Chapter 26: Lethal Sniper Duel

  For a moment, all the brothers led by Chen Shaoqin hid behind the bunker, no one dared to move. Liu, who saw his brother being shot in the head, was very unhappy and wanted to rush out of the bunker to fight the devils hiding behind them, but Chen Shaoqin ordered him to stay hidden and not move.

  Under the highway below Xiaojia Mountain, the sound of resistance grew weaker and weaker. The little devil's firepower quickly recovered after Chen Shaoqin and his men lost their ability to attack, making Lao Er's situation even more precarious. In less than a few minutes, the car was completely covered in cannon fire, all the return gunfire stopped, and everything was beyond redemption. Everyone could only stare blankly, no matter how anxious or distressed they were in their hearts, but nothing could be done, leaving only dry tears.

  Chen Shaoqin saw that everyone was hiding still according to his orders, and it was clear that Lao Er and the others had been completely defeated. If they waited any longer, they would all be thoroughly surrounded by the devils, who would attack them from both sides.

  So that everyone can get out of this crisis, he didn't hesitate at all, grasped the long gun in his hand, jumped out of the bunker in one go, and came to a huge rock behind him. At the same time as he flipped over, he had already completed the action of loading the bullet, which would allow him to complete the firing smoothly by simply raising the gun and pulling the trigger.

  At this moment, Chen Shaoqin did not raise his gun to aim and fire, because from the opponent's shooting accuracy, he had already seen that the opponent was a well-trained sniper, with combat skills far superior to his own. How could such a formidable opponent not be closely watching his every move? Therefore, he was certain that the opponent was hiding somewhere behind him, waiting for him to make a move.

  The scorching sun shone through the leaves of the trees, without any mercy, pouring down on the ground. The tender young grass withered under the intense sunlight, and the water evaporated rapidly. Chen Shaoqin's forehead was covered with beads of sweat the size of soybeans, which fell onto a nearby rock like raindrops, splashing up tiny water flowers.

  He slightly raised his head to glance at the dazzling sun, took off the military cap on his head, found a withered branch, and used his left hand to gently lift the cap with the branch, exposing the blue sky and white sun emblem on the cap. Meanwhile, his right hand tightly grasped the rifle, with his index finger on the trigger, ready to aim and fire at any moment.

  After everything was done, all that was left was to wait, waiting for the other side to fire a shot, and then he would find the position of the ghost along the direction of the gunshot and carry out a sniper attack.

  Everything he had prepared would be useless, but the environment here was filled with the sound of gunfire from Xiaojia Mountain Road, which could completely affect his hearing and increase the difficulty for him to distinguish the enemy's gunfire. He had no choice but to go all-in.

  But the hat was taken away for a long time, and the opponent was reluctant to fire, apparently trying to consume Chen Shaoqin's patience. After all, the other side was very clear that the devils at the foot of the mountain had already occupied an absolute advantage, and as long as they consumed time, they could wait for Nomura and others to turn their guns around and support them. At that time, the consequences for Chen Shaoqin were predictable, so the opponent was not in a hurry and continued to consume like this.

  This way Chen Shaoqin was passive, the gunman did not make a move, so he would never be able to lock in on the little devil's specific position, and even more impossible to complete the sniper kill.

  His heart was racing, he put down the military cap on his left hand, reached into his waist and pulled out a grenade, but had no intention of pulling the string, instead directly assuming the posture of throwing it out. This is to confuse the opponent, making them make a wrong judgment, thinking that he is throwing the grenade at their bunker, so they will definitely open fire for their own safety, and he can take advantage of this opportunity to find his target and snipe, completely reversing the passive situation. But the cost of doing so is that his left hand would be shot, which means that in the subsequent battle, he must complete it with pain.

  Chen Shaoqin, opposite the bunker, was the Japanese gun god Yamamoto Taro. He wore a mesh jacket, and on his helmet and jacket were strips of cloth that matched the color of the leaves as camouflage, making him almost indistinguishable from the surroundings. It's hard to imagine that this young man in his early twenties had a direct connection with the term "Japanese gun god".

  At this moment, he is focusing intently on the area in front of him where Chen Shaoqin is located, within a distance of no more than 50-60 meters. He is holding a Japanese-made Type 97 sniper rifle, which not only has a longer range than Chen Shaoqin's handgun but also has a telescopic sight that can magnify distant targets by more than four times. As long as Chen Shaoqin makes even the slightest movement in his position, he will be fully exposed to view.

  He suddenly saw Chen Shaoqin's throwing action, immediately pulled the trigger under his right index finger, and a gunshot rang out. A bullet flew out of Yamamoto Taro's gun muzzle, piercing through the air resistance, directly flying towards Chen Shaoqin's left arm.

  Chen Shaowu's left arm was hit by the opponent's bullet, and before the blood flowed out, he got up with a start, holding his rifle in his right hand, aiming at the position where the opponent fired and pulling the trigger. With a loud bang, Chen Shaowu shot a spinning bullet towards the opponent. Before Yamamoto Taro could pull the bolt, it accurately hit Yamamoto Taro's right shoulder, temporarily depriving him of the opportunity to fire again. He could only lie under the cover, clutching his wound and unable to move.

  At this time, Chen Shaoqin only felt the severe pain and bleeding from his left arm, so he instinctively squatted down, covering the wound with his right hand to prevent further blood loss.

  "You silly big kid, how did you end up like this? How were you injured so badly?" Xue Yumei saw Chen Shaoqin sink into the bunker and was worried that he would get into trouble. She immediately rushed out of the bunker and came to Chen Shaoqin's side. When she saw the flowing blood, her voice began to choke up, and she pulled a strip of cloth from her clothes to help Chen Shaoqin bandage his wound.

  She was seeing someone she knew bleeding for the first time, and her panic was indescribable. At this moment, he didn't know what to do, and the only thing he could do to help Chen Shaoyin was to bandage his wound.

  "What are you crying about? It's really annoying!" Chen Shaoqin said irritably to Xue Yumei, trying to endure the pain from his wound. He didn't want to see her looking so distressed, as it would bring him a strange, inexplicable heartache that had nothing to do with the injury on his left arm. With great effort, he struggled to get up from the ground.

  "You're already hurt, can't you just be honest for once?" Xue Yumei almost begged him, her anxious tears were about to fall. She had previously pleaded with this kid's stubbornness and originally didn't have anything she couldn't accept, but inexplicably, she didn't know why, she actually cared so much whether his wound would split open from intense movement.

  "Brother, are you okay?" At this time, Liu also came to Chen Shaoqin's side. When he saw Chen Shaoqin's wound, he immediately asked, "Are you alright?"

  "It's nothing, just let the mosquitoes bite a bit!" Chen Shaoqin said to Liu the Cripple in a slightly trembling voice. "You've come at just the right time, have the brothers take advantage of the enemy sniper being injured and quickly withdraw from here! Otherwise, if those little devils below surround us, none of us will be able to leave!"

  "You're still pretending nothing's wrong, even now!" Xue Yumei felt like she'd been punched in the gut when Chen Shaoqin said everything was fine. She struggled to breathe, her voice shaking with sobs as she spoke. It was unclear whether it was because this was the first time someone close to her had gotten hurt and she couldn't handle it, or if there was something else going on inside her that made her especially worried about him.

  "Girl, don't be stunned, continue to help Officer Chen bandage!" Liu Ke didn't have the heart to care about anything else and immediately ordered Xue Yumei, then turned around and commanded his brothers behind him, "Brothers, hurry up and retreat!"