Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 14 Guidance

Since it was already dark when they arrived at County Town No. 02011, Lei Hong did not arrange a hunt that night.

The team members took turns resting and keeping watch in pairs, while the rest of the team took the opportunity to rest and recover their strength.

The first shift of night watch was led by Lei Hong and Zhou Yang.

However, although it's called a night watch, there's not much danger. After all, once the passageways are blocked, most monsters can't climb up to this 24-story-high rooftop.

"Uncle Lei, I'm going to practice my marksmanship over there."

Zhou Yang gave Lei Hong some instructions, then picked up his spear and walked a little further away.

For more than a month, he has been practicing the fifteen footwork techniques and twenty-one thrust techniques from the shooting tutorial "World Destruction".

Now he can barely follow the footwork described in the manual to fight his enemies, and his movement skills have indeed improved considerably.

However, whether it was because he hadn't practiced for long enough or for some other reason, he always felt awkward when using the footwork and thrusting techniques from the manual to fight his opponent.

It's hard to describe the feeling; it's just that many times I feel unable to truly unleash my full potential at will.

Zhou Yang silently closed his eyes, recalling the key points described in the "World Destruction" manual in his mind—the spear moves like a snake, hands and feet are swift, the spear splits upon contact with flesh, it penetrates deep into the shaft, the circle becomes the primordial spirit, the split form is used, rapid and continuous attacks, and the combination of hardness and softness.

He slowly began to move, holding his spear horizontally as if to thrust, and then his feet moved forward in a special trajectory, following the spear. In the blink of an eye, he had rushed four or five meters away.

"No, no, that's not right."

Zhou Yang frowned.

He still sensed that disharmony, preventing him from unleashing his full power.

"I followed the footwork described in the manual exactly, so where did I go wrong?"

His brows were furrowed, and he slowly swung his spear, his legs moving with power as he dodged and weaved with a special footwork. On the rooftop, the sound of wind whistled and the shadows of spears were ever-present around him.

Two hours later, it was time for the shift change. Zhou Yang put away his spear and walked towards Lei Hong and the others.

After practicing for two hours, he still couldn't find the root cause of the sluggishness in his marksmanship and footwork, which made him quite frustrated.

"How's the training going?"

Lei Hong, who was keeping watch with him, asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang's heart skipped a beat. How could he have forgotten about this person!

This Uncle Lei is a warrior of the general level. His combat experience and vision must far surpass mine. Perhaps I could ask him for some advice?

Thinking it over, he immediately described the problem he had encountered to Lei Hong in detail.

"Incongruity"

After listening to Zhou Yang's account, Lei Hong pondered for a moment before offering his own insights.

"I do have some general ideas, you can take a look and consider them."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang's eyes lit up. He had indeed asked the right person.

"Uncle Lei, please tell us about it!"

"Don't rush."

Lei Hong chuckled and continued his story.

"I haven't seen the specific instructions in your training manual, but judging from your spear techniques and footwork during your training just now, you were definitely following the manual exactly, weren't you?"

"Yes, shouldn't it be like this?"

Zhou Yang asked in confusion.

"That's wrong!"

Lei Hong shook his head slightly, revealing an expression that said, "I knew it."

"Wrong?"

Zhou Yang was puzzled.

Seeing this, Lei Hong stopped being mysterious and asked directly:

"Tell me, are your height, arm span, leg length, and the length of the weapon you usually use exactly the same as the person who created this manual?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang immediately retorted, "How could that be?"

Suddenly, he froze, as if struck by lightning, his mind reeling. His eyes brightened instantly. "Could it be..."

Lei Hong nodded slightly and smiled, "It seems you've already thought of that. The two people's physical data are different, and their habits and reactions will inevitably differ. If you were to completely copy the manual without any changes, I dare say that even if you learned the ultimate manual, there would definitely be aspects that wouldn't suit you!"

"As the old saying goes—'Those who learn from me live, those who imitate me die,' that's the point!"

"Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang felt a jolt of realization, and his mind suddenly cleared up!

So that's how it is!

I have been strictly following the instructions in the manual and practicing diligently, but I have actually fallen into a misconception!

Yes, the two people are different in height and leg length. If he takes three steps forward, can the distance be the same as if I take three steps forward?

Furthermore, when facing different enemies, the attack distance and attack habits will also change during the battle. What enemy can stand still like a target and let him hit them?

"I'm so stupid!"

He exhaled, grabbed the black spear, and quickly ran away into the distance.

"Thanks, Uncle Lei. You should rest now, I'll go practice for a bit more!"

A moment later, a sharp whooshing sound rang out again from the other side of the rooftop.

"Captain, is that Zhou Yang practicing his shooting?"

At this moment, Zhu Xia and Chen Chong, who were on the second shift, came to take over the watch. After hearing the sound of wind breaking in the distance, they couldn't help but show their admiration.

"They're already more talented than us, and they work harder than us too. How are we old guys supposed to survive?"

The hot-bodied, dashing machine gunner, Zhu Xia, shook her head and sighed heavily, feigning seriousness.

"Yeah, at this rate, after one or two more missions, Zhou Yang will probably surpass us!"

Chen Chong, standing beside him, also sighed and echoed his sentiment.

The burly Lei Hong glanced at the two men with a chuckle and laughed, "Now you know you're feeling discouraged? Well, you two should put in more effort in the future."

"Especially you, Chen Chong, stay away from those shady places like the HR Alliance in the future!"

"I'm innocent, Captain! How could someone as upright as me go to a place like that? You're slandering me!"

The night passed quickly.

The team members got up one after another and began to organize their equipment.

When they saw Zhou Yang, who was still excitedly waving his spear not far away, they all showed expressions of emotion.

Young people are so energetic! They've been up all night and still have so much energy!

"Zhou Yang, come here quickly, we're getting ready to leave!"

Captain Lei Hong called out.

Hearing his urging, Zhou Yang put away his spear and ran over.

After practicing his marksmanship all night, he showed no signs of fatigue; on the contrary, his eyes were frighteningly bright!

After hearing Lei Hong's guidance, Zhou Yang immediately understood the key reason why his marksmanship had been inconsistent lately.

Excited, he couldn't sleep at all and practiced shooting on the rooftop all night!

And the results are encouraging!

That night, he repeatedly studied and tried all twenty-one techniques for striking, eleven techniques for reforming, and fifteen techniques for footwork in the "World Destruction" manual, while making appropriate adjustments to the details to make them more suitable for himself.

After countless attempts and practice, the sluggishness when using the gun was indeed greatly reduced, and the coordination and flexibility of the body were also improved. There was a stronger force brewing in the body.

He had a feeling that as long as he kept adjusting and trying, when he could integrate all the footwork and spear techniques with himself, that would be the time when he truly mastered the first level of "World Destruction"!

(End of this chapter)