Chapter 194 Pursuit in the Snow and Ice
Earl eventually came.
It was the sound of explosions across the river that drew him over.
As a Psychic, Earl understood the difference between Psychics and ordinary people better than anyone in Cox Village.
Moreover, he had fought Steven before, and his abilities were severely restrained by Steven.
If it weren't for Steven's fear of an ambush from the people of Cox Village, Earl would have been dead that day.
However, he couldn't just stand by and watch the entire village die there.
The villagers of Cox Village felt a sense of relief when they saw this familiar scene. They knew Earl had arrived!
Earl, with great effort, maneuvered from the riverbank, harnessing the power of ice and snow to impede Steven's line of sight. Simultaneously, he bellowed instructions to the villagers, "Run! Run!"
The villagers snapped out of their daze. This attack had been a complete failure, with countless casualties.
If they continued to fight, who knew what other tricks Steven had up their sleeve?
Everyone quickly helped their injured family, and some even struggled to carry the bodies of their fallen family members.
As for those who had been blown to pieces, they could only take the larger parts back.
This undoubtedly slowed them down.
Earl was extremely anxious. He was terrified of dying, but if the villagers all died here, he would live in guilt for the rest of his life.
So, he did his best to maintain the snowstorm, buying time for the villagers to retreat. This tactic had served him well in the past, allowing him to escape a similar peril..
Inside the shelter, Steven put away his sniper rifle after seeing the snowstorm obscuring his view.
If his defense value of his supernatural ability was 10000, his attack value would be at most 500, mostly relying on long-range firepower.
Moreover, with his view obstructed, shooting would be a waste of bullets.
However, since Steven knew there was an Ice and Snow Psychic, Steven had already thought of how to deal with him.
Maintaining such a large-scale snowstorm consumed a tremendous amount of energy.
And escaping from here back across the river was a straight-line distance of over 0.4 miles.
"I want to see how long you can hold out!" Steven closed the window, letting the ice and snow rage outside.
He opened the extradimensional space and began methodically putting on his gear—bulletproof vest, bulletproof pants, bulletproof helmet, cold-weather clothing, cut-resistant gloves, as well as dagger, grenades, Karambit, and pistol.
Other heavy items were left in the extradimensional space, ready to be taken out at any time.
Once ready, Steven quickly went downstairs.
He caught Elinor and Nora's eye, telling them, "Wait for me at home!"
Then, without waiting for their reaction, he opened the door and walked out of the shelter.
Nora had just finished vomiting and was weakly leaning on the sofa.
Seeing the energetic and decisive Steven, she couldn't help but feel a strong sense of security.
This assault served as a stark revelation of her own frailty and vulnerability, casting Steven's composure and might into even sharper relief. She found herself in awe of his tranquility and fortitude.
She couldn't help but ask herself, 'Being by such a man's side is indeed a blessing, but what can I do for him?'
The more she thought about it, the more guilty she felt.
It seemed that besides trying harder in bed, she really couldn't contribute much in other areas.
Steven walked out of the shelter, bypassed the south road, and chose to go out from the west road.
After all, the south road was already a mess, with traps everywhere, making it easy to get hurt.
He wasn't afraid of the enemy escaping because he had a vehicle.
Steven took out a snowmobile, drove out of Emerald Estate from another road, and then detoured towards the riverbank to pursue.
Earl struggled to maintain the scale of the snowstorm to obstruct Steven's view.
But after a long time, he noticed the gunfire had stopped, and Steven hadn't pursued. He felt a bit relieved.
But soon, everyone heard the sound of an engine.
The snowmobile sped down the road. Steven activated the autopilot and then took out an assault rifle, starting to shoot at the retreating crowd!
Bullets flew out like fiery snakes, instantly taking seven or eight lives!
The villagers screamed in terror.
"Earl, stop him!" Someone called out to Earl for help.
Hearing this, Steven carefully observed the crowd.
Amidst the chaos, one figure stood out conspicuously.
While the rest of the crowd was engaged in a desperate flight, this individual, noticeably chubby, turned to face Steven directly and raised his hands.
"It's you!" Steven tossed the assault rifle to the passenger seat and set up the sniper rifle on the car door!
A deafening gunshot rang out, but at the same time, a torrent of ice and snow surged forward.
The bullet, imbued with supernatural ability, pierced through the ice and snow, missing Earl by less than 8 inches and hitting the ice hard!
Earl was ice-cold and terrified.
Steven's mastery of spatial supernatural ability, combined with the power of the sniper rifle, could now penetrate his snowstorm.
However, the bullet's angle would still be affected and deviate.
"Earl, go!" A sled rushed over, and the man on it extended his hand to Earl.
They had realized Steven's terror and didn't dare to stay, all fleeing in panic.
Earl quickly reached out, and the man pulled him onto the sled.
Steven stopped the vehicle at the riverbank.
Looking at the wide Mississippi River in front of him, the thick ice had been frozen for over a month, probably 20 feet deep.
Steven hesitated for only a second before deciding to turn around and drive onto the ice!
Chase!
This was a perfect opportunity to eliminate the enemy Psychic.
Those villagers had caused trouble more than once, and Steven had no reason to let them go!
The engine roared, and the snowmobile drove onto the ice, chasing the sleds ahead.
The dogs couldn't match the speed of the snowmobile.
Although the sled dogs were running desperately towards the other side of the river, it wouldn't take long for Steven to catch up.
Steven pursued while setting up his sniper rifle, looking for Earl's weaknesses.
He was acutely aware that eliminating this Psychic was the key to victory. With Earl out of the picture, the villagers of Cox Village would be rendered as defenseless as lambs before a predator, ripe for the taking.
But Earl, in his desperation, also unleashed incredible power, maintaining the snowstorm between Steven and everyone else.
Earl was smart, too. He knew this attack couldn't harm Steven, so he chose to block his view as much as possible.
As long as Steven couldn't aim, his damage to them would be minimized.
However, during the escape, the crowd was inevitably scattered.
Steven noticed that Earl had effectively blocked his view, so he turned his gun to start shooting the villagers!
A loud roar echoed over the Mississippi River, and with one shot, three people huddled together on a sled were all pierced through, instantly falling onto the ice!
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