Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 6 Practical Training
My heart skipped a beat, and I looked at him with suspicion. If I wasn't mistaken, this person was the left hand that appeared on the star map.

"What do you mean?"

"You know what I mean!"

He looked excited: "We're on the same side... Do we need to exchange passwords? That... Imperial Jade Liquor, what's the next line?"

I gave him a bored look.

"Okay, you probably don't know this one, let's try another one."

With his left hand gesturing excitedly, he exclaimed, "The spring breeze of reform is blowing all over the land! Hey, the Chinese people must strive to be strong! Hey!"

I remained expressionless.

"This one won't work? Let's try another one, this one, watch closely... Genshin Impact~~~ Activate!"

My left hand carefully observed my expression, looking somewhat exasperated: "I can't even rough it? What about this? What are you doing~~~ Ouch~~~"

Looking at his smug expression, I felt like I was about to have a mental breakdown.

"Still not working? Let's try a riddle. I'll ask you a question, and you answer it."

The left hand pondered for a moment and then said, "Question! American money is called US dollars, so what is British money called? Answer me!"

"Go to hell!"

I finally couldn't hold back anymore: "Don't talk here, we'll talk about it at night!"

"Okay, brother!"

……

Nighttime, in bed.

I slowly activated the star map and entered directly, asking, "Left hand?"

"Here comes brother!"

Left Hand logged on instantly and laughed, "After all these days, you've finally been exposed. To be honest, your caution is something I should learn from, brother!"

"Ah."

I nodded slightly and asked, "How did you find out about me?"

He grinned and said, "Observe carefully. For the past five days, you've been betting on your score every day, trying to avoid standing out and being eliminated. But I can tell that your shooting skills are actually very accurate."

"good."

I took a deep breath: "Where's Puff? I haven't heard her speak lately?"

"She was transferred away from the deadly mine."

Left Hand said, "Now, in the Death Mine map, there are only the two of us who are in the same boat. You are number 033, and I am number 066. You are in front of me, so you are the older brother. I will listen to you."

"You want to cooperate to escape the death mine?"

"That's exactly what I meant!"

Left Hand said excitedly, "The Death Mine is heavily guarded. It's almost impossible for a person to leave alone unless there's backup."

"Ah."

I wholeheartedly agree: "It's a pity that our levels are too low. We are both only level four now and have no way to gain experience. If we can't awaken the Yuanli Furnace, we are no match for those level 10-15 NPCs."

"That doesn't matter."

Left Hand said, “Before Sister Puff left, she told me that a training cycle in the Iron Blood Training Camp is ten days. The first five days are mainly for awakening two gene enhancement skills and training in marksmanship, close combat, etc. The last five days are for actual combat. There are a lot of monsters tamed in the Death Mine, which are all experience babies. My basic marksmanship has been fed to level 3 with bullets, so killing monsters is not a problem. What about you, what level are you?”

"Taller than you."

"Holy crap, awesome..."

He took a deep breath with his left hand, then fell silent, presumably because his confidence had been severely damaged.

I continued, "Tomorrow during training, let's create opportunities to team up so we can look out for each other. And don't level up our character experience until we're ready to fight, so we can surprise the instructors."

"Row!"

Zuo Shou said, "I've had my share of humiliation from these damn instructors these past few days. Once I upgrade and awaken the Yuan Power Furnace, I'll definitely take them all down if I get the chance!"

"Alright, that's enough for now. We'll see how things go during training tomorrow."

"Okay bro!"

……

The next day, early morning.

Instructor Lakuri announced the news of the live-fire training. Afterwards, the base dispatched large trucks to transport all the test subjects out of the tunnels and to the surface. On the surface, there was a huge confinement area, and a strange aura permeated the air.

"Each of you choose your weapons, and then the hunt will begin!"

Huge metal crates were opened, revealing them filled with various guns, magazines, bullets, and other weapons.

I quickly selected an MP25 submachine gun, nicknamed "Roarer." It has a 50-round magazine, a firepower of 50-75, high shooting stability, and strong lethality. Unfortunately, the equipment was marked "trial," meaning it would be taken back by the system after the trial, so I couldn't store it in my interdimensional storage space. Otherwise, I would definitely collect more of them.

However, the combat suit was still stuffed with magazines full of bullets in both the front and back, just in case.

In addition, it is equipped with a Vanguard Bee Sting, a steel sword with a blade length of about 30 cm, which is extremely sharp and is a common melee weapon for Vanguard members.

"Wish ya'll good luck!"

When we looked back, we found that Instructor Lakuri and the others had already left by helicopter, and we heard a series of rumbling sounds from underground, as if some entrance had been opened.

"not good!"

A blond, blue-eyed white man exclaimed in horror, "It's bugs...it's bugs...these damned slugs have hidden a bug nest underground and are using bugs as training subjects!"

"It's not good..."

Left Hand quickly approached and said in a deep voice, "Third Brother, what do we do? We fought bugs during the closed beta, but these are real bugs! If we can't suppress them with our firepower, we're doomed!"

"Calm down."

I quickly looked around, pointed to a dilapidated lighthouse not far away, and said, "Let's go up to the lighthouse. We don't need to kill all these bugs. As long as we survive to the end, that's enough. The Dark Tide Organization won't let all the experimental subjects in the entire base die."

"That makes sense, let's go!"

The two left the crowd and quickly rushed onto the lighthouse frame.

In the distance, swarms of insects attacked, sending chills down one's spine!

The Zerg are also one of the villainous forces in Star Abyss. However, we are currently in version 1.0, Dark Tide Origins, which was released during the game's open beta. Therefore, the Zerg's power has not been fully unleashed, and only some low-level units have appeared so far.

If it were version 3.0 of *Rise of the Zerg*, my left hand and I would most likely be dead here. "Here we go!"

