Chapter 444: Chapter 16: Enemies?
The sky was getting darker, and a bonfire was lit in the tribe of the red-skinned natives. A group of natives sang and danced around the bonfire.
The natives were in high spirits, but the man without an umbrella was melancholic.
"To end this way, it’s truly disheartening."
Although the man without an umbrella faced the fate of being slaughtered, he was not afraid, as he had seen scenes ten times more terrifying than this.
"Wulala~."
A native shouted, his cheeks reddened by the fire.
Woo~
The swift sound of wind breaking came, and half of that native’s head suddenly flew off, his skull shattered, causing him to stagger.
Suddenly attacked, this native was a bit bewildered, reaching out to touch the red and white liquid on his face.
His one-eyed gaze saw the blood on his hand, and the shot red-skinned native staggered a few more steps before collapsing.
Su Xiao saw this scene through the sight of the Spider Queen. The Optical Infrared Detector at 8x magnification (active) had night vision capability and an integrated silencer, perfect for sniping enemies at night.
Moreover, the Lan Kai Windcoat also provided benefits at night.
Equipment Effect 1: Night Lan (Passive), reduces chances of being detected at night, Power +4, Agility +5.
Taking various equipment bonuses into account, Su Xiao currently had 49 points of Power, 50 points of Agility, 44 points of Stamina, and 42 points of Intelligence.
With 49 points in Power Attribute, Su Xiao ignored the recoil of the Spider Queen entirely.
The Spider Queen was a one-shot headshot for Contractors, but failed to achieve a headshot on the red-skinned natives.
That previous shot didn’t fully crush the red-skinned native’s head, only shattering half of it. The red-skinned native with the shattered half still crawled on the ground.
Su Xiao took out the "Eye of Havana" to probe the enemy’s attributes, which would be a great help in the battle to come.
[Comparing both parties’ Intelligence Attributes... Comparison complete, our Intelligence is 1.076 times that of the enemy, obtaining 86% of the enemy’s data.]
Data as follows:
Name: Yasenman People
Life Value: 100%
Mana Value: 390
Power: 32
Agility: 29
Stamina: 48
Intelligence: 39
Charm: -2
Skill 1: Wildness (Passive): Life Value +100, Power +10, Stamina +10.
Skill 2: Bloody Vine Totem (Active), Yasenman people can burn life to unleash strong combat power, specific effects unknown.
Skill 3: Unknown.
Skill 4: Unknown
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Learning the enemy’s data, Su Xiao’s eye twitched slightly.
Compared to the previous giant centipede, the red-skinned natives could only be considered as little monsters, but these little monsters were too strong.
In the basin below, members of the tribe fell, and all the red-skinned natives stood up, scanning their surroundings like hungry wolves. Their first reaction to the attack wasn’t panic but to kill the enemy.
The night vision + silencer + night concealment effect of the Lan Kai Windcoat made it impossible for the red-skinned natives to locate Su Xiao in a short time.
BANG.
Su Xiao fired another shot, making those natives scrutinizing their surroundings easy targets.
This time, Su Xiao chose to shoot at the neck. In the basin, a burst of blood dance erupted, while the head of a red-skinned native that could withstand a headshot couldn’t withstand a neck shot. This shot broke a red-skinned native’s neck, sending the head flying.
"ROAR!!"
An angry roar came, as a red-skinned native’s pupils glowed red, suddenly turning to look at Umbrella Brother.
Umbrella Brother was initially full of joy, but upon discovering a native looking at him, his jubilant expression froze.
"Hey, this has nothing to do with me, listen to me, you..."
With a thud, a wooden spear pierced through Umbrella Brother’s eye socket, its tip slightly carbonized by fire and honed to extreme sharpness.
...
The tribe of the red-skinned natives lay in a small basin, surrounded by mountains that blocked the cold wind.
This terrain was a sniper’s paradise, and the only place to hide in the basin was the wooden tents, but the night vision allowed Su Xiao to see clearly where the red-skinned natives were.
BANG, BANG, BANG.
Su Xiao fired three shots in succession, three spurts of blood mist splashed, two red-skinned natives had their necks broken, and one was shot in the chest.
The red-skinned native shot in the chest didn’t die, even though its ribs were exposed, it seemed relatively unharmed.
This level of physical strength and survival capability was terrifying. Su Xiao realized it would take considerable effort to deal with these natives.
Bam, bam, bam...
Su Xiao began firing recklessly. It wasn’t that he wanted to reveal his position, but the red-skinned natives were already spreading out and charging up the basin.
These red-skinned natives wouldn’t continue to be passive targets. After the initial confusion, they had already guessed the enemy’s general position.
