newbobooks Chapter 305 Yunlan Cried
Chapter 305 Yunlan Cried
Li Chenglong originally planned to go outside the city to test the guns with Yunlan. To accommodate Yunlan's eagerness, he intended to use his Dragon Soaring Skill to carry her to the city. However, since Han Xiaoling and Chen Xiaoke also wanted to come, he couldn't do that. After all, even if he carried one in his arms and another on his back, there would still be one more. So, he contacted the reception hall on the first floor and asked them to arrange a car for him to drive the group there.
Since they were going to go anyway, they might as well bring more people. Li Chenglong specifically asked them to arrange a van that could seat eight people. In addition to himself and his four companions, he also invited Yang Liu, the captain of the special operations team, Dong Meng, the instructor, Wang Shuang, the deputy captain, and Zhao Liying, the deputy director of the Central Computer Office. Because it was rush hour, the car wasn't going very fast. The group chatted and laughed in the car, quite relaxed, and didn't seem to be greatly affected by the afternoon meeting.
Twenty-five minutes later, the group left the city. Following Li Chenglong's instructions, Dong Meng drove another 10 kilometers to find a secluded spot. After getting out of the car, Yun Lan, under everyone's watchful eyes, took out the Phantom Heavy Crystal Sniper Rifle. Its massive size and futuristic appearance immediately caught their attention. Several people gathered around the sniper rifle, touching and examining it with great curiosity.
While they were chatting, Li Chenglong used his Dragon Soaring Technique and spatial teleportation to prepare various targets for Yun Lan, including huge rocks and several wrecked tanks and armored vehicles, at distances ranging from 1 to 5 kilometers. It took him more than ten minutes to set up fifteen different targets. To help Yun Lan test the Phantom sniper rifle as much as possible, he also put some thought into setting up some moving targets, which were actually remotely operated bases that could move back and forth, with a wrecked car placed on them.
During this time, Yunlan began to familiarize herself with the operation of the Phantom sniper rifle. The operation method is basically the same as that of sniper rifles on Earth. The scope is electronically rangefinder and has various functions, such as adjusting the magnification, thermal imaging, aiming assistance, real-time wind speed display, etc.
A moment later, Li Chenglong returned, smiling, and said, "There are 15 targets, ranging from 1 to 5 kilometers, 10 fixed targets and 5 moving targets. Yunlan, are you ready? If you are, let's begin." Yunlan nodded excitedly, "Okay, let's begin."
Because the Phantom Heavy Crystal Sniper Rifle is 1650mm long and weighs 15kg, while holding it directly for firing isn't difficult for Yunlan, an Awakened, it's not ideal for aiming and precision. Therefore, she switched to firing prone, which is her most comfortable shooting method. Before the apocalypse, Yunlan was a sniper in Xiaolong's squad, winning first place twice in the military region's shooting competition, and repeatedly achieving long-range precision kills on terrorists during missions.
To report the target to Yunlan, Li Chenglong activated his armor's full-body mode, transforming into his most agile blue form. He flew through the air, carefully observing Yunlan's shooting. Yunlan removed the magazine and loaded the small, cannon-like sniper rifle bullets one by one; the magazine could only hold five bullets at a time. After loading the bullets, Yunlan installed the magazine, engaged the safety, and pulled the bolt.
She adjusted the scope, let out a long breath, and said, "I'm going to start." She immediately focused her mind. Her first target was a 50-centimeter square rock about 1 km away. Yunlan pulled the trigger; there was barely any gunshot, only the sound of the bullet slicing through the air, and the recoil was almost nonexistent. Normally, Yunlan would use some of her spiritual energy to prevent excessive recoil from injuring herself with such a large, heavy sniper rifle, but this gun had almost no recoil at all, making her preparations pointless.
The bullet shattered a rock 1 km away, even its base disappeared. After hitting the rock, the bullet didn't stop; instead, it flew backward, smashing a car 1.5 km away into pieces. Surprisingly, the bullet didn't stop there either, continuing towards a large, 1-meter square rock 2 km away, until it shattered before finally stopping.
