Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 414: Forest Ranger (Updated First and Revised Later)

"The name of this rifle is 'Ranger', which corresponds to the 'Reaper' of the Hunter Path Sequence Five." John introduced solemnly.

Ranger? A ranger who hides in the mountains and forests and hunts intruders? I like this name...

Vinata recalled her experiences living in the mountains and forests, and stroked the smooth wooden butt of the gun with a little joy.

Just now, she just pulled the trigger subconsciously and didn't have time to carefully examine the rifle in her hand. Now, she has time to appreciate the spoils she has captured.

Unlike a high-pressure steam rifle, this rifle does not have an alchemical high-pressure tank connected to the back. Instead, like a shotgun or hunting rifle, it relies on the explosive force of gunpowder to propel the bullet to fire.

The structure of the rifle seems to be more top-heavy than that of a high-pressure steam rifle. The trigger is not located at the junction of the buttstock and the gun body, but in the middle of the buttstock, protected by a long guard that runs across the entire buttstock.

The original trigger position was the vertical grip and armrest, connected to three vertically arranged barrels that were nearly 40 centimeters long. When placed together with the slender buttstock, it seemed a bit top-heavy.

(The prototype is the arc rifle in Sony's "The Order 1886", if you are interested, you can go and have a look)
Seeing that Vinata was carefully examining and studying the "Forest Ranger", John introduced it in detail:

"Its ability is actually very simple, which is to harvest lives. The negative effects are also related to this."

"When you hold the gun handle, you will receive the boost from the Ranger, forcing you to be extremely calm. Your ability to control the battle situation will be greatly improved. It will also significantly enhance your eyesight. Even an old person with blurry eyes will become an expert archer after holding the Ranger."

"This gun has two active abilities. The first is a fatal attack. You need to pull the bolt before using it to infuse it with double spirituality, so that the next bullet will have absolute accuracy. No matter where it hits, it can benefit the mystical weaknesses in life and cause terrible damage beyond normal. "

"The second is 'Life Harvest'. It can be used without reloading bullets. It can only automatically generate three bullets per day. It does not start to generate slowly after firing a bullet, but only starts to generate after the third bullet is fired. After 24 hours, the magazine will automatically return to a full state."

"Please note that it is not one bullet reloaded every eight hours, but three bullets reloaded every twenty-four hours. Before these three bullets are reloaded, even if eight hours have passed, you can no longer use the ability to harvest lives."

"As for the power of Life Harvest, you have just seen it."

John swallowed and continued:

"Even a Sequence 6 Beyonder who is good at defense will die on the spot if hit directly by this gun. There is no possibility of relying on physical fitness to resist. Moreover, due to the fatal attack effect of this gun, even if the Life Harvest only hits the opponent's limbs, the effect is no different from hitting the vital points."

"This data can probably be believed, because George once used this gun to kill a 'Dawn Knight' of the Church of the God of War in one shot, and the opponent was wearing heavy armor."

Even the "Dawn Knight" could be killed instantly with one shot? The power of this shot was probably close to the full force of a Sequence 5 Reaper!

Venata felt a flash of fear in her heart. When she was making a battle plan, she once thought about whether she should rely on the power of the "Rose Heart" necklace she was carrying to withstand George's shot and find out his location, but in the end, she chose not to withstand it out of caution.

Now it seems that this caution really saved my life...

Venata calmed down a little and asked John:
"So what are the side effects?"

Such a powerful weapon could not be without side effects, otherwise the two brothers would have been killed long ago. With the combination of a Sequence 7 and a Sequence 8, it would be difficult to protect a magical item of this level. After all, this is on the sea!

"There is only one side effect, and that is draining life."

John then said, "Normally, the person holding this gun will have his vitality drained away by it. The time and amount of life drained away are uncertain. The most frequent time is once a day, and each time the maximum life drained away may be half."

"What would it be like to have half of your life taken away?"

Venata asked, frowning.

"Depending on the physical fitness of different people, the damage caused is also different."

John recalled, "Since there is no specific value, the effect on the human body is not constant. When you are in good condition, taking one-fifth of it can make you feel obviously tired, as if you had just had an hour of intense... uh, bed exercise."

"If half of your life is taken away under normal conditions, it might be the equivalent of running a 100-meter sprint with a dagger stuck in your abdomen... Of course, this might be a bit exaggerated, but what I mean is that when it comes to things related to life, no one can predict the specific damage. Having 100% of your life taken away doesn't necessarily mean you will die immediately, and having half of your life taken away doesn't necessarily mean you won't die."

Finally, John concluded; "However, generally speaking, the more times you use 'Life Harvest', the higher the percentage of life you will extract and the higher the frequency. My personal advice is to exit the battle as quickly as possible after firing a shot to avoid having your life extracted when your state is incomplete."

"No other solution?"

Vinata frowned again. The negative effects of this magical item were already quite serious, just as simple and crude as its ability. After all, a person's physical condition could not be measured by simple data. An effect that could make a person "take away half their life" could also very likely kill them directly.

"Yes, there is." John replied, "The reason why Life Harvest is called Harvest is because it can directly extract the life of the killed creatures to feed itself. The life of the person hit by Life Harvest will be absorbed by one-third to one-half, and used to feed the user or stored in the rifle, and these lives will be given priority when deducting. However, if the enemy uses a substitute to avoid the damage of this shot, or you attack the undead, puppets or buildings, you cannot steal the life."

In other words, if you can't kill with one strike, you must withdraw from the battlefield, otherwise the subsequent side effects will have a high probability of causing fatal damage...

Venata nodded, having a general understanding, and then said to John with a smile:
"Thank you for your explanation. Next, we should talk about compensation."

(End of this chapter)