Su Xiao lay on the hillside for a while, feeling something was amiss.
Whenever he was targeted by a sniper, he always felt a sharp edge on his back. If he had to describe it in detail, it felt as if someone was aiming a sharp weapon at his eye from close range, ready to stab at any moment.
Now, without that feeling, his first thought was that his senses were being blocked, but he quickly dismissed the idea.
Among those of the same tier, there might be someone who could block his perception without firing a shot, but after firing, it was absolutely impossible.
Su Xiao stood up and looked around, surrounded by complete darkness, his field of vision reduced to the extreme.
Although puzzled, several red-skinned natives were already approaching nearby with torches.
With a sniper present, Su Xiao definitely wouldn’t act recklessly, as that would be courting death.
Su Xiao returned to Bu Bu Wang’s vicinity under the cover of night to retrieve the Spider Queen.
Upon reaching Bu Bu Wang’s side, he saw it observing the enemy through the Spider Queen’s scope.
Connecting the earlier events, an idea formed in his mind.
"Did you fire that shot?"
Noticing Su Xiao’s unusual gaze, Bu Bu Wang quickly shook its head, as the shot had startled Su Xiao.
Despite Bu Bu Wang’s firm denials, there was a shell casing beside its forepaw.
"Ubala lala (unknown language)."
From afar, a red-skinned native shouted loudly, and they all began to gather.
Su Xiao wouldn’t allow this to happen; once gathered, the red-skinned natives would be even harder to deal with.
Judging by the number of torches, there were twenty-one combat-ready red-skinned natives left. Most of them had been shot or heavily injured by Su Xiao using the Spider Queen.
Su Xiao picked up the Spider Queen. Bu Bu Wang had indeed fired one shot earlier, but that didn’t mean it could control the gun well.
The Spider Queen’s recoil was terrifying; after just one shot, Bu Bu Wang’s life value dropped by about 15%, and blood seeped through the white fur on its chest.
With Su Xiao’s precise three-shot burst, three natives fell, though not all were killed, but they lost combat strength in a short time.
Su Xiao no longer hid and started shooting from a half-crouched position.
From afar, the moving torches halted one by one, each representing a fallen red-skinned native.
The red-skinned natives could survive in the Red Soil Area, naturally, they had their unique ways. This sniping method was soon detected by the natives, revealing Su Xiao’s position.
It was only a matter of time before being discovered, but reducing the number of red-skinned natives was critical.
"Bardada... (unknown language)."
After a round of shooting, fourteen combat-ready red-skinned natives remained, shouting and charging toward Su Xiao.
Firing the last bullet in the Spider Queen’s chamber, Su Xiao tossed it to Bu Bu Wang.
No need for Su Xiao to say more; Bu Bu Wang had already melded with the grasslands.
Thirteen red-skinned natives remained, forty meters from Su Xiao, estimated to close in within five seconds considering the terrain.
Su Xiao drew the black and white guns from his thighs; there was no longer time to fire single shots. He switched both guns to continuous shooting mode.
With both hands on the triggers, the gun barrels pointed forward.
The black and white guns suddenly erupted with submachine gun-like firing speed.
Each gun had a cartridge capacity of thirty rounds, and simultaneous firing created two streams of bullets.
In continuous shooting mode, the bullets were quickly expended.
The rapid muffled sound rang out, the natives leading the charge were torn into pieces by the bullet chains.
Blood mist floated, and limbs scattered on the hillside; now, only ten combat-ready red-skinned natives remained.
Since it was Su Xiao’s first time using the black and white guns, he hadn’t expected their firing speed to be so fast, causing some bullets to land on the enemies’ corpses.
The red-skinned natives’ eyes became bloodshot, from a tribe of dozens, only ten remained.
The natives, barefoot, hammered the ground with a frenzy, determined to tear Su Xiao apart.
He sheathed the black and white guns, and drew Dragon Slash.
Even at night, the Blue Steel Shadow energy was very prominent. Su Xiao maximized the Blue Steel Shadow energy.
After counting three silently, Su Xiao detonated the alchemy bomb not far from him.
The explosion lit up the night like day.
A biting wind rushed at him as he shielded his face with one hand, eyes fixed steadily on the explosion’s center.
Two natives had their legs blown off, and the remaining eight rushed toward Su Xiao.
One native shouted, showing a full set of white teeth, and charged at Su Xiao.
Those stark white teeth were glaring, as teeth were very important to these natives. Without healthy teeth, it meant death, so they cleaned their teeth with charcoal daily.
The natives appeared savage and brutal, but they didn’t rush forward mindlessly.
One native charged Su Xiao head-on, six others moved to encircle him, while an elder native stood slightly afar, holding a blowpipe.
These natives were in constant battle with dangerous wild beasts, and between them, verbal communication was unnecessary.
In fact, human ancestors were the same, but through evolution, such skills were lost.
While gaining civilization, humans also lost certain things, like astonishing bite force, survival strength, and robust bodies capable of battling wild beasts.
Noticing the red-skinned natives’ formation, Su Xiao became wary while feeling fortunate to have reduced their numbers with long-range weaponry earlier. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽
The native facing Su Xiao was very strong, arguably the strongest among them.
This native wielded a stone axe made entirely of a black material, likely some metallic ore.
The stone axe native’s attacks were chaotic but ferociously untamed.
An axe struck head-on, the bulging muscles and howling wind imposed an intimidating presence.
Su Xiao sidestepped to dodge, the stone axe slicing narrowly past his nose.
This was deliberate; excessive evasive action would waste time.
The stone axe struck the ground.
The stone shattered as though explosives were planted beneath it, scattering fragments.
Su Xiao, just evading the axe, stepped forward, stomping on the embedded stone axe with one foot.
The native pressed hard with both hands, but the stone axe didn’t budge.
Su Xiao pinned the axe with his foot, horizontally sweeping Dragon Slash. Though an ordinary form of cleave, it was executed at a treacherous angle.
If the native released and dodged, it would lose its arms. If not, its throat would be slashed.
Blood sprayed, Dragon Slash cut across the native’s throat, and three fingers flew into the air.
The native didn’t dodge, enduring Su Xiao’s blow while reaching for Dragon Slash.
After severing the native’s throat and fingers, the cleave halted, as the native’s body was immensely sturdy.
Su Xiao exerted force again, snapping the native’s remaining two fingers.
With a crisp crack, something unexpected happened.
The moment before its fingers were severed, the native bit down on Dragon Slash.
Even though its fingers were all cut off, the native stopped Su Xiao’s attack, losing arteries, veins, and five fingers in the process.