Zhao Yihang's Question (Bonus Chapter 7)

"Whoosh~~~"

The moment I stepped into the dungeon Teleportation Gate, I found myself on a ground covered with stone slabs, cracks, and weeds. Looking up, I saw a colossal structure standing before me—the honeycomb building that I was to conquer in this dungeon!

From the outside, the honeycomb structure appears to have been abandoned for many years. The staircases are covered with dense vegetation, and the key structural points between floors are covered in rust. However, the power supply system inside the staircases seems to still be working, with beams of light shining out, which are quite conspicuous on the vast wilderness plain.

"This map is huge..." Kou Mei remarked.

"Um."

I nodded. "No rush, let's proceed slowly and steadily. We don't need to rush, we just need to ensure safety."

Cai Cai said, "I wholeheartedly agree. I'm not just a little afraid of dying!"

The fat man sullenly said, "It's not like anyone's afraid of death."

Let's go.

I took out the Roarer and walked towards the building first. When I was about five meters away from the door, the sensor door opened automatically, and then an alarm sounded in front of me.

"Attention! Intruders have entered the base! Intruders have entered the base!"

At night, the synthesized female voice was somewhat eerie.

"Watch out!"

I lowered my body slightly, assuming a shooting stance, and Cai Cai, Ruolin, and the others also aimed in different directions.

"They're here!"

On the minimap, streaks of blood-red dots appeared in the corridors from the front, left, and right. Each dot represented an enemy unit. At the same time, a buzzing sound came from all directions, and one after another, swarms of poisonous bees the size of a face swarmed into the corridor!

These venomous wasps are unlike ordinary wasps; their bodies are excessively bulky, and they have lumps of growth on their backs, making them look extremely ferocious!

[Poisonous Bee] (Elite)

Level: 35

Attack: 220-550

Defense: 90

Qi and Blood: 5000

Skills: [Poison Sting Attack Lv6] [Pounce Lv6] [Life Enhancement Lv6]

Details: These venomous bees originated from the hive's breeding base. Having undergone genetic mutation, they became extremely ferocious and violent, ultimately becoming tools of the rebels.

"Level 35 Elite Poison Bee, high attack but low defense, be careful, try to aim for the head and Headshot!"

At my command, I immediately locked onto the head of a poisonous wasp and opened fire in rapid succession. Instantly, accompanied by the Roarer's barrage of firepower, Headshot damage numbers jumped up and down!

"603!"

"594!"

"1224!"

"612!"

"609!"

The burst fire efficiency is extremely high, and the max level Mastery of Shooting is indeed very strong. Even if the opponent's head is only the size of a fist, it seems to be much larger in my crosshair, making it easy to aim. Furthermore, with the max level Mastery of Shooting mastery, the recoil control ability is greatly improved, and almost a 7-9-shot burst can kill a poisonous bee!

In the blink of an eye, five poisonous wasps fell to the ground beneath my gun. I quickly switched magazines and fired again!

Meanwhile, everyone was firing at full force!

However, the situation is not optimistic. The first wave of warnings attracted far too many poisonous bees, and Fatty and Kou Mei's firepower was struggling to suppress them.

"Be careful, don't panic, it's okay if you lose a little health!"

I immediately provided reinforcements, and after a frenzied barrage of attacks, we finally wiped out the entire swarm of poisonous bees.

"Boss..."

Cai Cai frowned, looking at me with disbelief. "What's your shooting level? That's terrifying. I just glanced at it, and your Headshot rate is almost 100%. That poisonous bee's head isn't even that big than my egg, yet you can get Headshot every time. That accuracy is really frightening."

Ruolin asked, "Does this mean that if Ding Han aims at your balls, will he shoot them out every time?"

"Damn, I'm just using an example..."

Cai Cai probably felt a chill run down her spine after hearing what she said, and sat on the ground to load an empty magazine.

"Refill all magazines."

I glanced at Cai Cai and said casually, "My shooting level isn't high, it's only Mastery of Shooting 10."

"Holy crap, how did you do that?" Cai Cai exclaimed in disbelief. "Please teach me, brother!"

"Being unable to teach is a passive skill of mine."

"Alright."

Cai Cai nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He understood the rules of the game. Every player who had survived to this day had one or two secret skills up their sleeve!

While everyone else loaded their weapons, I stood guard with my Submachine Gun.

The appearance of the Automatic Loading Mini-Robot saved me the trouble of reloading, but since we are a team, we still need to wait for everyone to be ready before we can attract the next wave of monsters.

Soon after, the group finished loading their weapons and began to probe forward again.

It has to be said that the Stinger Hive dungeon map is indeed very large, and it's impossible to speedrun it in a short time. But that's fine, because what everyone needs is Experience Points. I'm the same. Although my character's experience has reached its limit and I can't level up any further before the Dark Tide Origins 1.0 update ends, my Essence Furnace is only level 27, so there's still a lot of room for improvement.

