Universe Infinite Canteen

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Other than these two, Ma Lu also took a liking to an Iron Can Man.

That fellow, God knows where he found a set of full-body armor resembling that of the medieval knights, had it donned from head to toe, even covering his head tightly, and looked quite comical.

However, underestimating his capabilities based on his appearance would come at a cost.

Ma Lu had just witnessed with his own eyes how three men sneaked up behind him attempting a surprise attack, only for their bullets to hit the armor and emit a clinking sound, after which the Iron Can Man turned around.

Caught off guard by the sudden assault, he was dazed for a split second, until the leader, wielding a baseball bat, charged at him, prompting him to hurriedly fish out two elastic balls from his waist pouch.

With the posture of a pitcher throwing a fastball, he first tossed one of the elastic balls at the one charging in the front.

The motion looked quite intimidating, but his aim couldn't be called arrow-piercing, it was more like utterly aimless.

The throw was off from the get-go, and outrageously so; the elastic ball missed the target by a wide margin and flew onto a support beam above the elevator tower, sticking to it.

The attacker, initially worried about some exceptional countermeasure from his opponent, witnessed this and couldn't help but burst into elation, shouting loudly,

"Everyone, attack together, this kid is a pushover!"

With that, he quickened his pace.

Unlike other anglers aiming to move to other levels, they lingered around this area to take advantage of the chaos.

The Iron Can Man was alone with a seemingly couple hundred pounds heavy fish strapped to his back, already marked by them.

At this moment, the Iron Can Man threw the other elastic ball he had in hand.

"Ha ha ha ha, stop wasting your effort with that shitty aim!" the prisoner holding a katana laughed maniacally.

However, in the next moment, his smile froze; whether it was sheer luck on his opponent's part or not, the elastic ball this time flew straight toward his chest.

Just before reaching his body, it burst open, turning into a pitch-black Black Hole, while simultaneously, the elastic ball stuck on the elevator tower's support also exploded, also becoming a Black Hole.

The prisoner with the katana couldn't stop in time, plunging headfirst into the Black Hole in front of him, and the next moment he disappeared from his spot.

And then, he fell out from the other Black Hole.

By the time he realized where he was, his complexion drastically changed, scrambling to climb down and reach the cover behind, but it was already too late.

In the short span of less than three seconds that followed, at least a dozen bullets hit him, turning him completely into a corpse.

Is this... a spatial teleportation ball?

Ma Lu had not expected the Iron Can Man to possess such an equipment, but since he could teleport, why didn't he just teleport himself to the floor he wanted to go?

This question flashed briefly in Ma Lu's mind, but when he saw the Iron Can Man's thick plate armor and the heavy fish he was carrying behind, he roughly guessed some of the answers.

He supposed that his teleportation had a weight limit, perhaps a distance requirement as well.

As Ma Lu was answering his own questions, the fight continued; having dealt with the katana-wielding enemy, Iron Can Man took out five Mechanical Rats from his waist pouch and threw them at the other two men.

The Mechanical Rats were activated mid-air, their eyes turning red as they charged towards the two men.

However, one of the two men had decent gun skills and before the rats could get close, he shot two of them out of the sky.

Yet two rats still managed to rush to his front, one of them crawling up his pant leg before exploding, severing the leg of the gun-wielding man.

The last person was startled and turned to run, but was caught by the two other rats, struck from both sides with a double explosion, dying on the spot.

This Iron Can Man, dressed as a Knight, fought like an Engineer, relying on various gadgets, a rather sneaky style.

He didn't even personally deal with the gunman with the severed leg, opting to use another self-destructing Mechanical Rat instead.

It was only after all three men died that he started to approach and search their bodies, collecting the spoils of battle.

However, he became alert halfway through the search, raising his head and looking at the unfamiliar figure that suddenly appeared in front of him, reaching subconsciously into his waist pouch.

Ma Lu quickly said, "Don't be impulsive, I mean no harm, I just want to team up with you."

As he spoke, he also put away the rifle in his hand, "You must want to go to another level as well, coincidently, so do I, so we should join forces."

"......"

Iron Can Man didn't speak, but the good news was that he didn't make a move either, just quietly waiting for Ma Lu's next words.

Could it be another mute?

Ma Lu muttered to himself, but continued to speak, "Of course, just the two of us won't make a difference, those guys will still attack us, so I plan to team up with three more people, with five of us together, we should be quite more intimidating.

"Other people will think twice about the risks before they act against us."

"......"

Iron Can Man still did not speak.

Ma Lu sighed, "Once we're teamed up, I'll lead the way."

All the participants in the fishing event were heavy felons from the prison, hardly any trust was to be had between them, to break the stalemate in such a situation, one had to show some sincerity first.

Besides, he had a reset function and indeed could take a few more hits than the others.

As expected, after Ma Lu said this, the Iron Can Man finally showed a response.

He pointed at the big fish on his back.

"Don't worry, our team-up is only temporary, we'll disband once we reach the next level, and any gains before or after that are individual property, only if we gain something in the middle, um, if there is, then... we'll split it evenly."

Iron Can Man thought for a moment, then finally reached out his hand and shook hands with Ma Lu, agreeing to the latter's invitation to team up.

The first sortie being a success boosted Ma Lu's confidence. Then they went on to find Battle Axe Muscle Brother, but when the latter heard Ma Lu's proposal, he spat out a single word.

"Scram!"

"Why?"

"Because I don't trust you." Battle Axe Muscle Brother coldly said.

"Then how can we gain your trust?" Instead of leaving, Ma Lu was persistent, continuing to pry for an answer.

Perhaps Battle Axe Muscle Brother had never encountered someone so thick-skinned and relentlessly pestering before, he was stunned for a moment, then said,

"Gaining my trust isn't easy, I don't even know who you are."

"I can introduce myself, I'm Ma Lu from Zone 23, and this is my teammate... uh."

Ma Lu turned towards the Iron Can Man, but the latter gave him no face, standing still with nothing to say.

"I've heard of him," Battle Axe Muscle Brother gripped his Battle Axe tighter, "He's that damned freak from Zone 7, I don't want to cooperate with a freak."

Upon hearing this, Iron Can Man was not to be outdone and reached into his waist pouch.

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