Lin Xinghai felt embarrassed due to his poor marksmanship, but Roger beside him was left somewhat dumbfounded.
“Have you really never handled a gun before?” Roger asked with a look of disbelief.
Kept in mind, Lin Xinghai wasn’t shooting at a stationary target, and he wasn’t even standing on solid ground. He was in a fast-moving vehicle.
Typically, a beginner, under these conditions, aiming at a target over 50 meters away, would likely shoot so far off the mark that they might as well be aiming for the sky.
Lin Xinghai’s first shot had already impressed Roger, though it might have just been a lucky fluke.
But the next three shots he fired couldn’t all be just flukes!
“Yes! What’s wrong?” Lin Xinghai was a little curious.
“It’s nothing!” Roger held back the praise he was about to offer. After a pause, he advised, “Zombies have a sharp sense for danger. When you shoot, they instinctively dodge. To hit them, you need to anticipate and aim a bit ahead of their movement.”
Lin Xinghai showed a look of surprise, and then he fired three more shots.
Sadly, while it sounded good in theory, it didn’t necessarily work that way in practice.
My own predictions likely caused the bullets to stray even more.
“Oh, no, I still have to cheat.” Lin Xinghai felt a little melancholy.
He opened the system panel and spent another point of Blood Essence to raise the proficiency of his Basic Shooting Skill to 20%.
In an instant, a wave of understanding washed over him, giving him more insights and knowledge on how to aim and shoot.
Lin Xinghai raised his gun again, aimed, and shot.
Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!Bang!
This time, Lin Xinghai fired 5 shots in a row.
Each shot hit the target zombie no more than one meter away. One shot even hit the zombie’s shoulder.
It’s great progress, but compared with other mercenaries, there are still many gaps to fill.
Based on his observations, the worst marksmanship among these mercenaries was probably on par with his 40% proficiency level in shooting.
As for those with good accuracy, Lin Xinghai guessed they were probably at a level equivalent to his 60% proficiency in shooting.
When Lin Xinghai was comparing himself with other members, Roger on the side was stunned.
“How did you do that?” Roger couldn’t believe what he saw.
How many shots were fired?
For an average person practicing marksmanship, it might take at least a week to reach this level.
“Uh… I just did what you said, predicting and aiming ahead of time!” Lin Xinghai replied.
Of course, Lin Xinghai also understood that his explanation seemed a bit far-fetched, so he added, “Maybe this is talent!”
After hearing this explanation, Roger was so annoyed that he didn’t want to speak anymore.
Lin Xinghai brought up the system panel again and clicked the “+” sign behind the proficiency level again.
“Ding! Do you want to spend 2 points of Blood Essence to improve it?”
“Fuck! The system is doing the same shit again. The further I go, the more blood essence it consumes.” Lin Xinghai complained, but he still went ahead with it.
What can I do? The boost is just too significant! A 10% increase in proficiency in one go.
To sum it up in two words: it’s amazing!
Looking at the 30% Shooting Skill proficiency, Lin Xinghai clicked the “+” sign again without hesitation.
Even if he couldn’t perform too well, he didn’t want his marksmanship to sit at the bottom.
“Ding! Do you want to spend 3 points of Blood Essence to improve it?”
Umm… Just as he guessed, the cost had indeed increased.
Without hesitation, Lin Xinghai chose yes.
After deducting 3 Blood Essence points, his Basic Shooting Skill proficiency had reached 40%.
Holding the gun in his hand, he felt an immediate sense of familiarity.
He felt confident about any target within 10 meters. He didn’t even need to aim. Simply raising the gun seemed to be enough to ensure a hit.
Perhaps this was what Roger had referred to as the “feel of the gun” earlier.
Lin Xinghai clicked the “+” sign again. Just as he imagined, this time it would take 4 points of Blood Essence to improve his proficiency in shooting skill.
If he wanted, he could increase the proficiency of Basic Shooting Skill to 100% in one go.
But after thinking about it, he resisted the temptation.
After all, for him right now, the most important thing was to enhance his own strength, become an Enhanced as soon as possible, and awaken his unique abilities.
Moreover, while the Blood Essence consumption to increase proficiency seemed minimal, it still had a significant impact on him.
*Cough!* The main reason was that he currently had too little Blood Essence. ????
In the end, his Blood Essence had dropped from 63 points to 56 points.
Given the system’s tendency, if every subsequent 10% increase it required an additional point of Blood Essence, then for him to raise the proficiency of the basic gun technique to 100%, he would need to consume 39 points of Blood Essence.
By then, he would have only 17 Blood Essence points left, which was the same as when he started.
Hence, Lin Xinghai had to put this matter on hold for now.
Moreover, given Roger’s reaction earlier, Lin Xinghai realized his performance had been too astonishing. He needed to keep things on the down low.
At that time, with his 40% proficiency in shooting skill, it was more than sufficient. In fact, he dared not reveal his full capability and even had to deliberately miss his shots.
Of course, having a “genius” reputation was still necessary.
Now, as he gradually improved his shooting accuracy, by the time he reached the city center and displayed a 40% proficiency in shooting skill, it should be just about right.
Of course, Roger wasn’t aware of Lin Xinghai’s thoughts. He only noticed that, under his observation, Lin Xinghai’s shooting skill showed clear improvement every so often.
Such a rate of improvement truly made him question everything.
“I’m so envious and jealous!” Roger could only vent all his emotions on the zombies.
Suddenly the alarm sounded!
Once the zombie detector was in the urban area, the alarm threshold had been reset.
Not to mention ordinary zombies, even intermediate zombies would not make an alarm sound. At most, they would only be displayed on the screen.
Lin Xinghai immediately turned around and saw that what appeared on the screen was not a red dot, but a purple light dot.
He looked in the direction indicated on the screen and immediately saw a particularly majestic zombie quickly closing in on the convoy from behind.
Lin Xinghai’s pupils couldn’t help but shrink slightly. The zombie’s speed had definitely reached 60 points, which was much faster than ordinary zombies.
“An advanced zombie!” He immediately came to a judgment.
“Xu Hao!” Roger, who was nearby, saw this and immediately shouted out.
“On it!” Xu Hao, who was shooting on the other side, quickly changed his position and moved next to Roger.
“Same as always, you handle body shots and slow it down, I’ll take the precise shots.” Roger said, ejecting the magazine, picking out an entirely black bullet, and loading it in.
It was a special bullet!