Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Brother Feng, I didn’t expect you to be so good at playing games as well. In the mission two days ago, I was still so shocked that a Sniper could qualify for the game’s overall ranking. In the end, it was only when I inquired about it that I found out that that person was you. Amazing, really amazing!”
There was a smile on Brother Ling’s face as he complimented Feng Luo.
“Come on, don’t make fun of me, Brother Ling. I just had really great luck!”
Feng Luo’s words could not have been considered modest. After all, considering his game points, if he hadn’t made a “contract” with the “24K” level toward the end, at best he may only have reached the top 10. There was no way he could have reached first place.
“Hey, Brother Feng, don’t be so modest. Others might not know your ability, but as your brother, I know it very well!”
Nonetheless, Brother Ling smiled. Clearly, he thought that Feng Luo was truly being humble.
“Moreover, maybe you do not know about it, but among the first five, except for you, the rest are all from the Roaring Dragon Mercenary Group and the Veterans Tribe. Although the boss did not say anything after finding out about it, he was still somewhat disappointed, deep down. If you hadn’t made it to the first place, I guess all of us would have been ashamed.”
Now, Feng Luo really did not know about this situation. As the mission ended one hour after he hung up, he didn’t care about the identities of the players who topped the rankings.
“By the way,” said Brother Ling, “because you brought honor upon our conglomerate, Boss specially made me request something from the young master. Hey, come on, open it and have a look!”
Brother Ling took out a case shaped like a long strip from his backpack. Then, with an enigmatic smile on his face, he encouraged Feng Luo to open it.
“This is… a gun case!”
As a Gun Mechanic Master, Feng Luo recognized the function of the case at a single glance. It was not merely a gun case but rather a sniper rifle gun case. According to the size of the case, it was estimated that the length of the gun, after assembly, would be more than 1.4 meters long.
When Feng Luo opened the box and saw the grayish-black gun that was split into more than a dozen parts and arranged neatly in the box, he could not help but to blurt out in astonishment. “This is… a Barrett M82!”
“Barrett? No, this is the Python of Death, a super powerful and rare sniper rifle!” Brother Ling said after being stunned for a short while. “Not long ago, at a large auction, there were two rare sniper rifles. In the end, the young master won the bid for this package at the auction. One of the guns already has an owner, and the remaining one the boss asked me to bring to you.”
“The Python of Death?”
This name made Feng Luo feel an aura that was no less formidable than that of the Eye of the Thunder.
He reached to take out the gloves in the gun case. He put them on. Then he carefully touched the parts of the gun. In the past, he had been so familiar with this gun. He could even tell the functions of all these parts with his eyes closed.
After that, Feng Luo got to work with both his hands. In the end, he only took less than 15 seconds to assemble the sniper rifle’s dismantled parts, displaying the complete, ferocious appearance of the Barrett M82. This sort of speed made the eyes of the Sniper player who had been staring at Feng Luo from the opposite pavilion light up immediately.
“Wow, Brother Feng! This gun!” Mu Zi said. Her eyes widened. Clearly, she was subdued by this weapon of mass destruction, which was more than 1.5 meters in length and featured violent-looking aesthetics.
Python of Death (Sniper Rifle)
Grade: Rare
Attack power: 850
Attack coefficient: C
Agility +20
Post-shooting recoil reduction: 50%
Fastest shooting speed: 2s/shot
Effective attack range: 1500 meters
Level requirement: 45
Special Attribute: a 15% chance to shoot a bullet which will cause a “breakdown” effect, dealing 50% damage to subsequent targets
Overall Evaluation: Standard
Looking at the fully assembled gun, Feng Luo was genuinely amazed by its attributes. Almost 850 units of attack power. Compared to the M110 in his hands, it was an increase in attack power by almost two-fifths. Moreover, this was in the case whereby the evaluation was only Standard. If it was a Perfect-level Barrett, then what attack power would it reach? A little more than 900? Or would it exceed 1,000?
Although the attack power of the sniper rifle was the highest among the primary weapons of all occupations, at this stage, a sniper rifle that could reach almost 1,000 was no less than a superior “artifact”!
Beyond attack power, none of the other attributes of this gun were poor either. The attack coefficient’s C-rank was two rankings higher than the M110. This meant that even without the use of special bullets, there was still a high chance to break straight through the defenses of those below C-rank.
The effective attack range was 1,500 meters. Although that was lower than a real Barrett, considering how the range of most of Level-40 and above sniper rifles were within 1,000 meters, this value had already reached the limit.
As for the rare attribute of the “breakdown” effect, it could even allow a sniper to achieve the “piercing” effect. Thus, even if a player used his body to cover the front of the gun, it was still possible to kill a player behind him. If this gun had been used during the previous competition between Feng Luo and Black Panther, it would have been a lot easier for the final move: “killing two birds with one shot”!
The only problem was that the level requirement for this gun was Level 45, and the bullet used was 12.7mm, meaning it was temporarily impossible for Feng Luo to equip it.
As for this gun and the Eye of the Thunder, there was no conflict between them. In fact, it had once been said that most Sniper players would carry more than one sniper rifle; almost everyone would prepare a spare sniper rifle in their backpack. Many of the high-end players would even prepare a variety of different gun parts that could be used as replacements in their gun case. According to the situation, they would choose different barrels, scopes, magazines, etc.
Although the Eye of the Thunder and the Barrett were both considered sniper rifles, they had distinctly different positions.
The Barrett’s attack power was high, and together with its attack coefficient—which was at C-rank level—the lethality of each shot would be impressive. When it hit a critical point, its “headshot” would be anything but fictional.
However, there was a weakness to this gun. The shooting speed was slower, as it took about two seconds for one shot.
Shooting speed was a column added to the attributes of the sniper rifle after the update. However, in reality, this attribute had already existed. It was just that previously, it had been considered a hidden attribute of the sniper rifle.
Taking into consideration the balance of War, certain restrictions were made for different types of weapons. For example, the shooting range and damage of the machine gun, the steering speed and loading time during the process of shooting, the shooting speed and distance of the submachine gun, as well as destructive force, etc. As for a sniper rifle, except for its damage distance, the most significant restriction was the shooting speed.
For most of the sniper rifles, the fastest shooting interval was about 1.5 seconds, and the bullets would not load fully before the time was up. The time requirement was inflexible unless a skill like Rapid Shot was used or the equipment itself had unique attributes. Only then would one be able to shorten the interval. However, Rapid Shooting would greatly reduce the attack power of the bullet.
For this Barrett, which had been renamed the “Python of Death,” there were no doubt some conflicts, as the gun was clearly positioned to produce a single shot with high damage. On the other hand, due to the Eye of the Thunder’s attribute of increasing bullet fill speed by 30 percent in its magazine attributes, it could reduce its fastest shooting speed to nearly one second. Together with the Rapid Shooting skill, it could even reach about 0.8 seconds per shot!
Even though the attack power of the Barrett’s was not abnormally high, in some situations, the function was definitely greater. What’s more, its rare attribute of a chance of triggering an electrified effect was undoubtedly affected by the shooting speed as well.
In reality, the most critical reason for Feng Luo to rush to Level 42 earlier was that after reaching Level 42, another component of Eye of the Thunder could be added onto the M110. The third component that he had high hopes for was the magazine of the Eye of the Thunder. The moment it was installed, the performance of the M110 would increase. Particularly, there was still a bullet fill speed of plus 40 percent of the Perfect-grade Rare magazine with him now.
Naturally, the M110 was only transitional equipment until he reached Level 45.
A Barrett on his left hand and an Eye of the Thunder on his right—only such a scene could reveal one’s status as a real master!