Chapter 40 (1/2)

Although the Spiked Chelae’s battle results were brilliant and none of the five armorers had achieved a single victory, the Sniper Armorer managed to instantly kill one Spiked Chela and severely injure another.

However, and David only understood this after sensing the Sniper Armorer, it could not launch a third strike.

The strong Sniper attack and the reaction force was extremely terrifying.

Although many designers in Star Federation wanted to reduce the reaction force, it was proven that there would be a proportional reduction in offensive power with every bit of reduction in reaction force.

The Sniper Armorers would rather suffer a strong reaction force than have a small portion of their sniping offensive power reduced.

Sniper Armorers existed for the sake of one-shot kills, but their second option would be launching hard strikes. Causing light damage to the Bugs was never an option for Sniper Armorers.

David could feel the continuous, faint quivering of the Sniper Armorer’s body. It only took three seconds for him to disperse most of the force that had been stored in his body.

That was a must-learn technique for Sniper Armorers, which could increase the speed of combat recovery.

However, three seconds on the battlefield was enough to change plenty of things. A Spiked Chela released all six of its poisonous spikes and attacked the five armorers, skipping the shield.

Another Spiked Chela launched a heavy strike on the other shield, the Defensive Armorer unable to deal with it.

In that situation, the five armorers had to go all out and perform their best. They split into two groups and blocked the two Spiked Chelae separately.

However, the last uninjured Spiked Chela had used this opportunity to bypass the five armorers and charge towards the Sniper Armorer.

Once the Spiked Chelae began to move, their speed was definitely not something an ordinary armorer could keep up with. Besides, none of the five armorers was a Detection Armorer, who were known for their incredible speed.

By the time the Sniper Armorer could recover and resume the battle, three seconds had passed, and the Spiked Chela was less than 300 meters away from the boulder.

David could clearly see the disgusting fur on the Spiked Chelae through the T3 Sniper Assist Device.

At this moment, the Sniper Armorer did not move at all. He kept his elongated sniper trained on the Spiked Chela that was approaching. The large amount of data reappeared, and another analysis happened again.

However, the analytical process was rather complicated this time. The Spiked Chelae continuously moved their bodies and used rocks to dodge the Sniper Armorer.

The Bugs and the Star Federation had been at war for tens of thousands of years, the Bugs having fought the armorers for a long time, and vice versa.

Although the Spiked Chelae were not too intelligent, their battle instincts made them understand that Sniper Armorers had to be killed.

The Spiked Chelae were fast approaching, now only 100 meters away from the Sniper Armorer. In just a few breaths, the Spiked Chelae would be able to get close to the Sniper Armorer.

David was flustered but he could feel the calm beat of the Sniper Armorer’s heart. It was as if the danger did not affect him at all.

Just as the Spiked Chela was only 50 meters away from the Sniper Armorer, it began to retract all six of its poisonous stingers. At that moment, the white spot under its head finally became visible.

The Sniper Armorer flicked his fingers and a massive force was fed back into the exoskeleton armor, as well as his body. At the same time, a Level 1 bullet flew into the white spot.

The Spiked Chela that had been attacked began trembling, its chest instantly exploding due to the blow.

However, its strong vitality allowed it to continue advancing forward. With the inertia from before, it covered the short distance of 50 meters immediately.

When it was right before the Sniper Armorer, the last portion of power in its body finally disappeared, and the body of the Spiked Chela slid a few meters across the ground, stopping in front of the boulder that the Sniper Armorer was on.

The Sniper Armorer did not even look at the Spiked Chela in front of him, as his target had changed to the two other Spiked Chelae on the distant battlefield.

David received another point of knowledge in his head. As long as there were comrades in front of a Sniper Armorer and there were no casualties, the Sniper Armorer would have to keep the sniper rifle in his hand as a deterrent.

He should not even think about retreating. The elongated sniper rifle was not suitable for use while moving. At the same time, the huge recoil couldn’t be eliminated in a standing position. In other words, as soon as the Sniper Armorer stood up, he would lose his combat ability.