"Good!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise, some even clapping. Yunlan's face lit up with excitement; she hadn't expected the gun to be so powerful. With it, she could better help her husband. She immediately said, "Prepare to fire the second shot!" Three seconds later, the second bullet struck a wrecked armored vehicle 3 kilometers away. Li Chenglong, in the air, saw the bullet fly like a rapidly moving meteor; even his True Dragon Eye couldn't track its speed and trajectory. After the bullet hit the armored vehicle, it seemed to be twisted, a vortex appearing in the middle, before exploding. The explosion was so powerful that it created a crater several meters deep in the ground.
Seeing this, Li Chenglong felt that the range testing was no longer necessary. The current testing results were already very good. If they continued testing, large craters would likely appear, and it would take a lot of effort to build the site later. He came to the ground and said to Yunlan, "That's good, but these are all dead targets. In a real battlefield, there are all kinds of advanced superhuman zombies and aliens. The shooting opportunity is only a split second. Just shooting dead targets is not enough."
Yunlan nodded and asked, "Then what should we do? This gun is so powerful; the only way to find a strong, live target is probably in actual combat." Li Chenglong pointed to himself with his thumb and nodded to Yunlan. Yunlan immediately shook her head and said, "No, how can that be? What if it really hurts you?"
Li Chenglong laughed and said, "You have to believe me. I can even kill a level 12 sea dragon now. This mere sniper rifle can't hurt me. Besides, I'm the only one suitable to be a moving target right now. Alright, alright, let's start. But I'm very fast in the air, so you have to be careful. You need to use not only regular sniper rifle bullets but also psionic bullets. And you must give it your all. Let me see what level of strength you can reach with this sniper rifle."
To shoot at Li Chenglong in the air, a prone position was no longer an option. Yun Lan simply activated her psionic state, unleashing her full power, and raised the Phantom Sniper Rifle. Two flowing wings, one red and one gold, slowly fluttered behind her, and with the infusion of psionic energy, the Phantom Sniper Rifle gradually emitted a shimmering glow.
Li Chenglong soared freely through the air, not using the wings of his Holy Dragon Armor, as Yun Lan would definitely be unable to hit him if he did. Yun Lan held her breath and fired three shots in quick succession, but none of them hit her. She let out a long breath; her magazine was now empty of crystal bullets, and she could only use her spiritual energy.
With the infusion of psionic energy, the Phantom Sniper Rifle shone even brighter, with a strong trail of light emanating from its muzzle. Yun Lan pulled the trigger, and three beams of light shot out from the muzzle in succession. The first shot missed, the second also missed, but the third hit its mark perfectly. A deafening explosion and flashes of light echoed in the air, and even the ground trembled for several seconds due to the shockwave. Li Chenglong screamed, his armor dislodged, and he collapsed to the ground.
Yunlan dropped her sniper rifle, deactivated her psionic form, and rushed over. She saw Li Chenglong lying in a ditch, his body tattered and bleeding profusely. She jumped down and hugged Li Chenglong, quickly checking his injuries. Her voice trembled as she asked, "How are you? Where are you hurt?" Tears streamed down her face as she spoke.
Li Chenglong had originally intended to scare Yun Lan and continue his act, but seeing her like this, he immediately stood up apologetically and said, "Actually, I'm fine. I just wanted to scare you. This blood is from blood packs stored in my spiritual energy space." "Bastard!" Yun Lan cursed fiercely, then went over and hugged Li Chenglong. Li Chenglong patted Yun Lan's back, looked at Yang Liu and the others watching them, and said with a smile, "This test is a perfect success. Let's go home."
In the van, Li Chenglong gave the Phantom Heavy Crystal Sniper Rifle a very high rating. He believed that the gun's ordinary crystal bullets could kill weak or unsuspecting level 10 elemental zombies, while the psionic bullets could basically kill all level 10 zombies, aliens, and other enemies. Even some early level 11 enemies could be severely injured with one shot and killed with two shots.
Yunlan nodded: "This gun consumes a reasonable amount of psionic energy. I feel like I can fire at least 30 rounds at my peak, which is pretty good." The group chatted for a while and arrived at the Dawn Building at 7 p.m.