Game: Civilization Paradise

The entire laboratory was a mess, and it had been looted clean.

Long Ming felt a pang of envy as he looked at the scene. The team that had ransacked this place must have made a huge fortune.

But Long Ming didn’t give up. Instead, he began to meticulously search the underground laboratory.

...

Sublevel 1 - Hallway.

Tao Sisi sobbed as she spoke to Gu Yi and the others.

"You guys know better than anyone how many years I’ve worked hard alongside Gu Yi. He’s still so immature and naive, and now look, he’s been scammed again."

"Sister Sisi, please don’t cry. My brother knows he was wrong,"

Gu Yi tried her best to console her.

"Yeah, just give Brother Gu one more chance. He really does try his best, he just has terrible luck."

Lin Xiaozhao added, trying to help.

Chen Wei, standing nearby, felt it wasn’t his place to say anything. After all, he hadn’t accomplished much himself and didn’t want to draw fire.

But just then, the sound of disorderly footsteps echoed from the distant stairwell.

Chen Wei froze for a moment and looked up.

Zheng Bin was leading a group of men down the stairs.

"Shit, it’s those bastards from the Sin Abyss Guild!"

Chen Wei immediately raised his submachine gun and sprayed fire in their direction.

BANG! BANG!

Startled, Zheng Bin and his men immediately retreated back into the stairwell entrance.

"Fall back, now!"

Chen Wei quickly led Sisi and the others in a retreat.

"Fuck, it’s those punks."

Cao Heng said to Zheng Bin.

"Looks like they were the ones who looted this place. Kill them!"

A malicious smile spread across Zheng Bin’s face.

"No problem."

Cao Heng and the others poked their heads out, guns in hand, and fired furiously at Chen Wei’s retreating group.

BANG! BANG!

Bullets struck the debris in the hallway, sending sparks flying.

...

Sublevel 3 - Warden’s Room.

Gu Yi had been searching for a long time but found nothing. There were a few hidden compartments in the room, but they had all been opened and looted clean. His mood soured.

Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly heard gunfire from above.

Gu Yi froze for a second before it hit him.

"Sisi!"

He immediately bolted out the door and sprinted toward the stairs.

Sublevel 2 Stairwell Entrance.

Sisi and the others scrambled down in a sorry state.

Chen Wei pulled the pin on a grenade and tossed it up the stairs, then rushed down, urging them on.

"Run!"

BOOM—

A huge explosion echoed.

When the smoke cleared, Zheng Bin led his men down in pursuit and saw that Chen Wei’s group had already gotten a good distance away.

"They can really run. After them!"

He immediately led Cao Heng and the others in pursuit.

Chen Wei’s group ran for their lives. The entrance to the Sublevel 3 stairwell was just over ten meters away.

At that critical moment, Zheng Bin and his men caught up, raising their guns at the same time.

"Shit, take cover!"

Seeing them, Chen Wei turned and immediately pulled Tao Sisi and the others into a prison cell on the left.

Zheng Bin’s men opened fire, but their bullets just hit the wall, missing their targets.

BANG! BANG!

"Heh, they dodged it!"

A savage grin appeared on Zheng Bin’s face as he led his men to creep closer, step by step.

Inside the cell, Tao Sisi and the others, their faces pale with fright, asked frantically,

"Chen Wei, what do we do now? They’re closing in."

"Damn it. We’ll fight them to the death."

Just as Chen Wei was about to risk it all,

Gu Yi charged up from the third level and unleashed a hail of bullets on Zheng Bin’s group.

BANG! BANG!

ARGH—

Two players from the Sin Abyss Guild were hit and fell to the ground.

The expressions on Zheng Bin and his men changed drastically, and they quickly scattered, ducking into the cells on either side.

Laying down suppressing fire, Gu Yi moved toward Sisi and the others, shouting,

"Sisi, don’t be afraid! I’m here!"

"Gu Yi!"

