"So guns can be made like this, without needing to fill them with gunpowder to increase the burst speed, yet still achieving such power," Yang Shen exclaimed in amazement.
However, Yang Shen was also well aware that the reason why the steel needle pistol was so powerful was also largely due to the materials used in its construction.
Modern steel needle pistols are made of at least special alloy materials, and it's estimated that it would be difficult to find similar materials on the market, making them very expensive.
Even if we can figure out the principle behind that magnetic field, mass production would probably not be easy, with materials being a major hurdle.
Of course, this is not something Yang Shen needs to worry about. He is not a scientist, nor does he have any intention of mass-producing this kind of steel needle pistol.
He only needs to upgrade it to manufacture this steel needle pistol.
In addition to the changes mentioned above, this upgrade has changed the steel needle pistol from fully manual to semi-automatic, eliminating the need for manual loading, also known as disengaging the safety, allowing for immediate firing of a second shot after the first.
Yang Shen took out three steel needles from the magazine, put the unupgraded needles in and tested the fire. He found that the power had not been reduced much, and then he was relieved.
LV2: 4500
These are the current stats for the Steel Needle Pistol. To upgrade it again, you'll need 500 experience points.
If it was level zero before the upgrade, it is now level two.
"Ten times? The experience required for each upgrade is ten times, so it should be fixed. But the experience required for the initial state is not fixed. Perhaps the greater the potential of the item, the higher the initial experience required."
To accumulate that much experience, I need to go to the east of the city.
So he filled the needles again and immediately chased after Gao Shou and the other man in the direction they had left, without even going back to pack his belongings.
In fact, he had almost no luggage, and he had run out of food. The only precious items he carried were a machete and a steel needle pistol.
When he left earlier, Yang Shen had guessed that the two of them would leave him behind and return to the East District alone.
He was happy with this arrangement; otherwise, those two might have tricked him halfway through and killed him.
Isn't it safer to follow like this, with someone scouting ahead?
However, as Yang Shen followed along, he discovered that Gao Shou, who was leading the way, was going in circles.
At first, Yang Shen thought Gao Shou was trying to avoid the infected, but when Gao Shou finished circling around and was about to continue, he finally realized what was going on.
"They're quite vigilant!"
Yang Shen secretly admired him. He knew that Gao Shou wanted to shake him off and guessed that he might follow him.
But those two certainly didn't expect that after his body was enhanced, his eyesight and hearing were greatly improved, making it more than enough for him to track them.
He even intervened on one occasion when the Gao brothers were in danger.
With a "piu!" shot, the red-hot steel needle, moving at terrifying speed, blew the head off the berserk infected.
Immediately, Gao Shou stood there in silence for a long time.
Yang Shen didn't show himself either, continuing to protect the two secretly. He felt he was truly great and worthy of the title of "Saint Mother".
Next, Gao Shou stopped beating around the bush and headed straight for the East District, but he was much bolder, perhaps because he was fearless, and he actually took the main road.
However, Gao Shou didn't court death. He would still carefully avoid the infected, but if he disturbed them, he would immediately take Gao Xue and run back.
At this time, red light would shoot out from behind, killing the infected who were chasing them.
Then Gao Shou continued his journey eastward.
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"Brother, what exactly is that kid doing? It's such an obvious stalking; even if we were stupid, we would have noticed him long ago. Why hasn't he come out yet?"
When Gao Xue encountered the infected for the third time, and the infected was killed by a beam of red light, he couldn't help but ask.
Gao Shou's face was gloomy, and he said expressionlessly, "He's using us as stepping stones."
"What? That kid is too cunning!" Gao Xue exclaimed angrily.
Gao Shou did not answer, but for the rest of the journey, whenever he encountered a single infected person, he would deliberately disturb that infected person.
In any case, whenever danger occurs, a red deathly light will also appear behind you.
Although it sometimes takes several beams of red light to kill an infected person, it is still quite remarkable.
Gao Shou greatly envied Yang Shen for having such a magical weapon, like a pistol with a silencer installed, which was so powerful yet made very little noise.
If they had also had those guns, the infected riot wouldn't have happened, and eight people would have died, leaving only the two of them.
...
Behind them, Yang Shen gritted his teeth and couldn't help but curse, "Are they trying to use up my bullets? Too bad you're dreaming. I have as many bullets as I want."
While cursing, he took a steel bar he found on the road and slowly used his supernatural abilities to create steel needles.
"If you're so good at courting death, aren't you afraid of actually killing yourself?"
He snorted coldly, but could only continue to "protect in secret".
There was nothing he could do. Although Heyang County was not large, it had a population of about 200,000 before the apocalypse. He didn't know how long it would take him to find a place where survivors were hiding in the east of the city.
Moreover, Yang Shen's marksmanship improved considerably as he killed infected individuals along the way.
Perhaps due to improved physical coordination, his marksmanship improved at an astonishing pace.
Now, within twenty meters, if he wants to hit an infected person's nose, he will definitely not miss the head.
Finally, about two hours later, Gao Shou and his companion stopped at the entrance of an underground parking lot in the east of the city.
What should have been a 40-minute walk took them two hours.
This was not only because avoiding infected people wasted time, but also because Gao Shou deliberately took a roundabout route, wasting a lot of time.
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