The Devil's Cage
Chapter 10

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The bullets struck the collapsed wall and the rotten wood.

Bricks shattered at once, and splinters flew everywhere.

The moment he fired, Qin Ran had already dived sideways and rolled away from his original position.

Qin Ran was grateful for Colin's guidance. Without the skill [Dodge], he would have been pinned behind that collapsed wall by the barrage of gunfire.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The gunfire continued.

Clearly, Qin Ran's earlier shot had made the other side jumpy. They wanted nothing more than to shoot him dead through the wall.

But leaving aside whether the M1905's bullets could penetrate a concrete wall, even if they could, Qin Ran was no longer where he had been. The other side was destined for disappointment.

Huff!

Leaning against the wall, Qin Ran took a deep breath. He gripped the M1905 tightly and waited for an opportunity.

His previous shot had not been the opportunity he needed.

In fact, if the other side had not noticed something was wrong, Qin Ran would have continued using the combination of [Stealth] and [Cold Weapons (Dagger)] to pick off the remaining targets. He would never have fired his gun.

Just as Qin Ran had expected.

His marksmanship was poor!

Even from less than ten meters away, he could not accurately hit a target's vital point.

[Shooting: Dealt 50 points of damage to the opponent's health. The opponent has armor, negating 45 points of damage. Actual damage dealt: 5 points...]

Looking at the combat record, Qin Ran could only shake his head.

If he had hit the other side in the head, which was not protected by a bulletproof vest, the man would already be dead.

Instead, there were still two of them left!

However, Qin Ran's side also had two people!

Bang!

A sudden gunshot rang out amid the continuous firing, painfully sharp.

"Ah! My leg! My leg!"

The armed thug's scream that followed was even clearer.

Colin!

Colin, who had been hidden and watching the entire battlefield since the battle began, had made her move.

According to the plan Qin Ran and Colin had made, Qin Ran was the main attacker. Only when Qin Ran was surrounded or suppressed by the enemy's gunfire would she act, creating an opportunity for him to escape or counterattack.

Everything happening before him proved that Colin had done very well.

Without hesitation, Qin Ran raised the M1905 in his hand from the shadows!

Bang, bang!

Two shots in quick succession.

Although Colin had created an opening for him, the results were not very good.

The first shot still struck an area covered by the target's bulletproof vest, while the second missed completely.

"Damn it!"

Qin Ran cursed inwardly and swiftly moved again.

Because he had already seen the armed thug he had aimed at, the one he had missed with his second shot, raise his gun.

"Rookie! A rookie with a gun! Hahaha!"

"Jackal" Hook could not help but let out a savage laugh.

At first, the silent deaths of his subordinates had truly frightened him. He had thought he had run into some ruthless expert and had even begun to panic.

Then, the sudden shot that knocked one of his remaining men to the ground had made that panic grow even stronger.

In the end, it had turned into despair!

"Jackal" Hook had already begun to believe from the bottom of his heart that he was going to die.

So when faced with another attack, "Jackal" Hook had stood there dumbfounded, waiting for death!

However, after seeing the two shots from the man before him, "Jackal" Hook relaxed.

What ruthless expert? This guy was just a rookie!

At the very least, he was a rookie with a gun!

Less than ten meters away,

and he could still miss a completely motionless target. If that did not make him a rookie, what did?

As long as he did not let the other side get close, he could utterly crush him!

Simply put, if he used that guy as his breakthrough point, he would not have to die!

As for the other shooter?

Looking at his subordinate beside him clutching his lower leg, "Jackal" Hook wisely did not choose her as his opponent. With a rookie as his breakthrough point, he would be an idiot not to choose him.

"Jackal" Hook carefully avoided Colin's line of fire and shouted at his still-groaning subordinate, "Go. Draw out the guy in front!"

As he spoke, he aimed his gun at the wounded subordinate.

"Boss, you can't do this!"

The armed thug growled, then raised his own gun as well.

However, this only made "Jackal" Hook sneer.

"Do you still have bullets in your gun?"

Hook asked coldly.

The armed thug froze.

The armed thug had been thrown into panic earlier. After being attacked, he had completely lost his head and fired wildly without caring whether he had even seen the target.

Therefore, he had not counted how much ammunition he had used.

Sweat seeped from the armed thug's forehead, but he did not intend to go out and act as bait.

"Boss, you're out of bullets too, aren't you?"

