Chapter 651 - 621: The Might of the Gauss Rifle (Part 2)

He knew the Death Claw’s Attack Power was terrifying, especially its Sharp Claws. They were said to be nigh-indestructible and an excellent material for forging weapons, possessing a natural cutting property.

But this Death Claw’s Sharp Claws didn’t just have a simple cutting property. It was as if the creature was using some special ability, something that even resembled a Space Ability.

’So this is the true power of a Body Shaping Realm Level Death Claw?’

Lin Xinghai’s expression turned serious, but that didn’t stop him from pulling the trigger.

BANG!

A massive Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Round erupted from the barrel. Moving at a terrifying speed and guided by Lin Xinghai’s Perception Power, it shot directly toward the Death Claw’s right eye.

It was a kill shot!

The moment Lin Xinghai raised his muzzle, the Death Claw, which had only sensed a hint of danger, suddenly bristled.

A terrifying sense of danger enveloped its entire body.

The sense of danger was stronger than anything it had ever felt. It could even tell that in the next moment, its right eye would suffer a fatal attack—the kind that could kill it in an instant.

Acting almost on instinct, the Death Claw desperately twisted its head to dodge the fatal blow. Even if it couldn’t move its entire head out of the way, it had to prevent the attack from striking its vulnerable right eye.

However, to its horror, no matter how it dodged—even twisting its head to face completely backward—the extreme sense of danger followed it like a shadow.

In that split second, the only thing it could do was shut its eyes and use the keratinous layer of its eyelids to withstand the fatal blow.

PFFT!

The Death Claw’s eyelids were covered in a thick keratinous layer, one that could even stop ordinary bullets.

Unfortunately for it, it was facing a Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Round, a projectile with immense penetrating power.

In an instant, the keratinous layer was pierced. The thin eyelid beneath it offered no resistance, and the bullet plunged directly into the eyeball.

The powerful impact instantly caused the eyeball to explode.

But the Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Round’s kinetic force was far from spent. Traveling through the eye socket, it bypassed the skull and bored into the brain, where it would cause fatal damage.

However, the Death Claw’s head was simply massive. A Body Shaping Realm Death Claw stood three stories tall, with a head the size of a small car.

Therefore, after destroying the eyeball, the bullet still had to penetrate half a meter of dense muscle tissue to inflict a fatal wound to the brain.

However, under the Death Claw’s control, this muscle tissue seemed to come alive. It writhed madly, constricting around the Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Round and rapidly draining its kinetic energy.

Even with the immense kinetic energy provided by the Gauss Rifle, the Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Round’s momentum seemed to be completely spent after penetrating 30 centimeters of muscle.

Had this been an ordinary Armor-Piercing Bullet, the damage would have ended there.

But the most terrifying aspect of a Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Round wasn’t its penetrating power; it was the Uranium-235 within.

Upon impact, the friction generates immense heat, which then ignites the Uranium-235 in the warhead, causing a sudden burst of heat reaching 6,000 degrees.

A temperature that could easily melt steel.

In an instant, every member of the Xinghai Squad saw a blinding light erupt from the Death Claw’s head.

A terrifying gout of flame erupted from the wound, its heat so intense it thinned the surrounding green toxic mist.

The Death Claw let out a bloodcurdling shriek. From the outside, a large portion of the right side of its head was burned completely black.

Its aura instantly diminished.

But ultimately, relying on its incredible resilience and tenacious Life Force, it managed to withstand the fatal burn.

The shifting muscles even managed to squeeze out the still-burning Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Round.

Lin Xinghai watched in amazement. ’Truly worthy of being a Mutated Zombie,’ he thought. ’No other creature’s Life Force could possibly compare.’

Even an expert at the Divine Demon Realm, fully unleashing their Divine Demon Body to transform into an Ancient Divine Demon, might have superior Defense Power, but they would be no match for this level of regeneration and self-healing.

Of course, Lin Xinghai had already considered that a single bullet might not be enough to kill it.

This was a Death Claw, after all.

The Gauss Rifle in his hands had been designed based on data from weakened Body Shaping Realm Mutated Zombies, not a fully-powered one like this.

Failing to kill it in one shot was perfectly normal.

So, without a moment’s hesitation, Lin Xinghai fired again.

The Death Claw had just escaped death’s door. Before it could even feel a sense of relief, it was once again enveloped by that same extreme sense of danger.

This time, however, it wasn’t as panicked.

Having learned a painful lesson, it now had its palm pressed against its face, firmly protecting its most vulnerable areas like its eyes and mouth.

It believed its palm’s Defense Power was enough to block the bullet’s penetration.

But that thought lasted only an instant in the Death Claw’s mind before turning back into terror.

It discovered that the tip of this bullet carried an aura of Blood Qi Power, compressed to its absolute limit.

Lin Xinghai had finally used his High Level Shooting Skill, infusing the bullet with Blood Qi Power to increase its lethality.

As the warhead collided with the keratinous layer of its palm, the Blood Qi Power instantly erupted, tearing a small gap just large enough for the bullet to pass through.

And the Blood Qi Power coating the warhead was only half-depleted.

PFFT!

Fueled by the remaining Blood Qi Power and the Depleted Uranium Armor-Piercing Round’s immense kinetic energy, the bullet pierced straight through the Death Claw’s palm.

The bullet then continued along the same path, entering the wound where its right eye had been.

The next moment, a brilliant light erupted once more, like a miniature sun appearing out of thin air, sending waves of heat rolling outward.

The members of the Xinghai Squad watched, unable to help but sigh in awe and emotion.

"The Gauss Rifle really lives up to its name. Its power is just terrifying! Once they’re mass-produced, I’m buying one. I bet it’s even better than piloting a Mecha," Little Fatty said with anticipation.

Yan Feijie, standing beside him, shot him a look and couldn’t resist retorting, "Why don’t you wait until your Gun Technique is good enough to hit Abyssal Creatures with every shot before you start thinking about that? Otherwise, giving you that gun would just be a waste."

The look of anticipation on Little Fatty’s face froze. He glanced at Yan Feijie and said coolly, "Yan is right. Gun Technique is very important. So, when we get back and rest, you should really practice your Gun Technique. Consider your massage package canceled."

This time, it was Yan Feijie’s expression that froze.

Just then, after finishing off the Death Claw, Lin Xinghai casually picked up a Heavy Machine Gun and mowed down all the charging Abyssal Creatures.

Hearing their discussion, he said grimly, "Seems like none of you are feeling the pressure. In that case, starting now, we’re doubling our pace."