「Divine-level Pistol Lv. 7/9, White Quality」
「Upgrade Points: 8/10, Damage: 25, Effective Range: 1000m, Remaining Bullets: 2000/2000」
「Extra Attributes: Bullet Recovery 1/s, Spatial Magazine (2000 reserve), Added Active Attribute: Metal Storm, Fire Rate 3000/min」
「Evaluation: This is a pistol with the power of a machine gun. It is a myth in the world of handguns. Beneath its unassuming exterior lies the scythe of the Death God. Go reap to your heart's content! Hit targets to gain Upgrade Points.」
Lin Feng glanced over the stats of the Level 7 Divine-level Pistol, a grin spreading across his face. This massive upgrade had not only doubled his Effective Range and fully restocked his ammo, but it had also increased his Bullet Recovery speed again.
But most importantly, an Attribute he had been waiting for had finally appeared!
The key indicator of a firearm's firepower: Fire Rate!
The small pistol in his hand had likely been picked up by Lin Youzhi from the black market. It was just a workshop product, a shoddy, semi-automatic replica.
Initially, below Level 4, even if Lin Feng pulled the trigger until his finger smoked, the Fire Rate was only sixty rounds per minute, equivalent to one shot per second.
That might sound fast, but when facing an attack from the giant bugs, every second counted. Life and death were decided in an instant.
So, to be safe, Lin Feng had always used a three-round burst firing pattern, rarely conserving ammunition in battle.
After it upgraded into the Legendary Pistol, possessing the power of a rifle, the Fire Rate barely increased to two rounds per second. When it was subsequently upgraded to Level 6, it finally reached the theoretical maximum Fire Rate of an automatic rifle: six hundred rounds per minute.
Ten rounds a second was just barely enough to deal with an ordinary Swarm's encirclement and pursuit, allowing him to fight while retreating.
But the aggressive Red-Armored Beetle Swarm now before him was already crowding the hallway, surging forward relentlessly like a tsunami.
In this situation, a Fire Rate of ten rounds per second was clearly not enough.
He could kill three or four giant bugs a second at most, but there were far more than four or five in the Swarm's front ranks, and they were advancing at a speed of eight or nine meters per second.
If he couldn't increase his Fire Rate, Lin Feng would have no choice but to retreat and fight, using the terrain to his advantage. He wouldn't be able to hold the Swarm back outside the stairwell entrance.
But now, things were different!
The Level 7 Divine-level Pistol possessed the power and performance of a machine gun. Not to mention that each bullet dealt 25 points of Damage, just the new Extra Attribute, Metal Storm, allowed Lin Feng to unleash fifty rounds in an instant, creating a metal waterfall, a torrent of bullets, in front of the muzzle.
It was equivalent to ten automatic rifles firing in the same direction at once!
Its power was immense. After unhesitatingly activating the Metal Storm ability, Lin Feng pulled the trigger and fired over a hundred rounds in two seconds!
The dense barrage of bullets formed a rain of lead, instantly gunning down the twenty-some Giant Red Beetles in the front rank.
Severed limbs flew and blood sprayed. The bullets, even after piercing their bodies, retained their powerful kinetic energy and continued to wreak havoc behind them.
As the surrounding walls became riddled with bullet holes, the entire front line of the Red-Armored Beetle Swarm was torn to shreds.
In just two short seconds, Lin Feng had completely wiped out the Red-Armored Beetle Swarm that had broken through the door and flooded the corridor.
The giant bugs following behind had to climb over the piled-up corpses of their comrades to attack.
The Swarm's advance slowed considerably, and Lin Feng breathed a temporary sigh of relief. But his relief didn't last long...
A sharp, piercing pain soon shot through his gun hand's wrist and arm.
Firing such powerful bullets in a short time was equivalent to holding a heavy machine gun with one hand.
Unlike the stances used to brace a weapon against a shoulder or hip, the "machine gun" in Lin Feng's hand was only the size of a pistol. Overjoyed at getting the new attribute, he had completely forgotten about the immense recoil the Divine-level Pistol would generate under Metal Storm's high-speed fire.
Back when it was still the Legendary Pistol, Lin Feng could still rely on his own powerful Physique Attribute to fire it one-handed.
But now, a Fire Rate of fifty rounds per second was like his wrist being struck fifty times in a single second!
One hundred rounds in two seconds—even an iron wrist couldn't take that!
At his current Level 6, with a Physique Attribute of thirty points, Lin Feng couldn't even wield the Divine-level Pistol one-handed. This just showed how powerful the Metal Storm attribute was.
Unfortunately, the situation was too urgent for him to level up himself. Otherwise, Lin Feng would have definitely given both his arms a major enhancement.
Fortunately, the stinging pain in his arm and wrist only lasted for a short while. Thanks to his high Physique, the microscopic tears in his muscles gradually began to heal.
When the pain flared, Lin Feng glanced back at the dumbfounded, saber-wielding high school girl behind him.
Liu Yueqi, clutching the handle of her saber, quickly snapped out of it. She saw Lin Feng lower the smoking muzzle of his gun, his other hand gripping his firing arm...
She didn't know what kind of ability it was, but that incredible scene just now must have come at a great cost to Lin Feng.
So, when he looked at her, Liu Yueqi realized she needed to buy him some time.
