"Is it a tiger?"

Lu Xi'an asked, then slightly bent down, looking around but seeing no trace of any animal.

Yao Wei replied, "Probably." She too looked in all directions, then gazed into the distance.

She also walked around the car to check the direction blocked by the vehicle.

However, what she saw was the same as Lu Xi'an's — calm winds, everything peaceful with no movement in sight.

This time, Lu Xi'an didn't overlook the mechanical dog in the RV and asked, "Gou, can you determine whether that's a tiger? Also, which direction is the tiger and how far from us?"

"Awoo—"

Another roar was heard, as powerful as before, seemingly nearby, yet the volume wasn't very loud, as if it were far away.

The mechanical dog responded, "Sound determined to come from the southeast direction, marked on the Resonant Gene Scanner.

"Mechanical Dog 02 cannot scan the source of the sound, judging it to be more than a kilometer away.

"Regarding the species of the sound source, Mechanical Dog 02 does not have the relevant information stored, so a judgment cannot be made."

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei exchanged a glance and immediately boarded the RV from the back, taking a look at the Resonant Gene Scanner.

They compared the current outside environment, analyzed the map, quickly pinpointed the direction of the sound, and after hearing another "awoo," they confirmed the direction and angle.

The location of the sound remained unchanged, but on top of the RV, the sound seemed even smaller.

Lu Xi'an pondered for a moment and speculated, "I think that's most likely a tiger.

"I recall hearing that a tiger's roar can carry over three kilometers, meant to demarcate territory, assert its domain, and intimidate other animals.

"This sound is so similar, it must be a tiger."

But generally, tigers live in the jungle, rarely on plains. Why would there be a tiger in a place like this?

Lu Xi'an thought about it but couldn't come up with an answer.

However, recalling the encounter with hyenas in Yubei City, why not encounter a tiger here?

"Let's climb onto the roof and see if we can spot that tiger."

Lu Xi'an thought for a moment and said, "If we can, why not practice shooting?"

Yao Wei was immediately intrigued, nodded, and said, "Okay."

The two promptly exited the RV, jumping onto the roof, with Yao Wei bringing a sniper rifle and ammunition with her as she came out.

Looking again in the southeast direction at the point marked on the Resonant Gene Scanner by Gou, they immediately saw a striped tiger.

The tiger was shorter than the ones Lu Xi'an knew, skinny and skeletal. It seemed to live no better than humans in such a world.

Recalling the hyenas encountered earlier in Yubei City, they seemed even more robust than this tiger, not knowing how they maintain their physique.

—— As for the giant fish and bears in Sword Mountain City, those belong to mutant species, not for comparison.

When Lu Xi'an saw the tiger, he thought it was no wonder they couldn't see it from below the car. Given its appearance, even a light cover of wildgrass would make it nearly invisible.

Yet it could roar across the plains, heard from such a distance, this tiger surely had some strength.

"Give me the gun, let me take a look."

Lu Xi'an said to Yao Wei, who immediately handed him the gun.

Lu Xi'an lifted the gun, opened the scope cover, and looked through the scope, seeing the tiger's form magnified in the lens, its fur sparse and knotted, lacking any shine.

It seemed in this world, the tiger indeed had a tough life.

But even so, roaring without fear of scaring away food. Really don't know what goes through its mind.

After looking, Lu Xi'an handed the gun back to Yao Wei, saying, "Here, you give it a try."

The distance felt over two kilometers. He sensed he might hit it with a longer weapon, but precision was out of the question; with a sniper rifle, hitting it wouldn't be easy either.

Wondering if Yao Wei could aim accurately?

If practicing a few shots can develop a feel, it would be great.

With throwing, the movements are significant, likely noticed beforehand. Using a sniper rifle, the risk of exposure is after firing, increasing the chance of a successful surprise attack.

But if Yao Wei can't hone her shooting skills, both he and Yao Wei will need to practice their long-distance throwing techniques properly.

With such a long distance, the question remains if practice will yield results?

Yao Wei then raised the sniper rifle, preparing to aim and shoot.

She had already studied the gun while in the car, figuring out how to load and use it.

As a Type A Neo-Human, she didn't need professional techniques to minimize body impact, just aiming and firing were sufficient.

Even so, her posture with the gun looked impressive, appearing very professional.

Lu Xi'an couldn't help but admire Yao Wei's talent, feeling she would excel at shooting even if she wasn't a Type A Neo-Human.

Lu Xi'an said, "Try lying down. We should consider ambush tactics, so practicing hidden positioning is best."

