Li Xiaoning climbed to a high point and observed the Japanese camp below.
She spotted Chen Jinzhao's figure a hundred meters away from the camp, but felt hesitant. "How can Chen Jinzhao kill those Japanese from such a distance?"
The effective range of a handgun was fifty meters.
Beyond fifty meters, accuracy would significantly decrease, making it difficult to kill enemies with a handgun.
Li Xiaoning worried for Chen Jinzhao.
At the foot of the mountain.
Chen Jinzhao stopped a hundred meters away from the camp.
Any further would risk exposure.
Chen Jinzhao also sensed a hint of danger. Someone was guarding the camp with sniper rifles on the mountain. Based on his estimation, there were two heavy sniper rifles. If Chen Jinzhao advanced further, he would be detected by them.
And if he were discovered by the camp personnel, Chen Jinzhao, caught in a chaotic battle, would be easily shot by the snipers overhead.
What should he do?
After a moment of thought, Chen Jinzhao decided to adopt a more troublesome method – he would first use his knife to slit the throats of the two snipers.
Without the high ground and the covering fire from the snipers, the camp in the valley would be within Chen Jinzhao's shooting range. Coupled with obtaining the heavy sniper rifles, Chen Jinzhao was confident he could kill half the people in the camp, and the rest would be easy to handle.
With this in mind, Chen Jinzhao immediately put his plan into action.
He slowly began to retreat, making no sound, using the trees and rocks to avoid the snipers' line of sight.
Meanwhile.
Li Xiaoning also noticed something amiss.
Why was Chen Jinzhao retreating?
Could it be that Chen Jinzhao felt incapable of killing them all and had decided to withdraw? This thought seemed plausible but was quickly dismissed by Li Xiaoning. Although she hadn't spent much time with Chen Jinzhao, only a day and a night, she knew he was not the type to give up easily.
He was a man of spirit!
Li Xiaoning thought again and mused, "He must have sensed the danger from outside the camp and wants to deal with the external threats first?"
With this thought.
Li Xiaoning began to scan the surrounding mountains.
Hmm?
After a thorough scan, Li Xiaoning indeed found something unusual. A person in a white snowsuit was lying prone not far from her, holding a heavy sniper rifle, their eyes fixed on the camp below through the scope.
Li Xiaoning broke out in a cold sweat.
If she hadn't spotted this sniper, she might have died without ever knowing how.
"He's about seventy or eighty meters away. With my marksmanship, I can't possibly shoot him at this distance," Li Xiaoning thought, her resolve wavering. On one hand, she felt she couldn't kill him; on the other, she was overcome by fear.
She had never even killed a chicken, let alone a person.
Crawling back a few meters, Li Xiaoning suddenly recalled the tragic state of Peng Weiping's wife and daughter, and the sight of Peng Weiping's head hanging from a tree branch.
Li Xiaoning still couldn't forget the indignant look in Peng Weiping's eyes.
Wait!
Li Xiaoning stopped retreating.
She felt that since she couldn't escape her fate, why not do something meaningful before she died?
Chen Jinzhao had always treated her as a burden. This time, she wanted to prove to him that she was by no means a burden.
She could help Chen Jinzhao!
"Yes, I can!" Li Xiaoning encouraged herself internally, then gritted her teeth and crawled forward again.
She didn't notice her hands were trembling violently.
Closer.
Getting closer.
Li Xiaoning was now only fifty or sixty meters from the sniper, but she knew she couldn't advance any further, or she would be discovered.
She stopped and drew her pistol, aiming at the sniper nearby.
"My ancestor was the Southern King, and he killed countless Japanese. I'm not afraid at all," Li Xiaoning reassured herself, aiming at the sniper's head and suddenly pulling the trigger. However, due to her trembling hand, she missed.
She had aimed for the sniper's head but hit his shoulder instead!
Li Xiaoning was shocked. She took a deep breath and continued to fire. The sniper, only just reacting, was shot dead in a hail of bullets!
The gunshots rang out, and chaos erupted instantly.
The next moment.
A sniper bullet whizzed past Li Xiaoning, making her jump.
The sniper on the opposite mountain was firing at her, trying to kill her!
Li Xiaoning quickly took cover behind a large rock, breathing deeply. This position was temporarily safe for her.
Calming herself.
She turned to look at the corpse nearby.
The sniper had been shot twice in the head, his skull exploding like a watermelon, staining the snow below red.
"I killed someone," Li Xiaoning whispered.
"I actually killed someone. I never thought I would."
"No, I didn't kill a person, I killed a beast!"
At the foot of the mountain.
The Japanese camp was in disarray as soldiers rushed out to investigate.
Chen Jinzhao's retreating footsteps suddenly halted. He looked up in the direction of the gunshots. "Either Li Xiaoning killed the sniper, or the sniper killed her. It doesn't matter to me who died; it's created a great opportunity for me."
Instead of retreating, he charged forward at great speed towards the Japanese camp.
However, the number of Japanese soldiers was more than Chen Jinzhao had anticipated. Based on the number of footprints left in the snow, he had estimated their numbers to be around seven or eight, but now there were fourteen or fifteen Japanese soldiers in the camp.
The difficulty had increased compared to his expectations, but it wasn't a major problem.
Chen Jinzhao, taking advantage of the Japanese soldiers' complete focus on the mountain, quickly approached the camp. Within fifty meters, he raised his pistol and fired. Each shot echoed, and another Japanese soldier fell, throwing the camp into complete chaos.
The sniper on the other mountain had to divert his attention to the camp, but Chen Jinzhao's elusive movements made it difficult for the sniper to lock onto him, let alone fire.
After attempting a few shots, the sniper broke out in a cold sweat.
Chen Jinzhao's speed was so great that the sniper's shots yielded no results, and he could only watch as his comrades fell one by one.
The camp had already become a battlefield of carnage!
Hearing the gunfire from the camp below, Li Xiaoning immediately threw out a hat. Sensing no return gunfire, she realized the sniper was no longer focused on her. She quickly opened her backpack and took out her drone.
The drone ascended, allowing Li Xiaoning a clear view of the battle in the valley.
Chen Jinzhao stood amidst the blood, like a battle-hardened Asura, no one able to withstand him for more than two seconds.
Li Xiaoning was shocked, having never witnessed such a terrifying human being.
"How can he be so strong?"
"Is he even human?"