Bam, bam, click click.
Out of bullets, Su Xiao took out a spare magazine. He still had three spare magazines, but with the storage space sealed, running out of bullets would turn the Spider Queen into a chunk of scrap metal during the trial.
After switching magazines, Su Xiao pulled the bolt to chamber a round.
He didn’t continue shooting since the natives had already reached the basin. The risk of exposing himself was too high now.
The red-skinned natives were shouting madly as they charged up the slope. It was already eight o’clock in the evening. In the dim moonlight, the natives couldn’t locate Su Xiao.
These natives had a habit of lighting fires at night, not just for cooking. They would gather around the fire even ordinarily, indicating their lack of night vision ability. That’s why Su Xiao dared to shoot.
Fighting at night against enemies with night vision is suicidal.
Using the Spider Queen’s scope, Su Xiao saw two natives frantically running about on a nearby slope.
Under obstructed perception, having night vision goggles would be ideal. Although they were in the storage space, it was useless since he couldn’t access them.
"Bubu?"
Su Xiao was searching for Bubu Wang’s position.
A pair of glistening eyes suddenly appeared in front of Su Xiao, startling him in the pitch-black environment.
Handing the Spider Queen over to Bubu Wang for safekeeping, Su Xiao began to approach the two nearby red-skinned natives.
In the moonlight, Su Xiao could barely make out the two figures. He approached them from behind cautiously.
The two natives held torches, occasionally shouting loudly. Being suddenly attacked had made them very angry.
A pale blue flash of the blade passed by, the sound of a blade cutting through flesh and bone was audible.
Although the bodies of the red-skinned natives were very sturdy, the Dragon Slash, with its 9 sharpness points, could easily cut through them, not to mention Su Xiao’s Power attribute was as high as 49 points.
Blood sprayed onto the face of another red-skinned native.
With one slash, the neck was severed, but Su Xiao frowned.
When Dragon Slash cut through the red-skinned native’s neck, it felt like cutting through a thick rubber, almost failing to sever it.
Feeling the warmth and stench on its face, the red-skinned native instinctively wanted to shout but couldn’t pinpoint Su Xiao’s exact location.
Another slash, another neck severed, Su Xiao quickly withdrew after flicking away the blood on Dragon Slash.
[Your talent ’Soul Eater’ has activated, permanently increasing Mana by 15 points, current Mana: 1078 points.]
[Your talent ’Soul Eater’ has activated, permanently increasing Mana by 15 points, current Mana: 1093 points.]
For every red-skinned native killed, the Soul Eater talent could devour 15 Mana points. Unfortunately, no treasure chest dropped, nor was any World Source obtained.
The two red-skinned natives were just insignificant parts of this world. Killing them couldn’t yield a World Source.
Gaining 30 Mana points was not bad. What Su Xiao needed was food and fresh water, although a treasure chest would be even better.
If each native devoured 15 Mana points, then killing all these red-skinned natives would allow Soul Eater to absorb them fully.
Dealing with dozens of red-skinned natives wouldn’t be easy. If it were daytime, Su Xiao would have turned around and fled, but at night, there was still a chance.
Just as Su Xiao was about to continue searching for the natives, the sound of something slicing through the air came from behind.
A wooden spear was thrust towards him, and Su Xiao dodged instinctively.
The wooden spear grazed his shoulder, leaving a trail of blood.
Reversing the grip on Dragon Slash, Su Xiao stabbed the red-skinned native behind him.
With a stab, the red-skinned native was pierced through the chest by Dragon Slash, but it didn’t care. Blue Steel Shadow’s pain was directly ignored by it, seeming to have no sense of pain.
Bang.
The red-skinned native’s neck suddenly burst into a mist of blood. Su Xiao felt a chill all over and instinctively dived to the ground.
There’s another contractor, and a sniper at that. The opponent’s sniper rifle is equipped with a silencer!
Su Xiao lay on the ground for a while; no bullets came. Su Xiao was confused.
Dozens of meters away, one of Bubu Wang’s front paws clutched the Spider Queen’s gun body, while the other rested on the trigger. A large watery eye observed the prone Su Xiao through the scope.
Bubu Wang was confused; its master wasn’t injured, so why was he lying down?
The Spider Queen’s gunstock was pressed against Bubu Wang’s chest, and the shot that almost scared Su Xiao to death was fired by Bubu Wang.
Bubu Wang was operating the ground-mounted Spider Queen, creating a strong visual impression. The Spider Queen’s operation method was too simple, allowing Bubu Wang to learn it by ear and sight.
Bubu Wang learning to shoot isn’t something even slippers can manage.