Invincible Exceptional Strike

I reluctantly hung up the phone amidst my Second Aunt's nagging.

"Ding Han..."

Lin Qingying looked at me and said softly, "Was I too perfunctory just now?"

"A little."

"Oh..."

She showed a guilty expression.

"But..."

I suddenly remembered what happened at the Champs Elysées Villa. In addition, Lin Qingying's parents had recently passed away, so she would probably spend most of this Spring Festival busy. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for her to get through it alone.

So, I steeled myself and said, "However, Tengshan is indeed a city with mountains and rivers, and the scenery is beautiful. If you have free time during the Spring Festival, you can come back with me for the holiday. Consider it a vacation for yourself."

In fact, I know nothing about Tengshan City in the Star Abyss World, not even where my home is. But that's okay, I can send Fatty home first to find out good news, and everything will be fine.

"Um..."

Lin Qingying slightly, her expression revealing hesitation.

The next second, she looked up at me again, her gaze much firmer. "Ding Han, I want to know an answer. What was your reason for inviting me to Tengshan City for the New Year? This answer is very important to me."

"Well..."

I put down my chopsticks and said solemnly, "Ying, my hometown is very beautiful, so I would like to invite you to visit the place where I grew up and spend the New Year with us."

This time, Lin Qingying said very seriously, "If I can really find the time, I will definitely consider this matter carefully!"

"Okay, it's a deal."

It's a deal.

After dinner, Lin Qingying turned on her laptop and held a conference call at home, arranging a lot of work-related matters. She didn't go to sleep until around midnight, while I went back to my room early and, while resting with my eyes closed, drifted off to sleep.

I don't know how much time passed, but as I wavered between dreams and reality, a voice suddenly rang in my ears—

"Attention all players in Huaining City! Attention all players in Huaining City! Our base in District 16 of the Frigid Tundra is under attack by aliens! Please provide immediate support! Please provide immediate support!"

It was the sound of Gun Like a Dragon!

I was suddenly awakened from my sleep. Sure enough, the star map was flashing. With a thought, the world was turned upside down, and I instantly entered the star map. Inside the star map, there were several other stars flashing and talking on the public chat of the star map for players in the Huaining City.

Milk Tea Life-Extending Immortal: "Dawn Fortress is under attack! This alien species' offensive is extremely fierce. Are there any brothers online? Please teleport over immediately. District 16 is very close to the Teleportation Array, only a 20-minute journey. Please send reinforcements immediately!"

"Dawn Fortress's location is Worldly Uncontested. Once it falls, our players' activity area will inevitably be further compressed by the aliens in the wilderness. Please reinforce immediately! There's a cliff to the east of Dawn Fortress, where there are currently no aliens. You can enter the base from the external ladder there!"

There Are Monsters: "Come on, brothers! There's tons of experience here. If you're a true brother, come and fight the aliens!"

The entire star map was practically exploding with chaos.

At that very moment, a sudden "ding-dong" sound rang out; the official mission had been issued at 5:00 AM!

[Attention all players! The Region Task "Dawn Fortress" (S-class Main Quest) will officially begin in 60 minutes. Quest location: "Frigid Tundra, District 16, Dawn Fortress". Quest giver: The Initiator. You will earn quest Points by defeating any enemy unit within the designated map. Please defend Dawn Fortress! The higher your accumulated Points, the greater the quest reward!]

"Holy crap..."

In the team chat room, Cai Cai woke up with a start. "What's going on? A mission is being issued at 5 a. m.? Did the Initiator this get their head stuck in a door?"

The next second, Ruolin's voice came. "The Dawn Fortress, which the Initiator painstakingly built, is under attack. They certainly wouldn't choose this time to issue the mission at such a critical juncture. It seems the situation is quite urgent."

"How so?"

The fat man woke up too.

"Where's Kou Mei?" I asked.

"Here it comes~~~"

Kou Mei appeared. "Kou is in position, please give your orders, boss!"

I almost burst out laughing, "So, are we heading to the Player Black Market now?"

"Um!"

Cai Cai said, "Anyway, we all have a copy of the Resurrection Sacred Canon, so we have some leeway. We can't miss any of the Main Quest. Let's set off now. The quest officially starts in 60 minutes, so we don't have much time left!"

"Alright, Player Black Market, quick!"

I immediately got up, dressed, and carefully opened the door to my room, trying not to make too much noise. Then I left a note for Lin Qingying on the table, saying that something had happened at my friend's place and I was going to take care of it, so she didn't need to worry.

When I got downstairs, the cold wind was like blades whistling across my face. From another direction, the fat man also came downstairs and ran towards me, his flesh jiggling.

This guy really needs to lose some weight.

"This is torture in the middle of the night..."

The fat man complained, "Playing games used to be a way to enjoy life, but now it's like we have to work ourselves to the bone to play."

"Alright, stop complaining. Since you've been sucked into the Star Abyss, you have to accept your fate and fight hard. Complaining won't help; the system isn't going to give you a set of Origin-level equipment just because you complain."

"Yeah, let's take a taxi!"

"Walk!"

Shortly after, the two hailed a taxi. The driver, even more tired than we were, sported dark circles under his eyes and yawned incessantly as he dropped us off at the Destroyer Bar. Just as we got out of the car, he shook his head and muttered, "Going clubbing at five in the morning, what a nutcase..."

Walk through the bar and arrive at the Player Black Market.

