BXBX NOVEL Chapter 76: A Bullet with Soul (Four more chapters for subscription)
Chapter 76: A Bullet with Soul (Four more chapters for subscription)
Wherever the gold light touched, the thick and hard crystal body of the Gold Crystal Horned Cow was easily sliced open.
It was certain that this was not the level of destructive power a trident should have.
The upper limit of hardness for a Mutated Crystal Base is merely 41, which is only a little harder than that of the Gold Crystal Horned Cow, but to say that one could leave deep gashes in the cow\'s hefty body as if cutting through wood was somewhat far-fetched.
It\'s like if you made a thick shield out of 5-chrome steel, which is less hard compared to 9-chrome or 10-chrome steels, and then crafted a knife out of the harder 9-chrome steel.
When using the knife to hack at the shield, it wouldn\'t just easily pierce through. If the blade were slightly thinner, it might even chip or break first.
The edge of the trident was not thin, yet it shouldn\'t be so capable of leaving such deep wounds on the Gold Crystal Horned Cow.
There was only one explanation: the mutant Gold Armored Sea Demon possessed a special Innate Skill that enhanced its trident\'s destructive force to such an extent.
Similar to the Red Jade Lion\'s Ripping Claws, which also bolster their effect, except the mutant Gold Armored Sea Demon\'s skill had a much stronger impact.
The Gold Crystal Horned Cow and the Red Jade Lion had already been killed, covered in numerous wounds, deep enough to reveal the crystal bones, with Base Mutation Fluid constantly dripping from the injuries.
Lin Shen seemed oblivious to all this, silently standing behind a tree resembling a coconut palm—made of steel—aiming his pistol stealthily at the mutant Gold Armored Sea Demon that was demonstrating its might.
"Big brother, time to pack up your divine powers and stop your tricks, better run while you can."
"Bro, what you\'re holding in your hand is a pistol, not a laser gun, let\'s just stop this, okay?"
"I can understand having money to burn, but I\'ve never seen someone be this reckless."
"Bro, you better take your lady bodyguard and run. Such a beautiful woman, it would be such a pity if she died."
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Bang!
The sound of a gunshot echoed.
A small Pet Capsule shot out at a speed invisible to the naked eye, like lightning.
Unlike the Pet Capsules Lin Shen had fired before, this one did not turn into a pet upon leaving the launcher; it still retained its capsule form.
The mutant Gold Armored Sea Demon, busy thrusting its trident into the Gold Crystal Horned Cow\'s belly, failed to notice the incoming Pet Capsule. By the time it sensed it, it was too late.
The distance was too close, the speed too fast, and even with the Sea Demon\'s agility, it was too late to dodge.
There was a strange clang, and the mutant Gold Armored Sea Demon, attempting to pull out its trident, suddenly froze.
Time seemed to freeze as well, with everyone\'s gaze glued to the rigid figure of the mutant Gold Armored Sea Demon.
Between the eyes of the mutant Gold Armored Sea Demon, a bullet hole emerged, with gold-colored Base Mutation Fluid slowly oozing from the wound.
Accompanied by the slowly leaking Base Mutation Fluid, the mutant Gold Armored Sea Demon released its trident, staggered a few steps back, then fell heavily onto the beach sand, lifeless.
Lu Qing\'s eyes widened, seemingly in disbelief at what he had just witnessed.
Xu Tiange was also shocked and elated. He knew that Lin Shen\'s revolver was formidable, but he hadn\'t expected it to be this powerful, capable of killing a Mutated Crystal Base with a single shot.
Xu Tiange felt even more fortunate for his wise decision not to make an enemy of Lin Shen in the past.
A single shot took down a Mutated Crystal Base; although the Xu Family had a fair number of Crystal Base Powerhouses, they couldn\'t withstand being killed off like this.
He had no idea how difficult it was to kill a Mutated Crystal Base; the Angel Revolver was just one factor. The capsule bullet, transformed from Death Powder, was also essential. Unless replaced with a Crystal Base Capsule, ordinary alloy capsules couldn\'t achieve this effect.
Moreover, it was necessary to know the mutant Gold Armored Sea Demon\'s weak spot, to shoot accurately, and to make a surprise shot from hiding—all of these conditions were indispensable.
