Aiding the Hunter

Bang bang!

Bang bang!

Both hunters fired their double-barreled shotguns twice before needing to reload, making them less agile.

Although the Raiders were bleeding profusely, their shotguns fired buckshot, not bullets, limiting their accuracy and power. The buckshot couldn't penetrate their bodies; as long as vital areas weren't hit, the bloody holes were just cosmetic. While terrifying to look at, the buckshot only got stuck in their tough muscles.

The hunters moved nimbly, but their stamina and endurance were clearly no match for the Raiders. Coupled with the frequent reloading and firing, the distance between them was steadily closing.

"Brother, I'll draw them away. You go! Take a detour to save Xiao Hao!"

"Nonsense! Without my suppressing fire, you won't last alone! I'm not abandoning my brother to save my son. If we can't save him, then he wasn't meant to be saved! Right now, we brothers fight hard! Let's see how many more shots they can take!"

Bang!

Bang!

They both fired simultaneously, blasting the head off the lead Raider in front. It fell to the ground, twitching and screaming.

"Roar!"

The strongest of the Raiders accelerated forward, its face contorted into a ferocious mask, as if it intended to tear the humans to shreds.

Further behind this chase, three players were also following.

"Whoa? There's a Raider with low health! Finish it off, finish it off!"

The Raider whose head had been blown open wasn't dead yet. It lay on the ground, recovering and contemplating which part of the two humans to start eating first when...

Thwack!

Thwack!

It was instantly decapitated by two spears.

[Jointly killed Raider, Experience +8]

"Hurry! I think those two NPC helpers are in danger."

The two hunters were in a terrible position. After several rounds of pursuit, they had been cornered. Ahead of them lay a radiation pit; any human stepping into that area would suffer severe radiation damage. For the Raiders, however, it was like walking on flat ground, and even provided a combat bonus.

The hunters' maneuverability was compressed to the absolute limit, and the distance between them continued to shrink.

"No more running! Let's climb that rocky slope ahead and defend from a higher position!"

"Alright!"

The two agile hunters aimed for a large rock about 5 meters high and scrambled up it with their hands and feet.

As soon as they reached the top, four Raiders arrived at their feet and immediately began climbing after them.

Bang!

Bang!

The Raiders blocked the hunters' shots with their large hands held over their heads.

However, the immense impact still knocked two of the Raiders off.

Seeing this, the remaining Raiders began climbing from different directions, about to grab the two small humans.

"If you have a problem, take it out on my brother, Lin Tang!"

Thin Dog shouted.

The three who had arrived immediately launched a surprise attack on one of the Raiders that had been knocked down.

The Raider rolled on the ground, dodging their attacks, preventing its head from being directly impaled.

But Thin Dog, with his enhanced attack capability, reacted faster. He changed his attack in mid-air, thrusting his spear towards the Raider's arm.

A large amount of basic physical attack power, combined with the weapon's high pierce damage, made his stone spear as sharp as a metal one.

It easily opened a large gash in the Raider's arm.

[African Thin Dog dealt mixed physical, pierce, and radiation damage, HP -51]

[Triggered Bleed Damage, dealing 9 damage over 3 seconds.]

With his equipment, Thin Dog's damage output was a full double what it was yesterday!

This single attack depleted 1/20th of the Raider's health.

Moreover, these Raiders weren't at full health to begin with. After chasing the hunters for a long time, they had already lost a lot of HP, with most of them being at half health.

Although Demonic Fox and Lin Tang reacted slightly slower, they attacked again after Thin Dog landed his hit.

[Ghost Face Demon Fox dealt physical and pierce damage, HP -30]

[Lin Tang landed a critical hit, HP -50]

Lin Tang's strike hit the neck, creating a bloody hole.

"The skill aura from these enhancements is so useful! Who would have thought a stone spear could have such strong piercing power?"

The three focused their attacks on one Raider, relentlessly pounding it until it was rolling on the ground, completely unable to retaliate.

The other Raiders stopped climbing and rushed to rescue their comrade.

The strongest Raider had no wounds and moved the fastest, swinging a mace as it came.

Lin Tang dodged but couldn't completely evade, getting hit on the back by the mace.

Bang!

[Hit by mace, HP-130!]

With only 500 HP, he lost a quarter of it and was staggered by the immense impact, almost falling to the ground.

The other Raiders also attacked.

Thin Dog shouted, "Let's tank a couple hits separately, and kill the one on the ground first!"

The remaining players continued attacking the downed Raider, stabbing it until it was riddled with holes, then they were all sent flying by the Raiders' attacks.

The Demonic Fox was hit in the chest, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his HP dropping by 248, leaving him with only half.

