The moment Jun Changxiao raised the Type 88 sniper rifle, he felt he could slaughter gods and slay immortals!
The system poured cold water at an inopportune moment: “Although the sniper rifle has tremendous power, without high-grade crystal cores to condense bullets, its威力 is about the same as the Desert Eagle.”
“How about using the Earth Flame Wolf King’s crystal core to make bullets?” Jun Changxiao asked.
The system fell silent for a moment before responding: “That’ll do, I suppose.”
Jun Changxiao merged himself and the gun into the spatial ring, took out the Earth Flame Wolf King’s crystal core, and loaded it like ammunition for the Desert Eagle.
*Ding! Ding! Ding!*
After a short while, ten bullet-shaped glows arranged themselves in the Type 88 sniper rifle’s magazine, indicating all bullets were fully loaded.
As for the energy within the Earth Flame Wolf King’s crystal core—completely depleted!
“Holy crap!”
Jun Changxiao exclaimed in shock: “It consumes that much energy!”
A single Earth Flame Wolf crystal core could continuously supply fourteen rounds for the Desert Eagle.
The system explained: “The sniper rifle has tremendous power, so naturally it requires more energy to condense bullets.”
Jun Changxiao’s mouth twitched: “With a single shot, won’t the recoil send me flying?”
“Precisely.”
The system said gravely: “Without a powerful physique, it’s best to support the rifle with a bipod when shooting.”
*Click.*
Jun Changxiao deployed the folding bipod, set it up on the windowsill, then leaned toward the scope and aimed into the distant night.
“Ding! Sniper rifle detected with loaded ammunition.”
“Ding! Enable eight-times scope enhancement mode?”
Hearing the system prompt, Jun Changxiao thought to himself: “What the hell is enhancement mode?”
Though he didn’t understand, he still called out in his mind: “Enable!”
“Ding! Host successfully enabled eight-times scope enhancement mode, consuming 5 contribution points.”
“Ding! Sect contribution points: 80/500.”
“Your grandfather!”
Jun Changxiao cursed aloud: “It even deducts contribution points—do you have to be this much of a scam!”
“Hm?”
Suddenly, he felt the eight-times scope tremble slightly. He hurriedly focused his vision, and his expression froze completely.
In the scope’s field of view, he could clearly see outside the sect, several hundred meters away—a wild rabbit foraging for food!
“Holy shit!”
Jun Changxiao said incredulously: “This… this is x-ray vision!”
*Swish!* He shifted the sniper rifle, aiming in another direction. As long as it was within visual range, he could see every nocturnal animal moving about crystal clear.
Jun Changxiao couldn’t hide his excitement: “I’m now the Buddha of Clairvoyance!”
*Swish!* He shifted position again, aiming at the male disciples’ quarters. He could see Li Qingyang, Su Xiaomo, and the others inside their rooms clear as day—some were cultivating, some were sleeping.
Jun Changxiao raised the rifle toward the female disciples’ quarters. Just as he was about to shift his aim, he suppressed the thought, saying righteously: “Jun Changxiao, oh Jun Changxiao, you’re a sect master—how could you do something as despicable as peeping at female disciples!”
“Mm.”
“Just one tiny peek!”
This scoundrel still aimed the gun barrel toward the female disciples’ quarters, but his gaze suddenly turned cold and sharp, because while shifting, he discovered three black-clothed figures lurking behind a boulder several hundred meters outside the sect.
Assassins!
Damn it, they’re back again!
Just as the eight-times scope locked onto the several black-clothed figures, a faint voice reached his ears: “Old Eight must be trapped in Tiegu Sect. We must find a way to rescue him.”
“How could this measly ninth-rate sect be a dragon’s den and tiger’s lair, trapping four assassins from our Drizzling Rain Tower who went in and never came back out!”
In an instant, Jun Changxiao realized he could eavesdrop on their conversation. His mouth twitched: “X-ray vision, eavesdropping—truly worthy of being called enhancement mode!”
“This Tiegu Sect is somewhat sinister. We should observe from the shadows first before taking action.”
Friends, no more shadows for you.
Your presence, even your whispered exchanges, are completely exposed under the eight-times scope’s lock-on.
“The Tower Master only gave us three days. Now there’s only one day left. If we don’t kill Tiegu Sect’s sect master and rescue Old Eight, it’ll be hard to report back.”
Kill me?
Jun Changxiao’s gaze grew even colder.
