"Lan San, was that you who fired just now?" Wang Yanbing asked over the comms channel, sensing something was amiss. He continued to observe the situation below, asking, "Did you spot the Red Team, over!"
The shots were fired by a member of Blue Team's third squad.
Hearing the inquiry, Lan San irritably replied into his headset, "Lan Five, Lan San responding. No targets found, we are driving the targets away, over."
Seeing this, Wang Yanbing unhappily reminded him, "Lan San, the Red Team's snipers are quite cunning. Firing will expose your position, be careful, over."
"Roger, over!"
After speaking, Lan San directly shut down the communication system, muttering, "A mere private lectures me. What a big shot he thinks he is."
The next second, gunshots rang out again.
The sniper beside him pondered for a moment, then shook his head helplessly, making no move to stop him.
Meanwhile, Qin Feng and Li Er Niu in the jungle had already begun to aim, preparing to shoot.
Li Er Niu was good at observation. As he aimed, he was already reporting to Qin Feng.
"Target, two individuals, bearing four-three-nine-zero, distance fifty meters."
Qin Feng couldn't help but exclaim, "Too close."
After observing for a while, Er Niu asked in confusion, "What are they doing?"
"Just shooting," Qin Feng replied to Er Niu while continuing to aim his sniper rifle at the seemingly foolish Lan San, and reminded him, "Stay alert."
After watching for a bit, Li Er Niu lowered his voice and said, "At this distance, I can also make the shot." This was because their concealment was flawless, and even at fifty meters, Lan San and his renegade sniper hadn't discovered them.
"Wait a bit longer!" Qin Feng said mysteriously.
"Wait for what?" Li Er Niu was perplexed, as he saw this as the perfect opportunity.
Qin Feng patiently explained, "His magazine is almost depleted. Let's wait until he's changing magazines to fire. Their gunshots will mask ours, and we'll strike unseen." Qin Feng revealed his plan, essentially allowing them to eliminate the hunters without revealing their own position.
"Got it!" Li Er Niu replied with a wide grin, his voice suppressed.
Inside the vehicle, the foolish Lan San was still spraying bullets everywhere with his machine gun.
In a short while, all the bullets were spent, and he put down the gun.
The sniper beside him immediately said, "Alright, stop venting. Let's search the southeast direction."
"Wait, let me finish this magazine." Lan San, still reluctant to leave, lowered his head to reload.
At the same moment, Qin Feng, positioned higher up, gave the order, "Pair by pair, on my command."
Lan San had reloaded his magazine and began firing again.
"One, two, three!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Feng and Li Er Niu simultaneously pulled the triggers of their sniper rifles.
Bang! Bang!
Two sniper shots rang out almost in unison.
The next second, smoke began to rise from the heads of Lan San and the person beside him. They had been hit and were eliminated.
Lan San and his comrade were stunned. The machine gun in Lan San's hands ceased firing. The two exchanged bewildered glances.
"Qin Feng, I hit them!" Li Er Niu excitedly stared at the two smoking figures ahead and said.
Qin Feng immediately encouraged him, "Er Niu, I told you you could do it. You're a wolf."
Then, the two quickly got up and concealed their tracks.
Inside the vehicle, the two 'fallen' hunters began to bicker incessantly.
"Didn't you say they were nowhere to be seen?" Lan San took off his helmet and roared.
The other person retorted, "You were firing wildly and drew them here. You're blaming me?"
The next second, Qin Feng and Li Er Niu were already near their vehicle.
"Buddy, you're so bold, waiting for us here. Speak up!" Lan San arrogantly said, still defiant.
Qin Feng looked up but said nothing.
Li Er Niu said with disdain, "Have you ever seen someone talking to a dead person?" In a way, these two were no longer alive.
Qin Feng remained silent, patting Er Niu to remain vigilant.
He then immediately laid booby traps around the vehicle, covering them with fallen leaves to conceal them.
After watching for a while, Lan San muttered, "They're truly ruthless, laying booby traps."
Finished, Qin Feng patted Er Niu and led the way out.
As they retreated, Li Er Niu's voice responded, "It's good we didn't strap it to you."
Qin Feng had two objectives in doing this. First, if they couldn't drive away, they would attract too much attention, so the vehicle had to be destroyed. Second, the two people in the vehicle were already 'eliminated' and couldn't drive it. Anyone who could drive it would be from Blue Team. Leaving a booby trap would detonate it as soon as they started driving, killing everyone inside. It was killing two birds with one stone.
Watching the retreating figures of their prey, Lan San said helplessly, "Well, two from Blue Team are down at the start of the engagement."
"And it's all because of your messing around..."
The two inside the vehicle started arguing fiercely again.
Meanwhile, on the other side, He Chenguang, Wang Yanbing, Song Kaifei, and Xu Tianlong of Blue Team were no longer in the helicopter.
They had parked the armed helicopter in a relatively open area.
The four of them split their duties: two kept watch and observed, while two looked at their notes, deep in thought.
"Defeated before the battle even began," Xu Tianlong said while observing the surroundings, "Two are already down."
Song Kaifei adjusted the cloth strips on his cap and said, "They did this right where they landed. They haven't moved."
"Truly the audacity of a newborn calf! No wonder we haven't seen them," Xu Tianlong exclaimed as if he had a sudden realization.
"Qin Feng used the most inappropriate plan, a stakeout. He's clearly targeting me," Wang Yanbing said, looking down at his notes.
Hearing this, Song Kaifei was speechless. He turned to Wang Yanbing and said, "Damn it, why do you think you're so important? Why would everything be targeted at you?"
"Ridiculous!" Song Kaifei added dryly.
Wang Yanbing threw his pen and walked towards Song Kaifei.
He Chenguang immediately intervened, stopping the agitated Wang Yanbing, "Yanbing! Yanbing!"
Seeing this, Song Kaifei also dropped his guard and stood up, shouting, "What? What are you going to do?"
"What are you two doing?" Xu Tianlong stepped between them and yelled at both sides, "What are you two doing?"
He then turned to Song Kaifei and retorted, "Why can't you stop? You wouldn't shut up in the helicopter."
Then, he turned to Wang Yanbing and said, "Wang Yanbing, don't lose your composure. Before Qin Feng can eliminate us, let's not eliminate ourselves first."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent and began to discuss the plan. The battle hadn't officially begun, and these individuals couldn't fall into disarray first.
Xu Tianlong glanced at the map and directly said, "We will establish B121 as our base. Conduct a fan-shaped search within a radius of five hundred meters. Maintain communication. Everyone understand!"
"Understood!" everyone replied immediately.
Then, the four of them separated and began a thorough search, not missing a single spot.
Meanwhile, on the other side...