Chapter 83: Opponent Octopus!

The Dragunov semi-automatic sniper rifle, abbreviated as SVD sniper rifle, also called the CBД sniper rifle, in English is SVD (Snayperskaya Vinyovka Dragunov).

In 1963, it replaced the Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle; after further improvements, it began equipping troops in 1967.

This rifle, like that AK-47 rifle, was among the first batch of firearms produced.

The 4x scope mounted on it lacks night vision, but Liu Xiaotian thinks he is better suited to use it to take out the opponent hiding 300 meters away.

Whether to avenge his recent near-death or to reduce danger to his comrades, he must quickly find and eliminate the several highly threatening individuals hidden in different directions.

He clearly heard the dense gunfire from downstairs just now, and even faintly heard the conversation between the Elder Principal and Natasha.

He originally intended to warn others to be careful, but after thinking it over, he gave up.

Leaving aside the Elder Principal's name, just regarding Natasha, he is still unsure of the Elder Principal's attitude.

What if they want to keep a live captive or don't want others to know Natasha's identity? If he speaks up now, the consequences would be unpredictable.

Even now, Liu Xiaotian has begun to regret entering this small building.

Moreover, he suspects the Elder Principal's purpose in calling him alone to this small building.

If it's due to distrust of others, then he should trust the Chief Instructor, right?

Why didn't the Elder Principal seek the Chief Instructor's help, instead summoning this student?

The Elder Principal just made it clear: even a tank couldn't get in without his permission.

That is to say, the Elder Principal hiding here is absolutely safe; there's no need to call this slightly better-than-average rookie for help. Could it be… he thinks the cost of Liu Xiaotian dying here would be smaller? Damn! Liu Xiaotian dare not think further.

This place is not his country; indeed, it is not under any country's jurisdiction.

If a hand-trained soldier dies here, they only need to give a reasonable explanation, and each person could say whatever about this internationally renowned Warrior School! Liu Xiaotian clearly knows that the only thing he can do now is to finish this battle, whose situation cannot be clarified, in order to safely pass the First Stage.

The rest can wait until the immediate danger is resolved!

Through the 4x scope on that Dragunov semi-automatic sniper rifle, Liu Xiaotian, suppressing his inner tension, carefully searched for and aimed at the opponent hiding in the darkness.

He knows that the guy is also surely searching for his position right now.

To find and precisely aim at the opponent again under these lighting conditions, the only chance is to aim at the muzzle flash when the opponent fires.

Aim directly at the opponent?

That's absolutely impossible!

Never mind the opponent hiding in that warehouse, aiming through a vertical gap only about ten centimeters wide; even if he fully exposed his head, in this lighting no one could make a precise aim.

Damn, you can't even see the target—what are you aiming at, your ass?

And once the opponent fires again, that target has at least a 95% chance of being him, Liu Xiaotian!

First, he is standing blatantly at the window; second, he is at the third-floor window of this small building. Such an obvious and important target—who would let it pass? Liu Xiaotian has adjusted his position as much as possible, using walls and blind spots for cover, so that opponents possibly existing in the other three directions cannot aim at him, but considerable danger remains.

Of course, he also has a reliance: all the glass in this small building is bulletproof.

As long as it isn't sustained fire from a large-caliber sniper rifle, and the bullet doesn't precisely shoot through the hole in the glass, he remains safe for a short time.

What he must do now is to match wits with the guy hiding in the warehouse—see who is faster, who is more accurate, who has better luck, and who has a steadier mindset!

Saying he's not nervous at all would be nonsense, but at least Liu Xiaotian now has the courage to stand here, exposing himself to create an opportunity for the opponent to reveal his position when firing.

At this moment, he vaguely understood the rule of the special forces world in this system: only those brave enough have the qualification to strive to become stronger;

only those strong enough have the qualification to continue living in this world; and only those who can survive have the qualification to vie to become the strongest soldier king! This world appears no different from the one he originally lived in, but in fact it is absolutely not.

Life in this world is really cheap! Especially for all military personnel in this world, and particularly for those bearing the 'special forces' title, it's even more so! Half a minute later, Liu Xiaotian finally got his chance.

That person fired.

"Bang!"

As a fleeting muzzle flash appeared in Liu Xiaotian's eyes, the glass before him instantly showed a spiderweb-like crack like a car windshield hit by a stone at high speed, accompanied by a dull impact sound.

However, at the moment the bullet struck the glass, Liu Xiaotian's gun barrel showed no twitch whatsoever.

Besides his sniper rifle being steady, this sufficiently shows the window is also firm and stable.

At that moment, Liu Xiaotian's gun barrel made a fine adjustment in direction, and the finger resting on the trigger also exerted a slight extra force.

0.3 seconds later, the Dragunov semi-automatic sniper rifle in Liu Xiaotian's hand also fired.

"Bang!"

After a crisp gunshot, there seemed to be no movement from the opposite side.

But Liu Xiaotian couldn't be sure whether he had hit that guy.

"Jiaweis" gave no prompt, and he was merely aiming based on feel and accumulated experience from past shooting training, having not seen the opponent hiding in the darkness at all.

So after firing, he did not immediately leave the room as the Elder Principal had instructed, but continued to lock his aim on that gap between the distant warehouse roof and wall.

In fact, he indeed failed to kill his opponent.

That person's experience is more than sufficient; at the moment of firing, he made a dodging move.

Thus, the bullet that Liu Xiaotian's barrel fired merely grazed that guy's scalp and flew past, causing no significant injury.

A wound about two fingers wide, though it looks bloody and horrifying, is actually not even a light injury for someone who can appear here and whom the system rates as Level 2; instead, it only fuels his anger further.

A few seconds later, the opponent, having changed position again, once more extended his large-caliber sniper rifle through the gap and aimed again at Liu Xiaotian, still standing before the window…

(End of chapter)