Frenzied Crossfire

"Boom!"

A loud explosion sounded from dozens of meters away. The moment the blast occurred, I quickly used Step Slash towards the front right, conjuring a protective aura around myself. Simultaneously, I raised Randel's Shield with my left hand, instantly crouching low in a small ditch ahead, curling my body up as much as possible behind the shield!

Explosions echoed all around. My position was right in the heart of the blast zone. With waves of deafening booms, shockwaves swept past. If an explosion was close enough, it even unleashed terrifying tremors!

"332!"

"189!"

"1312!"

"112!"

"225!"

Above my head, health bars plummeted. After one round of bombardment, I lost over 3000 Blood Essence. Fortunately, my total health reached 7900 points, which was completely sustainable!

"Shit..."

Voices cursed from within the Star Chart--

"Damn Undercurrent, they're so brutal! They got me lightly injured right off the bat!"

"F*ck you, Undercurrent! Do you have to play like this? I'm severely injured..."

"Is everyone okay? Someone here has already been blown to death..."

I frowned, not responding to the voices in the Star Chart. Because after a wave of bombardment, the Undercurrent's ground forces would quickly swarm us, which was a far greater threat to Players!

In the distance, war chariots rumbled. Countless Undercurrent war chariots galloped through the jungle, their lights shining, completely exposing the Players' positions!

"Ding Han!"

Zhang Ruolin sent a message on WeChat: "How are you?"

I immediately replied: "I'm fine, what about you guys?"

"Our position is better, and we're fine too. It's good that you're okay."

"They're here, get ready to fight, I'm hanging up!"

"Okay!"

The next moment, I directly used a giant rock as cover, then set up my Wind Whisperer and quickly aimed at the driver's seats of several war chariots speeding towards me!

"Bang!"

The gunshot rang out, and the Vanguard soldier's forehead was hit!

[Combat Tip: You hit the head of 〖Vanguard · Alok〗, dealing a total of 1224 Headshot damage!]

This group of Vanguards were all Level 25 normal NPCs, with about 1500 Blood Essence each, so they weren't dead yet. One more shot!

"Bang!"

"1209!"

The second shot still dealt triple headshot damage. The Vanguard soldier's head immediately exploded, and the war chariot he was driving began to sway.

Again!

Quickly aiming at the second war chariot, two shots in rapid succession. With the superb accuracy of Advanced Shooting Lv10, at a distance of less than a hundred meters, it was almost possible to land a headshot with every shot!

"He's over there, that damn bastard!"

The third war chariot sped towards me.

At this point, I couldn't dodge, nor did I intend to. I immediately switched the aim of my Wind Whisperer and fired two shots, headshotting the Vanguard soldier driving the vehicle!

"Boom~~~"

With a loud noise, the war chariot crashed into an old tree. The seven or eight people on board immediately rushed out.

Gunfire erupted densely, and cracks continuously appeared on the surrounding rocks.

I frowned, activated Bio-Optical Invisibility, stepped on the grass, and silently rushed out of cover. About fifty meters away from them, I found a position with a clear line of sight. I switched my main weapon to the Roarer and unleashed a volley of rapid fire at their heads!

"202!"

"612!"

"609!"

"197!"

"624!"

The firepower of the Blue Roarer was already fierce, and with nearly half of its attacks landing as headshots, the opponents fell in swathes. In an instant, only the last two remained!!

"He's there, that bastard!"

The two quickly aimed and fired.

I dashed out over ten meters and directly activated my skill—Explosive Charge!

"Boom!"

Essence erupted, and my body turned into a blur of light.

"This is bad, he's a Super Weapon Master!"

One of the Vanguard members shouted, but it was too late.

The Vanguard Bee Sting flashed with cold light, and three consecutive beams sliced across the opponent's throat—it was the Bloodthirsty Assault triple strike!

"305!"

"+67!"

"645!"

"+142!"

The characteristic of Bloodthirsty Assault is to convert 20% of the damage dealt into health, plus the original 2% lifesteal effect, making the total lifesteal efficiency 22%. So, the moment I cut down this Vanguard member, I also recovered a total of 311 health!

I had lost over 3000 health in the first wave of bombardment, so I needed to recover it as soon as possible. Safety first, after all.

"You..."

The last Vanguard member was furious, but he had no chance to resist. I used a Step Slash to get behind him, followed by a series of normal attacks + Dragon Blade + normal attacks + Ground Spike Slash + normal attacks, which sent him crashing to the ground!

Immediately, I quickly snatched the two Explosive Grenades from his waist and stuffed them into my Dimensional Storage Space!

Just as I was about to claim more spoils, a "bang" suddenly rang out, followed by a small crater appearing on the ground nearby. A sniper!

I hurriedly turned and fled, my body gracefully ducking behind a cluster of rocks and bamboo. I pulled out the Wind Whisperer and began searching for the enemy. By this time, more Vanguard members were already rushing out from the forest.

