Chapter 26: "With both hands smeared with blood, he still maintains elegance."

Afterwards, Kerr Cowell glanced around. Upon confirming that there wasn't a single soul left alive, he stood up.

From the cave entrance, they collected the Steel Sword Self-Controlled Turret they had set up and prepared to leave the place.

But just when...

Suddenly, a burst of commotion echoed from nearby and flashlight beams occasionally shot up into the sky.

Obviously, the commotion had attracted quite a few human players from the abandoned mine to check what was going on.

"Let's go."

Frowning slightly, Kerr had no inclination of contacting these people and rapidly left the area.

The speed they left with was significantly faster.

However, something seemed off about tonight's climate.

The night was unusually cool.

Although they knew that the temperature in this wilderness fluctuated massively between day and night, this was the first time they encountered such coolness.

Kerr looked into the depth of the wilderness, his brows knitted, not speaking a word, and turned to the Ruins Site.

...

Inside the Ruins Site.

"Phew!"

Scar Dog sighed deeply, only then plopping down to the ground, wiping the sweat from his forehead. With a somewhat hesitant look on his face, he said, "Mr. Jacob, our identities should still be secure, right? The Ruins Field Director didn't see through us, did he?"

"Not sure."

Kerr shook his head, casually picking up a rag to clean the bloodstains on the firearms in his hands, "The likelihood of these men leaking anything isn't high since they sought our contact first."

"But whether the director suspects us or not, I'm not sure."

However, from the way he spoke, his relationship with the Cold Wolf Gang doesn't seem to be good; he probably wouldn't contact the leader of the Cold Wolf Gang."

"What a pain."

Scar Dog leaned on a shipping container with some irritation, "Just trade properly and everything will be fine. People pull these pranks and even if we risk being arrested by the law enforcers of City 18, we should have taken care of the director first and nabbed all semi-scrapped items."

"After all, I have the energy block you gave me, Mr. Jacob. With my talents, I should have no problem escaping their capture."

"First, let's count the items left behind by this batch of people, and then get some sleep."

Shaking his head, Kerr replied, "We must have a cooling period to enhance ourselves. As long as we can stall for a day or two, there's no need for the director to live."

Very quickly.

The two men had all these items cataloged.

Included were 17 types of firearms, submachine guns, rifles, and pistols.

Among these 17 firearms, there were some that took ammo from an energy box and those that took from a bullet shell.

Of course, to them, the sole use of these firearms was to become enhancement materials.

Once their firearms reach a caliber of three thousand meters, whether it's doing anything to the Mechanical Race or the Three-Legged Race...

One shot will result in total annihilation.

Apart from these items, they incidentally found some peculiar items.

Here."

Scar Dog, with a somber face, handed Kerr a starburst hand cannon, "This hand cannon was used to crack my head open."

Item Name: Starburst Hand Cannon

Item Level: One-Star Item

"Item Effect":

①: Caliber 3.2cm. Ammo capacity of 3 rounds. Firing speed of one round per second. Effective killing range up to 30m. No recoil.

②: Uses an energy source. After bullets have been depleted, they auto-replenish after 24 hours.

"Special Effect":

①: When holding this hand cannon, you can slightly enhance your movement speed.

②: When the gun barrel is pointed at the ground, it enters a continuous charging model and depending on the charging time, it will shoot a light bullet with substantial power once triggered next.

The exact power depends on the charging time with no upper limit.

A gun's charge won't stop midway if not pointed at the ground, just interrupted.

"Item Introduction": Use this gun to escape, its high power makes you run faster than the others, almost like flying!

"Modifiable Range": Caliber, ammo capacity, firing speed, barrel length.

This hand cannon, compared to the one he was using all the time, is even more compact.

It looks like the kind of firearm that was used by nobles in the last century, a testament to status.

The entire body of the gun is a silver color with a starburst effect.

The handle, adorned with an unknown metal, sports a seven stars pattern, and the trigger is gold-like, making this gun look more like an art piece, not a murderous weapon.

Kerr Cowell looked at this overly delicate weapon up and down, couldn't help but shake his head: "This weapon is too much like an art piece. It has no place on a battlefield, it belongs in a museum."

"Mr. Jacob, are we going to melt this?"

"This is, after all, our first firearm with a special effect. Using it as enhancement material, isn't it a bit of a waste? And the special effect of this hand cannon seems pretty strong."

"If it never has to fire, it indeed is quite formidable."

Kerr Cowell shrugged, opening the enhancement panel of this hand cannon.

"Strengthenable Options: Caliber, ammo capacity, firing speed, barrel length."

"Each option, when enhanced to +1, will require the consumption of 2 One-Star Items."

He pondered a little while before opening the panel to enhance the barrel length.

"Ding, two One-Star Items are consumed."

"The barrel length of the One-Star Item Starburst Hand Cannon has been enhanced to +1."

"The barrel length is upgraded from the original 20cm to 40cm."

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"Ding, three One-Star Items are consumed."

"The barrel length of the One-Star Item Starburst Hand Cannon has been enhanced to +2."

"The barrel length is upgraded from the original 40cm to 60cm."

-

"Ding, four One-Star Items are consumed."

"The barrel length of the One-Star Item Starburst Hand Cannon has been enhanced to +3."

"The barrel length is upgraded from the original 60cm to 80cm."

-

In total, he consumed 9 One-Star Items, enhancing the barrel length of this Starburst Hand Cannon held in his hand to +3.

After this series of operations,

The hand cannon in Kerr Cowell's hand had significantly changed its appearance, turning into a long gun with a barrel length of a whopping 80cm and a total length of 91cm.

He stood up, using this Starburst Hand Cannon, as a walking stick, leaning on his hand.

He looked at it with satisfaction for a while, and the length was just right.

He tentatively walked a few steps inside the shipping container.

Found his steps were indeed much lighter, it felt like... there was a strong wind at his back, pushing him forward.

Also, when this Starburst Hand Cannon was held with its muzzle facing the ground,

A semi-transparent virtual screen popped out in front of him.

"Ding, your One-Star Item, the Starburst Hand Cannon, is charging!"

"After each use, the charging mode will enter a cooldown period of one week."

"Charging time elapsed - 00:00:01"

"Damn, it looks pretty good."

Scar Dog stepped back a few paces and laughed as he looked at Mr. Jacob: "I have to say, Mr. Jacob, this silver walking stick really suits you. It makes you look like a noble."

"Especially when you pair it with your blood-stained and dusty white shirt and suit pants."

"And your slightly tousled hair and collar."

"It looks... like a noble who has walked out alone from the bullet storms of the wasteland, still maintaining his elegance despite the bloodstains."

"While your hands are stained with blood, you remain elegant."

"All of this paired with your slightly tired expression, the slightly sorrowful stubble, and that mature face."

"One word!"

"Classy!"