Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 163 Stealing the BOSS
"I go……"

Cai Cai said with a solemn expression, "Researching and creating mutants, isn't that what those despicable bastards in Dark Tide do? The initiator is clearly the GM, why would he do such a thing?"

"do not know."

I said calmly, "Perhaps from the perspective of the initiator, this is more like a game that can be played at will, and we players are just pawns to him."

Just then, the Spine Butcher let out another violent roar. With a loud "clang," one of the mechanical arms responsible for securing the butcher was forcibly torn off by the Spine Butcher. Immediately afterwards, six spine tentacles behind him curled out and twisted off a steel needle tube. The butcher struggled violently and gradually broke free of control!

……

"Not good!"

A player who is a senior engineer in the production system said, "Master, this beast is trying to break free, what should we do?"

"Now that we have the spinal cord and blood fluid, he has lost his value."

The one who initiated the attack narrowed his eyes and said, "Kill it!"

"Yes!"

Gunshot Like a Dragon turned and aimed his gun at the Spiked Butcher, shouting, "All players, fire! Take down the Spiked Butcher! Our chance to get the first orange kill as a team has come!"

Immediately, all firepower was unleashed, and countless players poured their firepower down from all sides of the second floor.

Ruolin and I joined in. We figured we might as well take advantage of this opportunity. As the bullets from the bomb gun continued to rain down, the Spine Butcher howled in agony. It was trapped in the room and had no way to resist. Moreover, the height of the second floor exceeded the maximum attack range of the Spine Butcher's tail.

Just then, a loud clanging sound came from the outer wall, followed by sharp bone spikes piercing through the thick wall and gradually tearing open a crack!
Outside, the names were all in blue, densely packed together.

"Oh no, it's a Bone Spur Hunter!"

Xu Tian frowned and said, "It must be the Spinner Butcher's roar that summoned this group of Bone Spike Hunters. They broke through the defenses from the outside!"

The Spine Butcher roared, and when its health bar was reduced to 77% by the combined attacks of numerous players, it finally broke free from its last restraints with a "bang" and slammed into the already riddled back wall!
"Boom~~~"

Amidst the deafening roar, the entire base buzzed. The next second, the orange-tier BOSS, the Spine Butcher, vanished without a trace amidst a furious roar.

"Damn it, the spine butcher escaped."

The Chaos Demon King said with a displeased look, "That old bastard got off easy."

Don't be too optimistic.

Xu Tian pointed to the surveillance image hanging above and said, "The price we paid for extracting the spinal cord and blood from the Spinner Butcher has arrived. The base is now surrounded by a large number of alien species, and many of them are high-level alien species. This is our real trouble!"

"Opener, what do we do?" Gun Chu Rulong looked at the mysterious GM.

"No need to panic."

The one who initiated the battle said calmly, "Let's fight! Slaughter all these alien species!"

"Yes!"

The real battle begins in the next moment!
"go!"

I carried my submachine gun and led Cai Cai, Ruo Lin, and the others to the edge of the city wall. We immediately saw a huge, dark mass of alien creatures outside. The sight was terrifying; I felt like I was going to wet my pants if I looked any further into the distance.

"Damn, so many..."

Cai Cai frowned and said, "I have a feeling that we might all die here today. There are too many aliens, and we're really at risk of running out of ammunition and food..."

"uncertain."

I glanced at the Awakener in the distance and said, "Brothers, keep a close eye on the Awakener. He must have left an escape route. Once the Awakener retreats, we'll follow him immediately!"

"learn!"

Everyone nodded and immediately joined the battle, firing wildly towards the outside of the base.

At this moment, the machine guns mounted above the base finally started operating. With a series of loud "bangs," sparks exploded outside the city. The destructive power was so strong that even some low-level alien species such as crawlers and devourers were taken down with a single shot. The moment the shells exploded, the opponents turned into a rain of blood and evaporated.

"Aim before you fire, don't waste bullets!"

I switched my primary weapon to the Purple Howler, which is specifically designed to take down the bloated Devourer with just a few shots. It's incredibly cost-effective. It's just a pity that I didn't have enough 9mm submachine gun ammo this time. But no worries, I can just borrow some from Ruolin or Koumei when I run out.

……

And just like that, it was late at night.

Although the base was teetering on the brink of collapse from the onslaught of the alien army, it was still able to hold out for a while. On the contrary, the alien army suffered heavy losses under the full force of the players' firepower.

Meanwhile, when the leaderboard for the [Conquest of Twilight Wasteland] region missions was opened, the competition on the leaderboard was extremely fierce!
1. Shadow Chaser Level: 33 Class: Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 57892
2. Peaceful and Uncontested Level: 34 Class: Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 30099
3. I'm bad at the game but I can still talk. Level: 32. Occupation: Damage Dealer. Points: 29873
4. Demonic Aura Level: 32; Class: Firepower Attacker; Points: 27763
5. Rabbit's Critical Hit Level: 32; Class: Firepower Attacker; Points: 25593
6. God's Ash Level: 33 Class: Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 19994
7. Gunfire Like a Dragon Level: 33 Class: Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 19827
8. One-Hit Kill Level: 33 Class: Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 19462
9. Milk Tea Life-Sustaining Immortal Level: 33 Class: Psionicist Points: 19023
10. Ruolin's Level: 32; Starry Sky Super Weapon Points: 18927
...As expected, I still ranked first with my powerful firepower and maxed-out shooting proficiency, and my score was almost twice that of the second place!
As for the second place, I hadn't heard of it before, but for a super martial artist to be able to rank in the top three is obviously quite terrifying.

