lovenovelstory Chapter 20 Killing Star
Chapter 20 Killing Star
The dense gunfire from the walls and below masked the sound of the pockmarked bandit falling to the ground.
The bandits, charging haphazardly, were unaware that a ferocious beast, ready to devour its prey, had already set its sights on them.
Only bandits have ever acted recklessly against fortified villages. No fortified village has ever been so brave as to abandon its well-defended and secure fortified village and risk its life to fight them.
And this small, unassuming slingshot can launch steel balls almost silently, making it even more concealed.
This is a secret weapon that Lu Xingzhou knowingly created by consuming a lot of the source energy of heaven and earth, even though he knew it was wasteful!
Its overall design is no different from the slingshots that children play with in later generations, but its power is incomparable.
There are 8 rubber tubes on both sides, made of natural rubber that has been reinforced 15 times to improve the elasticity of the material and specially treated 12 times to improve toughness and durability!
The super rubber band, which can't be stretched without 200 kilograms of force, fires specially made steel balls whose penetrating power and lethality are already comparable to rifle bullets of this era.
It is superior to rifles in terms of range, rate of fire, endurance, and concealment.
The only thing it can't compare to a rifle is its excessively strong penetrating power.
A bullet hitting a target will only create holes in the front and back, unlike a bullet which will move irregularly inside the body and cause intense pain.
If you don't kill someone outright, it can take several seconds for them to feel the pain, making it insufficient to deter them.
This is also the main reason why Lu Xingzhou aimed for the head.
If the bullets are so effective, why doesn't he just use a slingshot to shoot them?
If he could fire bullets horizontally with a slingshot, wouldn't it make the actions of military experts from various countries who were desperately rifling seem incredibly foolish?
Lu Xingzhou called out names one by one from back to front, aiming to kill them with a single blow, whether it was a headshot or a kidney explosion.
Even if a fatal blow cannot be delivered, the bandits should be inflicted with immense pain, rendering them unable to advance or utter a sound.
The deafening gunfire from above and below the perimeter drowned out the faint sound of rubber bands snapping 200 meters away.
Within two minutes, without the bearded man noticing, more than a dozen of his accomplices had fallen to the ground.
until:
*Pfft* *Pfft* *Pfft* *Pfft* *Pfft*
Lu Xingzhou targeted five bandits who were charging together, which could put enormous pressure on the encirclement.
With perfect aim, he killed five people in a row, clearing a gap in the defenses. Finally, the bearded man realized what was happening.
"Oh no! Someone's jumped in from behind!"
The fact that Lu Xingzhou was finally discovered to be launching a sneak attack did not improve the bandits' situation.
As they charge and approach the perimeter, the firepower from the perimeter on the front should not be underestimated!
The Springfield rifle, with its high rate of fire, high accuracy, and high power, fires continuously in alternating bursts.
A gun emplacement with fewer than ten men was able to suppress the firepower of forty or fifty bearded men!
Bang~ Bang~ Bang bang
*Whoosh~*
*Pfft*
"Ugh~ Ah!" The tall, muscular man at the front groaned, his body jerking suddenly, unable to get up again.
Hammer shouted excitedly, "I hit him! I hit his beard!"
Those around him offered encouragement.
"Well done, hammer! The boss's bullets weren't wasted on you!"
"Hammer, you're even more ruthless than your father!"
"Nonsense! Who's going to be whose father from now on?!"
"Hahahaha" × N.
It was pitch black outside, and the farmhands on the wall couldn't see Lu Xingzhou's movements.
However, with fewer than ten men suppressing the charge of forty or fifty bearded men and occasionally achieving some success, the morale of the troops would be greatly boosted, and they would even have the mind to chat and laugh.
Zhu Chuanwu aimed his gun and smacked a man with a 'bang!'
He said coldly, "Don't let your guard down, keep firing!"
He really does look like a cold-blooded military officer.
While everyone was chatting animatedly, they were, after all, risking their lives, and their hands certainly dared not slacken, continuing to increase their firing rate.
"Bang"
Bang~ Bang~
The result was that the bandits, caught in a pincer attack, were completely dumbfounded!
A quick glance around revealed that nearly half of the brothers had already been lost.
This is unbelievable! Less than fifteen minutes have passed!!
Once the bandits calmed down, they recalled the horror of smashing the kiln.
The happiest thing for these ruthless killers who have no future is to commit all sorts of atrocities after successfully smashing the kiln, including burning, killing, and looting.
But the thing I fear most is the destruction of the hard kiln.
Guo Shanfeng was extremely anxious upon realizing that Lu Xingzhou's boastful words were based on genuine confidence.
