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[Defeat a Lv2 Green Poisonous Cat Demon, gain 3 experience points.]

But he didn't stop.

The fourth shot. The spear tip grazed the cat demon's neck... not a stab, but a cut. The sharp blade sliced ​​through the skin, muscle, and trachea, and dark green blood gushed out.

The fifth shot. The spear tip pierced the cat demon's nape and exited through its throat.

The sixth shot. With a flick of the wrist, the spear tip swirled halfway inside the cat demon's skull.

The seventh shot. With a thrust of the spear, the cat demon's corpse was sent flying, crashing into a large tree before slumping down.

Then, with a sudden thrust, the corpse of the venomous cat demon flew into the air once more.

No more consecutive stabs were used.

Su Mu holstered his gun, stood still, and looked at the mangled corpse on the ground.

These nine shots, though seemingly a long process, are actually completed in just four seconds, and even then, the thrusting attacks are seamlessly connected.

The Venomous Cat Demon died on the third shot.

A blue-quality level 2 monster, which he used to have to use a pistol, grenades, and find terrain advantages to barely deal with, is now gone before he can even finish a complete combo.

The gap between those who changed jobs and those who didn't is ridiculously large.

He recalled the time he dealt with that blue giant axe-wielder... 72 points of strength, 65 points of constitution, and a chain that restricted its movement.

He fired seven bullets with his pistol, each hitting its head, before he could barely kill it.

At that time, he felt he was already very strong. After all, most people in the channel were still struggling to afford a bottle of mineral water, while he was already able to solo kill level 2 monsters of blue quality.

But looking back now, what kind of strength was that?

Back then, he had no class bonuses, no class skills, and no class weapons. He relied entirely on a green-quality pistol and two rule-based talents to get by. It took him so much effort to even fight a monster that was chained up.

And now?

A blue-quality level 2 monster died before he could even finish a combo. He hadn't even used Sweeping Strike to finish it off, hadn't used a second combo, and hadn't switched to a ranged weapon.

This is what job change is all about.

The leap from "ordinary person" to "extraordinary person".

However, Su Mu soon shook his head again.

The improvement after changing jobs is indeed significant... Increased attributes, unlocked skills, and the ability to summon weapons at will—it's a complete transformation for anyone.

But what truly transformed him was not the profession of Gunner itself, but his talent.

Weakness locked. Additional attack.

Without these two talents, the Gunner is just a decent melee class. But with them...

Su Mu recalled the feeling when he used the thrust attack earlier.

What would this skill be like without weakness targeting?

He had previously conducted a solo experiment... When he launched a thrust without a target, his body would uncontrollably lunge forward for ten meters, a process that took about two seconds.

If there's a monster very close to him within ten meters in a straight line, he can probably reach it in a little over a second; but if there's nothing in a straight line, he'll rush out like a fool, unable to stop himself, and expose himself to danger.

But what if a weakness is identified?

When he was dealing with that cat demon, the moment he launched the thrust, the tip of his spear teleported, precisely aiming at a vital point.

No need to aim, no need to predict, the shot hits the target instantly.

A skill that originally required careful timing to avoid missing or even putting oneself in danger has been transformed into a guaranteed hit.

Not to mention the cooldown reduction from additional attacks.

Su Mu then thought of the combo attack. This skill, though called a "combo attack," is actually more like a complete set of marksmanship... seven moves, each with a different angle, force, and technique.

Lifting, stabbing, pointing, cutting, piercing, turning, and delivering—each move requires real-time adjustment based on the opponent's posture and reaction.

Without weakness targeting, this skill set would be very difficult to use.

First, you need to determine where your opponent's weak points are... head, neck, heart. Different monsters have different weaknesses, and the same monster's weaknesses will also change depending on its posture.

Secondly, you have to anticipate your opponent's movements... Which way will they dodge? Will they block? Will they counterattack? Each judgment takes time, and by the time you finish making your judgment, half a second has passed.

After executing the seven moves, the time spent judging and adjusting alone takes several seconds.

