Chapter 1631: Unarmed

On top of the bell tower, Su Xiao crouched down on the ground, with the Duke of Extinction mounted on the hydraulic stabilization device. At a distance of nearly 3 kilometers, even a 0.1 millimeter aiming error could cause the bullet’s impact point to deviate by more than half a meter.

Although the Duke of Extinction has a locking function, for Fourth-tier Contractors, the moment they’re locked on, they would sense the danger. A full ten-second locking time means that the people of Blood Gate could possibly cover 3 kilometers, so Su Xiao could only rely on his personal ability to snipe.

Click, click…

Su Xiao was adjusting the ‘Adaptive Magnification Scope.’ The scope was now set to 50 times magnification, and the target 3 kilometers away seemed as if it were just within reach.

It was already 7 p.m., and pedestrians on the street decreased rapidly. In a coffee shop in the Central District, three men and one woman were discussing something in a booth, while in the opposite restaurant, several men and women conversed quietly.

The Blood Gate people seemed spread out in Central Street, but in reality, they had already locked down Central Street. Whether in the coffee shop or the restaurant, those Contractors were bait; if these people were attacked, Central Street would be immediately sealed, and not even a fly could escape.

Inside the coffee shop, as those three men and women talked, Bubu Wang, who had blended into the environment, already activated the coordinates on his body and opened the surveillance device to provide Su Xiao with images inside the restaurant.

On the bell tower, Su Xiao first locked onto Bubu Wang’s coordinates and then judged the positions and distances of the four Contractors based on the restaurant layout using Bubu Wang as a reference.

Two melee, one long range, and one control type; it was clear this squad only intended to trap the enemy for a short time to buy the larger force time.

Click, Su Xiao pulled the bolt of the Duke of Extinction, ejecting Thunder Attribute Ammo, and loaded a regular bullet.

The Duke of Extinction’s ammo was down to 73 rounds, with only 9 attribute elemental bullets remaining: 4 thunder attributes, 3 fire attributes, 1 dark attribute, and 1 earth attribute.

One ordinary bullet for the Duke of Extinction costs 1,000 Paradise coins, so Su Xiao wouldn’t stock too many. He hadn’t used the Duke of Extinction much on the Dark Raven Continent, which is why he saved 73 bullets.

Su Xiao’s head inched closer to the scope, the red crosshair appeared before him, and with his breathing and heartbeat, the crosshair fluctuated widely.

Taking a deep breath, Su Xiao made the final adjustment of the position, finger on the trigger, as his breathing slowed, the crosshair gradually steadied.

Within the scope, Su Xiao saw a man in a suit holding a coffee cup, likely the control or perception type of the squad, so he was the primary target. Sniping a melee at this distance would require Thunder Attribute Ammo to guarantee a kill with one shot.

The man in the suit put down the coffee cup and said something to the woman beside him. According to Bubu Wang’s observation, the man would wait at least 1 to 2 minutes before picking up the coffee cup again after drinking, with little chance of moving his upper body during that time.

Su Xiao gently pulled the trigger, and with a loud bang, the bullet flew out, the strong recoil of the Duke of Extinction caused cracks to spread across the bell tower, and a blast wave expanded in the air centered on the tower.

At a distance of 3 kilometers, the man in the suit inside the city center coffee shop couldn’t hear the gunshot at all. From his expression, he seemed interested in seeing if the female Contractor next to him was interested, but unfortunately, that Contractor wasn’t interested in him, and death was gradually approaching.

The bullet spun and broke through the air, creating a spiral airflow behind it, speeding towards the man’s head. Since the female Contractor was next to him, even if the shot missed the man, it could still hit her.

The man in the suit, who was flirting with the female Contractor, suddenly changed his expression in fear, instinctively leaning his body forward, but it was too late.

A shattering sound, the coffee shop’s window burst open, the bullet pierced through the shards, the bullet hitting the back of the man’s ear.

Bang!

Blood and bone splattered, exploding into a large blood mist; the two melee Contractors opposite the man felt warmth on their faces and instinctively closed their eyes.

Compared to the man whose head was blown apart by a single shot, the female Contractor next to him was even more unfortunate, blasted sideways, her chest exploding into a large blood mist.

After this shot, the restaurant fell silent for 0.5 seconds; the two melee Contractors’ eyes widened, instantly leaning back, as the overturned booth behind them provided cover.

On the bell tower, Su Xiao quickly stored away the Duke of Extinction, the Boundary Line extended, wrapping around the stone railing, and he leapt from the bell tower, disappearing into the night after a few jumps.

15 seconds later, a figure suddenly appeared under the bell tower; it moved like a gecko, quickly climbing up to the top.

Boom!

An explosion spread from within the bell tower, the gecko-like figure jumped high, falling down with the explosion’s impact.

“Damn it!”

The gecko-like figure was a man with glasses, who upon stepping on the ground, caused cracks to spread around.

Inside the coffee shop in the Central District, Stan looked at the two corpses in front of him with surprise.

“At least 3 kilometers? And sniping at night.”

As Stan spoke, he looked at the two melee Contractors with blood-stained faces. They lowered their heads in a line, seemingly wanting to speak but refraining due to their fear of Stan.

“Just a trick.”

Stan no longer paid attention to the corpses on the ground. Suddenly, he turned sideways, the fabric on his chest tearing as a palm-sized metallic armor plate shot out.

Clang, the bullet collided with the armor plate, and an impact spread out, shattering glass windows within dozens of meters, with densely packed cracks showing on the walls.

Stan, wrapped in black and gold energy, stood still, his right hand clenched in a fist in front of him, the energy slowly rising, distorting the surrounding air.

Stan loosened his grip, lightning flickered, and a deformed bullet fell from his hand with a clink.

“He locked onto our position.”

Stan casually shook his hand to disperse the lightning, while Old Smoker gulped; if the target had been him, he wouldn’t have survived.

Several patterned spiders crawled out from Naloi’s collar, darting away as blurry shadows.

“Don’t just stand there, southeast direction, go!”

Old Smoker roared, leading people in the direction the bullet came from.

Watching his subordinates depart, Stan slowly put his hands behind his back; his right hand trembled, with fine cracks appearing in his palm.

“Refreshing, huh.”

Naloi laughed wickedly, Stan glanced at her without a word. Earlier, Stan seemed calm, but it wasn’t the case.

A shot with Thunder Attribute Bullets and the Demon’s Mark’s branch ability ‘Demon’s Gaze (Active)’ enhancement, is not easy to withstand.

Demon’s Mark. Level 10 Additional Ability

Demon’s Gaze (Active): During long-range attacks, the power of the demon can be applied to bullets, arrows, and other weapons for one remote attack, adding 80% true damage of the final damage value to the attack (for instance, if the bullet deals a final damage of 100 points to the enemy, Demon’s Gaze (Active) will add 80 points of true damage).

Note: Using Demon’s Gaze (Active) consumes Soul Crystal (small) ×1, which can be converted to the demon’s power required to coat the weapon.

Note: Demon’s Gaze (Active) has a 72-hour cooldown time.

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Stan’s right hand was completely numb, blood dripped from his fingertips, a feeling of suffocation surged in his chest, but he couldn’t show any sign of it; the Leader of Blood Gate… must not be defeated.