Now, with 8 and 12 seasoned gunmen concentrating fire on Henry from 25 to 30 meters away, neither Bond nor Wolf could imagine how Henry could possibly survive, let alone the formidable enemy Barrett facing him.
Wolf and Bond had both instructed their respective gang members to wait until the pastor's shot before acting simultaneously, to prevent Henry from detecting them prematurely.
Henry now had four Colt double-action revolvers tucked into his waistband.
He was also worried about assassins taking advantage of the situation to attack him, otherwise he wouldn't have brought people to control the high ground in advance.
As long as they were within the effective range of the firearms, he had nothing to fear.
As the pastor began to recite the prayer, the atmosphere in the square immediately tensed. Some women were already too afraid to watch, lowering their heads to look at the ground.
Among them were the two barmaids, Streisand and Barbara.
"God bless, Henry is so handsome, let him live," Barbara prayed softly.
"Go, Henry, we haven't even fucked yet, you can't die," Streisand murmured.
Philip confessed to God, completed his request, held a revolver in his right hand—muzzle pointed upwards—and said loudly, "Ready~"
Instantly, it seemed even the hot summer wind in the square stilled, creating a suffocating feeling, as if the air above the square was filled with unseen spirits, holding their breath, anticipating new members!
Barrett took a shallow breath, slowly exhaled, and felt his blood begin to burn.
He loved this feeling of fighting for his life on the edge of death!
'Danger! Besides Barrett, 8 people on the left and 12 on the right will shoot at me within one second! Two of them even within half a second!'
Henry gripped and drew with both hands, instantly pulling out his guns and firing in both directions!
Pastor Philip's signal for the duel, the gunshots, rang out simultaneously.
At this moment, Henry felt as if he were a computer processor; every move of these 20 bandits and Barrett across from him was reflected in his mind!
First, shoot the two on the left and right who will fire within half a second!
"Bang bang!" Two gunshots rang out.
Wolf and Bond fell backward, a hole the size of a baby's mouth bursting open in the center of their foreheads.
This nearly scared Luke shitless, because the bullet shot at Bond grazed his right ear, a sharp whistling sound of the bullet cutting through the air came from his ear, and he even felt the edge of his ear scalded by the hot wind from the passing bullet.
A gray bead shell silently shattered.
Because Henry's action half a second early triggered Barrett's instinctive reaction, he fired almost immediately after Henry, instantly hitting Henry.
The initial velocity of the bullet was nearly 300 meters per second, needing only 0.1 seconds to cross 30 meters and hit the target!
Henry expressionlessly fired one shot at Barrett and another at the fastest-moving bandit.
Instantly, a hole also burst open in Barrett's forehead. The light in his eyes instantly froze, filled with deep regret and confusion.
He had instinctively fired his gun and then realized Henry hadn't shot at him, but was killing the assassins on the sides, which made him deeply regretful.
Because Henry was bound to die from the bullet he had fired.
However, Henry was perfectly fine; instead, he himself was hit in the forehead by Henry's counterattack!
Immediately, Barrett's consciousness was completely extinguished, and he fell into eternal darkness.
To onlookers, it appeared that Henry first shot two bandits, then simultaneously exchanged fire with Barrett.
Because all of this happened within 0.1-0.2 seconds, they couldn't see the details clearly, only feeling a blur before their eyes as Henry fired four shots!
Henry continued to fire expressionlessly, emptying 12 rounds from two Colt double-action revolvers within one second, killing Barrett and the 11 fastest-moving bandits.
Then, he released his hands, letting the two pistols drop to the ground, and quickly drew the two double-action pistols from his lower back.
At this point, the townspeople in the audience began to react, screaming repeatedly. Some began to run backward, causing the square to become chaotic and also disturbing the remaining members of the Wolf Gang and Skull Gang.
More than a second passed. Although Henry had prioritized killing the fastest-moving bandits, the combined number of these two gangs was too great, and they all made their living with guns, with many skilled individuals among them.
So, as Henry drew the two pistols from his lower back, preparing to fire, three gray bead shells silently vanished.
"Bang bang bang"
Henry remained expressionless, as if transformed into an eight-armed demon god, continuing to kill the bandits according to his perceived priority.
Although the scene was chaotic, in Henry's eyes and mind, everything was clearly organized. It seemed as if several bandits were firing simultaneously, but there was an orderly sequence within it.
This was like a master of micro-carving, who could engrave eight characters, even with a signature and seal, on a cross-section as thin as a strand of hair.
Within the minutest detail, all-encompassing; within an inch, a vast world!
The remaining nine bandits fell one by one, almost all hit in the head—forehead, eyes, neck—and died instantly upon falling.
At the same time, another gray bead shell silently vanished.
At such a short distance, it was inevitable to be hit under concentrated fire, as these hardened bandits were all good shots.
From the moment Henry began shooting until all the bandits and Barrett fell, less than 3 seconds elapsed.
Henry was like a God who controlled everything!
The twin guns in his hands were the divine thunder and fire weapons with which he punished sinners.
The four new deputies and Luke had just reacted, raising their pistols and rifles, only to find that all the enemies had already fallen.
It was even more impossible for others to notice that Henry had been hit, because everything ended too quickly.
They would only be shocked by the precision and speed of Henry's marksmanship.
"Everyone, don't panic, the gang and the assassins have all been wiped out," Henry said loudly.
The initially panicked townspeople around slowed down, turned to look, and found that the bandits who had been firing in the square had indeed all fallen, their fates unknown.
Moreover, the roaring gunfire had indeed stopped, and Sheriff Henry looked majestic and unharmed, which gradually calmed their panic.
The moment the gunshots rang out, Mayor William's guards surrounded him protectively. Before they could take further action, they found that the gunfight had already ended; Henry's shooting was simply too efficient.
This made them look at Henry in Independence Square as if he were a demon god.
Henry said to Luke, "Gather the bodies of these assassins together; I'll examine them later."
After speaking, Henry walked towards Barrett's fallen body. Upon reaching him, he knelt down and used his left hand to close Barrett's eyelids, silently sending him off in his heart: Sorry, I have a death-exempting gold token.
Barrett was honorable, and Henry hoped he would be a clear-headed ghost.
Next, Henry began to search Barrett's person. He only found a Colt 1873 single-action revolver and 60 rounds of ammunition, an Elgin pocket watch, and over 2200 us dollars in his waist pouch.
Henry picked up the waist pouch, stood up, and said to the four new deputies, "One of you, go tell the sheriff's office coachman to bring the carriage over. Take all these bodies, except for Barrett's, back to the sheriff's office for searching."
Immediately after, Henry went to search the two bandits who had been quickest to draw their guns. By the time the sheriff's office coachman arrived, Henry had already collected all the wallets or waist pouches into his own hands, and Barrett's had already been quietly put into his spatial storage.
These were his spoils of war, and he took them openly and honestly.
In this town, unless William questioned or opposed it, no one could deprive him of his spoils.
"Thor and Hank, go to the hotel where Barrett was staying and retrieve his belongings. Luke, you take 10 men to find out where these bandits were holed up, arrest the remaining ones, and confiscate their property. The remaining 4 men will escort the bodies back to the sheriff's office, count their belongings, and identify them," Henry arranged one by one.
Thanks to Wufa Ziran, Da Mianju, Yu Sheng Ni Hao Qing Duo Zhi Jiao, and Lietu Fenghou for their recommendation votes.