Trainer Jeremy, clad in White Light Armor, was struck in the shoulder by the fifth sniper round. The tremendous impact brought his forward charge to an abrupt halt and sent him reeling backward.
But he had exceptional control over his body. He rolled across the ground, successfully avoiding David's sixth sniper round and dissipating all the force of the impact.
He was still 1,500 meters from David, with nowhere to take cover on the wide street.
Trainer Jeremy regretted not bringing his weapon with him.
He changed his approach, moving forward in an erratic zigzag, darting left and right to make it difficult for David to aim.
It was much like the unpredictable moving targets at the Shooting Range, except Trainer Jeremy was faster and far more erratic.
He seemed to have learned footwork specifically designed to counter snipers. As a result, David's seventh and eighth sniper rounds both missed.
After all, the Eye of Death replica was only a replica. Its muzzle velocity couldn't compare to that of the real Eye of Death.
So even though David possessed the sniping ability of a true Sniper Armored Warrior, he couldn't bring it fully to bear. The three consecutive misses were due to his equipment.
His aim was flawless, but Trainer Jeremy's footwork allowed him to change direction over short distances. By the time the bullets fired from the Eye of Death replica reached him, Trainer Jeremy had already dodged them.
David stopped firing. Those shots couldn't deliver a fatal blow to Trainer Jeremy; they were only wasting his own stamina and ammunition.
His body, pressed to the ground, shook rapidly as he released the recoil that had built up from firing eight consecutive sniper rounds. Now all he had to do was wait for Trainer Jeremy to get closer, shortening