Sharp Blade of War (First Update Seeking Collection)

  "Yes, I'm gone, to be exact, I escaped. Originally we agreed to escape together, but I was caught and he threatened to beat me to death. Two thick wooden clubs were broken on my wrist, I was beaten until I vomited blood!"

  Tang Ao nodded and asked: "Then did your old man beat you to death?"

  "I'd rather die!" Lei Feng replied with a dark face to Tang Ao.

  "You were beaten to death, how can you still talk to me?"

  "Don't you think your own question is stupid!" Lei Feng misunderstood Tang Ao's humor, or rather, he didn't understand humor at all.

  Tang Ao stopped joking with him, "So you're bad at shooting, it's because of your old man!"

  "Yes, every time I pick up the gun, his angry roar and my mother's crying face involuntarily appear in my mind, and I even can't control the trembling of my hands!"

  Tang Ao sank into thought for a moment, then continued: "I've observed your shooting, either you can't hit the target, but once you do, it's usually in the 9th or 10th ring. Your weakness lies in being unable to shake off the psychological shadow left by your father!"

  "When did you become a psychologist, you piece of trash? I know more about this than you do!" Tang Ao's shallow analysis made Lei Feng look at him with disdain.

  "Lao San, don't move, you can't get past Tang Ao!" Tian Meizi felt sorry for Tang Ao.

  "Girls should keep their elbows outwards, if your father finds out you're flirting with men in the army, he'll kill you!" Lei Feng said with a glare, 30% scolding and 70% teasing.

  "You little stinker, dare say another word or I'll pull your ears off!"

  Tang Ao looked at the poor-mouthed siblings, but in Dan Feng's eyes, a strange light flashed by, "I'm not a heart doctor, but I know how to erase your psychological shadow!"

  Tang Ao told Lei Feng to go get the gun, and Lei Feng went with some doubts. When he came back, he heard Tian Mei Zi shouting and scolding Tang Ao as a rascal from afar. Lei Feng furrowed his brow in confusion, picked up the Type 79 sniper rifle, and looked through the scope. What he saw almost made him spit blood.

  Tian Meizi's hands were tied behind her back with a belt by Tang Ao, while Tang Ao smiled at the distant Lei Feng and winked at him, then slowly stretched out his salty pig hand towards Tian Meizi's chest, towards the chest of Lei Feng's beloved older sister.

  Bang!

  Almost subconsciously, without hesitation, Lei opened fire on Tang Ao, a scorching bullet pierced through Tang Ao's arm stretched out to Tian Meizi, and then he wanted to fire the second shot, this time he aimed at Tang Ao's head!

  "What have I done?!"

  Lei Feng looked at the aiming mirror, Tang Ao's painful expression made him break out in a cold sweat instantly, and his finger on the trigger also suddenly popped open, he... almost killed Tang Ao.

  Lightning quickly ran towards Tang Ao and Tian Mei, who were three hundred meters away. Tang Ao's face was deathly pale as he covered his arm, which was spurting blood, and lay on the ground, muttering: "Ancestors of eighteen generations, what use is shooting at a target with live ammunition? A mistake, a mistake!"

  The proud aura on Lei Feng's body was gone, and he panted and shouted: "Fortunately, I stopped in time, otherwise the next shot would be your brain!"

  "How was I supposed to know you were using live ammo, or else I wouldn't have dared to do that!" Perhaps due to lingering fear, Tang Ao's voice trembled, "However, your aim is quite accurate!"

  Lei Ting stared at Tang Ao's arm, which was bleeding profusely, and then looked at the sniper rifle in his hand, suddenly realizing: "You can come up with such a rotten idea, you... what can I say about you!"

  When Tang Ao wanted to insult Lei Feng's sister, he fired a shot in a moment of urgency. At that moment, his hands did not tremble like they used to when shooting targets before, and the painful memories in his mind did not resurface either. So he hit Tang Ao, thus freeing himself from the painful memories of the past, all thanks to Tang Ao's stupid idea.

  "Can't you snap out of it? I'm bleeding profusely and need bandages!!!"

  Tang Ao is a total bastard, but Lei Feng has to admit that being considered as his brother by him is the luckiest thing that has ever happened in his life!

  Three years later, combat command hall!

  In the pitch-black command room, fifteen soldiers held guns, their tall and straight bodies like javelins, their rugged faces smeared with camouflage paint exuding ferocity and terror. In the silence, only suppressed breathing echoed in the room. They were war eagles, they were fierce tigers, they were dragons, they were battle knives, waiting to be unsheathed!

  A projector casts a photo of a man on the wall in front, Wang Hu's icy voice sounds: "Remember this person's appearance, half an hour later, you will follow me to Tanzania, take a helicopter to the war zone in Tanzania, and bring him back safely. The code name for this mission is 'Single Arm Mr.', any questions?"

  "I guarantee to complete the task!"

  The fourteenth squad's soldiers stood up in unison, responding with excited and loud cheers.

  After two years of hard work, they can finally execute their tasks smoothly, and the word "excitement" is not enough to describe the thrill of Tang Ao and others!

