Chapter 174: Infiltrating The Training Ground, Discovered?
“Wake up…”
Feeling someone shaking him, Chang Ning opened his eyes and saw a round face painted with camouflage grinning at him.
He knew without guessing that the face belonged to the Medic; he was the only one in B Group with a round face.
“Hehe, you slept like the dead. Aren’t you afraid Gale’s people would suddenly take you out.”
The Medic looked at Chang Ning and said with a chuckling smile.
“If I get taken out by Gale’s people, there would only be one reason.”
Chang Ning confidently held up one finger. Because he was wearing tactical gloves, his finger looked somewhat thick.
“What reason?”
The Ostrich hugged his gun and plopped his buttocks down on Chang Ning’s left side; he had just returned from Geng Jihui’s side.
“You all collectively betray me, and I get backstabbed by you.”
“Tch! Why don’t you say you got focused down by them? You’re just gilding your own face and not forgetting to diss us!
Have some shame!”
The Ostrich pretended to shift his buttocks away from Chang Ning, expressing his attitude of being ashamed to associate with this person.
“Alright, enough fooling around. It’s time for us to move.”
Chang Ning knew full well what the Sniper Team wanted by waking him up.
Geng Jihui had explained it clearly earlier: for this operation, he not only had to handle the search work in his own area but also provide support for the Sniper Team.
Therefore, the purpose of these two guys finding him was self-evident.
Passing by Geng Jihui, Chang Ning saw he was asleep, so he didn’t go up to greet him.
In this temporary camp, besides him and the Sniper Team who were awake, the rest were still resting.
Ten minutes was extremely precious to them right now; no one knew if there would be time to rest later.
After clashing with Gale Squad, they would face attacks from Lone Wolf A Group, that veteran Tactical Squad. It would be a lie to say they weren’t nervous.
In B Group, only Chang Ning had directly faced A Group’s people before, but that was during the Military Region exercise.
In a large-scale exercise with hundreds of thousands of people, there were too many interfering factors.
This time it was just A and B Groups dueling, and the venue was small.
It didn’t leave much space for Chang Ning to maneuver. Even if his marksmanship was good and his business capability strong, the pressure from Gao Zhong Dui and A Group wouldn’t be any less.
Back when he was in Night Tiger Reconnaissance, Chang Ning was like a newborn calf unafraid of tigers; he had no clear understanding of A Group’s strength, so he didn’t feel the pressure during the Military Region exercise.
Now, after training and living with A Group for so long, he could clearly see the strength gap between A and B Groups.
After all, B Group had only been established for a mere few months.
A Group’s members were all at the golden stage of Special Forces Soldiers in terms of both age and strength, right at their peak.
Even though Chang Ning was confident that his personal strength now wouldn’t lose to anyone in A Group—not even Gao Zhong Dui, he felt he could give him a run for his money.
But this was a team operation; what use was one person being strong?
How much water a bucket can hold depends on the shortest board, not the longest one.
When assigning groups, Chang Ning’s mission area was in the North District, behind the buttocks of the giant ship model on the Training Ground, with the Sniper Team in the West Area.
“My mission area is north of you two, right next to you. If there’s any problem, remember to give me a heads-up.”
“Don’t worry.”
The Ostrich lightly thumped his chest with his right fist and said seriously.
He was an Ace in Eagle Division Reconnaissance Company, and he wouldn’t drop the ball at key moments.
Because Chang Ning’s position was at the rear of the Training Ground, where the buildings were all two-story Western-style houses with no high ground, Gale’s Sniper hadn’t set up a Sniper Position in this area.
As the defending side, Gale’s first priority was to find B Group, not to actively attack.
Knowing it was an open matchup, Gale’s Commander knew they weren’t a match for B Group. With the Training Ground’s natural advantages, it would be a waste not to play guerrilla.
This was an assessment for Lone Wolf B Group; both sides knew that the longer it dragged on, the worse it was for B Group.
Therefore, Gale wouldn’t initiate an attack unless they exposed themselves.
After agreeing on a code with the Sniper Team, Chang Ning quickly infiltrated the Jungle.
