Chapter 87: Chapter 86 - A War Proposal With Heavy Bullet
The game right now was about waiting and shooting at the right moment.
Six hundred meters wasn’t the normal range the HK-416 could travel, and I couldn’t afford to sacrifice my limited number of rounds for an inaccurate shot.
Even though it was a single shot, I was too stingy to measure the HK-416’s bullet drop point and the few shots I fired were more than enough to zeroing the HK-416’s scope.
For a distance of six hundred meters, that would be the responsibility of a sniper rifle... which I don’t have at the moment.
My eyes couldn’t take my eyes off the GECAL 50’s weapon system and its several large-caliber ammunition belts, ready to fire at any moment. The safety pin locking the GECAL 50’s weapon system had also been released, tempting me to use it immediately.
"Should I use the GECAL 50 weapon system to dry fire that black wolf?"
The question that didn’t require an answer forced me to think hard.
Like a limited number of large caliber bullets...
A long distance for the HK-416 bullet to travel...
And the battle who will continue until the Alpha steps down from it throne of pack leadership...
This whole thing would be a futile and self-defeating battle.
At the very least, I need a plausible reason or advantage to get out of this predicament.
The new General and Chitose might be able to survive for now, but in a long, grueling battle, sooner or later, they would succumb to exhaustion.
"Portia, how many bottles of potion did you prepare?" I asked Doctor Portia, who was standing beside me, and prepare to threw her third bottle of potion.
"Not much, only a few bottles left containing poison potions."
"There’s a chance that this fight will last a long time and we’ll be forced to retreat."
"It doesn’t matter; the General has also obtained enough physical evidence regarding the neatly severed wolf heads and the poor quality of the bandit swords. Even if we retreat, it will only be a problem for the General, who will have to find a new route for the safety of the King."
"Ugh, that would make us go around even further and increase the risk of being ambushed by bandits. We already know that the route into the forest is more safe from bandits. It’s just... not safe from any attacks by this troublesome wolf pack," I argued while observing the situation that was continuously unfolding before my eyes.
"Yes, more safe from bandit attacks but not safe from wolf attacks," replied Doctor Portia with a sarcastic smile, and threw her bottle of poison potion to create thick pink smoke.
Swiinngg!!
Pooofff!!
No matter how much poison the new General and Chitose had inhaled, they didn’t seem to show any signs of overdosing poison. Their movements, filled with fighting spirit and a frenzy for violence, were still palpable.
Doctor Portia, who known as the future mad doctor, seems to have set a limit on the amount of poison their bodies can tolerate. Without any signs of dampening their fighting spirit, it actually ignites the new General and Chitose’s ruthless fighting style.
Brrrttttt...
Brrrrttt...
At this inopportune moment, I felt a vibration coming from my smartphone. There was no cellular signal in this eroge world, and somehow... my smartphone vibrate like this.
I didn’t have any apps installed that would trigger notification vibrations like this, either. That’s means... Only one thing happens.
"I’ve been waiting for this time to come, Amelia."
My hand immediately felt for my pocket and took out my smartphone, which was vibrating with an incoming message from Amelia.
Oh, it’s not an incoming message... but a war proposal from a bored Goddess of War.
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Amelia’s War Proposal
Main Objective: Kill The Alpha!
Reward: 10 Boxes of GECAL 50 Ammunition.
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The message Amelia sent was so short that it made me smile when I read it.
As soon as I read the short message, my smartphone screen suddenly opened the "Amelia War Flag" application that had been installed on my smartphone.
My smartphone screen now displays the two options I’ve been waiting for.
[ Do you accept this war proposal? YES/NO ]
"No time to hesitate with heavy weapon ammunition, huh?" I muttered as I pulled myself up from my prone position and opened the hatch on the Humvee’s roof.
Kraaanngg!!
I sensed that the Goddess of War was bored and wanted to see me use heavy weapons from Earth. If she want me to use it, then I will gladly using it.
My hand, who still holding my smartphone, pressed "YES" as the answer.
Beeepp...
"Ten boxes of GECAL 50 ammunition, not too bad for rewards..."
"I just need to save on each of my shots..."
I quickly slid half my body into the hatch and manually positioned myself for the GECAL 50. By placing my head on the GECAL 50’s sight, the six-hundred-meter range that had been a problem for the HK-416 was immediately overcome with this bad boy.
I kept the HK-416 beside me as a backup weapon to grab if a black wolf ran at me.
I could have relied on Doctor Portia, but she was too busy controlling the two lives being poisoned by her potion.