By this time, a number of players had gathered in the black market courtyard. Some were replenishing their ammunition, while others were waiting for their companions. However, they all had one thing in common: their levels were very high, and their equipment was also quite good. Those who had the courage to participate in the S-level mission were basically the elite among the players in Huaining City.

Not long after, Ruolin, Cai Cai, and Kou Mei arrived one after another. After checking their ammunition and supplies, they immediately took out money to enter the Phase Teleportation Array and headed directly to the Frigid Tundra!

"Whoosh~~~"

Stepping out of the Frigid Tundra, I took a few steps forward, clutching my Orange Explosive Gun, making room for the people behind me. At the same time, I opened the large map. Sure enough, the Frigid Tundra map was divided into dozens of numbered areas. Area 16 was now completely red, with a red dot marking "Dawn Fortress" in the very center, where a fierce battle was currently raging.

"Run there, let's go!"

I took the lead and quickly led everyone into the snowy forest.

"Waaaaah~~~"

The howling wind in my ears sounded like ghostly wails, making me feel stiff and almost numb.

"Damn it..."

Holding her Explosive Gun, Cai Cai said speechlessly, "The Frigid Tundra is actually colder than Huaining City. I really miss my warm bed right now. If the system doesn't give me an orange-tier item this time, it'll be a real shame for all the enthusiasm I put into crawling out of bed in the middle of the night!"

"Don't make promises you can't keep. Once you do, there's almost no chance you'll get any legendary gear," Ruolin quickly poured cold water on the idea.

Cai Cai nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.

After a ten-minute drive, everyone was in pretty good shape.

The fat man was panting heavily, his face flushed red like a pig's liver.

In reality, his physical strength was far from that good. Before, he could only run for three minutes at most before he couldn't run anymore, but now he can run for at least half an hour straight. This is mainly due to the boost from his three major attribute points: strength, stamina, and agility. Without these, he would have collapsed long ago.

After a while, a light appeared ahead; Dawn Fortress had finally been reached!

We were quite far away, and could only vaguely see a base nestled against the mountains. Rockets were constantly being launched from the base, exploding into bursts of flame outside. We could even hear the sharp cries of the alien species from afar.

"The main road is blocked by the aliens. Let's take a detour and go in from the back of the mountain."

"Okay, let's go!"

Without hesitation, the group quickly circled around to the back of the mountain. Just as Worldly Uncontested Zheng had said, there was a straight ladder attached to the steel outer wall at the back of the base, which players could climb up.

As for the alien species, they have not yet been discovered here.

"Ding Han?"

Above the base, a player holding Submachine Gun looked down at us; it was none other than the Chaos Demon King of the Crimson Firmament Alliance.

"You've come at just the right time."

The Chaos Demon King said, "Come up quickly and go to the front line to hold them off. The alien attacks are fierce, and we need Heavy Firepower like yours to provide support."

"Knew!"

I quickly slung the Explosive Gun over my shoulder and leaped up the 20-meter-high steel wall in a few strides. Behind me, Ruolin, Cai Cai, and the others followed one by one.

Heading straight to the front of the base, after rounding a wall, the scene of the player army fighting against the aliens came into view. The machine guns above the base roared, and more than a dozen machine guns were firing wildly downwards, with rockets being fired outwards from time to time. This battle scene was quite exciting!

"Superior!"

I quickly led Ruolin, Cai Cai, and the others to the top of the outer wall, and aimed my Orange Explosive Gun at a Tier 2 Blue BOSS, the Osteo Reaper. I locked onto it from 60 meters away and used Armor-piercing Round- Headshot!

"Bang bang bang--"

As the gunshots rang out, a series of large-caliber bullets transformed into meteors, piercing the skulls of the Osteo Reaper at speeds almost imperceptible to the naked eye, instantly sending terrifying damage numbers soaring into the air!

"2736!"

"4145!" (Exceptional Strike!)

"2791!"

"2799!"

"8316!" (Exceptional Strike!)

This Orange Explosive Gun has insane damage!

The second shot triggered Exceptional Strike, and the fifth shot even triggered a critical hit plus Exceptional Strike hit, taking away more than 10% of the Osteo Reaper's health bar in one shot. It was absolutely brutal!

So, before a magazine was even half empty, the level 45 Osteo Reaper let out a wail as its head exploded into blood and blood, collapsing to the ground, dead in an instant.

"Holy crap..."

The Chaos Demon King stared in disbelief, his eyes wide with astonishment. "Ding Han, what kind of damage is that?! A level 45 Blue BOSS killed in two seconds from 60 meters away?!"

"That's really perverted..."

Xu Tian said with a serious expression, "The effective range of a regular Explosive Gun is only 50 meters. This means that the Explosive Gun in Ding Han's hand is top-notch, with a range that exceeds the normal range. And the fact that it can still Headshot headshots with every shot within the 60-meter limit range can only mean that this guy's shooting level is beyond our imagination."

"Forget it, let's stop researching it."

"Ding Han's gaming skills are freakish; it's not like we just found out about that," Gun Like a Dragon.

I'm speechless. It's like you're making me sound like some kind of weirdo. I'm just an ordinary player!

Just then, a bell rang in my ears, and the S-class Main Quest issued by the Initiator finally officially began:

[Attention all players! The Region Task "Dawn Fortress" (S-class Main Quest) is now open. Fight for the glory of humanity and the honor of all players!]