Chapter 52: Eliminated
After getting the news he wanted, the Assassin set off again on the road to find Chang Ning. Unlike the high-profile Sharpshooter Fourth Company, the Assassin did not turn on the flashlight he carried with him.
He came to take out that Scout. If he got discovered and ran away again, wouldn’t that waste time on pursuit?
Along the way, he walked and stopped intermittently, but his speed did not slow down; instead, it was much faster than an ordinary person. This must be the gap in business capability.
At least with Chang Ning’s current half-baked level, he couldn’t catch up even if he tried his best.
Using the dim starlight, the Assassin followed the traces left by Chang Ning to the place where Chang Ning was trapped.
A cluster of trees surrounded a giant tree that was obviously much more lush than the surrounding ones.
Just as the Assassin was about to approach, a piercing current sound came from the headphones plugged into his ears. Unlike the current sound from someone contacting him via radio, this sound was even sharper.
“Hmm?
The magnetic field strength here can actually interfere with the radio!”
After the Assassin retreated a few steps, the radio recovered.
Strong magnetic fields not only interfere with communication equipment but also disrupt the sense of direction in living creatures. The trees around that big tree grew in a chaotic and disorderly manner, and combined with the uneven terrain, it was simply a naturally formed simple maze.
This place naturally couldn’t stop an elite like the Assassin who had received professional training, but it would be a good place to train new recruits.
If they added some modifications inside, it would definitely be a great toy.
“This place is good; I need to note it down. The newcomer selection is coming up soon, and this can be used as the location for the Jungle Survival project.”
The Assassin took out the map, marked it, and then continued pursuing Chang Ning.
“Something’s off; why do the tracks disappear here?
Could that guy have cleaned them up?
Even if cleaned up, there would still be some traces left; no one can do it without leaving any traces at all.”
The Assassin searched carefully in the vicinity again, but indeed found nothing.
“This is impossible! Unless that Scout is stronger than me in reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance!”
But how could that be? If Chang Ning were stronger than the Assassin in reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, he wouldn’t have left traces earlier for the Assassin to track here, unless that person had extremely deep scheming.
But according to the information, Chang Ning was now just a nineteen-year-old teenager who had just come out of school and entered the barracks, with no social experience at all. Where would he get such scheming from?
So, there was only one answer: Chang Ning hadn’t gone far; he was nearby, or rather, he had already discovered him!
The Assassin speculated on Chang Ning’s hiding place, but with too few clues, even a clever woman couldn’t cook without rice. Besides deducing that Chang Ning hadn’t gone far, he couldn’t deduce anything else.
“Now all the clues point to…”
The Assassin looked toward the direction of the strong magnetic field; that was the most likely place.
‘That guy probably accidentally entered the magnetic field and got stuck inside, unable to get out.’
Who would have thought that the Scout who had the Blue Team flustered would actually get trapped in the forest and unable to get out? It was truly unexpected.
For a Scout, the jungle was their territory, yet Chang Ning got lost in his own territory.
If Lao Pao found out, who knows what he would think; he might not be able to resist giving Chang Ning two big slaps.
He had completely disgraced their Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company!
What? Chang Ning was a new recruit who had been enlisted for less than a year.
Oh, then it’s fine!
“Should I go in and take a look?”
The Assassin could actually just wait like guarding a tree stump for a rabbit, waiting for Chang Ning to come out on his own and then eliminate him.
However, the Assassin didn’t want to waste his time on this; he was in a hurry to get back for training. If He Da Dui hadn’t called him, he wouldn’t have bothered coming.
Early spring days brightened quickly; around six o’clock, it was already dimly light.
Chang Ning finally relied on the knowledge taught by the company to successfully walk out of the Magnetic Field Zone. At this time, his face was full of exhaustion, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Clear tear tracks hung on both sides of his cheeks. Of course, Chang Ning would not admit that he cried last night; he would only say the wind was strong yesterday and sand got in his eyes by accident.
In the pitch-black darkness where he couldn’t see his hand in front of his face, with strange sounds coming from nearby, it was already impressive that Chang Ning didn’t wet himself; shedding tears was nothing.
Chang Ning: “!”
Assassin: “!”
The two met for the first time without preparation, appearing somewhat hasty, and both were stunned in place.
Suddenly, both sides moved at the same time.
The Assassin raised his gun and shot. He had a habit of chambering a bullet in advance whenever he had a gun in hand, and the distance between them wasn’t far, so he didn’t even need to aim.
So from raising the gun to shooting, it was basically completed in an instant.
Chang Ning was no slouch either; he saw the blue armband on the Assassin and immediately knew this was a Blue Team member.
His expression changed, and he lunged forward at the same time.
The gap in their neural reflexes wasn’t big, so their actions happened simultaneously.
Hearing the sound of the bullet whizzing through the air, Chang Ning felt inwardly relieved.
If he had been a step slower, he would have been eliminated. He had finally gotten out of that damn place; he couldn’t let someone eliminate him now.
Last night, Chang Ning had thought about it for a long time. He didn’t know the location of the Blue Team Command, so a decapitation operation was just wishful thinking.
He now had a new idea: return to the Red Team’s Territory unscathed and then rest well.