"Okay."

Yao Wei agreed with Lu Xi'an's reasoning, nodding and lying down on the roof.

Lu Xi'an half-crouched down and watched Yao Wei's actions, reminding her, "The distance is too far; besides considering the bullet's trajectory in terms of height and angle, you should also take into account wind direction, wind speed, temperature, and humidity, things that I'm not familiar with. You'll have to rely on your own instincts."

"Mm."

Yao Wei responded again, turning her head to look through the scope.

However, after just a few glances, she lifted her head and asked Lu Xi'an, "It feels a bit uncomfortable to look."

It seems she, like him, found that although objects in the distance are magnified with the scope and minute details are visible, it affects the overall view, making it somewhat uncomfortable.

But with the naked eye, although one can see two kilometers away and with their vision, they can see distant objects clearly, they're still too small, making precision aiming somewhat difficult.

That's one of the points where their manual throw accuracy fell short.

However, everyone has their own habits, and Lu Xi'an did not impose his own ideas on Yao Wei. What if Yao Wei sees better with her naked eyes than he does.

After all, even among Neo-Humans, there are individual differences.

For instance, when it comes to shooting, he can never hit the mark, while Yao Wei can always hit the bullseye.

And when it comes to throwing hidden weapons, he can do it with ease, but Yao Wei needs practice over and over again, feeding countless "hidden weapons."

Fortunately, Yao Wei's accuracy has been honed.

Lu Xi'an said, "Try it yourself, see if you do better without the scope or you're more accurate with it."

"Mm."

Yao Wei moved her eyes away from the scope and looked with her naked eyes for a while.

A light breeze blew, and the distant tiger finished roaring, seemingly unwilling to stay in place, and started wandering elsewhere leisurely.

Lu Xi'an did not disturb Yao Wei, watching quietly. Yao Wei lay on the ground, quietly staring at the tiger two kilometers away, breathing steadily, motionless.

Long after, Yao Wei turned her head again, putting her eyes back on the sniper rifle.

The barrel of the sniper rifle began to move slightly as Yao Wei adjusted the direction of the shot.

It seemed she finally concluded that using the scope would be better.

Lu Xi'an immediately held his breath, even though he knew his breathing wouldn't disturb Yao Wei, yet he instinctively wanted to provide a better shooting environment for her.

With his limited abilities, he couldn't be her spotter, couldn't be her observation assistant; all he could do was this.

"Bang!"

Yao Wei didn't aim for long before quickly pulling the trigger.

The muzzle spat flames, the bullet whizzed out, reaching the tiger before anyone could blink.

Unfortunately, Yao Wei wasn't familiar with this sniper rifle, and this shot missed the tiger.

The grass on the ground behind the tiger swayed, dust rose. The gaunt, hungry beast was immediately startled and dashed away.

Lu Xi'an felt regret and wanted to return to the car, drive to chase the startled tiger until its speed slowed down, then let Yao Wei try again,

But Yao Wei had no intention of giving up; she moved her eyes away from the scope, glanced once, and then returned to the scope, making a substantial adjustment to the gun.

Lu Xi'an closed his mouth and looked into the distance.

Trust her, let her try again.

Lu Xi'an thought to himself.

"Bang!!!!"

The tiger was fleeing for its life, and the bullet came whizzing in, this time with such precision.

Lu Xi'an half-crouched on the car roof, blinked and saw a mist of blood explode, the tiger lurched forward, stumbling a great distance, collapsing lifeless.

This shot was so precise, directly blowing up the tiger's head!

Lu Xi'an widened his eyes, looked at Yao Wei in astonishment, and asked, "Did you aim or was it just luck?!"

Yao Wei had already lifted the gun, standing up, said, "I aimed."

Lu Xi'an: "..."

He had nothing to say.

This woman is truly a shooting genius, terrifyingly so. After adjusting with the first shot, she got the feel on the second, killing the tiger with a single shot!

Such a genius, being his teammate, was truly wonderful!

"We still have thirty bullets left, we can kill thirty more Type C Neo-Humans."

Yao Wei said again, her voice calm, tone certain, as if she had already sentenced thirty Type C Neo-Humans to death.

"..."

Lu Xi'an once again found himself with nothing to say.

This woman, truly terrifyingly so.

Later, Yao Wei put away the gun and returned to the car with Lu Xi'an.

The gunshots here might attract attention, the two had to leave immediately.

They drove the car to the tiger's corpse, placed the body on top of the car, and went elsewhere.

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