Invincible through Touching Corpses-Chapter 42: 100% Gun Technique Proficiency
Of course, the most fundamental problem was how to get a Burning Bullet inside the Blood Demon’s body.
Lin Xinghai’s solution was to first fire an Armor-Piercing Bullet to open a path.
The Burning Bullet would immediately follow, shooting along the same trajectory to get inside.
Of course, Lin Xinghai knew that his understanding of the Blood Demon was far from complete.
So he voiced his idea and asked Roger if this method could actually cause real damage to the Blood Demon.
Roger listened, a strange expression crossing his face. "Your method... theoretically, it should be feasible. But in reality, it’s completely impossible."
"Especially your idea of hitting the same spot with two bullets. Even if you could manage it, the Blood Demon’s regeneration is so fast that it would never leave an open wound channel for the second shot."
Against any other Mutated Zombie, as long as your Gun Technique was good enough, you could keep shooting the same spot to compound the damage. You could not only create a wound channel, but you might even be able to shoot clean through it.
But the Blood Demon was different. It was like spraying a lake with gunfire; no matter how precise your aim, you could never leave a "wound."
Of course, the Blood Demon’s healing wasn’t quite as instantaneous as water closing up, but in Roger’s eyes, it wasn’t far off.
"It’s not necessarily impossible. The Blood Demon’s wounds don’t heal instantly. It takes at least 0.1 seconds. As long as I can exploit that time difference..."
Before Lin Xinghai could finish, Roger shook his head. "It’s impossible to exploit."
To Roger, there was no difference between a 0.1-second recovery and an instantaneous one.
After a moment’s thought, he added, "That’s an inhuman feat. There’s no way I could coordinate with you on that."
"Er..." Lin Xinghai rubbed his nose. "I never said I needed you to cooperate. I was just discussing whether it could damage the Blood Demon at all."
Now it was Roger’s turn to be embarrassed. He thought Lin Xinghai was going to ask him to coordinate the attack, just as they had against the High Level Zombie.
But before he could say anything, Lin Xinghai said, "I’m leaving for a bit to make some preparations. I’ll be right back."
After speaking, he activated his Speed Superpower and shot off into the distance.
’Roger was right about one thing. Exploiting that 0.1-second window was indeed an inhuman requirement.’
’With my current Gun Technique, it’s completely impossible.’
’But I have the system. I can cheat!’
’If I raise the proficiency of my Basic Level Shooting Skill to 100%, then I’m confident I can do it.’
However, cheating required Blood Qi Power. After his breakthrough, he only had 3 points of Blood Qi Power left, and his Gun Technique proficiency was only at 70%.
Based on the previous pattern, raising the Gun Technique proficiency to 80% would require 7 points of Blood Qi Power. Raising it to 90% would require 8 points, and to 100%, 9 points.
In total, he needed 24 points of Blood Qi Power. He was still short 21 points.
For the old Lin Xinghai, 21 points of Blood Qi Power would have been a lot, but things were different now.
His Gun Technique was already on par with Roger’s. On top of that, he was now one of the Optimized and had even awakened a Superpower.
With all these conditions combined, he was more than capable of defeating Zombies—even High Level Zombies.
With his Superpower active, Lin Xinghai disappeared from the Mercenaries’ sight in just a few bounds.
Behind a building, three Zombies were rushing toward his position, drawn by the sounds of the battle.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
But with the crack of three gunshots, a bloody hole appeared on each of their foreheads without exception, and they fell backward.
However, before they had fully hit the ground, a hand pressed onto their wounds.
In the next instant, the Blood Qi Power within their bodies was siphoned away.
DING!
DING!
DING!
With three chimes from the system, Lin Xinghai instantly gained 3 points of Blood Qi Power.
’So satisfying! This is way faster than collecting it on the sly.’ Lin Xinghai licked his lips, unleashed his full Perception Power, and instantly charged toward the next group of Zombies.
There was never a shortage of Zombies in the city center, so finding 21 of them was incredibly simple.
As a result, Lin Xinghai’s hunting speed was astonishingly fast; he finished the task in just over 40 seconds.
Even including the travel time, the whole trip took only about a minute.
Watching Lin Xinghai sprint back so quickly, Roger was rather baffled.
But Lin Xinghai had performed quite a few miracles in the past two days, so Roger still held a sliver of hope. "Are your preparations complete?"
"Yep!" Lin Xinghai nodded, then tapped the "+" sign after his proficiency three times in a row.
Host: Lin Xinghai
Physique: 25
Power: 21
Speed: 30
Blood Qi Power: 0
Genetic Optimization Level: 30%+
Superpower: Speed (For ten seconds, Speed increases by 100%) (Energy Value: 7/10+)
Basic Level Shooting Skill: Proficiency 100%+
Looking at the 100% proficiency, Lin Xinghai felt incredibly gratified.
He caressed the Firearm in his hand, truly feeling as if it were an extension of his own arm. He felt like he didn’t even need to aim; he could hit whatever he pointed at.
He even had the feeling of ’a gun in hand, and the world is mine’.
’Why is there still a + sign?’ After getting a feel for his new Gun Technique, Lin Xinghai noticed there was still a plus sign after the 100% proficiency.
He couldn’t help but tap it.
"DING! Do you wish to spend 100 points of Blood Qi Power to upgrade to Intermediate Shooting Skill?"
Looking at the system message that popped up, Lin Xinghai wanted to curse, ’Son of a bitch!’
He thought he had finally maxed out his Gun Technique, but it turned out he had just graduated from elementary school...
Of course, now wasn’t the time to dwell on that. The argument between Fang Tianhe and Shen Han was coming to an end.
Shen Han had already started calling for people over the comms channel to pilot the Mecha.
He had to act fast. If he succeeded, it would be a happy outcome for everyone.
If he failed, he would just follow their orders and run for his life.
’At most, I’ll find a way to protect the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps later on. That should count as repaying my debt to them.’
"Old Luo, give me your Tearing Rifle. And load it completely with Armor-Piercing Bullets," Lin Xinghai said to Roger, pushing aside his distracting thoughts.
At the same time, he took all the Burning Bullets from the multi-purpose SUV and loaded them into the Tearing Rifle in his own hands.
Yes, this was his plan. To exploit that 0.1-second window, it was impossible to rely on someone else for coordination.
Not even twins would have that level of rapport, and even if they did, they wouldn’t have the necessary Gun Technique.
But if he dual-wielded, coordinating with himself, then rapport wouldn’t be an issue at all.
The only question was, could his Gun Technique actually pull it off?
And now, with his 100% proficiency—even if it was just the Basic Level—Lin Xinghai had more than enough confidence.
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