The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 268 Game
Jiang Hui gently pushed the stock of the gun with her thumb, and the long barrel rested casually on Hillman's shoulder. The muzzle moved imperceptibly with her movements, very subtly, until it met a powerful aura that seemed to materialize.

She was very careful, not moving an inch, not even activating her mental power. But Jiang Hui knew that as soon as the other party made a move, she would simultaneously pull the trigger, and it would be a matter of who was faster.

Hurry up, hurry up... get started, who's afraid of who?!
Hillman remained silent, seemingly slowing his breathing to almost nothing in order to cooperate with Jiang Hui. His shoulders were steady and unwavering as he supported the gun resting on his shoulder, his gaze focused on the other side, his hand tightly gripping the pistol in his palm.

Both of them held their breath, waiting for the result to arrive.

"Tap, tap, tap..." The aura vanished instantly as the person withdrew, and the person walked further and further away, leaving behind a rustling sound.

The man seemed to whisper something to his companion outside, then led the group further and further away, gradually moving away from the high forest area and heading in the direction where Huan Xian and the others had retreated.

gone?

Jiang Hui and Hillman exchanged a suspicious glance.

It was a long time before the enemy, who had just been locked in a fierce gunfight with Jiang Hui in the woods, was completely out of the safe zone.

After a long while, Hillman finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Finally—"

Suddenly, Jiang Hui, who had been silent, raised her hand and pressed down on Hillman's right shoulder. The other man was caught off guard and almost fell over from the slap. He couldn't help but let out a strange cry. Then he heard a whooshing sound whistling past his ear, just two or three centimeters away.

The "gift" from afar passed straight through the original route, directly through a leaf that was falling behind Hillman.

Jiang Hui caught the leaf, while the bullet lodged itself in the misaligned tree trunk behind them. Hillman was dumbfounded.

"This, this..." He paused for a moment, then immediately raised his gun again, seemingly wanting to guard against an enemy lying in ambush somewhere, yet unsure of the enemy's true movements.

Jiang Hui put down his gun, glanced at the bullet hole in the fallen leaf in his palm, his eyes darkening as he pondered something.

"He's giving a warning," Jiang Hui said calmly. His mental energy, which had been suppressed the entire way, was finally released, and he relaxed only after confirming that the other party had completely left.

"Did that guy spot them?" Hillman realized, then asked, somewhat puzzled, "But why didn't he make a move earlier?"

This was very strange. The situation was critical, and the two sides were only a few dozen meters apart. Hillman was so tense that he didn't even dare to breathe, ready to support Jiang Hui's attack at any moment, but he didn't expect that the other side would do nothing in the end and leave without firing a single shot.

So did he really find out?

If he discovered it, how could he just leave without doing anything? Wouldn't that be like letting a tiger return to the mountains? But if he didn't discover it, what was the meaning of the other party's gun and Jiang Hui's warning? It's really puzzling.

Jiang Hui didn't answer, but her silence spoke volumes. She knew Holly had discovered it, but she didn't necessarily know that the person hiding behind the canopy was the very person who had humiliated her by denying her first chance to survive.

Otherwise, even at the risk of elimination, he might still want to have a showdown with Jiang Hui. Even though Jiang Hui hadn't actually faced him, he could sense the deep-seated pride in Jiang Hui's actions. His pride was somewhat different from Clarence's; besides arrogance, this man's pride also carried a hint of madness.

Even just being close to him in the same space, they could feel the aura of 'not to be trifled with' emanating from him.

As for why the other side didn't fire their guns, it's probably for the same reason why Jiang Hui didn't choose to retaliate.

The two were so close that they didn't even need to use their mental energy or any other means to explore; they could sense the other's presence in the space.

Holly might have been a little uncertain at first, but when he stood under the tall tree where Jiang Hui and the others were hiding, raising his gun and aiming it at her chest, she certainly knew—an enemy was exposed to his gun. All it took was him pulling the trigger, and the enemy would be exposed.

However, just as her opponent halted before entering the tall forest and chose to engage her with guns, Jiang Hui had already prepared for the worst. Even though she had to be distracted to conceal her presence, her gun always remained ready to engage the enemy, ready to be aimed at anyone who entered its range.

At the same moment Holly aimed at her, Jiang Hui also pointed her gun at him.

When the two sides are compared, neither has the upper hand.

If both sides pull the trigger at the same time, even with the best physical strength and reaction ability, their room for hiding is limited. They might be able to dodge, but more likely they will be hit.

If he gets hit, it means game over for Holly. His team won't get a third chance for him to take them down, and even if he hits Jiang Hui at the same time, it won't change their inevitable defeat.

For Jiang Hui, this was undoubtedly a certain death, because even if she was hit by Holly but not shot... then within the half-minute their movements were locked on, Holly would have enough time to fire two more shots at her. In that case, their team would also be eliminated in a short time, no matter how many advantages they had created before, it would be useless, and Huan Xian and the others who were luring the enemy on the other side would also fail at the last moment.

The two sides were so close that there was absolutely no room for maneuver.

Therefore, when two people are facing off with guns, it is a standoff, but also a tacit game of strategy—it depends on the other's choice and what choice one can make.

Of course, such a game is based on the premise that both of them are sensible. Because if Jiang Hui understands this point but Holly gets stuck on it, or if Holly understands it but Jiang Hui can't figure it out, and either side makes a rash move, even if the other side wants to remain rational and preserve their own interests, they will have no choice but to cut their losses.

Fortunately, Jiang Hui and the other person were still clear-headed and did not make any rash decisions, which led to Holly's inexplicable departure from the safe zone earlier.

Because both parties need a relatively safe space to make a choice.

As for the shot Holly fired out of the blue, it was merely a warning born of his unwillingness to give up. He knew that Jiang Hui would not fall for it so easily, but at the same time, he still wanted to tell them that he had not failed to notice, but had simply chosen to let it go.

I have to say this person is too arrogant... Seriously, at this point, does face still matter?

(End of this chapter)