novelraw Chapter 128: Killing the Raven and Stealing the Corpse
Chapter 128: Killing the Raven and Stealing the Corpse
Crash—
With the raven's cry and the sound of shattering glass ringing out.
The sound of combat also erupted from the street a hundred meters away.
On the combat detector, the location of that red dot was precisely the direction from which the fighting sounds originated.
Only then did Yu Yuan cautiously peer outside; the battlefield wasn't far from him. He saw seven or eight people armed with weapons launching an attack on the raven, their firepower quite intense.
Seeing this, Yu Yuan knew the Aurora Animal Assistance Association's reinforcement units would arrive immediately.
He promptly ran toward the location of the fight.
His entire body concealed within the dark shadows, the [Neighborhood Shadow] title effect activated, increasing both his physical reaction speed and movement speed by 20%.
In just over ten seconds.
He had already closed within 50 meters of the battlefield, and the combat was nearing its end.Although the raven, as a mutated creature, had cost the Iron Anchor Shipping Company three lives, it had also been shot down to the ground.
The remaining several thugs continued firing bullets into the crow's body, determined to kill it as quickly as possible.
Meanwhile, the engine roar of the Aurora Animal Assistance Association's combat vehicles had already started.
A red dot representing a high-energy creature appeared once again on the combat detector and was rapidly approaching.
Seeing this, Yu Yuan knew he could wait no longer; he had to secure the killing blow on the raven.
The TRGM10 bolt-action sniper rifle appeared in his hands.
As the .338 Lapua Magnum FMJ bullet was chambered, Yu Yuan pressed his right eye against the scope, the crosshairs already locked onto the raven.
The combat detector immediately displayed information like wind direction, wind speed, and humidity for Yu Yuan's reference.
A grade information also appeared beside the raven—Bronze grade.
The effect of the title [Peering Eye] triggered simultaneously, revealing three red dots on the raven's body—both eyes and the heart.
Those were the raven's fatal weak points.
He held his breath and aimed.
After several days of practice and the enhancement from two sniper skills, Yu Yuan's hand was exceptionally steady, the crosshairs firmly locked on the red dot marking the raven's heart position.
The next moment, Yu Yuan pulled the trigger.
Boom—
Amid a roar resembling thunderclap.
The scorching bullet, propelled by the propellant, accelerated by the chamber pressure, shot out of the barrel at 967 m/s.
Yu Yuan was less than fifty meters from the raven, meeting the trigger condition for [Lethal Snipe]'s effect.
The bullet instantly pierced through the raven's feathers, skin, and muscle, finally slamming into its heart. The nearly 7000 joules of kinetic energy directly blasted a large hole in the raven's heart, the bullet even penetrating through the raven's body and flying off into the night sky.
The raven's struggling body immediately stiffened, then, with a final mournful cry, its massive form collapsed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The Iron Anchor Shipping Company men were stunned, staring blankly at the suddenly fallen raven.
They quickly snapped out of it, swinging their gun muzzles toward Yu Yuan's direction.
But no matter how fast they were, how could they possibly be faster than Yu Yuan?
The moment the bullet pierced the raven's heart, he had already completed his weapon switch.
The HK416 assault rifle appeared in his hands, but Yu Yuan's goal wasn't this weapon at all; it was the M320 grenade launcher mounted underneath the barrel.
With the sound of the rifle grenade cutting through the air.
The Iron Anchor Shipping Company thugs had just begun to turn their guns when the grenade exploded right in their midst. Shrapnel scattered outwards like heavenly flowers, and after a series of convulsions, all the thugs fell to the ground, blood flowing freely.
Seeing this, Yu Yuan stowed the weapon into the rabbit ring.
The muscles in his legs tensed, bursting like springs as he charged toward the raven corpse.
After equipping Mie Mie, his strength and speed attributes were already explosive. Now, combined with the speed boost from [Neighborhood Shadow], at full burst, he covered the dozens of meters in just a few seconds.
His right hand touched the raven, storing it into the rabbit ring, while Yu Yuan had already completed his turn.
But from the street not far away, came the screech of tires from a combat vehicle braking hard.
He could even hear a heart-rending roar:
"Attack, I want them torn to pieces!"
Yu Yuan threw two grenades toward the direction of the sound, then his legs burst with force again. In a few leaps and bounds, he had vanished into the vast night.
And those two grenades landed on the ground, rolling toward the hastily arriving Aurora Animal Assistance Association thugs.
"Watch out, grenades!"
Boom—Boom—
A few minutes later, Yu Yuan had already ducked into the sewer, summoned Mie Mie, and quickly left.
Yu Yuan didn't go to gather more supplies. The raven's death would inevitably trigger frenzy from the Aurora Animal Assistance Association, and the Black Shield Police Department would certainly take action. Searching for more supplies now would be too risky.
However, he didn't head directly back to the shelter either; he was now moving in the direction of the southern district.
After entering the southern district, Yu Yuan immediately left the sewer.
By now, the heavy rain had fully arrived, the sky filled with lightning flashes, thunder rumbles, and dense dark clouds.
Torrential rain poured down incessantly. Yu Yuan ducked into a building and, using the escape key, entered the motel main guest room.
As the door closed, the chaos of the outside world was completely shut out.
Only then did Yu Yuan finally let out a long sigh of relief, a satisfied and excited smile spreading across his face.
"Success!" He hadn't expected the operation to go so smoothly.
Yu Yuan opened the virtual light screen. Just moments ago, when he killed the raven and collected its corpse, he had heard a clear mechanical prompt sound.
Sure enough, a notification message appeared on the virtual light screen.
[Congratulations, spiritual creature—Peering Raven killed. 『Civilization Illustrated Book』 unlocked!]
A new option had appeared within the [Special] page of the virtual light screen.
Opening it revealed an illustrated book whose cover depicted countless architectural ruins and biological skeletons.
The book unfolded, its pages rapidly flipping. In a daze, Yu Yuan seemed to witness scenes of countless civilizations rising and falling.
Finally, the pages slowly settled, and a vividly depicted raven appeared before Yu Yuan.
This raven's appearance was exactly that of the one he had just killed. Below the image, lines of information appeared.
[Peering Raven]
Grade: Bronze
Spirituality Factor Level: Low
Spiritual Organs: Eyeballs, Brain, Both Claws
Comprehensive Evaluation: ☆
Introduction: This is a spiritual creature artificially created through experimental research. Although it barely possesses spiritual characteristics, its weaknesses are also evident: a fragile body and the loss of any opportunity for further growth, making it only the lowest existence among spiritual creatures.
However, as an experimental product, its emergence indicates that this civilization's research into spirituality has reached an introductory level.
This is a milestone in the civilization's progress, but often at this very stage, civilizations are most prone to collapse.
Civilization Points: +1
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Yu Yuan looked at the content displayed in the illustrated book, his mind greatly shaken.
His gaze focused intently on the final sentence.
"This is also the stage where civilizations are most prone to collapse~~~ Isn't this exactly the current situation in Green Forest City?"
Was this the wasteland civilization game's summary of this neighborhood world?
Huh—
He closed the virtual light screen. Regardless, tonight's operation was very successful, and just as he had previously guessed, the mutated creatures researched by the Aurora Animal Assistance Association were indeed spiritual creatures.
And this was precisely the key reason he had risked seizing the raven tonight.
The raven's enormous corpse appeared within the motel main guest room.
Dozens of glass bottles materialized in front of Yu Yuan.
"Time is tight, so... let's begin!"