I'm bad, but players love me

Ella was indignant and was about to stand up to argue, but was pushed back to her seat by the quick-eyed and quick-handed Satesh.

He looked serious and solemnly reminded again: "Don't forget what I told you." At the end of his words, he even gritted his teeth.

At this moment, the situation was already extremely bad for Setash, but the only thing to be thankful for was that he always liked to prepare for the worst.

If Yun Shuo really wants to fight to the end, then there is no doubt that no matter what, Setash's interests will be the first to become victims of this fight, and his Kori army will also be the first to be "sacrificed".

In such a difficult situation, it seemed impossible to turn the tide. After all, Setash was now in a difficult situation with wolves in front and tigers behind - Ella was still resentful of his betrayal, Yun Shuo's relationship was just "plastic", and Setash's interests were closely tied to Ella's.

After all, becoming a city lord is a step up in status, while maintaining the privileged class is simply maintaining one's current position. It's clear which is more important.

But there is still only a glimmer of hope at this time - avoid Yun Shuo, bypass the ELO commander, and directly establish contact with people within the ELO organization.

He would not mistakenly think like Ella that as long as Yun Shuo died, ELO would be reduced by half. The reality would definitely be the opposite. Once Yun Shuo died, it would arouse public outrage.

As the commander, Yun Shuo held a crucial position in ELO. Therefore, whether it was Ella, himself, or anyone else among the nobles, if they dared to attack Yun Shuo, the hatred between the two sides would instantly skyrocket, and a life-or-death battle was inevitable.

By that time, it would be truly irreversible for him.

In order to make ELO surrender, ELO's commander must be replaced; to replace ELO's commander, Yun Shuo must die; once Yun Shuo dies, ELO will inevitably be outraged by public opinion; once public opinion is outraged, ELO's new commander will not surrender, because once he surrenders, he will no longer be ELO's commander.

What's more, no one can be sure whether ELO has sent out the news of the peace talks.

For the nobles, the reason why they chose not to release this news was actually very simple.

First, if you take the initiative to extend an invitation, it would be tantamount to lowering your status and losing face.

Secondly, if the other party agreed to negotiate, that would be great. But if ELO refused, the nobles would lose face.

Third, even if ELO agreed to peace talks, if they agreed to surrender, it would be good, the nobles would save face and achieve their goal. But if ELO did not agree to surrender, its prestige would plummet.

After all, this is like the noble actively putting his face forward and begging ELO to slap him.

A leader who lacks authority, especially a leader who lacks authority but is tough and troublesome, will inevitably attract countless challengers like moths to a flame, just like a bright light at night.

This situation is obviously not what the powerful and wealthy want to see. Although they can kill them with a wave of their hands, too many fleas are a problem, and who wants to have a group of traitors under their command?

But ELO does not have such concerns, which is good news for them, as it boosts their morale.

Not only did the powerful people take the initiative to propose peace talks, but after the negotiations broke down, they were so frustrated and angry that they resorted to such despicable and shameless means to kill the commander of ELO - this was undoubtedly a big news that shocked the world!

At this moment, Setash was thinking about how to use this earth-shaking news to achieve his own brilliant turnaround.

Just when the people of ELO were outraged and furious, he - a lifelong supporter of ELO - Setash, who was personally recognized and regarded as an ally by the commander, stepped forward, found the extremely hateful assassin, and avenged the commander and the vast majority of ELO members!

At that time, I will pretend to cry at Yun Shuo’s grand funeral and shout something like “I have avenged you! Wuuuu…”

In this way, why worry that the people in ELO will not be on your side?

Most importantly, there's a witness. Yun Shuo would never have guessed that the spy he planted in the mansion would one day become my helper—he could prove he'd always been allied with ELO.

Anyway, as long as he insisted that Ella's men had killed Yun Shuo, his support within ELO would be maxed out. Furthermore, the higher Yun Shuo's prestige, the higher his support would be. Yun Shuo had worked so hard for fifteen years, and in the end, I was the one who got all the benefits.

As for how to explain the killer he sent, just throw a body and say that it was killed by Ella's killer.

