Chapter 18: Enhancing into a Skill
Chapter 18: Enhancing into a Skill
Kamiyu looked at the branch of 【Magic Bullet】 in the equipment bar, grinning from ear to ear.
Her 【Enhancement】 Talent was simply too convenient—it allowed her to use Enhancement Points to unlock new Skills.
【Delayed Implosion Bullet (The warhead transforms into a miniature bomb, with a user-set detonation time);
Unlock Points: 1 Enhancement Point】
Kamiyu thought to herself, this Magic Bullet wasn’t bad. It could be used as a bomb for demolition or clearing buildings.
She could even set up an ambush—intentionally miss a shot, tricking the enemy into thinking she had misfired, then detonate it when the enemy advanced.
The more she thought about it, the more devious her ideas became.
Next, she looked at the following option.
【Poisoned Bullet (Two modes: Large-Area Lethal Weapon Mode—releases poisonous gas smoke, damaging enemies within the smoke;
Weak Poison Mode—can anesthetize or weaken enemies);
Unlock Points: 2 Enhancement Points】
Kamiyu thought, this one also looked good, but it might not be useful in the current match. The Poisoned Bullet seemed more suited for Team Fights, capturing enemies, or dealing with wild beasts.
Moreover, it required 2 Enhancement Points. Given her current resources, it simply wasn’t worth it.
Next was 【Curving Bullet】.
【Curving Bullet (Also known as Smart Bullet, it can alter the bullet’s trajectory. Once a target is locked, the bullet automatically tracks it, allowing it to hit enemies hiding behind cover);
Unlock Points: 3 Enhancement Points】
After that were blacked-out boxes. Kamiyu couldn’t see the subsequent Magic Bullet unlock options. She figured she probably needed to level up before she could view the later Magic Bullets.
Kamiyu excitedly thought to herself, this was exactly the ability she needed most right now—the crucial enhancement her Signature Sniper urgently required.
Not long ago, she had wanted to kill the official Player, Xu Liwen, but she was hiding behind the wreckage of an Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Her Sniper Rifle had just entered its Skill Cooldown Time and couldn’t penetrate two layers of armor.
If she had the Curving Bullet, she could have killed her and also addressed the most critical weakness of her Signature Sniper—being unable to hit enemies behind cover.
However, it required 3 Enhancement Points, exceeding her budget. She only had 2 Enhancement Points left, and she always kept at least 1 Enhancement Point as a trump card for a Comeback.
In other words, she needed to kill at least 2 more enemies to successfully unlock 【Curving Bullet】.
Kamiyu wasn’t stingy—she believed in investing in herself. Sharpening the axe wouldn’t delay the woodcutting; she needed to strengthen herself first.
So, she decided to use 1 Enhancement Point to unlock 【Delayed Implosion Bullet】.
By speeding up her killing efficiency, she could unlock the Curving Bullet faster.
Thus, Kamiyu focused her mind and softly chanted, “Unlock 【Delayed Implosion Bullet】.”
With a crisp “qing” sound, a clear metallic clang echoed in her mind.
【System Interface Panel: Successfully unlocked Magic Bullet branch—Delayed Implosion Bullet.】
【Ding: Magic Bullet branch—Delayed Implosion Bullet has been converted into a Skill.】
“Huh? Converted into a Skill? What’s going on?” Kamiyu widened her eyes.
After a moment of careful thought, she instantly understood.
She slapped her thigh in frustration. “This Talent is incredible! It actually turns privatized equipment enhancement Affixes into public Skills that can be used by all equipment.”
To put it simply, the Delayed Implosion Bullet had now become a skill, meaning all the firearms she used could fire this Delayed Implosion Bullet skill.
No cooldown time!
So later, when she unlocked the Curving Bullet, if she used it with a machine gun, wouldn’t that turn into a frenzy of missile launches?
However, Kamiyu seemed to be celebrating too soon.
The interface panel refreshed.
【Information Updated】
【Skill: Delayed Implosion Bullet (Refreshes 100 rounds each time. Once all 100 rounds are used, the player must enter an Instance Dungeon to mine Magic Crystal Ore for replenishment. Consuming a fixed amount of Magic Crystal Ore can exchange for a corresponding number of Magic Bullets)】
“What the heck, Instance Dungeon? Magic Crystal Ore?”
Is this still a thing these days? Can I even survive until the version where Instance Dungeons appear? Kamiyu thought to herself, feeling speechless.
She looked at the equipment panel, where a new bullet icon had appeared: 【Delayed Implosion Bullet: 100/100】
She wondered, if she could really survive until the next game with Instance Dungeons, would that mean she could mine more Magic Crystal Ore and stockpile a batch of ammunition?
But never mind all that—those were thoughts for later. For now, the only benefit she had gained was that not only her Signature Sniper but all firearms in her Storage could use the Delayed Implosion Bullet.
This meant she could catch her targets off guard in the upcoming hunts.
She checked the remaining number of players.
【Player Count: 8/12】
She felt a secret sense of satisfaction because, from the beginning until now, all the players who had died had been killed by her: Huang Kun, Mohawk, A Dong, and Da Mao.
She thought to herself that among the remaining players, the most threatening ones were the gloomy suited man Zhong Hao and the silent, cold-faced “Jack Hanma.”
Zhong Hao’s talent, 【Future Prediction】, allowed him to foresee other players’ attacks, making him the hardest player to deal with aside from Mohawk.
Additionally, there was Jack, the burly man over two meters tall who had thrown a vase to save her in the Black Sphere Room. His talent was 【Steel Great Wall】, and his class was 【Barbarian Warrior】, making him a true offense-and-defense hybrid.
Kamiyu took a deep breath. What the hell was the Black Sphere up to? Why did this round of the game have so many overpowered talents and classes?
Was it raising monsters in a jar?
Kamiyu checked the remaining time: 59 hours left, a little over two days and two nights.
Time was relatively plentiful. The biggest battle of the day had already ended, and she guessed they probably wouldn’t start fighting again.
She wasn’t worried about time. Now that the authorities had stepped in, they would help her find the remaining players. Wherever there was the sound of combat, she could just aim her sniper rifle and spot the enemies.
Besides, the most important thing for an angler was patience. She needed to hold her ground, avoid recklessness, and proceed steadily—that was the best strategy.
Flying around like a headless fly would only be a desperate struggle before death.
So, Kamiyu decided to boldly do something big: take off all her equipment and clothes to take a bath.
After becoming a girl, there were too many things she wanted to do.
Moreover, she deluded herself into thinking that before death, she had to enjoy herself first, so she wouldn’t have any regrets.
She believed that if she wasn’t happy now, when would she ever be?
Thus, after confirming that the doors and windows were locked, Kamiyu gently stepped into the bathroom and turned on the shower to fill it with hot water.
I thought to myself, while others were fighting for survival on the streets, struggling and enduring hardships, I was able to enjoy the luxury of a multifunctional massage bathtub in a five-star hotel—what a wonderful indulgence.
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A nice bath after three kills~