The whole nation is trying to survive on the cable car; I'm choosing one of three options at ea

Su Mu glanced at her, then at the gun in her hand. It was an ordinary M9, white quality, with a firepower of at most fifteen points. Using such a gun against a level five monster in the dark zone, even breaking through its defenses would be questionable.

"Firearms aren't very effective against these monsters," he said.

Lin Yuwei didn't put the gun away. Instead, she took out a palm-sized plastic box from her backpack, opened it, and inside were rows of brass-colored bullets. The bullets were different from ordinary bullets; they weren't brass-colored, but dark green, with a greasy sheen on the surface, as if coated with something.

"I have a way," she said confidently.

Su Mu glanced at the bullets, then at Lin Yuwei. This woman definitely had a trump card. The coating on those bullets was most likely some kind of toxin or corrosive substance, enhancing the bullets' penetration and damage. He had never seen this kind of enchantment before, but in this world, anything was possible.

Without asking any further questions, he counted out a thousand rifle bullets from his backpack, packed them in a plastic bag, and handed them to Lin Yuwei.

Lin Yuwei took the bag, weighed it in her hand, and then took out the ancient coin from her pocket... It was exactly the same as the one Su Mu had found on the hunter, rusty and worn, with nothing special about it. She handed the ancient coin to Su Mu.

"I don't know what this thing is either," she said, her tone unusually uncertain. "I'll leave it with you as a deal. You give me another five hundred rounds."

Su Mu took the ancient coin and examined it in his hand. It had the same weight, the same degree of rust, and the same blurred patterns as the Hunter's coin. When the two were placed side by side, it could be seen that the patterns on the coin's surface were symmetrical... not exactly the same, but rather like two halves of a complete pattern.

He put the ancient coin into his backpack, separating it from Lin Yuwei's, and then counted out five hundred bullets from the backpack.

"No more," he said.

Lin Yuwei stuffed the bullets into her backpack, zipped it up, and then looked up at him with an expression that Su Mu had never seen before—an expression that was somewhat ingratiating.

"Um... I'll just get some assists. It's a level 10 monster, I'll just fire a shot from a distance."

Su Mu glanced at her but didn't speak. He touched the two ancient coins again... Since Lin Yuwei was willing to use them for trade, they certainly weren't ordinary old currency. He nodded.

Lin Yuwei revealed a triumphant smile, but quickly suppressed it, replacing it with a serious expression.

The two walked one after the other into the depths of the dark area.

There weren't many level 10 green monsters in this area. Su Mu had scanned them with his glasses before and found only three within a two-kilometer radius. He chose the one that was closest to them and the smallest... Even though it was the "smallest," it was still seven or eight meters tall, covered in gray-black scales, with a crocodile-like head, a wide mouth, thick limbs, and a tail that dragged on the ground, leaving a deep furrow behind it.

【Ironclad Monitor Lizard (Lv10 Green)】

[Race: Mutant Beast]

【Strength: 275】

[Physical Fitness: 520]

[Agility: 22]

【Spirit: 6】

[Skills: Iron Armor (greatly increases physical defense), Sweep (tail area attack), Devour (instant kill effect on small targets)]

Su Mu didn't use the AWM. He wanted to test how long it would take to deal with a level 10 green monster, relying solely on rifles and skills, without using a sniper rifle.

He summoned a spear from the void, moved lightly, and quickly approached.

The armored giant lizard sensed his presence. Its crocodile-like head turned, its yellow, vertical pupils fixed on Su Mu, and its mouth slowly opened, revealing rows of jagged, dagger-like teeth. It didn't roar, nor did it charge; it simply lowered its body slightly, its tail rising from the ground and swaying slowly behind it.

The Shetland Sheepdog gave it no time to prepare.

"Thrust".

The moment the skill was activated, his body vanished from its original spot, propelled by the spear, and the next second he appeared directly beneath the head of the armored giant lizard. The spear lashed upwards, its tip precisely piercing the lizard's lower jaw, penetrating its upper palate, and reaching the bottom of its skull.

[Thrust - Hit. Control duration: 1.8 seconds.]

The armored monitor lizard's body stiffened abruptly, its limbs went limp, and it sank half a foot. Su Mu gave it no chance to catch its breath. The spear was pulled from its jaw, drawing a spray of dark green blood, and the tip drew a semicircle in the air before piercing the monitor lizard's neck from the side, penetrating its trachea.

"Combo - First Move"

[Hit. Subsequent damage +10%.]

The armored giant lizard's tail swept across suddenly. Su Mu's dynamic vision clearly captured its trajectory... Slow, too slow. He didn't even bother to dodge, stepping on the lizard's forelimbs to leap upwards, its tail sweeping past his feet, bringing with it a gust of foul wind.

"Second move. Third move. Fourth move."

The spear tip darted rapidly between the monitor lizard's head, neck, and shoulder blades, each thrust drawing out a spray of blood. The monitor lizard's body began to tremble violently, its limbs digging deep craters into the ground, its tail lashing wildly at the surrounding ground and buildings, sending rubble flying and dust billowing everywhere.

"Fifth move. Sixth move. Seventh move."

The final shot pierced the monitor lizard's eye socket, penetrated its skull, and exited from the back of its head. The moment the spear tip was pulled out, dark green blood and grayish-white brain matter gushed from the wound, splattering all over Su Mu.

[Slayed a Lv10 Green Armored Giant Lizard, gaining 48 experience points. Dark Zone experience pool accumulating... Current bonus: 20%.]

Su Mu sheathed his gun, stood still, and flicked the blood off the tip. From the start of the thrust to the completion of the combo, less than five seconds had passed. He glanced at his condition; apart from a few streaks of dust on his clothes from being swept by his tail, he had no wounds.

Behind him, Lin Yuwei was still in the position of raising her gun and aiming.

Her hands were trembling slightly... not from fear, but from the sheer shock of what she had just witnessed. She saw Su Mu spring up from the ground, weaving between the giant lizard's head, neck, and back, his spear flashing like a storm, each strike hitting a vital spot with pinpoint accuracy. The giant lizard had no chance to retaliate from beginning to end.

She had participated in the battle against the Hunter and knew Su Mu was strong. But she never imagined that Su Mu had become this powerful... a level 10 green monster, five seconds, without taking any damage.

Lin Yuwei gritted her teeth and pulled the trigger at the last moment before the giant lizard fell.

"Bang......!"

The bullet struck the already dead monitor lizard, the bullet lodging itself in the gaps between the scales, causing no pain or discomfort.

[Participated in the kill of the Lv10 Green Armored Giant Lizard; qualification to unlock the Dark Zone experience pool has been obtained.]