Peach-Orange! – Chapter 417 – Frequent Dangers

‘Would the world rather die than let me escape?’

‘Even if Su Tao and Si Chen were also caught in the crossfire, as long as I died, would the world reshape itself and start over?’

‘Then eliminate an anomaly like me?’

‘Make everything return to normal?’

Chi Xiaocheng guessed this was the case, but it was precisely why she feared the will of the world.

This time, was it truly willing to fight to the death?

Because of the large hole in the glass, the gunfire outside became even clearer. The distant roar of sniper rifles hadn’t stopped either.

However, the shooters didn’t seem as accurate as before.

“Are you guys okay?”

Si Chen’s concerned voice came from the front.

Su Tao also quickly reacted, turning to look at Chi Xiaocheng beside her. “Xiaocheng! How are you?”

Chi Xiaocheng raised her head slightly and shook it gently. “I’m fine. Tao-Tao, keep your head down, watch out for the bullets.”

Her caring words only made Su Tao more anxious. “You say you’re fine?!”

Hearing the girl’s exclamation, Chi Xiaocheng belatedly realized her cheek stung slightly.

When she touched it, she felt a faint trace of blood.

Turns out, when the glass shattered earlier, a small fragment had grazed her face.

Chi Xiaocheng took a deep breath.

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Seriously, she said, “It’s just a scratch on my face. I’m really fine. More importantly, we should think about how to escape. Right now, there are cars and guns everywhere, plus a sniper. Who knows what worse things might happen next?”

Chi Xiaocheng’s concern wasn’t unfounded.

If the will of the world truly wanted to kill her at this moment—

If snipers weren’t enough, it might escalate to even deadlier measures.

Like the wanted stars in Grand Theft Auto. The more stars, the higher the danger level.

But in the will of the world’s eyes, her “stars” represented safety.

The safer she was, the more extreme the world’s methods might become.

Her resolute gaze and stern tone calmed Su Tao somewhat.

She racked her brain for a solution.

But… what could an ordinary person like her do against modern weaponry?

Her clenched fists tightened even further.

Xiaocheng was in danger again.

And she was still powerless.

Su Tao lowered her head in silence.

Si Chen, still driving, glanced at the rearview mirror. “Don’t worry. We might get hurt, but we won’t die.”

To his left and right, two sedans were in pursuit, their occupants brandishing rifles and unloading rounds at the off-road vehicle.

Si Chen eased off the accelerator slightly, allowing the two cars to overtake him.

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But the shooters maintained their speed.

Originally positioned to fire at Si Chen from either side, when he slowed, they ended up shooting at each other.

The two suited men, who had been spraying bullets wildly, suddenly found their shots hitting the other’s driver.

The two sedans swerved uncontrollably before crashing into nearby barriers.

Si Chen slammed the gas and sped forward.

“Boom—!”

An explosion erupted behind them.

After last night’s deep reflection, Si Chen had realized something—though he occasionally felt an indescribable sense of dissonance, it seemed to come with heightened luck.

And incidents like this had happened multiple times already on this journey.

He had a premonition.

This time, they might get injured, but they wouldn’t die!

After all, there didn’t seem to be any better options right now.

The car continued moving, and the danger around them escalated just as Chi Xiaocheng predicted.

At first, it was just bullets hitting the windows.

Halfway to the villa, a grenade from an unknown source exploded beside the off-road vehicle with a deafening “Boom!”

Shrapnel struck the already fragile window, and with a final “Crack!” the glass shattered completely.

Chi Xiaocheng happened to be right beneath the window.

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Before she could react, Su Tao, who had somehow unbuckled her seatbelt, lunged at her, pinning her down onto the seat.

Shrapnel embedded itself into Su Tao’s back.

She shielded Chi Xiaocheng with her own body.

“Tao-Tao! Tao-Tao!”

Chi Xiaocheng’s eyes reddened instantly, but even a tenfold Darkening felt futile at this moment.

She quickly supported Su Tao, pulling out a pill from her system and forcing it into Su Tao’s mouth. “Take this first. Don’t get up! The window’s gone, and it’s dangerous outside.”

“Can you still talk? How’s your awareness?”

She was frantic, but there was no better option.

Su Tao swallowed the pill and shook her head weakly. “The shrapnel from the grenade hurts a little… but otherwise, I’m okay.”

“Damn that Chu Lingfeng!”

Chi Xiaocheng’s slit pupils burned crimson, her entire body trembling.

And damn the will of the world even more!

[Sorry, Host. There’s nothing I can do right now. After you and Su Tao got together, the will of the world would stop at nothing to eliminate you. It probably saw this journey to the villa as the best opportunity and decided to go all out.]

“I know.”

Chi Xiaocheng took a deep breath.

She tried to suppress her emotions, but one glance at the dazed girl in front of her made her fury uncontrollable.

From the front, Si Chen’s voice came again. “Don’t lift your heads and just stay down. We’re almost through the worst of it, and things are turning in our favor.”

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Turning in their favor?

Chi Xiaocheng didn’t dare look up, but the system’s updates painted a clear picture of the outside situation.

Turns out, Chi Song had led a team charging in from the perimeter.

Enemies converging toward them were now forced to deal with this one-armed man whom Chu Lingfeng had called a “madman.”

The sound of helicopters filled the air.

A phone nearby kept ringing. Dongfang Yang was calling repeatedly.

Moreover, such a large-scale terrorist attack had alarmed Jiuzhou City’s official armed forces.

What terrified the enemies even more was that this area seemed haunted by a “ghost.”

People kept dying inexplicably, drivers would suddenly find thin red lines slit across their necks.

One car after another spun out of control.

And all of this happened without a single visible assailant.

Amid the scent of blood, a faint fragrance of roses occasionally lingered in the air.

As if left behind by some mysterious girl.

The will of the world was targeting Chi Xiaocheng.

But aside from the will of the world, almost everyone else stood on her side!

Everything truly seemed to be turning for the better.