Chapter 59: Two Teams Meet Up

At the same time, Han Ya's side also came under attack.

Gui Ying's style was completely different from Wu Ya's.

He was more like a patient hunter.

At this moment he used the complex alleys and shadows for cover, following behind Han Ya's squad's flank, and always kept an absolutely safe distance from them.

He didn't rush to act, but was looking for a gap in Han Ya and their defenses.

Finally, the opportunity came.

Han Ya and their group were still novices after all; as they passed through an intersection, to keep watch in all directions their formation inevitably showed a flaw.

Now!

Gui Ying moved.

His figure leapt out of the shadows like a phantom, aiming straight at the squad member at the rear!

However, just as the dagger in his hand was about to touch the opponent's neck,

"Bang!"

Gui Ying's pupils shrank sharply; he forced a midair turn, barely dodging the bullet, and at the same time flashed back into the shadows.

"Phew, that was close—almost capsized in a gutter!"

And where he had been standing, a blue "blood flower" appeared!

Han Ya's reaction was also extremely fast; almost as soon as the gunshot rang, she had already completed turning, crouching, raising her gun, and aiming in one fluid motion!

"Enemy attack! Six o'clock direction! Free fire!"

"Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!"

A dense hail of bullets instantly sealed off the entire area where Gui Ying was hiding; bullets striking the earthen stone walls kicked up clouds of dust.

"Nice shot, Li Hu!"

A Qiang frantically pulled the trigger while shouting excitedly.

The crisis... seemed to have been lifted?

However, Han Ya's heart suddenly sank.

She stared at the area completely covered by firepower, and that uneasy feeling in her heart only grew stronger.

It was too quiet.

At that moment, the squad member on the far left flank suddenly let out a short cry.

"Ugh!"

Everyone whipped around to see that the squad member's neck now bore a striking red mark!

And behind him, there was no one.

"What the hell is going on?!"

Everyone's hairs stood on end in an instant.

Gui Ying...... when did he get over there?!

Meanwhile, not far away on another battlefield, Zhang Jian's squad now had only four members left, having been driven by Wu Ya into a dead-end alley with walls on three sides, becoming fish in a barrel.

"Team Leader, there's no way out."

A young squad member said in a solemn tone.

Zhang Jian's heart sank straight down.

He gripped his rifle tightly, veins bulging on the back of his hand.

"Damn it, pull yourselves together—even if we get eliminated, we must not lose face for the Black Tortoise Guard!"

He could accept elimination, but could not accept being wiped out in such a pathetic manner.

Zhang Jian raised his rifle and fired wildly at the exit!

"Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!"

However, just as he was about to empty his magazine, a light laugh came from above his head.

"Alright, let's end it here."

However, just as Wu Ya was preparing to jump down to end the fight,

a huge bang erupted, and the thick earthen wall beside him suddenly blew open a large hole without warning!

A petite figure wielding a short dagger shot out from that hole!

It was Han Ya!

Close behind, A Qiang, Li Hu, and the other squad members quickly filed in single file through the hole, swiftly seizing advantageous positions in this narrow dead-end alley.

They appeared here precisely because the commotion from Zhang Jian's sweeping fire successfully caught Han Ya and their attention, prompting them to rush over here.

Although they too were occasionally ambushed by Gui Ying while dodging him, compared to Zhang Jian's squad, which had become fish in a barrel, their situation was undoubtedly much better.

The moment Han Ya and their group appeared, Wu Ya's pupils contracted sharply.

How could this be?

Weren't they supposed to be handled by Gui Ying?

How could they show up here?

Although he was extremely reluctant, Wu Ya knew better than anyone that Gui Ying's strength was absolutely superior to his.

Even if Han Ya and their group were some elite unit, that would be understandable, but they're just a bunch of recruits who've only trained for a few days—how could they still have nine people left?

And just as Wu Ya was stunned, Han Ya's short dagger lunged straight at his face!

Wu Ya, deserving of his elite instructor status, suddenly pushed off with his feet, leaning his body back at an unimaginable angle—almost as if he had no bones—and barely avoided the fatal blow by pressing himself against the edge of the wall.

"Cover the team leader"

Inside the dead-end alley, Zhang Jian let out a loud shout, immediately turned the gun muzzle, and wildly sprayed at Wu Ya, who had just steadied himself.

"Papapapapapa!"

A dense hail of bullets instantly enveloped Wu Ya.

"Hmph, a bunch of clueless rookies."

Wu Ya let out a cold snort, yet remained completely unfazed.

He tapped his toe lightly on the wall, made a few deft dodges, avoided all the bullets, and melted back into the alley's shadows, disappearing.

"Forget it, don't pursue a desperate foe."

Han Ya saw Zhang Jian about to chase out and immediately spoke up to stop him.

She knew full well that, given Wu Ya's ghostly movement, pursuing him in this terrain would be tantamount to suicide.

"Captain, how… how are you here?"

Zhang Jian panted, looking at Han Ya who seemed like a divine soldier descending from heaven, his face full of confusion.

"I heard the gunfire from your side and rushed over."

Han Ya's gaze continued to sweep warily over the surroundings.

"Now is not the time to talk about this."

"You only have four people left?"

"Yes."

Zhang Jian's face looked grim.

……

"Heh, interesting."

On the roof of a earth-and-stone building a hundred meters away, Wu Ya's figure silently appeared.

He lowered his gaze to his chest, where a faint blue mark was seeping out from the seam of his combat uniform.

When Han Ya burst through the wall just now, he had avoided the fatal blow, but his shoulder was still grazed by a training round fired by Li Hu, who followed closely behind.

Although by the rules this doesn't count as being 'killed in action,' to him it was undoubtedly a disgrace.

He… actually got wounded by a bunch of raw recruits?

"How? Did you suffer a loss?"

Gui Ying's voice sounded like a ghost's, coming from the shadows behind him.

"You still have the nerve to say that? If you hadn't held back, how could they have gotten through? And how could I have been caught off guard?"

Wu Ya curled his lip; upon seeing Gui Ying he instantly understood—this guy had definitely held back, no, he'd gone all out.

Otherwise, with just those few rookies, how could they have 'survived' until now?

Gui Ying felt guilty, so he didn't argue with him.

Wu Ya also didn't dwell on the matter,

"Besides, Han Ya is indeed a promising prospect. Her reflexes, courage, and tactical mind are top-notch. If she were in our special forces unit, with a little polishing, she'd be ace of aces."

"She's indeed not bad."

Gui Ying rarely showed his agreement.

"But…"

Wu Ya shifted his tone, the corner of his mouth curling back into that cruel arc,

"The game should also end now. We can't really let these rookies reach the finish line on their first training run, can we? Where would that leave our two faces?"

Gui Ying nodded; holding back once was enough.

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