As the silvery-white Teleportation Array lit up, Nan Feng's figure in the center slowly faded before finally disappearing from the Wooden Cabin.
When he reappeared, Nan Feng was already in the middle of a vast grassland.
The grass here reached almost to Nan Feng's knees, a lush green expanse.
Nan Feng hurriedly looked around and discovered that Sakura One-Sword was behind him, with his back to Nan Feng as well.
This time, the two had been teleported in back-to-back, about fifty meters apart.
Seeing Sakura One-Sword about to turn around, Nan Feng immediately dropped into the grass.
A prone camper!
The forty-to-fifty-centimeter-tall wild grass became Nan Feng's perfect cover.
That summer, after Nan Feng was ambushed to death for the 216th time by a prone camper in battle royale and could only finish second yet again, he finally understood one truth—people couldn't beat rats.
Today's environment was perfect for Nan Feng to play the role of a prone camper!
Taking out the Red Dot Sight from his backpack, Nan Feng carefully mounted it onto the 98k Sniper Rifle.
Too bad there wasn't an 8x scope. It just didn't feel quite right...
Nan Feng closed one eye and looked toward Sakura One-Sword through the Red Dot Sight.
The wild grass blocked Sakura One-Sword's vision, but it also blocked Nan Feng's.
Through the sight, Nan Feng could see nothing but grass.
"This isn't like the game at all..."
Gritting his teeth, Nan Feng braced himself on his elbows and carefully raised the 98k Sniper Rifle a little higher.
That was better. Nan Feng could barely see Sakura One-Sword's figure through the grass—his opponent was cautiously scanning the surroundings, searching for Nan Feng's location. At the same time, he was constantly making rapid, irregular movements over a small area. Nan Feng knew he was trying to prevent himself from being targeted.
But in this environment, it was almost impossible for Sakura One-Sword to spot someone lying in the grass fifty meters away.
"Heh, you can't see me..."
Nan Feng chuckled and immediately activated his skills.
Charged Strike!
Piercing Shot!
He released both skills at once, intending to kill Sakura One-Sword in a single shot!
A large amount of mana flowed from Nan Feng's arms into the 98k Sniper Rifle, forming an exquisite Mana Bullet inside the magazine.
Nan Feng estimated that Charged Strike consumed around 10 Mana Points per second, while every 5 Mana Points increased damage by 1%. In other words, it increased damage by 2% every second.
Charged Strike could increase damage by up to 100%. Nan Feng only needed to charge it for fifty seconds to max out its damage!
"This skill wastes so much mana..." Nan Feng sighed.
Using 500 Mana Points to increase damage by 100%—this skill was practically useless.
After all, those 500 Mana Points were enough for Nan Feng to fire more than a hundred shots!
How was that better than simply having a 100% damage bonus on every shot?
Yet even after realizing this, Nan Feng still decided to fully charge Charged Strike.
The reason was simple. Sakura One-Sword was Sakura Kojiro's older brother. Others might not believe what Sakura Kojiro said, but would Sakura One-Sword not believe his own brother?
Sakura One-Sword had definitely confirmed that Nan Feng's Destined Divine Weapon was a gun. That much was obvious from how he kept dodging around.
Yet he still dared to challenge Nan Feng. Aside from the level suppression, there had to be another reason.
For example, a skill that could instantly close the distance!
Sakura Kojiro could comprehend a powerful gap-closing skill like Flash Cut, so how could his older brother, Sakura One-Sword, be any worse?
Nan Feng faintly felt that he would only have one chance to fire in this battle.
As long as Sakura One-Sword discovered his location, he would instantly close in and kill Nan Feng with one slash.
As for whether this shot would hit... Nan Feng wasn't too worried.
When he used the Desert Eagle before, Nan Feng had aimed with his eyes, so a lower hit rate was perfectly normal.
But now that he had a Red Dot Sight, at a distance of fifty meters, Nan Feng was confident he could achieve an 80% hit rate!
As long as he wasn't cursed by bad luck today, this shot basically couldn't miss.
Twenty seconds passed.
Mana continued flowing endlessly into the 98k Sniper Rifle.
Nan Feng held his breath and focused, not daring to make the slightest sound for fear that Sakura One-Sword would notice something unusual.
Fifty meters away, Sakura One-Sword still couldn't find Nan Feng's location. He sneered and said, "Heh, so this is District 527's strongest? Turns out he's just a coward hiding in the grass."
The breeze carried Sakura One-Sword's words to Nan Feng's ears, though they were already hard to make out.
With the Genesis System's real-time translation, Nan Feng could still barely catch a few words.
Hm? District 527's strongest? You think I'll come out just because you praise me? How childish... Nan Feng curled his lip disdainfully and continued charging.
Seeing that Nan Feng gave no response, Sakura One-Sword continued talking to himself. "There's no use hiding. Once I find you, just wait to die."
"I only need one slash to kill you. What about you?"
"Don't you have a gun? Let's see whether your gun is faster or my movement technique."
"You're trying to stall for time? Then let's see how long you can keep stalling."
