### Chapter 31: Skill Upgrade

Wang Bin didn't expect Bao to be so considerate. He clapped his hands with a smile and said, "Wait, I never said there was no reward for second place. Here, Little Nan, congratulations on winning a braised pig's trotter!"

As he spoke, Wang Bin took a package of braised pig's trotters from his backpack and handed it to Little Nan.

"Ah, I get one too!"

"Of course, take it quickly!"

"Thank you, Uncle Wang, Brother Bao, I'll share half of mine with you!"

"Yes, I think we should share the food with everyone!"

"Right, let's eat together!"

Wang Bin laughed heartily, clapped his hands, and said, "Alright, alright, everyone gets a share!"

With that, Wang Bin took out a lot of snacks from his backpack and distributed them to everyone. Each person had a bag of snacks, including rice crusts, spicy strips, and biscuits.

Li Chengping picked up a bag of peanuts and happily sat aside to eat.

"Wang Bin, are we really going to have enough food if we eat like this?" Officer Miao was a bit worried seeing Wang Bin being so generous.

"Don't worry, there's plenty!" Wang Bin patted his backpack and replied with a smile.

In fact, Officer Miao had already noticed something strange about Wang Bin over the past few days. Judging by the food consumption, at least half of the food in Wang Bin's backpack should have been used up, yet his backpack still seemed full.

She knew this was Wang Bin's secret and didn't want to pry, so she pretended not to notice.

Seeing everyone eating snacks, Wang Bin picked up his rifle and started shooting zombies.

Wang Bin was very steady, aiming carefully before shooting, and in no time, he had killed forty or fifty zombies.

After getting their snacks, Bao and Little Nan fed each other, which impressed everyone.

The villagers hiding nearby were delighted to see Wang Bin killing zombies. They thought that once Wang Bin and his group ran out of bullets, they could trap them inside the house.

However, they noticed that two hours later, the gunfire hadn't stopped, and the number of zombies around was decreasing.

"Damn, he's killed over four hundred zombies already. How many bullets does this guy have?"

"At this rate, he might finish off all the zombies today!"

"What should we do then?"

"Why don't we lure some more zombies over?"

"We've already lured all the nearby zombies. Where else can we find more?"

"Our village is out, but can't we lure them from the surrounding villages?"

"Right, right, let's go to the surrounding villages and lure them. I refuse to believe they can use up all their bullets!"

"Let's go!"

After discussing, the villagers came out of their houses and went to the surrounding villages to lure more zombies.

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"Brother Wang, you've been shooting for two hours. Why don't you take a break?" Guan Xiaoyue felt a bit sorry for Wang Bin when she saw him continuing to shoot.

She had wanted to help Wang Bin shoot the zombies, but he had stopped her.

Wang Bin wasn't just doing it for fun; he needed to kill the zombies himself to upgrade his skills. Kills by others wouldn't count for him.

"Alright!"

Indeed, after two hours of shooting, Wang Bin's shoulder and arm were a bit numb, so he sat down to rest for a while.

"Uncle Wang, you must be tired. Let me massage your shoulders!"

"Uncle Wang, I'll massage your arms!"

"Alright, thank you!"

"You're welcome!"

Seeing Wang Bin sit down, Bao and Little Nan immediately ran over to massage his shoulders and arms.

Being massaged by Bao and Little Nan was indeed quite comfortable.

"Did you see that? He's not shooting anymore!"

"Yeah, I guess he's running out of bullets!"

"Haha, the village chief is so smart to come up with such a good plan!"

"Exactly, without the village chief, we wouldn't have survived until today!"

The villagers who stayed behind to watch Wang Bin thought he had run out of bullets and were excitedly praising the village chief.

Unfortunately, half an hour later, Wang Bin picked up his rifle and started shooting again. However, due to his sore shoulder, his shooting speed was noticeably slower than before.

"Damn, will this ever end?"

"How many bullets does that guy have?"

"No worries, once Dazhu and the others lure the zombies from the neighboring villages, we'll see how many bullets they have left!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

Hearing the village chief's words, the villagers were all fired up, as if victory was within reach.

There were also zombies in other villages, and quite a few at that. When people from other villages saw Dazhu and his group luring zombies, they found it strange, but since it was a free way to eliminate a threat, they were happy to let them do it. So, Dazhu and his group continued luring zombies into the village.

While shooting zombies, Wang Bin noticed a group of zombies approaching from afar. Upon closer inspection, he saw a few people running ahead, and he immediately understood their intention.

"They're really putting in a lot of effort!"

"Brother Wang, what did you say?"

"Come over and take a look, and you'll understand."

Curious, Guan Xiaoyue and the others walked to the window and saw hundreds of zombies being lured over.

