The room was completely crimson.
The exquisite candelabra quietly burned beside, the candle flames flickering.
There were bodies on the ground.
A total of three, two men and one woman.
Judging from the blood that had yet to dry, these people should have died not long ago.
The three bodies were extremely bizarre.
Their skin was deeply wrinkled, cracked and dark, like the skin of elderly people, but it was evident that these three were not old.
Their eye sockets were sunken, the pupils full of blood streaks, as if all their essence, qi, and spirit had been drained.
It wasn’t just the men.
The woman was the same.
Baiyu stifled his nausea and walked over.
All three had fatal wounds.
Their necks and wrists were slashed, yet no blood flowed from the wounds.
They had clearly been drained.
The blood on the ground was but a small amount spilled during the draining process.
Baiyu turned on the room’s lights.
This world had electricity supply, but most military equipment was steam-powered; only civilian devices used electricity.
Once the lights were on, the room brightness suddenly increased.
On the room’s floor, there were inconspicuous patterns drawn with paint.
It was an ugly pattern composed of complex lines, occupying roughly one-third of the floor.
Interspersed lines depicted a monster with a large, gaping mouth, its head like a blooming chrysanthemum, severely disproportionate to its body.
On either side were two devolved wings.
The entire pattern appeared bizarre, twisted, making it unforgettable at first glance.
"A ritual from a hidden organization, these three were used as blood sacrifices to communicate with this monster, but to worship such a grotesque monster, these madmen have quite heavy tastes."
Baiyu silently complained in his heart.
This monster’s appearance was simply ridiculous.
A hundredfold more absurd than the hymn of the God of Mechanics.
Like two exceedingly ugly Exotic Beasts that, after dozens of generations of inbreeding, mutated to birth a malformed specimen.
Took pictures with his phone.
Baiyu turned off the lights and began to stand quietly outside one room after another, listening to the sounds inside.
The deeper he went inside, the thicker the smell of blood in the air became.
In the tavern hall, it wasn’t noticeable because it was masked by other odors.
But delving into the guest room area, Baiyu realized the severity of the situation.
Not only were there workers here, but also tonight’s guests.
All dead in their guest rooms!
That woman wasn’t a first-time offender.
Seeing the manner of these deaths, Baiyu lightly clenched his fists and continued searching.
He searched over ten rooms consecutively, but didn’t find the woman’s trace.
Instead, at this moment.
Suddenly, fierce gunfire erupted on the tavern’s second floor.
The sound echoed like a great bell beside the ears.
A blaze soared from the tavern’s second floor, the roof blown off in large parts, the scent of niter, sulfur, gunpowder spreading like a hurricane.
This was definitely not common gunfire!
Baiyu turned to look toward the hall.
The flames crackled as they burned.
The tavern’s second floor had already become a sea of fire.
The crowd began to panic, with countless people fleeing toward the entrance.
In the center of the hall.
The disheveled, greasy uncle was clutching a liquor bottle, gulping down spirits into his throat, his left hand already transformed into a metal cannon.
In front of him were several martial artists from the trade fair, confronting him, but they didn’t seem to stand a chance.
Mechanical Transformation!
Judging by the look, it should be from the Bounty Hunter Guild.
"Damn it, is this guy crazy?"
Baiyu cursed under his breath.
The bounty hunters were clearly after a bounty fugitive.
But here were obvious traces of a hidden organization!
Judging by the damage of that shot just now, the opponent’s energy level wasn’t low; staying further was very dangerous.
Don’t hesitate anymore.
Mechanical Armament covered Baiyu’s entire body at that moment.
The scarlet armor fully revealed its ferocity.
"I must find Qin Shou, this trade fair has already undergone uncontrollable changes, continuing to delay the situation might worsen rapidly."
Baiyu kicked open door after door at great speed.
One room, two rooms, three rooms...
When the tenth room was kicked open, the room was not empty after all.
Qin Shou was bound on the bed, shackled at his hands and feet, wearing only underwear, his mouth sealed layer upon layer with tape, issuing muffled sounds.
The woman who had accosted him was drawing on the ground.
Judging by her appearance.
She was indeed drawing that monster again.
At the moment the door was kicked open, Qin Shou and the woman’s eyes focused on Baiyu.
Seeing that set of scarlet armor.
Joy appeared in Qin Shou’s eyes, his limbs writhing restlessly, causing the entire bed to creak and groan.
