[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-invincible-through-touching-corpses":3,"chapter-invincible-through-touching-corpses-invincible-through-touching-corpses-chapter-22":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Invincible through Touching Corpses",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1389267,1842,"Chapter 22: Roger’s Existential Crisis","invincible-through-touching-corpses-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>Lin Xinghai was a little embarrassed by his terrible Gun Technique, but Roger, standing beside him, was absolutely dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve really never handled a gun before?\" Roger asked suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Lin Xinghai wasn’t shooting at a stationary target. He wasn’t even standing on solid ground—he was on a speeding vehicle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A typical novice shooting at a target 50 meters away under these conditions would probably miss by a mile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xinghai’s first shot had been amazing, but Roger figured it could have been a fluke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the three shots he fired right after couldn’t possibly all be flukes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I haven’t. Why?\" Lin Xinghai asked, a little curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing!\" Roger swallowed the praise on the tip of his tongue. After thinking for a moment, he adopted a lecturing tone. \"Zombies have a keen instinct for danger. The moment you fire, they’ll subconsciously try to dodge. If you want to hit them, you have to lead your target.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of sudden realization dawned on Lin Xinghai’s face. He then fired three more shots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was dismayed to find that, while that was true in theory, it was a completely different story in practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own attempts at prediction would likely just make the bullets fly even wider of the mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sigh, this isn’t working. I have to cheat,’ Lin Xinghai thought with a tinge of gloom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his system panel and spent another point of Blood Qi Power to raise his Basic Level Shooting Skill proficiency to 20%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, a wealth of understanding flooded his mind. He now had many more ideas and a much better feel for how to aim and shoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his gun again, aimed, and fired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Lin Xinghai fired five shots in a row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each bullet landed no more than a meter away from the target Zombie, and one even hit the Zombie’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a huge improvement, but there was still a considerable gap compared to the other Mercenaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on his observations, the Gun Technique of the worst Mercenaries was probably equivalent to his own at 40% proficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the ones with good Gun Technique, they were probably at a level equivalent to his own at 60% proficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Lin Xinghai was comparing himself to the other members, Roger was already completely dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you do that?\" Roger could hardly believe what he was seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many shots had it even been?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ordinary person practicing their Gun Technique probably couldn’t reach this level even in a week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... I just did what you said and led the target!\" Lin Xinghai said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he also understood that his explanation seemed a bit far-fetched, so he added, \"Maybe it’s just talent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this explanation, Roger was so annoyed he didn’t want to talk anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xinghai brought up the system panel again and clicked the \"+\" symbol next to his proficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"DING! Spend 2 points of Blood Qi Power to upgrade?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn it! All these systems have the same shitty gimmick. The further you go, the more Blood Qi Power it costs,’ Lin Xinghai grumbled, but he still clicked to confirm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what could he do? The improvement was just too good—a full 10% increase in proficiency at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could all be summed up in three words: So worth it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his 30% Gun Technique proficiency, Lin Xinghai didn’t hesitate to click the \"+\" symbol again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he couldn’t perform too exceptionally, his Gun Technique couldn’t be at the very bottom, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"DING! Spend 3 points of Blood Qi Power to upgrade?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mmm... Just as he’d guessed, the cost had increased again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he selected \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As 3 points of Blood Qi Power were deducted, his Basic Level Shooting Skill proficiency reached 40%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, when he held the gun, he felt a sense of familiarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that for any target within 10 meters, he wouldn’t even need to aim; he could just raise the gun and hit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was probably what Roger had meant earlier by having a \"feel\" for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clicked the \"+\" symbol again, and just as he imagined, it now required 4 points of Blood Qi Power to upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to, he could raise his Basic Level Shooting Skill proficiency to 100% in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after some consideration, he resisted the temptation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the most important thing for him right now was to improve his own strength, become one of the Optimized as soon as possible, and awaken a Superpower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, while the Blood Qi Power cost to increase proficiency didn’t seem like much, the impact on him was still significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahem! It was mainly because he had too little Blood Qi Power at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Blood Qi Power had already dropped from 63 points to 56 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going by the system’s shitty gimmick, if every subsequent 10% increase cost one additional point of Blood Qi Power, then raising his Basic Level Shooting Skill proficiency to 100% would cost a total of 39 points of Blood Qi Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, he would only have 17 points of Blood Qi Power left, which was about what he had when they set out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, for now, he had to take it slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Roger’s reaction proved that his performance was already too astonishing. He needed to lay low for a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current 40% Gun Technique proficiency was more than enough. He didn’t even dare to reveal his full ability, and even had to miss on purpose when he shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he still needed to maintain the \"genius\" persona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, he would slowly improve his accuracy. By the time they reached the city center, showing a 40% Gun Technique proficiency should be just about right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Roger had no idea what was going on in Lin Xinghai’s mind. All he knew was that, under his observation, Lin Xinghai’s Gun Technique was improving noticeably every few moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That rate of improvement was enough to make him question reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m so envious, jealous, and full of hate!’ Roger could only vent all these feelings on the attacking Zombies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, an alarm blared!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the city limits, the Zombie Detector’s alarm threshold had been reconfigured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t sound an alarm for Ordinary Zombies, or even Intermediate Zombies; at most, they would just be displayed on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xinghai immediately turned to look and saw that the dot appearing on the screen wasn’t red, but purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed the direction indicated on the display and immediately saw an exceptionally large and powerful-looking Zombie rapidly approaching the convoy from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xinghai’s pupils contracted. Its Speed had to be at least 60 points, far faster than an Ordinary Zombie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A High Level Zombie!’ he immediately concluded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Hao!\" Roger, who was beside him, had of course seen it too, and he immediately bellowed the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coming!\" Xu Hao, who had been shooting on the other side, immediately changed his position and came to Roger’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same as always. You aim for the body to slow it down, I’ll take the finishing shot,\" Roger said, removing the magazine. He took out an all-black bullet and pressed it inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a Special Bullet!\u003C\u002Fp>",1218,"2026-06-05T22:50:52.395Z",1,"novelbin.me","2c5d120cba3527c700e79db1fd5db40741bfaaa24a0b7127c1dd4399dd0a48b9","invincible-through-touching-corpses-chapter-23","invincible-through-touching-corpses-chapter-21",310,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvincible-through-touching-corpses-cover.jpg"]