11 Shadow of the Leader Sequence

Zhang Guangmu excitedly picked up the pen without a drop of ink, crossed out the 0 after Firearms Shooting, and wrote a 1 in its place.

At once, the Usable Ability Points field in his personal ability interface dropped to zero.

Points added!

The Book of Acting displayed Zhang Guangmu's new attributes.

Zhang Guangmu

Acting Skill 1

Imperial Body Forging Technique 1

Firearms Shooting 1

Usable Ability Points 0

His attention did not linger there.

Mainly because...

Zhang Guangmu noticed that his mind had instantly gained a great deal of knowledge about using firearms. When he reached out and lightly pressed a hand against the service pistol at his waist, it no longer felt like a lump of metal. Instead, he vaguely felt a faint sense of familiarity with it.

Though only an instant had passed, he felt as if he had practiced shooting for a full ten years. He could handle all kinds of firearms with ease. He might not hit every shot or land a headshot every time, but he had improved by leaps and bounds.

Zhang Guangmu took a deep breath, smoothly disengaged the safety on his service pistol, aimed at the vase in the corner, and gently pulled the trigger.

Bang!

The vase suddenly shattered, scattering fragments all over the floor!

The abrupt gunshot drew quite a few Changhe Survivors over, but Zhang Guangmu brushed them off with a casual, "Practicing my shooting."

After testing two more shots, Zhang Guangmu found that his one-point Firearms Shooting was already on the level of a seasoned gun user. Moving targets were another matter, but against fixed targets, he could shoot wherever he pointed. Missing was practically out of the question.

Tonight's Decisive Battle would definitely not be like before!

Zhang Guangmu let out a snorting laugh.

Sorry, Chu Fan. I'm not a noob anymore!

Those days of two people pecking at each other with Comical Marksmanship were gone for good!

What Master Mu wanted today was a one-sided crushing victory!

He was going to stomp those Kids into the ground!

When people had real skill, even their smiles looked especially arrogant.

Zhang Guangmu's smile was so infectious that some viewers who had turned into White Balls could not help laughing as well.

"Pfft... Did that Newcomer just laugh like a pig?"

"What pig's squeal? That was Dragon's Roar!"

"Hahahaha! I'm about to start whistling like a kettle!"

"This Little Brother is kind of cute! I'm a Fan now!"

"When it's time to look cool, he can pull himself together. When it's time to be funny, he instantly turns into a clown. That's what you call knowing when to tighten up and when to loosen up!"

"This Zhang Guangmu really is interesting. I've already marked him for special attention."

"Speaking of which, am I the only one who noticed that this guy really loves reading? He was flipping through a book in his First Act, and he's still reading now... He's about to go into battle, yet he isn't nervous at all. That's just ridiculous!"

"That's how people who do great things are. They stay calm whenever something major happens, get it?"

"Zhang Guangmu's obsession with reading must run deep. It's probably sunk into the deepest part of his subconscious!"

"I declare that Zhang Guangmu's first title after debuting will be Scholar! Who's in favor? Who's against?"

"I object! Changhe New King sounds way more badass!"

"You're all looking at the surface. I'm looking at the essence! Zhang Guangmu's shooting is actually pretty accurate! Sure, he's nowhere near as good as me, but he's already at the level of a ten-year veteran in our Shooting Club..."

"How is his shooting worse than yours again? Is everyone online a Gun God or Sword Saint now?"

Zhang Guangmu expressionlessly put down his service pistol, feeling a little awkward.

He had gotten carried away...

Damn it!

Once he became famous, he would definitely have a proper talk with Director Qian and see whether he could help cut out that bit where he laughed like a pig.

That was absolutely Black History!

Still...

There really were all kinds of talented people among the viewers following the updates. That big shot who had been mocked for playing with guns had seen things clearly.

Didn't Firearms Shooting 1 correspond exactly to the level a Normal Human could reach after ten years of firearms training?

After gaining Firearms Shooting 1, Zhang Guangmu felt much more confident. Once his excitement faded, he gradually calmed down.

The Protagonist Group's initial advantage was simply too great. Even though he had previously dampened their spirits, it could only be said that the odds were fifty-fifty now. Who would win or lose in the end was still unknown.