Cai Cai has really made something of himself! Thanks to the purple bomb gun, he actually ranked third!
After that, both Youyaoqi and Tutubaoji were high-damage dealers, and they were far ahead of the bottom six in the leaderboard. So the early and mid-game is the time when high-damage dealers shine. Their shooting advantage is too strong. Unless you are an extremely powerful melee player, you have no chance to compete with them.

The players ranked 6th to 8th are all top-tier warriors: Shen Jin, Qiang Chu Ru Long, and Yi Dao Ru Hun. They are all considered to be players who have reached or are close to the T1 level on the dark web. The reason they were able to enter the top ten is that they truly squeezed in through their own personal strength.

Xu Tian ranked ninth, the only psionicist in the top ten, which puts him in a somewhat awkward position.

Ruolin ranked tenth. She has a unique characteristic: her strength seems mediocre and unremarkable, but when the final results are announced, you will find that her ranking is actually quite high.

This is because Ruolin is meticulous and pays attention to many details. In fact, among our group, the one with the highest gaming talent might not be me, but her. It's just that she wasn't blessed by heaven.

……

"Om~~~"

Suddenly, the base wall beneath their feet began to shake violently.

"Watch out, back up!"

I quickly pulled Koumei and Ruolin back, shouting, "Get away from this section of the wall, it's going to collapse!"

Everyone retreated in unison, and with a deafening roar, a section of the wall nearly ten meters long suddenly collapsed. The steel structure below the wall had been gnawed into countless holes by the alien species and was no longer a sight to behold.

"Boss, over there!"

Suddenly, Cai Cai pointed into the distance and said, "A purple splitter!"

"It really is……"

My heart leaped with joy. I saw that the Tier 3 alien splitter, surrounded by a group of Tier 2 aliens, was steadily approaching the base, about 60 meters away from us.

At that moment, a group of solo players fighting alongside us also cheered up. One of them, a level 31 damage dealer, said, "Hurry up, focus fire and take down that splitter, don't let someone else steal it!"

"Attack! Quickly!"

Everyone opened fire, trying to seize the purple BOSS.

I frowned, and decisively said in the team chat: "Take it!"

"Yes, rob it!"

Cai Cai said, "At a distance of 60 meters, with the current shooting level of players, the bullets will definitely stray. We have the advantage in shooting level, so we can empty the BOSS's health bar one step ahead. Moreover, as long as our output is high enough, their output is negligible. Even if they get the purple energy crystal, they will only get experience!"

"really."

Kou Mei nodded, she deeply agreed with this point. When the output ratio is too low, it is almost impossible to get anything good. It is mostly character experience or a small amount of star coins.

……

The effective firing range of the bomb gun is 50 meters, while the Splitter is 60 meters away. So, we didn't even consider the Hellfire and switched our primary weapon to the Howler. We aimed at the Splitter's head and emptied the magazine. Fifty bullets rained down like arrows, piercing the opponent's head with headshot damage!

"Fuck..."

In the distance, someone looked like they'd seen a ghost: "Who the hell is that... getting headshots every time from 60 meters away, how incredibly high is that shooting skill level?"

"At least he's a skilled shooter, otherwise he couldn't be that accurate," one player commented.

I didn't say anything, just kept quiet and made a fortune. With so many people aiming at the separatists and shooting, it was impossible to tell who was getting headshots.

So, the moment I emptied the first magazine, my damage output against the Splitter reached a terrifying 75%, while the combined damage output of all other players was only one-third of mine!

continue!

The Splitter roared angrily and charged forward, quickly closing to within 50 meters. I immediately switched to my bomb gun and started firing armor-piercing rounds. The Splitter's head exploded repeatedly, spraying blood everywhere!
Cai Cai and Fatty also entered the effective range of the bomb gun, and they both frantically tried to take a share of the BOSS's damage!
In the blink of an eye, the bomb gun magazine was emptied!
I frowned. Unfortunately, the mini-robots in the interdimensional storage space can only load ammunition but cannot automatically switch magazines. So I still have to waste 1-2 seconds switching magazines. If the mini-robots could switch magazines, that would be great. I could throw the Roarer into the interdimensional storage space, empty the bomb gun ammo, and then use the Roarer directly. In this situation of competing for output, it would be quite advantageous!
Unfortunately, it's not possible at the moment.

Quickly switch magazines, keep aiming at the splitters, and headshot them every time!

"Ho~~~"

Finally, the splitter roared, and the honeycomb-like proliferating tissue on its back writhed, about to split apart!
"It's about to split! Quick, destroy it!" someone shouted excitedly.

I quickly switched to the Roarer, emptied the magazine as fast as I could, and finished off the last wave of damage. In an instant, I heard a series of ringing sounds as I obtained a purple power crystal, as well as a large amount of character experience and elemental furnace experience!

He casually took out the superpower crystal and opened it directly—

Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the item: [RPG-32 Unguided Anti-Tank Rocket] (Quality: Purple)!

(End of this chapter)