115 Chapter 114
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Above the desolate land.
Tang Yu saw from afar the Night Ghost gang chasing after Maine and the others. Although he had taken down two gunners, the situation still had not changed.
But this let Falco catch his breath, steady the vehicle, and then floor the throttle, sprinting forward again.
Amidst the chaos, the Night Phantom were unaware of what had happened and continued their assault on Maine and his team.
Sitting in the Thunder SUV, Tang Yu once again picked up the "Watchman" sniper rifle, aiming at the opponent's position.
The familiar sniper rifle, the familiar gunfight, the familiar touch, the familiar breath, everything came back to him.
He could feel his muscle memory awakening; as long as he held the "Watchman," he was confident in hitting his target every time.
Tang Yu regulated his breathing, locked onto his target, and activated "bullet time," making his rapidly moving sightline slow down dramatically.
He seized the opportunity to adjust his sniping angle slightly, predicting the bullet's trajectory and wind drift, and then pulled the trigger.
With a hiss, another long bullet was swiftly shot out, drawing an arc in the air, directly penetrating the car window and hitting the driver's head, creating a mist of blood.
The hit vehicle subsequently lost control, slamming into the right rear side, causing a serious high-speed accident as several vehicles collided and overturned, creating a long trail of sparks on the ground before exploding.
A fierce flame once again ignited above the wasteland.
The Night Phantom finally realized something was wrong. Initially thinking it was just stray bullets, they now understood someone was sniping them from afar.
The Night Phantom howled into their leader's radio: "Boss! We're under attack; they have a sniper! No idea where they're hiding! Can't find them on the radar!"
The Night Ghost leader roared: "Damn waste, find them! Climb to the roof and use a telescope, find them so our sniper can blow them to pieces!"
He knew they couldn't find the sniper because he was too far away.
To kill the opponent's sniper, they would have to rely on their own sniper.
Inside the Thunder SUV.
Panam, seeing Tang Yu hit his target again, initially thought his first shot was partly due to luck, but now realized that this clean-cut young man was actually a sniper genius.
"Hell, I didn't expect to be wrong about someone. Your marksmanship is impressive; this gun isn't wasted in your hands."
"Back in the day, Mitch spent a lot of effort modifying a high-tech military-grade Iceberg with a silencer, adding socket chips to enhance shooting performance."
"Unfortunately, he isn't a sniper, so he always lent it to me. I never imagined you could perform such wonders with it. If Mitch knew, he'd be glad it wasn't wasted."
Tang Yu was aware of the "Watchman's" origin. He and Panam had rescued Saul together, survived life and death situations, and Panam had given him the sniper rifle.
And in the back seat, Gloria was also greatly surprised. Although she had witnessed Tang Yu's impressive marksmanship, seeing him aim with the sniper still made her admire him anew.
It was undeniable.
Every mission with Tang Yu always came with these tense moments, but he would always solve the problems with his skills.
Without Tang Yu's precise sniping, Maine and his team would have been in real danger.
Sasha, sitting beside him, was overjoyed, admiring Tang Yu. This was her first time seeing Tang Yu in action, especially handling such difficult sniping.
Sasha's analytics indicated the sniping success rate was only 5%, but she still firmly believed Tang Yu could succeed.
So when she saw Tang Yu hit his first shot, she was ecstatic, even happier than if she had made the shot herself.
The second successful snipe proved Tang Yu wasn't relying on luck, but truly on his skills and precise marksmanship, taking out the Night Phantom.
Sasha was more thrilled than anyone, managing to suppress her excitement because there were others around.
Actually, Tang Yu using "bullet time" to snipe was a bit like cheating. Without using it, his hit rate might not be high.
Currently on a high-speed moving vehicle, lacking various advanced cyber enhancements, relying just on eyesight to hit the target would still be difficult.
Furthermore, with the situation so critical, he must ensure he hits the target with the highest probability and clearly wouldn't take these moments for practice.
Despite losing several vehicles, the Night Ghost gang still had strong firepower, bombarding Falco and his team relentlessly.
Tang Yu aimed again at the enemy's firepower, activating "bullet time" and pulling the trigger.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Three silenced long bullets flew out swiftly, exploding three Night Ghost heads.
"Shit! Boss! Found them, they're to our left!"
"Snipers, hurry up! Snipe them down!"
The Night Ghost gang immediately had snipers and observers peek out, searching for Tang Yu's direction. Night vision scopes activated, continuously searching for Tang Yu's location.
Soon, a Night Ghost observer spotted the target, in the Thunder SUV moving parallel to them. A sniper rifle was pointed right at him from the passenger side window.
"They're located at..."
With a hiss, a bullet swiftly flew through the air.
Before the Night Ghost observer could finish his sentence, the bullet, along with the observation device and his head, were shattered, leaving a headless corpse slumping to the ground dead.
