Chapter 589: Chapter 589: Giant Hunter
Li Yao felt a heaviness in his arm the moment he grabbed the gun, followed by a mysterious aura.
Giant Slayer
Quality: Purple Epic
Attack: 125-159
Strength: 85
Agility: 84
Stamina: 83
Heavy Bullet: Against large creatures, the further the bullet travels, the more powerful and forceful it becomes – power and force increase by 5% for 2-3 yards, 15% for 3-5 yards, 50% for 5-7 yards, 125% for 7-10 yards, and 300% beyond 10 yards.
Absorb the Power of Giants: For each hit on a creature’s vital spot from over three yards away, your own strength increases by 30%, and range increases by 15%, lasting for 1 hour, and can stack up to 50 layers.
Equipment level: 20
Equipment requirement: Strength 120 and above
Note: Mimi’s soul is still with his beloved partner despite his sacrifice. Slay as many monsters as possible, and perhaps Mimi’s soul will be activated.
After seeing this sniper rifle, Li Yao gasped. It was actually the Giant Slayer; his heart thrummed with excitement.
In his previous life, this gun was one of the most famous Hunter weapons and a dream sniper rifle for countless Hunters.
This gun was once in the hands of a very famous Hunter, known as the Heavy Armor Hunter. He followed the Lone Wolf Hunting path, always dressed in heavy armor, choosing the shooting route.
His prowess was revealed during a huge guild war. A strong guild relying on their guild totem became formidable, and the Giant Slayer’s guild offended this guild, leading to a guild war.
This small guild was initially weak and suffered continuous losses against the guild with the Giant Beast Totem.
However, just as the small guild was about to collapse, the Giant Slayer’s buffs stacked to the maximum. Then, this fearsome Hunter started to assassinate the opposing guild’s leaders from an extremely long distance.
Even though the small guild still lost in the end, the large guild also suffered major losses and eventually retreated.
It was then that people started paying attention to this Hunter, who could always snipe enemy leaders from a great distance.
In the mid-phase, the era of the warcraft prevailed. Faced with large monsters, this rifle was even more terrifying, and the Hunter was later known as the King of Snipers.
Li Yao understood that while the King of Snipers did become one of the strongest Hunters because of his own strength, this sniper rifle played a decisive role.
At the same level, there is absolutely no gun with higher attack power, including hand cannons.
The attribute bonuses are far stronger than those of other guns of the same quality and level, and the two special effects are the epitome of the Giant Slayer’s title.
Li Yao knew too well that most monsters he would face in the future would be of an immense size.
Not to mention the second effect, where hitting a monster’s vital spot increases his attributes. He becomes stronger with each kill, especially for an expert shooter like Li Yao. After building up 50 stacks, his strength could reach a staggering 1500%, not to mention the range.
Worthy of the Power of Giants, Li Yao felt that in such a state, he could challenge the Giant Beast.
Upon seeing these attributes, many people would argue that it is just a level 20 gun, and even if it is enhanced, it would be of use until level 30 at most.
But now, only Li Yao knows the effect of Mimi’s soul. For every large monster killed, their souls will be absorbed by Mimi’s soul. When it accumulates a certain number, Mimi’s soul will evolve. Mimi’s soul will also guide the Hunter in collecting materials to enhance this gun.
In other words, this is a firearm that can evolve and upgrade. As far as Li Yao knows, the King of Snipers had upgraded this gun’s quality to legendary, only one step away from becoming a divine artifact.
When he saw Li Yao grab the gun without any effort, the captain looked somewhat surprised. Generally, a second-order Hunter has a strength between 70-80. To handle this gun with ease, one’s strength should be at least 150.
“Brother, your strength is more than enough. It seems you are indeed meant for this gun.” The captain looked relieved and said, “However, there’s one last requirement. We need to test your precision. Otherwise, my old friend won’t be pleased.”
“What test?” Li Yao raised his eyebrows. He was not worried about any tests. Now that this treasure was in his hands, how could it slip away?
“Do you see the mast in the distance? Break it. But you only have ten shots. You can use three shots to get used to the gun.” The captain pointed to a wrecked ship in the distance. The ship was half-submerged, but the mast still stood tall.
The soldiers took a deep breath. It was a 300-yard distance. Breaking the mast with ten shots was too difficult, almost impossible.
“No need to try, I don’t need ten shots, three shots are enough.” Li Yao confidently claimed. Sniper rifles are inherently stable. Li Yao knows this only too well, especially for a piece of epic equipment like this.
Li Yao took the bullet bag handed over by the captain and was pleasantly surprised once again after examining it. The bag was divided into four compartments, each holding a different type of bullet designed to fit the gun.
These were the Armor-breaking Bullet, Explosive Bullet, Penetration Bullet, and Paralysis Bullet. However, there weren’t many – only a few hundred of each.
“There’s an Explosive Bullet? Then one shot should be enough. It seems a bit wasteful, though.” Li Yao lamented as he loaded the bullet. These types of ammunition are hard to come by; he can’t even buy them, let alone make them. Each one used meant one less to use.
Li Yao caressed the rifle for a moment before settling into position, then took aim.
The captain and soldiers curiously watched, eager to see how this boastful recruit could break a distant mast with one shot.
Bang…
With a gunshot, everyone saw a red dot disappear into the distance. Following that, a flash of red light flickered, and as the mast fell down, the sound of an explosion reached them.
“Is that alright?” Li Yao no longer wanted to use any more bullets and unceremoniously stowed them at his waist.
“After getting this gun, go to the northern outpost. That’s where Mimi fell in battle.” The captain mentioned nonchalantly.
“Okay, the northern outpost. I’ll start as soon as I enhance my weapon.” Li Yao was clear that this was another hint from the captain.
To activate Mimi’s soul for the first time, one must go to the northern outpost. If not, Mimi’s soul won’t activate, and the firearm won’t upgrade after killing monsters. At most, it would be a minor artifact during this phase, but it would still be phased out eventually.
If a player receives this and doesn’t pay attention to the northern outpost tip, it would be a tragedy.
Under the lead of a soldier, Li Yao came to the military enhancement furnace.
The military version was more decent than the player’s version. The success rate of enhancement is slightly higher than that of an ordinary furnace.
Li Yao wanted to enhance his weapons all along, but there was no time before. Now that he was about to enter the Ogre’s territory, not enhancing his weapon was clearly unwise.
Enhancing weapons and equipment was a tricky business. It’s relatively easy at the beginning, needing only an Enhancement Gem and basically having a 100% success rate until +3.
But from +4, it gets trickier. Not only does the success rate decrease, but the materials required also increase. After +7, even more outrageous, a material to protect the equipment is needed. Otherwise, weapons and equipment may shatter during enhancement.
Enhancement was a game for the wealthy. Ordinary players, even if they get a good piece of equipment, find it challenging to enhance it to +7…