Cut off the fuel supply at the source, pull off a big heist

"Going all out? Brother Chen, what kind of crazy idea do you have now?" Wang Lei's eyes lit up instantly. He now blindly worshipped Lu Chen.

Chen Mo and Sun Yi also looked at Lu Chen with curiosity.

Lu Chen pointed to the radio and said with a smile, "My dad just gave us a chance to earn some extra money."

"Your dad?"

“It’s the headquarters,” Lu Chen explained. “He just gave the ‘Ghost’ team a new mission: to clear out an area. And we are the ‘Ghost’ now.”

"You mean..." Chen Mo reacted the fastest, instantly understanding Lu Chen's idea, "We'll impersonate the 'Ghost' team and carry out this mission?"

“Not only that.” Lu Chen shook his head, his smile becoming even more mysterious. “We not only have to carry out the mission, but also turn it into our own scoring opportunity.”

He marked the coordinates he had just heard on the map.

It was a jungle about seven kilometers northeast of their valley. The map showed that the terrain there was complex and full of strange rocks, making it a natural ambush site.

"What does it mean that the command ordered us to clear out this area?" Lu Chen asked.

"That means there are other teams operating there!" Wang Lei blurted out.

“That’s right.” Lu Chen nodded. “Moreover, there’s probably more than one team. I guess it’s likely the location of a high-level objective, which is why everyone’s scrambling for it there.”

"If we go there now, won't we be walking right into a trap?" Sun Yi asked with some concern.

“No.” A glint of wisdom flashed in Lu Chen’s eyes. “We’re not going to rob; we’re going to ‘enforce the law.’”

He picked up the radio, cleared his throat, and pressed the call button.

This time, he didn't imitate anyone else's voice, but spoke directly in his own voice, in a calm and professional tone:

“‘Ghost’ received. En route to target area. Expected arrival in forty minutes.”

After saying that, he decisively turned off the radio.

"Brother Chen, what are you doing?" Wang Lei was completely dumbfounded.

"Tell them we're coming," Lu Chen said with a smile.

"Huh? You told them we were coming? Wouldn't they have run away long ago, or laid traps for us?"

"That's the effect we wanted." Lu Chen looked at Chen Mo. "Chen Mo, you analyze this. If you were a team in that area, and suddenly heard that the 'Ghost' squad was coming to wipe you out, what would you do?"

Chen Mo pondered for a moment and slowly said, "I have two choices. First, if I am not confident in my strength, or if I have enough points, I will retreat immediately to avoid conflict with 'Ghost'."

"Secondly, if I am confident in my abilities and desperately need points, I might choose to stay, set a trap, and ambush 'Ghost' instead. Because if I can take down 'Ghost,' I can not only eliminate the threat, but I will also likely receive extra bonus points."

"Well said!" Lu Chen snapped his fingers. "So, no matter which choice you make, it will lead to the same result."

"What was the result?" Wang Lei pressed.

“That area will temporarily become ‘clean’,” Lu Chen explained. “Those who wanted to escape have already escaped. Those who wanted to stay will focus all their attention on how to deal with the approaching ‘ghosts.’ Their melee will temporarily cease.”

"And this is our opportunity!"

"I understand!" Chen Mo's eyes lit up. "We'll use the 'Ghost' identity to scare off some of the enemies and keep the rest occupied. Then, we can take advantage of their distraction and attack from an unexpected angle, seizing that high-level objective point before they do!"

“That’s right!” Lu Chen gave Chen Mo an approving look. “This is called ‘cutting off the fuel supply’!”

"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!" Wang Lei slapped his thigh, suddenly realizing, "Brother Chen, how did you get such a brain? It's so cunning! I love it!"

Sun Yi, listening from the side, was also dumbfounded. He realized that his thinking was completely out of sync with Lu Chen's pace. All the methodical tactics he had learned before seemed like child's play in the face of Lu Chen's wildly imaginative ideas.

"Alright, time is of the essence, we must act immediately." Lu Chen began assigning tasks.

"Chen Mo, you are in charge of planning the route and finding the fastest and most concealed way to get around to the side and rear of the target area."

"Sun Yi, you are in charge of organizing equipment and supplies, especially medicine. We need to be prepared for a tough battle."

