Under the cover of night, the black-robed elder from beyond the domain was sent flying backward. The yellow true qi permeating his body had dimmed considerably, but it had not vanished completely.
Even though he had only used his protective true qi to withstand it, the three-star bullet had still failed to breach his defense.
Firstly, after being suppressed and weakened by the world's rules, his strength had reached the ninth stage of a three-star War God.
Secondly, his true qi was very special, possessing attributes similar to earth-element abilities on Earth, granting him exceptionally strong defense.
Because of his formidable defense, in his native domain, when battling martial artists of the same realm, he was almost invincible unless he encountered an exceptionally monstrous martial arts prodigy.
This was also why the Mu family from beyond the domain had sent him to kill Jiang Wuming.
Jiang Wuming had fought across realms at both Hanshan Temple and Putuo Temple, but the decisive factor had not been absolute strength, but rather his rich experience in life-and-death combat! Da Feng Novel Network.
Under such circumstances, if Jiang Wuming encountered an opponent with extremely strong defense, unable to breach their defenses, he would have no hope of victory!
The black-robed elder from beyond the domain hadn't expected that his formidable defense would be tested by Jiang Wuming before it could even be properly assessed; instead, he had taken a bullet first.
Although the black-robed elder's protective true qi hadn't completely disappeared, blocking the explosive energy of the three-star bullet, the immense impact force had still sent him flying backward. His internal qi and blood churned, and the contemptuous expression on his face vanished without a trace, replaced by anger!
Yes...
It was anger!
Reason told him that the native wielding the long-range weapon had deliberately weakened the attack's power earlier, causing him to let his guard down and fall into a trap, forcing him to take the bullet head-on!
"Bang!"
Just as the black-robed elder from beyond the domain was consumed by anger, the fourth gunshot rang out.
The strength of the black-robed elder from beyond the domain, especially his defensive capabilities, had far exceeded Qin Xiaozhi's imagination, to the point that his third shot hadn't even managed to break through the elder's protective true qi.
However, through the scope, Qin Xiaozhi saw that the protective true qi on the elder's body had dimmed.
Seizing the momentum, breaking through the elder's protective true qi in one go, this was the best opportunity to snipe the black-robed elder from beyond the domain!
Qin Xiaozhi understood this perfectly and naturally wouldn't let such an opportunity slip by!
He loaded the bullet with the utmost speed, aimed, and pulled the trigger; the entire action was executed flawlessly.
Huh?
Before the black-robed elder from beyond the domain had even landed, he sensed danger approaching again. His heart leaped, and he quickly raised his right hand, unleashing a stream of true qi towards the whistling bullet.
Even though he couldn't be sure if the attack's power had been weakened this time, he dared not be careless anymore.
Furthermore, he had discovered a crucial point from the previous three shots: the bullet would explode upon impact with the true qi!
"Boom—"
As expected, the yellow true qi collided with the bullet, exploding with a thunderous roar, its energy wave sweeping in all directions.
With his keen senses and swift reactions, the black-robed elder from beyond the domain averted the crisis and, seizing this opportunity, landed gracefully, retreating a step back into the curtain.
Earlier, he had been hit by the bullet, enduring terrifying impact force, causing his internal qi and blood to churn and his true qi to become chaotic. He had then hastily acted to resolve the crisis. At this moment, his true qi was already quite disordered, and he needed to adjust it.
"The enemy has retreated into the curtain!"
As the black-robed elder from beyond the domain retreated, a cheer erupted in the Eastern Region Military Command's Operations Room.
The personnel in charge of dispatch and operations were extremely excited.
Not only them, but even Qin Yuanzheng, Zhu Shengxian, and the others were thrilled!
Because when the black-robed brute from beyond the domain had used his true qi as a stone wall to block Qin Xiaozhi's first shot, everyone had judged that the black-robed elder was a three-star War God, and a formidable one at that. Qin Xiaozhi had no chance of sniping him, and even hitting him was proving difficult.
Now, although Qin Xiaozhi hadn't managed to snipe the black-robed elder, forcing him to retreat into the curtain had completely exceeded their expectations!
