Wind Whisperer, Blue Weapon! (Thanks to Alliance Leader Qianli Qingqiu!)

Chapter 9: Wind Whisperer, Blue Weapon! (Thanks to Qianli Qingqiu__Alliance Leader!)

"Swish~~~"

Ignoring everyone around, I rushed out of the corridor during the precious 12 seconds of stealth.

"033, stop!"

Two guards hurriedly raised their assault rifles, but they were too slow. I then mowed them down with a burst, killing them on the spot. As I passed their bodies, I performed a "slide tackle," collecting several full magazines from their combat suits into my dimensional storage space!

The pit ahead!

I leaped into the darkness. The entire base's power system had been paralyzed by the Bio-Electromagnetic Pulse, rendering the elevators and tracks in the pit unusable. Gunshots echoed from behind as countless base guards pursued me with "outline-drawing marksmanship."

"Old Six, I've entered the pit, how are things on your end?"

"I just entered the pit too!"

Left Hand's voice couldn't hide his excitement as he laughed heartily, "Bro, I've never played such a thrilling game before, it's so f***ing awesome... I almost peed myself!"

"Is it possible this isn't a game?" I reminded him.

Left Hand fell into thought and stopped talking.

At the end of the pit, streaks of light appeared.

In my skill bar, the 60-second cooldown for Bio-Optical Invisibility had just ended. I took a deep breath and immediately activated the stealth effect, quickly rushing out of the pit!

As expected, dozens of armed guards were aiming assault rifles at the pit outside. However, under the cover of optical invisibility, their ambush was futile.

After exiting the pit, I headed north without stopping!

A large river lay beside the base. When I opened my map, I could see a city bordering the Crimson Dragon Country, tens of miles away from the base.

Stream City, a neutral city, was controlled by Dulin the Flame Wielder. It was said that Dulin commanded a Flame Wielder Legion of 3,000 men, equipped with over a thousand sets of first-generation Power Armor and dozens of second-generation Power Armor. This allowed them to maintain the city's neutrality in the wilderness, and no one dared to provoke this local warlord lightly.

And Stream City was my next planned destination!

"He's there, chase him!"

From behind, the shouts of the base guards finally came.

Immediately after, the sound of helicopters followed. They were far enough from the epicenter of the Bio-Electromagnetic Pulse, so their electronic equipment was unaffected.

Looking at the rolling river before me, I plunged in without hesitation.

"Old Six!"

As I surfaced, I looked back towards the base and said, "I'm about to successfully escape according to my plan. What about you? How are things on your end?"

"Same here!"

Left Hand laughed, "I've reached the designated position, I'm leaving now!"

"Designated position!"

I frowned and looked up, noticing a tiny figure on the base's towering signal tower. He spread his arms and plunged down, flying south like a swift.

It was a wingsuit!

"The person in the wingsuit is you, right?" I asked with a smile.

"Oh my..."

Left Hand chuckled, "You saw through me, brother!"

"You really are an Old Six, you bastard!"

"Hahahaha~~~~"

Left Hand said, "Bro, honestly, it's been a real pleasure cooperating with you. I hope we'll have a chance to meet again, team up, and conquer this Star Abyss world together!"

"You go south, I go north. It'll be difficult, let's see if fate allows. Take care!"

"You too!"

The next second, we tacitly cut off our Star Chart connection and went our separate ways!

In the icy river water, I retrieved the Unmanned Submersible and Artificial Gills from my dimensional storage space. After equipping the artificial gills, I immediately dove deep into the water, hugging the unmanned submersible as I headed north!

From above, the sound of helicopters could be heard, along with the sight of bullets piercing the water's surface.

I imagined countless base guards were frantically pursuing me, but the moment I entered the water, it was destined to be a futile effort for them.

So, I swam in the icy river for about an hour, relying on the unmanned submersible. When the sky began to brighten, my body had severely lost heat, and I would likely freeze to death if I continued.

At this point, I was about fifteen kilometers from the base, far away.

Shivering, I burst out of the water, retrieved the submersible and artificial gills, and then plunged into the still-dark forest.

Not long after, I heard the roar of engines.

At the same time, there were drones in the air.

"Bang bang bang--"

A military vehicle spat fire from several gun barrels into the night, and soon bullets whizzed past, hitting me three times as I rushed forward, my health bar dropping back to around 80%!

At the same time, a different sound echoed!

"Bang!"

Before the sound even reached me, a sharp pain shot through my head!

"442!"

The massive damage number was terrifying!

This is bad, a sniper!

His aim was precise; this shot was meant to be a headshot. Unfortunately, players aren't like them; there's no such thing as a headshot, but hitting the head deals extremely high damage. Two more shots like that and I'd be finished!

Moreover, he could aim in this darkness, clearly possessing night vision equipment.

Thinking this, I quickly ducked behind a tree that two people could barely embrace and activated my skill, Bio-Electromagnetic Pulse!

The one-hour cooldown was perfectly timed!

"Boom~~~"

Amidst a deafening roar, an electromagnetic storm erupted in the forest, destroying all electromagnetic equipment within a one-kilometer radius!

Now, the enemy has no night vision!

Gripping my Roarer, I sprinted away. Four health bars appeared in the woods – all level 15 base guards. They might be responsible for patrolling the base, which is why I encountered them here.

"Bang bang bang..."