Then the real one was also killed and taken to Yun Shuo's funeral as a sacrifice.

The Setash Assassin sincerely hoped that Yun Shuo would either agree or turn around and leave. In his opinion, Yun Shuo only had these two options, and he would definitely win.

However, what Setash never expected was that Yun Shuo chose to take a different approach and found a third way to "heaven" - continuing to provoke Ella.

Yun Shuo casually glanced at Saitaishi, who was doing his best to maintain superficial harmony, and then said slowly, "We can negotiate the terms? How do you want to discuss it?"

Ella turned her head away, as if refusing to communicate.

She thought to herself: Since you are so stubborn that you won't let me take action, then you come and talk. If you can't satisfy me with your talk, then I will take action and see what you will do.

It's not that she is unaware of the interests involved, but she is even more aware that if she doesn't do this, Saitais will take advantage of the situation and seize the opportunity to pursue her own interests.

"What do you want?" Setash asked nervously, beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. "Stop saying that ridiculous nonsense!"

Yun Shuo said calmly, as if the world was just the way it should be: "Equality. Let everyone have enough to eat, and let everyone not be treated like a dog by others as a matter of course."

"That's impossible!" Setash frowned and almost blurted out a retort. Obviously, in his opinion, even thinking about this topic seemed superfluous.

"Even now, do you still have the same idea as before?" Sai Taishi couldn't help but recall the time when he and Yun Shuo formed an alliance. At that time, Yun Shuo said similar words to him.

"You still insist on it...you are really a lunatic." In the end, Setash could only tremble his lips and curse in a painless manner.

Yun Shuo's lips curled up in a cold smile, which was full of ridicule and disdain. "Madman? Since when can a person be qualified to be a human being and also be called a madman? After being a superior person for so long, you can't even accept the existence of human beings?"

"We have been giving in and enduring..." Setash continued trying to explain.

But before he could finish his words, Yun Shuo interrupted him, "That's because the rope is already around your necks. But what's even more ridiculous is that this rope that will hang you was made by your own hands."

Ella stared at Yun Shuo with a complicated look in her eyes. After a long moment, she said, "Yun Shuo, I really don't want to kill you."

Ella's rare expression of true feelings made Yun Shuo couldn't help but laugh.

He was stunned at first, then a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The smile gradually deepened from shallow to deep, and became more and more unscrupulous, until he laughed so hard that tears came out. He had to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes while laughing.

Yun Shuo stood up, his back straight, and looked at Ella with a playful and arrogant look, saying, "After me, there will always be others to come. Can you kill them all? You can't kill them all!"

This was the final word. Yun Shuo left after he finished speaking.

Setaishi's heart was filled with ecstasy, but he tried hard to suppress it, remaining calm. He waited a moment, as if out of careful consideration, and then followed Yun Shuo's steps, the two of them leaving the hall one after the other.

At this moment, neither of them noticed Ella sitting there behind them.

She stared at Yun Shuo's back for a long time, muttering silently, "Kill."

Saitaishi pretended to be concerned, as if he really wanted to persuade Yun Shuo to turn back.

He was about ten steps away from Yun Shuo, with his hand slightly stretched forward, as if he was ready to grab Yun Shuo's hand and give him some advice at any time, but what he really wanted was to quickly hug Yun Shuo's body, which had just fallen and was still warm.

Just as Yun Shuo walked out of the hall and stood in the middle of the path, he suddenly stopped.

Setash was still chasing him, almost colliding with him. He quickly took two steps back to keep a safe distance to prevent himself from being hurt by the powerful bullet.

He was wondering why the sniper hadn't fired a shot even though Yun Shuo had been standing outside for so long, while pretending to persuade others.

"Master Yun Shuo, how can your ELO compete with divine power? Don't be stubborn..."

But Yun Shuo suddenly asked Saitaishi, "Do you know about the tax reduction parade?"

Setaishi was stunned by the sudden question, and his eyes unconsciously turned to Yun Shuo, trying to find some clues from his expression. However, Yun Shuo was facing the backlight, and the light behind his head was so bright that it seemed as if he was shrouded by divine power, making it impossible to see the expression on his face.

So he could only guess and answer: "I know."

