The white mist gradually dispersed, revealing two individuals lying on the ground by the pond's edge. One was a bald, muscular man in uniform, blood streaming from his forehead, his body convulsing repeatedly. Although he still had a pulse, his eyes were hollow and lifeless, indicating he was close to death.

The other was a young man dressed in black and wearing a mask. He slowly stood up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, picked up the handgun that had fallen to the ground, and fired several shots into the bald man's head. The bald man convulsed violently a few more times before finally collapsing to the ground, motionless, his breathing ceased.

"General Feihu, I bet you never expected to end up like this. The mistake you made was in trying to help that Prince Suwen and opposing me," Rulu said, glancing at the deceased General Feihu. He then shifted his gaze away from the general and noticed a large number of soldiers and armored soldiers rushing towards him from a distance.

"It's time to leave; otherwise, I won't be able to escape," Rulu said as he rode the wind into the woods surrounding the governor's mansion. Using the cover of the trees, he quickly fled toward the perimeter of the governor's mansion. Before long, he arrived near the outer iron fence of the governor's residence and leaped over it, landing on the city streets outside the mansion.

"Help! The assassin is out!" Suddenly, a humanoid armored soldier and about ten ordinary soldiers appeared near Rulu. Upon spotting Rulu, the soldiers immediately rushed towards him, raising their firearms and opening fire.

Rulu realized he couldn't engage these soldiers in battle, so he dodged them and fled rapidly towards other parts of the city.

However, within less than a minute, he encountered another squad of soldiers. As soon as they saw Rulu, they opened fire and forced him to escape in another direction.

After that, no matter where Rulu tried to flee, he was met with blockades from soldiers and armored soldiers. He felt surrounded on all sides, as if the entire army of Blue Sea City had mobilized. Numerous soldiers filled the area surrounding the governor's mansion, encircling it tightly.

"Damn it! Why are there so many people? How am I supposed to escape?!" Rulu darted through the streets and alleys of the city, trying to break through the encirclement. However, the number of soldiers was overwhelming, continuously pouring towards his location and firing at him. "Whoosh!" A bullet whizzed past Rulu's waist, injuring him and causing blood to seep from his side, staining his clothes red.

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Rulu let out a groan, clutching his left waist and enduring the intense pain as he fled into a narrow alley filled with clutter, covering himself with a large bamboo basket to hide.

Rulu tore at his waist's clothing, using his magical psionic power to freeze the wound and stop the bleeding. The bullet had passed through near his waist, not remaining in his body or injuring any vital organs. After the bleeding stopped, Rulu felt much better, and the wound was not as painful as before.

Suddenly, Rulu heard soldiers nearby shouting:

"Where's the assassin? Where did he go?"

"Not on my side; I just saw him run that way."

"The assassin should be nearby; he must have hidden. Surround this area and search for the assassin with all your might. Don't overlook any spots; we must find the assassin."

The soldiers began to search the area around Rulu. Soon, about twenty soldiers and two humanoid armored soldiers arrived at the alley where Rulu was hiding. The armored soldiers blocked the alley's entrances while the soldiers entered the alley and started rummaging through the clutter.

"What should I do? If this continues, I'll be discovered." Rulu, hiding in the bamboo basket, felt extremely anxious. He was injured, and the opponents had armored soldiers; he couldn't fight them. Using his spiritual-power to control the soldiers wouldn’t work either, as his spiritual-power was already at its limit. There was a high chance he would fail to control someone, and he could only control one person at a time. With so many soldiers present, even if he successfully controlled one, it might not make a difference.

"This is really it; it seems I won't escape today," Rulu thought desperately, feeling hopeless as the searching soldiers drew closer and were about to find his position.

With a loud "boom," a distant explosion lit up the sky, as if something had exploded violently.

"What happened? Why did an explosion occur over there?"

"It must be the assassin! Let's hurry over and check it out."

"Quickly! If we’re late, the assassin will escape, and that would be disastrous."

The soldiers searching the alley immediately stopped their search upon hearing the explosion and left the alley, rushing toward the location of the blast.

"Although I don't know why there was an explosion over there, at least I've narrowly escaped this time," Rulu sighed with relief while hiding in the bamboo basket, feeling as if he had escaped death. He pushed the bamboo basket off himself and quickly looked around, hoping to take advantage of the distraction caused by the explosion to escape.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps approached, and a person quickly entered the alley where Rulu was hiding, walking straight toward him. Rulu initially thought this person was a soldier and hurriedly picked up his handgun to aim at them.

"Follow me! Come this way!" A familiar voice called out, reaching Rulu's ears.

"C.C.? Is that you?!" Rulu was taken aback. He lowered his gun and quickly moved to the person's side, revealing a woman with long green hair. Who else could this be but C.C.?