Volume 1: The Starting Point Chapter 34: Fierce Battle

  That student was a seasoned veteran, approaching Xia Wenjie's speed very slowly, without making a sound, as if he were a ghost floating over silently.

  He had already stood behind Xia Wenjie, and was close to him, but Xia Wenjie still had no feeling, and was still holding the gun and firing at the cardboard box.

  The first to discover the enemy behind him were Yao Jia and Guo Shuai, who had not yet left the battlefield. The two inadvertently saw a black shadow appear behind Xia Wenjie's back, but when they wanted to remind Xia Wenjie, it was already too late.

  The student raised his dagger and stabbed it into Xia Wenjie's left neck.

  The dagger was real, but he wouldn't really stab Xia Wanjie's neck, just pretending. Unexpectedly, before his dagger reached Xia Wanjie, a gunshot rang out in his ear, and at the same time, a stray shell hit his temple.

  The helmet of that student was hit with a crisp crack, he couldn't stand still, sat down on the ground sideways, and then subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction where the bullet came from.

  Unfortunately, he didn't see anything, but through experience, he could judge that the gunshot just now came from a sniper rifle.

  "Actually, there was a sniper hiding behind you." The trainee shook his head and smiled wryly at himself for being too greedy. If he had just shot Xia Wenjie as soon as he saw him, he would have killed him without exposing himself. But instead, he insisted on using his dagger to take out the enemy, and ended up successfully sneaking up behind Xia Wenjie, only to completely expose himself to the enemy's sniper rifle.

  It wasn't until then that Xia Wenjie realized there was an enemy behind him. He turned his head, staring blankly at the trainee sitting on the ground, still clutching a dagger in his hand, and for a long time he couldn't come back to his senses.

  If this were a real battlefield and there wasn't a sniper from our side hiding behind me, my head would have been cut off by the enemy already.

  Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine, and his back was covered in cold sweat.

  He was in a daze, but the student behind the cardboard box was not in a daze. He suddenly stood up and fired three shots at Xia Wenjie's location.

  "Be careful, Wenjie..."

  Xia Wenjie reacted extremely quickly, without thinking, and instinctively rolled on the ground continuously to avoid the opponent's gunfire. At the same time, he fired several shots back with his hand.

  The student didn't fight back hard either. Three shots missed and he immediately retreated, continuing to hide behind the cardboard box.

  Xia Wenjie suddenly let out a loud roar, jumped up from the ground and rushed towards the cardboard box like a madman. Seeing this, Yao Jia and Guo Shuai were shocked and cried out: "Wenjie, you're crazy..."

  He was not crazy, he just knew that the place where he was now was a dead end, there were enemies in front of him and on both sides. If he continued to stay here, there would only be one way out - death. The only solution was to leave this place as soon as possible.

  The number of enemies in front is unknown, but it can be confirmed that there is only one enemy behind the cardboard box, which should also be the weakest point of the enemy.

  He rushed out while pulling down a flash grenade from the back of his waist, biting off the safety pin with his teeth and throwing it forward. After throwing the flash grenade, he raised his arm in the first time to cover his eyes with his sleeve.

  Wow!

  The flash grenade exploded, and the scene suddenly turned white. Whether it was Xia Wenjie or the student hiding behind the cardboard box, both were affected by the flash grenade, their ears buzzing with noise, unable to hear anything.

  It's too late! The students behind the cardboard box wanted to retreat, but Xia Wenjie had already rushed forward, his body like an arrow, flying towards them.

  Bang! His body crashed into the cardboard box, knocking it to the ground, and also knocked down the student behind the box.

  That student reacted quickly, shook his head, saw Xia Wenjie in the cardboard box, raised his gun and pulled the trigger.

  He was quick, but Xia Wenjie was quicker. In the instant he pulled the trigger, Xia grabbed the barrel of the gun and lifted it upwards. The sound of "da-da-da" echoed as the bullets flew towards the roof, missing Xia Wenjie entirely.

  "Ah......" The student exclaimed, but at this time, Xia Wenjie's gun was already pressed against his abdomen. "Classmate, you're dead."

  Xia Wenjie didn't fire because it was too close, at such a close distance, if he really hit the opponent, even if he didn't want to hurt him, it would be enough for him to bear.

  Even if he couldn't hear what he was saying at this time, the student also understood Xia Wenjie's mercy. He sighed and threw away the gun in his hand, tore off the sleeve on his arm, then raised both hands and slapped his ears hard.

  After a while, his hearing recovered somewhat, and he took a deep look at Xia Wenjie before walking out of the court.

  As he passed by Xia Wenjie's side, he said in a low voice: "Wenjie, remind you that except for the seventh and eleventh groups, all other groups have united together. You are now fighting against all students."

  Xia Wenjie's face changed suddenly upon hearing this. It turned out that it wasn't just their group working together, but all the groups had joined forces.

  After this brief encounter, the opponent lost two men, while Xia Wenjie's side also lost two men, Yao Jia and Guo Shuai. Now, their first line of defense is left with only Xia Wenjie, which has become a mere formality.

