Compared to the sonic tunnel opened by Lutter during the S1 Peak Battle, the tunnel presented to the players this time was more perfect in terms of data structure.

As Link said, "The bandwidth of this tunnel is sufficient for any data to pass through."

In other words, the data passing through this tunnel... doesn't need to compress its power through a dozen "self-degradations" like Lutter did last time.

This time, they have descended at full strength...

"Whoa, whoa... it feels like something really bad is coming..." After the sonic boom stopped, Atobe muttered as he looked up at the sky.

However, since most of the surrounding players were still suffering from tinnitus, no one heard what he said...

"Tch... whatever it is, it's definitely not coming with good intentions." As a top-notch sniper, Barcode was already raising the weapon in his hand, aiming at the sky. "The moment it bursts out of the tunnel is a guaranteed hit opportunity!"

His judgment was correct. No matter who it was, being suddenly attacked the moment they crossed space... would be extremely difficult to avoid.

Therefore, Barcode had high hopes for this shot.

He unleashed his only S-level skill—

[Name: Philosophical Cannon]

[Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Mastered]

[Skill Category: Shooting]

[Effect: Launches a "philosophical" sniper shot (must be used with a sniper rifle, cooldown time is ten hours).]

[Consumption: Not only is there no consumption, it also allows you to comprehend a little bit of philosophy]

[Learning Conditions: Shooting Mastery S]

[Note: The designer of this skill has been fired by us for various reasons. It is said that he is now giving strange speaking tours in India and is very popular.]

Barcode didn't know "who" or "what" would be the first to emerge from the tunnel, but he was willing to bet on this shot...

If this Philosophical Cannon only hit an ordinary grunt, then it was fate.

But... if it hit the enemy's vanguard general and severely injured or instantly killed them... then this gamble would be worthwhile.

Buzzing—

Soon, accompanied by the sound of energy rhythm, a face peeked out from the sonic tunnel.

And the moment it "appeared," Barcode pulled the trigger and activated the skill.

"The light of day cannot know the depths of the night!"

The above sentence was not shouted by Barcode himself, but "shot" out from the muzzle of his gun.

That's how the Philosophical Cannon skill works... every time this move is activated, the muzzle will randomly spew out a famous quote from a philosopher, which will then transform into an invisible shockwave that blasts towards the target.

Don't be fooled by the whimsical nature of this skill; the effect is absolutely powerful. Although it isn't stated in the skill description, this move has at least four hidden characteristics: first, it can be activated without reloading bullets; second, firing it does not generate heat or recoil; third, it cannot be dodged when attacking a "conscious target"; and fourth, it cannot be blocked by any tangible or intangible defense.

Not to mention... this move also has the hard advantages of "tremendous power" and "zero consumption."

All things considered, this S-level skill is undoubtedly well-deserved...

Chi—

Time waits for no one!

A second later, Infinite, who had just stuck his upper body out of the sonic tunnel... had his face smeared with philosophy.

After being struck, his head suddenly exploded, shattering into sparkling data fragments, scattering like bursting fireworks.

And... that wasn't all.

Almost at the same second, Infinite's body was also attacked by dozens of ranged attacks; these attacks were of varying strengths and forms, and came from many different directions.

It seems... Barcode wasn't the only shooting-type player who thought of taking the initiative; many players below the tunnel had also realized this.

"Did it succeed..."

"It should have worked, right?"

"Looks like it wasn't a grunt, great, we killed an enemy officer."

The players who looked up and saw this scene, although they couldn't communicate well verbally, their thoughts were generally the same—the guy who rushed out of the tunnel first had been dealt with.

However...

"Heh... your way of saying hello is really rough." A moment later, a figure flashed out from the edge of the tunnel, saying to the people below in a teasing tone.

That was a man dressed like a nineteenth-century English gentleman; everyone recognized his face, because at the beginning of the Dimensional Invasion, this Derivative who called himself "Link" had already shown himself to everyone.

"Indeed..." On the other side, in less than two seconds, Infinite's empty neck had regrown a head, and he opened his mouth in a calm tone. "I just poked my head out and heard 'The light of day cannot know the depths of the night,' and then a hail of bullets..." As he spoke, he floated out of the sonic tunnel, standing still in mid-air. "This is really... so impolite."

"Outrageous..."

"And he's putting on such an arrogant show."

"He can regenerate even if his head is gone..."

"The speed of this self-healing is unprecedented."

At this time, most players' hearing had basically recovered, so many people heard Link and Infinite's words.

Although everyone was very clear in their hearts... that these two Derivatives were strong, given the current situation, they still underestimated the enemy's strength...

And that was why their morale was still very high.

"The guy next to Link..." Shiva looked up at the sky, thinking to himself, "Should be the 'Infinite' that Feng Bujue mentioned."

Although Brother Jue had described the approximate strength of those two guys to him in advance, Shiva didn't completely believe it... because what Brother Jue said at the time sounded a bit too exaggerated to Shiva.

"If there are only two of them... there should still be a way to deal with them." In the next second, Shiva had already drafted a battle plan in his mind. "I've seen many monsters with self-healing abilities. No matter how abnormal their recovery power is, there should be a 'core' inside their bodies. As long as I can find and destroy that core, even the strongest self-healing ability is just a decoration..." As he thought, he had already summoned the Celestial Dance Hourglass. "For the time being... I'll use a general-purpose attack with strong oppressive power to make him reveal a flaw... and then use the Eye of Destruction to seal the deal."

With that thought in mind, he immediately spoke, saying to the teammates beside him, "Hearing... has everyone recovered?"

"Yeah, recovered long ago," Yama was the first to reply.

"Boss, you have an idea, right?" asked Brahma.

"I'm ready at any time," Vishnu also said.

"Good..." Shiva looked up at the sky, and gave a deep order, "Since everyone is ready, then... let's just use 'that combination skill'."