The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 258 Counterattack (Part 1)

"Push your calf up a bit, let me put a splint on it first, we'll deal with it later when it's safe."

"That guy is extremely sensitive to mental energy. He intercepted me several times just now, all at close range. You need to be careful."

Jiang Hui's head was throbbing, and she forced herself to concentrate. Although she heard Huan Xian's voice and responded instinctively, she didn't think much about it. She just felt the person next to her moving around, as if he was talking and on guard.

She could even sense that the other person's mental energy was slightly manic and erratic, more volatile than ever before.

"Shh—" Found it.

Huan Xian instantly calmed down, as if he had pressed a button, and his scattered and slightly violent mental energy vanished without a trace.

Jiang Hui wasn't thinking much about it right now; all she wanted to do was find the enemy as soon as possible and carry out the plan exactly as it was, so that this trip wouldn't have been in vain.

As for the leg injury, that was truly an accident.

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"It hit...did it hit?!" Mu Kun had somehow squeezed next to Holly, pushing Xiao Li, who was standing next to him, out of the way.

Shore was naturally unwilling; in his view, that was his designated spot. He had always followed Holly and learned from him in this way over the years, and now someone suddenly appeared to take his place—it certainly wouldn't be pleasant.

However, it wouldn't be right for him to compete with a young girl like Mu Kun, so he could only move to the other side, feeling somewhat annoyed.

Holly did not respond, seemingly still immersed in the sensation of that shot.

To be honest, it was a truly unprecedented experience.

For humans, the five senses are the most basic senses for external communication. Later, with the progress of the times, the human brain was gradually developed, and we learned to use mental power to perceive the outside world, no longer limited to the five senses alone.

Generally speaking, famous shooting experts in StarCraft excel in these two aspects, and usually the latter is more common.

In this interstellar world teeming with people possessing exceptional mental strength, humanity actually relies more on mental power to explore the world, and mental power can accomplish many things that are impossible in ordinary circumstances.

On the contrary, there are relatively few shooters who rely on their five senses.

Shooters who rely on their five senses generally prioritize vision, possessing static and dynamic stereoscopic vision that is unmatched by ordinary people. This is practically a talent.

To put it another way, in the distant past of the Eighth Star Era, there were three renowned five-sense shooters. The most famous of them all rose to the pinnacle, achieving eternal fame and leaving a significant mark on the empire's history. As long as the empire endures, that person's illustrious name will likely continue to be passed down through the ages.

I won't go into too much detail about his history, as it would take a whole book to explain it all. So I'll just talk about his early career as a five-sense shooting expert.

Based on statistics from the Ninth Star Era regarding fully awakened individuals, their visual range is generally around five kilometers. This refers to an environment where they can see clearly without any obstructions. In wartime or on certain extraterrestrial planets, they encounter more complex environments, where their vision is inevitably obstructed by sand, rocks, vegetation, or uneven terrain. On certain special planets, they may also be affected by the local climate or magnetic field. Under such circumstances, it is absolutely impossible to achieve a visual range of five kilometers.

However, humans have more than just sight; they also have hearing, smell, taste, and touch. It's just that the other four senses are more difficult to perceive directly than the former. But if someone can combine these senses, they can create a three-dimensional sensory field around their environment. This requires not only naturally keen senses but also extremely strong communication skills, and such abilities can only be developed through long-term training.

People who use their five senses to shoot are called five-sense shooters, distinguishing them from ordinary shooters. This is because these individuals can still lock onto their prey within a certain range even without relying on mental power.

Holly happens to be such a gifted, sensory-based shooter, and his strength lies in hearing, rather than sight.

Huan Xian's marking ability was indeed terrifying; it even blocked the movements of Holly's entire team, making them hesitant to use their mental energy for fear that Huan Xian would exploit any loopholes.

However, Huan Xian never expected that Holly could still use his five senses to pinpoint the location of an enemy two kilometers away, even with his mental energy sealed.

Of course, Holly didn't rely solely on his five senses. After all, the distance was too great, and his sensory range was also quite blurry; otherwise, he would have definitely chosen to attack Jiang Hui instead of Huan Xian, who seemed to have no flaws.

Huan Xian was too confident in his abilities, because since he acquired this power, he had rarely encountered anyone who could escape his mark. He didn't notice that the other party not only escaped and severed the mark connection, but also stole his location information by following the aura of the mark connection.

By combining these methods, the enemy finally located Huan Xian's position and used a rare concealed-breath long-range gun to hit him.

The moment the bullet arrived, Huan Xian seemed to sense something. However, he was still too inexperienced, or rather, he hadn't expected anyone to be able to operate like that, breaking through his defenses in an instant. Fortunately, Jiang Hui was there as a backup; otherwise, they would have already been hit, and their chances of survival would be slim.

This was a huge blow to Jiang Hui and his companion, who had originally planned to ambush the enemy.

Everything he had just read was transformed into a single shot. Holly's understanding of this audacious enemy became blurred again, but he was confident that there was very little chance the enemy could dodge the shot. Although it was faint, he could clearly feel the mental energy coming from that side suddenly become disordered for a moment.

It seems that it was a success.

I wonder what the other party will choose next? To continue, or...?

Holly's gaze was calm. He sensed that the faint aura around him had been completely withdrawn before he restrained himself from releasing his mental energy.

"Bang—" Suddenly his expression changed. He lowered the gun barrel and turned his head to dodge. A bullet almost grazed his face and just barely touched the back of his shoulder bone, bringing a heat.

Holly could sense the simulated bra's imminent impact; the bullet was just a hair's breadth away from being recorded by the simulated bra.

And this is just the beginning.

"Bang bang bang——"

After firing three shots in quick succession, the opponent seemed to have completely changed their low-key approach, instantly becoming much more high-profile.

(End of this chapter)