Chapter 158 A Trap

On the hillside, after the second group's deputy sniper of Kang Zhengzhong's squad changed his firing location, he habitually asked, "Main sniper, position."

Three seconds later, there was no response from the radio.

The deputy sniper frowned, crouching behind a rock, and asked again, "Main sniper, respond if you hear."

The communication channel was silent, without a trace of noise.

The deputy sniper immediately looked down at the military combat instrument on his wrist. Seeing that the red dot indicating the main sniper's position was still in the same place, he made a judgment in his mind, "Number One, Leo is dead."

Kang Zhengzhong, who entered last, stopped slowly near the bottom of the hillside, also glanced at the combat instrument, and his brain began to work rapidly.

Currently, the three members of the second group's assault team were closest to the escaping target. One of the two snipers at the high point had been taken out, and the other one was definitely being watched.

The grenade launcher responsible for fire support in the outer trench had already been pinned down and probably wouldn't be able to play much of a role.

The enemy had at least twenty people. His side, two groups combined, only had eleven. Their combat strength was clearly at an absolute disadvantage.

What to do?

After pausing for about four or five seconds, Kang Zhengzhong immediately ordered, "Assault team, leave one person to create obstacles for the enemy, and the other two advance as quickly as possible. Second group's deputy sniper becomes the main sniper. After firing again, immediately go silent and try to locate anyone approaching you. All members of the first group, go silent and quickly approach the assault team based on the information from the combat instrument."

"Roger!"

"Roger!"

"……!"

The team members immediately responded. Then, Kang Zhengzhong personally contacted Wang Zhen and requested the local garrison to provide support as quickly as possible.

……

Above the hillside, the second group's deputy sniper, positioned behind a rock, aimed at Su Tianyu and the others and fired two shots decisively.

The crisp sound of gunfire exploded in the mountain forest. The deputy sniper immediately got up and ran hard towards a high point with a good firing view to the left and rear.

About thirty seconds later, Hou Guoyu, following the sound of the earlier gunfire, bent over and quickly moved through the center of the woods, arriving near the location where the gun had fired.

The area around Dragon City has a tropical climate, and the mountain forests are extremely dense. At nightfall, the branches and twigs in the forest block the faint moonlight, making the forest very dim. In some places, visibility was less than a meter.

Hou Guoyu squatted under a tree, holding the night vision device he had snatched from the Asian man, and slowly looked uphill.

Seconds later, Hou Guoyu's gaze stopped at a high point with a very good firing view. There, two rocks, each half a person's height, protruded outwards, forming a natural cover.

After a brief pause, Hou Guoyu walked a short distance while squatting. Seeing that he was less than thirty meters away from the high point, he began to lie on the ground and slowly crawl forward.

Once he was very close, Hou Guoyu slowly set up the sniper rifle he had taken from the Asian man and looked towards the rocks through the scope.

In the darkness, Hou Guoyu carefully scanned the area around the rocks and finally saw a corner of a military green sniper backpack on the lower left side.

He had caught up!

Hou Guoyu licked his lips, not moving rashly and not firing, but waiting quietly.

Time passed by. There was still no gunfire from behind the rocks, which made Hou Guoyu very puzzled, because he wanted to wait for the enemy to fire, adjust their firing position again, and then take them out with one shot.

But after waiting for a long time, there was no movement behind the rocks.

Had they gone silent?

He had already taken out one sniper, so it was understandable that the other sniper had gone silent. But if they were silent, why weren't they moving? Were they responsible for providing cover?

Hou Guoyu frequently deduced the other party's thoughts in his mind. He had to figure out what the opponent was thinking before they did. Because in this environment, psychological warfare was far more important than skill. Once the gun fired, the outcome would only be life or death.

After waiting for nearly half a minute, the sniper still hadn't moved.

Hou Guoyu put away the rifle he had set up, stared at the sniper backpack behind the rocks, slowly got up, and decided to go and take a look.

One step, two steps, three steps, Hou Guoyu got closer and closer to the rock cover.

Seven or eight meters behind the rocks, the second group's deputy sniper, who had discarded his backpack, was holding a pistol, his back pressed tightly against a tree trunk, his eyes fixed on the area around the rocks.

"Creak!"

The sound of a foot stepping on a dry branch, very soft, echoed. The deputy sniper, who had set up the shooting trap for Hou Guoyu, slowly raised his arm and moved his gun out to the side. As long as the other party took another step forward and showed his head, he was one hundred percent confident that he could take him out with one shot and avenge the Asian man.

As the distance between them narrowed, Hou Guoyu squatted on the ground, staring at the rock cover, sweat beading on his forehead, and didn't move for a long time.

A stalemate!

The two sides were deadlocked for three seconds!

Hou Guoyu suddenly turned around and ran back the way he had come without hesitation, his body brushing against the branches of the trees, making a rustling sound.

Behind the tree trunk, the deputy sniper looked incredulously at the direction Hou Guoyu was fleeing, but didn't move rashly.

Seven or eight seconds passed.

The deputy sniper wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said in a low voice on the communication channel, "Number One, the person who killed Leo is very cautious. My shooting trap wasn't successful."

"Can you retreat?" Kang Zhengzhong asked.

"He didn't enter the trap, but he might not have left," the deputy sniper said, swallowing. "I'm not going to move. Send someone to approach me."

"Roger, stay where you are!" Kang Zhengzhong immediately replied.

Behind the tree trunk, the deputy sniper was like an old turtle, not observing Hou Guoyu's previous hiding place, nor moving a step to the outside, just waiting quietly.

Below, in a patch of weeds, Hou Guoyu waited for the other party for nearly a minute, then immediately turned around and ran, yelling into the radio, "Su Tianyu, the other side is very tough! I don't have any backup, but they definitely do. It's too risky for me to take out the second sniper! Adjust your thinking, I'll chase ahead alone, you guys find a way to block their reinforcements…!"

"If you can't take him out, leave first, don't take any risks!" Su Tianyu replied immediately, "We're also chasing forward and are already close to their pursuit team."

"Okay," Hou Guoyu replied immediately, "Give me support later!"

At the same time.

One of the second group's assault team members who was chasing A Shui dropped back, pulled out a folding drone from his left side tactical bag, placed it on the ground, opened it, and controlled it to take off.

At the same time, the two in front, while running, dropped four smoke grenades along the way.