I didn't overthink it. I found the sniper and killed him with two consecutive headshots. Then, I switched to the Roarer and unleashed a barrage of shots at the charging crowd!

The effective range of the Roarer is 120 meters, but my current Advanced Shooting Lv10 can only guarantee hitting the target within 60 meters. The headshot chance is another matter entirely. I didn't need to aim for headshots; I just shot their bodies. Bullets were consumed rapidly, and Vanguard members fell in droves before me!

"Swish!"

As I was firing wildly, a streak of fire suddenly shot out from the darkness!

Damn! An RPG!

In a flash, I immediately turned and used Step Slash + Explosive Charge, instantly moving 45 meters away with a "boom." The bamboo forest and rocks where I had just been were instantly shattered by the RPG's shell, with flames erupting everywhere!

"Son of a bitch!"

Frowning, I suddenly pulled the pin on a grenade and sent it flying through the air with a "whoosh." The accuracy of Advanced Throwing was superb. The grenade exploded in the center of a group of Vanguard members, and countless white lights flew towards me.

Unfortunately, there were too many enemies, so I didn't have a chance to loot them. Otherwise, just the grenades alone would have made me rich!

However, I gained a lot of points and experience, that's for sure!

I didn't go too far, instead following the edge of the West Wind Forest and circling east. Holding the Roarer, I continuously shot down Vanguard members in the darkness, even extending my safe distance to 120 meters. Relying on the accuracy of my Lv10 Advanced Shooting, I safely exchanged bullets for experience and points.

Time ticked by, and the West Wind Forest descended into chaos.

A large number of Players were locked in fierce combat with the Undercurrent Vanguard, neither side willing to retreat. The forest became a meat grinder, with the sounds of gunfire echoing everywhere.

An hour later, all 15 of my magazines were empty.

I hid behind an old tree and skillfully reloaded, filling the empty magazines with bullets with a "click, click, click." Sweat covered my face and body. Although it was early winter, I didn't feel cold at all; instead, I felt a surge of excitement.

"Hiss..."

Suddenly, a familiar voice reached my ears.

As I turned my head, I saw a hunched figure standing in the moonlight. Its eyes stared directly at me, and its three-lipped mouth slowly opened...

A Devourer, Level 25 Elite!

Without a word, I flipped up and retreated while madly firing at the Devourer's head!

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Amidst the dense gunfire, the Devourer could barely advance, frozen in place by the relentless bullets. In just a few seconds, I emptied my magazine, dealing massive damage to the Devourer and depleting its 4000+ Blood Essence!

This isn't right...

I sniffed the air; the foul stench had intensified. There was more than one Devourer!

I quickly turned around. Sure enough, three more Devourers had appeared in the forest behind me!

Good!

Skillfully switching magazines, I aimed and fired directly at them without any fancy moves. At such close range, the Roarer acted like a lock-on, dealing headshot damage to all of them. One magazine, about 10+ bullets, took down one Devourer. Then, I locked onto the second, and a single magazine blew its head off!

At this moment, the third Devourer lunged at me, its claws flailing and its three-lipped mouth fully open, looking extremely terrifying!

"Boom!"

Explosive Charge!

The next second, I had already appeared behind this Roarer, and a burst of bullets flew out from my aim!

Kill completed!

As the white light flew over, a wisp of red light also flew out, which was the glow of points. It turned out that killing Aberrations in the West Wind Forest could also increase points. To be honest, I'd rather fight low-level Aberrations. At least I wouldn't be bombed or sniped from extreme ranges. On some level, it was much safer.

Continuing to move, I found an old tree with gnarled roots and quickly leaned against it, constantly reloading my bullets!

For me now, the more loaded magazines I had, the safer I was!

At this moment, other Players' voices came from the Star Chart--

"Damn it, why are there still Aberrations showing up?"

"Fuck, we've encountered Aberrations too. Several Players have been killed by Aberrations, died miserably!"

"Shit, can this quest have any humanity?"

"I heard that the Undercurrent organization is the main villain in the entire Star Abyss. They are not only obsessed with genetic modification but also with cultivating Aberrations. Perhaps the Aberrations we see were originally humans, turned into this state by the Undercurrent organization."

"Whoa, so the Undercurrent organization is really inhuman! I killed a few Undercurrent soldiers just now and felt a little flustered and guilty, but now that's completely gone."

In the Star Chart, everyone was full of resentment, but with nowhere to vent, they could only take it out on the Undercurrent soldiers and Aberrations.

"Beep!"

Ruolin sent a message: "Scheduled update, we are safe on our side."

"I'm safe here too!"

"Good!"

As soon as I put away my phone, I frowned. I heard rustling sounds from the woods ahead, and then a creature about a person tall suddenly rushed out. It hunched over, its spine exposed to form serrated bone blades, its eyeballs degenerated, and heat-sensing grooves evolved on the sides of its head. Its hands and legs had evolved into scythe-like blades!

Osteo Reaper, Tier 2 Aberration, Blue BOSS!

My side... doesn't seem so safe anymore