Could He Really Be a Genius

"Go ahead, Old Zhong, I've got your back."

Zhou Yue leaned against the wall with an incredibly domineering aura, his eyes full of confidence.

It would be hard to say if he got ambushed or rushed by three people at once, but in a one-on-one, he had absolute confidence.

"Oh, come on, who are you looking down on! That Weilong's helmet and armor are completely shattered, how could I possibly lose this?"

Zhong Yi was equally brimming with confidence.

He slung his gun back over his shoulder and pulled out the Crouching Tiger Cannon from his waist.

Every character in "Operation Immortal Abyss" had a unique root bone, specialized magic treasures, and spells.

Which was equivalent to the passives and active abilities of the operators in "Delta Force: Hawk Ops".

Take the Weilong that Zhong Yi was using right now, for example.

His root bone's special effect was that when falling from a height, he could channel spiritual energy into his joints to reduce fall damage; furthermore, for a short period after the spiritual energy in his body was activated, his physical functions would be slightly enhanced.

His two magic treasures were the Spirit-Absorbing Bomb and the Crouching Tiger Cannon.

His exclusive spell was a wind-element movement technique that allowed for quick dashes.

The Crouching Tiger Cannon that Zhong Yi was using at this moment was precisely Weilong's ultimate move. It could compress all the spiritual energy in the body and fire an ultimate cannonball capable of knocking down targets in an area of effect.

"You said I've been firing my Crouching Tiger randomly... but you didn't understand, I was actually testing it."

Zhong Yi stroked the Crouching Tiger Cannon in his hands while slowly raising it.

"From the moment the Crouching Tiger Cannon is fired until it explodes... takes exactly one breath of time."

"Generally speaking, one breath of time is enough for someone to dodge in time, making it hard to hit."

"But before it explodes, the Crouching Tiger cannonball can bounce back and forth between walls..."

As Zhong Yi explained the theory, his gaze became incredibly sharp, so much so that even Zhou Yue behind him couldn't help but look at him sideways.

A strange thought unconsciously surfaced in Zhou Yue's mind:

'Could it be...'

'Is he actually a genius?'

Using his eyes as a ruler, the trajectory of the Crouching Tiger cannonball after leaving the barrel had already appeared in Zhong Yi's eyes.

"Which means!"

"As long as I pre-calculate the flight trajectory of the Crouching Tiger cannonball so that it explodes the exact moment it hits the ground..."

"Then the enemy will have absolutely no time to dodge!"

With that said, Zhong Yi looked toward the optimal angle he had found, and violently poured all of his spiritual energy into the Crouching Tiger Cannon.

"Just like this!!"

With a loud boom, the Crouching Tiger cannonball tore through the air with tremendous force, bouncing back the moment it touched the wall!

The landing point looked exactly behind the crate where the enemy was hiding!

This scene made Zhou Yue's blood boil with excitement.

"Holy shit... Old Zhong, you!?"

Before he could finish his sentence, the Crouching Tiger cannonball hit the sharp top corner of the crate and bounced off again.

A spiral cyclone burst open in the air.

After traversing a series of indescribable trajectories, the Crouching Tiger cannonball bounced steadily right back to Zhong Yi's feet.

"BOOM—!!"

Zhong Yi let out a miserable howl as his body instantly lost its balance, and he fell to the ground, seeing stars.

"..."

Zhou Yue pinched the bridge of his nose, losing count of how many times he had facepalmed today.

"What the hell was I even expecting..."

Complaints aside.

As the team's most solid backing, he still leisurely pulled out his gun to prevent the enemy Weilong from taking the opportunity to kill Zhong Yi.

Sure enough, a dark shadow moved behind the cabinet.

An arm reached out from behind it and incredibly swiftly threw out two Spirit-Absorbing Bombs.

"Spirit-Absorbing Bombs? Trying to run?"

Zhou Yue didn't take it to heart; instead, he aimed his muzzle at the direction the enemy might escape.

Although things like Spirit-Absorbing Bombs had immense power, their activation time was too slow. Zhou Yue felt they could only be used to force people out of position.

Even someone like Zhong Yi should be able to run away from them.

"Crap, crap!"

The deeply concussed Zhong Yi struggled to get up from the ground, his mind in complete chaos.

His own terrible play had revealed a massive opening, and the opponent took the chance to throw Spirit-Absorbing Bombs. Right now, the only thing on Zhong Yi's mind was to get up and run.

Before he even fully stood up, he had already started using his divine sense to activate his jet-propulsion skill.

The moment he finally stood up, Zhou Yue, who was not far behind him, suddenly widened his eyes in shock.

Because the two Spirit-Absorbing Bombs thrown by the enemy were stuck dead center right on Zhong Yi's crotch.

"O-Old Zhong..."

Just as Zhou Yue was about to warn him, Zhong Yi, who had just gotten up, instantly triggered the jet spell he had been channeling.

Two powerful blasts of hot wind erupted from Zhong Yi's back.

Riding this momentum, Zhong Yi flew toward Zhou Yue like a human cannonball.

"Fuck!!"

"Why are you cursing at me??"

"Bombs... there are bombs!!!"

"I know there are bombs, that's why I'm dodging!!"

"They're on your dick!!"

"???"

