As they prepared in the arena, Chen Xing had already helped little Zero reload her gun. When they were ready, the host announced, “Let’s begin!”

As soon as the host’s words fell, three more marbles shot out, even faster than before. However, in Zero’s eyes, shooting was like solving math and physics problems. Her unique, bright blue eyes gave her excellent focus. So, with a bit of calculation, she could achieve a perfect hit rate.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!” The gun in her hand fired three more shots.

While others needed to empty an entire magazine, Zero only fired three shots because every shot hit the target.

“Pop! Pop! Pop!” In the slow-motion footage on the big screen, three bullets hit the glowing marbles perfectly.

“OH!!!” The crowd in the arena instantly erupted in cheers.

“Wow, the Gun Queen!”

“Oh my!”

“Sharpshooter!”

The surrounding audience immediately started cheering. Even the host hadn’t expected this young beauty to be so skilled.

“Cough cough! Congratulations to this young lady for successfully winning the combat gloves! Would you like to continue the challenge?”

“Challenge, challenge!” Little Zero smiled happily and handed the gun to Chen Xing, asking him to help her reload.

Chen Xing smiled and patted her head, “You’re really amazing!”

“Hehe~”

Zero didn’t pay much attention to the praise from the people around her earlier, but now that she had received praise from Chen Xing, she was overjoyed. She tiptoed and playfully shook her head, as if she had completed a mission as an adorable little puppy, seeking a reward.

Chen Xing couldn’t resist and gave her a gentle rub.

“Um…” He messed up Zero’s hair, making her pout and protest, “Not rub… just patting!”

“Haha…” Chen Xing indulgently fixed her hair and then gently patted her head.

“She’s so cute! This little girl!”

Some people around couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Why does she look a bit familiar?”

“She does seem a bit familiar!”

“Come on, just because someone looks good, you think she’s familiar?”

“Haha, that’s true.”

“But she really is adorable!”

Since Zero and Chen Xing had disappeared from the public eye for a while, no one recognized them now. If it had been during their peak popularity, they would have been instantly recognized, given how active the internet, especially in the bustling world of the Spirit Continent, flooded with countless daily news updates.

It was perfectly normal not to remember them now.

“Are you ready? I didn’t expect such a talented young lady from Hua Country! I’m really looking forward to you winning the grand prize tonight!” The host shouted.

Crowd: ???

With this statement, some of the onlookers couldn’t help but feel a bit irritated. What did he mean by “didn’t expect such from Hua Country”? Even if he hadn’t seen much, he could at least be polite and keep his mouth shut!

“Come on, young lady! Let this idiot host see what real skill is!”

Some people in the crowd started to cheer.

“Go for it!”

“Go, go!”

The cheers from the surrounding spectators grew louder and louder.

The host’s face turned a bit ugly upon seeing this reaction. It seemed that he had misspoken earlier.

However, he still believed that what he said wasn’t entirely wrong. In his mind, even though his country was small, it was filled with elites. Take the recent rankings in international competitions for example, where Hua country had been steadily dropping and even fell below the Ying country, leading to ridicule from various countries.

He looked at Zero with a sneer in his heart, thinking; enjoy your happiness now, but you’ll leave empty-handed later.

To be honest, Zero’s continued participation was what he wanted to see. If she stopped halfway and took all the prizes home, he would be at a loss. Just like the shooter earlier, who took away the tactical goggles, it was already a loss for him. He could only console himself with other promotional products.

“Are you ready? Successfully pass this stage, and you’ll get combat boots!”

“Alright~” Zero held the gun in her hand, focusing intently on the dark night ahead.

“Let’s begin!”

As the host’s words fell, a few seconds later…

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”

“Bang, bang, bang!”

Once again, three shots, all on target!

The crowd erupted into cheers once more.

“The Gun Queen!”

“The Gun Queen!”

The audience cheered together!

This attracted even more people to gather around.

The host was overjoyed to see this turnout. With so many people, it seemed like he would have a successful night.

“Congratulations to this beautiful little sharpshooter for winning combat boots!”

“Would you like to continue the challenge? The next stage is the grand prize!”

“However, this level is not as easy as the previous ones! A friendly reminder, if you stop now, you can take home all the rewards you’ve won so far. But if you fail, you’ll leave with nothing, young lady!”

Although the host gave a friendly reminder, he secretly hoped that Zero would continue. To save face after being insulted by the audience earlier, he decided to add fuel to the fire:

“For this challenge that could win the grand prize, I haven’t seen anyone succeed in the Hua Country! But in our country, there have been quite a few successful challengers.”

Onlookers: ???

Of course, he was just making things up. Excluding professional players who wouldn’t have the time to play such a small game, even if you turned his entire country upside down, you probably wouldn’t find anyone among ordinary citizens who could complete the final challenge. Did anyone with that level of skill even count as an ordinary person?

He said this simply because he was convinced that Zero couldn’t complete it.

Because the final challenge was nothing like the previous ones. It was something that an ordinary person couldn’t possibly accomplish!

Once he finished speaking as though Zero’s failure was already apparent, the people present had gloomy expressions. However, it also ignited their desire to challenge.

“Challenge!”

“Challenge!”

No kidding, could they back down on their own territory and let this idiot host laugh at them? So before Zero could say anything, the people around started to cheer.

Zero, of course, chose to continue the challenge.

“Bring it on~”

She said in a soft and somewhat childish voice, which, although not very loud and still somewhat immature, silenced the entire audience!

Everyone held their breath, quietly waiting for Zero to claim the ultimate prize!

Her previous shots had already won over the audience. It seemed like a foregone conclusion that she could win the final prize.

“It’s started!”

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”

The familiar sound rang out.

But…

Nothing appeared!

Zero: ???

