"Alright, now there’s just one left." After dealing with the governor''s subordinates, Rulu turned his attention to the governor, who was standing alone in the distance. He waved his hand, and a gust of wind suddenly appeared, lifting a pristine handgun that had fallen to the ground and bringing it to Rulu''s side, where he caught it.


    "Don’t blame me; you brought this on yourselves," Rulu muttered to himself as he raised the gun and aimed it at the governor, then pulled the trigger.


    With a bang, flames erupted from the gun''s muzzle, and the bullet whizzed past the governor''s shoulder, missing him completely. The powerful recoil of the handgun caused Rulu to stumble back a step.


    "While the gun is powerful, its accuracy doesn’t match that of a spell, but it’s still more effective against an Ultra-capable who can enhance their body," Rulu thought, rubbing his wrist that had gone numb from the recoil. He slowly approached the governor, intending to get closer before shooting again.


    "This isn’t good; I’m going to get killed at this rate. I need to think of a way out." The governor felt panic rising as Rulu approached. He quickly scanned the area and suddenly spotted Mayor Qiao, bound and lying on the ground not far away. He rushed over to Mayor Qiao and lifted him off the ground.


    "What do you think you’re doing? Get away from him!" Rulu shouted, aiming the gun at the governor again, but in the end, he didn’t pull the trigger and lowered the gun instead.


    "Why aren’t you shooting? Weren’t you just so bold? Shoot already!" the governor yelled, standing behind Mayor Qiao and using him as a shield. If Rulu fired, he would hit Mayor Qiao, while the governor would remain unharmed.


    "You despicable scum," Rulu spat angrily. Although he was furious, he felt helpless. With Mayor Qiao in the governor''s hands, it was difficult to attack without harming him.


    "Hahaha, kid, you can’t win against me. Just wait; our Sanctuary''s army is on the way, and then you’re finished," the governor continued to taunt. Rulu’s mind raced as he tried to find a way to rescue Mayor Qiao, but after thinking for a while, he came up empty, and the situation remained at a stalemate.


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    Suddenly, the sound of roaring engines approached from a distance. Three gray-black armored vehicles appeared on the street, speeding toward them. With a screech, the three vehicles stopped not far from Rulu and the governor.


    "Haha, our people have arrived, and you’re done for," the governor said, thinking it was the army, and he grew even more pleased.


    Rulu''s expression turned serious as he stared intently at the three armored vehicles, thinking that if these really were soldiers, he would have to give up rescuing Mayor Qiao and escape with Nana and Mrs. Qiao instead, or none of them would make it out.


    Once the armored vehicles stopped, more than twenty young men and women with red ribbons tied around their heads jumped out. They were dressed in various outfits—some wore short sleeves, others tank tops, some wore shorts, and even a few were in flip-flops. They looked no different from ordinary civilians, but they were all armed with black assault rifles, shotguns, and handguns.


    "Hey, they don’t look like Sanctuary soldiers. Could it be… they are rebels?!" The governor''s smile suddenly froze. As the governor of the Blue Sea City concession area, he knew that the slums outside the concession were filled with underground armed organizations that resisted the Sanctuary. These groups harbored deep hatred for the Sanctuary and often launched attacks within the concession to oppose its rule.


    "Who are you people, and what are you doing here?!" the governor shouted, trying to maintain his composure as he addressed the group with red ribbons.


    "Quiet! Everyone put your hands up," a stern-looking man with black curly hair, around thirty years old, commanded. He seemed to be the leader of this group. As he spoke, the others raised their guns, aiming them at the governor, Rulu, and Nana.


    "Captain Guan, save me!" Mayor Qiao suddenly shouted, "This bastard governor has captured me, and the others are my family. Don’t hurt them!"


    Upon hearing this, the curly-haired man looked closely at Mayor Qiao, and when he recognized him, he shouted back, "I know! Mayor Qiao, don’t worry; I will rescue you!"


    "So it’s you old fool causing trouble for me," the governor glared viciously at Mayor Qiao and said to Captain Guan, "You damned rebels have the audacity to come to the concession area. You’re living on borrowed time! When the Sanctuary’s army arrives, you’ll all die here!"


    "Who are you calling damned? Do you think I won’t kill you right now?" a young man with a thin face shouted sharply, raising his gun at the governor, seemingly ready to shoot.


    "Put the gun down, A-Bing! Otherwise, you’ll hurt Mayor Qiao!" Captain Guan quickly intervened, worried about Mayor Qiao''s safety. Though A-Bing was furious, he reluctantly lowered his weapon as Captain Guan ordered.