Clown Game
Chapter 261 - 248: The Return of the Dark Realm (Part 3)

Chapter 261: Chapter 248: The Return of the Dark Realm (Part 3)

Yeah, Chen Xiao spent all of the remaining funds, not a penny left. Of course, he didn’t discuss this with the other two members of the team either. Sigh, that’s how everyone in the Giggling Bird Squad operates—each to their own, with their own little schemes and deceptions. It’s a wonder such a group has managed to stick together until now. The only reason Chen Xiao is called "captain" is that he registered the squad first. Actually, he can’t even manage himself, let alone expect anyone to listen to him. (If you think about it, if it really were like other serious teams that follow the captain’s orders... haha... you wouldn’t survive the first mission, believe it or not.)

Enough small talk. The geek, staking his reputation, along with the entire possessions of the Giggling Bird Squad, evolved the Suicide Pistol into something else through their combined refinement.

Moreover, to showcase his exquisite craftsmanship, the geek even wrote up a new item profile for this gun with great seriousness.

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Item Name: Kobalt—Gateway of Smiles—Model II

Level: C-class

Description: This pistol was initially developed by Dr. ██████, the head of the ██th Non-Euclidean Joint Arms Research Center, and later evolved into something entirely new at the hands of Asia’s most talented elite modification technician ██ (current chief equipment manufacturer for the Tea Sparrow Squad).

One: Built on an integral structure, the Dynamic Force Capture System was added, allowing for the kinetic energy of a single bullet to be increased or reduced at will. It can adapt to any bullet material without causing internal explosions.

Two: The hollow gun body was filled to increase ammunition storage. The adaptable gunstock and built-in barrel can suit all types of magazine cartridges, reaching their maximum tolerable power when fired.

Three: The recoil of the unique alloy bullets is significantly absorbed due to the added damping material, storing all the force for later use.

Four: The energy storage time is 12 hours. Within this period, the accumulated energy can be applied at once to the force mechanisms in the barrel and stock.

Note: Excessive energy storage or surpassing the endurance threshold will result in automatic release, which may cause considerable harm to the user.

The overall modification is perfect, the function is applicable, fully reflecting the modifier’s advanced techniques and visionary concepts...

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All of that is the most useful part of the entire document, and most of the rest is just the geek bragging about his own skills.

Actually, those sentences are also pretty ambiguous, with numerous unresolved technical defects not shown in the item profile. So, let’s translate that into language anyone can understand.

Firstly, this gun is no longer restricted to special alloy bullets; it can now use any model of bullet. Both the barrel and the cylinder adapt automatically through a wrapping mechanism. If you were ruthless enough, you could probably even stuff a bullet meant for an anti-material sniper rifle in there. And after modifying the gunstock, magazine clips of nearly any size can now also be slotted in.

Next is the modification of the recoil for alloy bullets. The kickback from firing once used to almost cripple Chen Xiao. Because of the damping arm brace, firing once would have blown him away. But now, after the modification, the recoil from the alloy bullets is just enough that he can "barely stand firm while wearing the arm brace"! You have to admit, the geek’s skills are worthy of his role—the modifications vastly improved the gun’s practicality, at least next time the aim will be more accurate when firing.

But this design also has its drawbacks—alloy bullet capacity had to be reduced to three.

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Then, let’s talk about the essence of this modification: energy storage, a technology usually applied to armor and shields, like the ionic shield Bai Xiong is currently using. The effect of using it on a weapon is something few people know. Basically, it’s about accumulating the recoil energy of the alloy bullets and releasing it all at once! The power of this can be huge or small. After accumulating more than three times, even Chen Xiao wearing the arm brace would end up with ripped flesh and broken bones.

Of course, Chen Xiao doesn’t care about any of that. He just received the pistol from the geek and went to the Asian branch to collect his custom-made bulletproof suit Version 3, strutting around as if he was on top of the world.

Song Xuan and Bai Xiong glanced at the item profile sent to their phones, then at Chen Xiao in the car, who seemed as if he would be happy to twist and shout holding a steel pipe, their expressions darkened by the minute.

In the end, it was Song Xuan who spoke up first, "Have you read the mission briefing?"

Okay... she didn’t even care anymore about Chen Xiao’s act of dragging the whole Giggling Bird Squad into the mission without a discussion. Even if she said something, it wouldn’t make a difference to that shameless thing.

Chen Xiao was still lost in his state of self-elation and naturally shook his head, "Nope, I didn’t!" The way he said it, as if it was the most natural thing in the world.

Even though Song Xuan expected this, she couldn’t help but let out a helpless sigh... She simply couldn’t understand how someone like Chen Xiao had managed to survive until now.

"The Dark Realm appeared 60 hours earlier than expected, and the point of incursion shifted suddenly from the mountainous area to the old town district at the border..."

"Eh... so?" Chen Xiao asked cheerily.

"So... so this anomaly completely caught the Foundation by surprise. The residents of the old town didn’t evacuate in time. Within 3 hours of the Dark Realm’s complete blockade of the area, there were at least 2000 people unaccounted for..."

"Hmm... so what you’re saying is, we might be facing a flesh monster about the size of 2000 people, right?" Chen Xiao responded, finally looking a bit more serious.

"That’s not all. There are two zoos in the old town, with various birds, wild animals, and pets uncounted, not to mention the numerous remains underground... Since no signals can be transmitted by detectors, no one knows what this mission will turn into. The Foundation has dispatched 15 B-level teams and 8 A-level teams from the Asian branch for this operation, and for C-level field squads... it’s just us."

At this point, Song Xuan suddenly laughed a little, "Yes, three C-level field agents, a mission that pays 2000 points—ridiculously high. But all of this is based on the premise of survival."

After hearing the news, Chen Xiao stood still for a second, and then... "Hehehe... is that all?" he unexpectedly asked, seemingly even more delighted than before!

The one joining the conversation this time was the ever-silent Bai Xiong, "Full weapon access granted, equip each individual to their attribute’s peak potential... Furthermore, the organization’s upper echelons have assigned two members from the Omega squads to oversee this operation."

"Omega squads?!!" In that moment, the light in Chen Xiao’s slender eyes burst forth, unable to hide his excitement...