Meanwhile, Bruce, who was painting, felt her mind struck by lightning!
That blood-red armor!
The one who forced me to abandon my body and be reborn, losing all my blood qi, home destroyed and family dead!
The one who thwarted my Demon Paper plan halfway!
Enemies clashing, filled with rage.
The flames of vengeance burned fiercely in her eyes.
"Never thought, never thought I’d encounter you here, hahaha, seems like it’s fate."
Bruce’s face displayed a cold smile, grabbing a blood-stained kitchen knife nearby: "Bastard, today is your..."
A piercing gunshot interrupted her words.
Baiyu wasn’t interested in bantering with her, raising his hand and shooting.
The power of the Skull Crusher is beyond what a human body can withstand.
Even though Bruce had exchanged for considerable powers through sacrifice, it was still to no avail.
Her entire left arm exploded in an instant, her left shoulder blade shattered by the alloy bullet, the immense impact pinned her to the wall like a poster.
Two more gunshots followed.
Her right leg and abdomen were instantly destroyed, bone fragments clattering down.
She was left stunned by the shooting!
Yet such severe injuries did not kill her.
She had just completed several sacrifices.
The powerful strength granted by a mysterious entity allowed her to rise like a monster, lunging at Baiyu.
The flesh of her wounds writhing, rapidly regenerating.
"The limited damage from firearms is because she just performed mysterious sacrifices, gaining power from the Mysterious Side."
Baiyu instantly deduced.
Watching the fierce-looking woman charge at him, Baiyu’s blood qi flowed rapidly within.
Spiritual Technique: Local Enhancement!
This spirit technique obtained from his last mission, he hadn’t found a chance to use after cultivation.
The spirit technique activated fiercely in that moment.
Baiyu’s right arm suddenly turned crimson, all his blood qi surged into the arm.
With disbelief in the woman’s eyes.
His fist pierced through flesh, shattering bone, the blood qi surged into her like knives and swords, ravaging her body.
The scant, mysterious power obtained from sacrifice was instantly eroded away.
Bruce’s body flew out, crashing heavily into the wall, creating a large hole.
She lay in the alley outside, amidst a heap of rubble, eyes wide, chest heaving like a bellows.
How long has it been, how is his strength so strong?
That last move was definitely a combat-type spirit technique, and a rare explosive type at that!
Ordinary martial artists in society can’t learn this kind of spirit technique!
Could it be that both my lives will end at this man’s hands?
Bruce lay on the pile of rubble, heart like ashes.
"Really playing it up, even bringing out bondage."
Only then did Baiyu walk to the bedside, grabbing the shackles with both hands, the powerful force from Mechanical Armament instantly breaking them apart.
Qin Shou, unconcerned about embarrassment, immediately grabbed the Mechanical Armament nearby.
As the dark green armor covered from his feet to head, he finally exhaled, feeling a sense of security.
"Brother Yu, what was that move you just used, it was so damn impressive!"
Qin Shou walked up to the woman, stomping on her twice, venting his anger as he asked.
"Let’s leave here first, outside it’s a fierce battle, bounty hunters. There’s also a hidden organization behind here, this woman has already killed several people."
Baiyu wrapped the woman on the ground in a bedsheet.
The two quickly slipped out of the tavern through the gap, heading into the nearby alley.
Just as they dashed out.
The tavern behind them exploded completely, a pillar of light shot up to the sky.
Several martial artists, bodies engulfed in flames, were thrown out like dead dogs.
The disheveled man from before was now engaged in a heated battle with the tavern’s three main leaders.
All four fought bare-chested amidst raging fire.
Each of them sweating profusely, advancing and retreating awkwardly.
A steam locomotive stopped in front of the tavern, blocking the way.
Several men and women wearing uniform-style clothing got out, pulling out various heavy weapons, unleashing a hail of fire on the martial artists fleeing from the burning tavern.
Among them were some mysterious figures clad in black robes.
Under the bombardment, these people had no resistance whatsoever!
Baiyu’s lips twitched, "They really are bounty hunters, this mad bunch, they’ll do anything for the bounty."
A group insane for money, also the favorites of the wealthy.
It seems a mishap is playing out.
The bounty hunters discovered martial artist fugitives here, ending up clashing with the wicked hidden organization that everyone wanted to destroy!