Yun Shuo didn't seem surprised by his answer. He continued, "Then do you know how many people died in that parade?"

"I don't know." Setaishi frowned and said truthfully:

Yun Shuo smiled softly, his voice revealing an inexplicable depth and sadness, "I don't know either."

Sai Taishi was stunned. He wondered if Yun Shuo was scared silly, and he also wondered if he was scared silly. He couldn't understand what Yun Shuo wanted to say at all.

Yun Shuo simply didn't care whether he responded or not, and simply continued on his own: "I was still young that year, I don't think I was even fifteen. I was walking down the street carrying a flag. It was the first time I walked down the street with my back straight. You know, I'm from the slums. In the past, people from the slums had to hunch over and walk with their legs bent when walking on the ground in the civilian areas, like rats."

"That was the first time I stood up straight in front of everyone. At that moment, I thought how wonderful it would be if I could stand like that for the rest of my life. But then, a sharp burst of gunfire suddenly rang out. The people who had been gathered together suddenly panicked and fled in all directions. It was at that moment that my teacher collapsed before my eyes."

Setash murmured softly, "Your teacher?"

"You called her Vespera. Her arrival gave me knowledge, self-respect, and everything else I needed to become a human being. Her departure also taught me one final lesson."

"What class?" Saitaishi was eagerly waiting for the sound of gunfire that foreshadowed Yun Shuo's death and his own victory, while he absentmindedly answered Yun Shuo casually.

"Guns are something you must keep in your own hands."

"What?" Sai Taishi didn't seem to hear Yun Shuo's words clearly, but his confusion didn't last long, because he quickly understood what Yun Shuo meant.

After Yun Shuo finished speaking, he made a "gun" gesture, which was so realistic that it seemed as if he actually had a cold gun in his hand. Then, without hesitation, he pointed the "gun" at Saitaishi's feet.

"Bang--" A deafening gunshot finally pierced the sky. The gunshot that Saitaishi had been waiting for for a long time finally rang out, but the one who fell was not Yun Shuo, nor him.

He only felt a cold wind passing by, and then the soft grass under his feet trembled violently, and a dark hole suddenly appeared - the bullet fell at his feet.

Yun Shuo smiled softly. He blew gracefully at the invisible "gun muzzle" between his fingers, as if actually blowing away the smoke. "That's what I meant when I said, 'Gun is something you must control in your own hands.'"

After Yun Shuo finished speaking, Sai Taishi woke up from his dream and hurriedly took two steps back, but the gunshots rang out again, haunting his retreating steps.

Chapter 15: Buy for free, but the buyer

Setash was undoubtedly stunned. He was caught off guard by this sudden reversal.

This sunny avenue was a trap carefully prepared for Yun Shuo, and Yun Shuo indeed stepped into it as he expected.

He longed to see Yun Shuo's eyes of disbelief, longed to see the body that gradually lost its warmth in his arms and became cold and stiff, longed to see his own hideous smile reflected in his dilated pupils when he had no choice but to die despite his unwillingness.

Just thinking about this scene would make him feel an indescribable joy, and the pleasure of victory was enough to make him laugh out loud anywhere.

However, the reality was very different from what he imagined.

Yun Shuo wasn't as ignorant and foolish as he'd imagined. He'd seen through it all long ago and had already brought the sniper under his command. From the beginning to the end, everything was under Yun Shuo's control, and everything in the situation was set up with his tacit approval.

How could Yun Shuo fail in such a situation?

"Enough! Enough!" Setash roared, completely losing his composure. He roared with reckless abandon, completely losing his usual calmness and composure.

Whether this roar was a rebuke to Yun Shuo or a fear of the approaching deadly bullet, even he himself probably couldn't tell.

He did not move again, as if he was frozen in place, standing there motionless and stiff - and sure enough, there was no more gunshot, as if the previous bullets were just an illusion created by his joy.

At this time, Setash's face was pale, as if he had been dead for three days. Only his overly rapid and heavy breathing proved that he was still alive.

