Chapter 124: 123 Training Special Attributes

Or rather... one has to choose to make mistakes on purpose.As time went by, Bai E realized that maintaining a zero-error rate was somewhat difficult.

What seemed like a not-too-time-consuming task of changing magazines was continuously adding pressure on Bai E's shooting time after each accumulation of seconds.

Under the continuous pressure of an unending stream of moving targets, the burden of time stacked up heavily. If he still wanted to perfectly hit every target, it could result in total collapse at a certain point.

He could only choose to give up selectively.

Fortunately, no matter the size of the target, the duration, or the number of hits required, they all counted as one unit in the mission's tally.

The targets to choose to give up on, of course, were those that needed a higher number of hits and had a shorter duration.

The countdown was at 6 minutes and 38 seconds.

The first target that he had to give up on appeared!

[Side mission—Advanced Shooting, current error rate 1%, invalid shooting rate 5%...]

"Not bad," Carlos, who had been watching closely from the sidelines, nodded.

It was very rare for someone to achieve a zero-error rate throughout advanced shooting training. Even he had to surrender to the time it took to change magazines and choose to give up.

This test was designed to maximize pressure. The only difference was the amount of error rate.

Some people wanted to hit all the targets and ended up too tense, resulting in a complete breakdown. Others couldn't let go of a target that they almost completed and lost balance in their mentality, leading to collapse as well.

Learning to let go, or rather, learning to assess the tactical situation on the battlefield, was what a good shooter should achieve.

After all, on a real battlefield, there would be teammates to back you up, or you could reposition to evade; there are always more solutions than difficulties.

That's the goal this advanced shooting test tried to teach the soldiers.

In this respect, the newly developed 95B27 was doing quite well.

"But... the real trouble is still to come."

The countdown was at 6 minutes and 37 seconds.

The countdown was at 6 minutes and 27 seconds.

The countdown was at 6 minutes and 37 seconds.

...

The countdown was at 3 minutes and 58 seconds.

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[Side mission—Advanced Shooting, current error rate 3%, invalid shooting rate 13%...]

[Warning: Excessive shooting has caused the gun's barrel to overheat. Please cool it down; otherwise, the mechanical performance will drop sharply!]

[Warblade Machine Gun—Quality: White (Light Firearms/Military Weapon)]

[Basic Parameters: … Durability 19/20]

[Trait: Brand new and undergoing its first intense test, its overheated barrel from continuous firing reduces shooting accuracy by 5%, and durability is rapidly falling...]

[I can't be expected to perform maintenance on you right now!]

No wonder I felt something was off just now. A pure test of a warrior's shooting capabilities wouldn't need ten minutes, right?

Was it also taking the soldier's performance in a prolonged combat situation into account?

But when I watched those burly men shoot earlier, I didn't notice any significant deterioration in the latter half of their performance.

Perhaps some had a slight decline in form, but the drop seemed to come... later?

Is it because of... suppressive fire?

Bai E had no time to think further; the "enemy" wouldn't slow their assault just because his firearm was deteriorating.

The reduction in the hit window was their "attack"!

"Da da da!"

Bai E, with his knowledge of firearm maintenance, was able to detect the substantial change from the abnormal sounds during gunfire.

The hit rate began to plummet significantly.

Countdown 3 minutes and 38 seconds.

[Warning: Shooting accuracy -1%, current firearm shooting accuracy correction -6%…]

[Side mission—Advanced Shooting, current error rate 4%, ineffective shooting rate 14%…]

…

Countdown 3 minutes and 20 seconds.

[Warning: Shooting accuracy -1%, current firearm shooting accuracy correction -7%…]

[Side mission—Advanced Shooting, current error rate 4%, ineffective shooting rate 15%…]

…

Countdown 3 minutes and 4 seconds.

[Warning: Shooting accuracy -1%, current firearm shooting accuracy correction -8%…]

[Side mission—Advanced Shooting, current error rate 5%, ineffective shooting rate 16%…]

Three pieces of bad news came one after the other, and although Bai E would not be affected by their prompts and perform immediately, they still sounded like the final ultimatum from the swinging pendulum of the Grim Reaper.

The mission's requirements were likely also the military's minimum requirements for selection.

But...

Images of the other soldiers' shooting tests flashed through Bai E's mind—

Some of the soldiers who only had a level 3 expertise in suppressing fire skills didn't seem to experience such a rapid decline in performance.

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Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

If all special attributes come from emulating a great master, then where did the first specialized special attribute come from? Was it automatically unlocked at level 4? Bai E was not sure whether real NPCs would have such a mechanism.

He was more inclined toward the underlying logic of improving everything in this world—training!

Indeed, some of the warriors who came here for testing lacked skill trees unlocked after reaching level 4 specialization... However, they might possess their own specialized special attributes, developed through long-term practical training!

His own randomly unlocked level 4 attribute—Arc Shot, was essentially only applicable to pistols.

Was this actually compensation for a high-level specialization that was directly upgraded without training? Real NPCs all have specialized special attributes they trained themselves!

For instance... Cooling? Overload mode? Quick reloading and so on? These are the contents displayed on the "Light Firearms Specialty Special Attribute Awakening Card" that came as a mission reward.

Those who mainly used machine guns as their primary weapon, of course, couldn't develop fanciful techniques like Arc Shot, which were specific to pistols. This was also why his Arc Shot was so special in the military camp!

A few doubts were suddenly clarified, and Bai E realized his own problem.

In this test, those soldiers who had worked their way up through their own efforts had their own trained specialized special attributes helping them, while his own Arc Shot was clearly of no use here.

Gun Fighting Skill was not able to cope with this scenario either.

"Huh~"

Bai E took a deep breath, his self-restraint allowing him to maintain a calm combat state at all times.

What others can do, I can do too!

With external aid, naturally, I can do better than others. Without the aid... am I worse than others?

Having a solid foundation in shooting, any training on top of basic abilities would be doubly effective.

His eyes, fixed on the target, became sharp again, and Bai E focused his spirit.

[After observing the shooting targets for a long time and perfectly executing combat thoughts, your abilities have been adequately trained, Insight +0.1, Reflex +0.1.]

[Successive successful precision strikes on numerous moving targets, Light Firearms Mastery experience +34.] (A very small chance to awaken a special attribute.)