Chapter 15: Ferocious Devouring Annihilation
At 10 PM that night, the bright moon hung high, and under its glow, the Wild Boar Estate was brightly lit. Inside the banquet hall, elegantly dressed men and women chatted and laughed. Noble ladies were occasionally amused by witty gentlemen and attendants, covering their mouths with light giggles. Amidst soothing music, pairs of men and women danced in the central ballroom, some even locked in deep kisses.
"Decadent life."
A man in a leather jacket and boots, with many strap decorations on his footwear, stood with one foot on a chair. He raised the goblet in his hand.
"To the Immortal King!"
The man's shout did not disrupt the party's atmosphere; instead, it drew responses from other guests. Everyone raised their glasses, and some men and women without drinks hurriedly found wine to join the toast, as if they dared not show the slightest disrespect to the Immortal King.
"Mr. Sin, may I invite you for a dance?"
A charming noblewoman in a red dress approached the leather-clad man, Sin. Mr. Sin glanced at her and shook his head.
"You might die."
"..."
The red-dressed noblewoman's smile stiffened but quickly returned to normal. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she hurriedly left.
The Mr. Sin she addressed drained the blood-red wine from his cup, reached into his chest, and pulled out a pocket watch.
Snap.
The watch cover flipped open. Sin frowned slightly. It was already 10:17, and Venom Sting had not arrived. This was unusual. If not for the fact that the "Eye Room" hadn't reported any issues, he would have already sent people to search for Venom Sting.
"Venom Sting never breaks an appointment. So..."
Sin sat up straight and beckoned a waiter with a finger. The waiter hurried over.
...
Half a kilometer from the Wild Boar Estate, on the open top floor of a church, the night breeze blew gently. Su Xiao crouched inside the attic, in front of a window without glass.
At that moment, Su Xiao held a sniper rifle over two meters long. The blue grooves on its body were particularly conspicuous, as if they had been charged, emitting a deep blue glow.
Su Xiao pressed his thumb against the side of the Devouring Annihilation sniper rifle. After multiple biometric identifications, he switched this Epic Rank sniper rifle to Hunting Mode.
Equipment Effect 2: Hunting Mode (Active) - Switch to Focus Mode. Bullet attack power increased by 70%. This is a single-shot mode, requiring the bolt to be pulled after each shot (Hunting Mode cannot reduce the weapon's size; theoretical range is 6,750 meters, recorded actual range is 6,625 meters).
Pulling the bolt and aiming, Su Xiao was using the Devouring Annihilation for the first time. This gun had a magazine capacity of ten rounds, and its recoil was many times less than the Duke of Annihilation, yet its power was far greater.
When Su Xiao brought his eye to the scope, a faint blue circle appeared, with a red dot at its center. The field of view was excellent, and various data were displayed in the upper right corner, minimizing obstruction of vision.
The first time he activated the Devouring Annihilation's scope, Su Xiao felt the view was wide and clean, making the sniping experience easy to imagine.
Even though it was night, the scope made everything as bright as day. It wasn't the green night vision function; everything retained its original colors. This technology from the Void seemed to dispel the darkness.
His finger on the trigger, Su Xiao took a deep breath. The world around him gradually quieted, and he could even clearly hear his own heartbeat.
The scope swept over Amu in the estate's pond, with a large buttock exposed above the water. Suddenly, a claw mark appeared on Amu's buttock—it was Bubu Wang, blending into the environment. A string of bubbles rose as Amu lifted his hips and submerged his buttock into the water.
Su Xiao's mouth twitched twice. Seeing Amu like that reminded him of wild pheasants in snowy fields. When chased to a dead end, they would bury their heads in the snow, thinking that if they couldn't see the hunter, the hunter couldn't see them either.
Turning the gun barrel, through the estate's glass windows, Su Xiao saw men and women laughing and chatting—these were all Specters disguised as humans.
Just as Su Xiao was about to pick a headshot, faint red silhouettes appeared in the scope. These were enemies blocked by walls. The red silhouettes moved, indicating the enemies were also moving.
There were 34 enemies in total, meaning 34 Specters. Of course, it was unlikely that all were Elite Specters (5 to 10 eyes being Elite Specters). Even half being Elite Specters would be astonishing.
After locking onto a noblewoman in a red dress, Su Xiao slowly squeezed the trigger.
Bang!
The gunshot of Devouring Annihilation wasn't too loud, even quieter than an ordinary sniper rifle. As for the recoil, Su Xiao could completely ignore it, and the ground beneath his feet remained undamaged.