Delta: Mandel Bricks drop right at the start!

On the third day, Lin Rui changed his strategy.

Yesterday's incident has once again boosted his popularity on the forum. Although the data refuted the Black Scorpion Guild's report post, the continued exposure is not beneficial to him.

The more people watching his videos and data, the more restricted he becomes in his actions.

The Elite Challenge is the day after tomorrow. He needs to keep a low profile before the competition and push his level to 18.

Single-player mode. Dam Zero.

The spawn point is an abandoned dock in the southern area of ​​the dam.

The X-ray scan was activated as usual. He maximized his looting efficiency, quickly emptying the three supply lockers and one blue hidden box near the spawn point.

The experience bar is steadily increasing.

Fifteen minutes later, he crossed an underground drainage ditch from the south area and arrived at the residential resettlement area in the east area of ​​the dam.

This area has a high building density and many rooms, making it suitable for quiet looting.

The second floor of the third residential building in the East District.

The X-ray scan indicated that there was a player within 60 meters, searching a cabinet on the first floor of the building next door.

He was acting alone, wearing level 4 armor, and carrying an M4A1.

Lin Rui slowed his pace as he examined the M4A1.

That's not an ordinary M4A1.

The X-ray scan is at least one level more accurate than the game's built-in enemy information scan in identifying weapon information.

He could see that the M4A1 had an extended tactical barrel, a tactical flashlight and laser pointer mounted on the foregrip, a special stock to reduce recoil, and most importantly, a scope whose outline he had seen on the rare items page of the auction house.

Red quality sight, pinhole type.

These mirrors are priced at over two million HAF coins at auction houses. Combined with the platform advantages of the M4A1, they can compress the ballistic dispersion at medium range to the extreme.

A fully modified M4 rifle is conservatively valued at over three million on the market.

The player was squatting in front of a supply locker on the first floor of the next building, stuffing the contents of the locker into his backpack.

He moved slowly, examining the attributes of each item for several seconds before deciding whether to take it or not, clearly being very picky about equipment.

Lin Rui did not go through the main entrance.

The two buildings are separated by a four-meter-wide alley, and an external drainpipe connects the drainage systems of the two buildings between the first and second floors.

The drainpipe is large enough to walk on, but it makes a noise when you walk on it.

He chose a different path.

A steel cable for communication is strung between the rooftops of the two buildings. Jumping from a second-floor window to the second-floor window of the adjacent building is about three meters horizontally.

He retreated to the end of the second-floor corridor, took five steps to run up, and jumped out of the window.

His enhanced leg strength made the three-meter distance no problem, and he leaped over it in one go.

He landed on the opposite windowsill with both feet, steadied himself, and made no unnecessary noise.

I climbed through the window; the second-floor corridor was deserted. The ground floor was right below me.

Through the perspective of the wallhack, the player had just finished looting the supply lockers, stood up, tidied his backpack, and turned to walk towards the stairwell. He was preparing to leave the building.

The staircase entrance is located ten meters below Lin Rui.

He walked along the second-floor corridor to the top of the stairwell and squatted down at the corner.

Footsteps came from the first floor. The player was unaware that someone was on the second floor; his steps were steady and unguarded.

A hand appeared on the stair railing, followed by half a body.

He is going upstairs.

When Lin Rui reached the third step, he peeked out from around the corner the muzzle of his SCAR-H.

The distance is less than five meters.

"Don't move."

The player stopped halfway down the stairs.

There is no surrender mechanism in the game, but experienced players know what the success rate of resistance is when they are cornered at close range, have no cover, and the other party is already aiming at them with a gun.

At a distance of five meters, firing diagonally upwards, the opponent's gun was still hanging at his side, not yet raised.

zero.

That player's game name is "Old K Takes You Flying", and his level is 29.

"I have a suggestion." Lin Rui pointed his gun at his helmet.

"...You say it." Old K's voice came through the voice channel, his voice a little hoarse.

"Put that M4A1 you're holding on the ground."

"Why don't you just kill me and loot the loot box?"

"You have other good stuff on you. I'll take half of it if I kill you, and I'll keep everything else you willingly give away."

This is part of the game mechanics.

After killing a player, picking up the loot box will only give you 50% to 70% of the supplies they are carrying; the rest will be recycled by the system.

However, items that players intentionally discard are 100% pick-upable.

There was no sound from "Old K Takes You Flying" on the other end, and he spoke again after three seconds.

"Then you promise you won't kill me?"

"Put down your gun, turn around, go downstairs, and walk out of this building. I won't chase you."

"...You only want the gun?"

"Gun and scope."

Old K took you flying and paused for two seconds.

Lin Rui did not urge him, nor did he move the gun barrel even an inch.

"OK."

He took the M4A1 off his body and placed it, along with the scope and all its accessories, on the steps of the stairs.

"Turn around."

Old K turned around, his back to Lin Rui, and slowly walked down the stairs.

He turned back once before his figure disappeared around the corner.

"What's your name?"

"Lin Rui".

The figure paused for a moment.

"...That Lin Rui from the forum?"

"Go out."

The sound of "Old K Takes You Flying" disappeared in the direction of the first-floor exit.

Lin Rui squatted down and picked up the M4A1.