The battle in Creek City made me realize the power of high-level, high-grade Essence Furnace. In the life-or-death battle, my SS-rank Essence Furnace could continuously reduce a lot of damage, and even saved me from death, which should have been killed by Vega's Power Gauntlet. It gave me a near-death effect.

Without this Essence Furnace, I would almost certainly have died in the final battle of the Stream City Campaign!

Three hours later, the first floor of the honeycomb building was cleared out.

After climbing a staircase to the second floor, suddenly a series of small red dots shone on me!

"Holy crap!?"

It came so suddenly, it caught everyone off guard!

Just as the enemy opened fire, I activated the Annihilation Rock Armor. Immediately, I heard the sound of bullets hitting the Annihilation Rock Armor. The damage wasn't too high; the two-second firing time only took away 3000+ HP. For me, whose HP was already over 22,000, it was like a tickle!

"Careful!"

Cai Cai was stunned. She quickly rolled behind another wall and then peeked out to fire a round of shots!

"My God... there was an ambush..."

Ruolin immediately held her shield horizontally in front of her, protecting herself and Kou Mei.

Ahead, a group of rebels dressed in tactical uniforms and carrying assault rifles roared, "Kill them all! These lackeys of the Republic deserve to die!"

I gently raised my hand, drew the purple Ride the Wind Sword, and said in the Team Channel, "You guys keep shooting, I'll go for melee and disrupt their defensive formation!"

With that, while the Annihilation Rock Armor's defensive effect was still active, he immediately launched Explosive Charge!

"Boom!"

A 40-yard charge instantly breached the enemy's defenses, followed by a Ground Spike Slash that caused a flurry of damage numbers to rise amidst the dense ranks of rebels!

"3865!"

"4050!"

"3770!"

"4200!"

"3815!"

After equipping the Ride the Wind Sword, my melee attack power has been completely transformed. The max-level Ground Spike Slash deals 250% damage, so my normal attacks can probably deal around 1500-1700 damage to these rebels, which is quite high. In addition, with 10% critical hit chance and 13% life steal, I can definitely engage in melee combat!

"Shoot him down!"

The group of rebels turned around.

As the bullets rained down, my Yuan energy surged, and I Leaping Chop into the crowd. With a sharp slash, my sword cleaved a rebel's riot shield in two with a "crack." Then, the sword light raged, slicing through the crowd and turning them into mangled pieces!

Every sword swing was perfectly timed, and the sword damage, amplified by the skill, was terrifying. Even I was shocked by the power of Mastery of Swordsmanship lv10!

Soon after, a group of rebels fell into pools of blood, while my health bar had reached 97%. The health I lost to the enemy's gunfire had been absorbed back without me even realizing it!

"Holy crap..."

Cai Cai gasped deeply. "Boss, it seems your sword-type super weapon is already capable of real close-quarters combat..."

"Yes, if the monster's firepower isn't too strong, that's certainly possible. But if the monster is too powerful, it's safer to rely primarily on shooting as the main attack method."

That is...

Ruolin glanced at the sword in my hand. "The Purple Sword?"

"That's right."

I nodded. "I got it from a quest in Creek City."

"Your melee damage just now was terrifying..."

Ruolin asked, "Tell me honestly, how many purple-grade items do you have on now?"

I glanced at it. "Including the firearms, there are a total of 7 pieces of purple equipment."

"..."

Both Cai Cai and Fatty had expressions that said they didn't want to live anymore.

"Comparison is the thief of joy!"

Cai Cai said indignantly, "Let's level up quickly, I want to become stronger too!"

It was already past seven o'clock in the evening.

The battle inside the Stinger Hive continued. With a large number of rebels and stingers being eliminated, the Experience Points gained from this trip kept soaring, giving everyone a feeling of great success. Especially Fatty, who had the lowest level, but with the increase in shooting skill, the rewards for killing monsters above his level were also generous, and he quickly reached level 25. He felt that reaching level 30 and advancing to the third tier of his profession was within reach!

However, this map is indeed large, and it will take a significant amount of time to solve.

Around 8 p. m., we finally arrived at the 11th floor of the Stinger hive. The corridor was filled with buzzing sounds, and countless stinger bees swayed and moved about. In addition, a considerable number of the stinger bees had "Pheromone Sac" hanging from their abdomens. The setting of infighting within the bee colony had finally appeared!

"Superior!"

I held the Roarer in my arms and said in a deep voice, "You guys take care of the spray, I'll shoot down the Pheromone Sac and try to take them down with minimal casualties!"

"Good!"

The next moment, everyone opened fire, while I aimed at the Pheromone Sac, shooting them off one by one with two shots. Yellow pheromones spread from the sacs, and the hive immediately descended into chaos as countless bees actually began to kill each other!

That's great news! It saves us a lot of bullets!

"Drop!"

Amidst the fierce battle within the Hive, a message suddenly arrived, surprisingly from Zhao Yihang, whom they hadn't seen in a long time. "Ding Han, did you really have a falling out with the boss? I saw she just posted a message on her Moments, calling a dog named Ding Han."