"Hey … Old man, what are you doing … Ah!" After Xiao Tan was carried into the sky, he was halfway through his sentence when he lifted his head … and he realized that the old man in the black robe had morphed into a giant black crow, and the hand that held him down had morphed into a giant bird claw.
"Don't be afraid, young man." The old man's voice came from the chest of the crow. "Don't move. I'm just taking you to a place. I won't hurt you."
"Erm … Tell me the truth, old man." Xiao Tan hesitated. "Before I get the bread for you, I still have something to do …"
"As long as you're willing to help me, I'll help you," the old man replied.
"Hahahahaha …" Feng Bujue, who was following Xiao Tan from the perspective of a spectator, laughed out loud. "I can't believe he proposed such a deal. This is a sure win for us."
Brother Jue's mind was very clear. As soon as the NPC said that, he had already calculated everything. No matter what the old man asked Xiao Tan to do, it was part of the plot. If he could do it, it would be best if he could get an extra reward. If he couldn't, as long as he didn't lose his life, it would be worth it. What Xiao Tan wanted the old man to do was to deal with the members of the Corn Team. It would be best if he could do it, and the Corn Team would be wiped out by the NPCs. If he couldn't, Underworld Frontline would not suffer any losses. As long as the Corn Team suffered any casualties, it would be a win for them.
"Hmm … Okay then …" Xiao Tan replied. "By the way, old man, how should I address you?"
"Address?" The old man's tone seemed to be a little confused. "Oh …" Perhaps it was because he hadn't been asked this question for a long time, it took him a while to remember his own name. "Tupareto."
…
At the same time, on the other side of the ruins.
"That's strange …" Hua Jian looked at the statue in front of him and said, "Nothing special happened …"
"Yeah …" Ruo Yu said, "Maybe we're overthinking it."
The two of them spent ten minutes examining the statue from top to bottom. Ruo Yu even jumped on the head of the statue to look around, but found nothing.
"Could it be … that this statue is actually something like a sundial?" Hua Jian's imagination was quite strong.
"But there's no scale on the ground …" Ruo Yu said. "Even if you can explain that the scale on the ground is no longer visible due to the passage of time …" She paused for a moment. "I don't think the 'king' is the kind of person who would use his own statue as a dial needle …"
"Haha …" Hua Jian chuckled. She also thought that this analysis was quite wrong. "Perhaps only Feng Bujue would do something like that."
"Humph …" Ruo Yu also chuckled. "If Bujue is the king … he would not only use his own statue as the needle of the sundial, he would also use his various expressions to carve out all the scales …"
"Hahaha …" Hua Jian laughed. "Ruo Yu, you've gotten better at complaining recently."
"Yes …" Ruo Yu shrugged helplessly. "Even though I don't want to admit it … it's probably due to someone's influence …"
"Sigh …" Hua Jian said, "Do you think … he's watching us from the side now?"
"It doesn't matter if he hears us." Ruo Yu said calmly, "He's not the kind of person who would get angry after being teased, mocked, or made fun of …" When she said this, her eyes unconsciously glanced behind her. "He's the kind of person who would wait for an opportunity to return the favor after being mocked, mocked, or made fun of …"
"Tsk … You sound like you know me very well …" At that moment, Feng Bujue was really behind Ruo Yu, but Ruo Yu would not have been able to sense his presence, so that glance earlier was probably just her intuition.
Several seconds later, Ruo Yu turned around and pointed at the path that they had taken earlier. "In any case, since there's nothing here, let's continue down the main road."
Even though the land of Bai Kingdom had turned into barren wasteland, based on the location of the buildings, one could roughly guess how the original road was arranged.
"Okay, let's go." Hua Jian nodded, and the two of them turned back.
Just as they turned to leave, the two of them, including Feng Bujue, who was watching from the perspective of the spectator, did not notice that … the eyes of the slanted statue behind them … had moved.
…
On the other side …
"Hmph … Found them …" It only took Xiao Ling ten minutes to catch up with the Corn Team, and she locked onto the three members of the enemy team before the enemy discovered her.
"There are only three of them …" She thought to herself as she followed them quietly. "The fourth person is either scouting ahead or lying in ambush near the three of them as a secret protector …"
Thinking of this, Lin Sanjiu's concentration increased a little, and the speed of her eyes and thoughts sped up again.
"At this distance … I can already use Divine Judgement …" Xiao Ling thought to herself as she caught up with the enemy team. "But if I shoot, my position will be exposed …" She hesitated for a few seconds. "Hmm … But no matter what, it's more cost-effective to shoot. There's no reason to give up this opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the enemy …"
After making up her mind, she took out her perfect-grade sniper rifle, Peach Blossom Spitting Fragrant Message, and sped up to chase after the enemy.
