Chapter 8: Silent Slaughter (I)

These are all traps designed by Zheng Xiao using the terrain. Although rudimentary, their power is considerable. The enemy has never encountered such traps before, and naturally suffered significant losses.

This is nothing short of a one-sided massacre, and tragically, one finds oneself as the prey under the barrel of the gun.

The enemy is certainly hiding in the grove over there. After observing for a while, the squad leader concluded, Moreover, based on his ability to grasp the overall situation just now, it can be inferred that he is definitely hiding at a higher vantage point, which means he must be in the trees

The rope suddenly slackened, retracting a long section in an instant, yet the landmine on the ground remained completely still

The squad leader of the enemy leaned against a tree, shouting hoarsely at his soldiers to find cover and stop running around aimlessly

Picking up the prepared landmine cord from a nearby branch, Zheng Xiao watched as the enemy soldiers stepped into the midst of the several landmines he had buried, then he yanked it hard, "Die, little devils"

Finally, the enemy understood and the remaining few hurriedly took cover behind the trees, temporarily escaping from Zheng Xiao's sniping range and the encirclement of the books.

Shooting

The sound of the rope rubbing against the trees and the wild grass startled the enemy on the ground, prompting several individuals to break away from the ranks and approach the base of the tree with their guns drawn

Zheng Xiao lowered his head to look at the rope in his hand and discovered that it had been severed halfway. He immediately understood that it must have been hit by a bullet from the enemy just now, which caused it to break.

A soldier was crushed beneath a falling spiked wall, instantly becoming a bloody mess

Two enemies were pierced through the chest by homemade crossbow bolts, watching as their blood gushed out like a fountain!

With a calm pull of the bolt, Zheng Xiao chambered another round and then fired, ending the life of a Japanese soldier

A soldier was ensnared by a rope that appeared out of nowhere, and then he was hoisted high onto a branch, swaying like a sack.

Boom, boom, boom—intense explosions erupted one after another, as three anti-infantry mines detonated simultaneously. Fragments and steel balls whistled sharply as they splattered in all directions, causing bursts of blood mist to erupt from the bodies of the enemy soldiers caught within the effective range, accompanied by continuous screams of agony

Bullets and illustrations flew over Zheng Xiao's head, almost grazing his forehead, prompting him to hurriedly lower his body and hide among the branches.

At the moment of the explosion, a figure swiftly slid down from the tree, accurately stopping midway. Following that, a gleaming military knife was wielded like lightning, slicing through the carotid arteries of two enemy soldiers beneath the tree, ending their lives

After a moment of silence, the tranquility of the forest was once again disrupted. The birds, which had thought it was safe to return, were startled once more and took to the sky.

Zheng Xiao was momentarily taken aback

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As this enemy soldier fell to the ground, the other enemy soldiers noticed the unusual situation and rushed over. This immediately triggered the various traps set by Zheng Xiao.

With the assistance of the climbing rope's pull, Zheng Xiao slid down from the tree, stopping halfway, precisely at the point where the rope was severed. He grasped the lower half of the rope tightly and pulled it forcefully.

The forest fell silent once again

The enemy has already entered the minefield, but the fuse has been cut. Zheng Xiao will have to put in considerable effort to detonate it.

With a strange cry from him, about ten Japanese soldiers simultaneously emerged from behind the trees, raising their Type 38 rifles and aiming at the grove where Zheng Xiao was hiding, before opening fire

This is a valley surrounded by towering cliffs, making it very difficult to ascend or maneuver around. This renders their expertise in flanking maneuvers ineffective, and the deaths of the machine gunners and grenade launchers have deprived them of strong support

Thinking of this, he gestured to the enemy soldiers hiding not far away behind the cover, signaling them to get ready

What is going on

With a sharp sound, a steel ball whizzed past Zheng Xiao's ear, leaving an exceptionally smooth small hole in the tree trunk. If it had been off by just a little more, Zheng Xiao's head would have been pierced, adding another blood hole.

On the big tree, Zheng Xiao calmly pulled the gun bolt, then aimed the muzzle at a Japanese soldier below, and pulled the trigger. A brilliant splash of blood erupted in the scope, and then the enemy fell.

With a roar, a cloud of smoke rose among the enemy crowd, and the shockwave sent three of the enemy flying, crashing onto a nearby rock, causing a mist of blood to instantly fill the air

There is a situation over there

Leaning against a tree, the squad leader of the enemy was patrolling the area, trying to understand the terrain. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the situation of his men was truly dire

Whoosh!

At this moment, he seemed like a highly precise killing machine, devoid of any human emotion, calmly firing shots, pulling the bolt to chamber another round, and then continuing to shoot.

In an instant, the forest was thrown into chaos, with Japanese soldiers running about in all directions, the sounds of wounded groans and howls echoing everywhere, along with the frantic gunfire of the enemy soldiers in their panic

Ignoring the shock, Zheng Xiao pulled with his right hand, and the climbing rope suddenly tightened. He silently shrank back into the tree and disappeared back into the foliage.

Lying on the tree, Zheng Xiao and the others waited until the enemy's gunfire had momentarily ceased, and then slowly raised their heads to look out through the bullet-riddled gaps in the branches, observing the movements of the enemy.

Taking several deep breaths with great effort, the squad leader tried to calm his frantic heart. He knew that he must not panic at this moment; otherwise, there would be no chance of survival left.

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The enemy did not actually notice Zheng Xiao while shooting; instead, they were firing in a probing manner. Therefore, seeing that there was no movement in the trees over here, they stopped and cautiously approached, holding their guns forward.

At that moment, behind a rock on one side, Lin Shaofeng and the two soldiers poked their heads out, holding smoking grenades in their hands, and silently threw them out.

In his sniper scope, the enemy soldiers fell one after another, increasingly more, with already seven or eight down

There

He did not expect the enemy's response to be so precise and swift; due to his carelessness, he nearly lost his life at their hands

The situation is quite unfavorable for them

As the smoke cleared, the Japanese squad leader discovered that more than half of the dozen or so soldiers he had brought with him had already fallen, leaving only five or six still by his side, their eyes filled with terror as they searched the surroundings for the hidden enemy.

Hiding behind a tree, the squad leader of the enemy felt his palms drenched with sweat. The brief encounter just moments ago made him acutely aware of the terrifying capabilities of his unseen opponent. His squad was a reconnaissance unit, considered elite among the Japanese forces, yet they had not even the slightest chance to fight back, being systematically killed one by one

A soldier fell into a pit, and his right foot was caught in a simple animal trap made by Zheng Xiao, breaking his ankle. He writhed on the ground, howling in pain