Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 74 I'm not a winner (Additional Chapter 10)

Seeing a player die right before your eyes again is not a pleasant experience.

Dark Tide stopped shelling, and at this point, my health bar was still at 49%, which was a relatively safe level. However, the situation on the Crimson Sky Alliance side was not optimistic. Several people had "minor injury" icons above their heads, even after they had used first aid kits. Otherwise, these people would probably not have escaped death.

"Get out!"

With a command from Qiang Churulong, he led everyone away from the mountain that resembled a purgatory.

"Alliance Leader Dragon."

As I ran with the Roarer in my arms, I said in a deep voice, "We owe you all a lot this time, but it's a pity... the Crimson Sky Alliance has lost a brother..."

"It's alright, everyone was already mentally prepared."

With a low gaze, Qiang Churu said, "Ding Han, you don't need to blame yourself for this. You are a friend of our Chixiao Alliance. Since you and Zhang Ruolin were surrounded, we would definitely help you. Besides, even without you, our group would have run into these five BOSSes anyway. On the contrary, we would have killed them faster if you were here, otherwise it might have been more troublesome."

He frowned and looked at the mountain behind him: "What was that electromagnetic pulse all about?"

"I don't know, maybe the Windbreaker Legion of Creek City dropped a bomb that can trigger an electromagnetic pulse."

"Hmph, the Burning Wind Legion... it's best not to have too high expectations of them."

The spear shot out like a dragon, yet he hesitated to speak.

Soon after, a group of people rushed down the hillside and entered a jungle ahead.

"Bros."

I turned to look at the members of the Crimson Sky Alliance and said with guilt, "Ruolin and I were besieged by five second-generation power armor warriors. Thanks to everyone's help, we were able to escape. It's just a pity that we were born at the wrong time and my brother was killed in the Dark Tide's bombardment."

"Ding Han, don't feel guilty."

Milk Tea Life-Sustaining Immortal said, "We players have been in 'Star Abyss' for quite some time now. Everyone knows what kind of game this is. Since we've come out here, we're risking our lives. We all know that."

He changed the subject, saying, "Besides, after taking down all five blue BOSSes, each of us got five blue BOSS-level ability crystals. Regardless of what we got from them, we still got five ability crystals in total, so it's not a bad deal."

"Yes, Ding Han, you don't need to blame yourself."

The others also offered their words of comfort.

"Um, thank you everyone..."

I was a little dazed, and at that moment I really had the urge to join the Crimson Sky Alliance.

……

Suddenly, footsteps sounded behind them, and then a group of heavily armed soldiers rushed out of the woods.

"Be careful, be on guard!"

With a command from the spearman, they quickly discovered that the enemy wore flame insignia on their chests and were actually members of the Burning Wind Legion, including several warriors wearing first-generation power armor.

"Are you from Xicheng?"

One of the captains rushed forward and said, "Those scum of the Dark Tide are transporting troops in our direction. They plan to attack from both sides and completely wipe out the three battalions of the Burning Wind Legion! If you're willing, head east and cut off their troop transport route!"

The next moment, a ding-dong sound came from my ear, and I had actually triggered a battlefield mission!

[Your squad has triggered a battlefield mission: Intercept the Dark Tide Transport Squad (Rank A)! Mission Objective: Head to the Eastern Woodlands and intercept a Dark Tide transport squad before it enters the battlefield. The more Dark Tide units you kill, the higher the final reward! Mission Rewards: A large amount of character experience, with a chance to obtain additional rewards!]

For an A-level battlefield mission, the rewards should be quite substantial.

"Cool!"

Gunshot Like a Dragon laughed, "You've already received this A-level mission?"

"Ok!"

Everyone nodded in unison.

"go out!"

So, the group quickly left the woods, crossed a rugged hill, and entered a mountainous forest area that was particularly suitable for ambush. On the large map, a ribbon of red dots was converging from south to north, attempting to break through the defense line on the east side of Creek City from the eastern mountains and completely encircle the main force of the Burning Wind Legion!

