Chapter 105: Smooth and Flowing

"Good heavens!"

Many players realized that the variety of firearms in this game far exceeded that in Resident Evil.

The weapon Fang Qi was using was clearly something they had never seen before in Resident Evil.

Just a moment ago, they had all seen it clearly: Nalan Mingxue had clearly evaded her vital areas from Fang Qi's shot!

Yet it was still a one-shot kill!

Since spatial artifacts existed in this world, this Counter-Strike Remastered Edition did not entirely mimic reality by having weapons hang from one’s body; instead, it followed the original game, creating the effect of spatial equipment.

Drawing firearms from a spatial backpack, once practiced to the point of mastery, would produce a sense of deja vu similar to switching equipment in the game.

This was also why a small amount of cultivation was retained within each player.

Thus, all the spectators now only saw a flash of fire from that dark-green rifle in Fang Qi's hands, and immediately afterward, Fang Qi whipped out a dagger; before anyone could make sense of what was happening, the rifle had already vanished.

The recoil from that shot disappeared along with it, and Fang Qi slipped back behind cover, his movements as fluid as flowing water.

"What kind of move is this?"

"You can even play it like that!?" At this moment, all the players watching the live stream were staring in a daze.

"Where are you!? How did you die?" Nalan Hongwu and the others were still downstairs, failing to understand how someone had already died.

The gunshot echoed throughout the warehouse, making it utterly impossible to discern the person's direction!

Nalan Hongwu hurriedly inquired in the team channel.

The deceased Nalan Mingxue: "..."

"I almost forgot, dead people can't speak..." Nalan Hongwu slapped his forehead.

Everyone’s faces twitched: "..."

"Miss Nalan just took the ventilation shaft," only Lan Yan replied. "She is likely on the second floor."

"Let's go, to the second floor!" With a shout from Nalan Hongwu, several people immediately followed him up.

But after searching all over the second floor, they found absolutely no trace of Fang Qi!

"Where is he?!"

"Knowing he couldn't win, this kid actually slipped away?" Nalan Hongwu stroked his beard.

"Fortunately, this kid was quick to act, otherwise..." An Huwei sneered, holding a light machine gun. "This lord would have turned him into a sieve!"

The corners of Su Tianji's lips curled up slightly: "That kid finally knows fear!"

After playing for so long, she finally felt a bit of pride in her heart.

"Be careful to keep your distance, don't let him flash you!" Nalan Hongwu said in a deep voice. "That cunning brat!"

At this moment, he felt as if he had returned to the battlefields of old, where every step required calculating where the enemy was and what they were thinking.

He glanced at the ventilation shaft: "He must have escaped through the shaft! Calculating by the time, he should be on the roof."

"Then do we go to the roof to find him now?" Lan Yan asked.

"No!" Nalan Hongwu shook his head. "That kid always likes the unexpected. If we go to the roof to find him now, he’ll long be gone."

"From the roof, leading to other places where an attack can be easily launched, there are only two spots. One is on the large bridge outside the door, and the other is the building we came from," Nalan Hongwu analyzed. "The bridge can only achieve surprise, but it's hard to defend; once we rush him together, he will have nowhere to run."

"We only heard one gunshot just now, which means Xue'er was killed in a single shot. His weapon is incredibly powerful, so the only optimal choice is the rooftop of the police building—a high-power weapon, easy to defend and hard to attack!"

Nalan Hongwu threw away his light machine gun and picked up Nalan Mingxue's scoped automatic rifle (the CT B44). Since he was certain the opponent's weapon possessed immense power, he naturally would not court death by climbing the ladder to the roof, so what followed would only be long-range combat.

Meanwhile, the players watching the live stream saw that Fang Qi was currently on the roof of the police building, cradling a massive dark-green firearm. A black crosshair scope appeared in the center of the screen from time to time; the warehouse doors, which were originally extremely far away, were instantly pulled incredibly close the moment the black scope appeared!

Nalan Mingxue, who had already died in the game, was currently staring intently at Fang Qi's screen. She was playing right next to him, so she could see it the moment she took off her virtual headset.

She believed that in Resident Evil, whether it was marksmanship or various tactical responses, she had already practiced to an extremely proficient degree.

But now she realized that compared to Fang Qi, she was far more than a step behind.

In the game, restricted cultivation meant restricted speed and perception, making it difficult to judge where the enemy would appear next; everything could only be guessed through calculation in the mind.

For Nalan Hongwu, who was already very familiar with the terrain, Nalan Mingxue could already guess that he would be able to judge where Fang Qi would hide and what kind of weapon he roughly possessed based on limited information, and command accordingly.

Splitting up to move and then focusing fire in unison was the most appropriate method to deal with Fang Qi, who was currently hiding on the roof of the police building using his scope to monitor everywhere.

The moment Fang Qi showed his head, even if he could kill one person with one shot, the fire from all directions at the moment of shooting would quickly blow him to pieces!

The spectators surrounding the big screen were also watching. Although no enemies could be seen on the large screen at this moment, they could still feel a tremendous pressure rushing over them!

The opposing side boasted several powerful experts!

For experts like them, handling such simple weapons was something they could pick up incredibly fast!

Once they grew familiar with the map and the combat style, Fang Qi possessed no advantage to speak of!

In fact, in the last few rounds, Fang Qi had already won by a perilous margin!

In this round, there was a very high probability that Fang Qi would lose!

And just then, on the big screen, as well as to Nalan Mingxue watching from the side, they all saw Fang Qi, who had been relying on his scope to monitor the warehouse doors, inexplicably retreat!

"Why did he suddenly retreat...?" Nalan Mingxue watched in bewilderment.

The audience watching the live stream on the big screen was also filled with confusion; after all, this movement from Fang Qi was simply too anomalous!

And almost the very instant Fang Qi retreated, everyone heard a succession of gunshots!

Along the edge of the police building's rooftop, a string of bullet holes instantly appeared!

Fang Qi's original health pool of 72 was instantly reduced by 10 points! Clearly, he had been grazed by bullets penetrating the wall.

At the same time, Fang Qi’s muzzle suddenly swung toward the roof of the warehouse, a spot previously out of his line of sight; from within the ventilation shaft, almost at that exact same moment, a figure suddenly leapt out!

Boom!

The thunderous roar of the sniper rifle rang out once more! An Huwei, who had just leapt out of the ventilation shaft and hadn't even had time to see the situation outside clearly, collapsed to the ground on the spot!

Not just the players watching the stream, but even Nalan Mingxue watching from the side failed to comprehend this maneuver!

That retreat, like a stroke of divine inspiration, seemed almost like cheating, utilizing the visual blind spot of the rooftop to perfectly evade the enemy's focused fire.

Furthermore, An Huwei, who was originally outside Fang Qi's field of view, was inexplicably sniped and killed by the swinging muzzle! On the big screen, one could only see the crosshairs of the scope instantly tighten as the barrel moved!

Immediately after, the gunshot! The weapon was put away!

All done in one smooth motion!

This cheating-like operation, if Nalan Mingxue hadn't been watching right beside him, would truly make her believe that Fang Qi had used some unknown means to cheat!

At this moment, they still did not know that after losing the perception and intuition that powerful cultivators and warriors relied on for survival, there was still a thing called "game sense" that helped Fang Qi accomplish this divine stroke amidst the siege of so many formidable masters!

The entirety of both storefronts was frighteningly quiet at this moment!

The breath of every spectator caught in their throats involuntarily as they stared dumbfounded and exchanged glances, finding the scene before them almost impossible to comprehend!

What kind of move was this again?!