[ Amelia’s War Proposal has been accepted by you! ]
[ Good Hunting, Hans! ]
Before I put my smartphone in my pocket, I could see a small message from the "Amelia War Flag" app.
"What an great motivation, Amelia."
My hands immediately grasped the GECAL 50’s manual controls and made some final adjustments to fire on my target. The GECAL 50’s automated weapons system, mounted on the Humvee’s roof, is riddled with cables that can be controlled remotely; firing manually requires special adjustments.
By pressing a few buttons that lock the movement of the GECAL 50, I tried moving it to the right and left.
Swoonngg...
Swwooonngg...
It felt heavier than I remembered, or the body I was possessing was too weak to move anything weighing over sixty kilograms. Several sensor cameras were also added to the weight I had to endure.
Because it was too heavy, I gave up on moving it manually and changed it to a button control mounted around the camera sensor.
"It’s a good thing I set up the controls using buttons."
Swwiiinnggg!!
Swiiinngggg!!
Unlike moving it manually, which is heavy and tortures my weak hand muscles, moving it using buttons feels more responsive, even though it has to sacrifice the battery installed in the Humvee.
It’s much better than having to go through the hassle of swiping right and left.
"Uhm, Hans? What are you doing?" asked Doctor Portia, who saw me playing with the GECAL 50 weapons system.
"I didn’t do anything, please ignore me playing around."
"There’s no way you’re playing around. You’re doing something with that thing, right?"
Swuuurrrlll...
Swwuurrrll...
The three long barrels of the GECAL 50 rotating around became the answer for Doctor Portia. She immediately stepped back and sat kneeling beside me, who was controlling the GECAL 50 weapons system.
"I don’t know what you’re doing, but I do know... that spinning weapon is very dangerous for killing something."
"I’ve seen it with my own eyes, Hans."
"You’re not playing with that gun."
Doctor Portia now positioned herself to lie down beside me and picked up the HK-416 that was lying there.
"While you’re busy using that deadly and dangerous weapon, I’m also going to have some fun with this weapon too," said Doctor Portia while imitating my prone position and placing her eyes level into the HK-416 scope.
"Heee... what is this?"
"I can see things from a distance with this little glass. It’s much better than using these magic eyeglasses."
"Oh my... a black wolf of the night that’s big enough to be a target for assassination. Isn’t that right, Hans?"
Without waiting for me to explain how to use the HK-416 scope, Doctor Portia was already able to use it correctly.
Well, I did take part in doing the zeroing with that scope.
So she can use it without any difficulty.
"Yup, that’s a target that must be killed immediately. Its size is quite interesting... can you help me adjust my shooting direction, Portia?" I replied while pressing a small button to adjust my final preparations for firing the GECAL 50.
"Tell me... what I should do to help you, Hans."
"Well, it’s not that hard. Tell me if my shot hit the black wolf or not."
"I see... that’s the function of the glass on this thing, right?" said Doctor Portia, taking a deep breath and humming a small song as she used the HK-416’s scope.
"Oh, this weapon sound will be a bit loud. So try to get used to it soon..." I said while placing my eyes on the mechanical sight installed on the GECAL 50 weapons system.
At six hundred meters, my target was too small to see with the naked eye. Without the aid of a camera’s visual sensor or a scope to help me aim, this made it difficult to determine my aim.
Cttaakkk!!
Cttaaakk!!
I pressed the small button to insert the belt of ammunition into the firing chamber, and preparing myself for the loud, piercing scream that would ring in my ears.
My eyes were fixed on the black wolf, who was the Alpha of this pack.
The long range that was it advantage was about to end, and the rolling sound of the GECAL 50’s rotating barrel, slowly filled my ears.
Swiiirrrlllssshhh...
Swwiirrlllsshhh...
"Are you ready, Portia?" I asked Doctor Portia, turning to seeing her.
"I’m ready... give it your best shot, Hans."
"Well, I can’t guarantee that."
With that answer, I started pressing the trigger button of the GECAL 50 weapon system, which fired bullets rapidly.
BRRRTTTT!!
BBRRRTTT!!
The ringing sound of the GECAL 50 shot screamed in my ears and stopped at one-second intervals.
Peeessshhh...
Peeessshhh...
A thin smoke came out of the tip of the GECAL 50 barrel, along with Doctor Portia’s report, which made me take a deep breath.
"Aaahh... Failed to hit target, Hans."
"It’s too low..."
"Try to raising it a little bit to hit the target."
