Chapter 80: No Country for Gunmen
The bullets flew across the highway like shooting stars in the night sky.
The Gun was quicker on the draw, but Yuan had anticipated the shot. Combining the Recoil Shockwave and Black Haze, he swiftly shifted to the left to avoid the impact. The Gun’s projectile missed his head by an inch and hit a building in the background, vaporizing it in an instant.
The Gun avoided Yuan’s shot the same way he did, the monster’s body sidestepping left and right to the tune of Recoil Shockwaves. The two gunslingers circled each other at blinding speeds across the highway while unloading their weapons. Afterimagines followed in their wake while explosions rocked the crumbling skyscrapers flanking the lanes. Yuan had lost sight of Orient by then and couldn’t afford a split-second of inattention to check on her. He could only hope she managed to flee away to safety.
When only Arc’s bullet remained inside his revolver, Yuan suddenly switched tactics and lunged at the Gun to engage him in hand-to-hand combat. He closed the gap between them in an instant and punched what used to be Revolver’s face with all his might. He infused his fist with qi and followed up with a mighty Recoil that would have blasted a man to pieces.
His blow barely made the Gun flinch.
The monster’s jaw opened to breathe a rattle of gunsmoke, while its cybernetic left hand closed around Yuan’s throat. The Gun leaped off the highway in a mighty Recoil-powered jump with its enemy in its grip. He rammed Yuan’s head against a building’s roof upon landing, the two smashing through half a dozen floors.
The Gun pointed its revolver at Yuan the moment they landed on a slab of concrete while keeping him bound with his other hand. Yuan immediately counterattacked by opening his mouth and unleashed a mouthful of Dragon’s Breath into the monster’s face. Magnesium-powered flames incinerated the Gun’s skull and briefly repelled him.
Exploiting his enemy’s brief shock, Yuan grabbed the barrel of the Gun’s revolver between his teeth and swiftly pulled it back, disarming his surprised enemy and sending the firearm flying away. He then pivoted to kick the Gun in the skull. The Recoil-powered blowback sent the demigod back and forced it to release its grip on him.
Yuan immediately regained his footing and punched the Gun through a window, the two of them crashing onto a crossroad street below.