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Chapter 401: Speculation


"Can't exactly call it a sneak attack..."


He Yi's countenance was quite terrible.


"The reason I have no idea is that I was hiding behind a bush, which after I made sure that it was impossible for someone to see me hiding there. The thing is, that person immediately fired a shot as they came over. I only noticed their presence after I had been hit. But since it was still a distance away, I couldn't tell if that person was from Haihe or the National Military..."


This reason confounded everyone.


After they had exchanged glances, Commander Chen could only wave a hand. "Let's not talk about this first. Fall back in..."


'Bang!'


Before he could even finish his sentence, another gunshot sound rang from the mountain forest, stunning everyone.


On Commander Yang's device, the lights for number 2 dimmed.


Another person from National Defense University was eliminated!


"F*ck, what's going on?"


They were after all hot-blooded youngsters. Yet another person was eliminated from his department.


Commander Yang couldn't help but spew out profanities.


Neither Commander Chen nor Lu Yimei could manage a laugh or a sarcastic remark now.


For the players to be eliminated at such a fast speed, that meant...


Someone was stirring up trouble inside, leading to a unanimous riot among the members of the Shooting Department!


Unless they weren't hiding and were looking for other players instead, else, there wasn't a plausible explanation for such a bizarre situation.


In the mountain forest, the eliminated National Defense University had the urge to cuss.


There were wild rabbits and pheasants in the mountain forest!


This was the only stable factor.


At that time, he was planning to look for other players, when ahead of him a shadow flashed by.


A wild rabbit suddenly bounced out. Even if one was very calm and steady, they couldn't help but be startled.


His footsteps landed heavily on the ground out of shock and it made a sound.


To his surprise, someone suddenly fired a shot from a distance away.


He didn't even have the time to dodge before he was hit!


These people were too goddamn brutal to discover even such a tiny bit of noise.


The thing was, before he got a clear sight of the other party, he was hiding behind a tree.


So sneaky. Was that person unpresentable or what?


There was an 80% chance it was someone from Haihe Military University!


That National Defense University guy left feeling frustrated.


....


After he had left, Gu Qingjiu let out a slight exhale behind the tree.


She had eliminated three players consecutively.


Luckily, she had yet to run into her fellow teammate so far.


But as the competition progressed, Gu Qingjiu realized something—her perception abilities were too strong!


Even in her previous lifetime, Gu Qingjiu's senses had never been this sharp.


The pitch-dark mountain forest not only didn't pose as an obstruction for her but instead helped her!


Every movement in her surroundings, she could immediately sense it and respond to it even if there was only something very slightly off.


Plus, her intuition when it came to target shooting came naturally to her.


Regarding this member, she only heard some slight movement. Before she knew it, she fired a shot even before she looked at that person.


Merely following the direction of the sound allowed her to hit someone.


And she had a premonition at that time.


What did this mean?


Gu Qingjiu narrowed her eyes. This meant... that she had to change her strategy for this hunting game.


Leopards were born ferocious. Not only could they claim someone's life in an instant, they would also take the initiative to launch an attack!


This was merely her speculation.


Her intuition was very strong and her senses were very sharp. What about her response then?


She felt that her response was also enhanced. But enhanced by how much?


Gu Qingjiu had no idea herself.


Unless these were the benefits brought about by her rebirth.


She rubbed her fingers and held her gun properly once more.


Gazing at the endless darkness before her, Gu Qingjiu's lips curled into a smile. This battle would be an opportunity for her to verify her speculations.


Chapter 402: This Is Foul Play


Finding players cautiously isn't an entirely safe method to focus on.


There was another method—luring the other players out of their hiding place!


Since they were used to playing in a cautious manner, why not introduce a change?


Do it head-on!


After all, she was facing highly-skilled opponents from the other two schools.


This was a good chance for her to prove herself.


In the originally quiet mountain forest, there suddenly appeared a set of messy and urgent footstep sounds.


The National Military University of China members hiding behind a tree were confused to hear this.


As he carefully stuck his head out, he saw a figure running towards him.


