Exploding God

Who's coming?

Lu Ze's calm and collected tone immediately made Han Zhen's head spin.

"I--"

"I'll do it!" Qi Yuan pulled Han Zhen aside and said first.

"In a 1v1, I'll be using the fourth-generation sharpshooter mech, Aurora. Its performance parameters are similar to the one I actually pilot; it belongs to the same series of products from Beimo Company."

"You can choose any mech you like. As long as you can dodge my gun for ten minutes, I will acknowledge your skill in construct mechs and listen to your opinions."

"If not, although I respect you, let's keep things separate, and you need to take back what you just said."

The more formal Qi Yuan's tone was, the more severe his attitude became.

Lu Ze looked at Qi Yuan, tilting his head slightly, as if asking a question, or perhaps out of curiosity.

"Ten minutes?"

"Absolutely!" Qi Yuan replied decisively.

"Okay." Lu Ze casually tapped his finger.

Player [Wanderer] has selected the mech - Sharpshooter [Aurora].

[Map generating, Mediterranean cliffs...]

Please select spare parts for your mech.

"Sharpshooter Mech - Aurora: An ultra-long-range striker with a unique static energy storage system that allows the construct mech to enter an attack energy storage mode for up to 5 seconds before firing. Although its speed may decrease due to the energy storage attack mode, trust in the strength of Beimo Company; its power will exceed your expectations."

"Friendly reminder: Dear player, if you are not confident in your shooting skills, please try to be a lone wolf, after all, it is often the king of eliminating friendly forces."

[Map loading complete, countdown 3, 2, 1—Battle begins!]

Lu Ze felt a heavy tremor beneath his feet. The S3 suit provided him with realistic feedback: the vibration under his feet, the gravity grip of the mech, the heaviness of his steps, the powerful thrust of the engine... everything told Lu Ze that this seemed to be a real battlefield.

boom!

--boom!

Below the jagged cliffs lies a rolling hilly area.

Qi Yuan, who had just landed, was stunned when two gunshots rang out in quick succession!

This is a 1v1 training map, so there's no way other players would be there. Therefore... these were the two shots Lu Ze fired after landing?

Completely disregarding the possibility of exposure!?

Is this arrogance or confidence? Qi Yuan felt a sense of being slighted. He suppressed his anger, glanced coldly at the direction from which the gunshot came, bent his knees and jumped, his engine surging up instantly.

Qi Yuan piloted the Aurora Mech, which shot out like an arrow.

As a sniper, seizing high ground is the most basic requirement for being a qualified sniper.

During extreme climbs, the Aurora Mech's original 10-second safe engine boost time has been reduced to 7 seconds due to its own weight.

However, Qi Yuan then controlled the mecha to pull out the launch tube from the back and fire several ring-shaped shells, which silently disappeared into the stone wall.

A faint blue glow emanated from it.

Qi Yuan raised his left hand while controlling the mecha, and a thick-barreled short gun appeared in his palm without him even noticing.

As the engine approached its 7-second mark, the system began frantically prompting warnings to stop hovering and begin cooling the flame nozzles.

Qi Yuan briefly shut down the engine of the mecha, causing the upward momentum to stall, and then it began to fall. But at that moment, he raised the muzzle of his left pistol.

Boom!

With a muffled thud, a faint blue light pierced the air and struck the previously formed circular area.

The light faded, revealing its true form: a steel cable rapidly contracting.

As for the previous ring shells and related equipment, they were clearly sniper's life-saving gear—mountain climbing devices.

Just as Qi Yuan's construct was about to make contact with the first ring, the engine, whose temperature had just dropped to the safety line, surged again, jetting, accelerating in milliseconds, and with a flick of his left hand, the second cloud climber nail pierced the second magnetic ring.

The series of movements were graceful and fluid.

In Qi Yuan's hands, the Aurora was as agile as a monkey, rapidly approaching the top of the cliff.

However, Han Zhen, who was watching the battle, had no attention on this at all, because his gaze had been firmly drawn to Lu Ze from the moment the battle began.

