It's Green! It's Green!

Desert Eagle had fallen in love. While it was uncertain if he had even received his elementary school graduation certificate, one thing was for sure: he was captivated by Qing Wu's long, smooth gun barrel.

It was for the best, though. Once these two guns were bound, upgrading one would count as upgrading both, saving Xu Jiang the trouble of searching for ways to advance Desert Eagle.

"Come on! Let me use you as a stepping stone!" Xu Jiang taunted the Zombie Lion.

"Roar!"

With a furious roar, the Zombie Lion dug its claws into the ground and rapidly lunged towards Xu Jiang.

This move made Ying Xiaoxiao and Sha Tu's hearts clench. They quickly repelled the zombies in front of them, ready to support Xu Jiang at any moment.

A typical Mech-type professional focused on ranged output. Basically, before the monsters could even get close, they would be riddled with holes.

Only some specialized heavy Mech Warriors chose to use greatswords as their offensive weapon, engaging in close-quarters combat with enemies.

But looking at Xu Jiang, he still held his dual guns tightly. Instead of attacking from a distance, he waited for the enemy to approach. What was he doing?

Could the liquid mech suit he was wearing really defend against the Zombie Lion's claws?

Just as the two were worrying about Xu Jiang's situation, Xu Jiang moved.

Instead of retreating, he charged towards the claws, blocking with his left hand. The Zombie Lion's claws collided with his own.

"Xu Jiang! You..."

Clang!

Instead of the expected gush of blood, a crisp collision sound echoed. The Zombie Lion seemed to have taken a heavy blow, its powerful claws being repelled.

In the very next instant, the long barrel of the revolver drew a blur, rapidly aiming at the Zombie Lion's head.

Bang!

The bullet flew out, instantly killing the beast.

"That's [Revenge Counter]! Xu Jiang, how did you learn that?" Sha Tu, also a Mech-type, couldn't help but exclaim.

Although he wasn't skilled with guns, he had heard of the reputation of [Revenge Counter]. It was a very powerful skill that, when used well, could turn the tide of battle.

But this was a level 25 skill for a Gunslinger, and the skill stone was practically priceless in the Black Market.

Could Lei Luo have taught him? But hadn't he just become his disciple today? Did he learn it at a glance? Was that even possible?

Of course not. Even with Xu Jiang's effort, a skill couldn't be learned in just three to five days.

Fortunately, Xu Jiang had a very powerful revolver. Qing Wu was once hailed as [Death Dance], and it was not an empty title. As long as Xu Jiang completed his practice, he could fully master this move.

[Revenge Counter Lv1 (Temporary): Within 1 second of activation, the revolver can be used to block enemy attacks. If the block is successful, no damage is taken, and the user enters a Rapid Counter state where the next bullet is guaranteed to hit and deals 50% increased damage.]

[If block fails, skill cooldown is 50 seconds; if block succeeds, skill cooldown is 5 seconds.]

It was a powerful skill, but it could also be quite useless.

Firstly, the blocking range was limited to the wrist of the left hand holding Qing Wu. If faced with a volley of arrows, it would definitely be impossible to block.

Secondly, the duration was only 1 second, making timing extremely crucial.

Of course, with such obvious drawbacks, the strength was also considerable.

This move could block anything. As long as the enemy's attack area wasn't too large, there was still an advantage thanks to Qing Wu's long barrel.

Moreover, after blocking, it also came with a counter-attack state, with extremely fast gun-drawing speed and pinpoint accuracy.

"Amazing, Xu Jiang! I didn't expect you to grow so fast. It looks like we'll be able to take on higher-level missions soon," Ying Xiaoxiao said with great satisfaction, flicking away a zombie and patting Xu Jiang's shoulder encouragingly.

Praise was always nice, but had she just mentioned higher-level missions?

"Robbing and dealing with zombies, aren't those considered high-level missions?" Xu Jiang asked, looking confused.

"Of course not," Ying Xiaoxiao said confidently about the team's future development. "We're only dealing with one side of the enemy right now. High-level missions involve dealing with two sides of the enemy."

"For example?"

"A gang transaction. We go in and take them all down. Double the enemies, double the reward."

Great, under Ying Xiaoxiao's leadership, Team 17 was all about professional double-crossing. Couldn't they do some legitimate work?

"Speaking of taking down two sides at once, we're pretty much there now." Baozi casually chatted on the intercom while loading the zombies into the car.

"What do you mean?"

"A lot of people have arrived outside. I suspect they're not here with good intentions. You guys be careful."

Undoubtedly, this place was no longer just a bounty mission. This sudden turn of events clearly had hidden reasons and had attracted the attention of multiple forces.

Baozi and Xiao Zhen sat back in the car, looking at the bustling outskirts of Corpse Mountain Park. Baozi couldn't help but tease:

"Those few security police officers who came to investigate during the day are probably going to be fired. How could such a large-scale anomaly not have been detected at all?"

"Perhaps they detected it, but they just didn't dare to say anything," Sha Tu kicked a dog away and began analyzing the situation.

"It's likely the security department knew about the crisis here long ago and arranged for some trainees to go through the motions. If something happened, they'd just fire those trainees."

"Huh? How do you know that?" Xu Jiang asked curiously.

"Because I saw members of the Tactical Special Operations Team. They arrived even earlier than us."

"But why didn't they intervene?"

"Perhaps they want the Corpse Companion Flower too," Xiao Hei said through the communicator.

At the same time, Xiao Hei also sent them the information he had found about the Corpse Companion Flower.

The Corpse Companion Flower, as its name suggests, is a strange flower that grows using corpses as fertilizer.

It's correct to call it a poison, as the flower contains a potent corpse toxin.

But it can also be considered a medicinal herb, because its corpse toxin can neutralize the Madness Affliction. Compared to the difficult-to-control Madness Affliction, the corpse toxin is clearly easier to treat.

So, in a way, the Corpse Companion Flower is also an antidote for the Madness Affliction.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiang immediately thought of Duan Quan.

"You mean, someone is growing Corpse Companion Flowers here? And the Exotic Crystal Duan Quan had was for buying them here?"

"That should be right. The generation of Corpse Companion Flowers is very demanding. If there's artificial cultivation, it would definitely be a hot commodity. However, it seems some accident has occurred."

It could be seen that the current zombies were completely out of control. Some force was awakening the spirits of the entire Corpse Mountain Park.

"Alright, don't overthink it. Let's keep pushing forward!" Xu Jiang cheered himself up and continued to work hard.

Although these zombies were durable, they were too slow, making them perfect for practicing Revenge Counter.

Seeing the clumsy claws attack, Xu Jiang casually swatted one away, completing the block, then shot back and blew off the monster's head.

Back and forth, with Qing Wu's assistance, Xu Jiang smoothly completed 10 practice attempts.

Congratulations, you have mastered the skill: Revenge Counter.

Colt Python Revolver (Rear Admiral) has successfully advanced, current quality: Blue.

Due to stimulation, Desert Eagle pistol (Senior Colonel) has successfully advanced, current quality: Green.

Huh? I didn't notice it just now. The quality of these two after advancing is different?

Qing Wu turned blue, but why did the Desert Eagle turn green?

Checking the attributes