"Whoa … She's going to use a sniper rifle …" At this time, Feng Bujue, who had just turned his gaze from another direction, happened to see Xiao Ling taking out her sniper rifle. He said with great interest, "Let me see … Hmm … There are three of them. Their specializations, skills, and equipment are all unknown … And after hearing the gunshot, I'm sure the fourth person will come soon." He thought for a while and continued, "To be safe, we should immediately change our position after the first shot. If it were me … I would release the signal flare before I move. Anyway, we don't have to worry about the enemy seeing the signal flare. Maybe we can use it to confuse the enemy and create some psychological pressure. "
Brother Jue's analysis was very reliable, and it coincided with Xiao Ling's plan. However, as the person in charge, Xiao Ling's deduction was much more far-sighted than Brother Jue's. A few seconds before she took out her sniper rifle, she had already thought about what would happen after she "changed her position."
According to her estimation, the worst outcome of this sneak attack would be that one of the enemy team members would be heavily injured, and she would be chased by many people.
In this situation, there were only two possible scenarios. First, the enemy team was very close to her. Not only did they quickly close the distance between them, but they also launched an effective attack and successfully surrounded her.
In this case, Xiao Ling would give up on running away and use her title ability at the right time.
[Name: Berserk Fortress]
[Special Ability Type: Active]
[Consumption: 30% of maximum Stamina Points, 70% of maximum Sorcery Points, there must be at least four shooting type weapons within a two-meter radius, and a total of 400 rounds of ammunition (unlimited)]
[Effect: Psychokinesis will activate all shooting type weapons within the area, launching continuous and indiscriminate attacks to the surrounding area.]
[Remark: Cooldown time: 3 hours, duration: 30 seconds.
When activated, with the caster as the center, all shooting type weapons within a two-meter radius that can be used (meet the caster's equipment requirements), unowned (not bound to other players, NPCs, or monsters), and owned by the caster (regardless of whether they are in or out of the caster's inventory) will be absorbed by the skill and spread out in a circle around the caster, firing at high speed.
The caster will not be able to end the effect of Berserk Fortress prematurely. Even if the caster runs out of ammunition, the shooting will not stop. However, the damage of the "overloaded" ammunition will be reduced to 30% of the normal damage.
When Berserk Fortress is activated, all non-physical damage received by the caster will be increased by 20%, physical damage will be reduced by 50%, and there is a chance that the damage will be blocked by the weapons around the caster. After the skill ends, the caster's weapon will return to its original position, and the rest of the weapons will fly out with the corresponding firing speed to create the last wave of shockwave.]
This title ability was not that useful when used with teammates because this skill could accidentally injure or even kill teammates … but when surrounded, this skill could be called a life-saving skill.
Of course, its actual power depended on how many guns Xiao Ling had around her at the time. For example, in this scenario, there was no such thing as a 'gun shop'. Therefore, when Xiao Ling activated the title ability, she could only summon her own weapon.
As for the shooting weapons on her body, there were a total of eight … They were: Moonkiller, Falling Star (Spiritual Weapon), FN57 (A semi-automatic pistol with excellent performance), MP5 (German-made submachine gun, fast firing rate, high accuracy), and KRIS _ Super _ V (Which submachine gun has the lowest recoil?) The Ultimax 100 (a light machine gun that you can carry away as you wish), the Peach Blossom Spewing Message, and the Incinerating Fire Propellant Cannon.
Basically … if this was a place with a high population density in real life … when she activated this skill, it would not be a problem for her to kill a whole company of people. However, in the game world, the lethality of this skill was a question mark because she had yet to find the right time to activate this skill.
That was how to deal with the first scenario.
Now for the second scenario — the enemy was not chasing her closely, but Xiao Ling was unable to shake them off.
In this situation, she could fight and retreat at the same time, controlling the rhythm of the battle. As long as she chose her escape route and released a flare after some time, she would be able to receive the support of her teammates, and she would be able to launch a counterattack.
The above two scenarios were just variations derived from the "worst case scenario". As for the more "good" outcome … for example, the other party would have one of their heads blown off in a single shot, two of their heads blown off in a panic, or even gradually being exhausted or even wiped out in the process of chasing … all of these were possible.
Therefore, Xiao Ling's ambush was a must. This kind of risk and reward ratio was perfect, and it was definitely worth it.
"600 meters … is enough. Any closer, and there's the risk of being discovered." Another minute passed, and Spirited was already at an ideal distance. (After her detection mastery was high, her sense of distance had become abnormally sharp. Even if the target was very far away, she could still accurately judge the distance with her eyes.) "Even if the commander's zero-lag calculation is done, he might not be able to dodge a sniper attack within six hundred meters …" Spirited muttered to herself.
When she was sniping Feng Bujue at Wushuang Plains, Xiao Ling did not dare to get close to him. At that time, she deliberately chose to launch the ambush from a kilometer away. Now that she thought about it … the distance was not far enough because Feng Bujue's speed was really scary. If she could go further, Xiao Ling might be able to buy more time and opportunities.
