Chapter 238 Pros and Cons
And with the enhancement of the Hell Gatling,
females, canine types, and bosses were going to be his easiest targets. With various damage-boosting skills at his disposal, it was nearly impossible for a female canine boss to escape from his hands, his only regret being
that the skill that boosts damage against canine-type creatures wasn't on his sniper rifle.
Many of his damage-boosting skills were tied exclusively to his sniper rifle, and if this particular skill had been on it as well, then practically any female canine boss would be taken down in a single shot without any exception.
He once encountered a Supernatural Occupation user titled "Roaring Heavenly Dog," and he wasn't sure whether the damage boost against canines would work on such a Supernatural being.
During this period, he found a secluded place in the secret realm and briefly tested the effects of this Gatling gun.
All he could say was that it was very impressive.
The first effect was straightforward; it enhanced some basic attributes, which was expected from a Unique Level firearm skin—enhancing the attributes across the board was quite normal.
The second effect was very powerful.
Light as a Swallow made it so that players could move easily while wielding the Gatling, making its weight extremely light. It was well known that the greatest downside of a Gatling was its cumbersomeness, making it somewhat troublesome to move.
And this effect beautifully eliminated that downside.
Though the recoil remained, his strength attribute value was not low, and he could counteract the recoil with one hand alone.
Moreover, there was the third effect.
Reverse Thrusters—he had experimented with this effect in a solo secret realm, and it was akin to a mecha transformation, reminiscent of a shooter game he played before his transmigration, in which firearms could transform into mechs that merged with the player to fight side by side.
It was extremely futuristic.
The Yayu-enhanced Hell Gatling did just the same; upon activating this effect, it could also transform into a mech to fight alongside its master without any time limit. If you wished, you could even maintain this form while sleeping.
But that wasn't at all practical.
The mech didn't cover the entire body but looked more like a pair of briefs, covering only the buttocks and waist area, equipped with a trunk-like appendage at the back—except that the trunk was designed to be behind the buttocks.
The Hell Gatling was embedded squarely behind the buttocks.
When the Gatling fired, the powerful recoil propelled the player forward in the opposite direction. It might sound scientifically implausible, but in a world that had become so magical, it was meaningless to speak of science anymore.
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Except that the "ammunition consumption" across a hundred kilometers was quite high, which could be a bit expensive, and could cause catastrophic damage to creatures behind you. In this mode, flying would never have to worry about being chased; no creature could follow you closely without being damaged.
Even if you weren't moving fast.
The top speed was merely 300 km per hour, which would have been considered decent before the world underwent transcendentalization, but... in a transcended world, any high-level Supernatural would definitely possess high-speed transportation; it was almost a necessity.
But it's worth mentioning
that this device could perform low-altitude flight, which meant, all things considered, that Chen Miao now had his first means of flight—
the reverse thruster of the Hell Gatling.
Quite good.
As for the fourth effect, the color bullets seemed purely cosmetic, generally useless in most settings and could even be detrimental in some. A flare was enough to illuminate the sky above a jungle, with visibility so clear you could see centipedes crawling on a tree a meter away.
And with the super high firing rate of the Gatling,
combined with every bullet carrying the effect of a flare, it meant that just one burst could turn the darkest 3 a.m. brighter than noon, prompting even a dozing rooster to wake up confused, rub its eyes, and start crowing from its bed.
This effect was mandatory.
It could not be chosen at will.
In other words, whenever you fired, the flare effect was compulsory, making the gun essentially unsuitable for anything involving stealth or surprise attacks.
But that's not to say that assassination was completely off the table.
With its power, once you let off a burst, there was no need for stealth—it was a direct attack.
The fifth effect, On-the-spot Defense, was also somewhat underwhelming and was only useful in rare situations. For example, if you were in a dangerous place and didn't dare sleep due to the risky surroundings, this effect came in handy.
You could set the Hell Gatling aside, let it enter auto-defense mode, and then sleep peacefully, as it would attack any enemy that stepped into its firing range.
It proved to be very useful in many secret realms.
But it had its drawbacks.
It was easy to accidentally kill important NPCs in the secret realms, as the only criterion for friend or foe was whether the intruder was on the whitelist, and players wouldn't have added an important NPC to the whitelist without having encountered them first. Enjoy new tales from empire
Besides these effects, the perks of his Grade-C accessory, though not as great as those brought by the Unique Level Yayu firearm skin, were also quite impressive, even top-tier.
The effect of imbuing every bullet with a Fire Attribute doesn't need elaborating; it generally increased the bullets' power, and for a small fraction of situations, could have the opposite effect when facing bosses immune to the fire element.
Conversely,
against certain bosses that could only be damaged by fire element, the power would greatly increase.
Generally speaking, it had both pros and cons, but the benefits far outweighed the drawbacks.
The increase in firing rate goes without saying; more is always better. The damage boost against canine creatures doesn't need further mention; the significant part was the third clause: after firing 1000 bullets, the 1001st bullet would transform into a Roaring Heavenly Dog.
Not only could it illuminate the sky, but it could also turn into a meteoric rain of fire targeting the enemy.
This was a bit functional, with some lighting effect, which somewhat conflicted with the color bullet effect innate to the Hell Gatling, creating little advantage. However, the latter part, where it could turn into a meteoric rain of fire towards enemies, was interesting, serving as an area-of-effect (AoE) skill.
He had tested this skill in the secret realm; its power wasn't very strong, but its area coverage was impressive. It was effective at clearing out swarms of zombies and similar low-level creatures, but against high-defense bosses, it wasn't very impactful.
Overall, the appearance of the Yayu Hell Gatling had filled a significant gap for him.