Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

After the [Aim] skill is activated, Acorn's perception is doubled.

[Bullet Manufacturing] allows you to make acorns without reloading and customize special bullets.

The "Instant Death" effect is very powerful. As long as the bullet hits and the death energy in the bullet suppresses the life force in the enemy's body, it can directly and forcibly kill the enemy.

The effect of 【Hunting Time】 is the simplest. As a natural sharpshooter, Acorn can enter Hunting Time after meeting certain prerequisites and obtain an auto-aim cheat that can guarantee headshots with every shot.

Chapter 170 You're right, but Bell is unaffected.

"At first I sensed the presence of those guys, and then my body went out of my control."

Acorn recounted what happened after the adventure team entered the royal tomb. Its will was manipulated by some mechanism within the tomb, and it immediately entered [Hunting Time].

Once Acorn was in position, he stood in a corner of the passageway in the royal tomb, and waited until the adventure group spread out slightly at the fork in the road before opening fire.

The magazine of the Death Energy Revolver slowly rotated, and one after another, penetrating bullets formed from condensed death energy appeared in the magazine and were fired instantly.

Acorn managed to make a bone revolver feel like a Gatling gun.

In an instant, more than half of the adventurers who entered the royal tomb perished, all killed instantly, without even a chance to utter their last words.

The unexpected incident caused the surviving members of the adventure team to quickly scatter, attempting a counterattack.

However, they were quickly wiped out by Acorn, who was familiar with the terrain and had excellent marksmanship.

"No wonder there were no signs of resistance at the scene. It turns out that these people didn't even see their enemies before they died."

Looking at the bone meal in his inventory, Bell thought to himself, "You guys died a really bad death."

Acorn bullets have an instant-kill effect; when hit in the head, their souls are instantly obliterated by the acorn bullet, which is why a large amount of information is lost from these corpses.

"Acorn, can you resist the influence of this kingdom on your will?"

"No, I can't even leave the kingdom."

After talking with Acorn, Bell found that he was of normal intelligence and emotionally stable.

Bell felt that if the acorn could withstand the influence of the royal tomb, its local identity would definitely be a great help in his exploration of the tomb.

Moreover, during the conversation with Acorn, he displayed an intense curiosity about the outside world, yearning for a different kind of new life. In Acorn's own words:

"The kingdom is great. I can remember the location of every inscription, but it seems like nothing has changed here. Life outside must be more interesting."

Aside from the acorns, the skeletons in the royal tomb all yearn to leave and venture into the outside world. After all, they have been confined in this enclosed space from the moment they gained intelligence until their souls dissipated.

It's a miracle that the skeleton race, as intelligent beings, haven't gone mad from being trapped in this place forever.

Under the influence of various factors, Bell felt a strong desire to research and figure out how to free the skeletons like the acorns from the influence of the royal tomb.

The barrier at the cave entrance could only restrict the skeleton from reaching the outside world. Bell used his mental power to scan the acorn's body several times from a distance. The acorn even cooperated by opening its mental energy for Bell to examine.

After fiddling around all night, Bell managed to get a rough idea of ​​what was going on.

As a unique life form born from the nourishment of death energy, the Acorn Skeleton race, though not considered undead, was born in the Royal Tomb, and the restrictions imposed on their race by the Royal Tomb are deeply ingrained.

"I've been fiddling with it all night, but I still haven't collected enough data."

Bell wanted to gather enough information from the acorns before the moon set to break the royal tomb's shackles on the skeleton race.

The essential.

To gather enough effective information to bring the acorn into a state of being controlled by the royal tomb, directly recording the process of this transformation is undoubtedly the best method.

"Has Mr. Bell failed?"

"No, we're just on the road to success."

Withdrawing his mental energy, Bell shook his head and, amidst Acorn's curious tilt of his head, stepped into the entrance of the royal tomb.

Bell took this step with extreme determination, but it immediately startled the acorn in front of him, who unleashed a rapid mental shock:

"Mr. Bell! Don't come in—"

But before he could finish speaking, the acorn in front of him started acting strangely.

His azure pupils instantly turned into an ominous deep purple, and on the [Information Insight] panel, the words [Hunting Time] appeared after Acorn's name.

"Oh!"

The concentrated death energy was directly activated, and the revolver that had appeared in Acorn's hand without him noticing suddenly lit up, and Bell felt a chill run down his spine.

Even Bell's mental perception couldn't capture a clear bullet trajectory; the rate of fire of that thing was simply too fast.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!"

The gunshots, almost consecutive, exploded in Bell's ears; the commotion caused by this revolver was no less than that caused by a cannon.