The monster that is launched into the air only has two seconds of control time in the air. By the time you make your judgment, it has already landed, and the combo has long been broken.

Not to mention the transitions between each move. After the first move, the angle and height at which the opponent is launched into the air will affect the angle of the second move; after the second move, the opponent's landing point and posture will affect the choice of the third move... Each move requires adjustment based on the result of the previous move. For a normal person to execute this combo, the reaction time alone would exhaust the control window.

But Su Mu doesn't need to make judgments, predictions, or adjustments.

Weakness detection helped him make all the judgments... The tip of the gun would find the vital point on its own.

He only needs to do one thing: strike. Strike as fast as he can. After the first move is completed, before his mind can even react, his hand is already striking the second move. All seven moves are completed in just over two seconds.

Two seconds. The monster had barely landed when the combo was already finished.

Then follow up with a final knockback, sending the opponent flying. During the knockback, the Thrust skill's cooldown will be ready again due to the reduced cooldown from extra attacks, so charge in and unleash another combo...

The entire process was seamless; the opponent never landed, never retaliated, and never had any chance to resist.

This is the true power of a Gunner combined with their talent.

The class itself is only considered strong... with an A-level foundation, excellent skill design, and decent attribute bonuses.

But what truly makes it unsolvable are those two rule-based talents.

Without a weakness lock, thrusts may miss, combos may break, and sweeps may go astray. There are no extra attacks, and cooldown reduction isn't fast enough, creating gaps in combo execution.

The two talents raised the ceiling of the Gunner class to a level that even he didn't know how high it would go.

Su Mu walked along the forest path in the twilight, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.

This profession, this talent, it's as if it were tailor-made for him.

Su Mu carefully sheathed his spear, walked to the corpse, and picked up the fallen box. He opened it...

[Obtained: Venomous Cat Demon's Tooth x1 (Blue)]

[Received: Small Recovery Potion ×1]

Looking at the items, Su Mu frowned slightly. The number of items dropped had decreased, and their quality was also lower.

Is it because of the level increase?

He shook his head. "That's probably very likely, considering the experience gained is reduced by a factor of 10."

He packed his things and continued walking.

......

After reaching level three, the efficiency of experience gain drops sharply. A level two cat demon only gives 0.1 experience, and you need to defeat two level one cat demons to get 0.1 experience.

In the past, he would have lost all interest in wasting time in this forest.

But things are different now.

The martial arts skills of the Gunner class need to be honed in actual combat.

The angle, force, and timing of each shot cannot be summarized by the numbers on the panel. The system provides you with a framework, but filling in that framework and mastering it is up to you.

Su Mu gripped his spear tightly and continued deeper into the forest.

For the next hour or so, he barely stopped.

Cat demons, goblins, and occasionally a few lone zombies... he attacks whatever he sees.

Start with a thrust, finish with a combo, and occasionally use a sweeping attack to clear out anything that comes at you from the side.

The more you practice, the more skilled you become, and the faster your reactions become.

Later on, he didn't even need to consciously think about "what technique to use"; his body would make the judgment on its own... where the spear tip pointed, how much force to use, how to turn the angle—everything was as natural as breathing.

More importantly, he found that his perception of danger was also changing. Before, when faced with an emergency, he would first see what it was, decide how to fight, and then take action. Now it was almost an instinctive reaction... a gun would appear out of thin air, and he would have already rushed out. There was almost no delay between perception and action.

This is what job change brings. It's not a statistical boost, but the awakening of your combat instincts.

Of course, there are costs involved.

High-level players can kill low-level monsters with an absurdly low drop rate.

After more than an hour of fighting, at least forty or fifty monsters were killed. The level one monsters didn't even drop a bottle of water, while the level two monsters occasionally dropped some items... a few teeth, a few pieces of skin, and a bottle of the lowest-level small recovery potion.

On the first day, these would have been considered a decent harvest, but now, Su Mu couldn't even be bothered to glance at them.

Something is better than nothing. He casually stuffed the things into his backpack and continued walking.

