Chapter 23: "Tao Wood·HK Thompson Submachine Gun".

"Phew!"

Chen Miao took a deep breath, lying in the bushes and witnessing the scene below. After pondering for a moment, he turned his head toward Hungry Monkey and said, "Move a hundred meters further east."

"When I start shooting, it will definitely attract their attention. They will surely send people up the hill to search. At that time, create some distractions over there to draw their attention."

"Understood!"

After Hungry Monkey jogged to a position a hundred meters away and signaled that he was in place, Chen Miao then took out two revolvers and held them in his hands. Lying in the bushes, he extended the barrel and aimed at the third wave of enemy forces gathering below.

Killing an enemy soldier provided him with 1 point of experience.

He needed 200 experience points.

That meant he had to kill 200 enemy soldiers.

This was not an easy task.

Chen Miao slowly closed his eyes to calm himself as much as possible before suddenly opening them wide.

Three points on a line.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The sound of gunfire kept ringing out, accompanied by the continuous rotation of the cylinder and the rhythmically crisp sound of the hammer striking.

His marksmanship was not good.

But he had the high ground advantage, and even though he emptied both revolvers, all twelve bullets fired managed to kill 1 soldier.

As the enemy soldier fell into a pool of blood,

a notification sound chimed in his ear.

"Ding, you have killed an enemy soldier and gained 1 experience point."

On the leaderboard, his score also changed to 1.

Just as Chen Miao was preparing to leave his hiding spot to find a new sniping point and to reload, he suddenly noticed something strange and furrowed his brow in confusion as he looked down below.

It seemed as though the enemy forces didn't realize at all that one of their companions had been killed by a mysterious arrow from somewhere.

They all ignored the corpse lying in the blood pool and continued doing what they were supposed to do on their own.

It was as if... as if they were NPCs without any real consciousness!

Chen Miao was slightly stunned and hesitated for a moment. Then he decided not to change his hiding spot but to remain at a distance. He quickly reloaded the two revolvers and continued to open fire.

With his poor marksmanship,

twelve bullets still only managed to kill 1 enemy soldier.

This time, the enemy forces still had no reaction, not to mention sending anyone up the hill to search.

He was not short of bullets. Before entering this secret realm, he had already purchased 10,000 9mm bullets for the revolvers from his "Nothingness Space" bullet production line with 10 Star Coins, more than enough for his needs.

What he lacked was accuracy and reloading speed.

But now, as he could almost be certain that these enemy forces wouldn't react, he naturally became more unrestrained, thus firing at a much faster pace!

"Heh!"

Chen Miao lit a cigarette and tossed it into his mouth. No longer hiding or cowering in the bushes, he got up to kneel on the ground to maintain a steady shooting posture. He held a revolver in each hand and kept firing.

With smoke curling around him, the sound of him gaining experience kept ringing in his ear.

...

From the initial twelve bullets killing one enemy soldier,

to later, twelve bullets killing three enemy soldiers,

and now twelve bullets killing twelve enemy soldiers.

His accuracy improved steadily, and the "Python R6 Revolver" felt smoother to use. Even the time taken to reload was reduced by countless folds.

At this moment, his score had reached 188.

He had also gained 188 experience points. Just 12 more points and he would meet the requirements to level up to Lv. 2. This also meant that his Thompson submachine gun could be activated as a result!

"Heh!"

As for why his accuracy was getting higher and higher.

It wasn't because Chen Miao's talent was exceptional, but because Chen Miao's nerve had grown bolder.

At this moment, Chen Miao had already boldly walked into the heart of the enemy encampment at the foot of the mountain, standing at the entrance of a tent, pressing the Python R6 Revolver against the forehead of a Centurion who had just walked out of the tent, and without a second word, he immediately pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

As the gunshot rang out, 10 Experience Points were instantly credited.

And this Centurion showed no sign of resistance, completely ignoring Chen Miao, and even prepared to deliver his pre-battle speech before dying.

It was a pity they couldn't find the Chiliarch; otherwise, they would have directly received 100 points. They were unable to enter this tent, so they could only wait outside, watching soldiers continuously emerge.

Excited, Hungry Monkey swung a hammer, stationed at the entrance of another tent.

One came out, and the hammer swung down on one.

One came out, and the hammer swung down on one.

The situation resembled a game of Whac-A-Mole.

Hungry Monkey's score had also reached 78, and this was after they had not dared to be so brazen at the beginning, with Hungry Monkey only able to watch from the mountain, wasting considerable time.

Perhaps no one had ever left the city walls, completely unaware that the enemy forces at the initial encampment did not resist the players' attacks and even ignored the players completely.

In their minds, this was a secret land where no danger existed as long as one stayed on the city walls, absolutely safe. Why leave the walls and look for trouble outside?

This mechanism was something Chen Miao discovered unintentionally.

Finally—

After killing two more enemy soldiers, Chen Miao's score finally reached 200, and at the same time, a leveling up sound chimed in his ear.

'Ding, congratulations to player Chen Miao for leveling up to lv.2, rewarded with 1 Free Attribute Point, please choose the attribute you wish to increase,' echoed.

Without any hesitation.

Following a preset path, he invested the Free Attribute Point into Strength and took out the three Free Attribute Exchange Coupons given by Doctor Gou, putting them all into Strength as well.

At this moment, his Strength Attribute Points had reached 12 points.

12 points of Strength Attribute, lv.2 level, Gunman Profession.

He perfectly met the prerequisite conditions for the "HK Thomson Submachine Gun," which he pulled out from his backpack, colored in black and red, and held in his hands without any hesitation, switching off the safety.

With the submachine gun nestled in his arms, he aimed at a tent from which enemy troops had just respawned and viciously pulled the trigger.

"Ratatat!!"

The high-frequency gunfire suddenly erupted, pale-yellow flames spewed continuously from the muzzle, and bullets like scythes reaped the new batch of enemy troops emerging from the tent, leaving them in pools of blood.

In just a few seconds, the drum magazine was empty, resulting in 12 Experience Points.

"Hey!"

Chen Miao looked at the scene before him, nodding with a satisfied smile, finally... Finally, he felt a palpable confidence to survive in this world.

But... it still wasn't enough.

After briefly testing the performance of the Thomson submachine gun,

he pulled out the Tao Wood skin-type item, a reward for leveling up the Nothingness Space, activated it, and applied it to his "HK Thomson Submachine Gun."

Quickly.

The information panel for the submachine gun nearly completely changed, as did the appearance of the gun itself, with several crimson Gilded Light ribbons roaming around the body of the gun incessantly.

And the name had changed to—

"Tao Wood · HK Thomson Submachine Gun."

Looking at this brand-new panel, Chen Miao's mouth unconsciously opened and closed several times, unable to utter a single word, his eyes filled with shock, and suddenly, his expression excited once more, he grinned broadly.

"Hungry Monkey, play a song for me; I need a bit of BGM to boost my spirits."

"Put on 'Danza Kuduro.'

"Crank the volume to the max; I can't wait to get hyped!"