Within the park, players were preparing for the impending calamity.
None of them noticed the group of men in black emerging from the distant woods.
"Happy trading!" James said. After receiving the [Slightly Flawed Night Peak Blade], he then transferred ten million dollars to Irving's account on the spot, leaving behind his business card.
"Mr. Irving, if you ever need help or have better equipment in the future, feel free to call this number!" With that, James left the place with his sister, Lily, satisfied with the exchange.
After the two left, Anna looked at the staff that resembled a piece of firewood and sighed, seemingly feeling sorry for Irving.
Irving just smiled, he got what he wanted from this offline gathering and prepared to leave.
"Let me give you a ride." Anna offered. "It's easy to get a taxi here. Since you live downtown, it's on my way."
Irving nodded. It would be a waste not to accept a lift from a beautiful woman.
As they were about to leave, a loud bang came from the nearby woods. A dozen men in black, guns in hands, charged out.
The first gunshot rang out. The players in the park had yet to react until they saw a young man's head pierced by a bullet, his brain matter exploding instantaneously.
The men in black were like killing machines, relentlessly spraying bullets at the players in the park.
Shouts!
Screams!
Besides the deafening sound of gunfire filled the air. The park had descended into chaos!
"What should we do, brother? These people don't seem to be from our country." Lily and James were hiding behind a Ferrari sports car while the men in black were approaching from the hillside.
"I heard a few days ago that the situation abroad was very chaotic, I didn't expect it to affect us here... These people are clearly here to kill!" James gripped the [Slightly Flawed Night Peak Blade] protectively, keeping Lily behind him.
Though he had fully transitioned into a warrior class, against fifteen riflemen, he would be shot to pieces in an instant.
Seeing the men in black getting closer, staying put would mean certain death.
In the park.
The other players were no different than live targets. With each gunshot, people fell into puddles of blood. Although there were some official personnel maintaining order on-site, most had been taken away by Aron.
The few security officers from Angel Group in the park could not even raise their heads against the overwhelming firepower of the men in black.
"Didn't Captain John say that he had intercepted them? Did they send more than one group?" Anna's face turned pale.
"What should we do now?" Irving asked.
"Damn them all! Let's fight!" Anna pulled out the pistol she carried with her to return fire, but before she could fire twice, the group of men in black coming down the hill had already turned their attention this way.
"Kill her!" The scar-faced leader sneered.
Bang Bang Bang!
Under a fierce firepower suppression, Anna and Irving hiding behind the rock could only feel countless bullets flying past them. Irving shook his head with a wry smile, "How are we supposed to fight back... We've only managed to attract their attention..."
He was somewhat speechless, but a cold glint flashed in his eyes. His gaze fell upon the [Severely Damaged Staff] in his hand, and he prepared to stand up.
"What are you planning to do?" Anna asked incredulously, "You... don't tell me you're planning to fight them with this fire stick?"
"Fire stick? That depends on whose hands it's in." Irving revealed a meaningful smile on his face.
Just now, he had successfully activated the staff's auxiliary skill [Elementary Fireball Magic]. As the game was connected to reality, this meant he could cast it immediately!
"I'll use you guys as my test subjects!"
Irving said, his gaze firmly locked onto the men in black on the hillside. Then, holding the staff in his right hand, he concentrated his mind and swung.
"What..." Anna saw a dazzling light appear before her eyes. She could feel waves of burning sensation on her skin, and the fireball was still expanding.
"What is that!" One of the men in black widened his eyes, exclaiming.
"It seems like... it's a fireball, and it looks like it's heading this way."
"Damn! Run!" The scar-faced man's sinister smile disappeared as a pinpoint of light appeared in his pupils, rapidly expanding.
At this moment, the group of men in black felt an unprecedented sense of oppression. They wanted to escape subconsciously, but it was already too late.
Boom!
A loud sound echoed as the fireball, solid as a rock and enveloped with high temperature, smashed into the men in black.
The men in black hit by the fireball were instantly ignited, falling to the ground and letting out painful cries. In no time, they were burned alive. As for those who had narrowly escaped, their skin started to rot due to the high temperature...
Seeing this, Anna was both shocked and delighted. Without further ado, she quickly gathered the security on the scene and counterattacked the fallen men in black.
...
Twenty minutes later.
Numerous ambulances arrived outside the park, taking all the injured players to the hospital. At this point, several black armored vehicles rushed in. Aron and his fully armed subordinates hurried to the scene.
"15 people died and 32 were seriously injured..." Aron's face darkened like a storm cloud as he listened to the report from his subordinate.
He had immediately led a team to investigate upon receiving the news of foreign intruders, and indeed managed to capture a group. However, he had not expected that the enemy had secretly sent two groups of people.
"Captain Aron, we have captured three live subjects on the scene. How should we handle them?" At that moment, a few subordinates brought three men in black in front of Aron, including the scar-faced leader. Their bodies were horribly burned by the fireball.
Aron glared fiercely at the three men in black, wishing he could tear them apart right there and then.
"Take them away. We'll interrogate them thoroughly later." Anna said from the side.
"Yes!"
Soon, the three men in black were taken away by the oncoming security personnel.
The situation seemed to have finally been controlled. However, Anna kept her eyes on Irving, her emotions complicated. She knew that if it wasn't for him, many more players would have been killed.
"What are you doing?" Aron suddenly shouted.
He saw the remaining players inexplicably gathering towards them, including James and Lily.
Their gazes were all focused on Irving.
Facing the onslaught of the men in black, many had thought they would die there. However, unexpectedly, it was Irving's fireball that saved them!
"Thank you! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even have the chance to stand here and talk."
"That was amazing. That fireball took out the men in black in an instant. My gosh!"
The players gave Irving a thumbs-up, their faces full of respect.
Seeing this, Aron's face turned from pale to green and back again.The words of the players were like invisible slaps to his face.
As the security captain of the official Angel Squad, he almost let the men in black succeed.
"Mr. Irving, we will certainly review our performance today once we return. Thank you for your help!" Aron continued self-reproachfully,"We owe you a favor. If you need anything in the future, feel free to ask me."
An official favor!
In other words, as long as Irving's request was reasonable, it would most likely be accommodated.
"I was just protecting myself." Irving replied with a nonchalant smile.
Soon, the players in the park were evacuated. Irving was taken home in Anna's car.
The moment he entered his house, Irving couldn't wait and began to study the staff.
Then, he found that in order to repair the staff, a material called "Black Luminous Stone" was needed...