"Bang! Bang--"
The deafening explosions echoed through the training room.
That was the unique double vibration of the Twofold Force.
But the figures in the training room did not stop; instead, their speed increased further amidst the roar of the machine.
Before the fist could be retracted, the elbow strike had already arrived; as the knee strike landed, the leg whip followed.
Each flexion and extension of the joints generated a new Air Burst, until the final whip kick drew a semi-circle—
"Smack!"
Shen Heng stood with his hands at his sides, the sweat stains seeping from the back of his training uniform rising in a faint white mist under the light.
"From the beginning until now, sixteen days have passed, and my body has finally fully adapted to the way the Twofold Force is applied."
"According to the captain, is this cultivation progress neither fast nor slow?"
Shen Heng let out a soft breath, felt the slight numbness in his body, and then looked out the window.
The last rays of the setting sun shone through the glass.
It's getting late. I'll exchange for the Threefold Force cultivation tomorrow after I return from the Martial Arts Association... Shen Heng withdrew his gaze and walked towards the wall.
He picked up a jar of blue ointment and then walked towards the dormitory on the rooftop.
"Hey everyone..."
Han Ling paused, her gaze fixed in one direction.
There, Wu Cheng was operating his phone, playing some game, while Wei Leyang watched from the side.
" Wu Cheng, Wei Leyang, it's just the two of you!"
Wu Cheng glanced at Han Ling, then quickly looked away, continuing to operate the character on his phone as he spoke:
"Yes!"
"Where are the others?" Han Ling asked.
"The others haven't arrived yet. Old Li and Brother Zheng seem to be working on some documents, so we came first," Wei Leyang replied, but his eyes remained fixed on Wu Cheng's phone screen.
"So, the person on the day shift this week... Shen, oh, never mind, he's probably cultivating."
Han Ling withdrew her gaze and looked with some curiosity at the two people leaning against each other, their faces serious.
What are you guys playing?
" Battlefield Breakout," Wu Cheng replied casually.
He seemed to have spotted something, his eyes widened involuntarily, and he stared intently at his phone screen.
A moment later, accompanied by a gunshot on the phone, followed by a sigh from Wei Leyang.
"Sigh, you're still too weak. Why don't you let me do it?"
"Don't panic, I just misjudged the situation a little!"
Wu Cheng calmly raised his hand and waved it, then resumed his work.
A while later, accompanied by several more gunshots, Wei Leyang's voice rang out again.
"Hmm, you really are weak!"
"No, it's not my fault. The main problem is that I've never used a sniper rifle before when I was in the police station!"
As Wu Cheng spoke, he seemed to have thought of something and looked at Han Ling.
"By the way, Han Ling, what is the muzzle velocity of the CheyTac sniper rifle bullet?"
"What kind of bullets did they use?" Han Ling asked casually, her eyes still fixed on her phone.
"Uh, well, I don't know."
CheyTac typically uses two types of ammunition: standard rounds at around 920 m/s and light rounds at 980-990 m/s.
"Oh, I understand!" Upon hearing this, Wu Cheng's confidence soared, and he resumed operating his phone.
After a while, accompanied by several blank shots, Wu Cheng had no choice but to ask for help again.
" Han Ling, can you help me? This game updated its physics system, and I don't understand it at all."
Han Ling then put down her phone and walked behind them.
On the screen, a figure in camouflage is crouching on a hilltop in the tall grass, holding a CheyTac sniper rifle, with a vast wilderness in the distance.
"Fire one shot and let me see." Her voice was calm and professional.
Wu Cheng pressed the fire button as instructed, and soon, the effect of a bullet hitting the ground appeared in the scope.
Han Ling frowned. "What environmental factors did the game simulate?"
"It was just updated today, it says there's wind and... Coriolis force?" Wu Cheng asked, somewhat puzzled. "What's that latter thing?"
Han Ling's gaze remained fixed on the screen as she explained:
"The Earth's rotation effect, during long-range firing, will affect the trajectory like gravity, however..."
She paused for a moment, then said, "Fire two more shots from different angles, let me see."
Upon hearing this, Wu Cheng fired two more shots.
The trajectories of the three bullets quickly formed a ballistic model in Han Ling's mind.
"A car's coming!" Wu Cheng suddenly shouted. "How do we fight?"
Han Ling squinted, staring at the slowly moving vehicle on the screen.
"Remember, fill up the gas tank! Filling up the gas tank will cause the car to explode!" Wu Cheng reminded him.
Han Ling nodded, then pointed to a spot on the screen.
"Here, three car lengths ahead."
"Bang!"
The bullet sliced through the virtual air.
The next second, a vehicle in the distance exploded with a loud bang.
A notification flashes in the upper right corner.
[ Sacrifice Teammates for Boundless Magic Power; 'kill'— Borrow Your Head for a Moment ]
[ Sacrifice Teammates for Boundless Magic Power 'kills' the A Reckless Man Must Die.]
[ Sacrifice Teammates for Boundless Magic Power, 'killing' in 3v1 Fair Competition ]
Seeing that only 27 people remained in an instant, Wu Cheng's face lit up with ecstasy:
"As expected of you, Han Ling!"
Wei Leyang nodded in agreement from the side.
Han Ling smiled but didn't say anything.
After that, Han Ling pointed out the gun twice more to confirm that Wu Cheng could do it himself, then she stopped pointing and stood at the back watching.
After a while, seeing that Wu Cheng would find a place to hide wherever he went, Han Ling couldn't stand it anymore.
"No, go out and fight them! What are you doing hiding here?"
"That's how you survive to the end!"
"No, it's one thing to seek safety in real life, but do you do it in games too?" Han Ling asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Yes, this is all preparation for future battles!" Wu Cheng nodded seriously.
"Preparing for future battles?" Han Ling was a little confused. What kind of preparation was needed for playing a game?
"You know, if there's something that can use mental attacks and make us think we're playing a game, then the only way to survive to the end and defeat the Calamity Beast is to just like me and keep hiding!" Wu Cheng explained to himself in a serious tone.
Han Ling looked at Wu Cheng speechlessly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Soon, the remaining members of the Linhai Supervision Bureau began to arrive at the restaurant.
Seeing that Shen Heng and Wang Hai hadn't arrived yet, Old Li patted Dahuang's head.
" Dahuang, go and call Shen Heng over, it's time to eat!"
Upon hearing this, Dahuang wagged its tail twice and was about to go out when Wu Cheng stopped it.
"Actually, I have a more efficient way?" Wu Cheng chuckled.
"The captain hasn't arrived yet, no rush." Han Ling glanced at Wu Cheng.
"I know, I'm just saying I have a better, more efficient way," Wu Cheng said with a smile.
"What method?" Han Ling looked at Wu Cheng with some doubt.
"Ahem..." Wu Cheng cleared his throat twice and shouted, " Shen Heng, come and get ready for dinner!"
"Is this... okay?" Han Ling's lips twitched. She felt a little embarrassed shouting like that, and she was also unsure if it would work.
"Of course, even in his current passive state, Shen Heng can still cover our entire Supervision Bureau, can't he?"
"In other words, he can hear us as long as we shout."