That figure was black and indistinct, and the way that person was running was particularly obvious.


The members of the National Military University of China all focused their gazes, and they pulled their trigger without hesitation at that running figure.


However, following a bang, the bullet hit the ground.


That running figure seemed to have rolled on the ground upon hearing someone pull the trigger, causing the bullet to brush past!


The National Military University of China folks instantly fired another shot.


But that person had already hidden behind a tree.


Afraid he would benefit someone else, he instantly shrank back after his shot missed the target.


Gu Qingjiu could have fired a shot the instant she rolled on the ground, but the second she narrowed her eyes, she caught a glimpse of the outfit on that person.


With her unbelievable observation skills, she saw that it was her teammate.


Finally, she hid behind a tree and didn't move.


'Bang!'


Another gunshot sound!


This time, it was targeted at that teammate of hers who fired at her earlier!


There were other people hiding around!


'Beep beep beep beep!'


A red light lit up on that eliminated National Military University of China member.


During that brief moment the gunshot sound rang out, Gu Qingjiu determined the location from which it came. Her brain reacting at the same instant as her hands, she instantly fired a shot in that direction!


Despite that person's utmost attempt at dodging, that bullet still struck his waist, very nearly missing it!


How unlucky!


The speed of the bullet was faster than his actions. In order to hit that student, he had stuck out a greater part of his body, thinking that he could shrink back in right after firing the shot.


Who knew that the other person's response was so quick.


But thankfully, at least he managed to eliminate someone before he was ousted.


When the red lights lit up, he saw the National Military University of China student who was hit, standing opposite him.


The two people who were hit exchanged a smile, before walking towards each other and heading down the mountain with their arms placed on the other's shoulder.


And this person who was hit was from Haihe Military University.


As they were going down, they turned around and saw that the person who suddenly ran out earlier had vanished into the darkness.


The guy from Haihe Military University asked, "Was that person from National Defense University?"


"No idea. Disappeared too quickly, didn't get a clear look. But his response was so quick. The moment you hit me, I heard him firing a shot immediately after. Did he see you?"


"Perhaps..."


That Haihe Military University guy let out a bitter laugh.


Before the competition came to an end, nobody would know who had hit him.


"But why did he run out like that? Was he trying to lure us out?"


Everyone in the competition was outstanding members of the Shooting Department. They weren't stupid either. Very quickly, they deduced the motive behind that person's actions.


However, it was a bit bizarre.


"If it was to lure others out, don't you find this method too risky? Wouldn't he be a live target if he bumps into someone with high accuracy..."


Moreover, this was only an ordinary event competition. Who would brave such risks and lure others out so that he could shoot them!


This is foul play!


Chapter 403: Was It Gu Qingjiu?


"... Ah, someone from our school got eliminated again."


Commander Chen sighed as he looked at his device.


Commander Yang's countenance remained terrible.


Lu Yimei, too, let out an "ooh" as she held up her device. "Someone on our side was eliminated as well."


"Finally?"


Commander Chen said with a smile, "I'm surprised the National Military University of China put up such a stable performance this time."


"I'm surprised too."


Lu Yimei laughed. "Perhaps we're just lucky."


"Lucky..."


Commander Chen's tone seemed to imply a deeper meaning.


As they were speaking, two people walked over from afar.


Everyone froze.


They thought that both were eliminated separately. No one expected them to be eliminated together.


"Zhu Yuan."


Lu Yimei called her teammate over.


"Which school eliminated you?"


Zhu Yuan instantly pointed at that Haihe Military University guy beside him. "Him. But while he was hitting me, someone else hit him. There's something not quite right with this person."


"Not quite right?"


Lu Yimei frowned. "What do you mean by that?"


While she was asking, Commander Chen's brows furrowed as well. They heard the same thing.


"The person ran in there to lure others to fire at him, which was how my hideout was exposed. He was quick and had an agile response. I didn't get to hit him. That was how the Haihe Military University guy discovered me, and yet at the same time that person wiped him out."


