The morning breeze blows by, making people feel refreshed.
A trail extends from the secondary highway to a mountain range, thus bypassing the checkpoint not far ahead. The trail has not been used for many years and is overgrown with grass, making it almost useless.
"Master, can you confirm that everything will be fine?"
Lan Xi's uneasy voice came from the path. He tried to calm himself down, but he couldn't.
Zhou Zheng was carrying Type 03 on his back, with five spare magazines on his waist. An alloy Nepali scimitar specially made by the siege craftsmen was pinned to the outside of his thigh. On the other leg, there was a small snow-white dagger.
The strong military boots stepped heavily on the grass, leaving a footprint immediately.
"I said it's okay, it's okay."
Pulling out the Nepalese scimitar, Zhou Zheng felt an indescribable sense of familiarity. He kept playing with the Nepali sword skillfully, making various sword patterns. In the sun, the alloy Nepali reflected bursts of light.
The light is extremely dazzling.
Despite Zhou Zheng's repeated assurances, Zhou An and Lan Xi were still uneasy.
You must know that what Zhou Zheng is doing now is not to go to a safe checkpoint, but to bypass the checkpoint and look for strange beasts.
People avoid strange beasts, but Zhou Zheng does not look for them. This idea scared Zhou An and Lan Xi to death at first, but when Zhou Zheng threatened them, they could only agree obediently. After all, Zhou Zheng is the master.
, they are just guards.
Seeing that the two of them were worried, Zhou Zheng smiled lightly and said, "Don't you still believe in my marksmanship?"
It has to be said that Zhou Zheng's marksmanship has improved very rapidly.
Half a month ago it was just average, but now it's extremely outstanding.
Zhou An was helpless and spread his hands: "Okay, you are the young master, you have the final say. But you must act within the scope of our control, otherwise we will take coercive measures to bring you back to the siege. The leader has explained
, your safety comes first.”
"Okay, got it!"
The group of three people followed the trail and soon got away from the road. After climbing over a small mountain, the trail was covered by grass and bushes, making it impossible to pass.
"Master, we can't go any deeper."
It was Lan Xi who spoke. He held the machete in his hand and stared at the surroundings carefully.
This distance is still within the control of his ability. The closer to the siege, the weaker the alien beasts will be, and there will be high-level alien beasts appearing further away at any time. A year ago, there would also be high-level alien beasts in this area.
Alien beasts are in and out, and no one dares to set foot in this area alone.
After looking at it, Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "That's fine, this is it."
After searching Nepal back into the scabbard on his thigh, Zhou Zheng put the gun in his hand. After checking it, he said: "Lan Xi, do you think if some noise is made here, will it attract the curiosity of some strange beasts?
Come and inquire?"
Lan Xi was startled and waved her hands desperately: "Young master can't help it. The strange beasts that come over when they hear the noise are definitely not kind."
Ordinary alien beasts will run far away when they hear the sound of gunshots. But for some ferocious alien beasts, the sound will attract them. It is conceivable that the alien beasts that come here are at least second-level alien beasts.
It may not even attract higher ones.
As soon as Lan Xi's voice fell, Zhou Zheng's gunfire rang out.
A strong gust of wind passed by his face, causing Lan Xi's face to lose all color in an instant, and the bullet almost flew past his head.
There was a "pop" sound, a small ball of blood was stirred up, and there was the sound of bullets shooting into the trees.
A gray venomous snake the size of two fingers fell from the trunk of the tree and was struggling in the soil. The blood sprayed out stained the fallen leaves on the ground red. Its snake head was shot by Zhou Zheng and was beaten to pieces.
The gray snake body hides it very well, and it clings tightly to the tree trunk. Without careful observation, you can't find any trace of it.
Gray shadow vipers are also the most common small alien beasts outside the siege. After being mutated, they have faster speeds and more severe venom. Just being bitten can kill someone in just a few seconds.
.It usually lurks in the woods, using colors similar to those of the tree trunks to camouflage it, making it almost undetectable.
Zhou An's expression changed, and he walked over and picked up the Gray Shadow Viper, which was still twitching slightly.
"Leave the snake body, the meat is delicious, chop a few more, it will make a pot of snake soup tonight."