  The deputy commander Xu looked at the excited soldiers and shook his head, saying: "You don't need to be so excited, this mission is basically 'going outside to pick someone up and bring them home', the danger level is almost zero!"

  "This is the first time, let them get excited for a while!"

  Maybe because he was about to go on a mission, Wang Hu began to take care of Tang Ao and others for the first time.

  Xu Ziqin walked straight up to Tang Ao and said, "After this mission, your wish to become a 'real soldier' will be fulfilled. Is there anything you'd like to say?"

  "I've been working hard for two years, just for dignity. Now I'm going to succeed, I'm a professional soldier! I must return home in glory and show off, let those who looked down on me know they were wrong!" Tang Ao said, as if he had already imagined his triumphant moment.

  King Hu furrowed his brow and asked in a cold voice again: "Is that all?"

  "Of course, Liu Guofu's grandson must call me 'grandpa' a few times in front of the whole county and kowtow to me!"

  Tang Ao and his companions went to receive ammunition, but Wang Hu looked at his back and frowned even deeper.

  Deputy Captain Xu obviously knew what Wang Hu was thinking, and came forward to comfort him: "This kid is good in every way, but his awareness is too low. He's always thinking about those messy things. After this mission, I'll give him a good political lesson and let him thoroughly understand what a professional soldier is!"

  Endless yellow sand, desert country, oil capital. Here, money, power and prestige are infinitely magnified, and these qualities have created its unique theme: war, endless war!

  A small border town covered in yellow sand, a two-story building worn down by wind and sand, an oriental man with yellow skin standing on the spacious rooftop waiting for something, his face calm, eyes indifferent, but upon closer inspection, it can be seen that his body is incomplete, one palm gone without a trace, the severed wrist still slowly bleeding.

  Suddenly, two black dots appeared in the distant sky, slowly approaching the two-story building. As they drew closer, the black dots revealed their true appearance: two large civilian helicopters with no markings on them. The one-armed man used his only hand to pull out a signal flare and ignite it, guiding the direction of the two helicopters!

  One helicopter descended onto the rooftop of a two-story building, while another hovered in mid-air. As soon as the descending helicopter touched down, seven soldiers clad in combat gear burst out of the cabin. Like their comrades, they bore no identifying insignia on their persons, and the guns in their hands were brand-new M4A1 carbines, one of the most ubiquitous firearms in war-torn regions, making it impossible to trace their origin.

  Seven soldiers rushed down the helicopter, six of them took up positions to surround the area, and the last soldier walked up to the one-armed man with big strides. With his narrow phoenix eyes exposed outside his combat uniform, he carefully looked at the one-armed man for a few moments before pressing the wireless transmitter and saying in Chinese: "Target confirmed, it's 'One-Armed Sir'!"

  It seemed to have received an order, the soldiers made a please gesture to the amputated man, the amputated man nodded coldly and quickly boarded the helicopter, seven soldiers also quickly returned to the cabin, the helicopter took off with a roar, returning along the original route, the whole process took less than one minute, neat and efficient!

  In the helicopter cabin, the man with a broken arm was silent and closed his eyes to rest, his cold expression still on his face. Meanwhile, the seven soldiers beside him had removed their masks, revealing young faces smeared with camouflage paint - it was Tang Ao, Chang Sun Qi, Hong Liang and others!

  Tang Ao looked at the one-armed man who was meditating with his eyes closed and muttered: "This guy is even more infuriating than Wang Mang, he's so cold it feels like falling into an ice cave!"

  "Watch your mouth, kid! I'm still here!" Wang Hu reminded coldly without taking his eyes off the helicopter controls.

  Tang Ao obviously forgot, and couldn't help but cough twice in embarrassment, making Hong Ye and others next to him burst out laughing, the tension in the task instantly dissipated!

  Hong Yan stretched his waist and said with a relaxed tone: "This task is too easy, it's not stimulating at all. I didn't even release the safety on my gun and I've already completed the mission!"

  "So what do you think is exciting, must a shell blow off two of your three legs before you're satisfied?" Xu Ziqin started indoctrinating Hong Qian with his 'doctrine of the mean' again.

  "Whoosh... Bang!"

  As soon as Xu Ziqin's voice fell, a fireball suddenly flashed by the side of the helicopter and flew towards the distant sky, followed by a loud explosion in the distance. Xu Ziqin's face changed color, it was actually a rocket!

  Wang Hu's icy roar followed: "There are large numbers of armed troops on the ground, attacking the helicopter!"

  Hong Yan poked his head out to take a look at the ground, and with a pale face, he turned back to scold Xu Ziqin: "Deputy Captain, you jinx! You say something comes true, suddenly so many armed troops popped up!"

  "These troops are armed and stationed in the unmanned border area all year round. When you came, you might have startled them, so they prepared RPGs and waited for you to come to their doorsteps. They don't need a reason to start a war!" The man with the broken hand suddenly spoke up, his words hitting the nail on the head: "If we keep flying like this, it won't be RPGs anymore. The rebel army will eventually use 'Stinger' missiles to shoot down these two civilian helicopters!"