Below, countless experimental subjects formed a defensive line and began firing wildly.

I frowned and looked down. A dark mass of insects was crawling up the lighthouse. They were all four-legged, covered with barbs and various disgusting gelatinous substances. They weren't very big, about the size of a face plate.

The dense clusters of health bars looked extremely frightening.

【Break Bug】(Common)
Rating: 5
Attack: 5-9
Defense: 0
Qi and blood: 350
Skill: Devour, deals an additional 10% damage to normal armor.
Details: The brood bug is the basic unit of the Zerg race, originating from the Zerg hive. Although its attack power is weak, its numbers are numerous.

……

He picked up the submachine gun with his left hand and started firing, causing a continuous stream of nest insects to fall from the shelf.

"Don't shoot randomly."

I frowned: "We have limited ammunition. We should use three-round bursts to increase the hit rate."

"Row!"

As I changed tactics with my left hand, I also pulled back the bolt, aimed at the brood worms below, and kept firing in three-round bursts, driving bullets into the brood worms' bodies!

"72!"

"70!"

"69!"

Damage numbers popped up one after another, just as the settings during the closed beta showed: weapon damage was determined by its own firepower, and the player's skill points could not affect the damage outcome.

Fortunately, the nest worms have relatively weak health, and two shots are usually enough to kill one. Immediately, the area below was filled with the sight of nest worms bursting open, with streams of green liquid spurting out, which looked extremely gruesome.

"Damn it, you dare to be so fierce? I'll shoot you all, you unfilial sons!"

He fired wildly with his left hand, his face full of ferocity.

This guy is definitely suited to playing realistic games like this. He gets into character quickly, has strong adaptability, and will definitely become a pro gamer in the future.

Fortunately, I have a level 10 basic shooting skill as a backup, and I can hit every shot within 50 meters. Unlike the left hand, whose miss rate is relatively high, around 30%, the skill level is what it is. Fortunately, the swarm of insects is dense, so the damage is basically in place.

As each magazine was emptied, I soon had enough experience points to level up to level 6, but now was not the time to level up; I had to be patient.

On the ground, some test subjects were still holding their ground, while others had been overwhelmed by the swarm of insects. After being ravaged by the insects, those subjects were devoured, leaving only blood and bones. The scene was extremely cruel. As a result, the so-called practical training had completely turned into a scene of many test subjects being scattered and chased by the insect swarm.

"Brother, I'm almost out of bullets," said Zuo Shou, his face pale.

"Just use your pistol to fire in bursts and coordinate with my attack."

"Row!"

With their combined efforts, the two of them piled up a large number of dead nest insects below.

At that moment, the gates of the Death Mine slowly opened, and two machines were pushed out.

"Buzz~~Buzz~~~"

Those two weapons were actually the legendary ultrasonic weapons!
"Zhizhi~~~"

The countless nest insects panicked and lost all will to fight. In the blink of an eye, the swarm retreated like a tide.

"Damn undercurrents..."

Looking from afar, Zuo Shou said bitterly, "They only started to disperse the swarm when almost half of the people were dead..."

The others were also sullen, some with anger in their eyes, but they could only suppress their anger after the instructors and guards entered, and one by one they became expressionless and wooden.

I didn't say a word, but silently returned to the base by the same route under the escort of a group of guards, while memorizing the terrain I saw on the surface.

……

"Number 033, you are no longer qualified to stay in a single room!"

At the mine base, a guard gave me a mocking laugh and said, "Instructor Lakuri has arranged special accommodations for you."

Instead of returning to his room, he was led by a guard to a dilapidated warehouse.

After two failed evolutions, I finally lost my room.

Instructor Lakuri said that trash should live with trash.

The warehouse was filled with many old and broken machines. Far from being disappointed, I felt right at home looking at this pile of old and broken items, as if I had found a treasure trove. I immediately started tinkering with them.

Some old, scrapped light motorcycles and small engines were quickly repaired, resulting in a wealth of skills and experience, while I set my sights on an unmanned underwater vehicle.

The submersible only had a slightly damaged drive wheel, which could be easily repaired and put back into use. Suddenly, an escape plan formed in my mind...

There is a river above the surface of the Dead Mine, very close to the base exit. If we use a submarine, can we evade the eyes of the Dark Tide ground forces and aerial drones?

As luck would have it, I found an old model of artificial gill among a pile of junk. After cleaning off the dust, it was ready to use.

So, he secretly put the unmanned underwater vehicle and the artificial gill into his extradimensional storage space, pretending nothing had happened...

Late at night, I sat in the old warehouse, full of confidence, and even couldn't help but curl the corners of my mouth into a smile.

All is ready except for the opportunity!
Time flies, and four days have passed in the blink of an eye.

In four days, I accumulated a lot of character experience, enough to level up to level 8 or 9 in one go. In addition, I also accumulated a lot of skill experience, so leveling up the next 2 or 3 skills shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Meanwhile, the day for the third injection of Pandora solution was fast approaching.

……

"X033!"

At dawn, Instructor Lakuri's voice rang out, his gaze icy: "This is your last chance. If you can't awaken any genetic enhancements this time, hmph... then die!"

I frowned but didn't say anything.

Shortly after, he was strapped to a mobile hospital bed again and wheeled into the operating room. A medical worker held up a vial of orange injection, which was the third injection of Pandora solution!
When the injection was injected into his arm, it felt as if his entire arm was immersed in magma, burning hot and causing him extreme pain. He was then pushed into a small room by two guards to wait for the drug to take effect and cause a sudden change.

Before my eyes, familiar azure blue characters leaped forth—

[Pandora Solution is starting to work!]

Your genes have officially begun to mutate!

You can choose between two evolutionary paths: directed mutation and free mutation!

……

(End of this chapter)