"Lured you into firing at him?"


Lu Yimei was shocked to hear this.


Lu Yibin also found it unbelievable. "How bold is this person to have the guts to lure you guys out?"


He wanted to say 'wishful thinking,' but with two successful baited victims standing right in front, Lu Yibin couldn't say that out loud.


"We usually go for a steady approach. For this person to lure you guys out, they must be a rash and impatient person."


Lu Yimei grazed her finger over her sharp chin, looking to be deep in thought. "But we're all experienced here. It's been five rounds since the newest member entered this competition. Who would abruptly change their tactic? I know everyone from the other two schools' Shooting Departments. They don't have this..."


A name suddenly appeared in her mind.


That was why she stopped mid-sentence.


Not only her. Lu Yibin, Zhu Yuan, and all the members behind had one name surface in their minds at the same time.


"It's Gu Qingjiu."


Lu Yibin was stunned and in disbelief. "But she's a newbie. How could she have the guts..."


There was a glow in Lu Yimei's eyes as she spoke in a hushed tone, lest Commander Chen, and the rest heard her. "Zhu Yuan, tell me, how fast was that person's response exactly? The moment when you were eliminated—tell me in as much detail as you can remember."


Zhu Yuan, too, realized that a scary thought formed in Lu Yimei's mind. Hence, without any further ado, he told her everything he could sense at that time.


"I was hiding behind a tree and behind me were tree branches... similar to dense spider webs. Hiding there was pretty much very safe, but then this person suddenly appeared. The speed at which he ran wasn't that fast, but the instant I fired a shot at him, he speedily rolled over. This was why I didn't manage to hit him.


"I then followed up with another shot, but by then he had already hid behind a tree. Hence why I missed both times."


Chapter 404: Disbelief


"But with that, I had exposed my location. That Haihe Military University guy found out where I was hiding, so he fired a shot at me first."


"As for that person I missed, his response was quick... extremely quick. In that very instant, he finished off that Haihe Military University guy."


"We both were eliminated like that. I guess you can say we were lured out."


After Zhu Yuan finished speaking, Lu Yimei's brows furrowed deeply.


Lu Yibin revealed a look of disbelief. "Those last two gunshots we heard at the end, that was both of you getting hit. They nearly sounded at the same time. According to what you're saying, when that Haihe Military University guy fired at you, he exposed his location too. There was less than a second between those two shots..."


"In less than a second, the person who lured you hit that Haihe Military University guy?"


Lu Yimei shook her head. "I don't believe it's Gu Qingjiu."


She determinedly said right away, "It's impossible for her to do that! I saw her train before. When she was hitting a moving target, her response time was at least two seconds and above."


"But don't forget, that's when she was aiming for the bullseye."


Lu Yibin voiced his disagreement. "How can you compare the surface area of a shooting target to a human? A human has a much larger surface area than the entire shooting target. Moreover, it was at an up-close distance."


Lu Yimei's countenance changed.


The members' countenance changed as well. Lu Yixin couldn't resist butting into the conversation. "That means, the issue isn't whether Qingjiu can hit the target, but how fast her response was! In less than a second, that Haihe Military University fellow didn't even get to dodge before he was finished off.


"But she didn't shoot at Zhu Yuan. With this person's response speed, it's impossible that he didn't have the time to shoot at Zhu Yuan. Unless she realized that Zhu Yuan is from the National Military University of China.


"The only reason this person didn't fire at Zhu Yuan was that she belongs to the same school as him!


"In our department, there's only one newbie right now, and that is Gu Qingjiu. She's the only one we don't understand. Sister, you know it very clearly—both you and Brother have this response speed. But in the darkness, neither of you can achieve that! None of us here can achieve that!"


After Lu Yixin spoke, everyone fell into a daze.


They had known that when Gu Qingjiu entered, Instructor Xiong said she was a genius.


But everyone only thought that Gu Qingjiu was on par with them.


After all, all of them who managed to enter the Shooting Department were outstanding talents.


