Chapter 44: Eliminating Gao Zhong Dui
With his mindset turned around, Chang Ning was also ready to go all out. Ridiculous that he was still thinking of launching a decapitation strike on the Blue Team’s command post, but he hadn’t even figured out their location.
He really didn’t know how the protagonists in those special forces novels from his previous life easily found the Blue Team’s command post.
He transmigrated too early; if he were in the same class as He Chenguang, he could have ridden his coattails to get a battle record of decapitating the Blue Team commander.
“Let’s go to the 323 area.”
Chang Ning and Xiao Zhuang bumped fists with each other, then got up and headed toward the 323 area.
From the air, their route would perfectly intersect with Gao Zhong Dui’s.
“Finally, I’ve been waiting for you.”
Gao Zhong Dui was about to leave when he spotted Chang Ning and Xiao Zhuang running from afar through the gaps in the weeds, so he carefully went into stealth again.
His plan was to wait for the two to approach, then quickly eliminate one with a holster draw, and take out the other in close combat.
The plan was simple and brutal, but very practical—it just bullied the two new recruits for not having actual combat experience, with less experience than him.
Gao Zhong Dui had no patience to play with the new recruits anymore; he had pretty much figured out Chang Ning’s capabilities.
He looked forward to meeting Chang Ning in Wolf Fang’s selection training camp after the exercise, when he would properly polish this rough gem.
Chang Ning and Xiao Zhuang approached from afar, completely unaware that danger was about to descend on them; Gao Zhong Dui’s camouflage wasn’t something two little rookies could see through.
Ten meters, seven meters, five meters!
Now!
Gao Zhong Dui leaped up from the ground; during this, he smoothly drew his 54 handgun from the holster on his right leg, chambered it, and fired—the movements were smooth as flowing water!
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Three shots in a row, all aimed at Chang Ning. In Gao Zhong Dui’s mind, Chang Ning’s threat was much greater than Xiao Zhuang’s, so he naturally had to eliminate Chang Ning first.
“Watch out!”
Gao Zhong Dui had just stood up and left the grass, without the grass for cover, so Xiao Zhuang spotted him. Xiao Zhuang instinctively turned and forcefully pushed Chang Ning away.
This wasn’t the time to be sentimental; the pushed Chang Ning rolled sideways and hid behind a big tree.
Because Xiao Zhuang blocked Gao Zhong Dui’s shooting field of vision, he took the attack from Gao Zhong Dui for Chang Ning.
The gunshots stopped, and a flash of disappointment crossed Gao Zhong Dui’s eyes; he hadn’t expected Xiao Zhuang’s reaction to be so quick.
After landing, Gao Zhong Dui rolled to dissipate the force and hid in the grass.
For a moment, the forest fell silent again; if not for the smoke still rising from Xiao Zhuang, one might think everything that just happened was an illusion.
Watching Gao Zhong Dui’s sharp movements, Chang Ning sighed inwardly: ‘This is what an elite is like; his movements are so impressive!
Who would have thought Gao Zhong Dui would be so ruthless, actually chasing after them for real.
A major and company commander of a special forces squadron not going for a decapitation operation, but chasing two little privates all over the mountain forest.’
Xiao Zhuang gave Chang Ning a “you’re on your own” look before automatically withdrawing from this two-man battlefield; he didn’t want to get hit by blank rounds.
Deep breath, relax the body, let his heart rate decline. Chang Ning told himself not to be nervous; worst case, getting eliminated wasn’t a big deal.
Chang Ning gave a bitter smile; though he told himself to let it go, the thought of being eliminated here made him unwilling again.
He clearly could have lasted a bit longer.
Chang Ning staying still behind the tree didn’t mean Gao Zhong Dui would stay in the grass; he lowered his body and carefully crawled toward Chang Ning.
As long as he got close to Chang Ning, he was confident he could subdue him before Chang Ning could shoot.
Xiao Zhuang, watching from a high spot, saw it all; seeing Chang Ning with no reaction, he was anxious but couldn’t warn him with Gao Zhong Dui right there.
Did they really think he had no temper?
Chang Ning moved!
He first stood up, then swapped a new magazine on his Type 95 before putting it on his back.
In the jungle facing a special forces soldier, how could he just stay in one place? Might as well quit the exercise himself and save a few bullets.
He had taken a moment earlier to observe the surrounding terrain and found a slope about thirty meters to his right.
As long as he climbed the slope, Chang Ning could take in the entire vicinity; then, with his marksmanship, he could totally eliminate Gao Zhong Dui.
Don’t forget, Chang Ning’s rifle shooting was max level—hundred percent accuracy within the Type 95’s range!
The only difficulty now was not knowing Gao Zhong Dui’s position; Chang Ning couldn’t guarantee he wouldn’t get eliminated by Gao Zhong Dui mid-run.
“Gotta go for it; nothing’s a sure thing!”
Chang Ning sprinted toward the slope at 100-meter speed; at his current pace, it would take about four seconds to reach it.
Now it was a contest of whether Gao Zhong Dui’s reaction was faster or Chang Ning’s run was.
The moment Chang Ning showed himself, Gao Zhong Dui spotted him.
‘So he wants to get up that slope; no way I’m letting you!’
Gao Zhong Dui instantly read Chang Ning’s plan; no longer hiding, he stood up and fired several shots toward Chang Ning.
Their location was mountain forest, with trees growing chaotically. It increased the difficulty of Gao Zhong Dui hitting Chang Ning, but also slowed Chang Ning’s sprint.
The fierce gunfire forced Chang Ning to stop, staring at the slope so close yet feeling extremely distant.
Because there was no cover on the slope, going up would expose his back to Gao Zhong Dui’s field of vision.
“Gao Zhong Dui, you a major, dead set on a little private like me—word gets out, it won’t sound good for your reputation.”
Chang Ning shouted loudly from behind cover, observing the surroundings and racking his brain for a way to eliminate Gao Zhong Dui.
At this point, running was obviously impossible; he had to go all in.
“Chang Ning, don’t sell yourself short; with your battle record, who would dare see you as just a private?”
While Chang Ning was still wet behind the ears, Gao Zhong Dui had already been rolling in the battlefield of southern border; Chang Ning’s little tricks were seen through in a blink.
“Chang Ning, stop wasting time; you can’t escape, might as well surrender.”
Courtesy demands reciprocity; Gao Zhong Dui also started trying to break down Chang Ning’s mental defenses.
“Surrender’s impossible; either I eliminate you, or you eliminate me—no third option!”
No chance in a head-on fight; Chang Ning needed some unconventional moves now.
He turned his gaze to Xiao Zhuang; now he could only use Xiao Zhuang’s “corpse” as new cover to have a shot at eliminating Gao Zhong Dui.
Chang Ning fired; their dialogue had already pinpointed Gao Zhong Dui’s position for him.
He suddenly leaped diagonally toward Xiao Zhuang, emptying his magazine toward Gao Zhong Dui.
The firepower of an assault rifle naturally outmatched a handgun; Gao Zhong Dui was suppressed by Chang Ning’s firepower, unable to lift his head.
When Gao Zhong Dui tried to counterattack, he saw Chang Ning already hiding behind Xiao Zhuang.
Who could have thought of doing it this way; Gao Zhong Dui was stunned by Chang Ning.
That brief daze brought a bullet from Chang Ning; thick blue smoke rose—Gao Zhong Dui was eliminated.
“Good kid, sneaky enough!”
Gao Zhong Dui wasn’t angry; though using a comrade’s corpse as cover wasn’t advocated in our army, it wasn’t unacceptable in extreme environments.
ps: Sorry for the late update today!
