Translator: AnubisTL
Bang, bang, bang.
The silent gunshots echoed across the night-shrouded wilderness.
Soon, Chen Jiang and his group had gathered all the items from Ma Zi's men and quickly retreated from the scene.
The corpses were left to rot.
After dark, the mutated beasts would scavenge the unclaimed bodies.
As for the blood-stained brown earth, no one would care. Such sights were commonplace in the wilderness.
The Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret fired energy bullets, not physical projectiles.
Think of it as converting the energy stored in the magazine into individual bullets and firing them.
Chen Jiang had enhanced the turret's ammunition capacity, multiplying the energy stored in the magazine several times over.
Yes, it was illogical.
But ever since the world had been thrust into this alien realm, illogical occurrences had become more common than logical ones. He had grown accustomed to it.
The two didn't immediately return to the wasteland to claim Ma Zi's territory.
Instead, they simply swept away the traces of their presence and waited patiently nearby, holding their breath.
They needed to be absolutely certain whether the wasteland's security guards had noticed the commotion.
Otherwise, returning to the wasteland prematurely would be like walking into a trap.
After a while, no movement came from within the wasteland, and the crane's floodlights remained unlit.
It seemed as if they hadn't been noticed at all.
By then, the sky had completely darkened.
They could faintly hear the howls of mutated beasts in the distance.
Chen Jiang and Scar Dog exchanged a glance.
Without a word, they shouldered their packs, crouched low, and slipped back into the wasteland, reclaiming the territory originally held by Ma Zi's gang.
"Phew!"
Once everything was settled, Scar Dog let out a soft breath and sat down on a makeshift cushion of discarded clothing, staring blankly at the shotgun beside him. He murmured, "It's hard to believe I've become someone who kills so casually."
"How can you call it casual?"
Chen Jiang examined the newly acquired item without looking up, casually remarking, "We've been planning this for a long time."
"I mean, just three months ago, we were law-abiding citizens. Now we're capable of killing without a second thought."
"Perfectly normal," Chen Jiang replied, his brow furrowing slightly as he stared at the item in his hand. "Being a law-abiding citizen on Blue Star meant adapting to that world's survival rules. Here, killing is what it takes to survive."
"Humans are remarkably adaptable. Fortunately, we've all adjusted well."
"So... you're saying it's not us who are wrong, but this world?"
"Exactly. If this world were like Blue Star, we could still be law-abiding citizens even after transmigrating. Then we could add a clause to the laws, like 'No discrimination against transmigrators.'"
"So... it's not that we want to kill, but that this world forces us to kill?"
"Full marks for comprehension."
"But... 'It's not me who's wrong, it's the world'—that sounds pretty edgy."
"Yeah, it's super edgy. After all, people who say that are usually tragic villains or something."
Chen Jiang casually tossed an item into Scar Dog's arms. "Alright, enough with the nonsense. Let's see what this item does."
Scar Dog raised an eyebrow slightly as he took the item.
[Item Name]: Race War Declaration Card
[Item Tier]: None
[Item Effect]: Upon use, freely choose to join any race and declare war on other races on behalf of that race.
[Item Description]: Joining a race grants access to its exclusive innate ability.
[P.S.]: Joining certain races may cause physical transformations.
"What the hell is this?" Scar Dog stared at the card, a flicker of panic in his eyes. "What do you mean 'freely choose to join any race'? I thought we were thrown into this world to fight the natives."
"So it's just a free-for-all? Every race is an enemy?"
"Yep."
Chen Jiang shrugged in agreement. "I can roughly understand it. Maybe it's like a battle royale game, just... with a lot more players."
"But we've been in this world for three months, and we haven't seen any other races besides the natives."
"That means we're still relatively safe. Maybe the hundred-race war has already begun in other regions."
"No..." Scar Dog frowned, staring at the small, ghostly blue card in his hand with confusion. "Even if that's the case, would such a major decision like declaring war on another race really be determined so easily by this little card?"
"I'm not sure either. Maybe we should try it out."
Chen Jiang tapped his fingers on the table thoughtfully. "It could just be a voting system. War might only be declared once a certain number of votes are reached."
Scar Dog licked his lips and sighed helplessly. He tentatively crushed the card in his hand. "I just feel like, given our current position, we don't have the right to declare war on anyone. We'd be lucky to avoid being completely wiped out."
The moment the card shattered—
A virtual, semi-transparent screen popped up before his eyes.
[Ding! Congratulations, Player Scar Dog, for activating the Race War Declaration Card!]
[Please select a race to declare war on.]
"Human race, lizard race, goblin race, mechanical race..."
Chen Jiang leaned closer, carefully counting them. He concluded there were a total of 97 races.
"97 races in a free-for-all war."
Scar Dog's expression darkened. "Brother Jiang... how many people are going to die?"
"Hard to say." Chen Jiang shook his head solemnly. "If it's truly 97 races locked in a life-or-death struggle across this world, the history of this world will torment future candidates to the point of tears."
"Which race are you planning to choose?"
"Considering the titan race? According to the race description, it might help you bulk up that stick-thin frame of yours."
"Nah, I'll pass." Scar Dog shook his head. "I'll stick with the human race. I can't stomach slaughtering humans alongside the titans."
"Fair enough. It's more comfortable being human anyway."
Soon after, another notification popped up before Scar Dog:
[Ding! Congratulations, Player Scar Dog, for successfully selecting the human race.]
[You have obtained the human race's exclusive innate ability: Phoenix Rebirth.]
[As the first human player to establish a faction, the human race faction will be officially launched in the Multiracial Arena within the next three days.]
[During this period, individuals from all races may freely choose to join the human race.]
(End of the Chapter)
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