But if Gu Qingjiu was indeed the one behind all this tonight, her level of talent was truly terrifying.


In the darkness, where one's vision was impaired, she had the guts to lure others to fire at her, and also could distinguish if the other party was a teammate or an opponent. Plus, she could finish off someone in less than a second based on the sound alone.


How goddamn terrifyingly sharp were her senses for her to achieve that?


She was treating this place as her playground!


Lu Yimei was stunned as well. If this person truly was Gu Qingjiu, their department had been too lax in the way they groomed her.


"Zhu Yuan, fall back in first!"


Lu Yimei was a Commander, after all, so she calmed down very quickly.


She glanced at Lu Yixin, and she said, "This is merely your speculation. We can't take it for real. It's hard to say if there's someone like that in the other two schools. After all, National Defense University is most likely to groom such a talent. We'll find out everything after the competition ends."


Ultimately, she still didn't quite believe it.


Chapter 405: Snake


The National Military University of China had been oppressed for way too long.


If there existed such a person, no matter where they were placed, that person would be a top-notch sharpshooter.


Such talent was only...


"Still remember the first battle Yin Ruoyi participated in when he first entered National Defense University?"


Lu Yibin suddenly whispered to Lu Yimei, a faint smile on his lips. "At that time, although the battlefield was different, Yin Ruoyi showed that he was different from everyone else right from the start. He single-handedly finished off fifteen people from the other two schools, breaking the record set by newbies in our Shooting Departments combined. Although he subsequently managed to achieve even more sterling results, that was his first battle!"


Lu Yimei's hands trembled. "There can't be another Yin Ruoyi."


"When that person appears, you ought to believe it."


For some reason, Lu Yibin had unwavering faith in Gu Qingjiu.


This person must be Gu Qingjiu.


He was clear that there wasn't another Yin Ruoyi in the other two military schools.


None of the others had such capabilities.


The only variable in this competition was Gu Qingjiu.


Whether or not it was her, they would find out shortly.


...


As it got deeper into the night, it became increasingly cold.


Insects and birds that had yet to fall asleep were letting out all sorts of odd noises.


However, that didn't affect Gu Qingjiu's hearing senses.


She was like a nimble leopard, weaving through this mountain forest.


Bang!


Bang!


Bang!


...


Her body nimbly dodged the bullets that came flying towards her.


That was an attack from a student she lured out.


The instant she heard the trigger being pulled, she could react immediately. But she had to assess the environmental factors before she decided if she was going to retaliate instantly.


Some people were well hidden while, some people were highly alert, and those weren't so easy to deal with.


Everyone around was superior to the average person in such matters.


There were very few who Gu Qingjiu could lead by the nose.


But with solid capabilities, there was nothing to fear.


She had already fired eight shots.


Having finished one round of bullets, Gu Qingjiu speedily changed to a new one.


She eliminated eight people with eight bullets.


She didn't know if this was a good result, for she had no idea how many players each person eliminated in the past.


Likewise, she didn't know how many people were left in the game.


The only thing she needed to focus on was to find these people.


She couldn't quite contain her excitement, this being the first time she competed with others based on her shooting skills.


She felt the exhilaration of her first battle.


In other people's hearts, this was perhaps just an ordinary competition.


But to her, this was a battle!


Her first-ever outdoor gunfight.


Gu Qingjiu of the previous lifetime could never have imagined that she would be standing here one day enjoying the thrill of eliminating someone from a hundred meters away.


Just like how she used to think that guns policemen wore were merely accessories.


But she never knew how wondrous it felt to fire out a bullet and hit the target.


She relished in that wondrous feeling as she stood behind a tree, while she took a short break.


But just then, she suddenly felt her scalp turn numb.


Her eyes focused. That was a dangerous sensation, so dangerous that it made her heart rate accelerate!


'Ssss...'


A vicious sound suddenly rang. Moreover, it came from somewhere... very near to her!


Chapter 406: A Joint Ambush


'Feng!!'


This was the first sign of an attack by an animal.


'Bang!'