If the mutant Gold Armored Sea Demon had seen Lin Shen shoot, preparing itself in advance, Lin Shen\'s shot might not have hit its weak spot.
Being able to hit the weak point with a single shot wasn\'t just luck.
Lin Shen had loved playing with those street games since he was a child, spending plenty of money on claw machines, ring tosses, and balloon shooting.
That precise marksmanship had begun with shooting balloons as a child.
He started by losing money to the balloon stall owners, but eventually he reached a point where he almost never missed. He had no idea how much money he had spent in the process.
Later, shooting balloons with air guns no longer satisfied Lin Shen, so he begged his fourth brother to get him a real gun for target practice, which resulted in a scolding from his eldest sister.
In order to shoot accurately, he had no idea how many bullets he had fired. It could be said that Lin Shen\'s accuracy was purely the result of feeding one bullet after another.
In pursuit of fun, Lin Shen didn\'t hesitate to spend heavily. Fortunately, he had several good brothers and sisters who supported him. Had it been any other family, they wouldn\'t have allowed such extravagance.
He never expected that the games he played before would now prove so useful.
Being proficient in all manners of entertainment might not necessarily be a bad thing.
"That thing is a gun? That thing is really a gun!"
"A pistol can take down a Mutated Crystal Base? Have I gone mad, or has the world gone mad?"
"Fake, it must be fake. Those images must be from a variety show, right? It\'s all scripted; everything\'s scripted."
"Did human technology make another breakthrough? A pistol that can kill Mutated Crystal Base means humanity\'s spring has returned. What Base Variant Creature should we fear? Give me a small pistol, and I\'ll wipe out the entire family of Base Variant Creatures..."
"Once again, this proves that the world is a virtual one. A Steel Level wielding a pistol blowing up a Mutated Crystal Base is definitely a bug in the virtual program."
The whole world went crazy. The scene of Lin Shen killing a Mutated Crystal Base with a single shot was too shocking for ordinary people, even absurd.
Base Variant Creatures that the human race couldn\'t completely destroy after continuous missile bombardments and even nuclear attacks were now taken down by a small pistol—such a crazed notion.
Everyone was thinking about where they could purchase such a pistol.
"I told you so. You can doubt a playboy\'s abilities, but you can\'t doubt his knowledge and strength. You think he\'s courting death, but in fact, he\'s got everything under control on the fifth level."
"I\'m willing to call him the strongest playboy; his background is genuinely solid."
"The little brother looks so handsome. Does anyone know which family\'s son he is? I want to be friends with him, not for anything else, just because I like little brothers who are good at shooting."
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Had Lin Shen known he was being mistaken for a playboy from a well-grounded family, he would probably have been unable to stop feeling inferior.
His capacity for squandering money conversely signaled a background far insufficient compared to real playboys; at best, he was just a slightly wealthy second-generation rich kid, hardly daring to claim any significant ancestry.
"Killing the Mutated Crystal Base Creature, Mutant Sea Demon God General..." The message of slaying a Base Variant Creature popped up on his watch.
The Gold Armored Sea Demons were killed by others, so Lin Shen\'s watch had not signaled any alerts.
"This prey is mine, any objections?" Lin Shen swept his gaze over Xu Tiange and Lu Qing.
"Shen, why even ask? Of course, it\'s yours," Xu Tiange said very cooperatively.
Lu Qing looked at Lin Shen with a complex expression. Initially, she thought Lin Shen was too laid back, lacking ambition, and the long-distance relationship, coupled with others fanning the flames, eventually led their relationship to an unceremonious end.
But seeing Lin Shen now, she felt as though he had changed from the person he used to be.
Seeing Lu Qing nod without objection, Lin Shen walked over to the corpse of the Sea Demon God General and began collecting Base Mutation Fluid with a water bag.
He called Wei Wufu over, handed him the Leaf Blade, and asked him to help cut open the chest of the Sea Demon God General.
The body of the Mutant Sea Demon God General was too hard, and it took Wei Wufu a great deal of effort with the Leaf Blade to finally remove its chest plate.
Seeing what was inside the chest of the Mutant Sea Demon God General, Lin Shen\'s eyes suddenly lit up, and even Wei Wufu couldn\'t help but exclaim, "My God."