She raised her shield with one hand and, with the other, tightly gripped the now much lighter Level 4 Thousand Slash Saber as she moved to stand in front of Lin Feng.
Facing a few giant bugs clambering over the pile of corpses, she blocked their attacks before swinging her Long Saber.
With a swift and decisive motion, she deftly lopped off their heads.
With 20 points of attack Damage, she could easily slice through the Back Armor of Red-Armored Beetles below Level 5. Cutting off their heads was naturally no problem at all.
With Liu Yueqi holding the line, Lin Feng got a moment's respite and quickly recovered from the internal injuries in his right arm.
'Good thing I didn't keep firing. If I had held down the trigger, the muscles and blood vessels in my entire arm might have been torn to shreds.'
After recovering, Lin Feng began to hold the gun with both hands, mimicking a horse stance from the movies, hoping to stabilize his aim and mitigate the powerful recoil.
Meanwhile, the number of Red-Armored Beetles gathering ahead was steadily increasing.
At Level 4, Liu Yueqi could barely handle three at once. If the number of Red-Armored Beetles exceeded five, she would be at risk of getting injured.
Knowing her own limits, she quickly fell back and took cover behind Lin Feng.
Within a dozen or so seconds, Liu Yueqi had successfully killed three Red-Armored Beetles and completed her evolution to Level 5. A warm current surged through her body, leaving her feeling energized and full of vitality.
Lin Feng slowly raised his Level 7 Divine-level Pistol and, using controlled bursts, aimed at the eight or nine Red-Armored Beetles before him.
Their bodies were relatively small, around two meters, and their Levels didn't exceed Level 7. It was more difficult for the Giant Red Beetles, which were over three meters tall, to climb over the pile of corpses.
There was no need to use Metal Storm's high Fire Rate against these smaller individual monsters. Normal controlled bursts of three or four rounds at a time were enough to deal with them.
Lin Feng unhurriedly picked off a few Red-Armored Beetles, resting while he waited for the next wave of the Swarm.
The Swarm that had entered the dormitory building numbered two hundred at most. Of that group, at least forty were now dead, while others were hiding behind the pile of corpses, waiting and watching.
Although the Red-Armored Beetles' Spiritual Attribute was low, it didn't mean they lacked awareness or intelligence. On the contrary, when it came to survival, they were extremely clever.
Now, faced with a formidable opponent like Lin Feng, they were no longer acting rashly after suffering a loss. Instead, they were using their mandibles to strike the floor tiles and walls, producing a rhythmic tapping sound.
THUD! THUD! THUD! THUD!
'That's some kind of signal,' Lin Feng thought, his eyes narrowing. 'They're calling their kin, just like a wolf's howl.'
This group of Red-Armored Beetles seemed to have its own unique way of communicating, planning to launch a new offensive by overwhelming him with sheer numbers.
'A bold idea, but it's a pity their opponent is me, the wielder of a Level 7 Divine-level Pistol!'
At that moment, Liu Yueqi, who was behind him, also began to notice the situation beyond the pile of giant bug corpses, a trace of worry appearing in her eyes.
But then she saw the man before her, Concentrating as he lowered his stance. He looked like a revolver-toting cowboy from a Western, poised for a duel, his calm expression radiating confidence.
It was this confidence that inexplicably calmed Liu Yueqi's tense and worried heart.
After taking a deep breath, Liu Yueqi raised her Crimson Back Armor and tightened her grip on the Thousand Slash Saber in her hand. She decided to stay by Lin Feng's side and witness a miracle with him!
During the long wait, as seconds ticked by to the rhythm of the thudding, the floor of the dormitory's tenth story began to vibrate slightly.
A dense mass of Giant Red Beetles appeared at the stairwell entrance. Answering the summons, they swarmed into the corridor, gathering in front of the pile of their comrades' corpses.
There were so many that they piled up in layers in the narrow hallway, forming an impenetrable nest of bugs.
As the final thud echoed and faded, the countless Red-Armored Beetles simultaneously broke through the three-meter-high pile of corpses before them and scrambled rapidly toward Lin Feng and Liu Yueqi.
Lin Feng's eyes widened. 'Now!'
With a two-handed grip on the pistol, his index finger squeezed the trigger.
Bullets poured out like a flood bursting from an open dam.
As Lin Feng continuously shifted his aim from side to side, the stream of bullets formed an iron rain that fell evenly across every part of the hallway.
A bright yellow jet of metal tore through the corridor, completely shredding the window and wall at the far end.
The lives of over a hundred Red-Armored Beetles were extinguished in an instant.
Their corpses clogged the entire passage, piling up and spilling back onto the stairs, completely blocking the Red-Armored Beetle Swarm following behind.
Ten seconds later, Lin Feng slowly lowered the muzzle.
The Shield Armor modules on his arms, formed from the Level 4 Red Armor Shield, all shattered and fell to the ground.
Blood from the web of his thumb soaked the entire body of the gun.
The continuous impact from 500 rounds had torn the skin of his palms, and the muscle underneath was a mangled mess.
But at least he had finally succeeded in stopping the Red-Armored Beetles' attack.
Liu Yueqi was so frightened her legs gave out. Leaning on the hilt of her saber for support, she looked at the man with a mixture of awe and fear.
Lin Feng slowly turned around, shook the blood from his hands, and said in a hoarse voice:
"Let's go. To the roof."