Chapter 78: Experience the Shooting
Kane led them to the marked positions he had prepared, adjusting their postures.
Then, in front of them, he created a closed steel wall to block the entire door and then opened three shooting ports on the wall, each equipped with a launcher.
He then stepped forward and began teaching Kreya from the far left.
"Reach out your hand. Can you feel the object in front of you?"
Listening to Kane's words, Kreya extended her hands in front of her and indeed touched a cold steel object.
Longbei and Meizike, following suit, also reached out their hands to find the object Kane talked about.
"Got it."
After confirming everyone had found it, Kane continued, "There's a long handle underneath the square object."
Everyone began searching again according to Kane's instructions, and soon they all found the handle Kane mentioned.
Seeing everyone nod in acknowledgment, Kane said lastly, "There is a small round frame at the junction of the handle and the rectangular object, with a trigger inside."
This time, everyone quickly located the object and nodded to indicate they found it.
Kane came over and took out a bottle of dye from his space equipment, applying it to the launchers in front of everyone.
Shortly, a black-stained small round frame appeared on the transparent launchers before them.
"When the dungeon monsters rush out, just aim this small round frame at them and pull the trigger."
Yes, after days of exploring, Kane roughly understood the structure of these launchers and added a trigger mechanism to them. This way, they could fire even without Kane's magic power control.
Kane only needed to focus on controlling his magic power output and the manufacturing of the crossbow arrows.
Then let his teammates operate the launchers, adjusting the magic power output for arrow launch, and with the addition of magic potions, they could use three consecutively without diminishing effects.
This time would be more than enough for the three of them to eliminate the dungeon monsters inside. Even if there were some that slipped through, they could easily deal with them.
This was Kane's conceptualization of his skills and the path he found for his advancement.
All these insights were inspired by the launcher skill, giving him the creativity to potentially manufacture magic launchers, even without skill enhancement slots.
After explaining all these operational instructions, he instructed them to prepare, and then signaled to continue.
Soon, the door in front began to glow.
As the door slowly rose, a squad of Barbarian Warriors, familiar to Kane, stepped out.
One rushed forward, hurling a short spear, which struck the steel wall.
With the attack initiated, more figures appeared behind them.
When Kane felt the numbers were sufficient.
He said to his teammates, "Fire."
He then closed his eyes, focusing on controlling the flow of magic power behind his teammates.
Upon hearing Kane's command, everyone pulled their triggers.
As they felt the invisible weapons in their hands vibrating, they aimed at the enemy through the circle.
Strangely, they began to collapse, with one blood hole after another appearing on their bodies.
"Woohoo! This feels amazing."
Longbei expressed excitement in his voice, thoroughly thrilled by this novel attack method.
Kreya, beside him, was also a bit excited, letting out odd shouts of cheer.
Even Meizike had his eyes wide open.
Everyone was exhilarated by the attack experience from the weapons in their hands.
But their enemies weren't so fortunate; without feeling the attack or even having a chance to evade, they were each hit by invisible strikes.
Nevertheless, there was no figure like a Beastman Commander to lead them, leaving them blindly charging forward.
And then, they all fell midway through their charge.
Kane, at the back, was also quite exhausted, controlling the operation of three launchers and maintaining the steel wall, making it difficult to sustain his energy.
He had already consumed a magic potion, holding another one in his mouth, ready to drink it anytime.
However, he was currently both pained and delighted; this high-intensity operation allowed him to markedly feel his improved mastery and understanding of skills, becoming more skillful.
With multiple shots, they began finding the knack, no longer wildly pulling the trigger at one or two targets.
They now had the purpose, aiming, triggering once at a target. If it didn't fall, they'd come back for another supplementary shot.
The trio's attack frequency gave them obvious time to aim carefully.
Among them, Meizike's aim was the most accurate. Now, he could almost take down an enemy with a single shot, with wounds clearly appearing on the heart and head.
It seemed he also exhibited commendable shooting talent.
Under everyone's swift mastery, the enemies were quickly eradicated. With Meizike taking down the last enemy, the final wave of attacks came to an end.
Just after Kane drank his last potion, he could still feel the maintenance of magic power within.
Realizing that the three had stopped attacking, Kane opened his eyes.
Looking toward the doorway ahead, various Barbarian corpses were piled together. Their bodies were riddled with blood holes, though the uppermost corpses had only one or two, indicating Kreya and their progress.
These bodies, along with the door, transformed into light particles that flowed into the central crystal hourglass.
The high-intensity consumption of magic power and mental energy left Kane, despite having stamina, somewhat unable to stand up.
Kreya wanted to come over and lift Kane up, but Longbei and Meizike stepped forward, each shouldering Kane up.
Kreya, about to act, stayed put.
Lifted up, Kane stared with lifeless eyes at the back of their heads.
"Tsk"
Hearing Kane's sound, Longbei turned around and asked with concern, "What's wrong, brother?"
"Nothing, thank you."
"Oh, don't mention it, brother; you're our captain, after all."
The two then dragged Kane under the hourglass for a rest.
Once seated, Longbei excitedly asked, "Brother, how did you make that weapon? Such a thrill, will there be more chances to use it in the future?"
Upon hearing Longbei's words, Kreya and the others looked at Kane curiously.
Kane, with little energy, nodded and said, "Don't worry, there will be many chances for you to enjoy it later; perhaps even more powerful things await you."
Hearing Kane's words, everyone showed excited expressions.
The main reason was that the weapon usage was incredibly thrilling, and the rapid-fire experience was simply addictive.