Caught between a rock and a hard place, he felt a growing sense of fear.
The leader of the other group of bearded men, One-Eyed Wolf, was not just a coward.
The kids died way too quickly; this is extremely abnormal!
Since losing an eye, the one-eyed wolf has become exceptionally cautious. Judging that the situation is hopeless, it prepares to make its escape.
However, when attacked from both sides, there are strategies to running away.
Sorry, Brother Guoshanfeng!
A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he immediately launched into a passionate speech:
"Boss, if we don't break through this encirclement now, we're all doomed! You lead the kids and charge forward, I'll take the men and kill those bastards jumping in from behind! Hurry!"
Once back to reality, the absent-minded Guo Shanfeng, still on horseback, gave him a cold look, then, not daring to delay, also shouted:
"Alright, guys, charge forward with all your might!"
He then kicked the horse's belly hard and charged forward.
The beardiers, who were completely disoriented, saw that their leader had charged forward, gritted their teeth and, with a determined spirit, sped up their run towards the enclosure.
Seeing this, the one-eyed wolf also rode his horse with about a dozen cubs and charged towards Lu Xingzhou.
After running more than a hundred meters, the one-eyed wolf on horseback finally saw clearly. The person who had caused them such heavy losses was actually just one person?!
The thought that "we can win this round" couldn't help but arise in my mind.
"You little brats, run faster! Let's take him down shoulder to shoulder!"
The bearded man who was following along also noticed that Lu Xingzhou was alone.
With more than ten people on our side, at such a short distance, even if he were a sharpshooter, how many could he kill?
"Kill them!!!"
"Don't run, you little brat! Shoot your grandpa! Ouch!"
He had barely finished speaking when he fell backward, his forehead bursting open and white brain matter oozing out.
After fulfilling his wish, Lu Xingzhou immediately repeated the action of taking out steel balls from thin air, fastening the leather pouch, and launching them.
Those bearded men who make a mistake in judgment will be in big trouble.
The rifles and homemade cannons that were running around fired bullets that were completely inaccurate, not even giving Lu Xingzhou a chance to make a mark.
Loading the gun is difficult, and the rate of fire is not fast enough.
On the other hand, as the distance between the two sides closed, Lu Xingzhou's accuracy gradually improved and his rate of fire became faster and faster.
*Pfft~* *Pfft~* *Pfft~*
One click, three likes, and three rotten watermelons explode in mid-air.
*Whoosh~* *Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~*
Four more bandits died almost simultaneously.
With only three foolish bandits charging towards him left, Lu Xingzhou was about to shoot them when he almost threw out his back.
The bandit leader, who was on horseback and whom he had deliberately left behind to be captured and interrogated, pulled on the reins and fled south.
"Damn it, deserting at the last minute, how shameless!"
Just as he was about to shoot him, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the other bandit leader, almost as if by telepathy, also pulled on the reins and spurred his horse to gallop north.
This time, Lu Xingzhou was truly dumbfounded and unable to remain calm.
"No way! What kind of people are they?! How can they all be so shameless?! Abandoning their underlings and running away, don't they have any backbone as a boss?!"
He wanted to annihilate them all.
Unfortunately, neither of them had ever seen a mountain breeze before, and they couldn't tell who was who in the darkness. They were also riding horses in opposite directions at a considerable speed.
Although the maximum range of the steel balls launched by the slingshot can reach 1500 meters, which is farther than that of a sniper rifle, that is equipment data, not something he could achieve on his own.
Even with more practice, Lu Xingzhou still can't aim accurately at distances over 300 meters when he's in a hurry.
With only one chance to strike, the only option is to kill one and let the other go.
"Sigh... let's see who's luckier!"
Thinking of the location of the mountain wind's lair, it couldn't be too far from Wangjiadian. Aiming at the person running north, he 'whooshed' out a steel ball.
Just as he was about to escape, Guo Shanfeng fell off his horse.
A well-known leader of a medium-sized gang, known as the "Over-the-Mountain Wind," met his demise without even meeting Lu Xingzhou or uttering a single harsh word.
As the mountain wind fell from its horse, the surviving bearded man exhausted his last bit of courage and lost all will to fight.
Faced with such a killer, why not run away and stay for the New Year?
"We've already flirted with the boss, let's run side by side!"
"Everyone, spread out and run! Don't gather in groups!!"
The bearded man wasn't stupid; he knew to scatter and escape.
Lu Xingzhou had originally intended to chase after the bandit leader who had fled south and was already four or five hundred meters away, but now he could only focus on dealing with the enemy in front of him.