Chapter 1 When the Gun Sounds

At first, Feng Bujue didn't take the special forces attack too seriously.

Firstly, this was just a single-player survival scenario of ordinary difficulty, with a high margin for error. It wasn't likely to have an instant-kill "opening scene" that would easily kill you before you could even get your bearings. Secondly, with Feng Bujue's current equipment, not to mention instantly killing him, even just injuring him would be difficult for the grunts.

Therefore, when the bullets came flying, Feng Bujue simply made a casual movement, dodging slightly to ensure that his vital areas were not attacked.

As a result, he still managed to evade most of the bullets, with only two hitting him—one grazed his back, and the other pierced his calf.

Then… Brother Jue wasn't doing so well.

"I'm… hurt! Bleeding!" This was his first reaction after being shot.

As I just said, two bullets hit, and both caused damage, not only a graze but also a penetrating wound.

With this, Feng Bujue dared not be careless any longer. He immediately focused all his attention, quickly confirming the enemy's position and number through the bullet trajectory and the data perspective, and launched a swift counterattack.

There weren't many people ambushing him, only six in total, all in pairs, well-trained and well-equipped. Their ambush locations were 15 meters, 30 meters, and 100 meters away from Brother Jue, respectively, and their directions, horizontal positions, and cover were all different.

Although the defensive deployment had good depth and layers, as long as Feng Bujue took it seriously, it would be easy to deal with them.

He didn't even use any ranged weapons, only relying on his own ultra-high-speed movement and simple melee attacks (using a pipe wrench to knock people out) to take care of all six special forces soldiers.

However, this attracted even more enemies…

This time, twelve people came in six small teams, their positions distributed even more widely than the previous three teams, but overall, they still formed an encirclement around Feng Bujue.

"Triangular honeycomb formation?" While being surrounded in a new round of attacks, Feng Bujue realized the special forces' formation.

But realizing it didn't mean he could break it immediately. With sufficient enemy forces and a dense deployment, even if he knew the enemy's formation, he couldn't escape this continuous encirclement and pressure situation in a short time.

Thus, a "First Blood"-style jungle game began.

We all know that *First Blood* is a story about one person taking on a group of people…

The current situation was similar. A top player like Feng Bujue could certainly not be wiped out by a group of mass-produced soldiers from an ordinary single-player scenario. Even if they had weapons that could injure Feng Bujue, it was the same as giving a baby a pistol to kill an adult… as long as the adult was alert, it would be almost impossible to succeed.

Fifteen minutes later, Brother Jue had successfully taken down more than fifty enemies who had gradually surrounded him. Because these special forces soldiers had left their original positions to hunt him down, a large area of the jungle was left unguarded. Taking advantage of this gap, Feng Bujue successfully escaped the enemy's sight and concealed his whereabouts.

Only then did he have time to deal with the bullet wound in his calf.

"Well… it's a good thing I'm a player. If I took a shot like this in the real world, I wouldn't even be able to run, I'd probably be lame…" Feng Bujue quickly treated the wound with bandages and first-aid spray he had just looted from the special forces soldiers.

Then, he began to study the equipment of those guys.

Of course, he would be curious… what kind of gun could actually penetrate his defense.

[Name: Kela Assault Rifle]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Attack Power: Extremely Strong]

[Attribute: None]

[Effect: Nothing special, but it's just very strong]

[Equipment Requirement: Shooting Specialization C]

[Can it be brought out of this scenario: No]

[Remark: Originally, it was a very ordinary assault rifle, but because it was enhanced with Jin Ke La (Golden Fertilizer), it became several times stronger.]

"Okay… fine, this setting makes sense." After reading the item description, Feng Bujue was still convinced.

Thinking about it carefully… since the technology level of this universe has reached the point where it can use "30,000 degrees Celsius (about five times the surface temperature of the sun)" to produce Jin Ke La, then in terms of military affairs… they could probably even build Mechanical Frieza.

Right now, they've only created some ordinary weapons enhanced with Jin Ke La, which is quite polite of them.

"Although I wanted to practice with the nunchucks, these guns are so convenient… it's a pity not to use them." Feng Bujue muttered to himself as he took out several [Kela Pistols] from his knapsack, stuffed them into his gun belt, and slung them over his body.

Now, his knapsack had plenty of space, and he could pick up things first and look at them later. So, during his previous sweep… he had picked up a lot of rifles, pistols, grenades, ammo pouches, and medical kits. It was an ordinary difficulty scenario, after all… with so many enemies, sufficient supplies were to be expected.

"Okay…" After preparing himself, Feng Bujue stood up again and began to implement his next action.

