Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 201 An Invincible Strike

Amidst my aunt's nagging, I reluctantly hung up the phone.

"Ding Han..."

Lin Qingying looked at me and said softly, "Was I too perfunctory just now?"

"Kind of."

"Oh……"

She showed a guilty expression.

"but……"

I suddenly remembered what happened at Champs-Élysées Villa. In addition, Lin Qingying's parents had recently passed away, so she would probably spend most of this Spring Festival busy. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for her to get through it alone.

So, I made up my mind and said, "However, Tengshan is indeed a city with mountains and rivers, and the scenery is very beautiful. If you have free time during the Spring Festival, you can come back with me for the Spring Festival. Just consider it a vacation for yourself."

In fact, I know nothing about Tengshan City in the Star Abyss World, not even where my home is. But that's okay, I can let Fatty go home first to find out good news, and everything will be fine.

"Um……"

Lin Qingying nodded slightly, her expression showing hesitation.

The next second, she looked up at me again, her gaze much firmer: "Ding Han, I want to know an answer. What was your reason for inviting me to Tengshan City for the New Year? This answer is very important to me."

"Well..."

I put down my chopsticks and said solemnly, "Ying, my hometown is very beautiful, so I would like to invite you to visit the place where I grew up and spend the New Year with us."

This time, Lin Qingying said very seriously, "If I can really find the time, I will definitely consider this matter carefully!"

"Okay, it's a deal."

"It's a word."

……

After dinner, Lin Qingying opened her laptop and held a conference call at home, arranging a lot of work-related matters. She didn't go to sleep until around midnight, while I went back to my room early and, while resting with my eyes closed, drifted off to sleep.

I don't know how much time passed, but as I wavered between dreams and reality, a voice suddenly rang in my ears—

"Attention all players in Huaining City! Attention all players in Huaining City! Our base in District 16 of the Rising Tundra is under attack by aliens. Please provide immediate support! Please provide immediate support!"

It was the sound of a gun firing like a dragon!

I was suddenly awakened from my sleep. Sure enough, the star map was flashing. With a thought, the world was turned upside down, and I instantly entered the star map. Inside the star map, there were several other stars flashing and talking on the star map public screen of players in the Huaining City area.

Milk Tea Life-Sustaining Immortal: "Dawn Fortress is under attack! This alien species' offensive is extremely fierce. Are there any brothers online? Please teleport over immediately. District 16 is very close to the teleportation array, only a 20-minute journey. Please send reinforcements immediately!"

"Dawn Fortress is strategically located. If it falls, our players' area of ​​activity will be further restricted by the aliens in the wilderness. Please send reinforcements immediately! There is a cliff to the east of Dawn Fortress, where there are no aliens for the time being. You can enter the base from the external ladder there!"

A demonic aura: "Come on, brothers! There's tons of experience here. If you're a true brother, come and fight the aliens!"

……

The entire star map was practically exploding with chaos.

At that very moment, a "ding-dong" sound rang out; the official mission had been issued at 5 a.m.!

[Attention all players! The regional quest "Dawn Fortress" (S-rank main quest) will officially begin in 60 minutes. Quest location: "Windswept Tundra, District 16, Dawn Fortress". Quest giver: Starter. Defeating any enemy unit within the designated map will earn you quest points. Please defend Dawn Fortress! The higher your accumulated points, the greater the quest rewards!]

……

"I rely on..."

In the team chat room, Cai Cai woke up with a start: "What's going on? A mission was issued at 5 a.m.? Did the person who initiated this get their head stuck in a door?"

The next second, Ruolin's voice came: "The Dawn Fortress that the Opener painstakingly built has been attacked. At this critical juncture, they certainly won't choose the time to issue the mission. It seems that the situation is quite urgent."

"How to say?"

The fat man woke up too.

"Where's Kou Mei?" I asked.

"Here it comes~~~"

Kou Mei appeared: "Kou is in position, please give your orders, boss!"

I almost burst out laughing: "So, shall we head to the player black market now?"

"Ok!"

Cai Cai said, "Anyway, we all have a copy of the Resurrection Codex, so we have a margin for error. We can't miss any of the main quests. Let's set off now. The quest will officially start in 60 minutes. We don't have much time left!"

"Alright, players, gather at the black market, be quick!"

I immediately got up, dressed, and carefully opened the door to my room, trying not to make too much noise. Then I left a note for Lin Qingying on the table, saying that something had happened to a friend and I was going to take care of it, so she didn't need to worry.

When I got downstairs, the cold wind was like blades whistling across my face. From another direction, the fat man also came downstairs and ran over, his flesh shaking violently.

This guy should really lose some weight.

"It's the middle of the night, this is truly torture..."

The fat man complained, "Playing games used to be a way to enjoy life, but now it's like we have to work ourselves to the bone to play games."

"Alright, stop complaining. Since you've been sucked into the Star Abyss, you have to accept your fate and fight hard. Complaining won't help; the system isn't going to give you a set of Origin-level equipment just because you complain." "Yeah, let's take a taxi!"

"go!"

Shortly after, the two hailed a taxi. The driver, even more tired than we were, sported dark circles under his eyes and yawned incessantly as he dropped us off at the Destroyer Bar. Just as we got out of the car, he shook his head and muttered, "Going clubbing at five in the morning? Crazy..."