"Shit!"
The Night Ghost sniper cursed, quickly aiming the sniper rifle in Tang Yu's direction, firing after a rough estimate.
A bullet landed not far from the Thunder SUV, sparking a trail of fire that alerted the other two snipers, who then turned their rifles towards Tang Yu.
With the observers and cybereye aiming assistance, the three snipers began their long-range attack on the Thunder SUV.
Initially, the bullets landed quite far, but as the Night Ghost snipers adjusted their angles, the bullets could hit the rear of the vehicle, leaving marks and sparks.
Tang Yu realized the situation had changed again and they needed to quickly eliminate the three sniping points.
He said in a deep voice: "Sasha, Gloria, duck down and be careful of missiles."
Following Tang Yu's instructions, they immediately ducked down, no longer peering out the window to observe the enemy situation.
Even though Panam's windows were bulletproof reinforced, the sniper's power was strong enough to penetrate the glass, which could be very dangerous.
Tang Yu continued: "Panam, listen to my command, pay attention to sudden changes in speed to disrupt their sniping angle."
It was a sniping duel, and Tang Yu, sitting in the passenger seat with the window down, was also at risk. They couldn't maintain a constant speed and give the enemy the perfect sniping opportunity.
Panam responded decisively: "No problem, count down from three, and I'll coordinate with your sniping!"
She believed that as long as Tang Yu could adjust his sniping angle faster than the enemy, he could take the first shot, then slow down abruptly to dodge the enemy's sniper bullets.
After lowering the window, Tang Yu aimed roughly at the first Night Ghost sniping point, then estimated the enemy's shooting timing, and counted down.
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
Tang Yu instantly activated "bullet time," fine-tuning his angle and pulling the trigger!
Hiss!
A long bullet shot from the barrel, speeding through the air.
At the same time.
Panam slammed on the brakes, suddenly slowing down.
In a flash.
The "Watchman" sniper bullet hit one of the snipers in the forehead, its tremendous force flipping the skull, causing the person to flip backward and fall dead on the vehicle.
The other two snipers also fired, two long bullets arriving and just brushing past the Thunder SUV's front hood, scattering far beyond.
Even Panam couldn't help but tighten up for a moment, thinking that if she had been a bit slower, that bullet might have hit Tang Yu in the passenger seat.
The consequences would have been unimaginable.
Sitting in the back seat, Gloria and Sasha also sensed the extreme danger.
The three of them urgently asked in unison, their tones full of concern: "Are you okay?!"
Then Tang Yu shouted to Panam: "Speed up!"
Panam truly witnessed Tang Yu's recklessness, directly flooring the accelerator.
Due to the sudden braking, the Thunder SUV had fallen behind the Night Ghost gang on a parallel line.
To find the perfect sniping angle, they needed to catch up and maintain the same direction and parallel distance.
The Night Phantom also noticed Tang Yu's extraordinary marksmanship and quickly instructed their people to start shooting indiscriminately at the Thunder SUV, hoping to use suppressive fire to disrupt Tang Yu.
Although the distance was long and the bombardment had a low hit rate, it still caused significant interference.
Soon, most of the Night Ghost gang's firepower started targeting Tang Yu and his team.
Countless bullets and small missiles exploded around the vehicle, with flying stones and dust greatly affecting Panam's driving.
Tang Yu immediately said: "Increase the distance!"
Clearly, the Thunder SUV was still within the effective range of the Night Ghost's firepower.
So, they had to continue increasing the distance to seek a better sniping opportunity.
Panam swerved the steering wheel to the left while urgently asking: "At this distance, are you still sure you can hit them?!"Tang Yu could only tuck away his gun and close the car window to prevent stray bullets from splashing inside.
Kinetic bullets can ricochet multiple times, sometimes missing the target directly but still have a chance to splatter and hit.
Tang Yu looked through the car window towards the Night City Ghost convoy, getting further and further away, and replied in a deep voice, "Let's try and see!"
Soon, Panam was driving the Thorton side by side with the Night City Ghost convoy.
Tang Yu picked up his sniper rifle again, and relying on his memory of the firepower points, began searching for the position of the enemy sniper.
The Night City Ghost sniper had already learned his lesson and changed his speed to hide among the convoy.
Tang Yu couldn't find where the enemy was hiding, but he had other methods.
This time, without shouting any commands, he directly activated "Bullet Time" and continued to assassinate the opponent's drivers.
With one shot after another, three more vehicles were hit, and the numbers of the Night City Ghost convoy continued to decrease.
Despite their large numbers, they couldn't withstand Tang Yu's continuous sniping.
The leader of the Night City Ghost furiously said, "How come that nuisance hasn't been dealt with yet? Snipers, if you're not dead, fight back now!"
Faced with the leader's roar, the two snipers could only steel themselves, once again setting up their sniper rifles, allowing the driver to slowly move into a shooting position.
