Chapter 179: Each With Their Own Plans
Suppressing his awkward emotions, Chang Ning said: “As someone aspiring to be Wolf Fang’s best strategic sniper, I think this little difficulty is a piece of cake for you. Don’t tell me Big-tailed Wolf that you can’t do it.”
“What does this have to do with whether I’m a strategic sniper or not? I’m human, not a god!
No matter how skilled a sniper is, they wouldn’t dare guarantee a hit in this combat environment.”
Ostrich was amused to anger by Chang Ning’s words. If he had known Chang Ning would screw him over like this, he definitely would have extorted a hefty sum.
The medic nearby put down his binoculars and looked at the quite annoyed Ostrich, chuckling nonstop.
He wasn’t worried that Ostrich would mess up. As Ostrich’s observer, the medic knew Ostrich’s strength very well.
The reason Ostrich was bickering with Chang Ning was purely subconscious complaining. Everyone in B Group knew Ostrich had this little habit of “crying poor.”
“Laugh! Laugh! Medic, whose side are you on? Right now, we’re partners!”
Seeing the medic not helping but watching his misfortune instead, Ostrich pretended to be angry and said.
“Heh heh, Ostrich, I’m on neither side. If you don’t get to work, there might be a problem over at Sha Po Lang.”
“What?”
Reminded by the medic, Ostrich raised the binoculars hanging on his chest to observe Chang Ning’s situation, only to find that Chang Ning had disappeared at some point.
“Damn it, if Chang Ning keeps messing around like this, he’s going to get himself in trouble sooner or later.”
Although he quite enjoyed the feeling of being trusted by Chang Ning, the pressure it brought him was also great.
“Medic, we need to find a new position with a vast field of vision. The field of fire here is too small.”
Ostrich didn’t ask where Chang Ning was now, nor was he worried about whether moving the sniper position now would draw fire from Gale’s sniper.
Chang Ning had shared intelligence with the sniper team beforehand, and Ostrich knew the opponent Chang Ning was pursuing was just Gale’s demolitionist.
Therefore, he wasn’t much of a threat. To deal with a sniper, aside from firepower coverage, it took a sniper.
Ostrich, who had been verbally complaining about Chang Ning, saw that Chang Ning had already begun his operation, so to provide timely support, he hurriedly relocated his position.
Not mentioning Ostrich and the medic’s actions, Chang Ning quickly entered the unfinished building on this side, leaned against a load-bearing wall, quickly poked his head out and then retracted it, doing this back and forth several times with irregular intervals.
Even though he hadn’t seen the demolitionist’s figure, Chang Ning always had a voice in his heart telling him that Gale’s team member was inside the building.
No matter how unscientific this unfounded feeling was, Chang Ning still believed it in his heart.
“I don’t believe you still have explosives on you.”
Along the way, besides contacting the sniper team for support, Chang Ning hadn’t skimped on demolishing the landmines the opponent had set up.
Some of those landmines had caused him considerable trouble, leaving Chang Ning covered in dust and utterly disheveled.
Seeing that the opponent had real skills, Chang Ning put away some of his contempt in his heart. This was also why he called the sniper team for help.
It wasn’t just that the leader was watching this confrontation; he himself was afraid of screwing up.
“Big-tailed Wolf, have you found that guy yet?”
Limited by being inside the unfinished building himself, which didn’t offer as vast a field of vision as the sniper team outside, Chang Ning, seeing he truly couldn’t find that guy, had to turn to Ostrich for help.
Ostrich observed for a good while but still couldn’t find anyone: “This unfinished building has a somewhat complex structure. We can’t see some individual blind spots from here either. That demolitionist you mentioned has some tricks.”
The medic put away his grinning expression. Facing a tricky enemy, he also needed to get serious: “A good demolitionist is also an excellent architectural design expert. Plus, that guy has received the same professional training as us, so he naturally knows where it’s safest to hide.”
Hearing that the sniper team outside also had no gains, Chang Ning leaned against the wall and secretly calculated: If he couldn’t find the person, he’d create an opportunity to force the opponent out. It seemed he had no choice but to take a risk.
Chang Ning felt his side still had a good chance of winning. Given that Gale demolitionist’s arrogant personality, he absolutely wouldn’t expect him to call people for a group beating.
Thinking of this, Chang Ning smiled ungenerously.
“Number One, I’ve engaged the enemy on this side.”
Gale’s demolitionist crouched in an unfinished room and reported to his captain.
Number One’s voice came through the earpiece: “Can you confirm who the opponent is?”
The demolitionist recalled the scene of exchanging fire with Chang Ning from afar just now and said seriously: “Now I can confirm that VIP didn’t deceive us. I don’t know about the others, but the guy chasing me has a pervert physique. I suspect it’s Chang Ning.”
He recalled how the opponent had leaped down from the second floor, landed on his back, and then stood up as if nothing had happened, patting the dust off his body.
In all of Wolf Fang, no one else but Chang Ning had such a pervert physique.
Hearing that Chang Ning was really there, Gale’s captain’s expression began to turn grave.
If the visitor was only Chang Ning, this “old acquaintance,” though tricky, it wouldn’t be enough to impact Gale. Their win rate was still at eighty percent.
What was scary was if those few from Rookie A Team had all come.
Gale’s members were comrades from the same batch as Chang Ning in the Wolf Fang selection who had lasted until the end. Though not knowing each other inside out, they could be considered acquaintances.
If their opponents this time only had Chang Ning as an acquaintance, it would be fine. But if it included Geng Jihui and the others, Number One felt the pressure on Gale would be immense.
Back then, Rookie A Team’s results were better than theirs. A year had passed since passing the selection, and with their generally superior talent, the gap between the two sides was probably even larger now.
Number One ordered: “You hurry back now.”
The situation hadn’t reached the worst yet, and Number One didn’t dare get complacent.
For now, it was best to gather everyone back to avoid being picked off one by one.
Hearing Number One’s order, the demolitionist thought his own captain was purely engaging in unnecessary worry.
From the earlier exchange, Chang Ning hadn’t changed much compared to a year ago, except his physique was even better.
Relying on the terrain’s convenience, Gale’s demolitionist felt he could take out Chang Ning here.
A soldier’s duty is to obey orders, so even if the demolitionist doubted Number One’s order in his heart, he would carry it out.
Troublemakers who don’t obey orders wouldn’t pass Wolf Fang’s selection, so even with his arrogant personality, Gale’s demolitionist absolutely wouldn’t dare defy the order.
Moreover, this was an exercise. Defying orders at such a time would bring consequences far beyond just confinement.
“Yes, I’ll come back right away.”
Looking at Chang Ning’s cautious figure below the building, he felt that taking out Chang Ning now and then going back wouldn’t be too late.
The distance from this unfinished building area to Gale’s stronghold wasn’t short, so taking a bit longer to return was reasonable.
Besides, if he took out Chang Ning, it would greatly reduce the pressure on Gale.
Stepping back ten thousand steps, even if he didn’t take out Chang Ning in the end, he was confident he could shake off Chang Ning’s pursuit relying on this complex environment.
After weighing the pros and cons, the demolitionist still felt this deal could be done; at worst, he could break even.
“Do it!”
The demolitionist gritted his teeth and decided to eliminate Chang Ning first.
So he carefully half-squatted and straightened up, leaned his body forward, extended the gun muzzle, and aimed at Chang Ning downstairs.
