Chapter 92: Wild Four-game Winning Streak!!
It was the third group’s turn to take the field, with the wind still blowing and the environment still far from ideal.
The competitors could only grit their teeth and shoot.
“Bang bang bang bang bang bang…”
Gunshots rang out one after another, as bullets flew toward targets almost invisible to the naked eye under the competitors’ varied aiming techniques.
The spectators couldn’t see the bullet impacts and could only wait for the target inspector to report the results.
More than a minute passed.
Cheng Cai and the other five competitors finished shooting their targets, completed inspecting the gun, and returned from the shooting range to the rest area. The target inspector began announcing the results everyone was anticipating.
“Target number one, 49 rings…”
Cheng Cai’s result was still affected, failing to achieve the full rings from the company test, but it still sparked widespread discussion throughout the audience.
Among the first 10 competitors who finished, the best result was only 43 rings.
Cheng Cai’s 49 rings was far ahead, and under such field of vision conditions, surpassing this result would be extremely difficult.
If a subsequent competitor could truly hit 50 rings, it would prove that competitor was a genuine top-tier expert.
Skill is inferior to others.
If you lose, you have to accept it.
Gao Cheng was also very satisfied with this result. Though he craved another full rings to boost his own face, the special circumstances made it impossible to demand more.
Moreover, this 49 rings was already very high, making the chance of taking first in the individual event very likely.
The regiment leaders and others on the grandstand gave extremely high praise to this new recruit Cheng Cai for hitting such a high score under immense pressure and harsh conditions.
Cheng Cai this new recruit had already set the target. Could the veteran soldiers behind him surpass it?
In this atmosphere of curiosity and anticipation, the remaining competitors went up group by group for the martial arts competition, with the first two groups failing to surpass Cheng Cai’s result.
The highest result made some breakthrough compared to before, but it was stuck at the excellent line of 45 rings.
It seemed nearly impossible to surpass Cheng Cai, meaning this fresh new recruit would defeat dozens of veteran soldiers and claim first in the individual event.
It seemed like heaven couldn’t stand by and watch, standing on the opposing side of Cheng Cai.
The wind stopped!!
Without the wind causing interference on the field, the flying dust finally settled, the air returned to clean, and the field of vision faced no further hindrance.
The five competitors in the final sixth group on stage enjoyed this benefit from nature.
It could also be said they were lucky.
With the shooting range environment improving, it became more favorable for long-distance shooting, bullet interference factors decreased, and results would definitely improve.
The competition, which had seemed settled, suddenly had variables again.
The unattainable 49 rings now had hope again.
It even made Gao Cheng nervous!
Fortunately, among the final five competitors was Steel Seventh Company’s Huang Tian, preventing the situation from reaching the worst. At least there was a safety net.
The sixth group competitors, seeing heaven helping them, became exceptionally confident one by one.
Of course.
The pressure was also inevitably greater.
If under heaven’s help, with better shooting conditions, they still couldn’t surpass a mere new recruit, that would truly be a humiliating thing.
Under this mix of luck and pressure, the five competitors took position and began shooting.
“Bang bang bang bang bang bang…”
Gunshots rang out one after another.
Each time a gunshot echoed across the shooting range, it made everyone on site even more expectant, wondering if the new recruit’s 49 rings result would be broken.
Especially the teammates behind the five competitors, whose moods were even more anxious than others.
“Bang~”
The final gunshot rang out.
The final results were about to be revealed, and the entire shooting range became exceptionally quiet.
Yet the atmosphere and anticipation were at their peak, with everyone’s emotions stirred up, but the final result lacked drama.
“Target number one, 46 rings; target number two, 45 rings; target number three, 48 rings; target number four, 47 rings; target number five, 48 rings.”
All five competitors’ targets were reported, and overall results had indeed improved a level. Our competitors all reached the excellent line.
There were even two 48 rings, just one ring short of tying Cheng Cai.
But one ring short meant one place short.
Even if the five competitors gave their all, even with heaven’s help, the talent gap was still there, impossible to bridge with effort alone.
The ceiling of effort is talent, and the floor of talent is effort.
Those with talent who also work hard.
That is the king bomb!
It sounds extremely cruel, but it is the real reality.
The five competitors were regretful that no one defeated Cheng Cai. New recruit Cheng Cai took first in the individual event again, thoroughly solidifying his title as the strongest new recruit.
Steel Seventh Company’s contestant took another win. So far, they had claimed first in all individual events.
Gao Cheng was thrilled inside.
His mouth couldn’t close!
In this great mood, feeling refreshed, everyone looked pleasing to the eye, even old opponents got an enthusiastic greeting, wishing he could drag them off for a drink.
The company commanders pestered by Gao Cheng had to smile and play along on the surface, but inwardly they were miserable.
With their momentum so strong right now, they really couldn’t afford to provoke them.
The person whose mood was second only to Gao Cheng’s was not Chen Jun, Wu Liu Yi, or other Steel Seventh Company competitors, but Regiment Commander Wang on the grandstand.
The deep wrinkles from his smile could squeeze a fly to death.
The reason Regiment Commander Wang was in such a good mood was that his old comrade placed his son under him for training, a sign of absolute trust and bond.
If the son performed poorly, it would be hard to explain, equivalent to not seriously cultivating him.
It wouldn’t hold up emotionally.
But the better the performance, the more face Regiment Commander Wang would have, and the bond with his old friend would grow even stronger.
Regiment Commander Wang was only middle-aged now, and ending his military career at the regiment commander position would leave some regret.
He actually wanted to climb higher.
Once his relationship with Gao Cheng’s father was solid, even without seeking connections to promote his position, at least in future competitions for division-level leadership, he could ensure he wouldn’t be squeezed out by other “connections.”
Ensuring absolute fairness for himself was enough for Regiment Commander Wang, as he was a tough regiment commander with real ability.
With the sniper rifle 500-meter precision shooting taken by Steel Seventh Company again, they became the undisputed giant without suspense.
Steel Seventh Company solely claimed 4 first places.
Other companies combined had
Such a huge score gap was on display, making the regiment grand competition feel like Steel Seventh Company’s personal stage, letting them shine alone on the field.
The pressure on other companies grew heavier, with smiles completely vanishing from their faces.
But there was no time for them to adjust. The final martial arts competition project of the shooting subject—vehicle-mounted machine gun precision shooting—began again.
If Chen Jun participated in this project, taking first would be completely without suspense.
After all, in his previous life, Chen Jun was the world’s most professional and top-tier machine gunner, mastering any machine gun to perfection.
However, Chen Jun did not participate.
Because in this life, he no longer pursued personal peak, but wanted to lead the entire team to the peak, becoming a legendary existence in the Chinese Army.
To build a legendary team, everyone must be elevated.
Not an individual king, but the team’s glory.
Engrave this into your bones!
Therefore, for any project others could participate in, Chen Jun’s purpose was to yield to them, personally covering projects others were not good at.
So for Seventh Company in this project, Cheng Cai and Wu Liu Yi shouldered the flag.