It is true that the Gray Shadow Viper is extremely poisonous, but its meat is also extremely delicious and is a rare food. Because of its highly poisonous nature, no one easily messes with it, and not many people in the siege can eat it.
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Except for the venom sacs and fangs on the snake's head, other parts of the gray shadow viper are not poisonous and can be eaten with confidence.
"Master, how did you find out?"
Zhou An packed the dead gray shadow snake in a cloth bag, and then looked at Zhou Zheng curiously. Even he didn't notice the gray shadow snake. How did Zhou Zheng find it, so he unconsciously asked.
"I saw movement on the tree trunk, and thinking of the danger you told me before, I shot first."
Investigating the real reason, Zhou Zheng discovered something very strange. This is a hidden gray shadow snake like this in the character's field of vision. It has a blood bar on its head. It is red and dazzling. Zhou Zheng wanted not to notice it.
All difficult.
The reason why it is called Heaven-defying is that with this health bar, what other strange beasts or poisonous corpses can ambush you?
Think about it, there is a ferocious beast hidden in the grass, and it is very easy to be attacked by it without realizing it. But with this health bar displayed, is the red blood bar different from the surrounding ones?
The environment is so out of place, can it still be hidden from Zhou Zheng's eyes, and will he be attacked by a sneak attack?
At this moment, Zhou Zheng smiled. Of course he would not explain to Zhou An and the others that this would be a way to save his own life.
Lan Xi reacted from the fright just now and rolled her eyes at Zhou Zheng, but was surprised at how Zhou Zheng's shooting skills were so powerful. The head of the Gray Shadow Viper was only the size of a finger, but Zhou Zheng hit it with one shot without any preparation.
The shooting level reached is extremely high.
Zhou Zheng looked around and then shook his head.
He had seen a few blood bars just now, but he was scared away under the sound of gunfire.
Faintly, you can also see some blood bars moving towards the distance in the woods.
"Where are we going?"
Zhou Zheng pointed deeper into the woods, and regardless of whether Zhou An and Lan Xi agreed or not, he pulled away the leaves and walked inside.
Being frightened by Zhou Zheng just now, Lan Xi did not dare to refute anymore. She looked at each other with Zhou An, increased her vigilance, and chased after Zhou Zheng.
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On the tree trunk, there is a gray shadow poisonous snake that is well hidden, but it doesn't know that its blood strips betray it.
Zhou Zheng was more than thirty meters away, holding a gun and squinting his eyes slightly.
There was a "bang" gunshot, and the gray-shaded venomous snake fell from the tree trunk in response.
Zhou An was holding the cloth bag and holding the alloy knife. After a few ups and downs, he instantly appeared in front of the gray shadow viper whose head was blown off. With the alloy knife, he lifted it into the air and dropped it into the cloth bag. Looking back,
Zhou An shouted: "Master, there is half a bag."
The look on his face showed that he had long been accustomed to Zhou Zheng's unpredictable ability.
It was a little hard to accept at first, but after one morning, I had to accept that Zhou Zheng's marksmanship, which was comparable to that of a sharpshooter, could only be classified as Zhou Zheng's talent, the talent of a top marksman.
Zhou Zheng silently recited the character's attributes and looked at the experience point. He still had a small amount of experience left to level up.
Although this kind of gray shadow viper is small, the experience it can provide is no less than that of low-level poisonous zombies, which is very impressive.
Another thing that surprised Zhou Zheng was the effect of the passive skill "Accuracy". Under this effect, Zhou Zheng's marksmanship almost reached the point where he could hit the target with perfect accuracy, and he could play the Type 03 in his hand with ease.
Zhou Zheng moved his arms and said, "That's it for today."
This place is already very far into the woods. If we go further, we might encounter some second- and third-level strange beasts.
Zhou Zheng's current attributes have reached the level of a warrior, but he doesn't dare to overestimate it, and he is not so hot-headed as to think that he can do anything under digitalization. He will only talk about other things when he is guaranteed to be safe.
Lan Xi and the others all agreed. In their opinion, Zhou Zheng was just hunting, and with this half bag of harvest, not to mention one pot of snake soup, even three or two pots were enough. It was considered a bumper harvest, but they didn't know the real situation.
, these so-called hunts are just products other than Zhou Zheng’s leveling.