"Xiao Chen, why so suddenly? Is everything alright?" Li Kui asked with genuine concern for Lin Chen.

Pan Wei, meanwhile, was clamoring that Lin Chen must have used some special privilege to skip military training, and he wanted to try it too! Lin Chen impatiently kicked the hip-hop kid aside, and before leaving, he reminded Pan Wei not to harass Jin Songzhu, and asked Li Kui to protect her at all times.

"Do I need you to protect me?"

Although Jin Songzhu said that, a sense of worry inexplicably welled up in her heart the moment she watched Lin Chen leave.

...

After being taken away by Zhao Zhuowen, the two drove directly to the outer field of the "Operation Red Sea" club. On the way, Zhao Zhuowen also talked to Lin Chen about the so-called love rival he had mentioned earlier.

"Brother Bawang, there's a cruel fact you'll probably have to accept," Lin Chen said calmly from the passenger seat. "You do have a rival in love, and... she's a woman."

"What?! Could it be that your older sister... is really a lesbian?! My God, I feel like the whole world is collapsing..."

Zhao Zhuowen, a seven-foot-tall, spirited man, drove the vehicle with a worried expression, almost on the verge of tears. He had originally been looking forward to formally confessing his feelings to Lin Ruoyue after this operation, and even having his family prepare a huge dowry to propose marriage!

But now, a female rival has suddenly appeared in front of him? This leaves him with no chance to even compete!

Seeing this, Lin Chen quickly comforted him: "Don't worry, Brother Bawang, there's still a chance for this to turn around."

"Really? Brother Lin Chen, tell me quickly!" Zhao Zhuowen asked impatiently, as if he had grasped a lifeline.

Lin Chen, however, remained remarkably calm. He took a sip of water and slowly uttered four words—"A double whammy!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhuowen nearly drove the car onto the median strip! He quickly steadied the steering wheel and said with a wry smile, "Stop messing around, okay?"

...

When the car arrived at the perimeter of the "Operation Red Sea" club base, Lin Chen was surprised to find a helicopter parked there! The helicopter was already running, emitting a deafening roar. Whirlwinds swirled around it for dozens of meters, creating an astonishing spectacle.

Just how powerful is this club? Seeing a bunch of guns last time was already shocking enough, and now they've even brought out a helicopter? Lin Chen wondered to himself, "Could there be tanks hidden somewhere?"

This was Lin Chen's first time riding in a helicopter. He felt both novel and excited. Although the noise was a bit loud, he couldn't help but look around, wanting to take in everything.

The flight took about two and a half hours, and the helicopter's speed was between 300 and 400 kilometers per hour, meaning that they were currently thousands of miles away from their destination.

After disembarking from the plane, all that came into view were some simple tents and the surrounding deep forests. Lin Chen couldn't help but ask, "Brother Ba Wang, is this the place where you usually carry out your missions?"

Zhao Zhuowen said he was taking me out for a week of special training, but this place looks extremely dangerous, as if unknown dangers are hidden everywhere.

"Where is there a better place for special training than here? And this is the place a real man should come to!" Zhao Zhuowen was still giving Lin Chen a pep talk, patting Lin Chen's shoulder hard, and then taking the lead.

Lin Chen instantly felt like he'd been tricked. This was clearly a battlefield! He, Lin Chen, wasn't even a formal member of the "Operation Red Sea" club; he'd only played with guns for an hour, and his battlefield experience was zero. Entering a real battlefield so rashly could easily lead to accidents!

Lin Chen's physical condition is excellent, but he lacks real combat experience. Besides, he's not invincible! At this moment, Lin Chen cursed Zhao Zhuowen inwardly: "This guy thinks he's my brother-in-law? And he says he won't harm me? Damn it, I curse you to only ever date lesbians!"

The plane returned to its origin shortly after the two disembarked, as if afraid Lin Chen might change his mind and want to go back. Lin Chen now had no way out and could only grit his teeth and follow Zhao Zhuowen forward.

