299: Give me one more chance...

Bang, bang, bang——————!!

Whoosh——————!!!

Ever since Boss left, I have been hiding in the abandoned village, practicing with firearms and the power propulsion device day and night.

This place is sparsely populated and far away from the jurisdiction of Reis.

If he were to discover me, I really wouldn't know how to explain the equipment in my hands.

"It's been twenty days, and I don't know when I'll be able to see Boss again."

"I really want to show Boss my marksmanship now."

"At a distance of 40 meters, I can already hit the same spot with the m14 marksman rifle."

I looked at the m14 marksman rifle in my hands.

I hold it almost every moment, not just because it feels far superior to the vepr submachine gun.

But more so because this is the gun Boss gave me.

"Let's take a break; the power propulsion device is really too hard to practice."

The power propulsion device Boss gave me has put me through a lot of hardship.

If it weren't for the wide terrain of Longbow Stream Valley, I might have already crashed to my death.

Even now, I'm not confident enough to use the power propulsion device in an indoor environment.

A few days ago, I boldly tried using it continuously, only to discover that my body simply couldn't withstand the impact brought by this speed.

Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep——————!!

"Help!!! Please, don't kill us, let us evacuate, we promise we won't retaliate against you!"

"Outside... you have so many enemies outside! Do you really want to make even more enemies everywhere?!"

Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep——————!!!

The sound of gunfire not far away caught my attention. I looked in the direction of the sound and saw the figure I had been thinking about day and night.

"Boss?!"

I stood up subconsciously, and only then did I see that Boss was currently chasing three panicked figures.

Among them, two were running for their lives, while the last one was facing away from the two, holding a huge shield in his hands.

Relying on the shield, he blocked many of Boss's bullets.

And the two people busy running away weren't idle either; both of them were clutching a golden pocket watch in their hands.

Whenever the pocket watch opened, Boss's bullets would appear to freeze in place.

"Accept the consequences of losing."

Boss's tone was flat, but his eyes revealed a killing intent that made my blood run cold.

Whoosh——————!!!

Bang——————!!!

Snap——————

I saw Boss use the power propulsion device to instantly fly toward the person holding the shield.

Immediately after, he kicked the observation window of the shield with one foot!

That shield—in my memory, during those days when I was unconscious, I had encountered it too.

The shield could not be broken by bullets no matter what.

And that observation window was not something ordinary bullets could shatter.

Yet Boss, with just that one kick, shattered it!

"So strong..."

Before I could even sigh in admiration, Boss grabbed the shield with one hand, actually snatched it directly from the person's grasp, and threw it away!

Beep, beep, beep——————!!

Immediately after, Boss turned the person's body around and fired several shots directly at his spine.

That person fell to the ground on the spot, looking like he definitely wouldn't survive.

"Hurry, the extraction point is just ahead!"

"What about Qiangzi? That lunatic only ever hits people's spines! Damn! Damn it, how could we run into him just by coming to Longbow Stream Valley?!"

"Forget about Qiangzi for now! If the two of us get caught by him, we'll end up paralyzed too, and then who's going to find an ECMO to treat him?"

After the person holding the shield died, only one of the remaining two hesitated for a moment.

Then, they ran for their lives toward the extraction point.

I have an impression of the extraction point they mentioned.

These past few days, while practicing shooting here, I've also encountered quite a few people coming here, muttering something about evacuation.

It's just that I wanted to give their equipment to Boss.

So I just killed them all.

But there were also times when, due to poor marksmanship, some people managed to run to that location.

But this time, that absolutely won't do!

Since we parted ways last time, this is the first time I've met Boss!

I must show him my marksmanship now!

"Damn it, they're running so fast..."

I raised my gun at the two, but they were running for their lives so desperately; at this speed, I couldn't hit them accurately at all.

But if I fired continuously, not to mention wasting the bullets Boss gave me...

It would also make Boss think that my marksmanship is lacking.

I must achieve a precise hit!

Beep, beep, beep————

Beep, beep, beep——————!!!

