swiped at Vivian's small face.

  "Get out of my sight!" Thor bellowed, and with a sweep of his hammer Mjolnir, he smashed the bat into a pulp. Next, he grabbed Vivian and tossed her into the protective circle of the Minotaur.

  Almost simultaneously, more blood-colored bats swooped down, and in the dark cloud of bats, a group of ugly dwarves dressed in black robes shrieked loudly, holding up skull wands: "According to the instructions of the Blood Eye Lord, kill those children and leave only the Minotaurs!"

  "Damn you, dark sorcerer! You're dreaming!" Thorold bellowed in rage, leading the Minotaurs to wildly swing stone pillars and smash all the nearby ghouls into pulp, tightly protecting Vivian and the others as they wept.

  But even so, the dark-robed dwarf still grinned savagely, and under the bloody glow of his staff, the bat swarm's attack became even more ferocious. Several bats exploded into fragments after being struck by the totem stone pillars, letting out a shrill cry as they burst apart, spewing forth green acidic liquid that corroded the ground, creating holes and craters everywhere.

  Completely unguarded, Tuluman was splashed with acid and let out a low hum, his chest skin instantly turning into blood and water. However, he immediately roared and howled, using all his strength to throw the heavy stone pillar, which swept through the air, bringing with it a whistling wind.

  However, the black-robed dwarf simply raised his skull staff, and a miserable green light shot out, corroding the stone pillar into green: "A group of fools, stay where you are... Vulture, what are you waiting for? I want that little white face's heart as a gift!"

  That little white face? Turu suddenly had a very bad premonition, almost subconsciously turning his head to look back, but then suddenly shouting: "Damn it! Lin, get away from there!"

  Just across the street, Lin Taiping walked out of the weapon shop, looking like he had been thoroughly frightened silly, to the point where he stood there in a daze, unable to move at all.

  Almost at the same time, more than a dozen black figures jumped down from the rooftop, kneeling on one knee and then jumping up again. The tall and thin man who led them was none other than Vulture, who had just been sent to prison not long ago.

  With a stiff neck, the vulture smiled wickedly and licked its beak, the sharp sword in its sleeve gleaming with a faint light of death: "Dear Lin, it seems we meet again. This time, how do you plan to catch me?"

  "Hmm, this is... " Lin Taiping stood there speechless for a few seconds before suddenly raising an eyebrow in curiosity, "Excuse me, have we met before?"

  With a loud crash, the bald eagle that was about to charge forward suddenly stumbled and staggered. Immediately after, it became enraged: "Damn you, little white face! Even if you pretend to be stupid, it's useless. What are you waiting for? Kill him!"

  In the midst of the pirates' furious roar, over a dozen of them charged forward with ferocious grins. Lin Taiping remained speechless, standing in place, before taking a slight step back and raising his left hand high up.

  "Alright, I know this is a cliché, but... Hey, hey, hey! Disturbing people's posing, you'll go to hell after you die!"