Soon, it was the turn of the influential figures.
Bai Wei was the first to step forward. Her posture when picking up the gun was textbook perfect. Without the slightest hesitation, she raised the gun, aimed, and fired—ten bullets in a single, swift motion within thirty seconds.
"Report! Bai Wei, 90 rings!" The target reporter's voice was filled with excitement.
The crowd gasped. Ninety rings—that's practically the level of a sharpshooter!
Qiao Lin's face turned even uglier.
Next up was Jiang Yan. He didn't even bother to aim; he picked up the gun as naturally as if it were his own arm.
"Bang bang bang bang bang..."
His firing rhythm was faster and more steady, and the gunshots seemed to form a continuous line.
The target reporter checked for a long time before shouting in an almost worshipful tone, "Report! Jiang Yan, ninety-four rings!"
"Oh my god!"
"That's incredible!"
Chen Xiaocao's eyes almost sparkled with light.
It was Qiao Lin's turn. She took a deep breath and stepped forward under immense pressure. She wanted to prove herself; she wanted to show Jiang Yan that she, Qiao Lin, was no pushover. After all, she had grown up in a military compound, and no one knew more about firearms than her—that was her forte!
She played very slowly and cautiously.
"Report! Qiao Lin, 89 rings!"
A very good result, enough to secure her a place in the top three among the female soldiers. A smug smile finally appeared on Qiao Lin's face, and she glanced at Bai Wei provocatively.
Bai Wei didn't even lift her eyelids.
This disregard angered Jolin more than any mockery.
Next up was Zhao Yan, whose shooting was her weak point. She struggled and managed to score 70 points, barely passing the test. Liu Landi, a hunter by trade, was like a dark horse, steadily scoring an impressive 85 points, drawing gasps of amazement.
Finally, it was Su Tang's group's turn.
Wang Xiaoya was so nervous that her palms were sweaty, and her arms were trembling as she held the gun.
“Little girl,” Su Tang said in a voice only the two of them could hear, “Don’t think about targets, just think about the hawthorn trees on the hill behind our village, with their bright red fruit. One shot, one fruit. We can have them as an extra treat for dinner.”
This joke, delivered with a hometown flavor, miraculously relaxed Wang Xiaoya's tense nerves. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened them again, her eyes held a newfound determination.
"Bang!"
"Wang Xiaoya, 78 rings!"
A result that delighted her beyond belief! She ran back excitedly, almost crying: "Su An, thank you!"
Now, only Su Tang remains at the target position.
All eyes were on Su An, who had remained unnoticed and whose grades in all subjects were unremarkable.
Qiao Lin and Li Yue crossed their arms, a disdainful sneer on their lips.
"Look at her small frame, I hope she doesn't get thrown off by the recoil of the gun," Li Yue said.
"It's good enough if you can hit the target, what more do you want?" Qiao Lin snorted. She was waiting to see Su An make a fool of himself, preferably missing the target and being eliminated.
Su Tang calmly walked to the shooting position and picked up the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle.
The moment she got her hands on it, she sensed something was amiss and needed to fire a shot to verify her suspicions.
She calmly raised her gun, aligned the three points, and aimed at the bullseye.
"Bang!"
The first bullet was fired.
The target reporter paused for a moment before shouting, "Su An, five rings!"
"Pfft!" Li Yue was the first to burst out laughing.
A suppressed burst of laughter echoed throughout the firing range.
Five Rings, this result is simply laughable. Well, at least someone is at the bottom for them, which greatly reduces their chances of being eliminated.
Wang Xiaoya and Chen Xiaocao's faces were filled with worry.
Instructor Zhang Ruobing frowned and shouted, "Su An! What are you doing! Concentrate! Do you want to be eliminated?"
Su Tang ignored the ridicule and warnings around her.
Her heart was ice-cold.
The sights on this gun have been tampered with...
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