"Those bastards!" Guan Xiaoyue was furious and raised her rifle to shoot at the people running in front.

"Don't rush, these zombies are useful to me!" Seeing Guan Xiaoyue about to shoot, Wang Bin quickly stopped her.

"Ah, zombies are useful to you?" Officer Miao asked, puzzled.

"Yes, I feel that hunting zombies makes me stronger! Besides, judging by the weather, it looks like it will rain for the next few days. We're not in a hurry to leave, so we might as well rest here for a few days and wait for the weather to clear up before we move on," Wang Bin said calmly.

He didn't want to reveal his secret, so he could only give a vague explanation.

Everyone was puzzled, but since Wang Bin said so, they just listened.

Wang Bin's hand was hurting again, so he pretended to be scared by the zombies and sat on the sofa to rest.

As soon as he sat down, Bao and Little Nan ran over to massage his arms and shoulders again.

"Did you see that? That kid doesn't have many bullets left. As soon as he saw us luring zombies, he didn't dare to shoot anymore!"

"Haha, the village chief is amazing!"

The villagers thought Wang Bin was scared, and they worked even harder that day, luring three more waves of zombies until nightfall, totaling nearly two thousand zombies.

In the evening, to annoy the villagers, Wang Bin organized a bonfire party. Everyone sat around the fire, eating barbecue and singing and dancing loudly. He even turned his phone's volume to the maximum, which infuriated the villagers hiding nearby.

Of course, the consequence of this was that it attracted all the surrounding zombies, surrounding the small building completely. They had to reinforce the first-floor door again.

The next morning, after breakfast, Wang Bin started shooting zombies again. This time, since the zombies were so close, he didn't have to exert much effort to kill them.

"Does this guy really have that many bullets?"

"Impossible, he's just bluffing!"

"Yeah, he's just bluffing!"

"Why don't we lure some more zombies over?"

"There aren't many zombies left in the surrounding villages. The only place with a lot of zombies now is the county!"

"Forget about the county, that's not a place we can go!"

Seeing so many zombies, Guan Xiaoyue and the others wanted to help, but Wang Bin stopped them. At most, he let Bao and Little Nan practice their shooting, but they could only shoot about fifty rounds before their shoulders hurt too much.

Wang Bin had to apply a lot of ointment and medicinal wine every day, and even so, his shoulder was already bruised. The recoil of the rifle was quite strong, but he endured it for the sake of upgrading his skills.

Finally, after two days, he cleared out all the zombies around, leaving countless zombie corpses near the building, which left the villagers hiding inside the small building dumbfounded.

"Ding dong, congratulations to the player. Shooting Specialization has been upgraded to level four, increasing shooting accuracy by 150 points, critical hit rate by 150 points, and shooting range to 350 meters. To upgrade to the next level, you need to kill 10,000 zombies. Current progress: 0/10,000."

Hearing the system's notification, Wang Bin smiled. He had finally upgraded his Shooting Specialization to level four before returning to the real world.

With the shooting practice over the past few days and the bonus from the Shooting Specialization skill, his shooting skills had far surpassed Officer Miao's and could now rival those of professional snipers.

Although he hadn't obtained anything valuable during this trip to the apocalypse, upgrading his Shooting Specialization to level four was quite an achievement.

However, the experience needed to upgrade the Diamond Palm was much more, and he had only completed half of it.

After dinner, Wang Bin hid in his room and took out a lot of food from the system space, which surprised everyone because there was no way his backpack could hold so much food.

"After spending so much time together, I don't want to hide it from you anymore. Even if I don't say it, you probably guessed it. I do have the ability to produce food, but it requires exchanging gold and valuable jewelry. I just hope you can keep this secret for me, and in return, I'll provide you with food."

"Brother Wang, don't worry. I'll definitely keep your secret. If anyone dares to betray you, I'll kill them!" Guan Xiaoyue was the first to speak up, her eyes fierce as she spoke, which made everyone a little scared.

"Wang Bin, don't worry. I'll keep your secret too, even if it means dying!" Officer Miao also expressed her support.

"And me!"

"Uncle Wang, I'll keep your secret too!"

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Soon, everyone expressed their support, and Wang Bin was very pleased.

"Now I need to exchange food. I won't be here for the next seven days, so I hope you can guard the small building!"

"Brother Wang, don't worry. We'll definitely guard the small building!"

"Yes, yes, I'll help Sister Xiaoyue guard the small building too!"

"Very good. It's been raining these past few days, and when I return, the rain should have stopped. By then, it will be time for us to set off!"

"Yes, yes, Brother Wang, you can go without worry. We'll be here waiting for you!"

Wang Bin nodded in satisfaction, entered the room, and waited for the time to return to the real world.