The revolver's rate of fire reached that of a machine gun, and the bullets fired at Bell formed a continuous line. Forget about hitting him in the head, the amount of bullets was enough to turn Bell into mincemeat and cook him.

Bear Grylls, who was surrounded by countless bullets, swallowed hard and shivered.

He originally thought Acorn was a cold-blooded sniper who relied on a single shot to decide the outcome.

But unexpectedly, the acorns in [Hunting Time] turned into monsters that could headshot with every shot, ignore recoil, and have a greatly increased rate of fire.

Running around firing a machine gun and getting headshots every time—what else could this be but cheating?

"Thanks to the protection of the shadow, otherwise I would really be dead here."

After patting off the lingering shadow energy from his body, Bell was prepared to face the acorn as he stepped into the cave.

By activating his shadow, Bell activated immunity to all non-melee damage, completely ignoring the acorn's shots.

A barrage of bullets struck Bell, but only caused ripples before disappearing without a trace. It was unclear whether they were transferred to the shadow world or erased by the power of the shadows.

Taking advantage of this moment, Bell continued to scan the acorn's mental energy, recording the entire process of the acorn's pupils changing from blue to dark purple.

"Damn it, Acorn's firepower is too strong, the power of the shadow is being consumed too quickly."

The power that can be unleashed by activating the shadow's active effects is greatly related to the power stored in the shadow.

To maintain its effectiveness, the power of the shadow is also consumed.

With each bullet fired from the acorn ignored, Bell's shadow cloak would fade a little. After blocking about a hundred bullets, the power of the shadow would be exhausted.

To prolong the time it takes to record the acorn's state, Bell quickly pulled out a large pile of cobblestones from his inventory and placed them in front of him to block the bullets.

The large number of cobblestones formed a thick wall, greatly reducing the power of the acorn bullets and causing many of them to deviate.

However, having already locked onto Bell's acorn through [Hunting Time], he changed his shooting strategy the moment the cobblestone wall appeared.

He can customize bullets for the Bone Revolver and switch firing modes based on the actual situation.

Chapter 171 Saving the Skeleton Clan

"Hey, you've got an infinite mana bar, haven't you?!"

He cursed fiercely, then jumped outside the cave entrance, staring in disbelief at the ravaged opening before him.

He deployed a wall of cobblestones, and Acorn used penetrating bullets to shoot himself through the gun, just like a lock.

The only good news is that using penetrating bullets has significantly reduced the rate of fire of the Acorn Bone Revolver, giving Bell more time to gather information.

After struggling with the acorn for a minute and a half, Bell's shadow power was exhausted. This time, the shadow didn't even have the strength to say goodbye before going to sleep, and simply vanished without a trace.

After leaving the cave entrance and losing the influence of Bell's aura, Acorn's dark purple pupils returned to normal, and it looked innocently blue.

The grotesque skull face wore an innocent expression, which looked utterly absurd.

"With the royal tomb backed by this dense death aura, the acorn's magic will not be consumed at all. With a thought, it can draw a large amount of death aura and special magic from the surroundings."

With a sigh, Bell lay back on the ground, indicating that he was very tired.

But it's all worth it. Bell has grasped the key to Acorn's loss of control. Give him some time, and Bell can help Acorn regain his senses from this state.

At least, Bell can stop the acorns from attacking him.

"Mr. Bell, did I hurt you?"

"It's not a big problem; you're not even close to being a match for me."

Looking at the densely packed bomb craters and rubble all around, Acorn's mood immediately plummeted.

He felt he had done something wrong; in a sense, this guy was just a little kid, a little kid who had lived for who knows how long.

"Will I still have a chance to leave the kingdom? If I can't leave, will Mr. Bell be able to come back here and chat with me again?"

"Don't worry, Acorn. We have plenty of time. Although I can't get you out of here right now, there will be opportunities in the future. And I've already found a way to stop you from attacking me."

Upon hearing Bell's words, Acorn immediately perked up.

Bell says that Acorn needs to find a skeleton in the royal tomb that once had a soul, but whose soul has now dissipated. This is the key for Bell to enter the royal tomb.

Acorn agreed to the request without hesitation, turned around and went back into the royal tomb. A short while later, he came out dragging a skeleton about the same size as himself.

“Mr. Bell, here is the skeleton you requested, and also…”

As Acorn ran, he called out with his mental power, and behind him was a row of flickering pupils.

Upon returning to the royal tomb, Acorn seemed to have brought the other skeletons with him, which put Bell in a state of high tension.

Who knows if any of these skeletons are capable of escaping the royal tomb? Given the terrifying combat power of this group of skeletons, if there really were any skeletons capable of breaking out of the royal tomb, it would be extremely difficult for Bell to escape.

"The other skeletons heard about Mr. Bell's deeds and all came over."