At the moment the tall thin man lunged toward Li Nian... Li Nian's figure vanished once again. Only this time, Li Nian didn't appear in some strange location, but rather seemed to swap positions with her opponent, reappearing right behind the tall thin man. Simultaneously, a certain item appeared in Li Nian's hand—it looked like some kind of card. "Zhu Ming, it's your turn now!" Li Nian called out clearly before swiftly darting toward the other end of the carriage. The tall thin man seemed to realize he'd lost something, patting his pockets with a confused expression. Then he spoke in anger. "Hey... thief, give that back!" "Not giving it back, nah nah nah!" Google seaʀᴄh 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱 The cheeky expression on Li Nian's face only further enraged the gray-uniformed man. "You stop right there!" The carriage space wasn't large, and the door at the end was closed. Although this man wasn't as fast as Li Nian, in such a confined space, catching up to her was only a matter of time. However, that was assuming no interference. The tall thin man hadn't gotten far when Lin Yu's voice rang out behind him. "Hey—idiot, stop right there." "Exposing your back to me —you're really looking down on me!" As he spoke, Lin Yu pulled the trigger. Pale white flames erupted from the barrel, and the sound of gunfire resembled not so much an explosion as the sacred chorus of a choir's solemn hymn! "—This is [Cleansing]." A sorrowful yet compassionate, solemn and majestic female voice emanated from the gun barrel, like judgment, like proclamation. Even though the tall thin man had his back to Lin Yu, his body now twisted unnaturally into a C-shape, as if someone had kicked him from the side. It was as if he could see the bullet coming straight for his back! This tall thin man actually possessed some ability to dodge bullets! Even though the bullet grazed past his side, it still didn't miss. Because the bullet named "Dogma" exploded beside his body, transforming into countless incandescent white threads that surged toward him! In an instant, these threads wrapped around him and tightened, sending him crashing to the ground! This was the ability of one of the six random bullets—[Dogma]! Even without directly hitting the target, merely passing near the target would release energy-constructed threads to bind them. Of course, this only worked on beings with souls and life. And obviously... this mysterious tall thin man in gray uniform was a living creature that could trigger the ability. "Well done, Zhu Ming!" Still running, Li Nian grabbed a nearby chair to brake sharply before making a 180-degree turn! Seeing the man restrained and seemingly unable to move, Li Nian naturally wouldn't pass up the chance to kick him while he was down! After her rapid turn, she pulled out her utility knife from her clothing, ready to deliver a vicious strike to the man. But before Li Nian could act, the man on the ground actually did a kip-up and stood up. "You two bastards, why won't you offer up your despair!" The man growled, the white threads on his body snapping one by one! Crimson light emanated from his body, making him appear both more dangerous and more deranged. Li Nian, who stood right before the man, paled dramatically, wanting to dodge but already too late. With Li Nian's scream, she was seized firmly by both arms by hands like iron vices. Seeing this from a distance, Lin Yu raised his gun barrel. "Hold on... and pray that we don't get [Mercy] or [Blasphemy] next." What Lin Yu referred to were naturally two of the six bullet types in this [Mithril Standard Pistol]. The effect of [Mercy] was to put all targets in the impact area to sleep. That one wasn't too bad—it would just make Li Nian fall unconscious too. But the effect of [Blasphemy]... It would destroy everything within the impact area. With five bullets remaining in the gun, the probability of getting either of these bullets was one in five! Li Nian seemed well aware of what bullets this pistol contained and quickly calculated the probability of each bullet type appearing. So, hearing Lin Yu's words, Li Nian—already tightly constricted by the tall thin man as if about to be crushed at any moment—quickly spoke up. "No no no no—don't shoot! I can save myself!" As he spoke, Lin Yu looked at Li Nian, whose hands were completely immobilized, feeling somewhat curious. "How are you going to save yourself? Don't push yourself!" Li Nian didn't answer, as the emergency situation didn't allow her the luxury of responding to Lin Yu's question. She opened her mouth, her tongue rolling out a gleaming "blade." Li Nian spat this blade at the tall thin man right in front of her, the cold-gleaming edge aimed directly at the man's hooded face. The tall thin man tilted his head slightly, once again unnaturally avoiding the blade, which shot backward and embedded itself in a seat within the carriage. The tall thin man watched the blade warily, but finding nothing unusual, turned his attention back and increased the crushing pressure on Li Nian. "Pointless struggle!" But the Li Nian in his arms lowered her head, glaring viciously at the tall thin man through the gap between her sunglasses and bangs. "I was saving this move for later... you really deserve to die." Li Nian said, then exhaled. The tall thin man was about to say something else when he suddenly felt weak and limp. He instinctively released Li Nian, collapsing sideways into a nearby seat before slowly sliding to the ground, saying in terror. Stumbling as she landed, Li Nian barely managed to steady herself, gritting her teeth as she pulled out a roll of bandages from her clothing and symbolically wrapped them around her arms. The bandages vanished the moment they were applied, but Li Nian's arms—which had looked nearly broken—returned to normal. She pulled out a hemp rope from her clothing, holding it while looking down at the man, calling to Lin Yu. "Hey, Zhu Ming—quick, help me tie this guy up!" "His immobility time is limited." Hearing this, Lin Yu waved his hand, signaling Li Nian to step back. "Take your rope and stand further away." Then he pulled the trigger again, pale gun flames and aria-like gunshots ringing out once more. The bullet struck, causing no substantial damage to the man on the ground, only making him fall into a deep sleep. "Now we have more time... he'll probably sleep for over an hour." Then he looked at Li Nian. "How did you take him down with that blade earlier? You didn't even injure him." Li Nian shook her head. "The blade was just a decoy to distract him—to make him overlook me throwing a potion bottle and inhaling the 'Paralysis Potion'." As she spoke, Li Nian kicked a small empty bottle at her feet. Then Li Nian also asked. "How were you so sure the next shot would be [Mercy]?" "I wasn't sure," Lin Yu shook his head, looking at the gun in his hand, "he just got lucky."