Invincible through Touching Corpses

The Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps had just recruited 30 elite members, and Fang Tianhe was naturally ecstatic. With a grand wave of his hand, he led the entire corps to a barbecue restaurant for a celebratory dinner to welcome the newcomers.

The 30 new recruits were overjoyed. They normally ate Intermediate Nutritional Meals, and even High Level Nutritional Meals weren’t something they could have for every meal.

And eating at a place like this was an expense that couldn’t even be compared to the price of a High Level Nutritional Meal.

Even though this barbecue joint wasn’t particularly famous, the cost per person was at least 100 Points. They couldn’t help but sigh in admiration. ’As expected of a rich-as-dirt mercenary corps that earns 80,000 Points a day.’

In their previous mercenary corps, a dinner like this would have been unthinkable. They themselves wouldn’t have been willing to spend so much on a single meal, either. With that kind of money, it was better to save up for Genetic Medicine Liquid. After all, strength was everything.

Of course, their only regret was that they wouldn’t get to meet the Divine Sharpshooter, Lin Xinghai.

Besides the good benefits, at least half the reason they were willing to join the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps was because of Lin Xinghai.

"Everyone, welcome to the big family that is our Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps! As long as you contribute to the corps with all your heart, there will be no shortage of Genetic Medicine Liquid. Believe me, by joining our mercenary corps, your strength will grow even faster than those in Third Level Mercenary Corps."

"Of course, I’m sure many of you are thinking this is all just empty talk. So, I might as well let you in on a little secret. Our Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps has connections with both the Shelter’s upper management and the military. Our quota for purchasing discounted Genetic Medicine Liquid is even larger than that of a Third Level Mercenary Corps," Fang Tianhe said with a smile.

An uproar instantly erupted from the crowd below. The newly recruited mercenaries’ faces showed surprise, astonishment, and, above all, excitement.

A vial of Genetic Medicine Liquid normally cost 300 Points. Although mercenary corps could purchase it at a discounted price of 100 Points, this discount was limited by a quota.

Unless the mercenary corps was small, the quota was never enough to go around.

These new mercenaries had suffered quite a bit in this regard before.

But to increase their strength faster, they could only grit their teeth and buy Genetic Medicine Liquid at the full price.

Now that they knew the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps had the connections to secure so many discounted slots, how could they not be ecstatic? Based on this point alone, they would never leave the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps.

Just as Fang Tianhe was about to strike while the iron was hot and say a few more words, he suddenly felt his wrist-mounted computer vibrate. It was a message notification.

However, he didn’t plan on looking at it right away. He could check the message anytime, but a morale-boosting event like this required a certain atmosphere that couldn’t just be abruptly interrupted.

Yet, the wrist-mounted computer in his hand suddenly began vibrating like it was having a seizure, one buzz after another, as if it would never stop.

Obviously, someone was spamming him with messages.

’Did something urgent happen?’ The thought appeared in Fang Tianhe’s mind, making his heart clench.

He soon discovered it wasn’t just him. Beside him, the wrist-mounted computers of Shen Han, Roger, Wu Yan, Xu Haishui, and the others were also either vibrating or chiming with notifications.

Now everyone understood that something had definitely happened. Fang Tianhe could no longer be bothered with boosting morale and immediately opened his wrist-mounted computer to check.

He quickly realized it wasn’t one person sending him message after message, but many people contacting him at the same time. Looking at the 21 contacts that popped up in his message list—a number that was still growing—Fang Tianhe’s expression became a bit dazed.

His daze lasted only a moment before he opened the first message. His expression turned interesting. Then he quickly opened the second and third messages and found that they were all congratulating him.

He looked up at Roger and the others. They had also finished reading the messages on their wrist-mounted computers. They all saw the surprise and joy in each other’s eyes.

"I knew Ah Xing’s Gun Technique was better than second place, but I never expected him to reach this level." Fang Tianhe sighed in amazement.

"He actually made it to the 7th stage. That kid is going to leave his mark on the history of Star Shield Shelter," Roger added with emotion.

The mercenaries below were all looking at them curiously.

There was no need to hide such good news, of course, so Fang Tianhe announced it directly.

Instantly, the crowd below erupted as if a pot had exploded. Everyone started chattering excitedly. Words like "Number one Divine Sharpshooter," "7th stage," and "unbeatable" filled the air. Everyone was thrilled, their faces beaming with shared glory.

The new recruits in particular felt that they could brag about what happened today to their old friends for an entire night.

At this moment, it wasn’t just them discussing Lin Xinghai. Almost every mercenary corps was buzzing about the matter.

If Lin Xinghai had merely taken first place on the shooting leaderboard, it might not have caused such a stir. The issue was that he had broken through to the 7th stage, while the rest, even the previous best, Tang Zhuofei, hadn’t even passed the 5th stage.

This was no small gap. Anyone who had challenged the shooting leaderboard knew that the later stages were exponentially harder. Even improving by 10% in a later stage was as difficult as clearing an entire earlier stage.

And now, everyone else finally understood how the Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps had managed to obtain 3,000 Elemental Crystals in a single day.

Compared to the average person, the other top-ten Divine Sharpshooters on the leaderboard actually breathed a secret sigh of relief.

This was especially true for Tang Zhuofei of the Soaring Dragon Merc. As the former number one on the leaderboard, the pressure he’d been under was immense.

The doubts, both from within his own mercenary corps and from outsiders, had left him feeling like he couldn’t breathe.

Soon, the original nine Divine Sharpshooters had a private discussion. To avoid being questioned any longer, they jointly issued a statement to the Mercenary Guild: "Lin Xinghai, who has passed the 7th stage, possesses a level of Gun Technique that has far surpassed the overall standard of the Star Shield Shelter. He should be listed separately and not used for comparison."

As word of the matter spread, it was passed up the chain of command, step by step, eventually reaching the Great Elder himself.

Elder Wei sat in his office, looking at the document his secretary had just brought in. His expression was a mixture of relief, nostalgia, and wistfulness. Finally, he spoke softly, "Old Man Qin, I’m afraid your title of Gun God is about to be taken."

Then, he wrote a note on the document, approving the Mercenary Guild’s application and personally bestowing the title: Gun God!

With the document’s official release, the Mercenary Guild immediately adjusted the shooting leaderboard. They listed Lin Xinghai separately, crowning him with the title of Gun God.

Furthermore, they added a note: if anyone else managed to break into the 7th stage in the future, they would be directly added to a "Gun God Leaderboard."