"We'll have to wait a bit longer!"

He took a deep breath as the spear shot out like a dragon.

"Ah."

I nodded and took out a sausage and a thermos from my interdimensional storage space.

"I go……"

The Milk Tea Life-Sustaining Immortal chuckled, "Old-school cadre battlefield setup, huh?"

"if not?"

We all laughed, and then everyone took out the supplies they had prepared. Some even took out a hot bowl of pork chop rice, which was quite a luxury.

The extradimensional storage space is great because of its excellent preservation properties. Since this space is said to be constant and time is frozen, things will look exactly the same when they are taken out as they were when they were put in. It would be excellent for preserving food.

"Nima..."

The milk tea connoisseur turned his face away and said, "Shengzi, your pork chop smells so good, give me a bite too."

The young man called "Shengzi" handed over the large pork chop, then said with a pained expression, "Damn it, take less bites! Why are you opening your mouth so wide? Are you some kind of abyssal maw?!"

Zhang Ruolin and I couldn't help but exchange a smile.

"Okay, stop eating and put the food away!"

Gunshot Like a Dragon looked into the distance and said in a deep voice, "The convoy is about to enter the valley. Everyone, prepare to stand by!"

"Yes, boss!"

Just as everyone waited solemnly, tanks painted with the Dark Tide emblem entered the valley. These tanks were bulletproof, but their overall defense was quite average. They were mainly used to transport troops. Each tank carried dozens of Dark Tide Vanguard members. At this time, these members had been jostled around in the tanks for who knows how long, and they all looked drowsy.

“Once we make a move, they might accelerate full speed ahead and rush out of the valley, at which point the mission will most likely fail.”

Gunshot Like a Dragon squinted at the convoy and said, "Is there any way to stop the first few vehicles? Ideally, we should destroy them so they can't get in or out!"

"Use a grenade."

Someone responded.

"also."

Gunshot Like a Dragon said, "Gather all the grenades, and when they come over, throw down a whole magazine!"

"Row!"

Everyone nodded.

"Everyone..."

At that moment, I said timidly, "Perhaps another way is better."

"What can I do?"

I reached into my interdimensional storage space and took out an RPG-32, saying, "Wouldn't this be better?"

"Holy crap..." Both Gun-like Dragon and Milk Tea Life-Sustaining Immortal were speechless with astonishment.

"One shot, one kill. Once the first two vehicles are destroyed, they won't be able to escape."

I looked down and said, "My advanced shooting skill can boost RPG aiming, so don't worry, it's basically 100% accurate. Everyone, save your grenades, we'll use them to blast fish later!"

"Row!"

Everyone burst into laughter, and some even joked, "Ding Han, you're truly a top performer!"

……

I was disgruntled.

Two minutes later, the Dark Tide convoy had passed our ambush point and headed into the depths of the valley. The convoy consisted of more than twenty vehicles, which looked like it was carrying about half a regiment of troops.

"Get ready!"

I turned around, aimed and locked onto the lead vehicle with my RPG, and fired!

"Shh!"

A rocket-propelled grenade flew out with a tail!

Before it even hit its target, they loaded a second grenade, aimed, and fired!
"Shh!"

The second grenade also flew out.

In the distance, flames surged and rose, and it was only a little over a second later that the roar reached our ears.

"beat!"

At the command of "Shot Like a Dragon," several nearby players immediately threw out a multitude of grenades.

In an instant, the troop transport team was thrown into chaos!
Gunfire erupted as both sides exchanged fire. I switched to the Wind Whisperer and aimed at the vanguard soldiers, headshotting them one by one with two shots each, like a roll call – whoever I aimed at died!

After emptying several Windtalker magazines in succession, Gun Dragon, carrying a submachine gun, said in a deep voice, "Charge down and get to it!"

"rush!"

A group of players, armed with submachine guns, began their charge.

I rushed out as well, switching my main weapon to the Howler. In terms of output efficiency, submachine guns are definitely faster for close-range shooting. After all, one magazine can kill a level 30 elite, and a full magazine can kill as many as 8-10 vanguard members. The killing speed is incomparable to the Wind Whisperer.

