night.
On the streets of Linhai City.
A black sedan was speeding along.
The car was occupied by Shen Heng, Wang Hai, Han Ling, and Wei Leyang.
Wei Leyang glanced at the knife Shen Heng had placed on his lap. " Shen Heng, have you started bringing weapons out on missions?"
"It will be like this from now on, so get used to it first. But don't have too high expectations of me. My main means of attack is still a pistol, so I can't charge into battle yet!" Shen Heng looked down at the long sword stuck in its sheath on his leg.
This knife was delivered a couple of days ago, but it's a little different from the ones Han Ling and Wu Cheng have; this knife can't be folded for storage.
Because it's inconvenient to carry around and can't be stored properly, Shen Heng also inquired about it.
According to the blacksmith, a knife, as a weapon of war, must be designed with the weapon's inherent precision in mind, and therefore cannot be made foldable like theirs.
No, it's not that it's impossible to make it that way, but making it foldable would greatly reduce the knife's usability. In combat, if the force exceeds its limit, it would be very easy to break.
Han Ling's gun and Wu Cheng's shield don't need to worry about this. Their weapons are only used to occasionally defend against the attacks of the Calamity Beast, so they only need to be able to unfold into the corresponding weapons and have sufficient sturdiness.
However, this is not the case with swords. Swords are meant to be used in direct confrontation with Calamity Beast, and their long, narrow blades make them extremely important for their precision.
It seems I can only carry it with me when I'm on a mission... Shen Heng raised his hand and gently stroked the scabbard.
"Don't worry, of course I know that. Even if you wanted to charge into battle, I wouldn't let you. After all, protecting the support staff is every team member's duty!" Wei Leyang said.
Shen Heng nodded. That's good. However... we can't completely ignore melee combat. After all, if there's news about the Firmament Breath Beast later, I'll have to find a way to hunt it down. Hmm... after I finish learning swordsmanship, if I encounter First Tier Calamity Beast, I'll get the points as usual, but please don't kill it yet. Let me try it out first.
Suddenly, the sound of sharp claws stomping on the ground flashed past Shen Heng's ears.
Shen Heng suddenly looked up, and as his Origin Power surged, his hearing range rapidly expanded outwards.
500 meters, 800 meters, 1000 meters.
"Click-clack..."
The sound of claws stomping on the ground rang in Shen Heng's ears, the direction of the sound not matching the direction the car was facing.
"Captain, to the left!" Shen Heng suddenly said.
Ahead, Wang Hai, who was driving straight ahead, suddenly stopped, then turned the steering wheel to the left without hesitation, and the car quickly entered the left-hand main road.
"Did you hear the Calamity Beast making a sound?" Wang Hai asked at this moment.
"Okay!" Shen Heng nodded.
Wei Leyang turned his head and glanced at the deserted streets at night, and couldn't help but click his tongue.
"This ability is really convenient!"
Shen Heng nodded, "At least when there are fewer people, it's quite convenient to find things that move!"
"Is it harder to find when there are a lot of people?" Han Ling turned around from the passenger seat and asked.
"Yes, this ability can only hear sounds, it can't help you identify them. If the sounds are very mixed and numerous, and the one you're looking for doesn't have any distinctive features, it will be very difficult to find!" Shen Heng nodded.
Then, he suddenly spoke again, "To the right!"
Wang Hai did as instructed, and the car drove onto the street on the right again.
With Shen Heng's constant reminders, the car kept changing direction, closing the distance to the Calamity Beast.
Five minutes later, Shen Heng spoke again, but this time he didn't give directions.
" Han Ling, get ready! The target is rushing towards us on the main road to the left at the next intersection, 200 meters away!"
"Clear!"
Han Ling responded, then peered half her body out of the car window, setting up a sniper rifle on the roof.
"150 meters!"
"120 meters!"
"100 meters!"
"..."
Shen Heng's voice kept coming from inside the car, reminding Han Ling of the distance to the Calamity Beast.
As the view improved, the beast and the vehicle, one to the left and one to the right, both headed towards the center of the intersection.
"50 meters!"
"30 meters!"
"10 meters!"