"I hope I can kill one …" Xiao Ling muttered as she found a piece of the wall of a building and quickly set up her sniper rifle.
Selecting a target, aiming, activating the skill, and pulling the trigger … The whole process was done in one go. It was as if her skillful and instinctive movements had brought about a fatal attack …
Bang!
The moment the gunshot rang out, Mighty _ Domineering's head exploded like a watermelon.
Just as Xiao Ling expected and hoped, the long-range ambush was a one-hit kill. The opponent did not even have the chance to fight back before he became a mutilated corpse. Within a few seconds, he turned into white light and disappeared.
"Dodge!" Elementary School Dog was a professional, after all. Before Mighty Bro's corpse fell to the ground, he already knew what had happened. The moment he jumped out, he turned his head and roared, giving his teammates a short and clear order.
It was because he shouted the word "dodge" in time that Mr. Loneliest was able to survive …
Perhaps it was his subconscious reaction to "obey the captain's order", but in this critical and shocking turn of events, Mr. Loneliest immediately followed Dog's instructions. Although he did not know where to dodge, it was always a good idea to curl up and roll on the ground … Unless he was facing an attack from the ground, this was almost a perfect way to dodge.
Therefore, before the first gunshot rang out, Dog and Mr. Loneliest had already used different methods to hide behind two different bunkers.
"Tsk …" Xiao Ling saw their reactions through the scope. She pursed her lips and muttered, "If that's the case … Quit while you're ahead."
She put the sniper rifle back into her inventory, turned around, and ran. In the process, she took out a [Astral Vision Signal Flare], pressed the switch, and threw it into the sky.
Whoosh!
The signal flare accelerated after it left her hand. When it reached a height of about 200 meters, it suddenly exploded and bloomed into a dazzling flower-shaped pattern that looked like fireworks.
This pattern could only be seen by people with Level D Sorcery Mastery and above. Normal people would not be able to see it even if they heard the sound.
Naturally, the four players from Underworld Frontline could see the signal, and so could the remaining three players from Team Corn.
"Brother Dog! What's going on? "The series of events that happened in a matter of seconds made Mr. Loneliest panic. He lowered his voice and told Dog, who was squatting behind another bunker about seven meters away.
"Don't panic." Dog's mental fortitude was not weak. If he could not even survive this, he would not be able to lead a team. "We should have been ambushed by an enemy player who specializes in marksmanship."
"Then, what should we do now?" Mr. Loneliest asked.
"Hmm … Based on the gunshots and the blood that Wei Wu coughed out, the attacker should be coming from that direction …" Dog carefully pointed out the general direction for his teammate. "The thing that they threw into the sky was a signal flare. I've seen people use it in other scenarios before. If I'm not mistaken … they are calling for their teammates to come over. " He paused before continuing. "If the enemy has the advantage in numbers, there is no need for them to do that … So, my guess is that there is only one enemy, no more than two at most … Now, we should split up and get closer to them … and then …"
"Wait … Wait …" Mr. Loneliest interrupted the captain. "Based on the gunshots, the enemy is at least four to five hundred meters away from us … Without any cover, the two of us will most likely be shot to death by this guy who specializes in marksmanship."
"Hah …" Dog smiled bitterly. "Combat is a matter of life and death … Isn't it too naïve to think that we can win without taking any risk?" As he spoke, he took out a shield-shaped armor from his backpack. "If you put yourself in their shoes … Didn't they also take a huge risk and launch a surprise attack on us when they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers?"
"I get it now …" Mr. Loneliest's expression turned serious. "I understand now! Let's go! "
"Okay … You go that way, and I'll go this way …" Dog gestured with his hands and charged forward.
Dog was, after all, a professional player with plenty of combat experience. According to his experience … at this distance, after a marksmanship expert hit their target, most of them would stay where they were and continue to aim. They would wait for the remaining target to enter their line of sight before they fired a second shot. There was also a small group of people … who would choose to switch positions immediately after the first shot to ensure their own safety and concealment.
But no matter what the situation was, there was one thing that was undeniable, and that was … as long as the target was still within the killing range, the marksmanship expert would not actively close the distance between the target and himself. In other words … no matter whether the enemy was aiming or moving, their range of movement would not be within the range of the previous shot.
Xiao Ling … was indeed in line with this situation.
After she released the signal flare, she kept looking back as she ran. But after thirty seconds, she did not see anyone appear, and the distance between her and the enemy had increased to 800 meters.
"These two … Could it be that they were scared by that shot and decided to give up?" This thought soon appeared in Xiao Ling's mind. Of course, this was one of the scenarios that she had predicted beforehand. Facing this kind of reaction from the enemy, she had a corresponding countermeasure …
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