Because as soon as they could see Tang Yu, it meant that Tang Yu could also discover them, so the two Night City Ghost snipers were extremely cautious.
Each off-road vehicle, carrying a sniper, gradually lagged behind the convoy, moving to create enough space for them to aim and shoot.
The two Night City Ghost snipers' palms were sweating, and their breathing became uneven as their mindset was thrown into disarray.
Tang Yu's immensely terrifying shooting had put a great deal of pressure and fear on them.
If they hid among the convoy, they could dodge the bullets.
But now, in a sniping duel, if one shot didn't kill the opponent, their own heads were at risk.
The two snipers easily found the Thorton's position, relying on magnification scopes and cybernetic enhancements, they barely steadied the gun barrel, trying to aim a bit above the target.
With a bit of luck, the bullet could hit the opponent's head, ending everything.
Finally.
One of the snipers, with trepidation and hope, seized the opportunity to shoot at the Thorton, gently pressing the trigger. The gun barrel roared, launching a bullet.
But to his surprise, the target vehicle just happened to slow down, as if anticipating his shot timing, with the bullet passing in front of the vehicle.
A miss!
He cursed in his heart, damn it, and before he could retract the gun, aiming to duck down, a long bullet already struck, hitting him in the forehead.
The bullet quietly pierced through his skull, leaving a large hole.
The other sniper, startled, fired a shot into the air, and then his head also vanished into the dark night.
After dealing with all the snipers, Tang Yu changed his magazine, now he could go full throttle.
The number of Night City Ghosts in the convoy kept decreasing, already losing a third of their numbers since setting off.
One after another, the Night City Ghosts fell to Tang Yu's wife's sniper, but their brazen momentum remained undiminished.
The leader of the Night City Ghosts angrily ordered, "Deploy three armored vehicles to the left side of the convoy, and raise the left side shield plates!"
Hearing the command, the Night City Ghost convoy began to change formation, three armored off-roaders gradually moved to the leftmost side of the convoy, lining up in a straight line, then raised hardened steel spike shields.
Tang Yu, about to shoot, noticed his targets were blocked by the three armored vehicles.
He had no choice but to put away his gun, a bit helpless, "They've gotten smart, there's nothing we can do now."
Panam laughed, "You've scared them, otherwise those lunatics wouldn't have backed down. But there's hardly any road ahead, I wonder what Maine is planning."
With Tang Yu's interception, the Night City Ghosts' speed had significantly slowed down, they had to keep in line with the armored vehicles, otherwise, they would be threatened by Tang Yu's sniping.
Maine and Falco each drove towards the hill canyon, dashing forward.
Maine dared to do this because he knew Rebecca was still hiding on the Night City Ghost vehicle.
This time, their ammunition was fully prepared, just waiting for a full-on fight with the Night City Ghosts. When the critical moment came, Rebecca would have the opportunity to clean up from behind.
Maine's vehicles had already rushed onto the hill, reaching the canyon.
Falco stopped the car at the canyon entrance, then took out a temporary bulletproof shield from the rear trunk, placing it at the front and back of the vehicle, which, once activated, could form a simple defense position together with the long body of the vehicle.
Maine and Dorio stopped the car inside the canyon, took out a heavy machine gun, and ammunition from the rear trunk and came to the front of the simple defense position.
After the previous issue with the Tiger Claws, Maine realized that sometimes relying solely on cyber enhancements was not enough to deal with large firepower scenarios. He purposefully upgraded their firepower equipment.
Gloria's two commissions also made them a good sum of money, so they upgraded their equipment.
Maine knew from that real dream that he needed to restrain himself, even though he was now equipped with military-grade Sandevistan, he still had to use it with caution. The damage and load it put on the body were ultimately irreversible.
Soon the Night City Ghost convoy approached the big hill canyon, ready to drive up the slope to charge.
But what they didn't expect was that Maine and his group, who had just been fleeing in embarrassment, suddenly opened full firepower like they were changed people.
A barrage of heavy bullets sprayed out, sweeping across a wide area.
Maine, with his robust arms, held a six-barrel minigun, pouring bullets down the slope like he was the god of firepower.
At that moment, he suddenly experienced the thrill of the Animal Gang.
No matter the occasion, no matter the task, just holding a machine gun and going crazy.
Dorio also raised an RPG, directly targeting the forward-most armored vehicle and blasting it, igniting a fierce fire.
Falco joined the fight, holding a rifle and continuously firing at the Night City Ghosts, thinking that not only should one enjoy life in time, but also seek revenge promptly.
Maine, Dorio, and Falco all laughed heartily.
Whether they were laughing to disguise the pain of spending money on bullets or because the crazed firing gave them an unprecedented thrill remained unclear.
Actually, engaging in heavy firepower battles wasn't their group's forte.
