In his past life, Lucas was an insignificant character.

He was insecure.

Without astonishing talents, he had no chance of evolving.

Lacking exceptional intelligence, he simply survived by being cautious.

Even with his rebirth in the present, armed with the experiences from his past life and a system, Lucas's primary concern was how to prolong his own survival.

This mindset quickly sobered Lucas up from the rewards of the system.

One thing he understood clearly was that the more the system gave him, the more it indirectly proved the complexity of this apocalypse.

As Lucas calmed down, he suddenly noticed something different about the place where the battle was taking place.

No mushrooms!

Using a drone to survey the area, he discovered that there was not a trace of mushrooms within a three-kilometer radius.

Had they been deliberately eradicated?

Combining this observation with the group of soldiers and unaffected humans he encountered earlier, Lucas once again pondered with a hint of contemplation.

He believed that he would eventually find out the answer to this question.

Power became inhuman, and in Lucas's eyes, it meant that he had become an evolved human himself.

With an additional dose of immunity to infection, he gained an extra lease on life.

The investment this time yielded astonishing returns.

Rather than rushing to catch up with the crowd, Lucas stared at the system panel, deep in thought.

He couldn't use the red blueprint in his hand recklessly.

Was it for constructing something related to daily life or for crafting a new weapon?

While contemplating, Lucas caught sight of two figures passing by the bus.

These two individuals were adept at concealing their presence, moving swiftly and cautiously, without making a sound.

If Lucas hadn't been engrossed in his thoughts, he might not have noticed them.

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The drone ascended once more, and in the darkness, everything appeared the same on the control screen as it did during the day.

One person was dressed entirely in black, carrying a long rifle case on their back.

The other person had a similar attire, but carried a compact submachine gun on their back, with what seemed to be a telescope hanging from their chest.

Snipers!

Seeing their equipment, Lucas pondered for a moment and deduced their identities.

Perhaps the sound of the drone had alerted them, as their figures quickly vanished from its sight.

Lucas silently watched the screen, when suddenly an idea struck his mind.

A sniper rifle!

How did he not think of it before?

Skills like Flame Fist, those insane killing techniques, are not something you can have just by wanting them.

Even if you have them, you can't use them unless it's a critical moment.

After saving the infected dog earlier, Lucas criticized himself harshly afterwards.

Getting himself trapped among a group of zombies and insects like that is something he absolutely cannot do again.

The key issue is that the damn dog forgot about the person who risked their life for it once it found its little master and didn't even wag its tail in gratitude.

Lucas couldn't help but complain about the infected dog and then returned his thoughts to the blueprint.

Killing insects and zombies with a sniper rifle should be a good choice.

He wouldn't expose himself easily.

Thinking about it made Lucas quite proactive at the moment.

He got off the bus and took out his motorcycle.

Under the vigilance of the drone, Lucas quickly intercepted Henry's military vehicle.

"Sir!"

Henry saw Lucas stopping the vehicle and immediately got off, saluting once again.

"Give me your best sniper rifle and as many bullets as possible, and you can make one condition!"

Lucas's idea was to use the red blank blueprint as the production material for a sniper rifle.

Asking Henry for a sniper rifle as production material was naturally the fastest way.

"Sir, I'll prepare the sniper rifle for you immediately, no conditions needed, you can take it."

It has to be said that Henry is very efficient.

Lucas holds a special position in his heart.

What Henry wants is not to make a deal with Lucas, but to owe him a favor and have Lucas become their trump card.

"In that case, forget it!"

Lucas naturally saw through Henry's intentions.

But what Henry didn't know was that Lucas didn't want any involvement with them at all, and the matter of the sniper rifle could only be a trade.

Of course, at this moment, Lucas had another idea that Henry didn't know about.

If Henry didn't give it, Lucas would take it himself, and he wouldn't have any psychological obstacles.

If he wants something, he'll grab it!

That's how things work in the apocalypse.

Whoever has the bigger fist is the boss in the apocalypse.

This unwritten rule is universally acknowledged.

"At a critical moment, I can save any one of you."

Lucas stated his condition for the exchange.

The tone of his words was light, but Henry knew that Lucas's tone meant there was no room for negotiation.

In less than a minute, Lucas obtained a sniper rifle.

According to Henry, this rifle was a personal collection of a certain official in the team.

The Barrett M82A1, a legendary sniper rifle that can penetrate walls, with shooting power close to that of a small cannon.

Normally, the weight of this rifle alone would be difficult for an ordinary sniper to handle.

But in Lucas's hands, it felt as light as a chicken.

After all, Lucas's strength now belonged to the realm of abnormal humans.

Lucas declined the chief's attempt to have a deep conversation with him and slung the rifle on his back.

"As long as it's within my capabilities, I can save one of you at a critical moment."

He said to the chief, then got on the motorcycle, activated the silent mode, and silently disappeared into the darkness.

On the bus, on the red blank blueprint, Lucas completed the final stroke, and a sniper rifle appeared on the blueprint.

Lucas didn't know how powerful the Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle itself was, but he was quite satisfied with the one he drew.

A dozen seconds later, the blueprint refreshed.

It indicated the materials needed to materialize this rifle.

Using the Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle as the main material, the body of the rifle could be made from the red insect's exoskeleton.

Without hesitation, Lucas used a red insect's forelimb exoskeleton.

This way, the possibility of this sniper rifle being damaged in the early days of the apocalypse was significantly reduced, and it could even be used to smash things.

【Red Insect Exoskeleton Sniper Rifle】

Bullpup design, semi-automatic, 15x scope, 12.7×99mm NATO (.50 BMG, 12.7mm) ammunition, maximum range of 3000 meters.

Looking at the data of the sniper rifle, to be honest, Lucas was a bit confused.

Apart from the scope and range, he could understand, but the rest was only partially understood.

There were no green "+" signs on the blueprint. Items produced from the red blank blueprint could not be upgraded.

The only way to upgrade was to recreate them using a higher-level blank blueprint.

【Tip: This sniper rifle has low effectiveness against red insects. It is recommended that the host exchange for a special bullet with a red blank blueprint to enhance its killing power.】

While Lucas was thinking about testing the rifle, the system suddenly gave him a suggestion.