Invincible through Touching Corpses-Chapter 43: Burn

When Roger heard Lin Xinghai ask him for a rifle, and for it to be loaded entirely with Armor-Piercing Bullets, he was a bit dumbfounded.

But it didn’t take him long to realize what Lin Xinghai was planning to do.

"You’re planning to dual-wield?" Roger asked, finding it hard to believe.

Dual-wielding wasn’t unheard of among Mercenaries, but those who did used inaccurate Hand Cannons, and the benefits were minimal.

But as for someone dual-wielding two Tearing Rifles? He had never even heard of such a thing.

What’s more, what Lin Xinghai was attempting required a level of skill that was practically superhuman.

"Yes. Is there a better way?" Lin Xinghai nodded. He had already finished loading his own rifle with Burning Bullets.

Roger’s mouth worked for a few moments. He could think of plenty of theories and examples to explain to Lin Xinghai why this was impossible.

But in the end, he said nothing.

Roger hoped that he was wrong, that Lin Xinghai could create another miracle.

"Be careful," was all Roger said in the end, handing over the loaded Tearing Rifle.

Lin Xinghai took the two rifles, nodded, then hunched over and used the surrounding buildings as cover to quickly approach the battlefield.

"Old Luo, do you really think he can do it?" Xu Haishui asked.

Lin Xinghai and Roger hadn’t tried to hide their conversation, so of course the others had heard it.

Since they couldn’t think of a solution themselves, they weren’t about to shoot down someone else’s idea. But it was impossible not to have doubts.

"I don’t know," Roger admitted honestly.

"If he really pulls this off, I’m willing to give him my position as captain," Xu Haishui declared with an air of magnanimity.

"Who’d want your captain’s position?" Wu Yan shot back from the side, then added, "Some Mercenary Corps have two vice-commanders."

Hearing this, both Roger and Xu Haishui looked surprised at first. But on second thought, if Lin Xinghai really could pull it off, that suggestion wasn’t unreasonable at all. Of course, that was a discussion for later.

While they were talking, Lin Xinghai had closed the distance to the battlefield to just 100 meters.

However, Roger and the others noticed he didn’t stop there. He kept advancing.

At this, the expressions of the onlookers changed.

They were on a Mutated Zombie’s battlefield. Given the creature’s terrifying Speed, 100 meters was already the absolute limit for a safe distance. If he got any closer and was spotted, it could be on top of him in a single charge.

Thinking of this, Roger immediately grabbed the off-road vehicle’s communicator and yelled, "Commander, Lin Xinghai is approaching the battlefield!"

"What’s going on? What’s he doing here?" Fang Tianhe demanded. He had already activated his Mecha’s life-form detector and quickly locked onto Lin Xinghai’s position.

"He’s thought of a way to deal with the Blood Demon..."

Before Roger could finish, Fang Tianhe cut him off. "Nonsense! What kind of plan could he possibly have? Get him back here, now!"

While they were talking, Lin Xinghai had closed the distance to the Blood Demon to a mere 50 meters. At this point, even he didn’t dare get any closer.

Fifty meters was the absolute limit. Any closer and he risked getting caught in the crossfire.

Besides, he was quite confident from this distance. There was no need to risk getting any closer.

After picking a spot behind some cover, Lin Xinghai took a deep breath, steadied his emotions, raised the Tearing Rifles in his hands, and pulled the triggers.

He didn’t aim at all.

Of course, it was impossible to aim while dual-wielding. In a situation like this, you had to rely on instinct.

BANG! BANG!

The two shots rang out almost simultaneously!

The Blood Demon was hit again. But despite the two gunshots, only one wound appeared on its body.

That was because both bullets had struck the exact same spot.

More importantly, the time between the two impacts was less than 0.1 seconds.

BOOM!

A violent flame erupted from deep within the Blood Demon, boiling its blood and turning great quantities of it into a crimson mist under the intense heat.

It all happened so suddenly.

Roger, who had been about to explain, was stunned. Wu Yan and Xu Haishui were stunned. All the watching Mercenaries were stunned.

Even Fang Tianhe and Shen Han, who were piloting their Mechas in a fierce battle against the Blood Demon, were momentarily frozen in shock.

Even through the Blood Demon’s body, everyone could see the fire raging within.

The flames reflected in their pupils, igniting a fire of hope in their hearts.

As everyone was lost in a mix of shock, excitement, and disbelief...

The first to react was, of course, the Blood Demon.

It let out a pained roar. In all the time it had been fighting, this was the first time it had felt truly threatened.

The Blood Demon quickly locked onto Lin Xinghai, 50 meters away. It wanted to charge over and crush the tiny pest that posed a threat to its existence.

However, Fang Tianhe was no slouch. Although he didn’t know how Lin Xinghai had gotten the Burning Bullet inside the Blood Demon, he understood that this might be the only turning point in the entire battle.

In that instant, he too unleashed his full power. The Vibrating Giant Blade in his Mecha’s hand swung in a diagonal slash, empowered by his Heaven-Splitting Superpower, and severed the leg the Blood Demon was stepping forward with.

Then, he maneuvered the Mecha into a vicious knee strike. A black light once again appeared on the Mecha’s leg—another blow infused with his Heaven-Splitting Superpower.

THUMP!

The blow sent the Blood Demon staggering backward. Not only did it fail to get closer to Lin Xinghai, but it was actually pushed further away.

Lin Xinghai, who had been nervous and on edge, felt a wave of relief wash over him at this sight.

He then raised his rifles and fired again.

BANG! BANG!

Two more shots rang out, and another ball of raging fire ignited inside the Blood Demon.

BANG! BANG!

BANG! BANG!

BANG! BANG!

After that, the rhythmic reports of the rifles sounded again and again.

And as Lin Xinghai grew more accustomed to dual-wielding, his rate of fire began to increase.

More and more fireballs appeared inside the Blood Demon.

Once the number of fireballs exceeded ten, it seemed a critical point was reached. The Blood Demon’s surface began to steam, releasing a bloody mist due to the intense internal heat.

There was another factor that both Lin Xinghai and Roger had overlooked. The time it took for the Blood Demon to expel a Burning Bullet wasn’t five seconds, but had been extended to ten.

This was because the Blood Demon used its own blood to squeeze the bullets out.

As the blood tried to eject the Burning Bullets, it was continuously seared, which greatly reduced the effectiveness of the expulsion process.

All these factors combined meant the Burning Bullets were inflicting far more damage on the Blood Demon than anyone had anticipated.

Everyone could see its blood continuously evaporating, and the Blood Demon’s body was steadily and constantly shrinking.

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