Chapter 242:
“We’re trapped here. The only way out is to camouflage ourselves as Blue Team and sneak out.
But now the Blue Team isn’t giving us any opportunity at all. There are very few acting alone.
Right now I don’t know what to do either, but I think the two of us need to find a solid cover.
Their next attack will be very fierce. If we’re lucky, maybe we won’t be eliminated so quickly.”
Lao Pao was feeling down, although he tried hard to hide it, Xiao Zhuang still noticed due to his emotional sensitivity.
Regarding this, Xiao Zhuang didn’t know how to comfort Lao Pao either. His own mood wasn’t much lighter.
Of course, Lao Pao didn’t need anyone else’s comfort. He could regulate himself.
Wolf Fang’s rigorous training isn’t playing around. It has to have some effect.
As long as you can endure Devil Week, not everyone becomes a psychology expert, but whenever emotions affect mission execution, everyone has the ability to self-regulate.
Something unusual must have a demon behind it. With the advantage on the Blue Team’s side, Night Tiger has no reason to retreat.
Xiao Zhuang fully agreed with the Squad Leader’s analysis. The two waited until the dozen or so Blue Team soldiers in front of them had left before slowly standing up. Wearing simple Ghillie Suits made from locally gathered materials, they retreated in the opposite direction from where the Blue Team had left.
“I don’t know how Chang Ning is doing, whether he managed to sneak out.
With his brain, he’s definitely out of the encirclement by now.”
Unknowingly from some point, Xiao Zhuang gradually got used to having Chang Ning by his side to strategize.
As long as that guy was there, everyone didn’t need to use their brains. They just needed to follow the plan where Chang Ning drew the framework and Geng Jihui filled in the details.
Their plans never had problems, so everyone gradually developed a habit of not liking to use their brains.
Now suddenly the two people who usually used their brains were gone, and Xiao Zhuang felt quite unaccustomed.
Thinking carefully, Chang Ning and Geng Jihui’s departure was actually a good thing for these Lone Wolves. It could get their long-idle brains working.
“Right now, think about how to get through the current difficulty. Why worry about Chang Ning? I think you’re just bored!” Lao Pao said quietly.
Seeing the Squad Leader about to get angry, Xiao Zhuang shrank his neck and didn’t dare speak again.
It wasn’t that he was afraid of Lao Pao. Chatting needs someone to respond. Talking to oneself is almost meaningless.
Lao Pao wasn’t in the mood to chat, so Xiao Zhuang naturally didn’t speak again.
Besides, talking too much wastes energy!
“Squad Deputy, do you think the Squad Leader was captured by Wolf Fang?” A Corporal pushed aside the blocking branches and asked.
Xi Wa hadn’t spoken yet when a soldier proactively chimed in.
“Our Squad Leader’s military qualities rank at the top in the company. The chances of getting lost or injured are slim.
I just don’t know if he’s been interrogated by Wolf Fang. I heard they have special methods for interrogation.”
“I don’t know. We need to find the Squad Leader quickly. What if something happens in the wilderness?”
Xi Wa didn’t join the soldiers’ discussion. He signaled everyone to speed up the march.
Worrying about the Squad Leader and comrades was one aspect. On the other hand, he needed to find the Squad Leader quickly to apply to the Company Commander for the mission to capture those Wolf Fang people.
How could time be wasted on searching for people?
“Poor Xiao Zhang. He must have been scared badly.”
Xiao Zhang was a new recruit who enlisted this year. His only flaw was being a bit timid.
Someone in the team chuckled lightly, which triggered a chain reaction among everyone, as if they could see Xiao Zhang with tears streaming down his face.
“You all very idle, huh? Is it fun to joke about your own comrades? I don’t believe you don’t have any embarrassing stories of your own. Put yourselves in others’ shoes when mocking!”
Xi Wa originally didn’t want to reprimand everyone, but this group chatted further off-topic and even mocked a new comrade in the squad. That was truly excessive.
The angry Xi Wa brought enormous pressure to the soldiers. They even felt uncomfortable being around him.
When good-tempered people get angry, it’s fiercer than hot-tempered ones. The Blue Team soldiers who got yelled at all became obedient.
Ever since returning from Wolf Fang’s selection base, Xi Wa’s changes weren’t earth-shattering, but they were indeed quite significant.
The team became quiet again. Everyone perked up and did their duties. Any movement around would catch their attention.
Only Xi Wa remained very calm from start to finish.
He knew too well those comrades who trained with him before, not to mention there was someone as cautious as Chang Ning among them.
As soon as they decided to attack, by the time you noticed something wrong, it was already over.
Because they would solve you the moment you discovered them, so it wouldn’t count as exposed. As everyone knows, dead people don’t speak.
Leading Second Squad’s soldiers, following the spot where their own Squad Leader first went missing, they searched for traces along the way. After careful searching, Xi Wa finally found a useful clue.
The flashlight beam shone on the ground. The weeds were clearly bent by something, and not just in one place.
“Squad Deputy, the drag traces are obvious. It might be the Squad Leader and Xiao Zhang.” A Blue Team soldier looked at the weeds lying crooked and limp on the ground and said.
“Go check it out. Everyone stay alert and watch the surroundings.”
The traces were too obvious. Xi Wa feared it was a trap, specifically left for those like them searching for comrades.
Could it be “encircle the corpse and strike the relief”?
Xi Wa was startled by the idea that popped into his mind. Holding such a sniper tactic in the dark night was either by an expert or a whimsical newbie.
Leaving aside that this tactic would draw more Blue Team, their sniper Ostrich had been eliminated. Where would the expert come from to execute such a mission?
No, there are still experts!
Speaking of shooting skills, there were still a few worth guarding against, all uncaptured.
Xi Wa thought of those teammates he encountered during joint training. During the shooting assessment, a few had outstanding scores.
First one goes without saying: naturally Chang Ning. As long as he held a rifle, no one could be more accurate!
Next in order: Ostrich, the Medic, and Xiao Zhuang.
Among these few, they only caught Ostrich. Theoretically, three could still execute tactics.
Xi Wa first ruled out Chang Ning. With Chang Ning’s personality, he wouldn’t do something that exposes himself.
However, it couldn’t be ruled out that Chang Ning did it deliberately to attract attention and cover for comrades, but the possibility was low.
Even excluding Chang Ning, neither Xiao Zhuang nor the Medic was to be trifled with.
Next, they wouldn’t have it easy and might be silently eliminated.
The Xiao Zhuang who made Xi Wa on high alert was currently squatting on the ground with Lao Pao, teasing the Second Squad Leader who had his hands tied behind his back and looked disheveled.