It wasn't the sound of a gunshot, but the sound of a slim and long snake falling upon Gu Qingjiu's helmet.


A snake with the width of a human's wrist fell from the tree branch above. It was initially planning to launch a sneak attack on Gu Qingjiu but ended up knocking against her helmet.


Thankfully, that snake fell onto her helmet. If she was bitten elsewhere, the fangs of that snake might have pierced right through her clothes and into her skin.


Gu Qingjiu had sensed that a snake was above her head, hence she didn't jump about.


The snake fell onto the ground. But after shaking its head, it seemed to recover instantly.


'Bang!'


Gu Qingjiu fired a shot at the snake.


She couldn't tell if it was a venomous snake. But just in case, she decided to just shoot it to death!


What was going to happen if it ended up biting other students?


She had all along thought that Lu Yixin was only kidding, and she never expected other than rabbits and pheasants that there were also snakes in this forest.


In this wilderness, there was a high possibility it was a venomous snake.


Having fired a shot, it had compromised her location. After a slight pause, Gu Qingjiu sped away.


....


Those that were outside glanced at the time and saw that an hour had passed since the competition started.


In an hour, thirteen people had already been eliminated.


Compared to the past, where not necessarily as many people were eliminated over two hours, the number of eliminations exceeded expectations today.


Commander Yang was in a foul mood. Because out of those thirteen eliminated players, seven came from the National Defense University.


That was more than half of them!


How could he feel happy about it?


The National Military University of China caught up afterward, with four eliminations.


Whilst there were only three eliminations from Haihe Military University.


Commander Chen was grinning from ear to ear.


Commander Yang looked furious on the other hand.


Lu Yimei didn't appear upset at this result. Her attention was on what was going on in there.


There was a deep conflict in her eyes.


Could that really be Gu Qingjiu?


Was Gu Qingjiu really the one causing all of this?


Just then, another tiny red dot dimmed on Commander Yang's device.


His countenance turned completely dark.


Commander Chen wanted to laugh. But when he thought about it, eight out of fifteen players from the National Defense University had been eliminated. Something didn't feel quite right.


Hence, he went up and asked, "What's going on today? There are so many eliminations. Did the National Defense University fail to perform today?"


Irritated, Commander Yang rolled his eyes. "How am I supposed to know?"


They had always ranked the first, but now it seemed like they were going to place bottom today. Anyone would be in a bad mood in his shoes.


Commander Chen pursed his lips and stopped adding oil to fire.


Just then, that eliminated National Defense University student came down with a terrible countenance. "Two people from Haihe Military University ambushed me together!"


So it turned out a Haihe Military University student eliminated him.


There weren't rules stating that they must fight in groups or solo. In any case, if one wished to go about it jointly, they were free to do so.


But it was easy for a group to be attacked and eliminated all at once. Still, Haihe Military University decided to do it, anyway.


Either the two of them happened to bump into each other, or they had planned this in advance.


Commander Yang snorted once more.


Commander Chen smiled helplessly but said nothing.


Ambushes weren't forbidden.


It could only be said that the National Defense University guy was too unlucky.


To put it more viciously, it was his lack of observation skills that led him to be killed in an ambush by the Haihe Military University folks.


Chapter 407: Failed Ambush


Following that, three people from the National Military University of China were eliminated consecutively.


They gave the same answer when they came out—they were killed by an ambush.


The reason being, the duo from Haihe actually came out to show off after they hit their victims!


The eliminated players were seething with anger.


There were seventeen eliminations so far.


More than half had been eliminated.


Lu Yimei's suspicions towards Gu Qingjiu had dissipated.


Haihe was putting up a fierce performance today. It was likely that most of the National Defense University eliminations were caused by Haihe.


Even if she believed it was Gu Qingjiu behind this, she didn't dare to believe she had finished off so many people.


Perhaps she was hiding somewhere right now.


Just then, several gunshots sounded!


However, it was rather messy. First, it was a few gunshot sounds ringing in the air.


Then, it ended with two final gunshot sounds.


Two red dots dimmed on Commander Chen's device.