The Demonic Fox didn't seem to care. He took a few steps back, pulled a bottle of red potion from his pocket, and chugged it down.

His injuries were instantly alleviated, and his physical condition began to recover rapidly!

From being heavily injured to regaining combat effectiveness took less than 5 seconds.

This was the power of the Health Potion!

Lin Tang had taken two hits and lost half his HP. He didn't hold back either, directly downing a Health Potion to restore his HP to full.

Besides the instant healing, the potion's other effects were being absorbed by his body, continuously recovering his injuries.

While retreating to heal, all three received a notification on their watches.

[Successfully killed Raider, Experience+8]

"Bleed damage finished him off. Now it's 3v3, time for some skillful play."

Bang!

Bang!

Two gunshots from atop the rocks downed a Raider that hadn't bothered to protect the back of its head.

Demonic Fox: "Uh, if I'm not mistaken, it's 5v2 now. The advantage is ours."

"What's there to say? With NPC firepower support, let's just kill them!"

The three, empowered by the Armor Piercing Aura, charged again, exploiting the Raiders' attack recovery and slower turning speed to create advantages and minimize damage taken.

With the precise aim of the two hunters, the trio successfully eliminated all the Raiders.

The strongest Raider among them granted each player 10 experience points.

"Maybe that one was a higher level. The others were all level 1 monsters, but it was level 2, with 100 more HP than usual."

Thin Dog hadn't used a single potion and still had 200 HP remaining. Wearing two HP-regenerating rings, he was recovering at a rate of 4 HP per second.

"Saving a potion, hehe~"

"But I'm so hungry... I feel like my stamina is draining fast. Damn! This HP recovery isn't going to cut it, let me grab some Beans first."

Thin Dog grabbed a handful of cooked Beans from his pocket and stuffed them into his mouth to replenish his stamina.

The hunters above jumped down from the rocks after seeing that the Raiders had been dealt with.

They immediately bowed and thanked the trio.

"Thank you for your help! We're so grateful!"

"I never expected there to be such powerful warriors in Four Mountains. You fought the Raiders head-on without falling behind, you are too strong!"

"If Salt Well Town can defeat the Raiders... we have some supplies and iron coins we can give you as thanks. It's a shame our town is currently facing threats from Raiders. By the way, which settlement are you from?"

"These Raiders kidnapped my child, we need to hurry to the camp to rescue him. Let's talk as we go?"

The two hunters spoke for a long time.

The trio: "..."

Thin Dog: "What are they saying? It feels like they have a lot to say..."

Lin Tang: "This language barrier bug is too severe! I'm going offline right now to report it to the Sentinel. If we can't understand what NPCs are saying, how can we do quests or trade? This could be a hidden quest, and we might be able to inherit the hunter's legacy, unlock a hidden class, and become a legendary Hunter King!"

"The developers really deserve to die!"

Demonic Fox calmly analyzed, "Don't rush. Let's follow them first and see what they want us to do."

The trio communicated with the hunters using gestures, pointing to the hunter's mouth, then their own ears and shaking their heads, indicating they couldn't understand.

The two hunters were a bit surprised but eventually understood.

So, the group returned to the unguarded Raider camp 2.

They rescued the tied-up little boy.

The two hunters cried tears of joy, "Xiao Hao! Daddy's here! Daddy and Uncle came to save you!"

"We avenged you, we killed all the Raiders!"

The rescued child fearfully clung to his father's embrace, "I almost thought I'd never see you again. The Raiders were going to eat me."

The group thanked the three players again.

The three players, however, weren't paying attention to the cutscene; they had entered sweep mode.

They searched the Raider camp for anything valuable.

"Two unused Maces."

"A few pieces of scrap metal."

"Several pieces of unknown meat."

"Huh? There's a backpack here. It looks like one they stole from humans. Inside, there are three bulging batteries, two motherboards, a bundle of copper wire, a broken foldable phone, and some Beans. This feels like the Scavenger's backpack the Lord NPC mentioned?"

"What you found is good. It'll probably count as two sets of Electronic Components."

"I found it! The Black Box!" Lin Tang shouted excitedly, holding up a box the size of a vibrator.

Thin Dog's expression changed drastically: "Don't! Don't open it! If you do, we'll all die!"

"Don't worry, don't worry! Do I look like an idiot?"

After Lin Tang spoke, the Demonic Fox pondered for a moment.

"It's best if I keep this for safekeeping."

With this energy, their tasks could likely be completed together.

After tidying up their finds, the three eagerly held out their hands to the two Hunters.

"What about the rewards? Where are our rewards?"

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