A burst of fire to the head took one of them down.

Quickly changing position, another burst of fire took down the second guard.

"It's 033, take him down quickly!"

The remaining two panicked, their shouts serving more to bolster their own courage.

In the darkness, bullets whizzed, the sound of splintering wood echoing.

I have to admit, the base guards' marksmanship was hardly impressive; they were all just grazing shots. If their aim had been even a little more accurate, I probably wouldn't have made it out alive.

However, my true fear remained the sniper hidden in the darkness!

"Bang bang bang..."

Another series of bullets was fired, hitting their mark every time. The third guard fell.

I swiftly pulled back. The moment I ducked behind the tree, a loud "bang" sounded, and a small tree where I had just stood was snapped in half by a bullet!

He was still aiming at me.

Damn it...

I frowned, looking at my health bar, which was less than 50%, and felt a pang of discomfort. At this stage, there were no healing items, not even a single bandage, let alone medkits or similar items.

There was no other choice but to use optical invisibility!

The Bio-Electromagnetic Pulse earlier had destroyed the enemy's thermal imaging equipment, so their sniper definitely wouldn't be able to detect me while I was optically invisible. He had no other means.

"Hiss hiss~~~"

The energy in my skin cells began to awaken, quickly shrouding my entire body in darkness.

Without any further hesitation, I charged out, firing over ten consecutive shots to take down the fourth base guard. Then, I darted forward, heading straight for the sniper's hiding spot!

In the woods, there were footsteps, but no figure was visible.

The enemy was clearly getting desperate!

"Bang!"

Sparks flew as the enemy fired a shot into the area they judged me to be. Unfortunately, not only did they fail to locate me, but they also revealed their own position.

"Swish!"

Raising the green-quality Vanguard Bee Sting, I lunged forward into the roots of the tree where the enemy was hiding and fiercely slashed his throat. In an instant, the sniper dropped his rifle, clutching his throat with his left hand and fumbling at his waist for a pistol with his right.

But before he could aim the pistol, I kicked it away. Then, a barrage of the level 10 basic sword technique, like a raging storm, descended, tearing into his flesh, his health bar plummeting!

Thus, the 1500 health points of this level 15 elite NPC were depleted in the blink of an eye. Once I got close, he had no chance to retaliate. Clutching his bleeding throat, he fell to the ground, full of unwillingness!

"Hoo..."

I frowned and quickly stripped the sniper of all his equipment.

The pistol was a green-quality 99R, not bad, but its shooting power was unsatisfactory.

However, as I picked up his Wind Whisperer sniper rifle, my eyes lit up!

[Wind Whisperer-11 Improved] (Quality: Blue)

Tier: One

Base Stats: Firepower 320-400, Rate of Fire 50 rounds/min, Magazine Capacity 5 rounds, Attack Range 2500 meters

Agility: +15

Weight: 11KG

Blessing: Explosive Heavy Hit - 25% chance to deal an additional 50% Explosive Heavy Hit damage when attacking the target's head

Strength Required: 40

What a find!

My heart leaped with joy. No wonder it could blow away over 400 of my HP with a single shot. It was a blue sniper rifle with such high firepower, and its secondary attribute added a full 15 points to Agility, which was also an effective attribute for sword-type super weapons!

At the same time, this rifle had high usage requirements, needing 40 Strength.

The average player wouldn't be able to meet this, but I, who possessed the SS-rank Essence Furnace, could naturally handle it!

And at this moment, my Essence Furnace had extracted experience from continuous kills and leveled up to Rank 4, with a total Strength of 55. Equipping the Wind Whisperer was more than enough!

Equip it!

In the distance, more car headlights flickered indistinctly, and base guards were rushing over.

I frowned. It was too late to grab the equipment from those guards in the car now, and my dimensional storage space was almost full. So, I plunged into the woods and headed straight for Stream City!

South of Stream City, outside a dilapidated drainage ditch.

I appeared, exhausted, and walked towards the man sitting by the ditch, baring his golden teeth.

This man's name was Liu Jinya. During the beta test, he was an NPC who had "smuggled" his way into Stream City. This man had connections everywhere; as long as you gave him a little benefit, he could not only bring you into Stream City but also get you a Stream City resident ID card.

"Brother, you look new?"

He grinned.

"Brother Ya, a friend introduced me."

I put on an awkward expression and said, "I'm a wanderer from the wilderness, and I recently want to settle down in Stream City. I hope Brother Ya can help me out. You know the rules, brother."

As I spoke, I reached for a green 99R pistol at my waist and handed it over: "A small token of my appreciation, please don't refuse it, Brother Ya!"

"Ooh~~~"

Liu Jinya's eyes lit up instantly: "A real piece, brother, you've got some skills!"

He slowly stood up and gave me a lewd, knowing look: "We're all brothers here, no need to be polite. Follow me~~~"

"Okay, Brother Ya."

At this moment, I suddenly couldn't help but look up behind me. I saw a steel wall at least twenty meters high, stretching out to the east and west, disappearing from sight.

"Stop looking."

Liu Jinya sneered: "The Wall of Life. Without this thing, we'd all be finished. This is your first time seeing it, right? We're already tired of it. Let's go."

I nodded, and the two of us, along with a cat, ducked into the sewer.

All friends of the Alliance Leader can privately message me for minor roles.