Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 730 - 723: Magic Silencer

Chapter 730: Chapter 723: Magic Silencer

"Indeed, this is a typical product, combining Earth’s technology and magic from the Otherworld." Li Si said, picking up the rifle from the table and slowly screwing the silencer onto the rifle’s muzzle.

"What’s the use? Can it lower the volume to its minimum?" Hu Daoke asked, stroking his chin.

"In theory, it’s possible," Li Si said, after tightening the silencer and holding up the gun. "Would you like to give it a go?"

"Bring it on, I’ll be the guinea pig!" Hu Daoke said excitedly, walking up and hastily taking the Type 47 rifle from Li Si’s hands.

"You mentioned that it is a silencer combining technology and magic. So, what’s the magical principle behind it?" Luo’er, after some thinking, could not help but ask Li Si.

"Do you remember using the Silent Ambush tactics in the academy’s virtual simulator?" Rather than answering his question, Li Si posed one of his own.

"Of course we do! That’s a tactic invented by our very own boss!" Hu Daoke said smugly as he loaded the magazine.

"I must disagree," Luo’er waved him off modestly. "I merely discovered this approach; it cannot be considered as my invention."

"We have not only used the Silent Ambush tactics in the simulator but also in practice while carrying out tasks in the Otherworld." Cheng Ziang turned towards Li Si.

"Do you remember how you managed to suppress the noise caused by explosions and gunfire?" Li Si asked.

"Silent Magic!" Tangmo answered enthusiastically; without her hairpin on, it showed she was now in her elder sister persona.

"Correct, Silent Magic!" Li Si nodded approvingly and, instead of continuing the introduction, he turned to Hu Daoke, who was now ready to shoot.

"Firearm inspection complete, bullet is chambered, awaiting order to fire!" Hu Daoke announced in a loud voice without looking back while getting into the shooting position.

"Firing area clear, permission to fire granted!" Li Si nodded in agreement.

Next, Hu Daoke braced the butt of the gun against his right shoulder, aimed at a target about ten meters away, and pulled the trigger after taking a deep breath.

The silenced muzzle spurted rings of blue smoke as Hu Daoke repeatedly squeezed the trigger, firing off five bullets in a single breath, each hitting the target accurately.

However, the most surprising thing was the silencing effect of the silencer. At the moment Hu Daoke fired, they heard absolutely no gunshot. They only observed Hu Daoke slightly recoil and then a thin wisp of blue smoke emitted from the muzzle. As they were using caseless ammunition, they could not even spot an empty bullet casing.

This way, Hu Daoke fired five rounds in succession, yet not a single person present heard the expected explosion, and they did not even hear the muffled sound typical of traditional silencers.

In fact, if people’s attention hadn’t been riveted on Hu Daoke when he fired, they wouldn’t even have realized that Hu Daoke had fired five rounds.

"What?" Luo’er’s eyes widened, barely believing what he just witnessed.

A traditional silencer is more of a sound reducing device rather than a true silencer; it merely reduces the volume of the gunshot.It has come a long way in terms of improvement, but still produces a noise loud enough to attract attention. To keep gunshot sound at acceptable levels, special subsonic ammunition is required.

The circumstances under which the Advance Team succeeded in using a silencer were extremely demanding. Either it was utilized in the heat of conventional warfare, to differentiate the gunfire of allies from enemies, or in stormy weather with natural ambient noise as a cover to ensure that the noise from the silencer would go unnoticed.

And now, this silencer seemed capable of eliminating the sound almost completely, achieving noise suppression in the literal sense.

"Silent Magic!" Tangmo suddenly had a flash of insight, recalling the question Li Si had asked earlier.

"Yes, this is a Silencer that incorporates magic, also known as the Silent Reaper!" Li Si nodded and confidently told Hu Daoke, who was holding a gun with the Magic Silencer attached.

"How did you do it?" Luo’er asked in disbelief.

"It’s rather complex, but essentially, the silencer is engraved with Silence Runes inside that are activated when a bullet passes through, completely muffling the sound," Li Si explained.

"But in doing so, won’t it cause a disturbance in magic power?" Tangmo asked with a furrowed brow.

Since the Magic Silencer uses Silence Runes to completely mute sounds, the runes must absorb magical power to be activated.

"You can experience it," said Li Si, looking at Hu Daoke, "Little Ke, switch your rifle to fully automatic mode and start firing while speaking to us!"

"What should I say?" Hu Daoke asked as he flipped the selector switch.

"Anything will do." Li Si said with a smile.

"Alright," Hu Daoke nodded, took a deep breath, then pulled the trigger.

Under his strong control, the rifle maintained stability, hardly showing any recoil. Hu Daoke simultaneously began speaking while firing, but oddly enough, everyone could only see his mouth moving, but they couldn’t hear what he was saying.

After quickly emptying the 25-round magazine, the rifle ceased its tremors. Hu Daoke stopped speaking, then skillfully checked the gun for empty rounds.

"Little Ke, what did you just say?" Tangmo asked him.

"Oh, you didn’t hear it?" Hu Daoke was taken aback. After checking the rifle, he put it down and spread his hands, "Pardon me, I couldn’t hear myself either, but I could feel a tiny vibration in my throat."

"Moumou, did you sense any magical disturbances?" Luo’er asked her. He asked Tangmo because of all the people present, it was she who had the sharpest magic sensing ability and could detect even the subtlest magical disturbances in the air.

"It would be impossible to say there was none, but it was very faint. If I didn’t particularly focus, I wouldn’t have noticed," Tangmo replied, shaking her head and frowning.

"Let me explain," offered Li Si. He fetched a smaller, shorter silencer from another box; it was for a pistol, but still had a bulky square protrusion at the tail.

"The Magic Silencer, as the name suggests, uses magic to achieve sound suppression. The basic principle is that Passive Silence Runes are engraved within the Silencer. When high-pressure gas passes through the pipe in an instant, the tremendous pressure activates the Silence Runes, creating a small Silence Space," explained Li Si, as he fiddled with the silencer in his hand.

"You should have felt it when you use silent assault," Li Si continued, "All sound waves within the Silence Space fail to transmit, achieving suppression then. Because the Silence Space created by the Silence Runes engraved in the Silencer is usually not large, it may even mute the shooter’s voice if the shooter is close to the muzzle. This is why you couldn’t hear Little Ke just now."

"Nice, good stuff!" Hu Daoke gave a thumbs up.

"But where does the power for the runes come from?" inquired Luo’er, who had already begun to form an idea about this.

"Here," Li Si responded. He opened the protruding square at the end of the silencer, revealing what was actually a "battery compartment".

"No wonder we couldn’t sense the magical disturbance!" Tangmo nodded in realization.

It was said before, the disturbance caused by the release of magical power is much less than that caused by the absorption of magical power.

"These Magic Silencers are powered by the number ten Magic Crystals, though their effectiveness is very limited. You have to replace the Magic Crystals frequently to ensure that the Magic Silencer works properly. So, we made some adjustments. In cases where there are no Magic Crystals available, atmospheric magic power can also be used to activate the runes, though this may cause some magical disturbance," explained Li Si, even he couldn’t help shrugging.

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