Zhao Zhuowen was confident that within a week, Lin Chen would become a truly excellent sniper, or even a world-class sniper!
Unexpectedly, his teammates were unwilling to wait, not even for a day. Huang Ya, in particular, was very resistant to Lin Chen, let alone teach him! This was a miscalculation on Zhao Zhuowen's part.
As the team leader, Zhao Zhuowen's overall strength is undoubtedly the strongest. This strength allows him to be more confident in killing any member of the team in a life-or-death duel.
However, since everyone in the team is highly skilled, democracy is still necessary to some extent. Therefore, Zhao Zhuowen is currently under a lot of pressure, feeling as if no one in the team supports his ideas.
Including Yang Meilin.
"Since the old dog said he would have an hour, the time hasn't come yet, so anything can happen."
The oldest member, Black Mamba, spoke up at this moment, actually supporting Lin Chen directly, "Captain, why don't we let the young general go get the bullets now and give the old dog a chance to prove himself?"
The young general was stunned for a moment, then saw Zhao Zhuowen nod at him, and immediately ran to the tent to get bullets.
In everyone's eyes, Black Mamba is a true elder brother, highly respected. Not only is he mature and sensible due to his age, but he is also the only one in the team who achieved success and reached the pinnacle of life without relying on his parents' connections.
Moreover, Black Mamba was initially the most promising candidate to become the captain of "Code Name C" team. However, he voluntarily gave the position to the more capable Zhao Zhuowen, willingly taking on the hardest and most tiring tasks, which earned him the trust of everyone.
Now, Zhao Zhuowen is caught in a dilemma because of his support for Lin Chen. Black Mamba naturally stepped forward to help him out of his predicament, which was expected by everyone.
Huang Ya scoffed dismissively, deliberately turning her head away, clearly disapproving of Black Mamba's behavior. As one of only two female warriors in the team, and with her father being a high-ranking police superintendent, the "rebellious girl" Huang Ya was defiant towards everyone.
Seeing Black Mamba's open support, Zhao Zhuowen breathed a sigh of relief, the pressure greatly eased. At that moment, the young general quickly retrieved the bullets and handed them to Lin Chen. Lin Chen nodded slightly, a sense of goodwill towards Black Mamba welling up within him. He felt this older brother was someone worth befriending.
"Thank you very much." Lin Chen took the bullet, his brief words conveying his gratitude to the young general, Zhao Zhuowen, and Black Mamba.
Carefully placing the bullets into his pocket, Lin Chen, gun in hand, resolutely stepped into the unfamiliar old forest. Without a map, without a guide, relying solely on his courage, he ventured alone into this unknown territory.
"Captain, this kid you found seems quite interesting." Black Mamba looked at Lin Chen's back with a meaningful smile on his face.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhuowen sighed softly and said, "If you are willing to give him a day, you will find that he is more than just interesting."
After saying that, he glanced at Huang Ya lying on the grass not far away and pondered to himself.
Lin Chen had set a time limit of one hour, meaning the result would be revealed in an hour. However, during that hour, no one was idle. Some, like Huang Ya, lay leisurely on the grass; while others, like the young general, couldn't stay still.
Not long after Lin Chen left, the young general became restless and prepared to enter the forest to investigate. The sharp-eyed Demon Blade immediately saw through the young general's intention and quickly stopped him: "Young General, you're not thinking of going in to take a look, are you?"
Although the young general's overall strength was weak in the team, he was an indispensable member. Modern warfare places greater emphasis on information warfare, and the competition is about the accuracy of intelligence and the ability to conduct information warfare. Therefore, his every move is crucial.
"That guy just fired in that direction, and I want to see what he hit," the young general said, pointing to the direction Lin Chen had fired earlier, driven by intense curiosity.
"Oh, really? Then count me in, I'll go in and take a look too." Surprisingly, Yang Meilin actually offered to go with the young general, which made the young general very excited.
"That kid wasn't just shooting randomly, was he? Just practicing his skills, wasn't he?" Demon Blade remarked, trying to belittle Lin Chen and win Huang Ya's favor. However, this time Huang Ya ignored him.
The young general and Yang Meilin searched the woods for fifteen minutes but still couldn't find the target Lin Chen had shot at earlier. Yang Meilin analyzed, "The captain brought him here and thought he was more suitable for this sniping mission than Sanmiao, which obviously shows the captain recognizes his ability. Even if his ten shots before were just for practice, that practice must have had a target. As long as we find his target, we can roughly know his skill level."
“The captain’s judgment isn’t bad, but everyone makes mistakes sometimes.” The young general wavered a bit at this point, saying, “Why don’t we go back? We’ve been searching for ages, and we’re over 1,500 meters away from where that guy was firing. Firing at a target from that distance… how can he practice his skills…”
Before he could finish speaking, the young general suddenly stopped. He had finally discovered what they had been searching for—a tree about thirty centimeters in radius, with a gruesome bullet hole clearly visible in its trunk.
The white sawdust was glaringly obvious, which was why the young general was able to spot it. However, what horrified him most were the bullet holes, almost all of which were concentrated in a circle only about ten centimeters in diameter. This sight made him gasp in horror!
The young general was an expert in firearms theory, and sniping was naturally one of his specialties. As he approached the tree, he quickly identified the bullet holes in the trunk as marks left by the bullets fired by Lin Chen, which were still warm to the touch!
"Shh... there are only nine bullet holes here. That kid fired ten bullets before. It seems this isn't all he got." Yang Meilin said with a sigh of relief after carefully counting the bullet holes.
The young general suddenly suggested another possibility: "Perhaps he only started aiming from the second bullet, or perhaps the first bullet missed."
Upon hearing this, Yang Meilin frowned slightly and did not respond immediately, but her gaze refocused on the bullet holes. She was reluctant to admit it, but to be able to hit the tree trunk so accurately at a distance of 1,500 meters, despite numerous external interferences, and with such a concentrated area of impact, was beyond the realm of normal human ability; it was as if the sniper had activated a high-level cheat code.
If it were just a matter of accuracy, Lin Chen's marksmanship would undoubtedly far surpass Huang Ya's. Huang Ya's best sniping result was hitting a target at 1,600 meters, and that was with three shots. If it were someone with Lin Chen's accuracy, the enemy would definitely suspect they were cheating.
"Who exactly did the boss bring this time?" Yang Meilin wondered to herself.
...
After Lin Chen stepped into the forest, although this was his first time here, it didn't mean he knew nothing about it. Before entering the forest, he had activated his perception ability to the maximum, reading the memories of the forest's conditions from everyone's minds.
Therefore, Lin Chen could be said to be more familiar with this forest than they were.
A true sniper not only needs to accurately hit the target, but also needs to conceal their position to avoid being detected by the enemy. This is because some of the enemy now possess counter-sniper equipment.
If they are accidentally discovered, the sniper himself may become the target of sniping and be attacked by powerful weapons.
During that hour, Lin Chen spent his time in the woods concealing himself, learning to track and observe. These are the three essential elements of an excellent sniper.
Now that Lin Chen had decided to take it seriously, he was determined to do his best. Moreover, given how Huang Ya and the Demon Blade were targeting him, he was even more determined to prove them wrong!
With his superhuman senses and the same skills, Lin Chen was able to unleash even greater power. He disguised himself as part of the forest, and to test the effectiveness of his disguise, he would slowly approach some animals in the forest.
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