Chapter 108 Round Three (1/2)
Just by looking at the headlights, Han Xiao figured out the enemies' military composition—all armored vehicles, and they were fast-approaching. Troops armed with heavy firepower were running close behind.
The next moment, the mercenaries in the manor began firing. Heavy machine guns were blasting and roaring continuously. Flashes of flames on muzzles became an attention-grabbing source of light among the darkness of the night. Han Xiao glanced over for a moment, and soon, his mind was put at ease. The enemy had limited numbers and average firepower, so they would not be able to penetrate the curtain of machine gun rounds made by the mercenaries.
Pong!
Sniper shots were heard from the central fortress; they came from the Hornet Brothers. The two shots were extremely accurate, hitting right on the targets.
Han Xiao looked over at his area and realized that it had a limited range of vision and tough angles. Most likely, only those enemies who slipped through the net would accidentally barge into this area. However, it just so happened that a small team of enemies had infiltrated this place. He raised his Red-Falcon before he aimed through the scope and fired. The shot pierced through multiple enemies' necks at once, pumping out masses of blood fog.
Big beard guy was initially skeptical of Han Xiao's ability, but after taking a few looks at him when he was not occupied, he was secretly shocked and knew that he no longer had to worry about this Mr. Black… because Han Xiao had made every single shot. Therefore, he stopped turning around to supervise Han Xiao and left that area entirely to him in comfort.
The battle only lasted for half an hour, and the enemies suffered great losses. They did not even manage to get within two hundred meters of the manor. Han Xiao managed to take down nine enemies in total.
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First round completed. You gained 20,000 EXP.
Change in Quest Requirement
Second Round Requirement: Defend the River Valley Manor.
Duration: 3 Days
Reward: 80,000 EXP
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The first wave was too simple, and the EXP rewarded seems to be very little. But the increase for the second round is not too bad.
Han Xiao rubbed his chin. The first round gives 20,000 EXP; the second round rewards 80,000 EXP. Based on this increment, the third round may yield me 320,000 EXP, and the fourth round would be more than a million EXP. Stop, I am just dreaming here.”
But honestly, the third round would at least reward him more than 150,000 EXP.
Han Xiao felt it was a waste of time to do the second round, which would last for three entire days, but he quickly changed his thought. He could stay there and earn some EXP by borrowing the facilities and workshops from the Mechanics there to repair the mercenaries' equipment for free.
Han Xiao had always been a doer. Once he made up his mind, he immediately went to the logistics area to find the local mechanics. They were mostly pseudo-mechanics who had learned some repair skills for their secondary job. There were only two proper Superhuman Mechanics there.
”You want to help us repair equipment?” One repairman was startled. ”You are a Mechanic?”
Han Xiao began proving himself directly through actions. He took a pistol on the worktable and disassembled in just a few movements before he assembled it rapidly, like he was performing magic. The whole process flowed smoothly, lasting less than two seconds. He was no longer the newbie in the Germinal Organization who took forty seconds to assemble a pistol. With the add-on effect of his various skills, his ability in making and assembling machinery had reached a level beyond that of an ordinary person.
The group of repairmen agreed to Han Xiao's request without hesitation—they were even slightly eager to welcome him.
The repair jobs were dreary and tiring, and they did not even get extra pay for it. When someone unexpectedly wanted to take on this tough job, they were all too eager to throw all the work to this legitimate Mechanic that appeared out of nowhere.
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Before dawn, Chen Li walked into the logistics area while carrying a spoilt machine gun. He was looking for a Mechanic that he was familiar with to repair his gun.
”Wang Xi, help me repair this machine gun.”
Wang Xi was a skinny middle-aged male. He wore a vest and was napping at the side. As he heard the voice, he opened his eyes and gave Chen Li a glance.
”Leave the gun there. I will repair it when I am free,” he said in a rather laid-back manner.
”Would you please hurry up with this? I may need to use it in the day.”
Wang Xi was getting impatient. ”Alright. Alright. I will repair it for you later.”
Chen Li had no choice but to leave it to him. Although Wang Xi was ill-tempered, he was a legitimate Mechanic Superhuman with excellent skills. Only he could help him since he did not want the machine gun to malfunction again at a critical moment during the next battle.
After Chen Li left, Wang Xi shut his eyes again and returned to napping.
After five minutes, he heard footsteps approaching once more. He opened his eyes impatiently before he realized it was Chen Li again.
”What are you so anxious for? Once I have time, I will repair it for you, so stop bothering me.” Wang Xi was clearly irritated.
Surprisingly, Chen Li shook his head and said, ”Return the machine gun to me. I will get someone else to repair it.”