Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 208 Death Hunter
The straight-line distance at this point is approximately 1,200 meters. However, considering factors such as wind direction and humidity, the hit rate will be affected.

"Machine Spirit! Heed my command!"

But Duncan had another way. As he gently stroked the gun, the hidden spirituality and mechanical soul within it began to stir. The Judge T130 was a relatively early mechanical marvel. Although it didn't have many modern mechanical modifications, its inherent magic gave it the power to activate the internal mechanical holy word.

On both sides of the gun barrel, the steel-cast runes glowed with a faint spiritual light, and the mana pool of the third human host was slightly depleted.

To deal with a spellcasting unit like this, just use explosive bombs.

Duncan's position would be exposed as soon as he made a shot. On his left and right sides, there was a mutated vampire and another target that could transform into a plague werewolf. He could only fire three shots at most, and after that, he would have to immediately change his location.

The mechanical soul yielded to Duncan's will; it was a very subtle feeling. He could sense that the mechanical soul within him was also helping him lock onto the enemy.

boom!
A bullet pierced the air.

Although Duncan aimed for the enemy's head, his marksmanship was clearly inferior to his archery skills. In addition, the distance was greater, and he only hit the enemy's right shoulder. Moving targets are not so easy to hit, and the faster they are, the harder it is to aim.

But as long as it hits, that's enough!

boom.

There was an explosion.

The bullet instantly blew half of the enemy's body apart, sending flesh and blood flying everywhere. The scattered limbs on the ground resembled plants, and the blood flowing from them was a dark green color. These members of the Spore Society must have transformed into a life form that was half plant and half human.

"Watch out! There's a sniper from the Mechanicus!"

The Spore Society member who was hit was quickly tackled to the ground, and as he screamed in agony, the other cultists scattered in panic.

The sniper had somehow gotten behind them.

boom!
At that moment, Duncan pulled the trigger for the second time.

At this moment, the soul of the machine roared.

It seemed very dissatisfied with the result just now. The moment the bullet left the barrel, the steel-cast runes lit up with a faint light, which further accelerated the speed of the bullet. The next second, the upper body of the Spore Society member in the distance exploded, leaving only a head that rolled more than ten meters away.

Kill with one blow!
A faint glimmer of light appeared, and Duncan's mana bar instantly increased.

withdraw!
There was no time to fire a third shot, because the plague werewolf appeared on the right side of God's perspective. The mechanical arm behind Duncan opened and slid down from the hundreds-of-meters-high building. The mechanical arm clung to the wall, sparks flying, and disappeared into the dark passage in the blink of an eye.

Duncan took out an armor-piercing round, twisted the gear to turn the 8x scope into a 4x scope, and stared at the rapidly moving red marker in the God's-eye view.

Then the mutated vampires and werewolves arrived.

However, an unexpected incident occurred. The plague werewolf chased after Duncan, but the vampire-like unit only saw Duncan's fleeting figure. Instantly, its expression became extremely serious, and it muttered, "Am I seeing things?"

"That thing on his shoulder? Is it a lich's skull?"

Vampires can also be considered undead creatures.

For all undead creatures, the lich is the absolute supreme leader.

This genetically mutated vampire exuded a post-apocalyptic wasteland vibe. Her clothing resembled that of a Western cowboy from the apocalypse. A fleeting glance from her scarlet pupils caused her to freeze in place, showing no intention of continuing the chase.

If it really is a lich's skull, the enemy must either be abnormally strong or have a very special background, but either way, it would be very troublesome.

The Blood Worship Cult was not the main force in this blood sacrifice ritual.

Their main base is in the western part of the continent, a wasteland in the west after a nuclear explosion, roughly equivalent to Florida and Texas in this world. Because of the 'blood plague,' even the city there is suffering from the effects of blood disease, so the Blood Worship Cult has been developing quite well in secret there.

She infiltrated the lower levels of the hive to cooperate with the operation in order to repay a favor, since the Spore Society also has some connection with the undead.

During the most difficult time, it was the mushrooms planted by the Spore Society that helped the Blood Worship Cult survive the nuclear explosion.

at this time.

Duncan has already slid more than 100 meters using the rear-mounted robotic arm. He's now a low-spec version of Spider-Man, but actually more like Doctor Octopus, with only two octopus-shaped robotic arms.

After the mutated vampire failed to catch up, the plague werewolf hesitated for a moment.

But he was in a state of bloodlust and only hesitated for a moment before following. He was the only one in the vicinity who could keep up with the swift Duncan. If a sniper were allowed to hunt down the enemy from behind, all the cult spellcasters would be in danger.

"His Majesty."

At this moment, the lich Kangus said, "This one is a bit difficult to deal with. Your human form is still weak. Do you need me to help?"

Duncan didn't put on airs. Looking at the plague werewolf rapidly approaching from God's perspective, he said in a deep voice, "Help me control him."

