Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 501 - 145 I really hate the Firearms Path, but I never said I couldn’t

Chapter 501: Chapter 145 I really hate the Firearms Path, but I never said I couldn’t

Taking into account both the mass of the bullet and the muzzle velocity, the bullets fired from large-caliber shotguns and sniper rifles possess an enormous kinetic energy unmatched by other bullets.

Unlike the shotguns’ conical shot with a rapidly decaying speed, the power of a sniper rifle’s bullet is entirely concentrated at a single point.

Many people experiencing their first hits may even believe they were struck by some large blunt object—humans have a hard time accepting the reality that "something so small can possess such great kinetic energy."

When Heavenly Machine was hit, it felt like a sledgehammer strike. The bullet hit his shoulder, its mighty kinetic energy forcibly cleaving through his body like a blunt knife.

Heavenly Machine had already determined the direction from which the bullet had come.

From a high ground occupied by Heaven Hero.

Heaven Hero was a sniper, highly skilled in spear skill, and knew everything about sniping—including how to occupy high ground and how to search for hidden enemies.

The position he chose was also the spot with the widest field of vision within several kilometers.

Ultimate Sniping means being able to hit a target near the horizon.

On flat ground, this distance is typically five to seven kilometers.

In the mountains, without considering obstacles, this distance could even exceed ten kilometers.

Beneath this range, Firearm Warriors have an absolute advantage over other types of warriors.

Non-Firearm Warriors either have to hack drones to compete using Inner Strength.

Or they just have to passively take the hits.

And the reason why "Nameless Hero" chose the position occupied by Heaven Hero was probably because the positions taken by Heaven Hero were likely the best shooting spots.

Even if the "Nameless Hero" is not very familiar with the area, he could easily find such a suitable sniping spot.

However, Heavenly Machine captured a very abnormal point.

The drones were all more than seven hundred meters away from him.

Even slowly moving away.

And that was exactly why the recent shot did not claim his life.

The drones were too far away from him, so the data on atmospheric movement they collected was not complete.

This resulted in slight movements at the end of the bullet’s trajectory.

At this speed and this distance, the density of the atmosphere would cause the bullet to deviate.

Heaven Hero took a deep breath.

He seemed to understand what had happened.

The opponent had mistaken himself for the Iron Heart Dharma King.

Drones are pretty easy to hijack. And a sniper’s Drone Formation, which comes with data transmission capabilities, is directly connected to the sniper’s Prosthetic Body—this ensures that the collected data is perfectly applied to the art of sniping.

However, the drones themselves have limited power, and if the drone is too far from the operator, the signal needs to use other drones as relay stations, jumping from layer to layer.

At this time, if the end drone is closer to the target, and the drone controller’s level of Inner Strength is not much different from that of the target, the target can use Inner Strength to recapture the drone.

"Delay" is a decisive factor that can affect the performance of Inner Strength. King Aqini once outmaneuvered Turing with this tactic, helping the Father of All Machines slay the Martial Ancestor.

That Hero had mistaken him for the Iron Heart Dharma King.

So he used this method.

If it had not been for the concern about his Inner Strength recapturing the terminal drone, that Hero’s first shot would not have missed.

Although, Heavenly Machine truly did not dare to take the risk of curse killing to recapture the drone.

But the opponent had already decided he was the Iron Heart Dharma King.

He didn’t know that Heavenly Machine did not dare to do so.

——There is still a glimmer of hope...

Heavenly Machine thought to himself.

His anger just now, all his efforts, seemed as if they were false, meaningless.

The Nameless Hero, with unimaginably high Inner Strength and external strength that could easily defeat the Green Forest’s Heavenly Gang techniques, even played Ultimate Sniping convincingly. He could have used a variety of methods to shatter Heavenly Machine’s resistance.

But he didn’t know that "Hermit of Heavenly Machine is not the Iron Heart Dharma King."

"The sniping spot Heaven Hero chose... location... coverage..."

Heavenly Machine stood up abruptly and rushed toward a ravine.

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Xiang Shan stood beside Heaven Hero.

Heaven Hero had just been decapitated. Xiang Shan held two wires in his hands, connected to this body.

Heaven Hero’s somewhat hunched body wasn’t meant for direct confrontation. His wrists and knees could eject small tires, transforming this Great Hero of the Green Forest into an all-terrain vehicle. His arms and other structures could be converted into a weapons rack, suspending firearms including sniper rifles beneath him.

That way, he could maintain this posture for rapid movement across complex terrains and keep up with enemies.

After decapitating him, Xiang Shan used the entire prosthetic body as a sniping fort.

Having hacked Heaven Hero’s Inner Strength, Xiang Shan naturally knew this location.

Then, naturally, he came up.

Next was beheading, lifting the gun.

Then Xiang Shan realized that Heaven Hero’s prosthetic body specialized in firearms. Operating this body to shoot was even more accurate than doing it himself.

So he used it.

Most of the existing Cyber Martial Arts were created by Xiang Shan. Even the martial arts he didn’t create were sorted and innovated by him. Therefore, he could at least "use" the existing weapons at a competent level, even if he wasn’t good with them.

Xiang Shan controlled the Drone Formation of Heaven Hero, searching for any movement from Heavenly Machine from the high ground.

The speed of the bullets was faster than his running. As long as Heavenly Machine didn’t escape to a place with mountain cover, he could definitely be hit.

Soon, he saw Heavenly Machine.

Heavenly Machine also instantly raised his rifle and shot down a drone.

—Hmm? Not Inner Strength?

This question flickered through Xiang Shan’s mind, but he still fired.

Possibly because of a dense patch of air, this shot was slightly off, missing Heavenly Machine’s head and only ripping through his shoulder, disarming him of one arm.

Xiang Shan silently lamented the loss.

For Cyber Warriors, "vital points" were very scarce. Unless hitting the power source or legs, the opponent could still maintain mobility. Without close contact with Heavenly Machine, it was impossible for Xiang Shan to determine the location of his battery based on data like changes in center of gravity.

In this situation, the head was the easiest vital point to target.

Other than Scientific Knights, most people would put their biological brains inside their heads.

This shot was off, only hitting the shoulder.

But Heavenly Machine Star specialized in Inner Strength; there had been no notable achievements reported in his external strength. Losing an arm was of little consequence to him.

At this moment, only an adjustment of the gun barrel was needed...

"Eh?" Xiang Shan saw, Heavenly Machine suddenly started running.

The target was the nearest drone.

—Is this an attempt for a head-on confrontation using Inner Strength?

Xiang Shan commanded the drones to retreat. Although the drones’ flying speed was slower than a Cyber Warrior’s sprint, this allowed a bit of time to re-aim.

Heaven Hero’s hand squeezed the trigger again.