He didn't look up, but just stared at the bullet hole under his feet. Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

There was no doubt that his previous premonition was correct - Yun Shuo had long realized that this peace talk was nothing more than a trap carefully prepared for him, and he even thought of how he would be killed in the end.

Yun Shuo had long known that his claim of "assassinating Ella" was just an excuse, and he had also long known that he had betrayed him.

But... why? Why didn't Yun Shuo kill him to prevent future troubles?

Saitaishi knew that if Yun Shuo had shown any killing intent, he would have been dead. With the assassin's loyalty, killing him would be as easy as crushing a large ant.

As Ella commented, this place was indeed an excellent location for assassination, and Setash's plan was flawless.

Even people with divine powers cannot easily cope with this situation. After all, the momentary stiffness when using divine powers is enough to provide assassins with an opportunity to succeed.

Although people with divine powers can subconsciously feel that time is slowing down, allowing them to capture the trajectory of the flying bullet more clearly, the strong and dazzling sunlight will undoubtedly become a huge obstacle to this ability, greatly weakening its effect.

What’s more, Yun Shuo is an ordinary person who doesn’t have any divine power at all.

Even if he took great risks and damaged his eyesight, which was crucial for any gun user, and tried to forcibly follow the trajectory of the bullet, he would never be able to capture even the slightest trace of the bullet.

After all, the speed of the bullet before the improvement was already far beyond his visual limit, and he could only rely on the experience accumulated over the years to judge, let alone the speed of this improved bullet.

Perhaps all he could do was to forcefully open his eyes, and then, in that dazzling light, greet the end of his life.

Especially the terrifying lethality produced by the improved firearms. No matter which part of the body is hit by this improved bullet, it is almost inevitable to be shattered and die on the spot.

But what is puzzling is that Yun Shuo did not kill himself, but stopped after playing tricks on himself.

Judging from the bullet marks on the ground, these were clearly fired from the most ordinary rifle. If Setash wanted to, he could dodge ten of these bullets in one breath.

According to common sense, Yun Shuo has no reason not to retaliate against him, but the fact is not so... Could it be... that this is his mercy?

After coming to this conclusion, Setash felt as if he had been slapped in the face. The hatred of humiliation climbed into his heart and entangled him tightly.

She would rather Yun Shuo hate him and fear him, even if he hated her to the core and wanted to tear her into pieces, but he absolutely could not show mercy to her - because he did not deserve it!

A pariah who crawled out of the slums is worthy of pity?!

At this moment, Saitaishi bit his lower lip tightly until it oozed blood. His eyes were wide open, staring at Yun Shuo with a sinister and fierce look, and he shouted angrily, "What on earth do you want to do?"

"We are allies, why would I want to kill you?" Yun Shuo raised the corners of his mouth slightly, looking smiling, but his calm eyes made people feel that this smile seemed kind and harmless, but in fact it made people feel cold.

This answer and the look Yun Shuo gave him instantly blew away the anger that had just ignited in Saitaishi's heart.

He prided himself on being an expert at reading people's expressions and understanding their hearts, so he naturally wouldn't doubt his own judgment. Where was the slightest bit of pity or sympathy in Yun Shuo's eyes? Those eyes were sharp as a knife, cold as iron, as if they could put him to death in the next second.

Could it be that Yun Shuo didn't want to kill himself, but wanted to keep him alive and kill him slowly?

Setash couldn't figure out Yun Shuo's true intentions. It was already common knowledge that he had been the first to tear up the unsigned, but verbally existing, alliance agreement and instead directly sided with Ella.

Yun Shuo was clearly aware of this, but at this moment, he insisted that the two sides were still allies.

Although Saitaishi was puzzled by this, it did not prevent him from following the "script" handed to him by Yun Shuo and continuing to play the role of a poor innocent person.

"I don't want to help Ella, but you know, I have no choice! Ella is the city lord after all, and I really can't compete with her decisions." Setash lamented helplessly.

Obviously, this was not a perfect excuse. After all, since the sniper was now under Yun Shuo's command, she must have already told him the whole truth.

But Setash doesn't care about these small details. After all, he would rather put the blame on others than on himself.

Yun Shuo's smile faded little by little, and an expression of confusion and helplessness gradually appeared on his face.