Strongest Soldier King

Perhaps because they had twice disrupted traps without being ambushed, Blood Wolf's vigilance had somewhat relaxed, thinking that there was no one around and the target was just leaving traps to slow down his pursuit. After discovering another trap, a cold smile appeared on Blood Wolf's grim face as he picked up a stone and threw it forward.

Seeing this cold smile, Luo Zheng knew his opportunity had arrived. People are most relaxed when they detect danger and deal with it—this time might be very short, but if grasped properly, it could yield an unexpected surprise. Luo Zheng knew that he must seize the moment as it would not come again; he decisively pulled the trigger, "Bang bang bang!" Bullets whistled through the air as he started with a three-round burst. Against a formidable enemy, Luo Zheng didn't trust he could kill with a single shot, instead relying on volume to compensate.

At the moment Luo Zheng pulled the trigger, Blood Wolf sensed danger, his face filled with horror. However, as he had just thrown the stone, his body was still in a relaxed state. By the time he tensed up and reacted, his body's instinctive response was already half a beat too late, and his thinking was even slower.

After all, Blood Wolf was one of the world's top ten snipers. In the blink of an eye, he leapt forward like a tiger, as quick as lightning, and continued to roll on the ground, rapidly taking cover behind a large tree. Luo Zheng watched, dumbstruck, having not anticipated this guy's reflexes to be so fast. His shooting hesitated, but as he saw a spray of blood fly, he felt somewhat comforted—this guy wasn't invincible after all.

"Whew!" A grenade flew over, thrown by Lan Xue.

Hiding behind the tree, Blood Wolf's face changed dramatically as he leapt forward in a long dive, spanning six or seven meters. Luo Zheng also realized his lapse, cursing himself for being distracted at such a time, and quickly threw a grenade, not sure if it could kill the enemy, but at least it would suppress him.

Sounds of grenade explosions erupted, and Luo Zheng watched as Blood Wolf agilely rolled and dodged through the trees, narrowly avoiding the grenades' blasts without injury. Growing anxious, he once again fired his AK47, spraying bullets wildly at Blood Wolf, completely disregarding his own exposure.

Lan Xue, hidden in the shadows, calmly raised her pistol. Her gaze was steady, and she did not rush to shoot. Instead, she calmly watched as Blood Wolf continued to roll and dodge. In the moment Blood Wolf prepared to shoot back while rolling, Lan Xue made her move. The bullet whistled through the air, hitting Blood Wolf's arm. Pain shot through his arm, causing the sniper rifle to fly out of his grasp as he darted towards a bush.

"Ah—!" A scream echoed.

Luo Zheng focused his gaze and was stunned. The super invincible, abnormal powerhouse had not died from the close-range barrage of bullets, nor from the consecutive grenade blasts, but had triggered the fourth trap, impaling an eye and penetrating his brain with a sharpened stick.

Blood Wolf's other eye bulged as he knelt to the ground, his upper body rigid, staring into the Void, his eyes filled with disbelief. Even in death, he couldn't understand how his end had come to this. For someone who had long struggled on the line between life and death, he was prepared for death and had contemplated many ways he might die, but he never imagined it would be like this.

Looking at Blood Wolf, who remained rigidly kneeling, Luo Zheng's mind went blank, not knowing whether to feel joy or pity. He moved forward mechanically, reaching out to grab the stick but then let his hand fall. Seeing Lan Xue approach, he gave a bitter smile, "I never imagined it would end like this."

"Yeah, it was a good thing you prepared an extra trap, otherwise, with his skills, we probably couldn't have held on to him, and it might have been us who died. Forget it, let's not dwell on what-ifs," Lan Xue murmured softly.

"Right, just give me a second," Luo Zheng quickly snapped out of his reverie. Having seen his share of dead bodies and after killing quite a few people himself, Luo Zheng's nerves had hardened. He no longer possessed so many sentimental feelings. He began to undress quickly, but then, realizing Lan Xue was nearby, he spoke awkwardly, "Me?"

"It's fine, just hurry and change," Lan Xue said, her cheeks reddening as she turned away. The image of Luo Zheng practicing under a waterfall flashed through her mind, dressed only in his underwear, her face flushing with embarrassment, yet she smiled blissfully.

Soon after, Luo Zheng changed into Blood Wolf's equipment. Upon opening the rucksack, he discovered it was full of supplies, including a first aid kit. He quickly took it out and began treating Lan Xue's wounds. He then checked Blood Wolf's weapons, finding an SSG69 sniper rifle renowned for its lethal precision. Many shooters described it as a "precision-guided weapon on a bullock cart," boasting that even those not skilled in shooting could hit a target head at 400 meters, a chest target at 600 meters, and achieve a hit rate of no less than 80% on moving targets at 800 meters. The accuracy of this rifle had almost become the stuff of legend. With specialized training over time, Luo Zheng was fairly familiar with this famed rifle.

After checking the ammunition and finding fifty rounds, Luo Zheng was overjoyed. He passed the rifle to Lan Xue, who had just finished redressing her wounds. She didn't hesitate, taking the sniper rifle and then pocketing the bullets for immediate use. On the battlefield where life and death hung in the balance, one could only survive by maximizing their combat effectiveness. Lan Xue knew well the gap between Luo Zheng's sniping skills and her own, and now was not the time for modesty.

"Let's set up three more traps within a ten-meter radius around Blood Wolf's body," Lan Xue said calmly, her face still stern, as she checked the weapons.

"What's wrong?" Luo Zheng, who was preparing to leave, was startled by her words and asked urgently.

"He has an apprentice, highly skilled, lurking nearby. If he hears the gunshots, he will surely come. We must eliminate him to ensure our complete escape," Lan Xue said seriously, her gaze sweeping over the surrounding forest. Her beautiful eyes filled with a chilling intent to kill, and her exquisite face was brimming with the will to fight.

"Okay," Luo Zheng suddenly remembered the two snipers he had seen the previous night. It seemed one was Blood Wolf and the other must be his apprentice. Blood Wolf had pursued him through the night, while his apprentice had gone after Lan Xue. Now wasn't the time for detailed questions; he readily agreed and went to retrieve the Army dagger to get busy.

Lan Xue glanced at Luo Zheng busily setting traps, lost in thought. His calm thinking, his composed actions, and his decisiveness in killing made her slightly infatuated. She hadn't expected such a significant change in Luo Zheng over the past three months; not only had he escaped Blood Wolf's pursuit, but he also maintained vigilance on the battlefield, always aware of what to do and when.

While Luo Zheng was occupied, Lan Xue straightened Blood Wolf's corpse, thought for a moment, and then cleverly placed a trap mine under the body to explode upon moving it. She surveyed the terrain and set up the last hand grenade as a tripwire mine, creating a deadly trap.