"Whoosh~~~"
Ignoring everyone around me, I sprinted straight out of the corridor during the precious twelve seconds of invisibility.
"033, stop!"
The two guards hurriedly raised their submachine guns, but they were a little too slow. I riddled their bodies with a burst of bullets and killed them on the spot. As I swept past them, I performed a slide and stuffed several fully loaded magazines from their combat uniforms into my Dimensional Storage Space!
The tunnel was ahead!
I leaped into the darkness. The entire base's power system had been crippled by the Bio-Electromagnetic Pulse, and neither the elevators nor the rail tracks in the tunnel could be used anymore. Gunshots rang out behind me as countless Base Guards tracked my figure with their "outline tracing" marksmanship.
"Old Six, I've already rushed into the tunnel. How are things on your end?"
"I just got into the tunnel too!"
Unable to hide his excitement, Left Hand burst into laughter. "Bro, I've never played a game this thrilling before. This is awesome, holy crap... I'm practically about to piss myself!"
"Is there a chance this isn't a game?" I reminded him.
Left Hand fell into deep thought and stopped speaking.
At the end of the tunnel, beams of light shone through.
The sixty-second cooldown for Bio-Optical Invisibility in my skill bar had just finished. I immediately took a deep breath, activated invisibility, and rushed out of the tunnel!
Sure enough, dozens of armed guards outside were aiming their submachine guns at the tunnel entrance. But concealed by optical invisibility, their ambush was doomed to come to nothing.
After rushing out of the tunnel, I headed north without stopping!
A great river lay beside the base. When I opened the map, I could see that several dozen li away from the base was a city bordering Crimson Dragon Country.
Creek City, a neutral city controlled by the Flame Wielder Dulin. It was said that Dulin possessed a Flame Wielder Legion of three thousand men, equipped with over a thousand sets of Generation 1 Power Armor and several dozen sets of Generation 2 Power Armor. That was why he could keep the city neutral in the wasteland. No one was willing to provoke this regional overlord lightly.
And Creek City was precisely the next city in my plan!
"He's over there! Chase him!"
At last, the shouts of Base Guards came from behind me.
Immediately afterward came the sound of helicopters. This place was already far enough from the Electromagnetic Pulse's point of eruption, so electronic equipment had not been affected.
Looking at the surging river before my eyes, I plunged straight in without hesitation.
"Old Six!"
The moment I surfaced, I looked back toward the base and said, "I'm about to escape successfully according to my plan. What about you? How are things on your end?"
"Same here!"
Left Hand laughed. "I'm already in the designated position. I'm leaving right away!"
"Designated position?"
I frowned and looked up, only to discover a tiny figure atop the base's towering signal tower. He spread his arms and dove downward, actually flying south like a swift!
It was a wingsuit!
"That person wearing a wingsuit is you, right?" I asked with a smile.
"Ah..."
Left Hand laughed heartily. "So Brother saw through me!"
"You really are an Old Six!"
"Hahahaha~~~~"
Left Hand said, "Bro, honestly, working with you has been a real pleasure. I hope we'll have another chance to meet in the future, form a team together, and fight for supremacy in this Star Abyss World!"
"You're heading south, and I'm heading north. It'll be difficult. Let fate decide. Take care!"
"Mm, you too!"
The next second, the two of us tacitly cut off the Star Map connection and went our separate ways!
In the icy river, I took out the Unmanned Submersible and Artificial Gills from my Dimensional Storage Space. After putting on the Artificial Gills, I immediately dove deep underwater and headed north while holding the Unmanned Submersible!
The sound of helicopters came from above, along with bullets piercing the water's surface.
Countless Base Guards were surely hunting me like mad, but the moment I entered the water, their efforts were destined to be futile.
Thus, I swam through the freezing river with the Unmanned Submersible for roughly an hour. By the time the sky began to brighten, my body was already severely hypothermic. If this continued, I would probably freeze to death.
At that point, I was about fifteen kilometers away from the base and had already escaped far away.
Shivering from head to toe, I rushed out of the water, put away the submersible and Artificial Gills, then plunged into the still-dark forest.
I had not gone far when I heard engines roaring.
At the same time, drones could actually be seen in the air.
"Bang bang bang—"
Several gun muzzles on a military vehicle spat flames in the night. Bullets streaked past, and while sprinting, I was hit three times in a row. My health bar dropped to around 80% again!
At the same time, a distinctly different sound rang out!
"Bang!"
Before the sound reached me, a sharp pain exploded in my head!
"442!"
The huge damage number was terrifying!
Not good, there was a sniper!
His marksmanship was accurate. That shot had actually been aimed for a Headshot, but players were different from them—there was no true Headshot mechanic. Still, shots to the head dealt extremely high damage. Two more shots, and I would definitely be finished!
And he could still aim in this darkness, which meant he clearly had night-vision equipment.
Realizing this, I quickly lowered my body and hid beneath a tree wide enough for two people to embrace. I activated my skill, Bio-Electromagnetic Pulse!
The one-hour cooldown had ended at exactly the right time!
"Boom~~~"
Amid a deafening explosion, an Electromagnetic Storm erupted in the forest, destroying all electromagnetic equipment within a one-kilometer radius!
Now they had no night vision!
Holding the Roarer, I sprinted onward. Four health bars appeared in the forest, all belonging to level 15 Base Guards. They might have been responsible for patrolling the base, which was why they had run into me here.
"Bang bang bang..."
