Chapter 11: Frenzied Monster Slaying, Gaining the War God Tree Seed!
“Accepted!”
With Su Mu’s shout of acceptance, a specially crafted golden Gatling gun suddenly appeared in his hands. It was somewhat heavy, around thirty pounds, but with Su Mu’s current strength, he could easily hold it with both hands.
The saying goes: with a gun in hand, the world is mine.
The moment Su Mu obtained this Gatling gun artifact, his confidence surged.
“Die, monsters! Die!”
A wild gleam flashed in Su Mu’s eyes as he began unleashing a barrage of firepower upon the creatures.
Rat-a-tat-tat…
A furious, unrelenting stream of bullets!
Endless rounds flew toward countless monsters, each bullet capable of eliminating one foe.
The monsters were infinite in number, and so were Su Mu’s bullets. The battle had become a contest of speed—his rate of killing versus the War Tree’s rate of spawning. Whoever was faster would win this war.
[Host successfully killed 300 Silver-level 6 Dark Flame Lizards, experience +6000!]
[Host successfully killed 100 Silver-level 6 Dark Flame Lizards, experience +2000!]
[Host successfully killed 300 Silver-level 6 Dark Flame Lizards, experience +6000!]
[You have unlocked a skill cluster, gaining 1300 skill points!]
[You have unlocked a skill cluster, gaining 2000 skill points!]
[You have unlocked a skill cluster, gaining 3000 skill points!]
The system’s voice kept ringing in Su Mu’s ears, and his strength skyrocketed.
Though he remained at level 1, his attack power had grown from the original 1000 points to a terrifying 8000 points. Calculated in the dark world’s terms, he was now equivalent to a Gold 8 expert.
The reason was simple: his Gatling gun’s kill speed surpassed his sword slash. The sword slash could kill hundreds of monsters at once but required at least three seconds of charge time.
Su Mu was different—his firepower was unlimited. One burst of bullets could take down hundreds of monsters. He could fire over a thousand rounds in one second.
His speed was literally faster than a rocket.
[Host successfully killed 500 Silver-level 6 Dark Flame Lizards, experience +6000!]
[Congratulations! Host’s attack power has broken through 10,000. Host is now a Platinum 1 expert.]
Boom!
Su Mu could hardly believe his ears. In under a minute, he had leapt from Bronze 1 straight to Platinum 1 (of course, this was based solely on combat power).
Boom!
At that moment, the wall of monsters surrounding Su Mu collapsed under his overwhelming firepower. The creatures began to retreat, giving Su Mu a brief moment to catch his breath.
But soon, even more monsters came rushing in recklessly, reforming their wall and closing in on Su Mu once again. The deadly threat and shadow of death lingered relentlessly.
Su Mu felt both anger and excitement. So many monsters—it was impossible to tell how long this slaughter would last. Yet, the more monsters he killed, the stronger he became.
“Come on, you stinky monsters! Become the fuel for my upgrades,” Su Mu declared confidently as he resumed his ruthless massacre.
Because he knew, just like with his sword slash, the more he killed, the stronger he grew. Previously, three bullets might kill one Silver-level 6 monster; now, one bullet could probably explode thirty at once.
Moreover, as his strength increased, the power of each bullet grew exponentially, like a chain reaction of geometric explosions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Su Mu predicted, this round of firepower was hundreds of times stronger than the last.
Explosions began erupting in the monster wall.
In just fifteen seconds, Su Mu had blasted the surrounding monster wall to pieces.
[Host successfully killed 600 Silver-level 6 Dark Flame Lizards, experience +6000!]
[Host successfully killed 900 Silver-level 6 Dark Flame Lizards, experience +9000!]
[Host successfully killed 1300 Silver-level 6 Dark Flame Lizards, experience +12000!]
[Host successfully killed 2000 Silver-level 6 Dark Flame Lizards, experience +18000!]
The system’s voice roared relentlessly in Su Mu’s ears, and his power surged wildly!
16,000… 19,000… 20,000… 37,000—In a short time, Su Mu’s combat power skyrocketed to 37,000, equivalent to a Platinum 3 warrior.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The slaughter continued.
[Host successfully killed 600 Silver-level 6 Dark Flame Lizards, experience +6000!]
[Host successfully killed 900 Silver-level 6 Dark Flame Lizards, experience +9000!]
The battle raged so fiercely it was as if the sky had darkened. Su Mu himself lost count of how many waves of monsters he had repelled.
He did not know how long he had been fighting.
All he knew was his strength grew ever stronger, and the monsters around him fewer and fewer.
Finally, Su Mu’s eyes brightened as he saw the monsters scrambling toward the War Tree. The tree had ceased spawning monsters, seemingly drained of energy.
He had single-handedly forced the War Tree to stop producing monsters.
“Hahaha!”
Su Mu couldn’t help but laugh aloud, feeling a thrilling sense of survival against all odds.
He glanced at his watch. What felt like an exhausting battle had only lasted four minutes.
That meant his Gatling gun’s firepower could still continue for another minute.
His gaze shifted to the battlefield of the Headless Horseman.
[Successfully struck Platinum 9 Headless Horseman, dealt 20,000 damage, gained 20,000 experience points.]
[Successfully struck Platinum 9 Headless Horseman, dealt 30,000 damage, gained 30,000 experience points.]
The coordination between his sword slash and Little Dragon was flawless. The more they fought, the stronger they grew, completely dominating the Headless Horseman.
The sword slash had already reached Platinum 6, each strike dealing tens of thousands in damage. Little Dragon had reached Platinum 4 and unleashed flames dealing 10,000 damage.
With the balance shifting, the Headless Horseman grew weaker with each clash, no longer a threat.
“Leave this to me!”
Su Mu suddenly shouted and charged at the Headless Horseman. He intended to dedicate the final minute of his Gatling gun’s firepower to the Headless Horseman, letting the creature know the true power of the Gatling gun.
Of course, this was no theft from his war pets. Experience gained from monsters killed by war pets also counted toward Su Mu, so there was no competition.
As war pets, the sword slash and Little Dragon naturally obeyed Su Mu’s command and stepped aside immediately.
Su Mu, Gatling gun in hand, approached the Headless Horseman and unleashed a furious barrage of fire.
Rat-a-tat-tat!
Flames spat relentlessly!
Under the overwhelming firepower, the Headless Horseman was driven back continuously, utterly unable to fight back.
[Successfully struck Platinum 9 Headless Horseman, dealt 20,000 damage, gained 20,000 experience points.]
[Successfully struck Platinum 9 Headless Horseman, dealt 30,000 damage, gained 30,000 experience points.]
The system’s notification sounds kept ringing in Su Mu’s ears. He realized that fighting a big boss granted much more experience.
Emboldened, Su Mu’s firepower grew even more ferocious, fully immersed in the joy of battling a boss.