Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 42 Frenzied Firefight
"boom!"

A loud bang came from dozens of meters away. The moment the explosion occurred, I hurriedly launched a stepping slash to the right front, gathering protective energy for myself. At the same time, I raised the Randall Shield with my left hand and instantly lay down in the small ditch in front of me, curling up my body and trying to hide behind the shield!
Explosions echoed all around me. I was right in the epicenter of the explosion. With each loud bang, shockwaves swept across the area, and when the bombs were close enough, they even created terrifying shockwaves!
"332!"

"189!"

"1312!"

"112!"

"225!"

……

Above my head, the health bar was dropping rapidly. After a round of bombardment, I lost more than 3000 health points. Fortunately, my total health was 7900 points, which was enough to withstand the attack!
"grass……"

Various curses echoed from within the star map—

"Damn Undertow, they're ruthless! They just came up and already gave me a minor injury!"

"Damn it, Dark Tide, is this how you play? I'm seriously injured..."

"Is everyone alright? Some of us have already been killed in the bombing..."

……

I frowned and didn't respond to the various sounds within the star map, because after a wave of bombardment, the Dark Tide's ground forces would quickly rush up, and that would be the greater threat to the players!

In the distance, the roar of war chariots filled the air as countless Dark Tide chariots raced through the jungle, their lights shining in and completely exposing the players' vision!
"Ding Han!"

On WeChat, Zhang Ruolin sent a message: "How are you?"

I immediately replied, "I'm fine, how about you guys?"

"We're in a good position and we're fine. I'm just glad you're alright."

"They're here. Prepare for battle. That's all for now!"

"Ok!"

The next moment, I used a huge rock as cover, set up the Wind Whisperer, and quickly aimed at the driver's position of the several tanks that were driving towards me!

"boom!"

At the sound of the gunshot, the vanguard member was shot directly between the eyebrows!

[Combat Notification: You have hit [Vanguard Elok] in the head, dealing a total of 1224 points of headshot damage!]

The vanguard team in front of us are all level 25 ordinary NPCs with about 1500 HP each, so they're not dead yet. Let's finish them off with another shot!
"boom!"

"1209!"

The second shot still dealt three times the headshot damage, and the vanguard's head exploded instantly, causing his vehicle to sway wildly.

Come again!

He quickly aimed at the second vehicle and fired two shots in quick succession. With the super accuracy of Advanced Shooting lv10, he could almost always get headshots at a distance of less than 100 meters!

"He's over there, that damn bastard!"

The third tank sped in.

At this point, I had no way to dodge, nor did I even think about dodging. I immediately changed the direction of the Wind Whisperer's aim and fired two more shots, directly blowing the vanguard member in the driver's seat in the head!
"Bang~~~"

With a loud crash, the tank rammed into an old tree, and the seven or eight people inside rushed over.

Gunshots rang out in rapid succession, and cracks appeared on the surrounding rocks.

I frowned, activated my bio-optical cloaking, stepped onto the grass, and silently rushed out of cover. Then, I found a clear firing position about fifty meters away from the enemy, switched my primary weapon to the Howler, and unleashed a barrage of shots at everyone's heads!
"202!"

"612!"

"609!"

"197!"

"624!"

……

The Blue Roarers were already incredibly powerful, and with almost half of their attacks landing headshots, the enemy team fell in droves, leaving only two survivors in the blink of an eye!

"He's there, you bastard!"

The two quickly aimed and fired.

I dashed more than ten meters in one stride and then activated my skill – Burst Charge!
"Pong!"

His Yuan Power erupted, and his figure transformed into a radiant afterimage!

"This is bad, he's a super martial artist!"

One of the vanguard members shouted, but it was too late.

The vanguard's stinger flashed with a cold light, and three consecutive streaks of cold light swept across the opponent's throat—the Bloodthirsty Frenzy Triple Strike!
"305!"

"+67!"

"464!"

"+102!" "645!"

"+142!"

The Bloodthirst skill converts 20% of the damage dealt into health, which, combined with the existing 2% lifesteal effect, results in a total lifesteal efficiency of 22%. Therefore, upon killing this vanguard member, the user also recovered a total of 311 health points!
The first wave of bombardment cost us over 3000 health points, so we need to recover them as soon as possible; safety comes first.

"you……"

The last vanguard member was furious, but he had no chance to fight back. I used a stepping slash to knock him behind me, and then a combo of normal attack + dragon blade + normal attack + ground spike slash + normal attack knocked him to the ground!
In an instant, he quickly removed the two explosive grenades from the other party's waist and put them into his interdimensional storage space!
Just as I was about to score more kills, a gunshot rang out, followed by a small crater appearing in the ground next to me. There was a sniper!

He hurriedly turned and left, his body gracefully disappearing into a patch of rocks and bamboo forest. He took out the Wind Whisperer and searched for his opponent. At this moment, more vanguard members rushed out of the forest.