When Commander Yang saw this, he finally flashed a smile. "Is this retribution from laying that joint ambush?"


Commander Chen raised his brows without showing many expressions. "Perhaps."


Things were eerily quiet on the National Military University of China's side.


Today's situation was a rare one.


Most importantly, they were just talking about Gu Qingjiu earlier, and now this happened.


They felt a sense of unease and disbelief.


But for two people to be eliminated at the same time, it was impossible for just one person to eliminate both of them unless something just happened to benefit from being at the right place at the right time while others were fighting each other, right?


It was not like the Haihe Military University was easy to deal with.


They waited for quite a while, and those two people had yet to come down. They were probably somewhere rather far away.


Another gunshot sounded. One more elimination from the Haihe Military University.


"It's goddamn spooky today. With every gunshot sound, one person is eliminated!"


Commander Yang finally couldn't hold himself back from using profanities.


"Stay calm. I have three consecutive eliminations here and I'm not even anxious."


Commander Chen, on the other hand, appeared calm and steady.


Even though their school had the same number of eliminated players as the National Military University of China.


If things remained this way, they would determine the winner by the number of players the surviving members managed to eliminate.


Just then, the duo from Haihe Military University finally came back.


There was shock and disbelief on their faces.


The minute they came over, Commander Chen asked, "Were you two ambushing others just now?"


The two of them exchanged a glance, then smiled bitterly at the same time. "Yes, Commander Chen. But we didn't expect that someone would eliminate us just like that."


They then recounted what had happened earlier.


So it turned out that the two Haihe Military University had happened to bump into each other. After firing a shot, they realized that they were from the same team. Hence, they happily decided to cooperate with each other.


They also sensed that something wasn't quite right because the gunshot sounded too close to them, making them deduce that others were going about in groups just like them.


Thus, they decided to go around in pairs to deal with others.


Using this method, they'd successfully finished off a few people before retribution befell them.


In the extremely quiet forest, the two of them were laying an ambush in the dark. When suddenly, a person suddenly appeared from afar.


Unlike how others would move about cautiously, an opponent appeared all of a sudden and was walking over in a not-so-careful manner.


But when that person reached a spot not far away from them, that person abruptly stopped.


At that time, they were planning to finish off that person with one shot, just like how they usually did it.


But unexpectedly, the instant they fired a shot, that other party dodged and jumped to the bush on one side.


Between the two of them, only one fired a shot. This was so that if the first one missed, the other guy can immediately follow up with a second shot.


That person's response speed stunned them.


Chapter 408: She Simply Loved This Feeling Too Much


Despite the shock though, of course, they would choose to follow up a victory with hot pursuit.


But during that event, it was dark, and a bush had blocked their peripheral vision. The guy who didn't fire had also raised his gun in preparation for an attack.


Who knew that a bullet would suddenly fire from the direction of the bush, striking the member who didn't make any move!


The other member was dumbfounded.


The second bullet followed right after.


Also, he subconciously rolled away from where he was after he had fired at that person.


It was quite impossible for the enemy to see where he was when the said enemy was dodging an attack as well. And yet, the enemy still managed to finish him off with that second bullet.


Commander Chen fell silent after hearing their recount.


Commander Yang initially wanted to rub it in, but then he realized that this matter wasn't simple.


To be able to eliminate both opponents while being attacked simultaneously...


The other party finished them in an above-board manner.


They were supposed to be on an advantage since they were the ones pulling an ambush, yet they got eliminated by that person in the end.


There was a very deep implication.


After listening to their report, Commander Chen gazed towards the National Military University of China's Lu Yimei with a deep gaze.


Lu Yimei's heart skipped a beat.


Chen Yan had always been a deep and unfathomable person.


He was only 22 this year, yet he was as scheming and calculative as a wily old fox.


Could he have sensed that the National Military University of China had sent a new member into the competition?


And that the problem laid with this new member?


But even she wasn't sure of it!


Lu Yimei avoided Chen Yan's gaze and looked towards the mountain forest with a solemn expression.


