Chapter 16: Sniper Rifle

Lin Yi stood on the bridge, gazing deeply toward the town they had come from.

Following the distant flickers of fire, he could almost see countless infected stumbling and surging toward the bridge.

The infected were extremely sensitive to noise, and the rising and falling sounds of car horns on the bridge were undoubtedly a massive lure.

Prompted by Lin Yi's warning, the group also noticed the noisy surroundings and realized they could not stay here for long.

Under the leadership of Shizuka Krikawa, they moved quickly toward the other side of the bridge.

Along the way, they saw many drivers waiting anxiously in their cars.

Upon seeing Lin Yi's group, some drivers initially wanted to follow them to escape.

But looking at the steering wheels in their hands, their eyes were filled with reluctance and helplessness; these vehicles were the crystallization of years of savings, and they couldn't simply abandon them.

Unfortunately, many of them did not realize that in this apocalyptic world, life was the most important thing.

The distance across the bridge was not far, only about two kilometers; after walking for twenty minutes, the group arrived at the other end.

The other side of the bridge had already been cordoned off, with roadblocks and fully armed police indicating the seriousness of the situation.

The police were checking vehicles one by one to ensure no infected had slipped through.

"Halt! Who are you?" A cold and authoritative voice rang out in the night, causing Lin Yi and the others to stop in their tracks.

They looked up to see several fully armed police officers staring at them vigilantly, their pistols gripped tightly, ready to fire at any moment.

In this broken world, the police had grown accustomed to all kinds of horror and despair.

They understood the terror of the infected and knew what these monsters meant for humanity.

Therefore, when they saw Lin Yi and his group, their first reaction was caution and vigilance.

Saya Takagi walked up to the police and presented her student ID. "We are students from Ritto Academy. We just escaped from the school."

Hearing Saya Takagi's words, the expressions of the police softened slightly.

They saw the bloodstains and the exhausted look on Saya Takagi's face, understanding the horror and despair these students had endured.

In this apocalyptic world, every person capable of surviving deserved respect.

"Ritto Academy? That place has already turned into hell." One officer sighed; according to internal police intelligence, there was no longer any need to rescue that academy.

The police stopped speaking and lowered their pistols, though the vigilance and wariness in their eyes did not entirely vanish.

In this end-times world, trust was a very expensive luxury.

After confirming that no one in the group had bite wounds, the police waved their hands, signaling the men behind them to move the roadblocks and let Lin Yi's group pass.

Reaching the other side of the bridge, the streets were empty. Aside from the occasional car let through by the police flashing past, there was not a single light or sound in the vicinity.

"Let's move quickly. Night is falling, and it's not suitable to be walking outside at night."

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled over the group, casting a golden halo over their weary figures.

Shizuka Krikawa pressed the doorbell lightly, but the house was silent, with no response.

She leaned down and skillfully fished a key from beneath a flower vase—a little secret she held as a close friend of Kaori Nanri.

As the iron gate slowly opened, the group filed in, entering this temporary sanctuary.

Lin Yi scanned the area, and only after confirming that no infected were following them did he feel at ease closing the iron gate.

Entering the entryway, Shizuka Krikawa kicked off her high heels with a sense of relief and changed into a pair of soft cotton slippers from the shoe cabinet.

She guided everyone into the house with practiced ease; this would serve as their temporary resting place.

Meanwhile, Kota Hirano was filled with curiosity regarding the military Humvee in the courtyard.

He paced around the vehicle incessantly, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

To a military enthusiast like him, this type of military vehicle was a dream treasure.

Even as a military buff, Kota Hirano had only ever seen pictures of such vehicles in magazines and newspapers.

After a day of fleeing and fighting, everyone's clothes were soaked with sweat and bloodstains, clinging uncomfortably to their skin.

Rei Miyamoto frowned as she looked at her blood-stained clothes.

"Well, everyone, come and take a bath. The bathroom here is very large," Shizuka Krikawa said with a smile, waving to the girls, her face radiating relaxation and pleasure.

The girls no longer declined and followed Shizuka Krikawa into the bathroom.

Soon, the sounds of the girls laughing and playing drifted from the bathroom—clear, melodious sounds full of youthful vitality.

Listening to the laughter from the bathroom, Lin Yi did not allow himself to be distracted by peeping; his mind was entirely focused on the black cabinet before him.

He and Kota Hirano stood before the cabinet, attempting various methods to open it.

However, the cabinet seemed to be firmly locked; no matter what they tried, they could not open it.

After struggling for a while, Lin Yi finally lost his patience.

He tossed aside the wire in his hand, looked around, and finally settled his gaze on a crowbar.

"It looks like we'll have to use brute force," Lin Yi said, walking over to pick up the crowbar.

He forcefully inserted the crowbar into the gap of the cabinet and pried with all his might.

With a piercing screech of metal friction, the cabinet finally pried open a crack.

Inside the cabinet were three long guns and two pistols, each emitting a cold metallic luster.

Lin Yi's gaze swept over the firearms, finally settling on the sniper rifle in the middle.

He reached out without hesitation and took the sniper rifle from the cabinet.

The heavy feel of it made him frown; clearly, the weight of this sniper rifle exceeded Lin Yi's expectations.

"Is this...? The NTW-20 large-caliber anti-materiel sniper rifle! And it's 20mm caliber! Its effective range is as high as 2300 meters, equipped with an 8x scope. One shot and even a tank wouldn't stand!"

Kota Hirano swallowed hard while staring at the sniper rifle in Lin Yi's hands. This wasn't something an ordinary person could get their hands on; even in the military, this was a controlled item. Kota Hirano rarely even saw such weapons on television.

【NTW-20 Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle (Green · Fine)】

Origin: Highschool of the Dead.

Attack Power: 18~46. (Attack power is a comprehensive calculation of destructive power, firearm potency, and weapon quality.)

Category: Sniper Rifle.

Magazine Capacity: 6.

Durability: 35/35.

Equipment Requirements: Strength 6, Stamina 6.

Equipment Effect: Fatal Hunt (Active). Upon activation, the velocity of the next bullet increases by 100%, and damage increases by 50%.

Tip: After activating Fatal Hunt, the target will be locked, and the fired bullet will become a tracking projectile.

Tip: Activating Fatal Hunt consumes 50 Mana.

Tip: Fatal Hunt (Active) has a cooldown of 24 hours.

Rating: 30 (Note: Green equipment is rated from 11 to 30)

Description: Equipped with a sniper scope, single-shot, one-hit kill—the quintessential sniper rifle.

Price: 2800 Paradise Coins.

After reading the data for the NTW-20 anti-materiel sniper rifle, Lin Yi's pupils contracted. This was truly worthy of the name; one shot wouldn't just take out an infected—even an armored vehicle might not survive it.

Lin Yi searched the bottom of the cabinet and quickly found two boxes of 20mm ammunition. This thing was a total weapon of mass destruction; if he encountered a horde of zombies, one shot would likely shred an entire area of them.

(End of Chapter)