  Outside their defensive line, the students of each group have gradually begun to gather. Now, 16 students have been eliminated, and Xia Wenjie's two groups have a total of 10 people left, while on the opposite side, there are still as many as 26 enemies.

  With ten people fighting twenty-six, and the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers on both sides being roughly the same, even if there is a gap, it is negligible. In this case, the coalition group composed of twenty-six people will naturally have an overwhelming advantage.

  It wasn't long before the joint task force launched its first wave of fierce attacks.

  Xia Wenjie, who was in the first line of defense, couldn't even resist, and he didn't dare to show his head, directly drilling under the car.

  He is now completely unable to resist, with enemies in front of him, on both sides, and every one of them is a skilled shooter. Even if he goes all out to fight to the death, he can't even hurt the enemy, let alone just add another unjust soul to his own side.

  He hid under the car, motionless, not even daring to breathe, while the charging students didn't notice that Xia Wenjie was still hiding under the car. They were now engaged in a fierce firefight with Shao Bing and others on the second line of defense.

  Both sides came and went, bullets shuttling back and forth in the air, Xia Wenjie's hiding car became a shield for the attacking students.

  Under the car, he could clearly see three people standing outside the vehicle. If he fired now, he would have a ten-to-one chance of taking them all out. However, afterwards, he would also be a dead end and become the target of other students.

  It looks like a good deal to trade one for three, but he won't do that. This game isn't about who kills the most people, it's about who can survive until the end.

  Both sides fought for over 20 minutes, with casualties on both sides. The Seventh Squad lost Liu Ge, and the Eleventh Squad lost Zhang Zhaoyang. On the other side, the main attacking faction, the Small Group Alliance, suffered even greater losses, with five people killed in action.

  Now, the seven groups have four people left, Guo Shuai and Liu Ge are dead, the eleven groups have three people left, Yao Jia and Zhang Zhaoyang are dead, Xia Wenjie is missing, and when the two groups come together, there are only seven people left. On the other hand, the small group alliance still has 21 people, even though they have more deaths, but the gap between the two sides in terms of numbers has expanded to three times.

  In the intense battle, the squad alliance proactively released smoke bombs. In the thick smoke, the dense gunfire on the scene finally gradually stopped, and this fierce battle ended with the squad alliance's voluntary withdrawal.

  The smoke was set off by the league of small groups, with the aim of covering up the withdrawal of attacking personnel from the battlefield. However, after they withdrew, Xia Wenjie also took advantage of the smoke cover to crawl out from under the car.

  He didn't run back and forth, but instead quickly ran in another direction with his waist bent.

  With him, they only have eight people on their side. How can they possibly beat the other team's twenty plus people? Going back is equivalent to accompanying his companions to death, which is meaningless. He might as well stay outside, find a place that can both attack and defend easily, either pin down the enemy on the flank or escape, preserve strength, and fight for points for this small group.

  Xia Wenjie quietly moved to a place 50 or 60 meters outside the left wing of the battlefield, where there were more obstacles, suitable for hiding, and at the same time, the view was open, allowing him to observe the situation on the main battlefield, which was conducive to his shooting and ambushing.

  The squad alliance rested for half an hour, during which they re-formulated their attack plan. This time, they no longer made a straightforward strong attack, but instead adopted a tactic of frontal containment and pincer movement on both sides.

  The coalition forces launched another attack soon after.

  They concentrated all their superior firepower on the front, making a fake strong attack on the front, while in secret, six members were divided into two groups of three people each, and they went around to the left and right, respectively, to encircle the old nests of the 7th and 11th groups.

  The opponent made a flanking maneuver from the right, which Xia Wenjie couldn't see, but the one from the left was clear as day, and the opponent was rushing towards him to get around, wanting to slip under his eyelids.

  Xia Wenjie, hiding in the dark, held his breath and looked closely at the three people who came over. He knew all of them, of course, after being together with everyone for so long, there wasn't a single student he didn't know.

  Walking in the front is Liu Shunping, a shooting expert from the third group. Closely following him are Xiong Dahai and then Xia Wenjie, who looks more familiar, along with Xia Feng from the same military region.

  Xia Wenjie's brain started spinning rapidly, making judgments and assessing the strengths of the three people, deciding who he should take out first and who next.

  In his view, the most threatening of the three was Liu Shunping. His marksmanship could be ranked among the best in many students. If he couldn't take him down with the first shot, then with his marksmanship, a single return shot would be enough to take himself down.

  As for Xiong Dahai, he is not good at shooting, but he is very familiar with close combat. Xia Feng, on the other hand, is mediocre in every aspect, neither particularly strong nor weak, and relatively comprehensive. However, she is a girl after all, so Xia Wenjie's worries about her are not too deep.

  After making a quick judgment, he had already made up his mind. His fingers slowly pressed on the trigger, and the muzzle was aimed at Liu Shunping who was walking in front of him.