Chapter 364 - 238: Sniping

Chapter 364: Chapter 238: Sniping

Yu Fei’s confidence indirectly bolstered everyone’s morale. Faced with a powerful enemy, they were all apprehensive, but no one let it show.

The presence of a Grandmaster helped steady their nerves. Furthermore, the enemy consisted of freelance Martial Artists with inconsistent skills and low combat power, whereas the Security Bureau’s own Martial Artists were all high-caliber. That was enough to maintain morale.

"Mr. Song, are we equipped with any super-powered firearms?"

Yu Fei voiced his question. In a defensive battle, a super-powered firearm, used correctly, would be an absolute nightmare for the enemy. Yet, no one from the Security Bureau had mentioned them while discussing tactics.

Hearing this, Song Cheng’s eyes lit up.

"Yu Fei, are you also an auxiliary Martial Artist?"

"I’m not!"

The light in Song Cheng’s eyes visibly dimmed.

Taolang explained from the side, "Yu Fei, without an auxiliary Martial Artist to mark targets, it’s incredibly difficult to hit a fast-moving Martial Artist with a sniper rifle. It’s just as hard to even spot them. So..."

Song Cheng added reassuringly, "Yu Fei, I’ve seen the reports from your school drills. Your sniping ability is truly formidable. For your Celestial Pride Class, auxiliary Martial Artists are common, but for the vast majority of Martial Artists, they might go their whole lives without ever meeting one.

The threshold for cultivating perception-type Secret Techniques is just too high!"

Auxiliary Martial Artists not only have to cultivate spiritual Secret Techniques to a certain level, but they must also awaken the divine will of their five senses while in the second realm. In other words, anyone who isn’t a Celestial Pride-level Martial Artist can cultivate these skills.

Ordinary Martial Artists can only cultivate a watered-down version of these perception-type Secret Techniques at the Gang Qi level, merely to enhance their own combat abilities. For most Martial Artists, super-powered firearms are only useful on a battlefield packed with enemies.

Otherwise, you need an auxiliary Martial Artist to establish a mental network and use a situational awareness Secret Technique to mark the enemy’s position. Only then can you land an effective hit.

The video highlights Song Cheng had received were blurred and lacked tactical details, so he only knew that Yu Fei possessed formidable sniping and direct combat capabilities. He was unaware of anything else.

Just the small glimpse shown in the video was already unbelievably powerful. Song Cheng found it hard to believe that was the level of strength an Inner Qi Martial Artist was capable of.

Yu Fei sighed. ’These people really are sheltered.’ He then spoke up.

"How about this: get me a reinforced grade-two firearm, 200 rounds of ammunition for it, and a large supply of Inner Qi replenishment potions suitable for the fifth realm.

You all continue with the battle plan. Let me give this a try!"

Taolang wanted to talk him out of it, feeling that Yu Fei would only be wasting his energy. Just as he was about to speak, Song Cheng cut him off.

"Alright. Li Yongfeng, get those things for Yu Fei. As quickly as possible!"

Song Cheng was a man of experience. Although he thought it was impossible, he also understood one thing: some Celestial Pride Martial Artists couldn’t be judged by common sense.

Li Yongfeng quickly prepared everything Yu Fei needed. He brought two firearms: one Eagle Strike and one Annihilator.

The Annihilator had a longer barrel, an effective range of up to eighteen kilometers, and greater firepower, but its accuracy was relatively lower.

After careful consideration, Yu Fei decided to use the Annihilator. According to the intelligence, there were many Gang Qi Martial Artists among the attackers, and he estimated the Eagle Strike wouldn’t have enough stopping power.

In the world of martial cultivation, high-level practitioners were rarely as green as rookies. People like Zhang Wenji were a rare sight.

On the roof, Yu Fei had already set up the Annihilator. The villa was situated at the foot of a mountain, facing a stretch of farmland to the south. The attackers would most likely approach from the front.

Mr. Song and the others had decided to designate the three-kilometer area in front of the villa as the combat interception zone. As soon as he had received the number of attackers, he had immediately sent out calls for reinforcements and mobilization.

But all of this required time. The responses he’d received indicated that the earliest reinforcements wouldn’t arrive until tomorrow morning, and Night Owl Mansion was set to attack tonight.

The Security Bureau had already evacuated all civilians from the surrounding area and declared it a restricted military zone. Therefore, Song Cheng told Yu Fei that if he saw anyone approaching at high speed, he should snipe them on the spot if he was confident in the shot, without fear of hitting bystanders.

Yu Fei first loaded five rounds into the Annihilator. He wanted to fire a few test shots to get a feel for the weapon’s performance.

After some trial shots, he discovered that the bullet’s trajectory became somewhat erratic beyond fifteen kilometers. This distance was acceptable; he’d have trouble seeing any farther anyway.

Right away, using the lingering light of the sunset, Yu Fei focused on infusing the super-powered bullets with his energy. He could effectively charge sixty rounds within half an hour; any more than that, and the bullets would begin to lose their potency.

Since he was unsure of the exact time of the attack that night, Yu Fei could only prepare in advance.

At nine o’clock that night, only Song Cheng remained inside to guard the villa; the others were in ambush positions around it. Yu Fei stood on the roof, rifle in hand, a pile of empty Yangqiu Rejuvenating Water bottles discarded at his feet.

This fifth-tier potion was just a standard-issue version. It tasted similar to the third-tier Vermilion Dew and was cloyingly sweet.

Yu Fei was getting sick of the taste. Over the past three hours, he had already gone through five cycles of infusing bullets.

Thanks to the enhanced, beyond-visual-range sight granted by his Illusory Cicada Star Pupil, Yu Fei suddenly noticed many faint, gem-like phantoms appearing in the distance. He immediately warned the others.

A biting night wind blew, concealing a murderous intent.

"I see them! Twelve o’clock, figures appearing! Estimated distance, twenty kilometers..."

"There are more at four o’clock! They’re grouping up..."

Everyone was wearing small earpieces. Without the aid of a mental network, they could only rely on technology to communicate. Taolang and his team were using infrared binoculars, but at such an extreme range, they could only see vague outlines.