Blood and Fire

Boom!

A missile, trailing white smoke, plunged into the surging beast tide. The thunderous explosion deafened the ears as sparks and gunpowder smoke filled the battlefield.

The monster ranks were briefly scattered, yet they continued to surge forward madly.

Explosions, gunfire, roars, furious shouts.

Blood and fire.

A war between humans and monsters.

All these unimaginable scenes had suddenly appeared before Lin Yan's eyes.

He wore a combat uniform and crouched behind cover, with a sniper rifle laid flat before him.

His hand pulled the trigger as if by instinct.

A massive black hawk was shot directly in the eye, dying instantly as it fell from the sky.

Killed 1 F-class Monster. Obtained 4 Soul Power.

A transparent virtual panel appeared before his eyes, displaying those words.

The line vanished in an instant.

"Is this a game?"

With a thought from Lin Yan, the virtual panel appeared again, displaying his personal information.

Host: Lin Yan

Gender: Male

Age: 18

Identity: First-year student at National Defense University, Second Lieutenant of Tianjing Base City's Northern Military Region

Realm: None

Soul Power: 4

Skills: None

Equipment: m64 Sniper Rifle (G-class)

Main Mission:

Path of the Strong I: Advance to Warrior Level.

Mission Reward: Ultimate Guiding Technique: Supreme Induction

Side Missions:

I. Suppress the Beast Tide: On July 11, 2056, a medium-scale beast tide occurred at Defense Line 021 of Tianjing Base City. Assist the Northern Military Region in suppressing the beast tide.

Mission Reward: One portion of Dragon Blood

II. Military Rank Promotion I: Accumulate military merits and attain the rank of major.

Mission Reward: S-class martial art, Military Killing Fist

Lin Yan could not help but lose himself in thought. He had always lived in peaceful times and had never experienced war, much less heard of monsters or beast tides.

Yet he clearly knew that he could not possibly have survived that horrific car accident on that snowy night.

His left leg was injured, and the intense pain constantly reminded him—

This was reality.

A real war, one that truly existed and was still ongoing.

A more reasonable guess was that he had transmigrated into this world. Through his combat earpiece, he could hear the familiar language of Huaxia. That alone was enough to prove that some kind of connection existed.

He continued pulling the trigger. He could feel the powerful recoil of the firearm, but his physical condition should have been exceptional, as it had little effect on him.

However, he had not inherited the original owner's shooting skills, so there was no accuracy to speak of.

"This is bad."

Lin Yan muttered inwardly.

His gaze fell upon the black sniper rifle before him. The firearm possessed a distinctive industrial beauty.

m64 Sniper Rifle (G-class): Caliber 12.7 mm, effective range 3,500 m. The body is mixed with Level 2 Kro Alloy, improving accuracy and durability. Can deal effective damage to G-class Monsters.

Skill Inheritance:

I. Firearms Specialization (Passive) (F-class), skill owner: Lin Yan. Requires 2 Soul Power to learn.

II. Precision Shot (F-class), skill owner: Lin Yan. Requires 2 Soul Power to learn.

Lin Yan's eyes lit up. This system actually had such a function. Although Soul Power likely had many uses, in a battlefield environment, these two skills were the most urgent priorities. He naturally could not afford to hold back.

Besides, only with these two skills could he quickly integrate into this battlefield, kill monsters, and obtain Soul Power.

Four points of Soul Power vanished.

Firearms Specialization and Precision Shot appeared in his skill list. A warm current flowed from the sniper rifle before him, up his arm, and into his body.

His mind filled with blazing gunfire.

Lin Yan rapidly mastered the knowledge of using many firearms and other hot weapons. The sniper rifle in his hands even gave him the marvelous sensation of being an extension of his limbs.

Just then.

A flaming bird wrapped in blazing fire dove toward him at high speed. Lin Yan had no time to adjust the muzzle. He hastily raised the m64 Sniper Rifle and rolled aside, narrowly avoiding the firebird's attack.

In that brief instant, the intense heat of the flames around the firebird scorched the skin on his neck.

With a strike of its Sharp Claws, the cover was completely destroyed.

Lin Yan's pupils contracted as a deadly sense of crisis washed over him. This monster's attack power was simply too great.

Screech!

A blade flash flew past within his vision.

The firebird before him was cut in two with a single slash. The sharp aura carried by the blade was so fierce that, for a moment, blood could not even flow from the firebird's corpse.

"What kind of blade technique is that?"

Lin Yan could not help but stare in shock. Turning his head, he saw a middle-aged man standing several meters away. His combat uniform was very different from those worn by the soldiers present, and he was not wearing a combat mask. In his hand was a Blood-colored Battle Saber.

The man gave Lin Yan a cold nod, and Lin Yan nodded back.

He steadied himself, changed cover, and set up his weapon again.

He did not deliberately take aim.

He pulled the trigger directly.

Bang!

One shot, one hit.

Killed 1 H-class Monster. Obtained 1 Soul Power.

Lin Yan pulled the trigger again. Seeing the notification before him, he narrowed his eyes. With a thought, the virtual panel no longer appeared.

He fought as he moved. These monsters possessed a certain degree of intelligence. Even H-class Monsters with limited intelligence were especially sensitive to enemies who posed a high threat.

If he did not frequently change positions, it would be easy for flying monsters to spot him. They flew incredibly fast, and powerful monsters could even break the Mach speed barrier, making them exceptionally dangerous.

He could not expect someone to save him in time each time.

The firearm in his hands spat flames. Lin Yan did not know whether it was instinct inherited from the original owner or whether he truly suited such an environment, but he had already grasped the rhythm. Like a calm butcher, he mercilessly harvested lives.

Unfortunately, due to the firearm's performance, even effective hits could not harm powerful monsters, or else could not deliver fatal blows.

As a result, he noticed that his gains in Soul Power were quite limited.

But there was nothing he could do about that.

He could not help but feel fortunate. The first shot he had fired after transmigrating had actually hit an F-class Monster in the eye. The eyes of most creatures were a weak point in their defenses and sufficiently lethal. That was why he had managed to make a successful kill with the m64 Sniper Rifle and obtain 4 Soul Power.

Who knew how much time passed.

In the distance, beast roars rose and fell, their cries drawn out one after another.

The monsters were conveying information.

Lin Yan's breathing had become somewhat labored. Although his physical condition was enough to withstand the m64's recoil, after such a long period of high-pressure combat, he could already feel that his body and will had reached some kind of limit.

A soldier beside him removed his combat mask and let out a breath. "We finally held through this wave of the beast tide."

Lin Yan raised his brows and looked into the distance, only to see the monsters gradually retreating amid the beast roars.

The gunfire from the troops gradually died down as well.

Following their officers' orders, the soldiers began clearing the battlefield and rebuilding the defensive line.

Lin Yan also let out a breath. This sudden encounter had kept his mind taut all day. The moment he finally relaxed, combined with the exhaustion and injuries to his body, he fainted outright.