After lowering his head and pondering bitterly for a long time, Zhang Guangmu still could not figure out how to maximize his side's chances of victory.

He could only find a way to protect himself!

His next goal was to find a sturdy helmet and protect his head!

The world setting of Endless Food Bag was rather strange. Every character inside had absurd recovery abilities, while the firearms were all loaded with small-caliber bullets and clearly lacked firepower. They only made the fights look good; they were not especially useful for actually killing enemies.

Zhang Guangmu felt that as long as he was not killed by a single headshot, he would definitely be able to hang on.

Once he thought of it, he acted immediately!

Zhang Guangmu fully exercised the authority of the Changhe Survivor Camp Second Generation. With a single order, the people below began working on it.

Before the Decisive Battle began, as the sun set behind the mountains, Zhang Guangmu received an utterly ordinary-looking...

Bulletproof Helmet!

That was an unexpected delight!

Zhang Guangmu had set the bar low. He would have accepted even a safety helmet used by a Motorcyclist, yet the Changhe Survivors had actually dug out a perfectly intact Bulletproof Helmet from the spoils of the previous battle!

Now, his ability to kill enemies had improved, and he had equipment to keep himself alive.

All that remained was to wait for the Decisive Battle to begin!

Meanwhile, high in the sky.

Director Qian, transformed into a Golden Little Lightball, was directing the Film Set staff. "The Temporary Traitor we arranged last time was excellent. The misunderstanding between the Protagonist Group and Zhang Guangmu was guided very delicately! Give everyone responsible a one-level pay raise!"

"Now, only one issue remains in the Entire Play!"

"The overall Combat Power of both camps is about the same. With Chu Fan dropping the ball, ensuring that the Protagonist Group wins... will be difficult."

It was not as though they absolutely had to insist on some uplifting, righteous main theme—if Director Qian thought that way, he would not have filmed an apocalyptic story.

The key issue was...

From the very beginning, the director's perspective in Endless Food Bag had been focused on the Protagonist Group. Other characters rarely received any screen time. If the Protagonist Group ended up suffering Total Annihilation at the hands of someone who only began getting scenes late in the story, and the audience did not buy it...

This Entire Play was likely going to flop.

Director Qian, who had flopped three films in a row, needed a comeback victory!

Seeing all his assistants fall silent, Director Qian sighed and said gloomily, "It's my fault. I never thought things through from the start. Chu Fan is an outstanding Overbearing CEO and an expert at romance, but he isn't suited to playing a Tough Guy. In a world this cruel, his subconscious simply cannot survive."

The Production Team staff who had turned into Black Little Lightballs immediately began comforting him.

"Don't say that, Director Qian! Can you be blamed when an Actor's subconscious isn't up to par and the whole play collapses?"

"Exactly! Chu Fan relied on having the Endless Food Bag and went straight into building a harem, offending all his Fans. Even if this play performs badly, how can that be your fault?"

"True... We use Script Hints to disguise them as the Actor's own thoughts, but they can only serve as guidance. The moment Chu Fan showed signs of wanting to build a harem, we tried stopping him, but no matter what we did, we couldn't hold him back!"

"Everyone has their fate! The subconscious is our fate! Take Zhao Zhengrong, for example. Boss Zhao's subconscious is strong enough, yet he simply refuses to kill Zhang Guangmu. No matter how we guide him, he can resist with his subconscious. There's nothing we can do!"

"Speaking of subconscious... just how strong is that Newcomer named Zhang Guangmu?"

Director Qian's lightball body trembled as he picked up the thread. "Zhang Guangmu's subconscious isn't a matter of whether it's strong or not. He's the... very special kind."

"A Youth was entrusted with the Survivor Camp's authority in a moment of crisis. Faced with powerful enemies, he used just two speeches to turn a pile of rotten fish and shrimp into a pack of vicious wolves."

"Some viewers think his subconscious belongs to the Fierce General Sequence."

"But I don't think so!"

Director Qian's tone was grave. "In Zhang Guangmu, I saw the Shadow of the Leader Sequence."