A Terrifying Shot

As the silver-white Teleportation Array lit up, Nan Feng's figure in the center of the array slowly faded, finally disappearing from the Wooden Cabin.

He reappeared in the middle of a vast grassland.

The grass here was about knee-high on Nan Feng, a large expanse of vibrant green.

Nan Feng quickly looked around, finding Sakura One-Sword positioned behind him, also with his back to him.

This time, they had teleported in back-to-back, about 50 meters apart.

Seeing Sakura One-Sword about to turn, Nan Feng immediately lay down in the grass.

A prone camper!

These forty to fifty centimeter tall wild grasses became Nan Feng's perfect cover.

That summer, Nan Feng was killed by a prone camper for the 216th time in a game of "Eating Chicken," leaving him with only the consolation prize. It was then that Nan Feng finally understood a truth: humans could not defeat those who hid.

Today's environment was perfect for Nan Feng to become a prone camper himself!

Taking the Red Dot Sight out of his backpack, Nan Feng carefully mounted it on the 98k.

What a shame, no 8x scope. It's missing something...

Nan Feng closed one eye and looked through the Red Dot Sight in Sakura One-Sword's direction.

The wild grass blocked Sakura One-Sword's vision, and it also blocked Nan Feng's vision.

Through the scope, Nan Feng could see nothing but grass.

"This is nothing like playing the game..."

Nan Feng gritted his teeth, propped himself up on his elbows, and carefully raised the 98k a little higher.

Now, Nan Feng could barely see through the grass to Sakura One-Sword's figure. The opponent was cautiously looking around, searching for Nan Feng's position. At the same time, he was rapidly dodging in small, unpredictable movements. Nan Feng knew this was to prevent being aimed at.

But in this environment, it was almost impossible for Sakura One-Sword to find someone lying in the grass 50 meters away.

"Heh, you can't see me..."

Nan Feng chuckled and directly activated his skill.

Charged Strike!

Piercing Shot!

Releasing both skills together, Nan Feng prepared to kill Sakura One-Sword with one shot!

A large amount of Mana flowed from Nan Feng's arms into the 98k Sniper Rifle, and a refined Mana Bullet took shape in the magazine.

Nan Feng estimated that Charged Strike would consume about 10 Mana Points per second, and every 5 Mana Points could increase damage by 1%, meaning the damage could be increased by 2% per second.

The maximum damage increase for Charged Strike was 100%, so Nan Feng only needed to charge it for 50 seconds to reach maximum damage!

"This skill wastes so much Mana..." Nan Feng sighed.

Consuming 500 Mana Points to increase damage by 100% was a practically useless skill.

After all, those 500 Mana Points were enough for Nan Feng to fire over a hundred shots!

Wasn't that more powerful than a 100% damage bonus on a single shot?

But even after realizing this, Nan Feng decided to fully charge Charged Strike.

The reason was simple: Sakura One-Sword was Sakura Kojiro's older brother. If others didn't believe Sakura Kojiro, would Sakura One-Sword believe him?

Sakura One-Sword was definitely sure that Nan Feng's Destined Divine Weapon was a gun, which could be seen from his constant evasive movements.

But he still dared to challenge Nan Feng. Besides the level suppression, there must be other reasons.

For example: a skill that could instantly close the distance!

Sakura Kojiro could learn a powerful gap-closing skill like Flash Cut. How could his older brother, Sakura One-Sword, be any worse?

Nan Feng had a faint feeling that in this battle, he only had one chance to shoot.

As soon as Sakura One-Sword found his position, Nan Feng would be instantly closed in on and killed with a single sword strike.

As for whether this shot could hit... Nan Feng wasn't worried.

Before, with the Desert Eagle, Nan Feng aimed with his eyes, so a lower hit rate was normal.

But now that he had a Red Dot Sight, at a distance of 50 meters, Nan Feng was confident he could achieve an 80% hit rate!

As long as Nan Feng wasn't cursed with bad luck today, this shot likely wouldn't miss.

Twenty seconds passed.

Mana continued to pour into the 98k Sniper Rifle.

Nan Feng held his breath, not daring to make the slightest sound, fearing that Sakura One-Sword would detect something unusual.

Fifty meters away, Sakura One-Sword, unable to find Nan Feng's location, sneered and said, "Heh, is this the strongest in District 527? Turns out he's a coward."

The breeze carried Sakura One-Sword's words to Nan Feng's ears, though they were barely audible.

Thanks to the real-time translation of the Genesis System, Nan Feng could still vaguely make out a few words.

Hmm? Strongest in District 527? You think I'll come out just because you're praising me? How naive... Nan Feng pouted dismissively and continued charging.

Seeing that Nan Feng didn't respond, Sakura One-Sword continued to talk to himself, "It's no use for you to keep hiding. As long as I find you, you'll be waiting to die."

"I only need one sword to kill you. What about you?"

"Don't you have a gun? Let me see if your gun is faster or my movement technique is faster?"