“Wang Lei, you…” Lu Chen looked at Wang Lei, then at Zhang Mang lying on the ground, and hesitated for a moment.

"Brother Chen, don't say anything more, I'll stay!" Wang Lei volunteered. "Someone has to stay here to take care of Zhang Mang and watch the house. Don't worry, I guarantee not even a fly will get in!"

Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction. Wang Lei had indeed grown.

"Alright. The sniper rifle is yours. Remember what I said yesterday: any suspicious persons approaching the valley, shoot them directly, no warning." Lu Chen's tone was unusually serious.

"clear!"

"Captain, when do we set off?" Chen Mo had already planned the route.

"No rush." ​​Lu Chen waved his hand. "Wait another twenty minutes."

"Why?"

“Give them some time to prepare.” A sly smile appeared on Lu Chen’s face. “And also, leave ourselves some room for maneuver.”

He picked up the radio belonging to "Ghost" and tuned the frequency again.

This time, instead of connecting to the central command, he hacked into a public emergency channel that all assessment teams could hear.

Then, in a hurried and slightly panicked tone, he shouted:

"Emergency call! Emergency call! We are Team Three! We have been ambushed by the 'Ghost' squad at coordinates XXX.XXX! Repeat, we have been ambushed by the 'Ghost' squad! Their firepower is too heavy! We request backup! We request backup!"

After shouting, he immediately turned off the radio.

Chen Mo and Sun Yi looked at each other, completely baffled as to what Lu Chen was up to this time.

Only Lu Chen himself looked at the coordinates he had just shouted out on the map and revealed a meaningful smile.

That coordinate is not somewhere else.

It was the direction that Qin Feng's Dragon Team had fled in a sorry state yesterday.

...

Twenty minutes later, on the other side of the valley.

An exhausted team is struggling through the forest.

It was Qin Feng's Dragon Team.

After yesterday's crushing defeat, their morale has plummeted.

"Captain, how much further do we have to go? Let's find a place to rest. I can't walk anymore," a team member said weakly.

Qin Feng's face was darker than the bottom of a pot. He didn't say anything, just kept walking forward with his head down.

In his mind, every scene of being tricked by Lu Chen yesterday replayed over and over again.

He was unwilling to accept it!

Just then, the emergency radio on his waist suddenly went off.

"Emergency call! Emergency call! We are Team Three! We have been ambushed by the 'Ghost' squad at coordinates XXX.XXX!..."

Upon hearing the call, Qin Feng abruptly stopped in his tracks.

His teammates behind him were also stunned.

"'Ghost' squad? Aren't they at point 2?"

"How did Group Three run into them?"

"Those coordinates... aren't far from us!" one of the team members exclaimed after taking out a map and comparing the coordinates.

Qin Feng's eyes narrowed instantly.

His first reaction was that this was a trap. Another of Lu Chen's schemes.

However, he quickly dismissed the idea.

He recognized the voice; it was indeed the voice of the third team leader. And the panicked tone didn't seem feigned.

Could it be...?

A bold guess popped into Qin Feng's mind.

Yesterday, Lu Chen and his team didn't encounter the "Ghost" team at all! They simply lured the "Ghosts" elsewhere using some method, then seized point 2 and ambushed them!

Now, the "Ghost" squad, after clearing out other places, has returned and run into the retreating Third Group!

This guess, though somewhat bizarre, is the most reasonable explanation.

"Captain, what should we do? Should we go check it out?" one of the team members asked.

Qin Feng's heart began to struggle fiercely.

To go or not to go?

Going there would likely lead to another fierce battle, and they might even run into that ruthless Lu Chen again.

If they don't go, the three groups will likely be wiped out by the "Ghost".

He remembered what Lu Zhanting had told him.

"You've been fighting all by yourself from beginning to end."

He looked down at his demoralized teammates.

Perhaps this is an opportunity.

A chance for him to regain the trust of his teammates. A chance for him to prove himself, no longer the lone wolf who only cared about himself.

"Everyone, check your weapons and ammunition!"

Qin Feng raised his head, his eyes rekindling with fighting spirit.

"Our target is five kilometers ahead!"

"What are we going to do, Captain?"

"Go save them!" Qin Feng's voice was resolute. "And go... to avenge them!"