Chapter 451 - 149: [You’re Just an Insect]
Chapter 149: [You’re Just a Bug] (7400)
Bang!!
Chen Yan spun on the ice in place to steady himself, then lifted his hand and fired a shot.
The shot didn’t deliver a fatal wound, but it pierced through the leg of a monster chasing him.
The monster howled in pain and collapsed on the ice, struggling to get up—but the effort was clearly in vain.
Chen Yan sneered, turned, and began running again. The sound of his ice skates scraping across the ice echoed behind him...
There were a total of seven monsters pursuing him, including the Monster Leader.
And now, only four were left.
Of course, Chen Yan had paid a price... he only had two bullets left in his pistol magazine.
—Chen Yan’s marksmanship wasn’t great.
Growing up as an ordinary person, how could Chen Yan know how to shoot?
Good shooting skills are honed through practice with bullets.
Up until the last six months, his only experience with firearms had been firing ten rounds during military training.
Fortunately, during an assassination in Mao Country, when he acquired firearms, Chen Yan hid in a deserted area upon returning and jumped into the Mirror World to practice shooting a bit.
But the outcome only improved his familiarity with firearms.
Even as a Cultivator with heightened senses and exceptional physical prowess... with all these advantages, Chen Yan’s marksmanship could still only be considered average.
He was confident at close range, but as the distance increased, his accuracy declined significantly.
And hitting a moving target was purely luck.
Actually, unexpected events had already occurred in the revenge plan.
The semi-automatic rifle was chopped by Supervisor Black Stone’s axe, depriving Chen Yan of a crucial weapon at the last moment—the damage to the automatic rifle left him unable to use the two automatic rifle magazines he had.
He could only use a pistol to injure enemies.
But it didn’t matter, Chen Yan remained calm at that moment; he had other backup plans.
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He had already run about two or three kilometers away from the village.
The frozen river surface was the best chasing ground for Chen Yan.
While his marksmanship was average, his ice-skating skills were quite excellent.
Skating was one of Chen Yan’s few hobbies during his student years.
Ironically, he didn’t like skiing but was skilled at skating.
On ice, two legs can’t possibly outrun ice skates!
Even if these Fierce Beast Race monsters had powerful physiques, strength, and explosive power—Chen Yan’s physique was also in the superhuman range.
In this regard, the gap between them wasn’t that wide.
And with the help of ice skates.
This chase gradually evolved into Chen Yan’s plan: kite running.
Kite running tactics were something almost every young person in Dragon Country was familiar with from playing various games since childhood.
Chen Yan was naturally among them.
With a speed advantage, Chen Yan would maintain a safe distance whenever possible, giving himself the chance to stop and shoot.
After a shot, he would never linger—he’d turn around and run!
Even if he missed, he wouldn’t hesitate, nor would he fire another shot!
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Whistle!
An arrow pierced the air, and despite Chen Yan’s effort to follow an S-shaped route on the ice, the arrow still struck his back!
Fortunately, his backpack contained protective gear!
The materials of the climbing backpack were sturdy enough, and he had hidden two layers of stainless steel plates inside the backpack.
The metal plates were easy to find; he bought them online, those thickened stainless steel trays used in restaurants.
Four trays stacked together and sewn into the lining of the climbing backpack were enough!
After all, arrows aren’t bullets.
With a distance of several tens of meters between, combined with the thickness of the backpack, and three layers of stainless steel plates...
Chen Yan didn’t believe the monster could penetrate his defense!
This had little to do with the monster’s strength; the penetrating power of an arrowhead depended on metallurgy!
Given the backward technological level of the Fierce Beast Race, Chen Yan didn’t believe they could produce an arrowhead capable of piercing three layers of stainless steel.
However, the Monster Leader’s strength was indeed formidable; the arrow struck his back, and although it didn’t pierce through, Chen Yan still felt a massive impact.
In the midst of running and skating, Chen Yan staggered forward suddenly.
Chen Yan struggled to adjust his skating posture, then took advantage of the opportunity to spin and pause, firing a shot behind him.
Bang!
This time, the bullet hit something, but it wasn’t clear what.
Chen Yan turned and ran again!
Two minutes later, Chen Yan gained enough distance to stop once more.
Bang!
With the last bullet, Chen Yan’s luck shone—a monster running beside the Monster Leader burst into a spray of blood from its head!
Moreover, that creature was the only archer among the village’s warriors apart from the Monster Leader!
At this point, Chen Yan had exhausted all his bullets.
And among the pursuing monsters, including the Monster Leader, only three were left!
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Whistle!
An arrow almost grazed Chen Yan’s scalp!
To avoid this arrow, Chen Yan had to make a forward diving motion...
This movement caused him to roll across the ice instantly, tumbling multiple times before he worked to get back up. Meanwhile, the Monster Leader was less than fifty meters away from Chen Yan.
Chen Yan exhaled, quickly getting up, but taking a calm glance at the surrounding Illusion Realm.
He had already done enough reconnaissance along the route of this frozen river.