The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 74 - 61 The Gunman

Chapter 74: Chapter 61 The Gunman

"All of you are Cultivators, and ordinary shooting training is not suitable for you. Take this heavy machine gun, for example, ordinary people need to set up its tripod and lie down on the ground, resting their shoulder against the stock to reduce recoil and maintain stability during shooting, which enhances accuracy,"

"But it’s different for you. With your physical condition, you can easily lift the heavy machine gun with one hand and perform the shooting action; the recoil is completely within your tolerance."

"Therefore, for Cultivators, I will only teach you some important gun knowledge and shooting techniques, and the rest you can practice on your own in the training field."

At this moment.

In the training field of Zone One, Ma Qiang, an instructor dressed in camouflage, was giving a lecture to several newcomers, with Li Yi among them.

"This is the weapon display area. I will demonstrate the use and techniques of all weapons to you. I hope you will listen carefully. If you still have any questions afterward, you can come to me, and I will guide you as much as possible," Instructor Ma Qiang said in a direct and clear manner.

After a brief introduction, he immediately went to the nearby weapon display area, picked up a pistol, and demonstrated its use, precautions, and skills involved in disassembling and reassembling the weapon.

Cultivators have very good memories. They remembered everything after just one demonstration and understood how to use the weapons.

Not only did he demonstrate one type of firearm, but Instructor Ma Qiang also demonstrated all the firearms in the display area.

"Is there anything that you still don’t understand? If there is, please ask now, or today’s firearms lecture will come to an end," Ma Qiang said, looking at the audience again.

Li Yi had no questions; all the methods of using the firearms had already been committed to memory. All that was left was for him to get hands-on practice.

"Instructor, I want to know, what level of proficiency in firearms training is considered qualified?" Suddenly, a man participating in the training asked.

Instructor Ma Qiang immediately replied, "It’s simple, master at least four different firearms, and achieve a moving target hit rate of no less than ninety percent for each firearm to be considered qualified. That’s the minimum requirement. I’ll have someone demonstrate to you what a moving target is."

He then shouted towards the training field, "Yuan Mingjin, are you still training?"

"Instructor, what’s the matter?" a voice responded from the shooting range.

"Come here and show the newcomers how to shoot at a moving target," Instructor Ma Qiang said.

"Alright." The response came quickly, and then a young man with a strong build, wearing a vest and headphones, and carrying a sniper rifle, quickly walked over.

Li Yi glanced at the sniper rifle in the man’s hands.

It was not the Transcendent M200 model but another unfamiliar one.

Yuan Mingjin looked at the crowd and said, "Hello everyone. Instructor Ma Qiang is usually very busy. He will have to train another group of newcomers later, so I will demonstrate moving target shooting for you now. Do any of you have coins? Yes, just ordinary coins. If you do, could you lend me a hand by tossing them towards the shooting range? Throw them higher and farther."

"I will." At that moment, a man stood up; he took out a handful of coins and asked, "How many do you need?"

"The requirement for marksmanship qualification is to hit at least nine out of ten coins," Yuan Mingjin said with a smile.

"Alright, then ten coins. I also want to see what a sharpshooter’s Spear Technique is like—don’t disappoint me," the man said. He, too, was a Spirit Medium Realm Cultivator. With a flick of his wrist, he sent ten coins flying through the air in front of him.

At this moment, it was evening.

The lighting was not good.

Coins are small in size, and ordinary people would find it hard to even see them flying through the air at this moment, but this was not a problem for Cultivators. They activated their Spirit Medium, with astonishing Eye Power, enabling them to see clearly even at night.

"Haha, watch closely," Yuan Mingjin burst into laughter at that moment. Despite carrying a hefty sniper rifle, his body moved so agilely that he flipped mid-air and set up the rifle.

"Bang!"

After the gunshot, Yuan Mingjin landed and quickly worked the bolt again, fired, then moved to another position and repeated the action.

His movements were incredibly smooth, and he worked the bolt and fired in one seamless motion, without deliberately aiming.

Only then did Li Yi notice that Yuan Mingjin’s sniper rifle had no high-magnification scope attached. In other words, he was shooting entirely by feel, not by aiming.

Despite the slow rate of fire of the sniper rifle, he handled it as if it were an automatic rifle, with rapid successive gunshots.

In just a few seconds, Yuan Mingjin had ceased firing.

Now.

The ten coins that had been tossed into the sky had disappeared; not a single coin came down. They had all been hit mid-air and disintegrated into fragments.

"Nine shots, did that guy really only fire nine shots?" The man who had thrown the coins was now showing a look of shock, realizing what had happened.

That is to say, with one shot, Yuan Mingjin hit two coins at the same time.