The dense and thick weeds and Shrubs perfectly concealed Chang Ning’s running figure, and soon his figure disappeared into the Jungle.
At Wolf Fang’s Barracks, Assassin had given Chang Ning plenty of extra personal training.
Regarding camouflage and stealth life-saving techniques, Chang Ning wouldn’t claim to have fully mastered Assassin’s things, but he was confident he had grasped seventy to eighty percent.
If Chang Ning didn’t expose himself proactively, non-professionals really couldn’t find his exact position.
“Pay attention, I’m about to infiltrate. Big-tailed Wolf, help me watch.” Chang Ning said softly to the Ostrich via radio.
When starting the infiltration, Chang Ning switched the radio channel to the private channel between him and the Sniper Team.
Otherwise, with everyone talking on Lone Wolf B Group’s public channel, no one could hear their team members’ situations clearly, which would lower the mission’s success rate.
Receiving Chang Ning’s order, the Ostrich and the Medic first helped him scout the North District.
After quickly scanning the North District, the Medic shook his head lightly at the Ostrich; he hadn’t spotted Gale Squad’s Sniper.
“No Gale people found in suitable Sniper positions in the North District. We’re not sure if there are people in the hidden spots.”
The Ostrich relayed the news from his side to Chang Ning.
“Received. I’ll handle the rest naturally.”
According to his agreement with the Sniper Team, he had to clear the North District in the shortest time, then occupy a Sniper Position that covered most of the West Area to provide cover for the Sniper Team’s infiltration.
It wasn’t that the Ostrich and the Medic lacked strength; this was just an extra layer of insurance.
Examples of capsizing in the gutter were everywhere, and Chang Ning didn’t want casualties before even encountering Gao Zhong Dui and the others.
Since the Ostrich said no enemy Snipers were found in the North District, it was unlikely there would be one here.
This made Chang Ning feel slightly relieved; a Sniper hiding in the dark gave him immense pressure.
Regardless of whether Chang Ning’s overall strength surpassed that Gale Sniper, no one wanted to stay on high alert all the time; it was too mentally draining.
“Good. Next, just need to watch out for sentries deployed by Gale.”
A normal Tactical Squad usually has six people. Considering the huge area of the Training Ground where Gale was located.
“The people Gale deploys can’t be too far from the Hostage, so for now, I’m temporarily safe.
Unless they pull a ‘under the lamp, it’s dark’ and take the Hostage directly to the outskirts of the Training Ground.”
Chang Ning thought to himself.
Quickly scanning the positions of the buildings ahead, Chang Ning rapidly calculated the best action trajectory in his mind.
During the sneak, Chang Ning’s turnarounds or searches for cover had extremely short intervals.
He also chose stopping spots in places easy to overlook or in blind spots from his twelve o’clock direction.
Emphasizing safety and speed.
“Hm!”
Just after flipping out of a two-story Western-style house, Chang Ning suddenly felt uneasy, like being stared at, though the feeling was faint and not strong.
The sudden change scared Chang Ning into retreating back to the house in two steps instead of three.
Squatting at the corner of the Living Room, Chang Ning lightly tapped his earpiece three times—this was his agreement with the Sniper Team.
Three taps for special situations; the other side responds with two for okay to talk.
“Beep beep~”
Almost as soon as Chang Ning finished tapping, the Ostrich responded.
“Big-tailed Wolf, seems like there’s someone on my side.”
“I’ll have Bald-tailed Wolf pay attention to your side. Report your position and situation, over.”
Hearing that Chang Ning might have encountered Gale’s people, the Ostrich immediately replied and signaled the Medic to go help watch Chang Ning first.
“North District white two-story Western-style house. I haven’t seen the enemy yet, but something feels off.” Chang Ning quickly gave the Medic a simple report of his situation.
After hearing Chang Ning’s report, the Medic was somewhat speechless.
It wasn’t even confirmed if anyone was there; just because he felt off, they had to divert attention.
If it weren’t Chang Ning on the other end of the earpiece, the Medic would have cursed out loud.