The gun's texture is transmitted from the palm of your hand, and the parts fit together tightly without any looseness.

He pulled the lever, and the internal mechanism operated extremely smoothly with a crisp, clean sound.

The lens of the pinhole scope shimmered with a pale blue film under the light of the second-floor corridor. The damping of the magnification adjustment knob was very clear, and you could feel each increment with your finger.

The estimated value of the entire gun starts at three million.

Without firing a single bullet.

He carried the M4A1 on his back and continued looting.

Ten minutes later, the X-ray scan revealed a red dark box in the basement of another building in the residential resettlement area.

Go down, unlock, purple light.

I got a spare plate for level 5 armor and a blue-quality pistol suppressor.

The level 5 armor plate is worth 400,000, and the silencer is worth 30,000.

The experience bar continues to climb, reaching 91% of level 17, just a little short.

He spent another twenty minutes sweeping through the remaining supply points in the resettlement area, during which he killed two lone solo players, and finally his experience points surpassed the level 18 threshold.

[Level Up: 18]

Level 18 did not unlock any new skills, but the effective range of the X-ray scan was expanded from 80 meters to 85 meters.

A five-meter increase may not seem like much, but in actual combat it means an extra half-second of warning time.

That's enough, today's goal has been achieved.

He moved toward the nearest evacuation point.

The evacuation point is located on the south seawall, about 500 meters away.

At 400 meters, a dense cluster of red markers appeared ahead using X-ray scanning.

Not the player. The player's death box.

Six boxes were scattered in the dike fortifications near the seawall, and two surviving players were scavenging between the boxes.

Some people have already fought a battle.

Lin Rui slowed down and found a high vantage point outside the dam fortifications.

Both surviving players are wearing level 5 armor and are armed with an AK-47 and an M249 light machine gun, respectively.

Judging from the speed at which they looted, they must have had a tough fight, and they probably had quite a few injuries.

The evacuation point was fifty meters behind them.

Going around that route would add 300 meters to the walk and require crossing a stretch of unprotected beach. It's not worth it.

Two level 5 armored vehicles, one AK and one light machine gun.

A direct confrontation carries certain risks, especially given the difficulty of suppressing fire with the M249 in open areas.

Lin Rui picked up the fully modified M4A1 he had just acquired.

The lens of the pinhole scope was aimed at the dam fortification two hundred meters away.

The two people were crouching behind two adjacent bunkers, no more than four meters apart.

The guy with the AK was rummaging through the box, while the guy with the M249 was on guard nearby.

The M4A1, equipped with a precision barrel and pinhole scope, fully utilizes its superior ballistic stability.

At a distance of 200 meters, he could clearly see the sunlight reflected off the helmet visor of the M249 machine gunner through the scope.

First, fire the M249.

Three bursts. The first shot hit the side of the helmet, the second shot followed immediately by the upper edge of the neck armor, and the third shot cut in from the edge of the armor.

The M249 machine gunner's health bar dropped by half, and in pain, he quickly retreated behind cover.

The AK-wielder dropped the box he was rummaging through and ducked his head down.

The two men lay prone on the ground, close to the low wall of their bunker, communicating urgently via text or voice.

Lin Rui gave them no time to catch their breath.

He moved from the high vantage point to a different location, shifting five meters to the right, and found another angle.

From this angle, you can see a gap on the side of the AK-wielder's cover, with his left elbow sticking out from the gap.

The M4A1 fired again.

Two bullets passed through the gaps in the cover and hit the AK-wielder's arm.

The damage wasn't high, but it was enough to throw the opponent off balance and force them to quickly change to a crouching position.

As he changed to a crouching position, a section of his back was exposed above the cover.

Lin Rui fired three more shots. The back plate of his level 5 armor withstood two shots, and the third shot grazed his lower back.

AK's health was almost depleted, and a first aid injection barely kept him alive.

When his teammate was hit, the M249 machine gunner poked half his body out and fired a burst of bullets at the position above Lin Rui's.

But Lin Rui is no longer in that position.

M4A1 started its final round from a new position.

All four shots hit the upper body of the M249 machine gunner.

The level 5 armor's durability was reduced to zero after being hit by four consecutive 5.56mm bullets, with the last bullet penetrating the exposed torso.

M249 machine gunner falls.

AK was halfway through administering the first aid injection when he heard his teammate collapse. He picked up the AK before he could even pull the syringe out of his hand.

He didn't know which direction Lin Rui was in.

As soon as he stood up, Lin Rui's last bullet flew from 200 meters away and hit him squarely in the front of his helmet.

A level 3 helmet, one shot deals 5.56 damage, not enough to withstand it.

The two fell to the ground.

The roads to the evacuation point are now clear.

Lin Rui came down from the high point and glanced at the boxes scattered on the ground as he passed the dam fortifications.

Eight, the previous six plus the two he just killed.

This fully modified M4A1 does indeed have impressive performance.

The combination of a precision barrel and a pinhole scope elevates the M4A1's previously somewhat mediocre mid-to-long-range firepower to another level.

He replenished his ammunition from the box and strode towards the evacuation point.

The sound of the helicopter's rotor blades grew louder as it approached.

"Escape successful. Total loot value for this round: 6,800,000 HAF Coins. Kills: 11."