The first update,

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This gunshot startled many people, including Ai Nan, whose face had already broken into a brilliant smile.

He hadn't seen Qin Fang here, so he had naturally assumed that Qin Fang had gone ahead with Li Yang. This would mean increased pressure on Xiao Jiu and the others, but not to an overwhelming degree.

The previous intense gunfire suggested that Xiao Jiu and his team had been in a dominant position; the sound of three distinct volleys of shots should have wiped out the opponents up ahead.

But this shot...

"What on earth happened?"

Ai Nan's brow furrowed; glancing at the nonchalant Qiao Zhenfei and Chu Yunxuan, he had a vague sense that something had changed.

A betting game, involving hundreds of thousands in stakes.

That sum of money was no small amount; even a wealthy boss wouldn't foolishly spend that kind of money on a confrontation they were certain to lose—unless they really had a trump card.

Bang~~

The gunfire hadn't ended. Almost just ten seconds later, another shot rang out, a crisp sound that shattered the battlefield's quiet.

Bang Bang Bang~~

Almost immediately after that shot, a burst of very dense gunfire came from that direction, but it sounded somewhat chaotic...

"Damn it, something's gone wrong!"

Ai Nan was no fool; the first shot he could somewhat understand, but this series of continuous gunfire was definitely problematic.

Most crucially, he recognized the sound of a sniper rifle, and clearly someone was using one...

But he was very sure about what guns his men used; he was the only sniper in the team. Besides him, no one else used a sniper rifle.

So there was only one possibility—the opponent had a sniper!

Who could it be?

The two bodyguards with Qiao Zhenfei?

Impossible!

If someone truly had the capability to be a sniper, they usually stayed in the military; few would go out and work as bodyguards. Such individuals were excellent at killing but fell short when it came to protection.

Li Yang?

Also impossible!

How could Ai Nan not know Li Yang's capabilities? Compared to him, Li Yang's marksmanship was significantly inferior; using a sniper rifle would certainly be difficult for him.

Eliminating these possibilities, only one person remained.

Qin Fang!

Without a doubt, the one using the sniper rifle was the very Qin Fang he had overlooked!

"I underestimated the enemy!"

Ai Nan quickly realized this.

From the very beginning, in his tactical planning, he had not regarded Qin Fang as his main opponent, instead choosing to ignore his presence.

His team did the same, not a single person viewed Qin Fang as a real opponent; they had all underestimated Qin Fang's abilities.

And the result of such underestimation was...

Bang~~

The third shot was fired!

Qin Fang's killing spree continued.

A sniper, unlike others, is a concealed assassin lurking in the shadows, their role being to kill with a single shot, or to lie in wait, perfectly still.

Three shots, only three rounds fired!

Ai Nan was too far from the action, without communication equipment, and he had no idea of the casualties, but he had an ominous feeling that Qin Fang was in trouble. It seemed as if Xiao Jiu and his six men were suppressed by just Qin Fang alone, with significant casualties likely occurring, possibly three men down from three shots.

...

Hundreds of meters away, atop a hill.

Xiao Jiu's young face was smudged with dust. If he hadn't ducked quickly enough just now, it wouldn't have been his teammate who fell; it would have been him.

"Damn it..."

He pounded the ground in anger and swore.

Their six-man team had successfully wiped out Li Yang and the other three enemy main forces. They hadn't even had time to rejoice when they were hit with a surprise shot.

One of his teammates, with no defense, had his head blown off instantly, without any chance for suspense.

In a paintball contest, being hit didn't necessarily equate to being 'killed'; it also depended on the extent of the hit. A paintball hit to a vital area meant instant 'death,' but non-critical hits like those to the arms or legs didn't necessarily result in 'death,' providing a chance to recover.

Of course, being hit twice, regardless of severity, meant 'death.'

Upon 'death,' their equipment would emit blue smoke, signaling they'd fallen in battle and forfeiting their right to continue firing on the battlefield.

The options were to lie on the ground unmoving or to leave the battlefield and rest somewhere away from the fray.

For example, Li Yang and his three men weren't instantly 'killed'; rather, they were shot and 'killed' by the volley of bullets from Xiao Jiu and his team. With such dense gunfire, getting hit usually meant taking several shots at once, leading to an instant 'death' with no second chance. This was the advantage of having superior numbers.

But now, Xiao Jiu and his men had met their match.

A sniper had emerged on the enemy side, one with very accurate marksmanship, a headshot with each bullet, a true one-hit kill with no need for a second shot.

The key issue was, they couldn't even figure out where the sniper's shot had come from.

The effective range of a sniper rifle is long; an M24 sniper rifle has an effective range of 800 meters, within which an average sniper could achieve a high hit rate. A truly skilled sniper could extend this effective range to 1000 meters without much problem, although the hit rate might drop slightly.

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