Walk through the bar and arrive at the player black market.

By this time, a number of players had gathered in the black market courtyard. Some were replenishing their ammunition, while others were waiting for their companions. However, they all had one thing in common: their levels were very high, and their equipment was also quite good. Those who had the courage to participate in the S-level mission were basically the elite among the players in Huaining City.

Not long after, Ruolin, Cai Cai, and Koume arrived one after another. After checking their ammunition and supplies, they immediately took out money to enter the phase teleportation array and headed directly to the Rinfeng Tundra!

"Shua~~~"

Stepping out of the Frostwind Tundra, I took a few steps forward, carrying my orange bomb gun, making room for the people behind me. At the same time, I opened the large map. Sure enough, the Frostwind Tundra map was divided into dozens of numbered areas. Area 16 was now blood red, and in the very center, a red dot marked "Dawn Fortress" was visible, where a fierce battle was currently taking place.

"Run there, let's go!"

I took the lead and quickly led everyone into the snowy forest.

"Woo~~~"

The howling wind in my ears sounded like ghosts wailing, making me feel stiff and almost numb.

"Nima..."

Holding the bomb gun, Cai Cai said speechlessly, "The Rinfeng Tundra is actually colder than Huaining City. I really miss my warm bed right now. If the system doesn't give me an orange-tier item this time, it will really be a waste of my enthusiasm for crawling out of bed in the middle of the night!"

"Don't make promises you can't keep. Once you do, there's almost no chance you'll get any orange gear," Ruolin quickly poured cold water on the idea.

Cai Cai nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.

After a ten-minute drive, everyone was in pretty good shape.

The fat man was panting heavily, his face flushed red like a pig's liver.

In fact, his physical strength is far from that good. Before, he could only run for three minutes at most before he couldn't run anymore. Now, he can run for at least half an hour in one go. This is mainly due to the boost from his three major attribute points: strength, stamina, and agility. Without these, he would have collapsed long ago.

After a while, a fire appeared ahead, and Dawn Fortress was finally reached!
We were quite far away, and could only vaguely see a base nestled against the mountains. Rockets were constantly being launched from the base, exploding into bursts of flame outside. We could even hear the sharp cries of the alien species from afar.

"The main road is blocked by the alien species. Let's take a detour and go in from the back mountain."

"Well, let's go!"

Without hesitation, the group quickly circled around to the back of the mountain. Just as Yu Shi Wu Zheng had said, there was a straight ladder attached to the steel outer wall at the back of the base, which players could climb up.

As for the alien species, they have not yet been discovered here.

"Ding Han?"

Above the base, a player holding a submachine gun looked down at us; it was none other than the Chaos Demon King of the Crimson Sky Alliance.

"You've come at just the right time."

The Chaos Demon King said, "Come up quickly and go to the front line to hold them off. The alien attacks are fierce, and we need heavy firepower like yours to provide support."

"understood!"

I quickly slung the bomb gun over my shoulder and leaped up the 20-meter-high steel wall in a few strides. Behind me, Ruolin, Caicai, and the others followed one by one.

Heading straight to the front of the base, after rounding a wall, the scene of the player army fighting against the aliens came into view. The machine guns above the base roared, and more than a dozen machine guns were firing wildly downwards, with rockets being fired outwards from time to time. This battle scene was quite exciting!
"on!"

I quickly led Ruolin, Caicai, and the others to the top of the outer wall. I aimed my orange bomb gun at a Tier 2 blue BOSS, the Boneblade Hunter, and locked on from 60 meters away. I then used armor-piercing rounds to shoot it in the head!
"Bang bang bang-"

As the gunshots rang out, a series of large-caliber bullets transformed into meteors, piercing the skulls of the Bone Blade Hunters at speeds almost imperceptible to the naked eye, instantly sending terrifying damage numbers soaring into the air!

"2736!"

"4145!" (A decisive blow!)

"2791!"

"2799!"

"8316!" (A decisive blow!)

……

This orange bomb gun has insane damage!
The second shot triggered a critical hit, and the fifth shot even triggered a critical hit + critical hit effect, taking away more than 10% of the Bone Blade Hunter's health bar in one shot. It was simply infuriating!
So, before a magazine was even half empty, the level 45 Boneblade Hunter let out a wail as its head exploded into blood and blood, and it died instantly.

"I rely on..."

The Chaos Demon King stared in disbelief, his eyes wide with disbelief: "Ding Han, what kind of damage is that? You killed a level 45 blue BOSS in two seconds from 60 meters away?!"

"That's really perverted..."

Xu Tian said with a serious look, "The effective range of a regular bomb gun is only 50 meters. This means that the bomb gun in Ding Han's hand is top-notch, with a range that exceeds the normal range. And the fact that it can still hit headshots with every shot within the extreme range of 60 meters can only mean that this guy's shooting level is beyond our imagination."

"Forget it, let's stop researching it."

"Ding Han's gaming skills are freakish, and it's not like we're all new to this," said Gun Churu.

I'm speechless. It's like you're making me sound like some kind of weirdo. I'm just an ordinary player!
Just then, a bell rang in my ears, and the S-rank main quest issued by the initiator finally officially began:
[Attention all players! The regional quest "Dawn Fortress" (S-rank main quest) is now open. Fight for the glory of humanity and the honor of all players!]

(End of this chapter)