The forest gradually thinned out, and the terrain began to level out. According to the map, he was almost at the foot of the mountain. A short distance further, beyond a thicket of bushes, lay the open farmland; the evacuation point was at the other end of the farmland.

Su Mu quickened his pace, preparing to cross a dense forest ahead...

A strong smell of blood wafted over.

It wasn't the faint, almost imperceptible smell of blood, but a strong, fresh, and copious stench of blood so intense it was almost rusty. Su Mu abruptly stopped, summoning his spear from the void and gripping it in his hand.

He moved quietly, keeping his body low, and crept towards the direction from which the scent was coming.

After passing through a thicket of bushes that stretched for several meters, a clearing came into view ahead...

Seven or eight cat demons were gathered in a circle, burying their heads in something and gnawing on it.

The dark red fur gleamed eerily in the setting sun, and the sounds of chewing and tearing mingled together, like the whispers of some wild beast. Bloodstains were everywhere on the ground, and drag marks stretched in all directions, some even disappearing into the nearby bushes.

Su Mu's gaze passed over the cat demons and landed on what they were gnawing on...

Dead body.

Human corpses.

Four, no, five. Scattered on the ground, some were torn beyond recognition, their limbs twisted at unnatural angles.

Fragments of clothing were mixed in with flesh and blood, barely recognizable as some kind of dark-colored uniform. Internal organs were scattered around, being fought over by the cat demons.

Su Mu gripped his spear tightly and stepped forward expressionlessly.

The cat demons spotted him. The one closest to the outermost edge raised its head, its amber vertical pupils meeting Su Mu's eyes, and let out a warning hiss.

The others also stopped chewing, turned around, arched their backs, flattened their ears, and adopted an aggressive posture.

Eight cat demons. Six are level one, and two are level two.

Su Mu didn't use any skills. He swept his spear horizontally, the shaft whistling through the air as it struck the foremost cat demon, sending it flying. The cat crashed into a tree trunk, slumped down, and died.

The second one pounced, and with a flick of the spear tip, it pierced through its eye socket and exited through the back of its head. The third one attempted a sneak attack from the side, but Su Mu dodged to the side, the butt of the spear swung back and smashed into its skull, the sound of bones cracking clearly audible.

A dozen seconds later, all eight cat demons collapsed to the ground.

Su Mu holstered his gun and walked toward the five corpses.

As you get closer, the details become even more shocking.

The corpses were badly gnawed; the abdominal cavities of several had been emptied, and their internal organs were nowhere to be found. The limbs were covered with teeth marks and lacerations, and in some places, even the bone was exposed. Most of the skin on the faces had been torn off, leaving only a blur of flesh and broken bones.

But Su Mu's gaze fell on some traces that shouldn't be there.

Slash wound.

One of the corpses had a deep cut on its shoulder, extending from the collarbone all the way to its chest.

The cut was clean and the edges were smooth; it was made by a sharp weapon... not a chop, but a slash. The cut was deep, almost splitting the entire shoulder open, and the bone had a clean break, as if it had been severed in one stroke.

The other corpse had several thin, long cuts on its arm, as if it had been slashed by something extremely sharp. Not claws... the cat demon's claws would leave tearing wounds with jagged edges.

These wounds have clean edges and are of uniform depth, indicating they were caused by a sharp weapon such as a knife or sword.

Su Mu crouched down and carefully examined the angles and locations of the wounds. These cuts were distributed on the front and sides of the corpse, some on the arms... those were left from a blocking stance.

Some of these wounds, inflicted on the torso, were direct and fatal.

They were fighting before they died.

It wasn't with a monster, it was with a person holding a knife.

Su Mu stood up and scanned his surroundings. There were several fresh scratches on the tree trunk... not claw marks, but knife marks. The knife marks were at a low angle, drawn upwards, not very deep, but very clear.

Several severed branches lay scattered on the ground, their cuts clean, unlike the jagged edges left by the cat demon's bite.

Someone ambushed and killed this team here.

After killing the person, the smell of blood attracted a cat demon, which then gnawed the corpse into its current state.

What further confirms this is that none of these people had their backpacks.