They walked into a huge green tent, nearly twenty square meters in size. Once inside, Zhao Zhuowen tossed some things to Lin Chen from somewhere behind. Lin Chen looked and saw it was clothing—camouflage uniforms exactly like the ones worn by the five people inside the tent.

However, if it weren't for their clothes, Lin Chen wouldn't have thought this was a training camp. The five people in front of him were in all sorts of postures: standing, sitting, lying down, and leaning.

Some people were cleaning their guns and daggers, some were lying on the ground sleeping, some were drinking and smoking—all sorts of people. There were even two women, two very beautiful women.

With Zhao Zhuowen and himself in the middle of nowhere, seven people—five men and two women—were together, and Lin Chen could easily have impure thoughts.

However, when he looked at the two women with such a strange gaze, their eyes narrowed slightly, and Lin Chen instantly sensed a dangerous aura.

The others were also looking at Lin Chen with strange and curious eyes, as if wondering what would happen next.

The moment Lin Chen stepped into the tent, all eyes were on him. They were filled with curiosity: who exactly was this person, hailed as a genius sniper by Captain Zhao Zhuowen?

At first glance, Lin Chen appears fair-skinned and delicate, a far cry from the image of a resilient and weathered warrior. This appearance makes one wonder: could he truly be the most skilled sniper?

It's important to understand that the "Operation Red Sea" club frequently undertakes extremely dangerous missions, and the team members before us are all seasoned veterans, battle-hardened and battle-hardened. They have long fought against desperate criminals, constantly walking the line between life and death, and possess a keen intuition and accurate judgment regarding an individual's strength.

However, in their view, Lin Chen did not seem to pose much of a threat.

"This is the genius sniper I mentioned to you, Lin Chen, codename—Old Dog!" Zhao Zhuowen introduced.

Upon hearing the code name, everyone burst into laughter, even the two beautiful women smiled in unison.

"Who? Who said I'm an old dog?"

Lin Chen was stunned; this code name was clearly unexpected. He then remembered that Zhao Zhuowen had previously enjoyed listening to Liu Tiantian's songs and was also very interested in "Old Dog Lin," who composed music for Liu Tiantian, so he jokingly called Lin Chen "Old Dog Lin" as well.

Unexpectedly, the joke backfired, and Zhao Zhuowen actually gave him that code name!

Lin Chen was so angry he was practically fuming, while Zhao Zhuowen looked smug, as if he had given Lin Chen such a powerful and domineering codename. His own codename was "Little Tyrant," which sounded quite fitting for his arrogant and domineering personality.

Zhao Zhuowen was the captain of this squad, codenamed C, one of the top combat teams in the "Operation Red Sea" club. He brought Lin Chen along, and he also noticed the doubts his teammates had about Lin Chen. However, he didn't care, because he believed that after just a day or two of training, they would be amazed by Lin Chen's abilities.

“Old Dog, these are the five members of our team, codenamed C. They are all elites selected by the ‘Operation Red Sea’ club from its Haizhou branch,” Zhao Zhuowen introduced.

Lin Chen then realized that the "Operation Red Sea" club not only had a branch in Haizhou City, but had also established organizations all over the country. What a huge and powerful organization!

To better understand these five team members, Lin Chen secretly activated his Insight Technique.

Yoshizawa, the balding young man in front of me, is skilled in close combat and melee weapon fighting, codenamed "Demon Blade." He appears cold and mysterious. Having studied martial arts since childhood, he further refined his skills after joining the "Operation Red Sea" club, becoming a ruthless close combat expert.

Huang Ya, a female sniper, is nicknamed "Huang Three Seconds" because she always hits her target three seconds before the victim hears the gunshot. However, her appearance is quite different from that of a sniper; she has an earring, tattoos, and dyed hair, making her look like a delinquent girl.

I heard that everyone likes to call her "Three-Second Girl", which is quite fitting.