—A prison of bones!
As soon as he finished speaking, the lich skull on his shoulder began casting a spell. As the plague werewolf passed through a clearing littered with corpses, six white bones suddenly rose from the ground, trapping it in place. "A necromancer?" the plague werewolf exclaimed in horror.

boom!
At this moment, Duncan had already turned around and fired a shot. The armor-piercing bullet instantly opened a bloody hole in the enemy's chest. Unfortunately, such an injury did not kill it. On the contrary, its flesh and blood regenerated rapidly, and it forcibly shattered the white bone prison in front of it, escaping the battlefield from the side.

That precise shot terrified it.

It seems these cult members are not as fanatical as one might imagine.

"His Majesty."

"Want to chase?"

The lich Kangus asked again, "I have already left a soul imprint on it."

Duncan shook his head and said, "No need."

He infiltrated the rear lines of the cult members, killing them if he could, and running away if he couldn't. The most important thing right now is to change the qualitative change through quantitative change, and he doesn't care whether he kills one more or one less.

— "Fungal Infection (Spell-like Ability) (Spore Society): You can manipulate spores and gain the ability to infect and revive corpses. If a small or medium-sized beast or humanoid dies around you, you can cast a spell to revive its corpse, which will be treated as an undead creature such as a zombie, ghoul, or necromancer. It will act according to your will."

Spell-like abilities?
At that moment, a magical wind appeared in Duncan's palm, and soon the corpses of the dead civilians around him rose again, marked only with a single white star.

The lich Kangus was instantly horrified. It couldn't understand what kind of domain law allowed it to directly seize the enemy's abilities through slaughter.

This is definitely more than just the law of the concept of death!
Duncan didn't resurrect these undead on a large scale because his mana was limited, and while one-star blank units might have had some use in the Middle Ages, here they were just a matter of mowing them down. The Spore Society and Lady Fungus resurrected so many undead, probably two or three hundred thousand, and they were all wiped out by the Cult of Mechanism.

They were simply using living corpses to complete a ritual of life and death, in order to summon the next powerful evil spirit.

However, Duncan used them for other purposes.

Nourishing.

After removing the auxiliary mechanical arm from his back, he blended directly into the horde of undead and, under the cover of about a dozen undead, approached a nearby marked unit.

There is a Scourge messenger and a member of the Spore Society in that direction.

At this moment, no one noticed Duncan among the group of zombies. The Mechanicus knights had broken through the cultists' defenses. The steel-cast warriors were like human tanks, rampaging across the battlefield. A few used firearms, but most used melee weapons.

They chanted mechanical prayers, and in small squads of about ten men, they repeatedly cut off the enemy's direction, while heavy firepower from the rear accurately hit their targets, inflicting a certain degree of long-range damage.

In contrast, the cultists' tactical command was somewhat chaotic.

boom!
An armor-piercing shell pierced the air.

The calamity messenger in the crowd sensed something instantly and, before the bullet hit, transformed into a storm, using his physical form to evade Duncan's attack.

Without the slightest hesitation, Duncan fired continuously, changing his target to the Spore Society members nearby.

—The root of the earth.

The Spore Society member was also on guard; his feet instantly transformed into tree roots, and as he raised his arms, a thick barrier appeared in front of him. Unfortunately, Duncan had already switched to armor-piercing rounds. He discovered that ordinary bullets were rarely lethal; he needed something more potent to penetrate the enemy's defenses.

His head exploded!

The members of the Spore Society had their heads explode, scattering countless spore powders all around.

—"Symbiosis (Spell-like Ability) (Spore Society): You guide the surrounding spores to fuse and infuse them with primal magic. They will be converted into your temporary life force, greatly increasing your maximum health bar. When you launch a melee attack, these enchanted spores can deal a small amount of Dark Corrosion damage to enemies."

Duncan hadn't encountered a situation where a kill could grant a spell-like ability; it had been a long time since he'd experienced this.

The members of the Spore Society are mostly three-star silver-gray marked units. If it weren't for the power of their firearms and artifacts, it would be quite difficult to take them down using only the strength of their third human host.

But that's how it is on the battlefield. Let alone a three-star unit, even a four-star unit could be instantly blown to pieces if it were bombarded by the Mechanicus's firepower.

At this moment, the mana bar of the third human host continues to increase.

He already possessed the inscription of dragon blood, and had fused with a considerable amount of it during this time. After killing several people in succession, his mana pool expanded further, fulfilling the prerequisite for summoning Monster Hunter - Duncan.

But in this intensity of combat, summoning Monster Hunter Duncan was completely useless; he swiftly moved to the rear, using his God's-eye view to shake off nearby enemies.

That's one good thing about being underground.

Once the nearby energy supply is cut off, Duncan can hide and snipe from anywhere in the collapsed buildings.

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(End of this chapter)