He had already guessed that when assassins came to kill him earlier, it was because of Lingquan Sect’s commission. This time the assassins returned, it was solely Drizzling Rain Tower’s own decision.
“Taking people’s money, eliminating disasters for others—that’s understandable.”
Jun Changxiao said coldly: “But coming to provoke me without an employer—Drizzling Rain Tower, you’re seeking your own death!”
He who dared to annihilate Lingquan Sect naturally also dared to destroy an assassin organization.
*Swish!*
Jun Changxiao picked up the sniper rifle and walked out of his room, jumped onto the disciples’ quarters’ roof, lay down flat, deployed the bipod, and aimed the barrel toward the boulder’s direction.
*Whoosh!*
In the eight-times scope’s field of view, the crosshair automatically locked onto one black-clothed figure’s head.
Truly worthy of being a modified eight-times scope—x-ray vision, eavesdropping, auto-aim all included. Simply incredibly powerful.
*Click—*
Bullet chambered, safety released.
At this moment, Jun Changxiao only needed to pull the trigger to fire, and he would one hundred percent hit the locked assassin with a headshot!
Ye Xingchen, who was cultivating, felt some dust falling from the ceiling but didn’t pay it much mind, continuing to circulate the Muscle-Tendon Transformation Scripture, gathering spiritual energy to assault the second meridian.
……
“After midnight, we’ll quietly infiltrate.”
The black-clothed figure whose head peeked out from the boulder’s edge spoke in a low voice, completely unaware that at the distant sect’s rooftop, a sniper lay prone with his barrel locked onto his forehead.
Assassins specialized in assassination.
Snipers also specialized in assassination.
Similar professions, both like phantoms.
At this moment, Sect Master Jun was set up with his sniper rifle—this was a duel between two phantom professions, but… this scoundrel was cheating, using auto-aim and x-ray vision. The assassins were completely exposed before him!
“I’ve already scouted from higher ground. Jun Changxiao lives in an independent courtyard. When we rush in, kill him at maximum speed—we can’t alert Tiegu Sect’s disciples!”
“Don’t worry, Fourth Brother. We’ll definitely finish it cleanly.”
“Hmph, Jun Changxiao won’t escape this calamity!”
The two black-clothed figures sneered.
“Ding! Side quest triggered.”
Opening the data panel, the quest read—Kill the assassins lurking outside the sect 0/3 [Elite Quest].
Jun Changxiao’s lips curved into a smile: “Midnight, is it?”
He wasn’t in a hurry to shoot, because the two black-clothed figures were hiding behind the boulder. He’d wait until they all appeared in his field of view, then take them down one shot at a time.
*Exhale!*
Jun Changxiao drew a light breath, the fingers gripping the gun began relaxation exercises, preparing to withstand the recoil after firing.
……
Time passed, midnight arrived!
“Move out!”
*Swish!*
The leading black-clothed figure’s toes touched down and he shot out from behind the boulder, leaping continuously through the trees—clearly a professional gold-medal assassin.
Unfortunately, no matter how graceful, no matter how elegant, he couldn’t escape the modified scope’s automatic headshot targeting.
At this moment, even if Jun Changxiao fired with his eyes closed, he’d hit the target.
Wait, wait.
Wait for the other two black-clothed figures to come out!
*Swish! Swish!*
In moments, the other two black-clothed figures emerged from behind the boulder. They didn’t stick together but advanced from different directions.
“Quite professional!”
Jun Changxiao slightly shifted the barrel, locking onto the black-clothed figure leaping ahead, his finger on the trigger pressed down forcefully.
*BOOM!*
A thunderous sound rang out, shocking Ye Xingchen who was cultivating in his room. He jumped out of bed with a *swish*, crossing his arms, extremely alert: “What’s happening!”
*BOOM!*
*BOOM!*
Right at this moment, two more firecracker-like thunderous sounds rang out, shaking Ye Di’s eardrums with a buzzing resonance, his gaze filling with shock.
*Crack crack crack—*
Suddenly, shattering sounds came from above. He abruptly looked up, his pupils violently contracting as he cried out in anguish: “For fuck’s sake…”
*CRASH!*
The quarters collapsed, dust flying everywhere.
“What happened!”
Li Qingyang and Su Xiaomo, wearing their night clothes, ran out from nearby. Seeing Ye Xingchen’s room collapsed, they stood rooted to the spot like wooden chickens.
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