While lunging, Chang Ning also fired a shot toward the Assassin. Courtesy demands reciprocity; not fighting back wasn’t his style.
If Chang Ning had encountered an ordinary military unit’s soldier, he really would have eliminated him. Because not everyone had reaction capabilities like Chang Ning and the Assassin.
Unfortunately, this time Chang Ning encountered the Assassin, and one who had studied his information. It was like two people in a ring, where the Blue Team’s strength was stronger than the Red Team’s, and the Blue Team also knew all the information about the Red Team’s fighter.
How could he fight? He was completely countered.
This was exactly the situation Chang Ning faced now. The Assassin knew Chang Ning had good marksmanship, so he naturally guarded against it.
After firing, he quickly moved away from his previous position. Sure enough, just as he thought, Chang Ning counterattacked.
“Nice reaction speed. With some targeted training, Wolf Fang’s Snipers have hope of overpowering their peers nationwide.”
The Assassin started to appreciate Chang Ning. The first time he got Chang Ning’s information, his intuition told him this was a new recruit with some shooting talent. He didn’t expect the reaction speed to be so good too.
This showed that the guy had the qualifications to become a top Sniper. Thinking of this, even the Assassin felt a bit envious of this new recruit.
Don’t think that just because he was the holder of Wolf Fang’s “Assassin” title, he was close to being a world-class top Sniper; he still had a long way to go.
“Kid, are you interested in coming to Wolf Fang?”
This time, the Assassin really wanted to recruit Chang Ning for Wolf Fang.
Chang Ning, who was already behind a boulder, heard the Blue Team soldier opposite speaking and immediately knew the person was from Wolf Fang.
‘Is he here to get revenge? I won’t go down without a fight!’
Chang Ning found an excellent Sniper Position. From there, he could clearly see the cover where that Wolf Fang Special Forces Soldier was lurking, but the other couldn’t easily see Chang Ning.
“I’m Miao Lian’s soldier.”
Chang Ning’s one sentence “Miao Lian’s soldier” already explained the issue. The Assassin wasn’t from Wolf Fang’s initial batch, but he knew Wolf Fang’s history like the back of his hand; Wolf Fang carried most of the honors in his military career.
Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company’s Miao Lian and Wolf Fang’s Captain were comrades from the same military unit.
They both came from the predecessor of Wolf Fang Special Forces Detachment—the Southeast Military Region’s 12th Reconnaissance Detachment during the South Border Defense War, codenamed “Wolf Fang”!
Rounding it off, Miao Lian was one of their own. How could one of their own not side with their own?
So the Assassin’s understanding was that Chang Ning was willing to come to Wolf Fang.
“Since you’re willing to come to Wolf Fang, then treat what follows as your welcome gift. My codename is ‘Assassin’.”
The Assassin said.
He was leaning behind a tree as thick as an adult’s waist, and he also knew that Chang Ning was currently setting up his Sniper Rifle, locking onto his position.
But no problem; the Assassin’s codename wasn’t for nothing, and his conversation with Chang Ning wasn’t without preparation.
If Chang Ning could use this to lock onto his position, the Assassin naturally could too.
The Assassin’s words immediately made Chang Ning nervous. The brief exchange earlier let him know the newcomer was extremely tough, bringing him more pressure than Gao Zhong Dui.
Chang Ning tightly locked onto the Assassin’s position through the telescopic sight; he didn’t dare relax even a little.
Someone from Wolf Fang, and acting alone—no need to think, he knew it wasn’t simple.
At this time, Chang Ning had no time to remedy any operational mistake; a slight carelessness in the engagement could instantly decide victory or defeat.
‘This time, I’m probably really going to be eliminated.’
“Chang Ning, are you ready? I’m starting.
Remember, there’s no chance for mistakes.”
After speaking, the Assassin took off his backpack, picked it up and shook it; the weight was okay.
Holding the backpack in one hand, he slightly pulled back his left foot, then twisted his waist, using the force rising from the ground to throw his backpack out forcefully.
Chang Ning in the Sniper Position saw a black shadow flying out from behind the tree and subconsciously fired. When he saw no blue smoke coming from the shadow, he looked closely and realized it was a backpack.
Chang Ning was startled and blurted out: “Oh no!”
Before he could react, he heard the distinctive sound of the 85-style Sniper Rifle, followed by thick red smoke rising from his body.
He was eliminated!
The Assassin’s speed was very fast, not giving Chang Ning any chance to react. While throwing the backpack, he leaped in the opposite direction.
While still in mid-air, he had already completed chambering and aiming; his aiming time was very short, or even could be said there was no aiming step.
“Instant Snipe!”
The time used was too short; Chang Ning thought only instant snipes in games could achieve this level.
‘Isn’t instant snipe something from games? Can someone really do it in reality?’
Old Ma the Squad Leader’s notebook hadn’t mentioned it; Chang Ning felt everything had become unreal.
‘Who is the real protagonist? Does this Assassin also have a system?’
“Ding! Detecting that the host has dangerous thoughts, this system reminds the host: If you’re not good enough, don’t blame the road for being uneven! You haven’t seen it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist!”
The System Panel suddenly projected onto his retina in his mind.
So, this was being despised by the system?