"See that, everyone?" Yuan Mingjin said with a smile, holding the sniper rifle.

"A very precise shot, but the movements seem a bit showy, although they all hit the mark. Such shooting is rather unstable, which I find unfavorable for actual combat," commented someone.

Yuan Mingjin glanced over and said, "If you don’t understand, better not to speak and embarrass yourself."

The man’s face darkened, and he was immediately rendered speechless by the retort.

At this moment, Li Yi pondered for a while before directly speaking, "I understood a bit. Every time you fired, it was at the worst timing: either mid-air, just after steadying yourself, or while flipping over... This undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty of the shot."

"Not bad, you’ve noticed something," Yuan Mingjin nodded. "But do you know why I do it this way?"

"Because most of the time, our sniper targets aren’t human but fierce beasts, extraordinary creatures, or even some never-before-seen monsters. Therefore, a sniper needs to be able to take those critical shots in all sorts of extreme conditions. Those creatures won’t just let you squat peacefully far away and take aim at them," said Li Yi.

Yuan Mingjin said, "You’re right, that’s exactly the situation. What’s most important for a marksman? It’s seizing the moment to shoot. Your bullet must provide the most crucial support to your teammates at the key moment, so no matter the state you’re in, you must ensure you can hit the target."

"The drill I just performed is actually rather simple since the coins fall slowly and have a pattern that’s easy to predict. Also, I was standing on open ground without any obstacles. But what if those coins were swift-moving fierce beasts, and I was in the middle of running away? Or what if I just flipped over and jumped down from a third-floor building, and suddenly, a teammate needs supporting fire? Would I be able to accurately hit the target while still falling?"

"Do you know why my gun doesn’t have a scope? Because most of the time, you simply don’t have the time to take aim. You must rely on your body’s instincts to make the shot."

"If you can’t do this, I advise you to stop practicing with guns, so you don’t end up risking your teammates’ lives when it counts," he cautioned.

Upon hearing this, the others immediately grew solemn.

Because Yuan Mingjin was right; everyone realized that mastering firearms isn’t so easy, becoming a qualified marksman requires a lot of time and effort.

"By the way, what’s your name?" Suddenly, Yuan Mingjin asked.

"I’m Li Yi."

Li Yi?

Hearing this name, many people nearby turned to look at him.

Yuan Mingjin also paused for a moment, then with a smile, said, "Li Yi, I’ve heard about you. Just a week ago, you committed a major crime in the old district, killing eight cultivators of the Spirit Medium Realm with your bare hands, including a wanted criminal named Wang Kui. Even Ning Wu, a cultivator from the inspiration realm, was not your match, ending up with a leg taken by you after a fierce fight to the end."

"You, are a fierce one," he said, giving Li Yi a thumbs-up.

Killing eight people single-handedly and even crippling a cultivator from the inspiration realm, such an achievement isn’t something that can be easily done.

"So he is Li Yi, I didn’t expect him to join the Investigation Bureau so soon."

"When did the Investigation Bureau recruit such a ruthless person?"

"Damn, no wonder I felt uneasy sitting next to him, this young guy reeks of bloodlust."

The others couldn’t help but murmur among themselves.

Li Yi casually remarked, "I’m not that formidable; it was just a desperate fight that pushed me to my potential limits."

"Haha, I didn’t expect you to be so modest, Li Yi. Now that you’ve joined the Investigation Bureau, we are colleagues. Do you want to practice shooting? I can give you some pointers to help you get started quickly," Yuan Mingjin offered warmly.

Li Yi asked earnestly, "I want to pass the shooting qualification quickly; do you have any good suggestions?"

"I see, you practice boxing, shooting really isn’t your thing. However, to qualify in shooting, you need to be proficient in at least four types of firearms. No matter which four, the sniper rifle is indispensable. As for pistols and submachine guns, they have too little power; they’re like tickling fierce beasts and extraordinary creatures, not inflicting fatal injuries. You should practice with more powerful firearms, and the rest you can just dabble in as you please," Yuan Mingjin gave reasonable advice.

"That makes sense," Li Yi nodded, accepting the advice, and then looked around the weapons display area.

He quickly made his selection of four weapons.

"Alright, better to act than just talk; let’s head to the shooting range now to practice. If you have any questions, come to ask me," Yuan Mingjin said with a laugh, before carrying his sniper rifle and heading out.

At that point, the instructor Ma Qiang came over to add, "The training field is available 24 hours a day. If you get tired, there are accommodations provided in the dormitory building. Alright, you all can have some free time now."

With a plan in mind, Li Yi didn’t waste any time. He immediately went to the shooting range to begin training, determined to qualify as soon as possible and then to perfect his combat skills.