Chapter 48: The Furious Sharpshooter Fourth Company
Sharpshooter Fourth Company’s Company Commander Wang Jianguo stormed out of the tent angrily. He was assigning tasks to the platoon leaders when he heard that the Regiment Commander had been eliminated.
Isn’t this ridiculous? But the messenger didn’t look like he was joking.
As soon as he exited the tent, he saw Kang Regiment Commander leaning against the off-road vehicle smoking, with his helmet placed on the hood. The blue smoke on the helmet wasn’t as thick as at the beginning.
“No way, Regiment Commander, you were really eliminated.”
Wang Jianguo hurried to Kang Regiment Commander, his face full of disbelief.
“Didn’t you see it yourself?”
With that, Kang Regiment Commander picked up the helmet with one hand and shoved it into Wang Jianguo’s hands.
“I’m going to chase that guy down!”
Without waiting to see if Kang Regiment Commander had more instructions, Wang Jianguo dashed off like the wind toward Sharpshooter Fourth Company’s camp.
Right now, his mind was entirely focused on how to catch the Red Team scout who sniped their Regiment Commander.
“Everyone assemble! Our Regiment Commander was sniped right in front of us. This is a disgrace to our company. Our marksmanship is second to none, but today someone dared to provoke us. What do you say we do?”
Wang Jianguo’s face was flushed red, with bloodshot veins in the whites of his eyes. He was truly furious, and at the same time wondering who was on patrol in that area and how they could let someone slip through!
“Take him out!”
“Capture him!”
……
The soldiers were fired up. The Regiment Commander was taken out at their own doorstep using their specialty skill. Wasn’t this a slap to their faces?
They couldn’t let this slide. They had to take down that Red Team scout, or they had no face to call themselves “Sharpshooters” anymore.
“I order the entire company to search for that damn Red Team scout by platoon.
Depart!”
“Yes!”
All the soldiers of Sharpshooter Fourth Company grabbed their equipment and marched grandly toward the position where Chang Ning had fired.
Of course, Chang Ning was definitely not at that position anymore. After firing, he saw the smoke rising from Kang Regiment Commander’s head and knew he had successfully eliminated the commander. He quickly packed up his sniper position and ran off with his sniper rifle on his back.
His goal was to eliminate Kang Regiment Commander, not to go head-to-head with Iron Fist Regiment. He wasn’t that arrogant.
“I wonder if eliminating Kang Regiment Commander maxed out the Sniper Rifle Shooting experience. This system isn’t smart at all.”
Chang Ning pulled up the system panel to check the relevant experience bar.
“Name: Chang Ning”
“Age: 19 years old”
“Stamina: 400/??? (（Average adult male stamina is 100）)”
“Rifle Shooting: 100/100 (Cannot upgrade)”
“Knife Skills: 100/100 (Cannot upgrade)”
“Sniper Rifle Shooting: 95/100”
“Note: This system’s level is tied to the host’s military rank. Please strive hard, host!”
Seeing that the Sniper Rifle Shooting experience bar had only increased by 5 points, Chang Ning inwardly complained that the system didn’t care about him as a new recruit.
He had just eliminated a colonel! And it was only worth 5 experience points. How was he supposed to survive?
Chang Ning had been hoping to max out his experience points with Kang Regiment Commander’s head, but the result was so disappointing.
Chang Ning sprinted at full speed along the way. He had taken out their Regiment Commander, which was like poking a wasp nest.
Iron Fist Regiment definitely wouldn’t let him get away easily. There must be pursuers behind him.
The sniper position Chang Ning had chosen was about 800 meters from Kang Regiment Commander. Plus the Iron Fist Regiment’s reaction time after he sniped, he was now a kilometer away from the pursuers.
That distance was nothing for the army. From the moment he eliminated Kang Regiment Commander, Chang Ning’s sense of crisis hadn’t faded!
Sure enough, not long after, Chang Ning heard the sound of car engines from behind.
Fighting away from his home turf meant no advantages. They had cars, while he only had his legs.
“I don’t believe it. Let’s see you drive in the bumpy mountain land and forest!”
Racing a car on flat roads? No one with any brains would do that, let alone Chang Ning, the genius teen who graduated university at just 18.
Noticing Sharpshooter Fourth Company chasing him by car, he immediately changed direction, heading toward the roughest terrain—ideally dense jungle where cars couldn’t go and they’d have to go on foot.
Once Sharpshooter Fourth Company got out of their vehicles, in the mountain forest, with his speed and marksmanship, Chang Ning could fight or flee as he pleased.
“Platoon Leader, that kid dove into the forest.”
The private in the passenger seat reported Chang Ning’s whereabouts to his platoon leader.
“What’s the rush? He goes into the forest, and you can’t chase on foot? Useless without the car?”
The private’s face turned beet red from the platoon leader’s scolding. Luckily, his camouflage paint hid some of it, so no one could see his embarrassment.