Tao Sisi’s voice was choked with tears as she cried out his name in response.

Just then, Zheng Bin popped out and fired a shot at Gu Yi.

BANG—

Gu Yi let out a pained scream and collapsed, a bullet in his thigh.

Chen Wei immediately poked his head out and sprayed bullets at Zheng Bin and his men.

Seeing Gu Yi get shot, Sisi ignored the danger and rushed out, dragging him into a cell on the right.

Just then, Cao Heng and his men popped up to return fire.

BANG! BANG!

The dense hail of bullets forced Chen Wei to duck back, not daring to peek out again.

Meanwhile, Tao Sisi was quickly wrapping Gu Yi’s wounded thigh with a bandage.

Gu Yi then staggered forward and poked his gun out to fire.

Zheng Bin’s group immediately ducked back into the stairwell entrance.

"Brother Zheng, this isn’t working! We’re just wasting bullets!"

"Watch this!"

Zheng Bin grabbed a grenade and threw it.

Sisi quickly helped Gu Yi fall back!

BOOM—

The grenade exploded.

Unfortunately, it was useless; the blast was blocked by the metal walls of the cell.

"It’s no use. We can’t hit them with a grenade."

Cao Heng told Zheng Bin, sounding troubled.

"Hmph, follow me!"

With a wave of his hand, Zheng Bin led his men charging out of the stairwell, preparing to storm their position and finish Gu Yi’s group off.

"Gu Yi, they’re rushing us! What do we do?"

Tao Sisi asked, panicking.

"Dammit, if it comes to it, we’ll fight them to the death."

Gu Yi, ready to risk it all, staggered out of the room and sprayed fire at Zheng Bin and his men.

BANG! BANG!

ARGH—

In an instant, four of the team members next to Zheng Bin were shot dead.

Zheng Bin and the others were shocked and quickly dove into the cells on either side.

Gu Yi was also dumbfounded.

’Since when was my aim this good?’

Just then, a voice came from behind him.

"Move. You’re in my way."

Gu Yi heard the voice and looked back to see Long Ming poking a gun barrel out from the stairwell behind him.

"Right, right."

Gu Yi quickly ducked back.

When Cao Heng saw Long Ming, his face darkened, and he said to Zheng Bin,

"Brother Zheng, it’s that kid."

Hearing Cao Heng’s words, Zheng Bin’s expression instantly turned grim. He wasn’t afraid of Gu Yi, but he was terrified of Long Ming. After all, that guy had nearly wiped out their entire team before.

He took a deep breath and shouted,

"You punk. What a small world. We meet again."

"Hmph. If you have something to say, spit it out. Cut the crap!"

Long Ming replied coldly as he changed his magazine.

"Cocky, aren’t you? Kid, you may be strong, but you need to understand something. We have more people than you, and there are serious consequences for offending our Sin Abyss Guild! But I’ll give you one chance. Hand over everything you’ve looted, and I’ll let you go."

Zheng Bin threatened Long Ming and the others directly.

"Bullshit! Even if I hadn’t found anything—which I didn’t—I wouldn’t give a damn thing to a piece of shit like you!"

Gu Yi cursed defiantly.

"Fine, fine. You’re really asking for it."

Zheng Bin and his men immediately peeked out and started shooting at Long Ming’s group.

Long Ming also raised the Black Shadow in his hands, poking the barrel out and firing controlled bursts at Zheng Bin’s men!

BANG! BANG!

The two sides exchanged fire continuously.

ARGH—

In an instant, a player next to Zheng Bin was shot in the head and collapsed.

Zheng Bin froze for a second, then quickly ducked back.

Seeing them take cover, Long Ming pulled out a high-explosive grenade and threw it.

But the distance was too great.

The grenade exploded in front of them, having no effect.

"Haha, out of tricks, are we! I’ll give you one last chance. Hand everything over, and I’ll let you live. Otherwise, we’ll camp here until you’re all dead."

Zheng Bin taunted arrogantly.