Time was nearly up. In another half an hour, the answer would be revealed.


...


After finishing off those two people, Gu Qingjiu's entire body was covered in perspiration.


It was too careless of her.


Thankfully, she was quick to respond.


As she got near, she could sense an unknown danger.


She had safely gotten through many obstacles by relying on her intuition.


Indeed, she sensed danger when she heard someone pull the trigger.


In the dark and silent night, these sounds were way too obvious.


Although there wasn't much time lag between pulling the trigger and the firing of the bullet, Gu Qingjiu was still able to react in time.


Mainly, it was too dark and it affected one's accuracy. Hence, increasing the chance of avoiding a bullet.


While she ran to hide behind the bush on the other side, she could hear someone moving from a bush.


To her surprise, two people were hiding in there.


If it weren't for her perverse listening and perception abilities, normal people wouldn't be able to sense it.


Hence, she decided to strike while the other party was searching for her direction. Indeed, she managed to hit someone.


And that person was rolling on the ground like Gu Qingjiu was used to doing herself.


Since she understood this habit, she could more or less deduce where he rolled to after hearing the sound.


But there was an element of gambling in this move.


And she merely won the bet.


If she was even a tiny bit slower, she would have been finished off!


Thank god she was slightly luckier.


Having stayed so long in the forest, Gu Qingjiu figured time would be up soon.


She had hit fifteen people. Since she also heard other gunshot sounds, there must be way more people who were eliminated.


She considered if she should take a break. But ultimately, she decided to take this to the end.


She simply liked this feeling too much!


Chapter 409: National Defense University, Completely Wiped Out!


Commander Yang felt so furious that he thought he might suffer a heart attack.


Everyone could see that.


Because there were already thirteen eliminations from the National Defense University!


Two more and they would be completely wiped out!


This was the greatest humiliation the National Defense University had ever suffered!


Haihe didn't seem to fare any much better, but at least still better than National Defense.


On the contrary, after a rough mid-term, there were still four survivors from the National Military University of China!


Three from Haihe!


As the number of eliminated players increased in numbers, the three schools went from mocking each other to becoming completely dumbfounded.


Those eliminated students were asked how many people they eliminated.


Due to the darkness, it would be quite a feat to tell which school it was already.


Nobody knew who they eliminated. Hence, their target was among the nine remaining survivors.


Ten minutes left to go.


Lu Yimei hadn't expected Gu Qingjiu would last until this point.


To think that she managed to survive until almost the end under today's circumstances.


For a newbie like her to survive for that long, she was either in hiding all the while, or she had been attacking others throughout!


If it was the latter, it was too scary.


Commander Chen of Haihe Military University suddenly narrowed his eyes and asked Lu Yimei, "Commander Lu, that new student from your school isn't out yet, is she?"


Even Commander Yang was called to attention upon hearing this.


"Right, that newbie from your school hasn't yet been eliminated? So many people from my side have been eliminated and your newbie is still in the game? That newbie of yours..."


Before he finished his sentence, he abruptly froze.


So many people from the Haihe Military University, the National Military University of China, and the National Defense University had been eliminated already, and yet, a newbie managed to survive until now?


Two possibilities:


One, this newbie had outstanding capabilities.


Two, this newbie concealed herself very well.


"This newbie sure knows how to hide."


Commander Yang let out a dry laugh, immediately opting to believe in the second possibility.


He didn't believe the National Military University of China would have such a capable newbie.


Lu Yimei agreed, "Yeah, perhaps she hides well."


Commander Chen, however, curled his lips and said nothing.


Clearly, he didn't believe that.


'Bang!'


Another gunshot sounded. With that, one out of the last two red dots dimmed on Commander Yang's device.


His eyelids kept twitching and even his hands were shaking.


Wh-what's going to happen... if they were completely wiped out?


Big Boss Yin would shoot him to death if he went back with this result...


'Bang!'


The last red light on his device dimmed.


Commander Yang immediately slammed the device on the ground.


"Impossible!"


