Mercenary's War

"He did it! I knew he could do it, he is..."

Yelena wanted to share the joy of success with Gao Yang right away, and instinctively started to move forward, but Glolov pulled her back.

"Not now, the timing isn’t quite right, there’s too many people."

Yelena hesitated, stopped in her tracks, and whispered, "Will it expose his identity?"

Glolov whispered back, "It will expose your identity. No matter who it is, as long as they associate you with him, you’ll potentially be in danger, and if you’re in danger, it means he’ll be even more endangered."

Yelena understood the reasoning. She said with a hint of regret, "It’s a pity, he looks exhausted."

Glolov said gravely, "It’s okay, he’s just a bit tired, Yelena, these kinds of days won’t last long. Once we retire and he clears his identity, there won’t be so much going on anymore. It’ll be soon."

Yelena whispered, "I know, very soon, very soon, I’m really looking forward to that day."

Though Yelena couldn’t go to Gao Yang’s side, Cui Bo and Phoenix immediately approached him.

"Unbelievable, you actually did it."

Phoenix looked at Gao Yang, appearing very bewildered.

"How on earth did you pull it off?"

Gao Yang sat on the ground, mimicked a shooting gesture, and smiled, "Aim, then fire."

Phoenix contemplated in bewilderment for a moment, then whispered, "I still can’t believe you really did it, you’re truly... amazing, I’m... far from matching up to you..."

Cui Bo laughed heartily, extended his hand to Gao Yang, and said with a laugh, "Don’t sit here, let’s go."

Gao Yang grasped Cui Bo’s hand, stood up with Cui Bo’s pull, wobbled a bit, and sighed, "I’m so tired."

Cui Bo said with a relaxed face, "Tired? You probably are, these things are indeed exhausting, but there’s an issue now: you’ve achieved something miraculous that no one has ever achieved before, so can you unveil your identity here?"

Gao Yang exhaled and said, "I don’t know, I hadn’t thought I’d really succeed, I just wanted to do my best. The level of commotion from success and failure is different. I originally planned to come out, but now, I need to consult the cleaner."

Phoenix glanced back and said, "Then you better hurry."

Many people were already approaching Gao Yang.

Maxes didn’t feel any dismay from the failure; he had lost the bet but found a great business opportunity.

Alexander was still in a frenzy of joy but had finally calmed down. He was extremely happy and satisfied, yet no longer running around spouting profanities.

Alexander was a mercenary by origin, so when expressing joy, he wouldn’t be particularly elegant. But as a legendary mercenary, he had gone through countless storms, so he could quickly control his emotions.

Max approached Alexander proactively, extended his hand to Alexander with a sincere face, and said, "Congratulations, you won, I lost. According to the bet, I apologize to you, and I’ll also apologize to you on Twitter."

Alexander shook hands with Max, smiled, and said, "I accept your apology."

They nodded to each other, and then Max took out one dollar and handed it to Alexander with both hands, saying solemnly, "This is my wager."

Alexander accepted the dollar, couldn’t resist flicking the banknote, and after taking a look, he remarked with emotion, "I will keep it as a collection, encased in a glass frame in my office."

Max smiled and said, "Now I’d like to discuss cooperation with you, also, I must say, you’ve found a magical shooter. I’m wondering if you could introduce me to this magical shooter; he seems not only magical but also mysterious."

Alexander looked at Gao Yang, smiled, and said, "I think he might need some time alone, but I’ll go ask him anyway."

Alexander quickly walked toward Gao Yang and then showed the dollar in his hand to Gao Yang, expressing with emotion, "Won, truly won. I can’t imagine it. Ram, from today on you’re the true Gun God. The issue is whether you can reveal your identity. I don’t know what fake identity you use in America, but it seems if you just leave like this, it’ll only spark more curiosity. There are too many people wanting to meet you over there. Also, Max asked me to check with you if you’re willing to sit down and meet with him."

Gao Yang took a breath and said, "My identity is confidential now, don’t tell anyone; you must ensure you do this."

Alexander nodded and said, "Of course, that’s a responsibility I must fulfill."

"Great, now I need to go rest for a bit, don’t let anyone disturb me. I need to ask professionals if I can reveal myself. If so, it won’t take long. If not, you’ll have to find a way to cover it up."

"Okay."

Alexander nodded, then said solemnly, "As a fellow marksman, I don’t know how you did it. Maybe it’s the difference between gods and mortals, but I know you must be exhausted, go rest."

Gao Yang nodded, then he picked up the gun, saying gravely, "This gun, you definitely need to show it to everybody; that’s fine. But, I want this gun."

Alexander responded without hesitation, "It’s rightfully yours; if you didn’t say it, I would give it to you anyway. A miracle gun should belong to the one who achieves the miracle."

Gao Yang grinned briefly, handed the gun to Alexander, and then said regretfully, "Buddy, I may never have this kind of form in my life again. It’s a shame not to leave the chance of surpassing limits on the battlefield; I regret it."

Alexander quietly said, "So I owe you a favor, also, regarding your fee for appearing, we’ll discuss it later."

Gao Yang chuckled and said, "Let’s leave it at that for now, I need to rest, make sure no one bothers me, hope it won’t take too long."

They nodded to each other, and Cui Bo helped Gao Yang as they proceeded to his bedroom from which he just came out.

Now Gao Yang was so tired he needed someone to assist him to walk, not due to physical exhaustion but because of the energy-depleting sense of powerlessness, hard to describe but understandable to those who’ve experienced it.

After walking some distance, Gao Yang said to Cui Bo, "Once I’m inside where no one can see, bring Yelena and the others over."

"Understood."

"Curtis, it’s such a pity..."

Cui Bo laughed and said, "I don’t think it’s a pity at all, Brother Yang, I think you’ll still pull it off in the future, no doubt you’ll pull it off again."