The armed thug said with a forced smile.

"It seems you still don't understand why I'm the boss while you're just one of Vulture's ordinary lackeys!"

As Hook spoke, he pulled a magazine full of bullets from a pocket at his side and said, "See this? Every time I go out, Boss Vulture specifically prepares two extra magazines for me... precisely for dealing with sudden situations like this! Hurry up! Otherwise, I don't mind taking care of you myself!"

Hook impatiently raised his gun again.

The armed thug believed that if he refused to go out, Hook would definitely shoot him.

The man's ruthless cruelty had long been deeply ingrained in everyone's minds.

After hesitating for a moment, the armed thug ultimately chose to compromise.

After all, if he went out, he might not die given the opposing shooter's rookie-level marksmanship. But if he stayed here, he would definitely die!

After all, there was a reason Hook could become Vulture's right-hand man. His decent gun skills carried considerable weight.

Gritting his teeth, the armed thug crawled out from behind cover.

From the shadows, Qin Ran watched the scene before him and understood the other side's plan almost instantly.

He had heard the undisguised voices from earlier and that offhand assessment of him as a "rookie" loud and clear.

Qin Ran could fully imagine that when he raised his gun to fire again, the uninjured armed thug would rush out and shoot at him, the rookie shooter.

And he would have only two choices.

First, evade!

Second, fight the other side head-on!

If he chose the former, the other side might escape!

And if he chose the latter?

Judging from the gun skills he had displayed earlier,

he would undoubtedly die!

However, Qin Ran still chose the latter.

If this had been reality, Qin Ran would never have chosen the latter!

But this was a game!

No matter how realistic this game was, a game was still a game. Some settings would not change merely because the game felt real!

For example: the "benefits" given to players in a newbie dungeon!

In a newbie dungeon, as long as something was effectively triggered three times, one could obtain the corresponding skill!

Qin Ran had made this guess earlier.

And he had been extremely confident in it!

Now, he had already carried out two effective attacks with a firearm.

He only needed one more, and he could obtain the corresponding skill!

At that point, he would definitely win a shooting contest against the other side.

Qin Ran had that confidence!

Because although the other side had demonstrated familiarity with firearms, that familiarity could never have reached the level of a game skill!

Otherwise, Qin Ran would have died under the other side's earlier gunfire!

Huff!

After taking a deep breath and adjusting his condition, Qin Ran raised the M1905 in his hand and narrowed his eyes as he aimed at the crawling armed thug.

Bang!

The gun fired.

The bullet slammed fiercely into the other man's bulletproof vest. The impact sent the crawling man rolling over.

Seeing this, "Jackal" Hook stood up from behind cover. He aimed his gun at Qin Ran, who stood in the shadows, while Qin Ran did not dodge and simultaneously aimed his M1905 at "Jackal" Hook.

Seeing this, "Jackal" Hook was so delighted he nearly laughed aloud.

Everything was even easier than he had imagined!

The other side was far more foolish than he had expected!

Originally, "Jackal" Hook had thought that once the other side noticed him, Qin Ran would surely retreat behind cover. He had not expected the man to actually intend to fight him head-on!

"A rookie shooter actually dares to compete with me in gun skills!"

"Jackal" Hook immediately grinned savagely.

"Jackal" Hook had originally only planned to flee, but he did not mind taking Qin Ran's life along the way.

After all, the men he had brought out were nearly all dead or wounded. If he did not have an explanation, he would not be able to account for himself to Vulture upon returning to the nest.

Thinking of Vulture's harsh methods, "Jackal" Hook could not help but shudder.

In fact, "Jackal" Hook had already planned to flee to another area after escaping, far away from Vulture!

With the firearm in his hand, even if he could not live as comfortably as he had in the nest, he could still tough it out.

But who would have thought that Qin Ran would practically walk into his line of fire?

"If I kill one of them, Boss Vulture won't blame me too severely even if he's angry!"

At that thought, "Jackal" Hook's heart burned with excitement. If possible, he absolutely did not want to leave that wonderful place called the nest.

"Die!"

"Jackal" Hook's finger was about to pull the trigger.

Bang!

But Qin Ran pulled the trigger first.

"The other side is just a rookie shooter!"

"Jackal" Hook was startled, but he immediately comforted himself with that thought.

Then, "Jackal" Hook knew nothing more.

Because his head burst apart like an exploding watermelon.

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