Chapter 27: The First Gunfight

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  Flower leopard! Damn it! Such a godforsaken place on Stone Mountain actually has flower leopards?!

  Leopards are known for their agility and vigilance, but the key is that this feline animal is almost all-capable. It can climb mountains, dive into water, climb trees, has extremely high intelligence, and more importantly, damn it, it's a social animal.

  Xu Ming secretly congratulated himself, fortunately this thing didn't come down the mountain to forage last night, otherwise it would have been a disaster. With such explosive power and agility, it's likely that no one could escape its attack.

  "Everyone be aware of the surroundings, there is a leopard." Xu Ming made such a gesture with great effort, leopards are not in gestures, Xu Ming tried to mimic the appearance of a leopard, hoping they could see it.

  Even if others didn't understand Xu Ming's meaning, they still understood the gesture of "pay attention to the surroundings". Everyone was nervously wiping their sweaty palms and carefully observing their surroundings.

  Initiative is the first essential for a sniper.

  Through the shrubs, Xu Ming did not see the leopard cat's head clearly, but from the exposed paw pads, it was an adult leopard cat. Judging from the joint shape of its paws, it should be in a standing position.

  How tall are adult leopards? Xu Ming's mind quickly flashed through some scenes of the animal world, Teacher Zhao had said before that an adult leopard can jump up to 1.2 meters at most, so its height should be between 50 cm and 70 cm.

  I hope Teacher Zhao didn't cheat me!

  Xu Ming took a deep breath, trying to make his breathing even. This was the first time he used the AWM sniper rifle in real life, although he had long since memorized its performance and had used it countless times in virtual games.

  But at this time he still couldn't help but feel tense, he relaxed his tightly clenched right hand, his palm was all sweaty, and he spat a mouthful of saliva on the back of his hand, slightly stretching it.

  Southeast wind, wind speed level 1.

  Not against the wind direction, very suitable for shooting.

  Xu Ming exhaled softly, his shoulders steady, the gun barrel not trembling in the slightest. He clenched his right hand tightly twice before suddenly pulling the trigger.

  "Hmm"

  The AWM sniper rifle, equipped with a silencer, made a sound like a bird's chirp, but in the quiet and silent deep forest, it still made everyone's heart tremble violently.

  A thicket of bushes burst forth with a gush of blood, the branches and leaves shaking violently as an adult leopard with a gunshot wound in its belly tumbled out.

  The leopard obviously hadn't given up, its two gloomy eyes staring fixedly at Xu Ming.

  Xu Ming was surprisingly calm at this time. The cheetah's speed can reach up to 120 kilometers per hour, and even if it is injured, it will only provoke its ferocity.

  A distance of over 100 meters, just a few breaths apart.

  The leopard sprang to its feet, arching its back in pain, but it only let out two hoarse cries before bounding away in the direction of Xu Ming.

  Alright, Teacher Zhao! Leopards can jump up to 1.2 meters at most! I'll believe you one more time! A furious leopard with spots must be able to reach this height, right?

  Xu Ming's eyes were fixed on the flower leopard's hind legs, silently calculating the position of the flower leopard's jump. The muzzle slowly moved upwards, and suddenly Xu Ming pulled the trigger again.

  "Hmm"

  The second shot rang out, and the leopard's head suddenly burst open in mid-air, its body falling flat to the ground, with blood flowing all over.

  The rifle bolt was pulled back and another cartridge ejected.

  The originally quiet forest, with Xu Ming's two gunshots, had some rustling sounds, and the branches and leaves of several bushes in the distance were swaying constantly.

  Xu Ming's pupils contracted and he turned his head to quickly sign to Maya and Harry with one hand.

  "Seven o'clock direction! Seize the high ground! Suppressing firepower!"

  Maya and Harry nodded in understanding, the two rushed towards a mound at seven o'clock direction, Maya's AK74 assault rifle and Harry's submachine gun were laid flat on the mound.

