I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 362 Jack's Bizarre Adventure (Urgent)

Jack's gaze pierced through the bullet-shattered window and fell upon the scene inside the tavern. Unfortunate customers lay sprawled on the floor, and a plainly dressed young man was struggling to resist the onslaught of seven or eight armed men.

They wore the Woodnas family insignia, and although their weapons were only standard issue, they were far superior to the equipment carried by the tax collector's bodyguard back home, even for the relatively inexperienced Jack.

But what Jack envied most were the exaggerated glasses they wore on their heads. He had heard old York talk about them; they were called tactical goggles, and it was said that as long as you wore them, even someone who couldn't shoot could become a sharpshooter with perfect aim.

However, when facing that young man, the device that was supposed to be able to hit the bullseye every time seemed to have lost its function. Bullets flew past his body, causing sparks to fly in the shop. But this young man was not invincible. Compared to his incredibly strong dodging, his physical skills were quite poor. Although he could entangle with enemies at close range by relying on his physical advantage, he could not even break through.

"He must have had his physique strengthened by the power of the Earth Goddess, just like me. But this guy probably hasn't suffered much before; it seems like he's never even been in a fight!"

Jack secretly grumbled to himself, "If only I knew how to use this method to prevent others' attacks from hitting me..."

"No, I might actually have it!"

Jack felt a sudden flash of inspiration, and memories of his early fishing days flooded back. The fish he saw in the water from the shore were often not in the same spot he could see, but rather in a lower position. He didn't know the principle behind this, but he knew that water would cause things to appear off-center. His ability was to control the amount of water within his range, so could he create a situation similar to the fish in the water?

With this thought in mind, Jack disregarded the fact that he was in the crowd and immediately began to try it out.

Although he touched upon the core of divine magic, "prayer," without yet understanding what divine magic was, he overlooked the possibility that others might sense his divine magic.

Thus, he successfully gave himself the buff of light refraction, but at the same time, the equipment on the Woodnas family thugs who were besieging the ability user also emitted a piercing buzz!

"Are there any accomplices?!"

When the thugs saw the alarm go off, their expressions changed drastically. They cursed inwardly for their incompetence; their own people hadn't come to their aid on their own territory, while the other side's accomplices were secretly providing support!
Fortunately, the tactical goggles provided by the family were indeed very effective. The approximate location of the target was determined the instant the Earth God Power was identified.

However, in that moment of distraction while searching for someone, the besieged youth seized the opportunity and leaped towards the nearest window. But this choice was clearly unwise, because his abilities could not distort the environment as well. Therefore, the instant he jumped towards the window, even though the thugs thought he was rushing towards the wall, they knew they had to shoot at the window!
"Bang bang bang bang!"

The gunshots, which rang out almost simultaneously, caused the young man to stagger. As blood splattered, he struggled to his feet. At this moment, Jack finally realized that he had committed a grave offense and was about to run away. However, when he saw the young man, he couldn't help but think of the "destined encounters" that old York had talked about.

"Bet or not?"

The question resurfaced in Jack's mind, but this time, he did not hesitate.

The weight of one person was nothing to the physique of a Super Terran. Jack reached out and scooped up the young man who was right in front of him, and darted away.

At the same time, they did not forget to comfort the struggling wounded:

"I am also a chosen one of the Earth Goddess; we are all in the same boat!"

Actually, Jack had just heard similar words from onlookers, but that didn't stop him from considering himself a chosen one of the Earth Goddess.

Old York had said that when you're out in the world, you choose your own identity; if he didn't stop this guy from struggling, he'd only lose face. Hearing Jack's words, the young man's struggles lessened noticeably, but he still gritted his teeth and said:

What happened to the Earth Goddess after the Sea God destroyed the world?

“How could I…” Jack was about to give a vague answer when he suddenly remembered the hallucination and immediately said:

"After shedding tears, they turned into the moon."

"Phew..." The young man breathed a slight sigh of relief. Although this did not prove that Jack was really in cahoots with him, it at least showed that Jack was not completely ignorant about the fragments of the earth and was not as crazy as those forces that were eager to research this power.

He tried to discern his surroundings before saying:

"Run south towards the port! My ship isn't docked!"

"A ship!" Jack's eyes lit up at the word, and he quickened his pace. He saved the young man not simply because he admired the scenes in Old York's story, but because the young man looked very rich.

His complete set of clothes and his delicate skin were enough to prove this point, which meant that taking this young man away would at least allow them to extract some remaining value from his corpse.

Now, hearing about a boat brings a sense of joy akin to winning the grand prize.

How could Jack possibly outrun a well-equipped local force when he's running on two legs?

Hearing the engine noise and the exclamations of pedestrians behind him, Jack looked around, ignored the young man's instructions, and plunged into a waterway.

"No, this waterway is shallow... glug glug..."

Before the young man could finish speaking, Jack pulled him into the water. However, before the wet feeling could spread, he returned to his original dry state.

The young man looked around in surprise and realized that the two of them were encased in a huge bubble, and the bullets that were constantly being fired into the water from the shore were all hitting their backs.

"Woodnus's tactical equipment couldn't possibly be without underwater calibration, could it be a capability similar to mine?"

Only now did the young man finally believe Jack's words that he was the chosen one of the Earth Goddess.

"How are you? I saw you took several shots. Can you hold on?"

Just as he was pondering this, Jack suddenly spoke up and asked a question. The young man then remembered his gunshot wound and shook his head, saying:

"No problem, it's all superficial wounds. They wanted to capture him alive, so they used bullets with higher stopping power (Note ①). He'll just be in pain all over, but he'll be fine after a good night's sleep."

The young man glanced at the bullet with half of its head still sticking out of his arm, shook his head and said, "Although Jack doesn't understand what 'stopping force' means, seeing the bullet stuck in his skin, he knows it's not as bad as being bitten by a fish!"
(End of this chapter)