F*ck! Completely wiped out!


This was something that had never happened!


Seeing such a great reaction from Commander Yang, everyone else instantly jerked.


The National Defense University Shooting Department was completely wiped out?


Nobody was going to believe this.


Even back when Yin Ruoyi was in the National Defense University team, he didn't manage to wipe out an entire team.


This... this...


This was utterly shocking.


This would probably go down in history, no exaggerations...


Most importantly, the mountain forest was quite vast, but the paths within weren't that complex; it would take around twenty minutes to go one round on foot.


But how did the National Defense University end up getting their entire team wiped out in such a huge place?


This was basically impossible.


Yet, it really did happen.


Chapter 410: Twenty Bullets, Eighteen People!


Next, two players were eliminated from the National Military University of China.


By the time it ended, there were two survivors from the National Military University of China and Haihe Military University each!


Now the winner would be determined by seeing who among the four surviving members managed to eliminate the most number of players.


Commander Yang looked so livid that one couldn't bear to look at him.


If he wasn't dying to know what the hell happened today, he would have left right away!


Lu Yimei lowered her voice and passed a message through their ear mics. "The competition has ended. Please come back immediately."


The ear mics worked one-way—they could only receive messages, but not reply to them.


Hence, no matter what the situation was, they had to wait for the people to come back before finally finding out.


Upon hearing that message through her ear mic, Gu Qingjiu kept her gun away at her waist and felt relaxed. She then headed down the mountain following the path ahead of her.


She wasn't the one who fired those final shots.


She had used a total of twenty bullets, making a round number.


She hit eighteen people, one snake, and missed one shot.


That shot which she missed, she had used it on the only person whom she had to fire twice at before eliminating. It was someone from the National Defense University, but who exactly it was, she had no idea.


When she reached the foot of the mountain, Gu Qingjiu could see the densely gathered troops.


As she had run quite far away towards the end, she was the last to return.


Before she even got near, she felt numerous gazes upon her.


The moment she went over, Commander Yang asked in shock, "You're that new member from the National Military University of China?"


Because it was rare to see someone as pretty as Gu Qingjiu.


Among the rest of the members, she was so pretty that one would remember her face after taking one glance at it.


Since he had never seen this face before, she must be that new member.


Gu Qingjiu recognized the person before her to be the commander of the National Defense University, so she immediately nodded. "Yes, Commander Yang. Hello."


Surprised that this new member turned out to be so pretty, it caused quite a stir among the other two military schools.


She had been wearing a helmet and standing with the rest of them, so others didn't pay much attention to her.


Lu Yimei called Gu Qingjiu over. Commander Yang snickered by the side. "You hid really well throughout, huh? You actually managed to survive in such an intense battle."


Others usually would have the perception that she wasn't capable because of her pretty looks.


Gu Qingjiu paused for a moment. Before she could speak, Lu Yixin went forward and removed her helmet.


Lu Yimei said in a warm voice, "Don't listen to him. Tell me, did you eliminate anyone?"


She merely asked if Gu Qingjiu eliminated anyone, but not how many she had eliminated.


Gu Qingjiu nodded and handed the gun and remaining bullets and magazines to Lu Yibin, then said calmly, "I hit eighteen people."


The person counting the number of bullets froze.


Everyone was dumbfounded.


Commander Yang nearly couldn't catch his breath. He gasped. "Come again, how many? I can't hear very well!"


Chen Yan spoke right beside his ear. "Eighteen! Eighteen! Heard that!"


"F*ck!"


Commander Yang shoved Chen Yan away from him, his eyeballs nearly popping out. He looked towards Gu Qingjiu. "Eighteen from you? I don't believe it! Lu Yimei, I want to see the video!"


Lu Yimei was stunned as well.


As were everyone else.


Hence, no one paid attention to the fact that Commander Yang just spewed out a vulgarity.


Lu Yibin's hands trembled as he counted the number of bullets. "She only used twenty bullets..."


Only twenty!


'Bang!'


Just like a bomb, it fell into the calm lake.

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