  He swiftly made a "twelve o'clock direction, fan-shaped suppressive fire" hand signal to Caruso and Glenn.

  Kap's eyesight was better than Xu Ming's, and before Xu Ming could give the order, he had already pulled Jin Pu to the direction of three o'clock.

  The seven-man team was suddenly divided into four groups, although slightly flustered, but all reacted relatively quickly. Xu Ming was full of emotion, and the environment really tempered people.

  Before Xu Ming gave the order, they all saw the swaying leaves. Caruso was the most excited, using his MG74 machine gun, and first swept out a burst of fire.

  Others who heard the gunfire all trembled with fear, and burst into a chorus of gunfire, in an instant, the sound of gunfire echoed through the entire forest, countless leaves and tree bark flew everywhere.

  This was a rare opportunity to practice his marksmanship, and Xu Ming naturally wouldn't be polite. The sniper rifle in his hands seemed to have eyes of its own, and every bullet he fired would inevitably bring up a splash of fresh blood.

  The leopards were thoroughly stunned by the powerful firepower, and out of the animal's instinctive intuition for danger, whether they were injured or not, as long as they could still run, they all ran away instantly.

  But this group of young people went crazy and continued shooting until all the leopards disappeared.

  Xu Ming furrowed his brow, removed the silencer from the sniper rifle, and fired a shot into the sky. The huge sound of the high-explosive bullet suddenly stunned everyone, causing them to involuntarily stop in their tracks.

  Everyone made a gathering gesture and quickly moved in front of Xu Ming, standing in a neat row.

  "To be honest, everyone's performance surprised me." Xu Ming glanced at them and said lightly: "I know you're still in a state of excitement, but this is fatal for us."

  Everyone was doused with a bucket of cold water and suddenly became quiet. Others lowered their heads, but Caruso had an expressionless face.

  "Of course, at the beginning, you all performed very well, coordinating with each other and keeping up with the rhythm. Although there was some chaos, I believe that before long, we will all become very tacit. Xu Ming continued: "However, don't forget Instructor Jack's words, don't waste your every bullet carelessly, no matter what time it is."

  Xu Ming's eyes were coldly fixed on Caruso, this big guy was using a heavy machine gun, and just now he was the one who fired the most fiercely. Caruso felt Xu Ming's gaze, couldn't help but shiver, and was so scared that he lowered his head.

  For some reason, at this moment Xu Ming had an air of superiority, not only was there a hint of coldness, but more so a sense of oppression.

  "Quickly sweep the battlefield, gather spoils of war, leave within ten minutes and return to camp."

  Harry raised his head and weakly asked: "Excuse me, sir, how exactly do we clean up the battlefield?"

  Xu Ming smiled slightly and said, "No need to call me officer, I'm not one. Just call me Old Xu. Cleaning up the battlefield means erasing all signs of your battles here, including shell casings."

  Apart from Kap, everyone else's face turned white. Because in the previous gun battle, Hua Bao did not enter the crossbow's range, so Kap didn't fire a single arrow and only fired a few shots with his Mauser pistol.

  Others were not so lucky, including Maya, who was shot at least 30 times, and Caruso, who was shot at least 70 times.

  "Hey, boss, I don't think it's fair that we have to pick up the shell casings. Give me a reason why," Karuso said loudly and indignantly. No wonder, the recoil of the heavy machine gun was huge, shell casings were flying everywhere, especially with so many of them, making collection the most difficult part.

  Xu Ming did not show any dissatisfaction with Caruso's voice, and said lightly: "Because it will expose your weapons, so that the enemy can know our firepower configuration, which is a terrible thing."

  "But this isn't a battlefield and our only enemy is leopards, what can they do even if they know?" Karuso said, still fuming.

  Xu Ming's voice suddenly turned cold, and he said sternly: "For us, any place is a battlefield. Because we are not regular troops, but special forces. In the future, we will carry out tasks that are almost impossible to survive. And these are what cultivate our combat qualities. A soldier without combat qualities has no way out on the battlefield except death."