Crowd: ???

Where’s the target!?

Zero looked somewhat bewildered at the host beside her.

The host chuckled and said, “In the final stage, you shoot toothpicks!”

Crowd: ???

Then, on the large screen, a slow-motion replay began. In the darkness, three toothpicks did indeed appear.

However, those toothpicks were too thin… and they didn’t even glow.

Wasn’t this ridiculous? Who could hit that?

Zero gritted her teeth, “Let’s try it again.”

“Alright!”

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”

“This…”

Zero looked at Chen Xing with some difficulty. She really couldn’t do this…

Although she could barely see them, seeing toothpicks from a hundred meters away was already quite abnormal.

But due to the toothpicks’ light weight and the wind, their trajectory was completely unpredictable. They even spun in the air!

All these factors made it impossible for little Zero to have any confidence or take a shot.

At this moment, the host spoke again, “You have one more chance, young lady. You have to seize this opportunity.”

“Umm…”

Then, the machine sounded again.

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!”

Five shots from the pistol!

This was the first time Zero had emptied an entire magazine.

The whole place fell silent. Everyone looked at the big screen, waiting for the replay.

However…

Those three toothpicks remained intact from start to finish. This meant that none of the five bullets had hit!

“Umm…” Zero was not happy…

Uncomfortable… ●︿●

The joy from earlier disappeared with a snap.

Chen Xing chuckled and rubbed her little head.

Just as he was about to comfort her, the audience around them became agitated!

“Cheating! Fraud!”

“How is this even possible to hit!”

The host shook his head with a smile, “Tsk tsk tsk…”

“Oh, what a pity, what a pity…”

Although he said it was a pity, the corners of his mouth were almost reaching his molars. It was clear that he was extremely pleased!

Then, he clapped his hands, and a person in black clothing, not very tall, walked up.

The host said, “We never play dirty. This is one of the ordinary players from our country. Let everyone see what real skill is.”

Hearing this, the people around frowned.

What’s this? An ordinary player?

Do they really expect us to believe that?

However, they still didn’t believe that anyone could hit moving toothpicks from a hundred meters away.

The short person in black walked up to Chen Xing and Zero, took the gun from Zero, and quickly performed a series of actions: reloading, chambering, all in one go. Then, he raised the pistol with one hand.

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”

The short person in black fired three shots in quick succession. And on the big screen, the toothpicks shattered one by one, to the amazement of everyone!

All three shots hit!?

The people who had been heckling in the audience suddenly shut their mouths.

Face slapped! Unhappy!

Then the man put down the gun and bowed to the audience. He walked off the stage very calmly. He didn’t say a word throughout.

Not saying anything was even more uncomfortable for the audience than saying a thousand hurtful words. Everyone had a stern face and remained silent.

The host was overjoyed!

This face slap felt so satisfying.

Chen Xing remained expressionless the whole time.

Just now, San’er had scanned that person.

The short person just now had a power level of 3 million. A Spirit Master specializing in firearms. A professional player.

“Haha… I apologize for your lack of skill.”

The host had a full smile on his face. He looked smug!

The audience below wished they could tear his face off!

Afterwards, the host said: “The next contestant, oh, is this young lady’s boyfriend?”

“I wonder if this handsome young man can help his girlfriend seek revenge?”

“Let’s wait and see.”

This host was definitely a professional. With just a few words, he shifted everyone’s attention to Chen Xing, making everyone look at him.

“Um…” Little Zero looked at Chen Xing, pouting slightly and looking a bit unhappy.

Chen Xing smiled and lifted her up, gently kissing her.

Crowd: ???

Host: ???

“Um…” Zero blushed and pursed her lips, not saying anything.

Then, with one hand holding her and the other disassembling the magazine, changing the magazine, and loading it, he performed the actions swiftly and smoothly.

The professional player who had stepped down to the stage just now squinted his eyes when he saw this.

These movements… were clearly professional!

The speed at which he changed magazines with one hand was on par with his two-handed speed.

“Oh, it looks like this handsome young man is also an expert!”

As soon as this was said, the people around also became expectant, watching Chen Xing attentively.

Chen Xing placed the gun in front of Zero again and kissed her on the lips, saying softly, “Load it, my dear.”

“Mmm~” Zero blushed and helped Chen Xing load the gun.

“Ka-chak…”

The magazine was filled!

Then Chen Xing raised the gun with one hand and said lightly, “Come on.”

He showed no intention of putting Zero down.

“Um… should I go down?” Zero was afraid of getting in his way.

Chen Xing smiled and shook his head, “No need, it’s as easy as child’s play.”

“Okay…” Hearing his words, Zero relaxed and shifted her small head, leaning against his chest, and quietly watched the hand holding the gun.

In her heart, Chen Xing never boasted… what he said was what he could do!

She couldn’t help but look forward to it. She wanted to see Chen Xing get cheers from the entire audience. She would be even happier than stealing the limelight herself!

However, everyone else was puzzled: Didn’t carrying a girl in his arms double the difficulty?

The host, seeing this, couldn’t help but sneer inwardly. He had already started to pity Chen Xing. After all, if he failed later, it would be too embarrassing.

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.”

“Bang, bang, bang!”

He squeezed the trigger three times in a row.

All three shots hit, and the marbles exploded!

Everything happened too quickly, and the crowd hadn’t reacted yet before it was over!

“Yay!” Zero raised her hands excitedly in Chen Xing’s arms and cheered happily.

The host was stunned for a moment, and when he reacted, he said, “Congratulations…”

Chen Xing had already changed the magazine and had Zero load the chamber again, directly interrupting his nonsense and saying coldly, “Next level, no more nonsense.”

“Uh…”

Bold!

Incredibly bold!

The host was left dumbfounded on the spot.