Fatal Shot
chapter-169

Through the scope of the Eye of the Thunder, the Commander-grade Desert Rock Lizard devoured a Gatherer Beetle the moment it appeared, which made Feng Luo hesitate for a moment.

In the end, after several seconds, he managed to endure and stop the finger that had almost pressed the Eye of the Thunder trigger from pressing down. He had no choice. He was not confident at all in facing a Level-38 Commander monster alone!

In truth, even if it were a Level-50 Machine Gunner with a full set of Rare-grade equipment, the Machine Gunner wouldn't be confident in soloing a Commander-grade monster over Level 35 without meeting some special conditions, let alone a Sniper like him.

It was important to note that theoretically, Commander monsters in War could only be defeated by a small elite party of the same level or 20 normal players of the same level! For example, the previous Mutant Giant Python Commander, Mutant Rat Commander, and the Fire Ant Commander… They had all been defeated after the cooperative efforts of a small elite party, where the Heavy Armor Warriors tanked while high-output professions like Manipulators and Machine Gunners dealt damage.

Even if the Desert Rock Lizard in Feng Luo's scope was just a mid to low-level Commander that was only at Level 38, it was also a solo-type Commander that did not have minions. But Feng Luo still did not think he could best this big fella's prowess.

If he had been a kilometer away, he might have attempted it by relying on the distance advantage. But right now, the distance was less than 200 meters. Rashly attacking might cost him a level's worth of experience. That was why, in the end, Feng Luo remained still and hid behind the sand dune with the SUA combat uniform's disguise function as well as the Level-35 Sniper skill, Ambush.

Theoretically speaking, Feng Luo judged that the Commander-grade Desert Rock Lizard shouldn't be able to detect him.

However, to Feng Luo's surprise… As the saying went, "Accidents happen!"

The spot he had chosen originally was upwind relative to the location of the trap. Although the wind in the desert was not strong, there were occasional sandstorms, so if he were to hide in a downwind position, it would be very uncomfortable.

Of course, he was not in the spot that was directly upwind, since Feng Luo knew just how sensitive the olfactory system of the Desert Rock Lizard was. Even if there was a gap of 200 meters between them, if the wind carried a human scent, it would immediately detect it!

That was why the location he'd originally chosen was a place that would never allow the wind to carry his scent to the location of the trap. However, at that moment, the wind's direction changed slightly. A wind that rotated slightly blew past his position and headed straight to the location of the Commander Desert Rock Lizard, along with some sand and dust…

The Commander Desert Rock Lizard had already devoured both of the over Level-20 Gatherer Beetles with its tongue. A section of its forked, bluish-green tongue and mouth were still exposed, and at that moment, its tongue flew outward as it extended its neck to sniff the air. Immediately after that, its yellow eyes bulged. Its elliptical pupils, carrying a dangerous glare, suddenly turned in Feng Luo's position.

Trouble!

Noticing the gaze that came straight toward him as well as the behavior of the Commander Desert Rock Lizard through his scope, Feng Luo knew that he was detected. The thought quickly flashed through his mind: Should I run? Or fight?

The thought was still racing through Feng Luo's mind as the gigantic Desert Rock Lizard Commander was striding forward with its four thick, yellow limbs. It ran toward Feng Luo with agility and speed that far surpassed Feng Luo's imagination, sending the sand and dust on the ground flying into the air.

"Okay, looks like there's no need to think anymore!"

Indeed. He did not need to think anymore since, with the movement speed of this Desert Rock Lizard, even if Feng Luo were to cast Quick Sneak, their rates of speed would be about the same.

As a Sniper, moving at high speed burned endurance fairly quickly. In the sparse, empty desert, there was no way Feng Luo's endurance could allow him to outrun the Desert Rock Lizard Commander.

That was why he only had one choice left.

And that was to fight!

The next moment, beside Feng Luo, 24K—who was still holding the Psionics Crystal tightly—flapped its wings and quickly crawled to Feng Luo's shoulders. Bright yellow light shone from its two eyes as it released its psionic energy!

A black hole appeared on the ground around ten meters in front of the two of them. It was pitch black as if it were connected to an unknown space.

As 24K used the "Wormhole" skill to summon normal beetles, Feng Luo was not sitting idly by. Since he could not avoid a battle, he straightened his body and locked the Eye of the Thunder muzzle on the Desert Rock Lizard Commander running towards him.

Such a close range. Such a huge target. It was impossible to miss!

Bang!

A Double Armor-piercing Round, accompanied by the smell of gunpowder, drew a straight line in the air as it shot towards the yellow bowl-sized eyes with elliptical pupils of the Desert Rock Lizard.

−83

−684

What low damage!

The landing point of the bullet was slightly off-point. That was because, while running, the Desert Rock Lizard's body rocked a lot, so the bullet only hit its face, which was covered with thick and heavy scales. In the end, the bullet actually made sparks before bouncing right off!

And the damage values that appeared over the Desert Rock Lizard Commander's head also made Feng Luo's heart sink. It was definitely worthy of being a monster with the word "Rock" in its name. This bastard's defense was crazy! Even the C-grade destructive power of the Eye of the Thunder, paired with the double armor-piercing round failed to break its defense.

Of course, this was also related to the fact that it was a Commander-grade monster. At least it was impossible for Normal-grade Desert Rock Lizards to have this sort of resistance against the double armor-piercing round.

Upon noticing this situation, Feng Luo did not hesitate. He extended his hands into his tactical vest. He grabbed an Eye of the Thunder magazine containing the shield-breaking energy bullets that he'd obtained from an auction and switched out the existing magazine that contained double armor-piercing rounds.

One could not deny the fact that being able to create an unlimited amount of Eye of the Thunder parts was extremely advantageous to Feng Luo. Especially when it came to switching magazines, the process became a lot faster.

It was unlike the magazine of the Barrett, where changing a type of bullet would mean refilling the magazine. This was also one of the reasons why Feng Luo did not use the Barrett, which had a higher attack, when hunting.

And as Feng Luo changed the magazine, 24K's "Wormhole (Pseudo)" skill had already been completed.

Inside the black hole that was around 10 meters away, a green Spray Beetle with a long neck, sharp mouth, and big belly had already crawled out from the hole. It stuck four of its limbs into the yellow sand and extended its neck before firing "Spit" toward the Desert Rock Lizard Commander in the distance.

The light-green spit that flew across the sky like an arrow made of water flew approximately 200 meters before landing accurately on the Desert Rock Lizard's body.

Immediately following that, the Desert Rock Lizard Commander's high-speed run slowed down as a "−200" damage value flashed above its head. Its speed was reduced by one-twentieth!

But the "spit" of the Spray Beetle did not stop. With a firing rate of one per second, it shot toward the Desert Rock Lizard. Almost every spray of "spit" hit the body of the Desert Rock Lizard, making the speed of the Desert Rock Lizard ever slower.

Bang!

After three to four sprays of spit from the Level-27 Spray Beetle that was the first to crawl out of the hole, Feng Luo had already finished switching the magazines. He pressed the trigger, and a light-blue shield-breaking energy bullet exited the barrel and flew forward.

Theoretically speaking, when facing a Commander-grade monster like this with exceptional agility and defense, a lone Sniper barely had any chance to emerge victorious.

However, one should not forget that Feng Luo was not really alone. He still had 24K, who was holding tightly to the Psionics Crystal, as well as the "Beetle Army" that had been collected over the past dozen days.

Was it a solo duel?

No! He decided that it was safer to turn it into a group beating!