Orange, Winter Semi-automatic Sniper Rifle!
"Damn it, it's that Spinal Butcher again?!"
The fat man's face turned pale instantly; the name of the Orange BOSS was indeed too resounding.
"Boss, what do we do?" Cai Cai turned to look at me.
"It's alright."
I quickly pulled the pin and said, "If the first Spinal Butcher was a nightmare, then the second one is just easy prey. All-out attack! Keep the firepower focused on the Spinal Butcher! The Gale Fortress base is so big, and we have plenty of troops. Killing one Spinal Butcher shouldn't be a problem at all. We can just follow along and grab as much benefit as we can!"
With that, he aimed directly at the Spinal Butcher's head and fired!
"Bang bang bang~~~"
Although the Wind Whisperer I'm holding is purple, the Spinal Butcher's armor is too high. Even the firepower of a purple sniper rifle is a bit too much for it. Each Headshot only deals 500+ damage, which is negligible compared to the Spinal Butcher's 3 million health bar!
Nearby, Cai Cai, Ruolin, and the others also took out sniper rifles and aimed and fired at the Spinal Butcher from a great distance.
"Roar~~~"
The Spinal Butcher roared, its head rapidly splitting into terrifying mandibles, while the rotating bone saws inside its chest hummed and roared, like a powerful giant machine trampling countless Licker and devourers as it charged straight toward the base.
In an instant, a continuous barrage of synthesized audio alarms blared over the base:
"High-level alien species detected!"
"Heavy machine gun locked on!"
"Drone attacks have been launched!"
"Everyone, please lock down!"
On both sides of the base, four large-caliber machine guns were aimed straight at the target. The next second, they spat out tongues of fire as large-caliber shells were fired, exploding around the Spinal Butcher with a series of "bangs". However, the Spinal Butcher's outer layer of keratin was quite thick, and even these powerful machine guns could not penetrate its armor in a short time!
In the air, dozens of drones shot out, hovering overhead, constantly dropping bombs and firing, sparks flying across the dark keratinous layer of the Spinal Butcher's body!
The attack did have an effect, but it wasn't very noticeable!
"100 meters!"
I immediately switched to the Roarer, aimed at the Spinal Butcher's head, Headshot, emptying the magazine in three seconds. Then I reloaded and fired again.
"50 meters!"
Cai Cai skillfully switched between the Explosive Gun.
I also took out my own Explosive Gun, locked onto the Spinal Butcher's right hamstring joint, marked the spot, and said in a deep voice, "Use the Explosive Gun's Armor-piercing Rounds, quick!"
"Good!"
The next second, Cai Cai, Fatty, and I opened fire together. The firepower of the three Explosive Gun was unusually concentrated, and they hit the Spinal Butcher's knee joints with a "crackling" sound. Instantly, a tough bar below the knee joint was reduced rapidly!
"Roar~~~"
The Spinal Butcher roared and arrived at a section of the outer wall nearby. Its six spinal tentacles pierced into the steel wall with a "thump, thump, thump," and then, surprisingly, they supported its huge body as it rapidly climbed up the wall!
As expected of Tier 4 Aberration, its strength is indeed far superior to that of a third-tier mutant!
"Quickly, shoot it down!"
In the distance, the commander shouted orders, and from the crowd, a group of elite soldiers wearing Generation 2 Power Armor rushed over, raised their Explosive Gun, and opened fire wildly!
Two seconds later, the massive, bloated body of the Spinal Butcher suddenly came into view, charging completely over the wall. Six spinal tentacles shot out from behind him with a "whoosh" sound, instantly piercing through the bodies of several Generation 2 Armor warriors. The barbs on the tentacles then spun, actually cutting several warriors in half at the waist from the middle of the Generation 2 Armor!
"Roar~~~"
The Spinal Butcher swung his blade-like arms, instantly sweeping through the crowd. More than a dozen ordinary soldiers wielding guns were cut in half at the waist, their limbs and remains scattered all over the ground.
Blood and flesh were flying everywhere; the scene was extremely gruesome!
"Depend on!"
I gritted my teeth, quickly switched magazines, and decisively pulled the trigger, emptying the full magazine of bullets onto the Spinal Butcher's right knee joint. Immediately, with a "crack" sound, like the sound of a porcelain vase breaking, the joint's keratinous armor was finally breached!
"Thermobaric Round!"
He instantly switched to Thermobaric Round magazine, and a burst of bullets rained down, causing the Spinal Butcher to let out a wail as his right leg burst into flames.
"Roar~~~"
The Spinal Butcher roared, its scarlet eyes fixed on our group, filled with hatred. The next moment, it flipped over, using its six spinal tentacles as legs, and slithered sideways like a giant crab. Its head split open, and its mandibles flailing wildly. The scene was absolutely horrifying!
Fuck you!
Seeing the Spinal Butcher rampaging towards me, I didn't hesitate. I immediately switched to the Ride the Wind Sword, and my body became a blur as I pierced through the opponent's body with a "whoosh." I turned around and unleashed a combination of Battle Roar, Tian Gong Kai Wu, and Overpowering Momentum. Instantly, half of my Essence Points was depleted. These two advanced skills really consumed too much Yuan Power!
The next second, all the attacks were concentrated on the Spinal Butcher's left knee joint. The attack started with a basic slash + Consecutive Slashes + basic slash, increasing the damage of the Overpowering Momentum to 70%. Then, a Cold Star Piercing Bone froze him to extend the control time. Then, another set of basic slash + Dragon Blade + basic slash + Ground Spike Slash + basic slash + Bloodthirsty Assault + basic slash dealt excessive damage!
