BXBX NOVEL Chapter 163 - 106: A Little Opening is Not Really an Opening !
It was mainly about the blueprints for making hand crossbows, crossbow bolts, and bullets.
[Precise Crossbow Blueprint (Forgeable) xi]
[Crossbow Bolt Blueprint (Forgeable) xi]
[9mm Bullet Blueprint (Forgeable) xi]
After taking out their respective materials, a burst of light flashed, and three items appeared in front of Wang Tao.
The 100 bullets looked the same as ordinary bullets, but they could be put into the Space Backpack. Wang Tao filled up his handgun’s magazine first, then placed the rest into the Space Backpack.
The highlight was this precise hand crossbow.
This was something crafted using a bow and arrows.
[Precise Crossbow: Durability +20, Attack power +10, Precision +10]
It was a matte black crossbow, very similar in color to the one Han Rui held. But this crossbow was smaller and didn’t have a scope on it.
Wang Tao felt that in terms of power and range, this precise hand crossbow might not be as good as Han Rui’s sniper crossbow, but it was more convenient.
At home, Wang Tao had targets he used for practicing his Flying Axe, and he placed one in the yard to test. Not to mention power and precision, just the firing speed alone, this hand crossbow in his hands was incredibly fast—Wang Tao’s strength allowed him to quickly pull the crossbow string to reload after firing a bolt.
The whole process took only about five or six seconds!
It might even be shorter once he got practiced.
Wang Tao was very satisfied with the firing rate. Although it was far from that of firearms, it was much quieter and therefore much safer. Just like yesterday, when Han Rui killed zombies from a distance, as long as no sound was made, even if they killed all ordinary zombies, the others still wouldn’t notice who was attacking.
One of the divine tools for survival in the post-apocalypse!
Wang Tao took out his bow and arrows for a comparison, to feel the difference. Then he activated his new ability—Precision Shooting!
Instantly, Wang Tao felt as if the whole world had changed!
His eyes were like a combination of a telescope and a magnifying glass, clear vision no matter the distance!
His ears could pick up all kinds of subtle sounds, but they were not noisy; rather, they were clear and distinct.
His skin could feel any slight breeze and was extremely sensitive to changes in temperature.
In his mind, there were incomprehensible yet somehow usable pieces of knowledge…
Wang Tao picked up the hand crossbow, and despite having not used it much, it felt strangely familiar.
Whoosh-
Bullseye!
Whoosh—
Another bullseye!
Wang Tao put down the hand crossbow and picked up the compound bow he used for skill practice.
Whoosh—
Bullseye!
Bullseye!
Bullseye!
Wang Tao put the bow down and took out the Alloy Recurve Bow from his Space Backpack.
Once he pulled the string, he could feel that this bow required more strength to draw.
Nocking an arrow.
Whoosh-
Bullseye!
“Awesome!”
Exhilarated by the feeling of hitting the bullseye every time, Wang Tao suddenly felt a bit inflated with pride.
What Elite Zombies, what Zombie Lords? Just ask if they could withstand his natural lock-on ability—no, this wasn’t a cheat; it was part of his strength! After all, a small cheat doesn’t count as cheating.
However, suddenly, Wang Tao felt drowsy. He glanced at his mana—so scared that he immediately exited the state of Precision Shooting.
Good heavens, in just a short while, 400 mana was down to 30, consuming a total of 370!
Then Wang Tao calculated the time.
He came to a painful conclusion—this Precision Shooting consumed 10 energy per second!
His 400 mana could only last for 40 seconds… 40 seconds was way too short!
This consumed 10 times more than his other ability, Toughness!
He had thought that he could rely on this ability to dominate in battles… Now it seemed that it could only be used in critical moments, or when trying to quickly kill a target in a short period of time. Practicing his archery skills was the true path to power.
Of course, this ability had great potential, and increasing mana was synonymous with enhancing the ability.
He would have to find ways to increase his mana in the future.
As for the range of this Precision Shooting, it was still unclear at the moment. Mainly because Wang Tao hadn’t had time to test the distance and range before his mana was used up…
Wang Tao played with the bow and crossbow for a while longer, then stowed the bow and strapped the precise hand crossbow to his waist. There was no other intention than to show off a bit later on.
As for the 100 crossbow bolts, of course, most of them went into the Space Backpack, and he only carried a few on him.
He asked Ding Yuqin to make him a bag for crossbow bolts, which he would simply hang on his waist later. Ding Yuqin’s craft was quite good.
Wang Tao packed some inhibitors and a bow into a woven bag, then shouldered it and headed to the integrated building.
At the top floor, in the committee meeting room.
“Haha, I said Wang Tao would be fine! Look at him, he seems to be in high spirits!”
Seeing Wang Tao arrive, Wei Zhenguo laughed heartily at everyone.
Looking at the smiling faces of the others, Wang Tao guessed they had also had a fruitful couple of days!
“Eh?”
Lu Gang, a sniper with good eyesight, immediately spotted the hand crossbow hanging on Wang Tao’s waist.
“A crossbow? That’s a nice piece! May I have a look?”
His words drew the attention of the others.
Wang Tao generously handed the hand crossbow to Lu Gang.
Lu Gang became somewhat attached to it immediately.
As a sniper, he made his living with guns, but it was a pity that now there were too many Mad Demon Zombies outside, and he didn’t dare to shoot recklessly. This essentially negated much of his strength. If he had a crossbow though…
Still, crossbows were easy to master and useful to everyone. Even though he wanted one, he felt too embarrassed to ask.