Chapter 40

Pleased, Wu Peng put away the Thunder pistol. Then, he returned to the shelter to continue upgrading his equipment.

Now that he had a pistol that could penetrate armored vehicles, Wu Peng also needed to produce a weapon that was suitable for close combat.

Viper was gradually coming out of the shadows, and Wu Peng was finding more and more of their gathering points.

Wu Peng had the feeling that he would have to battle at close range indoors more and more often.

Even though his rifle had immense firepower, its body was too long to control all that well inside a cramped room.

And it’d also be easy for an enemy to snatch the rifle away from him if they came close.

He needed a small and accurate pistol for these kinds of battles.

Wu Peng already had a target in mind.

The [Glock 37 Automatic Pistol] used 0.45 caliber bullets and only weighed 800 grams unloaded, which made it easy to carry around.

Even though it only held ten bullets, that was more than enough for a close-range battle.

He could kill three people with the ten bullets if he used the Mozambique Drill—two shots to the body and one to the head.

Furthermore, this weapon was cheap to produce. It only cost 50 points. The bullets were even cheaper—two bullets for one point.

Wu Peng produced two of these pistols. After all, they didn’t even weigh two kilograms combined.

He had a sufficient number of guns for the time being, but he still needed a cold weapon for close combat.

After all, no matter how powerful a gun was, it was basically scrap metal once it ran out of bullets.

Wu Peng’s brawling technique had gotten much better after practicing with the combat training robot for several days in a row.

At the moment, he needed a sharp claw knife to enhance his close-range brawling abilities.

The [Alloyed Claw Knife] was light, sharp, and easy to carry around. It could also act as brass knuckles or a dagger if the situation called for it. Its alloyed material was durable and could easily slice through ordinary protective gear.

Wu Peng had eyed the claw knife for a long time. Unfortunately, he hadn’t been proficient in close-range combat in the past and couldn’t make use of the strength of a claw knife.

Wu Peng chose to produce two of the knives, and made the blades out of a black, matte material that would make it easier for him to assassinate enemies at night.

He didn’t need any other weapons.

Wu Peng remembered the leader of Viper. That man had taken a bullet to the head without sustaining any injuries.

Wu Peng also needed protective gear that had better bulletproof capabilities.

He already had a set of protective gear, so he didn’t need to make a new one. He could upgrade the one he had instead.

The [Special Forces Battle Protective Gear] could be upgraded from ordinary protective gear. Its helmet was made out of bulletproof material, and it could defend against a bullet from an ordinary rifle. Once upgraded, the protective gear would have better bulletproof capabilities and provide better mobility. Its anti-radiation capabilities would also greatly improve.

This set of special forces battle protective gear cost 500 points. However, Wu Peng made the decision to upgrade without hesitation.

His life was the most important thing.

A beam of white light flashed, and his once-tattered protective gear disappeared, a brand-new set of black protective gear appearing in its place. Wu Peng hurriedly put it on.

As expected, the protective gear was much more comfortable after being upgraded, and it was easier to move in.

The mask had also changed from a small slit to a transparent mask, giving Wu Peng a wider field of view.

Wu Peng could also produce accessories like night-vision goggles and a bulletproof vest for the special forces battle protective gear.

Wu Peng chose to purchase all of them. He wasn’t lacking in points at this time.

He was a little unsatisfied with the upgraded protective gear’s color. The pure black color made him look like a member of Viper.

However, he couldn’t change it to pure white just to differentiate himself from Viper. That would draw too much attention to himself.

In the end, he changed the color of the protective gear to gray to differentiate himself from Viper while maintaining a level of camouflage.

Wu Peng put on the protective gear and called for Elsa. Together, they went out of the shelter, and he got her to shoot him with her Glock 18.

Elsa’s face turned pale as a sheet from shock. She thought that Wu Peng had become mentally unsound.

Elsa merely shivered and pointed her gun at Wu Peng after he explained everything to her. However, she didn’t pull the trigger for the longest time.

“I’ll do it myself if you don’t shoot me!” Wu Peng said as he stepped forward, wanting to snatch her gun from her. Elsa knew that Wu Peng meant what he said.

She quickly aimed the Glock at Wu Peng’s chest and pulled the trigger, trying her best to avoid his vital points.

The bullets hit Wu Peng and caused him to stagger, but when he lowered his head to look at his chest, he saw that the bullets were lodged in the protective gear.

He removed the bullets with his claw knife, leaving behind indentions in the protective gear.

Wu Peng nodded, pleased. “The bulletproof capabilities are decent.”

The protective gear could be repaired, but the cost of the repair would depend on how damaged the protective gear was.

“Come, shoot me in the head.”

Wu Peng pointed to his head. He wanted to test the helmet’s bulletproof capabilities.

In the end, Elsa shouted in shock and ran back into the shelter. As she ran she screamed, “You’re mad, you’re mad!”

Wu Peng couldn’t help but laugh. Then, after thinking it over, he realized that he did sound like a lunatic and dumped the idea.

The items produced by the Mechanical System wouldn’t be that bad in terms of quality.

After he returned to the shelter, Wu Peng decided to produce a set of protective gear for Elsa.

The girl was also an effective combatant now. Furthermore, Viper was getting more and more arrogant, and he had to prevent them from launching a surprise attack on the shelter.

Even though he had just upgraded the shelter’s defenses, Wu Peng still felt uneasy now that he’d seen Viper’s heavy-duty machine gun cannon.

He spent 1000 points and produced a set of protective gear for Elsa. The girl jumped happily.

He had upgraded his weapons and protective gear and was now left with 2000 points.

Wu Peng wanted to increase the drone’s scouting capabilities. Even though the Bird was great, it was a little too large.

It was only suitable for scouting an area from high up in the air. The Bird’s scouting capabilities would be greatly diminished if the other party was hiding in a shelter or an abandoned building.

He needed a smaller scouting device for these types of situations.

He needed a drone that could slip into small gaps without being easily detected.

He accessed the production station and searched the interface. He realized that he had to upgrade the weapon production station again if he wanted to produce even more scouting devices.

Fortunately, he had enough points. He spent 1000 points to upgrade the production station and unlocked a larger selection of scouting devices.

The [Bee Micro Scouting Drone] was about the size of a bee and was basically silent while it was flying. It was suitable for scouting cramped terrain.

The Bee needed to be produced in batches. A batch of ten drones cost 1000 points.

Wu Peng spent his last 1000 points and produced a batch of Bee scouting drones.

Wu Peng held one of the Bee scouting drones in his hand. The drone was similar to a bee in terms of appearance and color.

This way, a person might think that it was an ordinary bee even if they spotted it.

He connected his phone to the Bee and had it fly around the shelter twice. Its speed was incomparable to the Bird’s.

However, it was faster than an average bee. It was also silent. It was a lethal weapon in terms of infiltration and scouting.

Wu Peng stretched after he had finished spending all of his points. Elsa had just finished preparing dinner.

After dinner, Wu Peng lay down on his bed and started steering the Bird for his routine patrol.

He didn’t notice anything abnormal around the shelter. He then flew the Bird to where the meteor had landed to have a look at the situation.

After the great battle, there were now more law enforcers there. They had even mobilized four armored vehicles.

A group of law enforcers was busy setting up their defenses.

Wu Peng guessed that they would be able to easily defend against an attack of the previous scale after they had set up all their defenses.