After using the entire skill combo, most of my Essence Points was immediately depleted!
This kind of super-powerful melee combo is not something the average player can handle. Fortunately, my Essence Furnace is of a high enough grade. It keeps running and recovers about 1 Essence Points per second, which is enough to barely support two waves of melee damage!
"Roar..."
The Spinal Butcher knelt on one leg, dragging his body along with difficulty on the other, his six spinal tentacles whistling through the air!
"Boom!"
Amidst the deafening roar of the air, I used Step Slash move 5 yards to the side, missing all of its damage. At the same time, I switched to the Explosive Gun and fired all 40 armor-piercing bullets in the magazine into its left leg joint!
"Crack!"
After taking too much damage, the armor on his right leg joint was also shattered!
"Thermobaric Round!"
I shouted again, and together with Cai Cai and Fatty, we focused our fire on the opponent's exposed joints with Thermobaric Round. Instantly, the lubricating fluid inside burst into flames, directly paralyzing the Spinal Butcher's ability to move!
Even worse, the two joints were burning fiercely, causing it to continuously lose health, losing almost 20,000 health points per second. This level of damage was unbearable for it.
"Very good!"
In the distance, the Major commanding officer shouted excitedly, "Suppressive fire! Turn this vile beast into a sieve!"
"Back off!"
I retreated with my Explosive Gun, saying in the Team Channel, "Just shoot from a distance, no need to take any more risks. Let's just wait for the Spinal Butcher to burn to death!"
"Um!"
Ruolin and Kou Mei both smiled and nodded.
So, what we had to do next was simple: Cai Cai, Fatty, and I used the Thermobaric Round to keep attacking the opponent's two exposed joints, preventing the lubricant flames from going out, and maintaining our pressure on the Spinal Butcher.
In less than a minute, the Spinal Butcher's health bar was depleted. After a wail, his body was blasted apart by bullets and machine gun fire, and then burst into flames.
A series of tinkling sounds rang in my ears--
[Battle Notification: Your squad has defeated the "Spinal Butcher" (Orange BOSS), gaining 1,840,000 character experience points. The Essence Furnace extracted 920,000 Experience Points!]
[Congratulations! Your team has defeated the Spinal Butcher (Orange BOSS) and obtained the item: 1 BOSS Ability Crystal!]
We took down an Orange BOSS almost without taking any damage. This was truly satisfying!
"Holy crap..."
Cai Cai took a deep breath. "Awesome!"
I glanced down at the alien army outside the base and said, "Let's all open the Orange Treasure Chest and see if anyone gets lucky and gets an orange item."
"Um!"
The next second, I took out the Orange Treasure Chest from my Dimensional Storage Space and opened it immediately!
[Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the item: [Winter AMR Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle] (Quality: Orange)!]
An orange sniper rifle?!
I was overjoyed; my heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my throat!
My luck is incredible! I actually got an orange-tier firearm. This means I'm destined for great things!
He hurriedly opened his Dimensional Storage Space, and sure enough, a brand-new semi-automatic sniper rifle lay inside. His gaze lingered briefly, and its attributes appeared—
[Winter AMR Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle] (Quality: Orange)
Rank: Tier 3
Base Parameters: Firepower 1000-1200, Rate of fire 80 rounds/minute, Magazine capacity 8 rounds, Attack range 3000 meters
Strength: +40
Agility: +38
Weight: 12.5KG
Specialty: Night vision, equipped with a night vision aiming system
Specialty: Muffler, equipped with a muffler
Blessing: Headshot Enhancement - When Headshot effect is triggered, there is a 50% chance to trigger double damage.
Strength required: 500
Required Agility: 300
The new sniper rifle's attributes are simply too strong, to an outrageous degree!
The Wind Whisperer's firepower cap is 800, while this Winter's Firepower cap is increased to 1200. In addition, since the Winter's Firepower is Assault Rifle, its theoretical rate of fire is higher, reaching 80 rounds per minute. The magazine capacity is also increased to 8 rounds, which means that once I lock onto an opponent, with my shooting level, the opponent basically has no hope of survival.
No doubt about it, equip it!
With a "click," the Wind Whisperer was replaced with the Winter's Breath gear.
"Etc..."
The light flashed and disappeared in an instant, but it didn't escape Cai Cai's eyes. "Boss, I just saw an orange light flashing on you, did you get an orange item?"
"As expected, I couldn't escape your pay-to-win eyes."
I was speechless. I took out the Frostbite Potion and held it across my chest. Instantly, it flashed with orange light. When the Pokédex was shared in the Team Channel, Cai Cai uttered from deep in her throat, "Holy crap..."
He looked at me, this time smarter. "Boss, what about your purple Wind Whisperer? Sell it to me at a discount. I'll speak first this time, Fatty, don't argue."
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Fatty's shooting skills weren't as good as Cai Cai's, so he didn't bother arguing.
I took out the purple Wind Whisperer and negotiated the price slightly. Cai Cai bought it for 100,000 Star Coins. Purple weapons are currently in high demand. This Wind Whisperer would sell for 250,000 Star Coins on the Player Black Market and there would be plenty of people vying for it!
"Call..."
Holding the orange Winter, I looked at the tide of aliens outside the base, full of confidence, and suddenly felt a sense of command. I no longer looked down on this group of low-level aliens!