Chapter 121: There Are No Bullets in Your Gun

"Team Leader Zhou, they are moving too fast!"

"Team Leader Zhou, we can only suppress them; we can't kill them, and we're running low on ammunition!"

"Team Leader Zhou, requesting sniper support!"

"Ah Gen, watch your left!"

Four soldiers were firing intensely, but Zhou Shu merely held his rifle at the rear, showing no intention of taking a sniper shot. He was observing the battlefield. Currently, both sides were at a stalemate... well, except for the unlucky soul he had accidentally killed at the very beginning, no one else had died on either side.

The four soldiers were special operations elites, and despite the three opponents rushing them, the suppressing fire prevented them from closing the distance. While the soldiers had achieved fire superiority, the opponents hadn't suffered any fatalities, only minor injuries that didn't seem to have much effect.

On the surface, the sniper team would eventually be at a disadvantage because their ammunition was running low. But from a hidden perspective, two small red dots were approaching from downstairs. They were likely planning to climb through the windows to ambush him from behind.

This... what good people—no, what good demons! They were practically delivering energy right to his doorstep! The floor below was an empty apartment, so there was no risk of them harming anyone. They seemed to be moving slowly, fearing he would notice them.

The distance from the rooftop to the top floor was certainly less than four meters, and his current "free" attribute detection range had reached 4.3 meters. As they cautiously moved toward the window, their attributes were displayed right before Zhou Shu’s eyes.

"One has a peak strength of around 2.6, the other a peak agility of 2.6. Heh, is that all?"

A week ago, Zhou Shu might have had to handle this with caution. Back then, even with his bullet time and firearm proficiency, his base attributes were indeed lacking—hovering around 2.0. Two days ago, he would have found it troublesome, as his technical attributes were on par with these two; having two such attackers ambush him simultaneously would have forced him to use bullet time just to show "respect."

But now, all he could say was, "Is that it?"

Not only were the attackers revealed on his mini-map, but his primary combat attributes had reached around 3.0. Even without bullet time, he could quickly eliminate them. Not to mention, he still had his gun.

However, neither the two ambushers nor the three frontal attackers were Zhou Shu's primary targets—not even Bai Huayue, who was mixed in with them. His main combat attributes had reached the 3.0 threshold, and his spirit was at 4.3; he no longer cared for minor characters like Bai Huayue.

Long ago, her escape had shocked him—leaping over twenty meters to another building was indeed astonishing. But looking at it now, his own strength and agility were around 3.0; he could jump even further!

And... weren't there two fools here delivering energy? He could become even stronger immediately.

What truly made him wary were the two people who hadn't emerged from the stairwell. His current limit for scanning was 43 meters, and after consuming some mental energy, he had obtained their physical attributes. As he grew stronger, the hunters seemed to grow stronger too, or perhaps more "repaired" sections of them were coming online.

The most intuitive change was that the Hunter no longer demanded primordial energy at every turn, shifting instead to consuming his mental strength. This clearly indicated that the quality and quantity of his own abilities had increased, enough to support the Hunter's consumption.

One person’s agility reached a peak of 3.86, while the other’s constitution reached 3.89; both were close to 4.0. Although their other attributes were lackluster—some barely over 3.0, others still at stage 1—he could still sense a dangerous aura from them. This feeling was his body telling him, a remnant of his previous "vigilance" ability.

But if those two didn't want to come out, so be it. Perhaps they had their own considerations, such as depleting his ammunition to prevent a lethal sniper shot. After all, his professional title was "Superpowered Sniper."

Their biggest mistake today was sending out the "minions" first. It was just like a boss spawning adds for the protagonist to farm experience. Once he finished off these minions, he would be even stronger.

Having realized this, Zhou Shu took action. He approached the four firing soldiers and, under the cover of gunfire, said in a voice only they could hear, "I have a combat plan; you need to cooperate with me."

"I’m going to fire two shots in a moment. When you hear them, fall back, and I will move forward. Do you understand?"

The lead soldier asked, "Understood. What's the next step?"

"There is no next step."

The four soldiers: "???"

"Just follow orders!"

"...Yes!"

No sooner had they spoken than a crisp sound of shattering glass rang out, and Zhou Shu immediately activated his "Bullet Time" ability!

He had been standing behind the four soldiers, looking forward, but he quickly turned around, calmly adjusting his aim, waiting for the two ambushers to "fly up." As the two creatures, now transformed into grey-skinned monsters, soared onto the rooftop, they saw Zhou Shu pointing his gun directly at them. Their expressions turned instantly terrified!

This wasn't them ambushing Zhou Shu; it was Zhou Shu shamelessly ambushing them!

Suspended in mid-air, they had no way to escape, so they could only land on the rooftop with expressions of "heroic martyrdom." But once they landed, they noticed Zhou Shu didn't attack immediately, and they suddenly felt relieved. That was right, Zhou Shu was just a novice demon slayer; his physical stats couldn't possibly compare to theirs. It was normal for him to be unable to react to such a sudden situation.

They looked at him, perhaps it was just a coincidence. Their faces twisted into a snarl again, and they lunged at Zhou Shu. But after taking two steps forward with their momentum, they saw a smile curl on Zhou Shu's lips.

*Not good! He knew we were coming up!*

"No—"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Zhou Shu had watched their expressions change the entire time and almost laughed out loud. Their corpses were very useful—at least 3 units of primordial energy each. If he had shot them down below, it would have been a total waste.

He didn't have time to tally his gains, as the four soldiers had already reacted to the gunfire. Though they didn't know what was happening, they resolutely followed orders. As they retreated, they remained vigilant, ready to protect Zhou Shu at all costs if anything went wrong.

The change on their side was immediately spotted by the opponents, especially Bai Huayue. Though shocked by how quickly her teammates were wiped out, it had at least bought them time and distracted Zhou Shu's group.

Bai Huayue looked up and shouted to her two remaining teammates, "Good chance! They're out of ammo!"

The two hot-headed newcomers looked over and saw that the four soldiers with automatic rifles were retreating, and the one with the sniper rifle seemed to be having trouble, too!

Was he... jamming?

They "whooshed" out!

"Awoo!"

They saw the panic on Zhou Shu's face!

They excitedly charged in!

They reached Zhou Shu!

They... had guns pressed against their foreheads!

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

Two sprays of blood erupted from the back of their heads. They stumbled forward and collapsed on either side of Zhou Shu. He had just gained another 3 units of energy!

What a harvest!

"Hey, where's the other one?"

What about Bai Huayue, who should have been leading the charge? Why hadn't she come over? He looked up and saw that Bai Huayue had already reached the stairwell. At that moment, Kujiang Xiangzi and Wu Xinghe stepped out, just in time to see her fleeing back.

Bai Huayue looked panicked, her eyes meeting Kujiang Xiangzi’s cold gaze. "Miss Xiangzi, I..."

"Useless."

Just then, another armor-piercing round flew over. Kujiang Xiangzi grabbed Bai Huayue by the neck and shifted sideways, using her as a human shield. Even though she dodged in time, she was still splattered with blood as the bullet exited Bai Huayue's skull.

She tossed the corpse aside expressionlessly, not bothering to wipe the blood from her face. Instead, she looked at the gun Zhou Shu was holding loosely at his side and said, "I suspect your gun is out of ammunition now, Mr. Sniper."

"That's right," Zhou Shu said, slinging his rifle over his shoulder and stepping back to stand right between the four corpses. "My gun is indeed empty. Do you have any ideas?"