The car smoothly entered the intersection the next moment.
The strong wind blew Han Ling's ponytail wildly to the left. She squinted slightly, looking at the Calamity Beast in the distance that looked somewhat like a wild boar.
Set up the gun and aim.
Bang!
The following day, Saturday.
Shen Heng and Yan Sheng were walking home from school.
"Oh, right, Brother Heng, I've got something good for you!" Yan Sheng chuckled, looking mysterious.
"What is that?" Shen Heng glanced to the side and saw Yan Sheng take out his phone from his pocket and start looking through it.
"You'll find out soon enough!" Yan Sheng said cryptically, flipping through the pages even more vigorously.
A moment later, he scratched his head in distress, muttering, "It's gone! That shouldn't be!"
"What's gone?" Shen Heng looked at Yan Sheng with some curiosity.
"A picture of a beautiful woman!" Yan Sheng replied.
"What's so interesting about this? You can find tons of these on your phone right now!" Shen Heng replied with little interest.
"It's different, that one was so cool!" Yan Sheng's eyes lit up as he described it vividly, "Sitting on the car window, with a sniper rifle mounted on the roof, 'bang!' he shot a wild boar running down the road. Isn't that cool?"
Shen Heng paused slightly. Had he been secretly photographed yesterday?
" Brother Heng, what's wrong?" Yan Sheng looked at Shen Heng with some confusion.
"It's nothing!" Shen Heng shook his head and continued walking forward. "So that one has been deleted now, right?"
"Yeah, I couldn't find it. I was going to share it with you!" Yan Sheng nodded with some regret.
"Want to see? I have some!" Kong Haochen suddenly stepped forward from behind.
"Why are you everywhere?" Yan Sheng frowned.
"Ha, this road wasn't built by you, so why should I care where I go?" Kong Haochen retorted.
"You..."
"Stop talking nonsense, do you want to see that photo from yesterday?" Kong Haochen interrupted Yan Sheng.
"You have it?" Yan Sheng, his face full of doubt.
"Of course! Do you think everyone's as brainless as you? I saved it yesterday when I saw it!" Kong Haochen waved his phone, looking smug.
"Look!" Upon hearing that Kong Haochen had photos, Yan Sheng no longer cared about Kong Haochen's comment that he was brainless.
Kong Haochen smiled, made no attempt to hide anything, and took out his phone to open a picture.
Shen Heng also looked over curiously.
The photo appears to have been taken last night in the residential buildings around that intersection. The overall color is dark, with only the street area being slightly brighter due to the streetlights.
In the video, a black car is driving in the middle of an intersection. A woman with a high flaxen ponytail has a sniper rifle mounted on the roof of the car. Dozens of meters away from the car, a dark shape that looks like a wild boar is leaning to one side, with blood splattering from its head.
" Brother Heng, how about it? Pretty cool, right?" Yan Sheng turned to look at Shen Heng, his eyes full of anticipation.
"That's pretty cool!" Shen Heng nodded in agreement.
"Sigh, what a pity, I didn't get a picture of her face! I don't even know what her face looks like!" Yan Sheng said regretfully, then turned his gaze directly to Kong Haochen, "Quick, send me this picture!"
"Heh... I was just showing you, do you think we're on good terms?" Kong Haochen said dismissively.
"You..." Yan Sheng was speechless, choked with emotion.
Seeing Yan Sheng's anger, Kong Haochen's lips curled up slightly.
"Alright, let me tell you, even if I wanted to send it to you, it wouldn't work, I can't!" Kong Haochen said.
"Tch, if you don't want to post it, you don't want to post it. Why make up an excuse?" Yan Sheng said disdainfully.
"I'm not kidding you, I heard that these pictures disappear instantly once they're posted, and not only do the posted ones disappear, but even the pictures on my phone disappear!" Kong Haochen said.
"Really?" Yan Sheng asked, his face full of disbelief.
"Of course it's true!" Kong Haochen said.
Seeing Kong Haochen's Yan Sheng believed him somewhat, but then asked with some doubt:
"Why?"
"I don't know, maybe this picture violates some law!" Kong Haochen guessed.