Zhou Yue wanted to dodge, but Weilong's jet propulsion brought him face-to-face in an instant, and combined with the landing acceleration, he couldn't shake Zhong Yi off at all.

Right at this moment, Zhou Qiaoling walked over with a beaming smile, holding up a glittering golden lion head:

"I got some loot!! A four-slot Gilded Lion Dance head, it won't fit in my Samsara Seal, you guys have to escort me... uh?"

Halfway through her sentence, Zhou Qiaoling looked up and happened to see a majestic-looking man soaring in mid-air.

The two Spirit-Absorbing Bombs flashing with red light right at his crotch were extremely glaring.

The joy in Zhou Qiaoling's eyes was instantly replaced by despair.

"BOOM—!!!"

The Spirit-Absorbing Bombs exploded.

The health bars of all three people were instantly emptied.

"Old Zhong, from now on you are only allowed to play Wasp Medic!! He's the only one who can't hurt teammates!!!"

"Cough, cough, it was just a mistake, a mistake... let me study it a bit more, I can definitely pull off an instant-detonation Crouching Tiger..."

"Wuwuwu, my big red tier loot, my big red tier loot!!!"

"Other people play Weilong, but Old Zhong, you're playing a puny worm!!!"

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...

The server launch event rewards for "Operation Immortal Abyss" were extremely generous.

Various standard vouchers and equipment were constantly being sent to the players' inventories.

Even so, it couldn't withstand the constant squandering of Zhong Yi and his two companions.

Although Zhou Yue was skilled, this wasn't "Naraka: Bladepoint," and the difficulty of fighting one against three was much greater.

He was already unfamiliar with the maps, and combined with his habit of mindlessly rushing forward whenever he heard gunshots, he would frequently lose his life to a potato mine hidden in some dark corner.

Sometimes Zhou Yue was very curious.

For some reason, this playstyle of hiding in corners to ambush people seemed to come naturally to the righteous path cultivators, appearing constantly from the very first match he played in the illusion.

Soon, the last Handyman Disciple standard voucher was completely used up.

"We're out of vouchers... should we gear up ourselves?"

Zhou Yue was still left wanting more, having absolutely no intention of logging off.

After dozens of battles, his kill count had already exceeded 100, and trading his one life for an entire enemy squad was a common occurrence.

He felt that the combat in "Operation Immortal Abyss" was particularly exhilarating.

For one, the combat using firearms and spiritual bullets was highly novel.

Secondly, battles were often decided in an instant, making it both tense and thrilling.

"Let's go again, let's go again! The four-slot Samsara Seal I got from the event hasn't expired yet, I still want to go stock up on some more goods!"

Zhou Qiaoling was equally delighted.

Aside from "Leon: The Demon Cultivator", "Operation Immortal Abyss" was absolutely the illusion that hit her sweet spot the most.

For no other reason than the pure thrill of looting being just too satisfying!

In reality, let alone a gold bar, even if a spirit stone dropped right in front of her, she might not feel a thing.

But Operation Xianyuan Continent was different.

The feeling of using divine sense to explore grid-sized spaces, and then slowly spinning out items bit by bit, was simply too profound!

Especially when encountering super-large items that took up six or nine grids, her heart would always race to the extreme.

It was just a pity that the drop rate at the ordinary dam was too low; she had yet to see such a huge jackpot.

"The Samsara Seal is too small, it's not enough to hold everything... Wait!"

Just as Zhou Qiaoling muttered her complaint, she suddenly saw a brand-new product recommendation.

"What!?"

"Divine Machine Token? It comes with a six-grid Samsara Seal plus all sorts of rare combat supplies???"

"I'm buying it!!!"

Seeing Zhou Qiaoling's actions, Zhou Yue and Zhong Yi looked at each other in dismay.

Zhou Qiaoling was notoriously stingy.

In the illusion realm, she was the absolute epitome of a penny-pincher.

The only paid cosmetics she had were all gifted to her by Zhou Yue.

When had anyone ever seen her voluntarily top up spirit stones?

"Junior Brother Lu is truly a god... He actually managed to make my little sister voluntarily spend spirit stones in the illusion realm?"

Zhou Yue clicked his tongue in wonder.

"Never mind Junior Sister Qiaoling, the temptation of a six-grid Samsara Seal is simply too great... I'm afraid there will be quite a few people buying it. Junior Brother Lu is going to get rich again..."

Zhong Yi said this while topping up, hastily buying a pack for himself as well.

He was never stingy when it came to spending money in the illusion realm.

"Oh ho? It gives a Type-4 Heavenly Soldier full equipment pack right off the bat... Let's go! Let's continue our fierce assault on the dam!"

Zhong Yi laughed loudly and was just about to continue.

Suddenly, he felt a burst of lightning and thunder within the party space.

"Holy crap, which one of you chose Luna and fired a lightning arrow?"

Zhong Yi looked at Zhou Yue and Zhou Qiaoling in astonishment, only to see that the two were still playing as Red Wolf and Wasp Medic respectively; their characters had not changed.

"Old Zhou, what kind of nonsense are you spouting? We can't even cast skills in here..."

Zhou Yue was utterly bewildered by his words.

Mainly because his party space was perfectly normal. Where was this lightning coming from?

Just as Zhong Yi was feeling puzzled, the stern reprimand of Zhao Wendao rang in his ears:

"Still playing? Do you have any idea that class is about to start!!"