“Everyone, dismount and pursue. Don’t let that guy get away.”
The platoon leader used the vehicle-mounted radio walkie-talkie to issue the order.
Coincidentally, the other units pursuing Chang Ning also began advancing on foot into the forest, doggedly sticking to him.
Chang Ning’s running speed was fast, but he couldn’t shake off Sharpshooter Fourth Company. They stuck to him like glue.
And this was their home turf; they knew the surroundings like the back of their hand. Chang Ning couldn’t rely on the complex forest environment to escape pursuit.
It was just that only Iron Fist Regiment was stationed nearby. Otherwise, it would be a miracle if Chang Ning could escape; he’d have been surrounded long ago.
“No way, still chasing?”
Chang Ning glanced back briefly and could vaguely see the pursuing team, about five or six hundred meters behind.
No matter how he ran, they could keep up even if they couldn’t catch him right away. If this continued, either he’d wear down the entire Sharpshooter Fourth Company, or he’d collapse from exhaustion.
“Should I stop and fight?”
Chang Ning calculated his gains from this exercise. He’d definitely get a Military Merit Medal, though what class was unknown.
Fighting Sharpshooter Fourth Company now and getting eliminated wouldn’t be a loss anyway.
But pitting himself against an entire company of crack shots? Chang Ning figured he had no chance to counterattack.
Chang Ning could accept being eliminated, but getting gang-beaten without any chance to fight back was too frustrating.
Since it was an exercise, Chang Ning felt he had the right to choose his “death” method. Luckily, it was just an exercise, not real combat.
In a real war, choosing how to die would be a luxury. Sometimes, you couldn’t even die.
Enemies go to great lengths to capture you. Would they let you die before getting what they want?
“Fight, it’s not impossible, but not head-on.”
Head-on, he had zero chance of winning. They’d beat the crap out of him from start to finish without him landing a single blow.
Chang Ning silently tallied his ammunition: just 50 rounds of 7.62mm bullets all over him, plus a tactical dagger.
This was an exercise, not real combat. Chang Ning couldn’t pull out the dagger for close combat. If he accidentally killed someone, it’d be military court and stripped of his uniform.
So, dagger was out.
The situation was very unfavorable. It looked like escape was impossible.
Best case, he’d take out a few opponents before being eliminated.
“It’s just elimination either way. Why hesitate?
Do it!”
If he could escape, he wouldn’t fight head-on.
Lone wolf action, decapitation strikes on Blue Team commanders—that was the right call.
Unfortunately, the Red and Blue sides’ confrontation area was nearby. Charging there, he’d last three seconds. Pursuers were closing in, and after constant sprinting, his stamina was nearly gone.
Chang Ning had few options left. Seemed like fighting and then elimination was the only path.
Quickly selecting a few spots for sniper positions, Chang Ning chambered a round, observed the pursuers from behind a tree, and silently rested the gun on his left arm.
The telescopic sight’s crosshairs locked on the officer in the lead.
It was this officer who kept leading men to catch up whenever Chang Ning was about to shake them.
Determined to fight here, Chang Ning naturally targeted this troublemaker first.
A gunshot rang out. The officer was eliminated. Sharpshooter Fourth Company never expected their target to stop running and fire back, eliminating their platoon leader.
Alright, old and new grudges combined—every soldier in Sharpshooter Fourth Company was instantly enraged and began returning fire.
Sharpshooter Fourth Company had the highest sniper rifle ownership rate in all of Iron Fist Regiment’s companies. Their counterattack was extremely fierce.
Just as Chang Ning had analyzed, he was quickly suppressed.
It had nothing to do with marksmanship. It was purely Sharpshooter Fourth Company’s firepower overwhelming his. Fighting an entire company alone, of course he’d be pinned.
Against an ordinary company, Chang Ning might have a counterattack chance. But these opponents had exceptional marksmanship, so he didn’t dare show his head easily.
The intensity of blank rounds hitting his cover told him their “Sharpshooter” name was well-earned—they had real strength!
Chang Ning smiled bitterly and shifted positions. Thanks to his reactions being better than Sharpshooter Fourth Company’s snipers, he hadn’t been locked on yet.
To evade a sniper’s lock, he had to constantly change direction and keep intervals short.
This process alone drained his stamina completely.
“Underestimated them.”
Chang Ning gasped for breath, prone at the number two sniper position. He kept low, listening to bullets whizzing by, calculating opportunities to break the deadlock.
When the Blue Team pursuers needed to reload magazines and their fire slackened, Chang Ning raised his gun for precise bursts. Not a shot missed, emptying 10 rounds from the magazine in seconds.
“Now, only holding out until nightfall gives a chance to shake them.”
Chang Ning reloaded, pondering inwardly. It was his only idea, but executing it wouldn’t be easy.
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