"This bullet, paired with this rifle..."
Before Lena could finish, she facepalmed.
A rifle suddenly appeared beside Qi Lin. It was entirely black, and both its structure and the aura it gave off were far more eye-catching.
It was a Flame-class Sniper Rifle.
The sniper rifle the Brave Soldier Company had issued to Qi Lin was a technology even demons possessed. It was hardly rare. Compared to this Flame-class Sniper Rifle, it was utterly outclassed, its former grandeur gone.
The atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
Lena was secretly fuming as well. When the military had handed over the equipment, they had praised it to the skies, saying it was an incredibly powerful weapon, the one and only sniper rifle of its kind on Earth.
And now?
How embarrassing!
Truly humiliating!
She, Goddess Lena! Did she not have any pride?!
Still, Lena maintained her outward composure and continued, "Ahem, not bad. You should all learn from Qi Lin. Look at her awareness."
Then she looked at Qi Lin again.
"Having only a sniper rifle and bullets isn't enough. Take this."
A tactical helmet appeared in Lena's hand. "This is a very powerful helmet. Through it, your sniping abilities will receive a massive computational boost."
Qi Lin put on the helmet, and a great deal of information appeared in her field of vision.
Her previously restricted vision instantly widened.
There was no issue with her sniping skill. This was indeed the icing on the cake—no, it was a leap forward.
However, Qi Lin remembered Lin Yan saying that in a few days, she would undergo some kind of "Thousand-Mile Eye" training. It was probably intended to prepare her for ultra-long-range combat.
If she could truly see a thousand miles away, she would be able to slay gods and kill ghosts, capable of anything.
Lena raised her chin.
"Qi Lin, show everyone what you can do."
Divine Sniper
"The testing is about to reach its last person."
On the academy's tree-lined path, sunlight filtered down in patches. MISS walked beside Lin Yan with a smile on her face, looking thoroughly pleased with herself.
"Mm."
Lin Yan's voice was cold.
It was as though no one could enter his world. His heart remained outside Peach Blossom Garden, smiling alone in the spring breeze.
"Commander Dukao contacted me yesterday."
MISS abruptly changed the subject.
"Have you met Lian Feng?"
Seeing Lin Yan nod, she continued, "That woman, Lian Feng, is very mysterious. They say she came from the Deno Civilization with Commander Dukao, but the only information about her identity is what she herself said: 'An engineer from the Denuo Star System, responsible for research into the Deno Super Gene project.' As for her real background, there's no information whatsoever... perhaps my clearance isn't high enough."
The implication was obvious.
MISS was hinting that Lian Feng had a very deep background.
She was also reminding him that Lian Feng had taken notice of Lin Yan and telling him to be careful.
Lin Yan did not actually care about MISS. Or rather, he did not care about anyone other than Qi Lin.
When he had been down and out, no one had offered him a hand, but Qi Lin had.
Still, he appreciated MISS's warning.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. Although our Super Seminary is under military jurisdiction, I will never allow anyone from the military to harm even a hair on the head of any Super Seminary student or their family."
MISS's eyes were filled with tenderness, but her tone was firm.
Lin Yan had never intended to hide beneath the Super Seminary's protection, but in an emergency, using it as a shield would not be a bad idea.
Make the best use of everything.
As payment, when the Super Seminary was in danger, he would lend it a hand as well.
The power of a single finger would be enough.
"Their tests should be over too."
Lin Yan looked toward the distant sky.
It seemed as though the distant sky had been pierced through. A hollow opening in the white clouds appeared within sight. Who else could have caused it if not Qi Lin?
"Look at that! Qi Lin did that. Liu Chuang, aren't you the Nuoxing God of War? Can you pull off something like that?"
Ge Xiaolun's eyes widened.
He stared into the distant sky.
It was as if he were witnessing something even more thrilling than a sci-fi movie.
If the Gluttonous Legion sent those messy flying machines over to cause trouble again, wouldn't it be awesome for Qi Lin to take them out one shot at a time?
"Of course... I probably can't..." Liu Chuang had wanted to show off, but abruptly changed his tune and scratched his head awkwardly.
"Qi Lin, you'll be our future Divine Sniper!"
With a solemn expression, Du Qiangwei offered high praise as well.
Previously, Qi Lin's idea of firing a shot into the sky had been considered madness. Now, everyone's faces probably hurt. This was what true strength looked like.
Qiangwei did not know the exact power of that shot, but the range for ultra-long-distance combat seemed to have increased considerably. Of course, it would still need to be tested in actual combat.
During this time, everyone had felt that their strength had improved greatly.
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