"You're stalling, aren't you? Then I'll see how long you can stall?"

Sakura One-Sword stopped looking for Nan Feng's location. He sat down on the ground, facing Nan Feng's direction, and began to wipe the stone sword in his hand.

This was the new appearance of the [Rotten Wooden Katana] after it was upgraded to E-rank – the [Not-So-Sharp Stone Katana].

Sakura One-Sword was exposing his weakness!

"Heh, he thinks I can't kill him with one shot, so he's going to let me have one move."

If Nan Feng's Destined Divine Weapon hadn't been upgraded before the challenge match, he indeed wouldn't have been able to kill Sakura One-Sword with one shot.

But now it was different. Nan Feng not only had a new weapon but also comprehended new skills.

Sakura One-Sword's move was a gift!

A complete gift!

Nan Feng didn't expect Sakura One-Sword, who had been playing it safe for so long, to make such a huge mistake at the last moment.

35 seconds, 40 seconds, 45 seconds...

At 50 seconds, the damage from [Charged Strike] was at its maximum!

Nan Feng's eyes narrowed, and he pulled the trigger directly!

Whoosh!

A [Piercing Shot] nearly 10 centimeters long whizzed out, skimming the grass and shooting towards Sakura One-Sword!

The moment Nan Feng fired, Sakura One-Sword had already reacted and, out of reflex, drew his sword for a horizontal slash!

Just like his younger brother, Sakura Kojiro, Sakura One-Sword could also cut a bullet with one sword strike!

His gaze hadn't even turned towards Nan Feng yet, but his sword had already moved.

This swordsmanship was terrifying.

Of course, this was also related to the fact that Nan Feng's Mana Bullet wasn't fast enough when it left the barrel.

If it were a supersonic bullet from Earth, even with ten Katanas, Sakura One-Sword wouldn't have been able to cut it.

Clang!

The Mana Bullet collided with the Katana, making a crisp sound.

This scene almost perfectly replicated the battle with Sakura Kojiro that morning.

Similarly, Nan Feng's [Piercing Shot] strangely passed through the Katana, piercing Sakura One-Sword's shoulder.

"As expected, his bullet has a penetration effect..." Sakura One-Sword wasn't surprised. He had already learned this from Sakura Kojiro.

The reason he still used his Katana to cut the bullet wasn't that Sakura One-Sword didn't believe his brother's words, but to deflect the bullet from its original trajectory.

This shot was originally aimed at Sakura One-Sword's head.

Hitting the head easily triggered [Weak Point Attack]. Even if Sakura One-Sword let Nan Feng have one move, he didn't want to lose too much health.

"Found you, heh heh heh..."

Sakura One-Sword sneered and was about to stand up to use his skills against Nan Feng when he suddenly felt his body extremely weak, his limbs going soft.

An ominous premonition enveloped Sakura One-Sword's heart.

He glanced at his status bar, which displayed:

[Health Points]: 33/690;

[Abnormal Status]: Bleeding;

Nan Feng's shot just now had dealt him 657 damage!

Sakura One-Sword's face turned pale. What kind of terrifying output was this? A level 6 fighting a level 8, and the damage was only a third of the original, yet he still had such high output? What would happen if they were at the same level?

What the hell? Such a powerful shot, and it even triggered [Weakness Strike], yet it didn't instantly kill Sakura One-Sword... Nan Feng was dumbfounded. The level suppression was too strong!

After equipping the 98k Sniper Rifle, Nan Feng now had 635 attack power.

With the various bonuses from [Piercing Shot], [Charged Strike], and [Weak Point Attack], he could only deal 657 damage?

This was a rip-off!

This shot stunned both of them.

[Bleeding]: -13!

Suddenly, Sakura One-Sword's health dropped again!

The bleeding effect had triggered!

Previously, Sakura One-Sword was facing Nan Feng from the side, so Nan Feng's [Piercing Shot] went directly through Sakura One-Sword's right shoulder to his left, causing immense damage and making it impossible to stop the bleeding.

Sakura One-Sword understood this. Seeing his remaining 20 health points, he didn't try to stop the bleeding but drew his sword and slashed at Nan Feng!

[Bleeding]: -14!

Only 6 Health Points remaining!

Sakura One-Sword's Katana unleashed a Distant Strike!

The 50-meter distance between them offered Nan Feng no sense of security whatsoever.

[Distant Strike]!

This attack could hit enemies from a distance. The further the distance, the greater the Mana cost for the user and the lower the damage.

This 50-meter range had nearly depleted Sakura One-Sword's Mana, but he still managed to strike.

Death was imminent.

Nan Feng felt completely enveloped by the attack, with no possibility of escape. He could only press himself flat against the ground.

[Bleeding]: -5!

Suddenly, a pale red number appeared above Sakura One-Sword's head.

Sakura One-Sword's strike hovered over Nan Feng's head, ultimately failing to land—his Health Points were forcibly locked at 1 HP.

The [Unbending Will] buff had triggered.

Sakura One-Sword had lost.