Without thinking too much, I found the enemy sniper and killed him with two headshots. Then I switched to the Howler and fired a burst of bullets at the charging crowd!
The effective range of the Roarer is 120 meters, while my current advanced shooting level 10 can only guarantee 100% accuracy at 60 meters. Not to mention the chance of headshots, there's no need to pursue headshots. Just shoot their bodies directly. In a short time, bullets were consumed like crazy, and the vanguard team members fell in batches in front!

"Shh!"

Just as they were firing wildly, a beam of fire suddenly shot straight from the darkness!

Damn! It's an RPG!

In a flash, I turned around and immediately launched a step-slash followed by a burst of energy charge. With a "whoosh," I instantly moved 45 meters away. The bamboo forest and rocks I had just been standing in behind me were blasted to pieces by an RPG shell, and flames erupted everywhere!
"Nima!"

He frowned, then suddenly pulled the pin on a grenade. With a "whoosh," it soared into the air. His advanced throwing accuracy was extremely high. The grenade exploded in the center of a group of vanguard members, and countless white lights flew out instantly.

Unfortunately, there were too many of them, so I didn't have a chance to loot the bodies. Otherwise, the grenades alone would have been enough to make me a fortune!
However, there's no doubt that I've gained a lot of points and experience!
……

I didn't go too far. Instead, I circled eastward along the edge of the Westerlands, carrying the Howler in my arms. I kept taking out the vanguard members with pinpoint shots in the darkness, even maintaining a safe distance of 120 meters. Relying on the accuracy of my level 10 advanced shooting, I safely exchanged bullets for experience points and credits.

Time passed slowly, and a chaotic battle erupted in the West Wind Woods.

A large number of players clashed with the Dark Tide Vanguard, neither side willing to back down. In an instant, the woodland turned into a meat grinder, with gunshots ringing out everywhere.

More than an hour later, all 15 of my magazines were emptied.

So he hid behind an old tree and skillfully loaded the magazines, clicking and clacking as he filled each empty magazine with bullets. By this time, his face and body were covered in sweat. Although it was early winter, he did not feel cold at all. Instead, he felt a surge of excitement.

"hiss……"

Suddenly, a rather familiar voice came from behind.

When I turned to look, I saw a hunched figure standing there in the moonlight, staring straight at me, and slowly opening its three-lobed mouth...

Devourer, Level 25 Elite!
Without saying a word, I flipped myself up and started shooting wildly at the Devourer's head as I retreated!

"Bang bang bang..."

Amidst the dense gunfire, the Devourer could barely advance, standing motionless under the relentless barrage of bullets. In just a few seconds, I emptied my magazine, inflicting massive damage on the Devourer and depleting its 4000+ health points!

'wrong……'

I sniffed, and the stench was even stronger; there was more than one Devourer!
He quickly turned around, and sure enough, three more Devourers appeared in the woods behind him!
Well come!
With skillful magazine switching and straightforward aiming and firing, at such close range, the Howler seemed to have a lock on to the head, dealing headshot damage with every shot. A magazine of about 10+ bullets took down one Devourer, and then the Howler locked onto the second one, blowing its head off with another magazine!

At this moment, the third Devourer came baring its fangs and claws, its three-lobed mouthparts fully open, looking extremely terrifying!

"Pong!"

Explosive Charge!

The next second I was already behind this roarer, and a burst of bullets flew out!

Kill accomplished!

As the white light flew in, a wisp of red light also flew out. That was the glow of points, indicating that killing alien species in the West Wind Forest could indeed increase points. To be honest, I would rather fight with low-level alien species, at least I wouldn't be bombed or sniped from a distance, which would be much safer in some ways.

They continued their move and found an old tree with gnarled roots. They quickly leaned against the tree and began loading bullets!

For me right now, the more magazines I have filled with bullets, the safer I am!
At that moment, the voices of other players could be heard from within the star map—

"Holy crap, what's with the alien species appearing?"

"Damn it, we've encountered aliens here too. Several players have been killed by them, and they died horribly!"

"Damn, is there any humanity left in this mission?"

"I've heard that the Dark Tide Organization is the main villain in the entire 'Star Abyss'. They are not only obsessed with genetic modification, but also with cultivating alien species. Maybe the alien species we see were originally humans, but were cultivated into this form by the Dark Tide Organization."

"Damn, if that's the case, then the Dark Tide organization is really inhuman! I was a little flustered and guilty after killing a few Dark Tide soldiers, but that feeling has completely disappeared now."

……

In the star map, everyone was full of resentment, but had nowhere to vent it, so they could only vent it on the Dark Tide soldiers and the aliens.

"drop!"

Ruolin sent a message: "We'll update you regularly. We're safe here."

"I'm safe here too!"

"it is good!"

I had just put my phone away when I frowned. A rustling sound came from the woods ahead, and then a creature about the height of a person suddenly rushed out. It was hunched over, with its spine exposed and forming serrated bone blades. Its eyes had degenerated, and heat-sensing grooves had evolved on both sides of its head. Its hands and legs had evolved into scythe-like shapes!
Bone Blade Hunter, Tier 2 Aberration, Blue Boss!

It doesn't seem so safe here...

(End of this chapter)