Lu Ze did fire two shots, but it wasn't the kind of random provocation that Qi Yuan imagined; rather, it was... testing the gun?

Indeed, in Han Zhen's opinion, Lu Ze's first shooting action was still a bit unaccustomed. He simply picked up the sniper rifle casually and fired a shot forward, the high-explosive shell shattering the rocks into pieces.

With his second shot, Lu Ze's posture became noticeably more precise. He held the gun with his left hand and fired a shot into the dense forest ahead, causing a large tree 400 meters away to fall.

Is this shooting practice or target practice?

Lu Ze was indeed practicing his shooting, or rather, familiarizing himself with the gun's trajectory.

After those two shots were fired, there was no extra display inside the mech's holographic mask, but in Lu Ze's mind, a series of parameters such as the Aurora sniper rifle's trajectory, weight, and accuracy had already been listed.

Throughout his past and present lives, Lu Ze has touched constructs very few times, but that hasn't hindered his understanding of this humanoid weapon.

After all, after fighting with this kind of thing for decades, you can disassemble and reassemble it with your eyes closed.

First shot, getting used to the feel of the gun.

The second shot was used to familiarize myself with the ballistics.

As for the third shot?

Sorry, no, that's not necessary.

Therefore, Han Zhen clearly saw that after Lu Ze fired two shots, he lowered the muzzle, pulled out the magazine, and methodically loaded the bullets one by one.

Lu Ze inserted four bullets.

Han Zhen was certain he wasn't mistaken: blue, red, red, bronze...

The Aurora mech controlled by Lu Ze loaded four bullets in the order of blue, red, red, and copper.

The type of bullet can be easily identified by its color.

Plasma bombs, high-explosive bombs, high-explosive bombs, armor-piercing bombs...

But why this strange combination of types and order?

Furthermore, the Aurora mech's sniper rifle magazine can hold up to 7 bullets, which is a huge advantage compared to other mechs' maximum capacity of 5 bullets.

Why would Lu Ze give up such a natural advantage?!

Did they not bring enough bullets?

Haha, it would be hilarious if the sniper didn't have any bullets at the start of the game.

Han Zhen smiled for a second, then his gaze suddenly sharpened.

Wait... you didn't bring enough bullets?

It seems like I've overlooked something.

Han Zhen swiped his finger across the spectator screen, and in the lower right corner of the battle monitoring screen, a picture rapidly rewinding appeared.

[Video playback]!

Not here...

It's not here either...

Yes……

"stop!"

Han Zhen slammed his fingers down.

The reversed footage returned to normal, with the timing falling precisely in the last 10 seconds of both sides' combat preparation process.

Previously, Han Zhen only focused on which mecha Lu Ze chose and which components Qi Yuan selected, but he overlooked which equipment Lu Ze actually chose in those short 10 seconds.

Therefore, Han Zhen's focus was entirely on Lu Ze's choice at this moment!

"Mimetic helmet."

"Engine flameout forced cooler".

"Cable trap".

What are all these things?

Shouldn't this be something that only fighter mechs use when carrying out infiltration missions?

Han Zhen put aside his doubts and continued to watch patiently.

"Smoke grenade*3, flashbang*1".

"One acid-corrosion grenade."

"Sniper rifle bullets...6 rounds!?"

When Han Zhen saw the image corresponding to the last message, he froze on the spot, because he clearly saw Lu Ze extend two fingers and casually tap the arms rack.

Each time you flick your finger, a bullet will pop out and be caught in your hand.

1, 2...6.

Then, the countdown ended, the weapon rack twisted and disappeared, and a vast, steep cliff landscape began to appear before our eyes...

Han Zhen turned off the video playback and stood there dumbfounded.

In other words, Lu Ze had been...

"Only 6 bullets were taken."

"And you used 2 at the start, so you only have 4 left!?"

Han Zhen, upon discovering the truth, gasped in shock.

How exactly are these two planning to fight?!

By the way, where is Lu Ze?

In the overhead view of the battlefield, the area where Lu Ze had just stood was now deserted.