I fired a burst at one man's head and took him down.
I rapidly changed positions and fired another burst. The second guard went down.
"It's 033, kill him!"
The remaining two panicked. Their shouts were more for bolstering their own courage than anything else.
In the darkness, bullets streaked through the air, and the sounds of shattered wood chips rose one after another.
I had to admit, the Base Guards' marksmanship was truly hard to praise. They were all using outline-tracing gunfire. If their aim had been even a little more accurate, I probably would not have escaped alive.
However, the one I truly feared was still the sniper hiding in the darkness!
"Bang bang bang..."
Another series of shots rang out. Every shot hit, and the third guard collapsed.
I quickly pulled back, and just as I ducked behind a tree, a thunderous "boom" rang out. A small tree where I had been standing a moment ago was snapped in half by a bullet!
He was still aiming at me.
Damn it...
I frowned as I looked at my health bar, which had dropped below 50%. It was unpleasant. At this stage, I had no healing items—not even a single bandage, let alone something like a Medical Box.
No question about it, I still had to rely on optical invisibility!
The Bio-Electromagnetic Pulse had just destroyed the enemy's thermal imaging equipment, so the sniper definitely could not detect me while I was optically invisible. He had no more tricks left.
"Hiss hiss~~~"
The energy within my skin cells began to awaken, swiftly concealing my entire body in the darkness.
I hesitated no longer. After rushing out, I fired more than ten consecutive bullets and dropped the fourth Base Guard, then darted straight toward where the sniper was hiding!
There were footsteps in the forest, but no figure in sight.
The other side was clearly getting anxious!
"Bang!"
Sparks flared as he fired a blind shot at where he guessed I was. Unfortunately, not only did he fail to locate me, he exposed his own position instead.
"Whoosh!"
Raising the green-quality Vanguard Bee Sting, I lunged into the tree roots where he was hiding and viciously slashed across his throat. The sniper immediately dropped his sniper rifle, covered his throat with his Left Hand, and hurriedly reached for the handgun at his waist with his right hand.
But before he could aim the handgun, I kicked it away. Then I unleashed a level 10 Basic Sword Technique like a raging storm, slicing open his flesh again and again as his health bar rapidly plummeted!
Thus, this level 15 elite non-player character's 1,500 health points were emptied in the blink of an eye. Once I got close, he had no chance to fight back. Clutching his bleeding throat, he fell with an unwilling expression!
"Whew..."
I frowned and quickly stripped all the equipment from the sniper.
The handgun was a green 99R Handgun. It was not bad, but its killing power was less than satisfactory.
But when I picked up his Wind Whisperer sniper rifle, my eyes immediately lit up!
[Wind Whisperer-11 Improved Model] (Quality: Blue) Tier: 1 Base Parameters: Firepower 320-400, Rate of Fire 50 rounds/minute, Magazine Capacity 5 rounds, Attack Range 2,500 meters Agility: +15 Weight: 11KG Blessing: Explosive Heavy Strike. When attacking a target's head, there is a 25% chance to deal an additional 50% Explosive Heavy Strike damage Requires strength: 40
Good stuff!
My heart leaped with joy. No wonder it could blast away over 400 of my health in one shot. It was actually a blue sniper rifle with such high firepower, and its secondary attribute even added a full 15 points of Agility, which happened to be an effective attribute for a sword-type superhuman!
At the same time, this rifle had high usage requirements, requiring 40 Strength.
Ordinary players could never meet that requirement, but I possessed an SS-rank Essence Furnace, so it was naturally no problem for me!
And by now, my Essence Furnace had continuously extracted experience through kills and reached level 4. My total Strength had reached 55 points, making it more than enough to equip the Wind Whisperer!
Equip it!
In the distance, vehicle headlights flickered indistinctly once more. More Base Guards were arriving.
I frowned. There was no longer time to take the equipment from those guards in the vehicle, and my Dimensional Storage Space was nearly full anyway. So I plunged into the forest and raced straight toward Creek City!
In the southern outskirts of Creek City, outside a dilapidated drainage canal.
I appeared, exhausted, and walked toward the man sitting by the drainage canal, baring his golden front teeth.
This man was called Liu Jinya. During the closed beta, he had been a non-player character who "smuggled" people into Creek City. He was well-connected, and as long as you gave him a little benefit, he could not only get you into Creek City but also secure a Creek City resident ID for you.
"Brother, you look unfamiliar?"
He grinned.
"Brother Ya, a friend introduced me."
I revealed an awkward expression and said, "I'm a drifter from the wasteland. I want to settle down in Creek City recently, and I hope Brother Ya can help me out. I know the rules."
As I spoke, I pulled out a green 99R Handgun from my waist and handed it over. "Just a small token of appreciation. Brother Ya, please don't look down on it!"
"Oh my~~~"
Liu Jinya's eyes instantly lit up. "The real deal! Brother, you really are capable!"
He slowly stood up and gave me a sly look that said, "you know." "We're all brothers here, so no need to be polite. Come with me~~~"
"Okay, Brother Ya."
At that moment, I could not help raising my head to look behind me. A steel wall at least twenty meters tall stood there, stretching east and west as far as the eye could see.
"Stop looking."
Liu Jinya revealed a mocking smile. "The Wall of Life. Without that thing, every last one of us would be doomed. It's your first time seeing it, right? We got tired of looking at it long ago. Let's go."
I nodded, and the two of us bent low and crawled into the sewer.
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