"Old Qin, your grandson is incredible! Not only does he possess the extremely rare absolute gun sense, but he also has a clear mind during combat, pushing psychological warfare to the extreme, leaving the enemy unable to guard against him."
In his excitement, Staff Officer Zhu Shengxian couldn't help but say to Qin Yuanzheng.
Qin Yuanzheng remained silent.
He merely stared intently at Qin Xiaozhi, who remained calm and collected on the screen, asking himself: How blind had he been all these years not to recognize Xiao Zhi?
It wasn't just the Eastern Region Military Command's Operations Room; in the Military Department Headquarters Command Room, Qi Wufu and others were also somewhat excited.
Qin Xiaozhi's performance had completely surpassed their imagination!
More importantly, by forcing the black-robed elder from beyond the domain to retreat into the curtain, Qin Xiaozhi had bought precious time for Jiang Wuming to reach the War God Pharmaceutical Research Institute!
"Brother Zhi is awesome~!"
At the same time, inside the armed helicopter hovering above the entrance of the War God Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Huangfu Weixia couldn't help but shout excitedly after seeing the black-robed elder retreat into the curtain.
Although Dongfang Xiaoyao and Xing Tian remained silent, their faces also showed excitement as they looked at Qin Xiaozhi.
However, Qin Xiaozhi's expression remained as calm as still water, devoid of pride, arrogance, or joy; there was only absolute composure.
The battle was not over yet, and the black-robed elder from beyond the domain could emerge from the curtain at any moment.
He calmly reloaded his bullet.
This time, he loaded a one-star bullet.
He also placed the box containing the one-star bullet aside.
From now on, every shot he fired would be with a one-star bullet.
Because he knew he had lost the excellent, and indeed only, opportunity to snipe the black-robed elder from beyond the domain; from now on, the elder would definitely not arrogantly take the bullet head-on!
Under such circumstances, all he could do was to use the special sniper rifle to deter and obstruct the black-robed elder from beyond the domain, doing his utmost to keep the opponent trapped within the War God Pharmaceutical Research Institute and await Jiang Wuming's arrival!
As expected, ten seconds later, the figure of the black-robed elder from beyond the domain leaped out of the curtain once more.
Qin Xiaozhi decisively pulled the trigger, but this time, he missed the black-robed elder from beyond the domain.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Subsequently, Qin Xiaozhi fired three more shots, all missing their mark.
In the courtyard, the black-robed elder from beyond the domain, protected by his true qi, moved like a yellow point of light, constantly leaping and flickering with lightning-like speed.
Even with Qin Xiaozhi's absolute gun sense and his mind operating at its peak to deduce and predict, he was still unable to hit the black-robed elder from beyond the domain.
"Get down!!"
Suddenly, a fierce roar erupted.
After evading the fourth bullet, the black-robed elder from beyond the domain suddenly bellowed.
Whoosh!!
With his roar, he abruptly waved his right hand, and a pitch-black dagger, enveloped in a stream of yellow true qi, shot out, hurtling rapidly towards the armed helicopter in the air.
"Xiaoyao..."
Qin Xiaozhi quickly opened his mouth, reminding Dongfang Xiaoyao to pilot the armed helicopter to evade, but he stopped speaking after uttering just two syllables.
Because, the moment Qin Xiaozhi spoke, Dongfang Xiaoyao had already operated at the fastest speed.
"Clang!!"
However—
Before Dongfang Xiaoyao could maneuver the armed helicopter to move, a crisp sound suddenly rang out.
The dagger, wrapped in yellow true qi, struck with perfect accuracy at the connection point of the armed helicopter's rotor.
The armed helicopter instantly ceased its rotation and, like a falcon that had lost its wings, plunged headlong towards the ground!
Swish swish swish...
In an instant, whether it was Qin Yuanzheng and the others in the Eastern Region Military Command's Operations Room, or Qi Wufu and the others in the Military Department Headquarters Operations Room, their faces changed drastically at the same time!
It's over!
At this moment, two words surged in their hearts as one.
Reason told them that even if Qin Xiaozhi and the other three could jump to safety before the armed helicopter crashed and exploded, they would still be unable to escape the slaughter by the black-robed elder!
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