He peeked out of the bushes, then crawled out of his hiding place and cautiously crept south.

Earlier, when he was fighting those special forces soldiers, he had roughly sensed the direction of their main force, so he judged that his destination should be to the south.

If he hadn't been shot earlier, Feng Bujue would probably have jumped high into the air to confirm the location of the building first, which would have allowed him to pinpoint the direction with 100% certainty. But now… he wouldn't do that. He knew very well that in this kind of slightly absurd universe, similar to *South Park*, it was difficult to predict what you would encounter here. If he jumped above the jungle and triggered some laser cutting net, automatic particle cannon, or attracted a "Kela missile," wouldn't he be asking for trouble?

Therefore, Brother Jue chose to stick to the ground route, hiding in the shadows and moving slowly. If conditions allowed, he planned to grab a live prisoner and extract some intelligence. It was never a bad thing to learn more about the setting, at least to prevent himself from being caught off guard.

Some people might wonder, Feng Bujue clearly has a "data perspective," as long as he keeps it on, he can avoid all the sentries and traps along the way, so why is he advancing so slowly?

It's actually very simple. "Data perspective" is similar to the soul intent maintained by mental strength, and it is also very draining. Although its load is not as high as Xu Huai Shang's [Soul Advent], it is not without its burdens. In addition, in complex terrain and environments with many objects… such as the jungle at the moment… using data perspective is even more draining. Because this special "vision" is not the "X-ray vision" that people imagine, but a way to observe the "sequence of truth." When the data perspective is activated, everything you see is similar to a matrix of numerical streams and magical light runes. In a complex environment, these characters and light streams overlap and affect each other, making it easy to become dizzying.

Therefore, even Feng Bujue wouldn't keep it on continuously, he only uses it when needed.

In short, Brother Jue walked and stopped, traveling in the forest for nearly twenty minutes. During this process, he naturally discovered several teams of special forces soldiers, but he didn't try to capture anyone, because… the special forces teams he encountered at this time were no longer in groups of two, but in groups of five.

Obviously, Feng Bujue's previous actions had caused changes to the opponent's defense plan. If the ones he encountered earlier were special forces soldiers reacting quickly in "sentry mode," then now he was facing special forces soldiers who had reorganized and entered "search mode."

"Tch… they've even built a cordon…" Finally, after traveling a certain distance, a line of soldiers appeared in front of Feng Bujue.

This should be a newly established outer defense line used to limit the search area. The soldiers' ambush points were arranged in an arc, extending to the east and west, stretching as far as the eye could see… Although there were more than ten meters between each pair of soldiers, it would be impossible to pass through the middle without being discovered.

"Hmm…" Feng Bujue thought for a moment, "Or maybe I should just rush over quickly. Their forces are now being transferred north in large numbers, maybe the area behind the defense line will be very empty. Once I break through and escape into the darkness again, it will be difficult for them to find me…"

Thinking of this, his thoughts were suddenly interrupted, because at that moment, he saw a person—a person with a very high data intensity.

That was a middle-aged man with short hair. Unlike the surrounding special forces soldiers, he was wearing a black suit instead of camouflage. Although he was a bit overweight and didn't look like he could fight, the data intensity didn't lie… this guy was very strong.

"Hmph!"

Just as Brother Jue was observing the other party, unexpectedly, the man's gaze also locked onto Feng Bujue's location, and after staring for two seconds, he snorted coldly and said, "Truly, I've worn out iron shoes searching for him, only to find him effortlessly!"

As he spoke, the man pulled out a pistol from his waist, raised his hand, and fired.

Feng Bujue was hiding in a low-lying area, with bushes above his head and a rock in front of him. Moreover, there were dozens of meters between him and the man… logically speaking, even if the man was an excellent shooter, from his position and the angle of the shot, he would definitely not be able to hit Brother Jue.

But he still fired, pulling the trigger decisively.

This anomaly… alerted Feng Bujue.

Bang—

As the saying goes, no sooner said than done. At the moment the gun went off, Brother Jue pushed down with his feet, springing up and flipping backwards.

Almost at the same second, the location where he had just been… exploded.

The range of the explosion wasn't large, but the soil, rocks, and shrubs that were caught in it… all turned into dust.

"So that's how it is…" Having successfully dodged the attack, Feng Bujue muttered to himself, "Even the grunts are equipped with 'Kela weapons,' so what this guy who looks like a mini-boss has in his hand… must be a stronger version."

Bang, bang, bang—

Before he could finish his thoughts, three more gunshots rang out. The other party had no intention of giving him a chance to breathe.