Strongest Soldier King

About an hour later, the sky turned pale. Luo Zheng lay in ambush behind a large tree on the slope, raising his head slightly to look at the sky. The rising sun was like a fiery red ball that wasn't blinding, bringing a sense of calm and peace. Luo Zheng took a deep breath, withdrew his gaze, and looked towards the valley ahead. It was quiet, and under the sunlight, it seemed to be draped in a layer of morning glow, extraordinarily beautiful. Birds chirped joyfully in the woods, welcoming another beautiful day.

Luo Zheng's eyes fell on the mountainside ahead, where many traps had already been set up. Looking to both sides, his comrades hid in foxholes behind large trees. The foxholes could cover their bodies while the trees blocked their heads. Shooting from the foxholes behind the trees gave them the advantage of height. Each person had no fewer than ten such foxholes, which were used during RPG attacks.

Everyone crouched tightly in their foxholes, eating dry rations and relaxing their bodies, awaiting the coming battle. Cheng He was also hiding in one of the foxholes, eating the dry rations Luo Zheng had given him. Not fully trusted by Luo Zheng, he was without a gun and couldn't directly participate in the battle, which left him somewhat frustrated.

Not long after, there was movement in the valley ahead. A figure appeared within sight, cautiously approaching where they were. After passing through the valley, when they reached the foot of the slope, two more figures emerged from the valley, also approaching cautiously, moving slowly as if waiting for the one in front to confirm it was safe.

The person in front had entered firing range, and everyone patiently awaited Luo Zheng's command. Luo Zheng's muzzle was also locked on the target; he was focused and calm, his tiger eyes slightly closed to avoid any leak of killing intent. He lowered the barrel to aim at the opponent's thigh, then suddenly, his tiger eyes sprang open, and he decisively pulled the trigger.

"Whoosh!" The sniper bullet flew out with a sharp whistle, tracing a terrifying sound wave in the void, like the sinister laugh of the Death God, and struck the target's thigh brutally. The powerful bullet's energy met resistance and began to rotate rapidly, tearing the target's thigh down to the bone, as the severed leg flew far away.

The target, with a look of horror on his face, gazed ahead, his eyes showing disbelief. Standing on one leg, he seemed unaware that his leg had been shot off. When the gunfire ceased, he suddenly felt overwhelming pain sweeping over him. Looking down, he saw that one of his legs was gone.

"Ah—!" The target let out a terrified scream, his body going limp and collapsing to the ground, rolling over as blood gushed out. The piercing wails made the entire mountain forest change color.

Luo Zheng coldly watched this scene, unmoved. Enemies who dared to challenge national authority must all pay the price. It was the duty and mission of soldiers to defend. Luo Zheng hadn't even known of Bloodsucker's existence before, and even if he had, he wouldn't have cared. But after the device was stolen, the situation was different. The stranger became an enemy for life, and against such people, only blood and slaughter could wash away the nation's shame.

The screams caused the two men behind to hide, but before long, they disregarded everything and charged forward. Luo Zheng even saw commotion from the mountainside, indicating more people had learned of the situation and were coming. Luo Zheng remained unmoved, waiting coldly, and he said, "Don't shoot, wait for my order. They're mine."

"Yes." Everyone understood Luo Zheng's intention not to prematurely expose their combat power and quickly agreed. They also wanted to see Luo Zheng's sniping skills, especially Zhou Gang and others from the Mountain Eagle Team, who were his former teammates. They were eager to see how high their old leader's sniping ability had risen. The opportunity was rare, and they were excited and full of anticipation.

Soon, a member of Bloodsucker charged up, with another covering from behind. It was a standard leapfrog attack tactic, but to Luo Zheng, such tactics could be ignored. The bait was set, and unless the enemy disregarded it, they'd have to charge forward. The tactical significance of advancing was minimal.

Concentrating, aiming, Luo Zheng spotted through the sniper scope the opponent flashing from behind a tree, rushing towards another. Running at a speed of about ten meters per second, it rivaled the Kampi World's sprint champion, making it very difficult to aim. Moreover, the opponent's movement technique was elusive, increasing the difficulty of sniping. Luo Zheng calculated the distance between them, roughly three hundred meters. This distance didn't require considering the drift. With a wind speed of three and good visibility, the sniping conditions were excellent. However, due to the opponent's speed, shooting was impossible.

Luo Zheng decisively gave up shooting, moving his index finger slowly off the trigger, taking a deep breath, patiently waiting. Soon, the opponent entered within two hundred meters, still running at high speed through the trees, making shooting impossible. After calming his breathing, Luo Zheng aimed again.

Soon, the opponent entered a hundred meters range, making it easier to shoot, but the speed remained the same, making aiming difficult. Luo Zheng got angry, seeing there were no large trees for the target to hide around, only a few small trees. He had a sudden idea, controlled the sniper rifle with one hand, pulled a pistol from the outside of his thigh with the other, and fired a shot without much aim, not expecting to hit, mainly to intimidate. After shooting, Luo Zheng quickly set the pistol aside, grabbed the sniper rifle again to aim, and once the pistol fired, the opponent instinctively sought nearby trees for cover, showing clean and proficient movements.

"Whoosh!" Luo Zheng decisively fired. The M99 sniper rifle, capable of penetrating a 10mm homogeneous steel plate at 800 meters and a 30-degree angle, shot towards the target with no barriers within a hundred meters. The sniper bullet got embedded in the tree without resistance.

The tree the target hid behind was only as thick as an adult's arms around it, and the wood wasn't hard. The bullet penetrated the tree trunk; although the flight path deviated due to the trunk, it still unstoppably drilled into the target's body, tearing through muscle tissue, forming a bowl-sized bloody hole, the bullet's kinetic energy dissipating as it got caught by bone, remaining inside the body.

The target let out a scream, collapsing to the ground, rolling in pain, yet biting his lip to suppress a cry, showing grit. The people around were amazed by Luo Zheng's exquisite sniping tactics: the pistol shot to scare the snake out, followed by a lethal strike. Didn't he fear the tree might not be penetrable and thus wasteful?

Everyone looked around in surprise and quickly noticed that the surrounding trees were about the same size and not like those further away, requiring more than three people to embrace. This discovery led them to a more comprehensive understanding of Luo Zheng's sniping ability, deepening their admiration for him a bit more.

Meanwhile, Luo Zheng remained unmoved, searching for the remaining Bloodsucker member. Among the three, one was wounded, another killed, leaving one. But the forest ahead was silent, with no birds singing or insects buzzing, only the sound of painful groans echoing through the trees. Luo Zheng's expression darkened, and he softly said, "Upon discovering the target, engage in free sniping."

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