Before I could even raise my gun to shoot these two, in the distance, Boss had already raised the giant wave in his hands.

The bullets hit both of their spines respectively, not a single shot off!

After these two died, I walked over to the vicinity of their corpses.

After death, their bodies transformed into the appearance of a Pseudo-human.

My pupils couldn't help but constrict.

At the wounds on their backs, I could clearly see that Boss's bullets from just a moment ago had all hit the exact same vertebra!

The distance between Boss and them was at least 80-90 meters!

Are you kidding me?

At this distance, how could every shot hit the same point so accurately?

Not to mention that these two were in a moving state!

"Hmm? It's you?"

After being interrupted by Boss's voice, I finally snapped back to reality sheepishly.

I saw Boss lower the giant wave that had been aimed at me.

"For Liu Yan!"

I faced Boss and stood straight.

Unlike before, when I was forced to shout that line.

This time, it came from the bottom of my heart.

"How is your shooting practice going?"

"And the power propulsion device."

After Boss walked to my side, he didn't look at me.

While looting the two corpses, he asked me without raising his head.

"I... I practice every day..."

My voice lacked some confidence.

Originally, I was full of confidence, wanting to show Boss my marksmanship.

But after just seeing Boss's marksmanship, I realized how laughable the marksmanship I had been practicing so hard for these past few days really was.

"Shoot a magazine at that."

Boss pointed in a direction without looking back.

I looked in the direction he pointed, and my breath involuntarily stalled for a moment.

"Boss, this is nearly 100 meters..."

"It's already very close, fire."

"...Yes!"

I gritted my teeth, raised my gun at the direction Boss pointed, held my breath, focused, and pulled the trigger.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang——————!!!

Due to the increased distance, coupled with the nervousness of facing Boss.

The m14 marksman rifle in my hands was like a large carp struggling incessantly.

Once the magazine was spent, my heart went cold.

Although it wasn't a wildly inaccurate miss, it was still far from hitting a single point.

I lowered my head, like a child who had made a mistake, waiting for Boss's scolding.

"Use the power propulsion device and let me see."

Boss's voice was very calm.

From his tone, I couldn't tell at all what he was thinking about my performance just now.

"Yes."

"Hoo————"

I answered with an extremely serious expression, then exhaled a long breath.

The pressure Boss brought me was too great.

This kind of calmness was far more terrifying than Reis's rage.

Whoosh——————!!!

Whoosh——————!!!

Whoosh——————!!!

I used all my strength, utilizing the power propulsion device to weave through the abandoned village.

I didn't take the easy way out by using it in the air.

In a situation completely devoid of obstacles, even a dog could use it proficiently.

Only in an environment dense with obstacles could I let Boss see that I hadn't been slacking off these past few days!

However, I soon paid the price for my arrogance.

Bang——————!!

Because I didn't gauge the angle well, one of my legs smashed into a wall.

"Argh————!!!"

Thud——————

I let out a painful scream subconsciously, and then my body, like a kite with a broken string, fell to the ground.

My vision became blurred because of this; I gritted my teeth and forced myself to stand up.

Immediately after, my footing gave way, and I fell to the ground again.

Only then did I notice that, under the speed of the power propulsion device, my leg had been ruined by the impact just now...

My Adam's apple bobbed, and I swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

A ruined leg meant that I might not be able to help Boss anymore...

And those bullets Boss had invested in me had also become a losing investment.

I raised my head with a complex expression and slowly looked in Boss's direction.

Boss, give me another chance!

I can really do it!

I screamed in my heart, but I didn't say these words out loud.

Because my leg was already ruined; even if a god came, there would be no way to let me regrow a severed limb...

But even so, I still looked at Boss with eyes full of pleading and expectation.

But the moment I saw Boss, my heart sank to the bottom.

My eyes were filled with disbelief, and my brain was already a blank slate.

I saw.

Boss frowned and raised the gun in his hand.

And the direction the muzzle was aimed at...

Was me...