……

The battle lasted for nearly two hours.

Around 10 a.m., the troop transport squad suffered heavy casualties. They couldn't gain any advantage in the players' point-and-shoot attacks. After all, most of the vanguard members' weapons were white-grade, or even gray-grade, and their firepower was no match for the players. Moreover, their shooting accuracy was not on the same level. At this stage, the core players of the Crimson Sky Alliance had basically reached level 9-10 in basic shooting, and a few had even reached advanced shooting level by feeding them a lot of bullets.

"It's over!"

After switching magazines, Gunner said in a deep voice, "Charge over there, take out the people in the last car, and then see if there's anything of value left behind!"

"on!"

The members of the Crimson Sky Alliance charged forward, their faces flushed with excitement!
I frowned, switched to my sniper rifle, and stood guard for everyone from a distance.

"boom!"

A loud bang echoed through the valley, followed by a bullet piercing the head of a player from the Crimson Sky Alliance. He staggered back several steps, and then a second and third bullet pierced his head in succession!

[Team Notice: Please be aware that team member "I'm Not Good" has died!]

……

"not good!"

Gunshot Like a Dragon: He immediately turned around and shouted, "There's a sniper on the mountain!"

I immediately turned around and looked through the Wind Whisperer scope. I was shocked to see that it wasn't just snipers. At this moment, the mountains to the south were covered with a dense mass of Dark Tide Vanguard members, and tanks were driving into the valley in the distance!

"Damn it, it's the Dark Tide's assault team!"

The life-saving immortal who drank milk tea was terrified: "Boss, retreat, quick!"

Unfortunately, just as everyone was about to retreat, a barrage of fire from the mountain blocked the retreat route for Qiang Churu and his men.

"Damn it, they want to make our dumplings?"

With a swift movement, he pulled out a grenade and said, "Prepare the smoke grenade!"

"Don't worry yet!"

I said in a deep voice in the team chat, "I'll suppress their fire with an RPG. Once the assault team members on the mountain are in disarray, you guys can use smoke grenades to retreat. That way, we'll have a better chance!"

"Alright, Ding Han, it's all up to you!"

I stopped talking, picked up the RPG-32, aimed at the densest part of the crowd in the distance, and with a "whoosh," a rocket-propelled grenade soared into the air, exploding and causing massive damage in the crowd!

"5277!"

"5092!"

"4989!"

"5300!"

"5118!"

……

I have to say, killing enemies with an RPG is so satisfying, but the ammo is too expensive. One rocket grenade costs 8000 star coins, it's all money!
Immediately afterwards, the second, third... and even the last seventh rocket-propelled grenade were launched, pinning down the entire assault team members on the mountain and rendering them unable to move. At that moment, Qiang Churulong and the others threw out a lot of smoke grenades in all directions, and then retreated northward under the cover of the smoke grenades!

"Ruolin, let's go!"

I took Zhang Ruolin with me and we rushed north to meet up with the others. Then we built a position on the northern mountain ridge and used the Wind Whisperer to continue picking off the members of the assault team!

"Damn it, thanks to Ding Han's rockets... otherwise we really wouldn't have made it back..." Milk Tea Life-Extending Immortal said sullenly.

"really."

I wholeheartedly agree with the phrase "The spear is like a dragon."

I frowned and said, "It might be a little embarrassing to say, but... one rocket costs 8000 star coins. Can Alliance Leader Long reimburse that?"

"Sure, no problem!"

Gun Chu Rulong revealed a pained expression.

Although he runs the player black market in Xicheng, in reality, Guns Out is just an employee. The real owner of the player black market is someone else. These nine rockets, worth 7+ Star Coins, are probably not a small amount for Guns Out.

……

Just then, my phone suddenly vibrated.

A message was received from Lin Qingying: "There is a war outside Xicheng. Be careful if you go out of the city."

(End of this chapter)