Sakura One-Sword stopped searching for Nan Feng's location. He sat directly on the ground, facing sideways toward Nan Feng, and began wiping the stone blade in his hand.
This was the brand-new appearance of the Rotten Wooden Katana after it reached E-rank—the Not-So-Sharp Stone Katana.
Sakura One-Sword was exposing an opening!
"Heh, he thinks I can't kill him in one shot, so he's planning to give me a free move."
If Nan Feng's Destined Divine Weapon hadn't upgraded before the challenge began, then he truly wouldn't have been able to kill Sakura One-Sword with one shot.
But things were different now. Nan Feng not only had a new weapon, he had also comprehended a new skill.
What Sakura One-Sword was doing was handing him a win!
A complete giveaway!
Nan Feng hadn't expected Sakura One-Sword to remain cautious for so long, only to make such a huge mistake at the very end.
Thirty-five seconds, forty seconds, forty-five seconds...
The moment fifty seconds arrived, Charged Strike's damage had reached its maximum!
Nan Feng's gaze sharpened as he pulled the trigger!
Whoosh!
The nearly ten-centimeter-long Piercing Shot whistled out, skimming over the grass toward Sakura One-Sword!
The instant Nan Feng fired, Sakura One-Sword reacted. As if by reflex, he drew his blade and swung it sideways!
Like his younger brother Sakura Kojiro, Sakura One-Sword could also slash a bullet out of the air!
His gaze had not even turned toward Nan Feng, yet the blade in his hand had already struck.
This swordsmanship was simply terrifying.
Of course, it was also because Nan Feng's Mana Bullet wasn't fast enough when it left the barrel.
If it had been a supersonic bullet from Blue Star, then even if Sakura One-Sword had ten katanas, he still couldn't have cut it.
Clang!
The Mana Bullet collided with the katana with a crisp ring.
This scene was almost an exact replay of Nan Feng's battle with Sakura Kojiro that morning.
Likewise, Nan Feng's Piercing Shot passed through the katana strangely and blew straight through Sakura One-Sword's shoulder.
Sure enough, his bullets have a piercing effect... Sakura One-Sword wasn't surprised. He had learned this long ago from Sakura Kojiro.
The reason he had still used his katana to slash at the bullet wasn't because Sakura One-Sword didn't believe his younger brother, but because he wanted to make the bullet deviate from its original trajectory.
That shot had originally been aimed at Sakura One-Sword's head.
A headshot could easily trigger Weak Point Attack. Even if Sakura One-Sword was giving Nan Feng a free move, he didn't want to lose too much health.
"Found you, hehehe..."
Sakura One-Sword sneered and was about to stand up and activate his skill against Nan Feng when he suddenly discovered that his body felt incredibly weak, his limbs going limp.
A sense of foreboding enveloped Sakura One-Sword's heart.
He glanced at his status panel, which displayed:
Health Points: 33/690; Abnormal Status: Bleeding;
Nan Feng's shot had dealt 657 damage to him!
Sakura One-Sword's face went pale. What kind of terrifying damage was this? A level 6 fighting a level 8 would only deal one-third of the usual damage, yet he could still deal this much? What if they were the same level?
What the hell? Such a powerful shot, and it even triggered Weakness Strike, but it still didn't kill Sakura One-Sword... Nan Feng was utterly dumbfounded. Was level suppression really this ridiculous?
After equipping the 98k Sniper Rifle, Nan Feng now had 635 Attack Power.
With all the bonuses from Piercing Shot, Charged Strike, and Weak Point Attack, he could only deal 657 damage?
What kind of bullshit was that?
That one shot had stunned both of them.
Bleeding: -13!
Suddenly, Sakura One-Sword's health dropped again!
The bleeding effect had triggered!
Earlier, Sakura One-Sword had been facing sideways toward Nan Feng, so Nan Feng's Piercing Shot had pierced directly from Sakura One-Sword's right shoulder through to his left shoulder. The damage was massive, and the bleeding simply wouldn't stop.
Sakura One-Sword understood this as well. Looking at his remaining 20 Health Points, he didn't think of stopping the bleeding. Instead, he drew his blade and slashed toward Nan Feng!
Bleeding: -14!
Only 6 Health Points remained!
Sakura One-Sword's katana slashed through the air toward Nan Feng!
The fifty meters between them gave Nan Feng no sense of security whatsoever.
Distant Strike!
This slash could strike an enemy from afar. The greater the distance, the more Mana Points the user consumed, and the lower the damage became.
This fifty-meter distance nearly drained Sakura One-Sword's Mana Points dry, but he still launched the slash.
Death descended.
Nan Feng felt completely engulfed by the slash. He couldn't escape at all and could only lie motionless on the ground.
Bleeding: -5!
Suddenly, a pale red number appeared above Sakura One-Sword's head.
Sakura One-Sword's slash hovered above Nan Feng's head, but in the end, it still failed to fall—his Health Points had been forcibly locked at 1.
The Unbending Will buff had triggered.
Sakura One-Sword had lost.
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