Strongest Soldier King Chapter 739 739: Thought of a Way

Ghost Hand's injury abruptly made everyone realize an issue, they had underestimated their enemy. After successive surprise attacks, killing seven enemies, their confidence skyrocketed, forgetting that they were facing the elite Snow Bear warriors, the most formidable military force of the Arctic Bear Country. The cost of underestimation was high; thankfully, the enemy had only aid for the body, not the head, otherwise, death would have been certain. Everyone was secretly alard and beca more vigilant.

"Nobody move," Luo Zheng said angrily. Ghost Hand's actions had been entirely futile, and he'd nearly gotten himself killed, which infuriated Luo Zheng. His cold gaze searched the snowy field ahead, still finding no trace of the enemy. After observing the terrain, he said coldly, "Snow Bear, you sneak attack the target on the slope from behind, be careful."

"Understood," Snow Bear quickly said.

"The enemy is at most three people, one has gone to the slope, and there can be at most two hiding in the snow ahead. Brother Mountain Eagle, your position is closer to the slope direction, make a detour there, find a suitable position to hide well, and work with the Snow Leopard Brothers to take him down," Luo Zheng ordered coldly, deciding that since the enemy was hiding and ambushing, it was ti to take the initiative to attack.

"There's sothing very suspicious," Lan Xue suddenly said in a low voice.

"What is it?" Luo Zheng asked, surprised.

"The gunman was only two hundred ters away from Ghost Hand. With their skills, there's no reason to aim for the torso instead of the head. The torso is a larger target, easier to hit. It feels like the other side didn't care whether that shot hit or not, as if they were deliberately exposing themselves, but why?" Lan Xue said with a mix of alarm and suspicion. As a seasoned sniper, her combat experience was even richer than Luo Zheng's, and combined with a woman's intuition, she acutely sensed that sothing was off.

Luo Zheng was taken aback, and following Lan Xue's line of thought, also felt sothing was amiss. If it were him, once deciding to shoot, he'd aim to kill, not just fire and hide. Originally, they were well hidden; there was no need to take a risk and change position. That shot was strange; it wasn't about killing, so what was it about?

"Could it be to draw your fire?" Ghost Hand said with a startle, wearing a heavy coat and lying in the snow without feeling too cold. Despite being shot, his thinking beca clearer. Looking at the quiet snowfield ahead, his expression grew solemn as he continued, despite the pain, "Ghost's position has already been revealed, as well as Snow Leopard's and Brother Mountain Eagle's. That leaves only the captain. Could it be to draw the captain's fire?"

"That's possible, Xue Er, what do you think?" Luo Zheng said, his eyes lighting up with approval.

"It's hard to say. I haven't fired at all from the beginning, which does carry a certain deterrent power. Just now, I almost couldn't resist firing at the person who exposed himself. If it weren't for my lack of confidence, I would have already exposed my position. If they really are probing for my position, then I can't afford to take this shot," Lan Xue said softly.

"Right, let them be wary and act less arrogantly," Ghost Hand agreed. On the battlefield, a hidden sniper is absolutely terrifying, like an invisible sword that provokes fear.

Luo Zheng also understood this principle and, after thinking it over, said, "It's good that the bullet-resistant vest was on the outside, and inside, there's the latest tight suit. Otherwise, it would have been troubleso. Brother Ghost Hand, don't be so reckless next ti, continue to play dead."

"You can say that again. The bullet-resistant vest was broken, but the tight suit was fine. The tight suit developed from the confiscated Japanese bullet-resistant vests really works well," Ghost Hand said, still shaken. "However, I can't keep playing dead. I need to hide, lest the enemy gets frustrated and brings out their rage. Then my fake corpse will beco a real one."

"Right, I didn't consider that. Find a place to hide," Luo Zheng realized his oversight and quickly said.

"I fired two shots just now, one aid at Ghost Hand and another towards the mountaintop, coming from the four o'clock direction, about four hundred ters away from the mountaintop. Leave that person to . Ghost, you keep a close watch on the one down the slope, and together with Snow Leopard and Mountain Eagle, we'll take out the enemy first," Lan Xue said coldly.

"Understood," Luo Zheng replied, swinging his gun barrel around, aiming down the slope as a sense of trepidation filled him. Two enemies had been exposed, but there should be three more. Where could the other one be? Behind him, perhaps? The thought sent a shiver down his spine, and he quickly turned his gun around, searching behind him.

Behind him was nothing but the white expanse of snow, the ground even and undisturbed, showing no sign of anything amiss. However, the thought of this invisible adversary made Luo Zheng wary. He quickly lowered his voice and warned through the headset, "Brothers, there are still three enemies. The shot just now only exposed two of them; the third's whereabouts are unknown. Be careful."

"Understood," everyone replied softly.

Luo Zheng's frosty gaze scoured the area ahead, with no suspicious targets in sight. He checked another location to the sa avail, which ramped up his anxiety. Sweat began to form in the palms of his hands gripping the gun. An exposed enemy wasn't frightening, as, no matter how well they hid, they were within a certain range. But an unexposed target was like Death God lurking behind, and no one knew when it would bare its fangs.

Just as Lan Xue, motionless in hiding, posed a threat to the Colonel, so too did the unrevealed enemy pose a significant nace to Luo Zheng. Where was he hiding? When would he take his shot? The oppression and frustration were maddening. Luo Zheng checked the other three directions for a while, to no avail, then returned to his original cover, only to find that Ghost Hand had vanished beneath the snow. An idea struck him; the best way to fight underground tunnels was with another tunnel, an experience passed down by the ancestors.

Searching for tunnels was fruitless and difficult to attack, so the best thod was to dig your own, connect it with the enemies', and fight it out underground, relying on skill to win.

With this in mind, Luo Zheng started scoping out possible routes. A charge down the slope would take minutes, making him a live target. He could detour, but the ti spent digging a tunnel was excessive, not to ntion the difficulty of maintaining direction while burrowing through the snow, which could easily lead to wasted effort.

As he pondered, he suddenly heard Lan Xue's voice through the headset: "Snow Leopard, the enemy might be heading in your direction. Be careful. Have you spotted them?"

"No, I'm lying low and waiting for an opening," Snow Leopard replied in a low voice.

"Waiting for an opening?" Luo Zheng silently contemplated. Could he afford to wait for an opening? It seed not. What about a ruse to startle the snake from the grass? At that thought, Luo Zheng's eyes brightened, he laughed to himself, having co up with a plan, and said through the headset, "Focus on the enemy down the slope. Xue Er, don't shoot."

"Have you got a plan?" Lan Xue asked, pleasantly surprised.

"A bit of an idea, I'll explain later," Luo Zheng responded, aiming at a large patch of snow on the slope, switching to an incendiary bomb, and said coldly, "Mountain Eagle, Snow Leopard, stay alert. Watch how I flush him out."